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	<title>Comments on: Target/Best Buy Gay Rights Boycott Tests Citizens United Decision</title>
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		<title>By: Dancableman</title>
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		<dc:creator>Dancableman</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 02:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
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LIQUIDATORS DOES NOT OFFER DOMESTIC PARTNER BENEFITS</p>
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		<title>By: Alan Equality Bounville</title>
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		<dc:creator>Alan Equality Bounville</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 05:38:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>TARGET BIGOT SPECIAL IN MADISON, WI!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1inmoke76E</description>
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<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1inmoke76E" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1inmoke76E</a></p>
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		<title>By: KMLake</title>
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		<dc:creator>KMLake</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Aug 2010 08:05:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I recently sent this email to all top executives at Target:

&quot;I wanted to let you know how unsatisfactory Target&#039;s corporate response has been to the outrage regarding your contribution to the religious ultra-right. No amount of awards for simply not persecuting your LGBT staff members can offset this irresponsible act. To assume that not one of the other three candidates would support business and economic growth is absurd and no rational person will accept this excuse. Spending profits gained from purchases by LGBT customers (and their friends and extended family members who love them, like myself) to attempt to deny these same people equal protection under the law for their families, is despicable. Either do better or stay out of the political arena... it&#039;s the only ethical choice.
 
Since hearing about what you have done, I have stopped shopping at Target which in the past has been my favorite store. I have spent thousands over the last decade and contributed to your success. It sickens me that you have chosen to use my hard-earned money to hurt this persecuted and misunderstood community. I am, on my own, circulating a pledge to boycott Target until you make concrete amends  to those you have harmed (saying &quot;we&#039;re so sorry&quot; or &quot;we&#039;ll talk about it&quot; is not enough). It&#039;s the young (who in the vast majority accept gay people and have openly gay friends) and people with money to spend (gay people have more discretionary income than almost any other group) who buy from you. Most families have a gay family member and some even love them. I hope you can see what an &#039;anti-business&#039; move it was (at least for you) to support those who hate gay people and want to oppress them.
 
In case it is of interest to you I am a devout Christian so don&#039;t assume your only criticism comes from the gay community and/or people who are not deeply religious. Bigotry has no place in today&#039;s world and I, for one, will not tolerate it in any form. We are either &quot;one&quot; or we are nothing. Support diversity and stop financially supporting those who don&#039;t.
 
Please clarify your ethics statement if you continue to choose to support homophobic or other types of bigoted candidates so that your customers will know about it ...Please add the following for clarification of your corporate identity... 
 
&quot;Target doesn&#039;t allow discrimination in any form. However, Target will lend significant financial support to those who do, whether they are racists or some other type of bigot, simply because they call themselves &#039;pro-business.&#039; Target will not take responsibility for our actions in any concrete manner and will use awards given to us for simply not persecuting or LBGT staff members as &#039;proof&#039; that we really are good folks after all... (so please keep spending your money here so we can keep supporting America&#039;s own special homegrown Taliban... the ultra-right religious fundamentalists.&quot;
 
Kathleen M. Lake, M.A. 

