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Target CEO: Sorry for $150K Donation
By Michelle Garcia Target CEO Gregg Steinhafel (pictured) has sent a letter of apology to Target employees for the company's $150,000 contribution to a conservative political action committee that backs antigay Minnesota gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer. "The intent of our political contribution to MN Forward was to support economic growth and job creation," he wrote in a letter acquired by Minnesota Public Radio. "While I firmly believe that a business climate conducive to growth is critical to our future, I realize our decision affected many of you in a way I did not anticipate, and for that I am genuinely sorry." Minnesota Forward supports Republican gubernatorial candidate Emmer, who openly opposes marriage equality. He is also friends with musician Bradlee Dean, who has said Muslim countries that execute gay people are "more moral than even the American Christians." Steinhafel added that the company will begin a "strategic review and analysis" of financial contributions for public policy issues. The company will also take a "leadership role in bringing together a group of companies and partner organizations for a dialogue focused on diversity and inclusion in the workplace, including GLBT issues." |
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Target's Promised 'Review Process' For Political Donations Has A Lot Of Anti-Gay Ground To Cover
.... The truth is not that Target and its leadership have suddenly turned on their commitment to gay rights. It's more that it never really existed to begin with. Further research shows that Target has funneled significant funding to the most socially conservative of Republicans and that it boasts a frightening culture of anti-gay candidate support from Target's own stable of top executives. We have already noted that CEO Gregg Steinhafel and his wife both maxed out their personal contributions this year to Michele Bachmann and Tom Emmer. But Steinhafel is just the captain of the crew. Target's current group of top corporate officers have supported a murderers row of anti-gay politicians. Even more confusing, some of those anti-gay candidates supported by Target's PAC and its executives don't even represent Minnesota. That's just a taste, please make with the click to get the full story. Here's an addition worth noting, however: Al Franken, who is a very staunch supporter of complete gay equality, received zero dollars from Target executives or the Target PAC. Coleman, meanwhile, supported a constitutional amendment against gay equality. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/0..._n_672643.html ------------------- more: Real America: Target Doesn't Support Gay Equality Because It Never Did |
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More Donation 'Badness' from Target
The link below is to a really great piece of reporting on TheAwl.com
http://www.theawl.com/2010/08/real-a...e-it-never-did Apparently it seems like a review of Target's political donations puts them smack dab in the midst of donating to the California Prop 8 homophobes as well.
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sorry, I like Target. I don't give a shit what they do. But that's just me because I never get involved.
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FFFFFF target, for real.
has anyone delivered the HRC letter to a target store manager? (--sorry, haven't read the entire thread.) *i'm not sure which is worse, ignorance or apathy--or letting others do human-rights work, for you. /rant. |
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