Why is Target wearing a target?

pioneer press ^ | 8-21-10 | tom webb

[WOBBLY BOB]

A dozen Minnesota companies have sent corporate money into this year's political campaign, from Securian Financial to Polaris Industries to Davisco Foods.

So why is everyone focusing on Target Corp.?

The question arises because Target finds itself alone in the center of the storm. To its critics, there are both logical and emotional reasons why Target has become the poster child in a nationwide controversy after it gave corporate cash to a group backing Tom Emmer, the Republican candidate for governor with a record of opposing gay rights.

The logical reasons, they say, include Target being Minnesota's first corporate donor, Target being the largest donor ($150,000) and Target being the biggest company.

But the reasons are emotional, too, touching on Target's deep connection to consumers, even more so than for electronic retailer Best Buy — a corporate contributor that gave the same group $100,000.

[EDINVA]

Target took a ton of crap on these very pages not long ago for refusing Salvation Army kettles at Christmas. There is NO winning for corporations in the US today.

[DMG2FUN]

“record of opposing gay rights.” Perverted homosexuals are taking up kkk tactics to attack anyone speaking out against the perversion of homosexuality. But why would perverted homosexuals take up the tactic of a hate group? After all homosexuals are a hate group. Homosexuals like any other hate group fights for one specific group of people. Not all people.