I love this. Bringing it to the right wing Target Store:
The Target corporation is continuing to face political heat over its donation to a business group supporting Republican Tom Emmer in the Minnesota gubernatorial race, with MoveOn now putting out a new TV ad calling for a boycott.
TPM: MoveOn Ad: Boycott Target For Pro-Emmer Political Donations (VIDEO)
Target, stop trying to buy elections!
Go here to contribute to Moveon.org and help them keep the pressure on. Politics is not all about elections only. Sometimes people power on issues is even more important.
The retail company Target just gave over $150,000 to buy ads supporting a far-right Republican candidate for governor in Minnesota.
That's bad enough. But the stakes are much higher than one candidate and one company. If we don't push back hard, this will just be the tip of the iceberg. Other corporations will learn that they can pour money into elections to buy the outcome they want. So we're sending a message to Target's CEO that we won't shop there if Target continues spending money on elections.
A compiled petition with your individual comment will be presented to Target CEO Greg Steinhafel.
Here's some background:
MN Forward is running ads supporting Tom Emmer, the presumptive GOP nominee for Minnesota governor. Target spokeswoman Lena Michaud said the company gives money to candidates who are focused on making "economic growth a priority."
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.
Target Donates $150K To Group Supporting Candidate Who Wants To Cut Waiters’ Minimum Wage
A Tea Party At Target? Target Giving $$$ to Candidate Who Wants To Cut Waiters' Minimum Wage
Target's preferred candidate, Mr. Emmer, is a homophobe:
WASHINGTON -- Following the breakdown of negotiations, the nation's leading gay rights organization said Monday that it will continue to protest Target Corp. over a donation used to support a Republican gubernatorial candidate with a history of opposing gay rights.
Officials with the Human Rights Campaign said the giant retailer had effectively rejected the group's proposals to donate to gay rights organizations to offset the earlier donation.
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"If their initial contribution was a slap in the face, their refusal to make it right is a punch in the gut and that's not something that we will soon forget," said Joe Solmonese, the group's president.
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In response [to Target's funding of the homophobic Emmer], San Francisco officials threatened to block the construction of two new Target stores in the city, where gay advocates have long had strong influence. In addition, MoveOn.org and other left-leaning groups have asked supporters to boycott Target. MoveOn posted a video on YouTube Monday that showing a group of its members performing a musical number inside a Seattle Target store.
Gay rights group says talks with Target broke down
And I love this video in which a flash mob takes it to Target at a Target Store with music and humor. It's on the Moveon site where you sign the petition, so they certainly love it also:
Go here to contribute to Moveon.org
Update I: from Ivan in the comments:
Those flash mobbers are my buddies (3+ / 0-)
Recommended by:Bob Love, ezdidit, TomP
And they're my neighbors. The brains behind this effort is Bill Moyer (the guy on the drums) of the Backbone Campaign, which has the mission of giving the Democratic Party some "spine."
I have no problem with MoveOn, but the Backbone needs contributions to keep its guerrilla theater actions going. Kossacks should donate here to keep my friends and neighbors active and creative.
Thanks for the diary, TomP. Tipped and recommended.
"Lash those traitors and conservatives with the pen of gall and wormwood. Let them feel -- no temporising!" - Andrew Jackson to Francis Preston Blair, 1835
by Ivan on Tue Aug 17, 2010 at 10:52:20 AM PDT