I missed this in the junk email that I get from the American Family Association. Apparently they started a
full-blown boycott of Ford Motor Company on May 31, even launching a
supporting website. They
announced a
"suspension" of the boycott on June 6, only one week later, even though Ford made absolutely no changes to their policies (advertising, promotional or personnel). AFA claims to have received support from over 110,000 online members, but that's pretty tepid support considering they claim an online membership of 2.2 million. My guess is they realized that attempting a boycott of an American car manufacturer that's on the brink of bankruptcy might not sit well with their core membership. Cody Lowe of the Roanoke Times has a
nice column discussing the "success" of AFA boycotts.