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Aug. 3rd, 2010 02:49 pmTarget believes it was right to donate $150,000 to an anti-gay, far right conservative candidate. Call them and explain why you won't be shopping there - 612-304 6073. The line is busy a lot today :-) so keep trying. Press 1 and wait for a customer rep.
Target donated the money to a PAC for Tom Emmer's candidacy for Governor of Minnesota. Tom Emmer is anti-gay, and anti-marriage equality. He supports a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage. Best Buy donated $100,000 to the same organization.
As a result of the Citizens United ruling by the Supreme Court, companies can donate whatever they want to back political candidates; this is really just the start of being able to openly buy a representative, senator, or governor.
Background here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/28/tom-emmer-anti-gay-pol-ge_n_662535.html
Target donated the money to a PAC for Tom Emmer's candidacy for Governor of Minnesota. Tom Emmer is anti-gay, and anti-marriage equality. He supports a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage. Best Buy donated $100,000 to the same organization.
As a result of the Citizens United ruling by the Supreme Court, companies can donate whatever they want to back political candidates; this is really just the start of being able to openly buy a representative, senator, or governor.
Background here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/28/tom-emmer-anti-gay-pol-ge_n_662535.html
