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Title: Target's Tea Bag-Loving CEO Lands Company In Hot Water
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Minneapolis City Pages
URL Source: http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2010/07/target_ceo_greg.php
Published: Jul 27, 2010
Author: Hart Van Denburg
Post Date: 2010-07-27 22:45:10 by Brian S
Keywords: None
Views: 2818
Comments: 6
GLBT groups were pissed off last week when they learned that Target Corp., which they thought of as gay-friendly, was backing anti-gay marriage Republican candidate for governor Tom Emmer through $150,000 in seed money to MN Forward. But Target's public support for Emmer is merely a mirror of its CEO's private preference for Republicans, including Crazy Congresswoman Michele Bachmann. Federal campaign finance disclosures show that Gregg Steinhafel and his wife have personally donated tens of thousands of dollars over the years to the Republican Party of Minnesota, and the campaign coffers of Bachmann, Erik Paulsen, John Kline, former Sen. Norm Coleman, a whole string of House and Senate candidates from around the country, and George W. Bush. Just lately, he kicked cash into Tim Pawlenty's Freedom First PAC. (Read our 2005 take on the color of Target's politics here.) Now, thanks to the headlines generated from the pro-Emmer ad, it's not just GLBT folk who are raising a ruckus. Progressive groups have caught on to the bullseye's red-state leanings; the hugely influential leftie blogs Think Progress and Daily Kos are just the latest to jump into the fray. And then there's Emmer's tight-fisted take on waiters and waitresses we followed the past few weeks: Target's public face on all of this has been to attribute its politics to support of business-friendly politicians. And Steinhafel's isn't apologizing in a recent letter to employees upset about their company's anti-gay politics. He reminded them of Target's support for GLBT-friendly policies, organizations and events -- all of which run counter to the big money he and the company are putting behind anti-gay and pro-Tea Party candidates. There is just one sign, however, that Steinhafel recognizes Emmer's name is becoming PR toxic: He never mentioned Emmer's name once in the letter. Read it here at MinnPost.
Emmer's other extreme views include advocating nullification of certain parts of the Constitution and declaring health care reform unconstitutional. He also embraces Arizona's far-right immigration law and once proposed chemical castration for sex offenders.
Emmer's -- and, apparently, Target's -- idea of "economic growth" involves slashing the wages of working Americans. This month, Emmer proposed cutting the minimum wage for service workers who receive tips, such as bartenders and waiters. Attempting to justify these cuts, Emmer claimed that some of these employees earn "over $100,000 a year."
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#1. To: Brian S (#0)
As opposed to faggot Congressman Barney Frank?
Why do you have a gay congressman on your mind, yuckturd?
"Lets [sic] rent a room." ~ Jethro Tull to Rotara
Have another gulp, jerx.
Ok,one more reason to shop at Target instead of China's Outlet Mall. Not that there is much of a difference between the Dims and the Wannabe Dim RINO's,but at least this helps split the power of the ruling elites. If we can keep them cutting each other's throats,maybe they won't have time to cut ours?
"I adore John McCain, support him 100 percent and will do everything I can to support his reelection. As everyone knows, I was honored and proud to run with him. And Todd and I were with him in D.C. just a week ago." (Sarah Palin,Dec 2009) ************************************ DID Palin say or write these things or not? (Me) I don't know or F ing care. (Mad Dog posted on 2009-12-26 16:36:33 ET,post # 105 http://libertysflame.com/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=5510&Disp=114#C114)
I remember being at Pipe and we had to bomb someone and France, of course, wouldn;t let us use their airspace. Granny Special K or SunnyUSA said that because of that they would never shop Target again. That stunned me until I realized that they ***thought*** "TARGET" was pronounced "TARJAY"... Then I laughed...
LOL! BTW,the French now own Nissan,and at one time they owned Remington and Winchester. Maybe they still do for all I know.
"I adore John McCain, support him 100 percent and will do everything I can to support his reelection. As everyone knows, I was honored and proud to run with him. And Todd and I were with him in D.C. just a week ago." (Sarah Palin,Dec 2009) ************************************ DID Palin say or write these things or not? (Me) I don't know or F ing care. (Mad Dog posted on 2009-12-26 16:36:33 ET,post # 105 http://libertysflame.com/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=5510&Disp=114#C114)
Crazy Congresswoman Michele Bachmann.
#2. To: Ibluafartsky (#1)
#3. To: Fred Mertz (#2)
#4. To: Brian S (#0)
#5. To: sneakypete (#4)
Ok,one more reason to shop at Target instead of China's Outlet Mall.
#6. To: war (#5)
That stunned me until I realized that they ***thought*** "TARGET" was pronounced "TARJAY"...
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