Target funds anti-gay politics

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An article i saw on a facebook page, taken from Change.org

Target, practically everyone's favorite discount retail store, is headquartered in Minnesota, the land of 10,000 lakes. But along with precious bodies of water, Minnesota is home to some pretty rabid anti-gay politicians and groups. Among them include Tom Emmer. And Target, it seems, is apparently filling his campaign coffers with nearly $150,000.

Follow the money. At least, that's the message delivered by an article at sfist.com by Matt Baume, who tracks $150,000 from Target's coffers, through a political action committee (PAC) known as Minnesota Forward, all the way to Tom Emmer, who himself supports a Christian rock band in Minnesota that travels around the state saying that it's moral and righteous for religious people to kill gays and lesbians.

For those into algebra, it looks a little like this: Target + Minnesota Forward + Tom Emmer = Support for a rather dangerous and radical political philosophy that diminishes LGBT people to pests that should be murdered. And Target is cool with this?
 
Well damn....I like Target, but that's so pretty fucked up shit. It's rare to see such a known company backing someone that radical.
 
yeah, it makes me think that perhaps they didn't realize the association. Target has way too much PR to be so blatantly political, ESPECIALLY considering it goes against the grain of current social sanction.
 
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