[Davis Democrats] Fwd: The politrics of shopping - (if you must)

[Rhonda Anthony Gruska]

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ismael clermont <cismael02 at yahoo.com> wrote:Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2004 17:25:48 -0800 (PST)
From: ismael clermont 
Subject: The politrics of shopping - (if you must)
To: wadada 

Subject: The politics of shopping
 

With the holidays upon us, some of us might wish to be mindful of 
whom 
we
patronize relative to their 2000 Election Cycle political 
donations, as
reported by the Center for Responsive Politics.
Shopping:
>> >* Price Club/Costco donated $225K, of which 99% went to democrats;
>> >WalMart, $467K, 97% to republicans;
>> >K-Mart, $524K, 86% to republicans;
>> >Home Depot, $298K, 89% to republicans;
>> >Target, $226K, 70% to republicans;
>> >Circuit City Stores, $261K, 95% to republicans;
>> >* Rite Aid, $517K, 60% to democrats;
>> >* Magla Products (Stanley tools, Mr. Clean), $22K, 100% to 
democrats;
>> >3M Co., $281K, 87% to republicans;
>> >Hallmark Cards, $319K, 92% to republicans;
>> >Amway, $391K, 100% republican;
>> >Kohler Co. (plumbing fixtures), $283K, 100% republicans;
>> >* Warnaco (undergarments), $55K, 73% to democrats;
>> >B.F. Goodrich (tires), $215K, 97% to republicans;
>> >Proctor &Gamble, $243K, 79% to republicans;
>> >* Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, $153K, 99% to democrats;
>> >* Estee Lauder, $448K, 95% to democrats;
>> >* Guess ? Inc., $145K, 98% to democrats;
>> >* Calvin Klein, $78K, 100% to democrats;
>> >* Liz Claiborne, Inc., $34K, 97% to democrats;
>> >* Levi Straus, $26K, 97% to democrats;
>> >* Olan Mills, $175K, 99% to democrats.
>> >
>> >Spirits:
>> >Coors, $174K, 92% to republicans; (also Budweiser - sd)
>> >* Gallo Winery, $337K, 95% to democrats;
>> >Brown-Forman Corp. (Southern Comfort, Jack Daniels, Bushmills, 
Korbel
>> >wines - as well as Lennox China, Dansk, Gorham Silver), $644K, 80% 
to
>> >republicans;
>> >* Southern Wine &Spirits, $213K, 73% to democrats;
>> >* Joseph E. Seagrams &Sons (includes beverage business, plus
>> >considerable
>> >media interests), $2M+, 67% democratic;
>> >
>> >Restaurants/food companies:
>> >Pilgrim's Pride Corp. (chicken), $366K, 100% republican;
>> >Outback Steakhouse, $641K, 95% republican;
>> >* Sonic Corporation, $83K, 98% democrat;
>> >Tricon Global Restaurants (KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell), $133K, 87%
>> >republican;
>> >Brinker International (Maggiano's, Brinker Cafe, Chili's, On the
>> >Border,
>> >Macaroni Grill, Crazymel's, Corner Baker, EatZis), $242K, 83%
>> >republican;
>> >* Triarc Companies (Arby's, T.J. Cinnamon's, Pasta Connections), 
$112K,
>> >96% democrats;
>> >Waffle House, $279K, 100% republican;
>> >McDonald's Corp., $197K, 86% republican;
>> >Darden Restaurants (Red Lobster, Olive Garden, Smokey Bones, Bahama
>> >Breeze), $121K, 89% republican;
>> >
>> >Hotels:
>> >* Hyatt Corporation, $187K, 80% to democrats;
>> >Mariott International, $323K, 81% to republicans;
>> >Holiday Inns, $38K, 71% to republicans.
>> >
>>
>>Choose  Blue
>>Shop locally and shop BLUE
>>
>>Use the US Post Office, not Fedex or UPS
>>Use the corner hardware store- Home Depot is a huge contributor to 
the 
>>GOP.
>>
>>Please send to like minded friends and urge them to draw a line in 
the 
>>sand. 80% of annual !! You can make a difference now.retail business 
is 
>>done in the next three weeks!


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"The mass media does not reveal reality; it masks it. It doesn't help bring about change; it helps avoid change. It doesn't encourage democratic participation; it induces passivity, resignation, and selfishness. It doesn't generate creativity; it creates consumers." - Eduardo Galeano
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