My$ -&gt; Target$ -&gt; Emmer$ -&gt; &quot;You Can Run&quot;$ (organization that advocates the execution of homosexuals) Which means when I spent money at Target, they gave it to a guy who donates to a murderous/fascist homegrown American taliban.  Take out the middle man and I am funding hate every time I shop at Target (or BestBuy and others). Emmer says that &quot;it was just a dinner table...&quot; Would any sane person buy a dinner table for a terrorist organization so that they can have a nice meal before they murder American citizens? It&#039;s just that simple. Don&#039;t fund hate.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I recently sent this email to all top executives at Target:</p>
<p>&#8220;I wanted to let you know how unsatisfactory Target&#8217;s corporate response has been to the outrage regarding your contribution to the religious ultra-right. No amount of awards for simply not persecuting your LGBT staff members can offset this irresponsible act. To assume that not one of the other three candidates would support business and economic growth is absurd and no rational person will accept this excuse. Spending profits gained from purchases by LGBT customers (and their friends and extended family members who love them, like myself) to attempt to deny these same people equal protection under the law for their families, is despicable. Either do better or stay out of the political arena&#8230; it&#8217;s the only ethical choice.</p>
<p>Since hearing about what you have done, I have stopped shopping at Target which in the past has been my favorite store. I have spent thousands over the last decade and contributed to your success. It sickens me that you have chosen to use my hard-earned money to hurt this persecuted and misunderstood community. I am, on my own, circulating a pledge to boycott Target until you make concrete amends  to those you have harmed (saying &#8220;we&#8217;re so sorry&#8221; or &#8220;we&#8217;ll talk about it&#8221; is not enough). It&#8217;s the young (who in the vast majority accept gay people and have openly gay friends) and people with money to spend (gay people have more discretionary income than almost any other group) who buy from you. Most families have a gay family member and some even love them. I hope you can see what an &#8216;anti-business&#8217; move it was (at least for you) to support those who hate gay people and want to oppress them.</p>
<p>In case it is of interest to you I am a devout Christian so don&#8217;t assume your only criticism comes from the gay community and/or people who are not deeply religious. Bigotry has no place in today&#8217;s world and I, for one, will not tolerate it in any form. We are either &#8220;one&#8221; or we are nothing. Support diversity and stop financially supporting those who don&#8217;t.</p>
<p>Please clarify your ethics statement if you continue to choose to support homophobic or other types of bigoted candidates so that your customers will know about it &#8230;Please add the following for clarification of your corporate identity&#8230; </p>
<p>&#8220;Target doesn&#8217;t allow discrimination in any form. However, Target will lend significant financial support to those who do, whether they are racists or some other type of bigot, simply because they call themselves &#8216;pro-business.&#8217; Target will not take responsibility for our actions in any concrete manner and will use awards given to us for simply not persecuting or LBGT staff members as &#8216;proof&#8217; that we really are good folks after all&#8230; (so please keep spending your money here so we can keep supporting America&#8217;s own special homegrown Taliban&#8230; the ultra-right religious fundamentalists.&#8221;</p>
<p>Kathleen M. Lake, M.A. </p>
<p>My$ -&gt; Target$ -&gt; Emmer$ -&gt; &#8220;You Can Run&#8221;$ (organization that advocates the execution of homosexuals) Which means when I spent money at Target, they gave it to a guy who donates to a murderous/fascist homegrown American taliban.  Take out the middle man and I am funding hate every time I shop at Target (or BestBuy and others). Emmer says that &#8220;it was just a dinner table&#8230;&#8221; Would any sane person buy a dinner table for a terrorist organization so that they can have a nice meal before they murder American citizens? It&#8217;s just that simple. Don&#8217;t fund hate.</p>
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		<title>By: Steve Lee</title>
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		<dc:creator>Steve Lee</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 15:57:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The Middle Easterners population is growing in the Midwest because the U.S. State Department is continuing to bring thousands more of them to be &quot;resettled&quot; there even as today the U.S. troops in Iraq standing down from their combat role.

As their social groups are becoming more politically active you are going to be hearing more about them trying to impose their cultural customs on US.

If even a small percentage have themhave the desire to inflict casualities on Americans they are a disaster waiting to happen, Click Link:

