Target Stores gave a candidate running for Governor in Minnesota $150,000 recently. That wouldn't be a problem, however, because Target stores have participated in gay pride parades and sold the gay community on shopping there the candidate they now support is an anti-gay extremist who wants to do away with all gay rights. It makes no sense! We're done shopping there until changes are made
But Target CEO Gregg Steinhafel hasn't promised that the company will stop intervening in elections. He emailed Target employees and defended the donation as focused on "business objectives"—and, later, pledged to set up a "review process" for future donations. LINKS TO ARTICLES ABOUT IT ARE BELOW.
VIDEO BELOW: A woman who has a gay son went to her local Target to protest respectfully—and the resulting video racked up over 200,000 views on YouTube.4 Target was forced to set up a special phone line to handle the volume of customers' phone calls.
"Target CEO defends donating to anti-gay gubernatorial candidate; boycott gains momentum," Examiner.com, July 30, 2010
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=89744&id=22407-3416311-37IjRtx&t=8
"Target CEO Apologizes—Sort Of," Daily Kos, August 5, 2010
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=89870&id=22407-3416311-37IjRtx&t=9
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