See Soothsayer99's Diary here for more info
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My my, sometimes it does pay to make calls, send e-mails and write diaries.
Target CEO, Gregg Steinhafel has apologized for their donation to MN Forward (who helps to fund Tom Emmer, nutjob extraordianaire.)
FYI, 124 diaries came up when I searched "target." diaries with Target as a tag
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Target CEO Gregg Steinhafel wrote employees to say the discount retailer was "genuinely sorry" over the way a $150,000 contribution to MN Forward donation played out. Steinhafel said Target would set up a review process for future political donations.
MN Forward is running TV ads supporting Republican Tom Emmer, an outspoken conservative opposed to same-sex marriage and other gay-rights initiatives that have come before Minnesota's Legislature.
For more details on Emmer's "stance" see this diary:
All about Emmer, and it's not pretty. No, it's downright scary.
"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," Steinhafel wrote.
He added, "The diversity of our team is an important aspect of our unique culture and our success as a company, and we did not mean to disappoint you, our team or our valued guests."
According to public campaign reports, other contributors to MN Forward include Red Wing Shoes, Best Buy Co., Pentair Inc., Hubbard Broadcasting Inc., Davisco Foods International Inc. and Polaris Industries