http://patriotsforamerica.ning.com/profiles/blogs/palestinians-have-missle</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Middle Easterners population is growing in the Midwest because the U.S. State Department is continuing to bring thousands more of them to be &#8220;resettled&#8221; there even as today the U.S. troops in Iraq standing down from their combat role.</p>
<p>As their social groups are becoming more politically active you are going to be hearing more about them trying to impose their cultural customs on US.</p>
<p>If even a small percentage have themhave the desire to inflict casualities on Americans they are a disaster waiting to happen, Click Link:</p>
<p><a href="http://patriotsforamerica.ning.com/profiles/blogs/palestinians-have-missle" rel="nofollow">http://patriotsforamerica.ning.com/profiles/blogs/palestinians-have-missle</a></p>
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		<title>By: NeoKong</title>
		<link>http://www.mediaite.com/online/targetbest-buy-gay-rights-boycott-tests-citizens-united-decision/#comment-108402</link>
		<dc:creator>NeoKong</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 01:26:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Boycotting Target and Best Buy...?
AhahahahahHahHAHhaahhhhahHhaa...(wipes tear)
That&#039;s like trying to boycott  McDonalds.
I&#039;m sure they are quaking in their shoes.
Citizens United will be on the ropes in no time.

Good luck with that.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Boycotting Target and Best Buy&#8230;?<br />
AhahahahahHahHAHhaahhhhahHhaa&#8230;(wipes tear)<br />
That&#8217;s like trying to boycott  McDonalds.<br />
I&#8217;m sure they are quaking in their shoes.<br />
Citizens United will be on the ropes in no time.</p>
<p>Good luck with that.</p>
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		<title>By: Peter Wright</title>
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		<dc:creator>Peter Wright</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:10:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;m sorry, can someone help me out?  Where exactly in the Bible does it condone murdering homosexuals?  According to the quote:  &quot;Muslims are calling for the executions of homosexuals in America. This just shows you they themselves are upholding the laws that are even in the Bible of the Judeo-Christian God, but they seem to be more moral than even the American Christians do, because these people are livid about enforcing their laws. They know homosexuality is an abomination.&quot;  I have read the Bible and I do not remember coming across a single verse that condones the murder of homosexuals.  Uh oh... was I reading the Cliffs Notes version?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m sorry, can someone help me out?  Where exactly in the Bible does it condone murdering homosexuals?  According to the quote:  &#8220;Muslims are calling for the executions of homosexuals in America. This just shows you they themselves are upholding the laws that are even in the Bible of the Judeo-Christian God, but they seem to be more moral than even the American Christians do, because these people are livid about enforcing their laws. They know homosexuality is an abomination.&#8221;  I have read the Bible and I do not remember coming across a single verse that condones the murder of homosexuals.  Uh oh&#8230; was I reading the Cliffs Notes version?</p>
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		<title>By: Arthur Clough</title>
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		<dc:creator>Arthur Clough</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:41:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>My shopping will begin at Target this weekend.</description>
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		<title>By: David Broadway</title>
		<link>http://www.mediaite.com/online/targetbest-buy-gay-rights-boycott-tests-citizens-united-decision/#comment-106679</link>
		<dc:creator>David Broadway</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:33:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Why can’t the gays and the Tea Party-Republican-Rightists get along?  Based on the news over the years, there is plenty of overlap between the groups’ membership.  

This article here documents a gay man coming out as a Tea Partier.  

Very FUNNY.

http://www.dailygoat.com/?p=2100</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Why can’t the gays and the Tea Party-Republican-Rightists get along?  Based on the news over the years, there is plenty of overlap between the groups’ membership.  </p>
<p>This article here documents a gay man coming out as a Tea Partier.  </p>
<p>Very FUNNY.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.dailygoat.com/?p=2100" rel="nofollow">http://www.dailygoat.com/?p=2100</a></p>
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		<title>By: Pablo</title>
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		<dc:creator>Pablo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:12:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Rashid Khalidi, anyone? No, A RETHUGLICAN GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE KNOWS A GUY WHO DOESN&#039;T LIKE TEH GAYS! EVERYBODY PANIC!

Don&#039;t get me started on Bill Ayers. Or Tony Rezko. Or Frank Marshall Davis.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Rashid Khalidi, anyone? No, A RETHUGLICAN GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE KNOWS A GUY WHO DOESN&#8217;T LIKE TEH GAYS! EVERYBODY PANIC!</p>
<p>Don&#8217;t get me started on Bill Ayers. Or Tony Rezko. Or Frank Marshall Davis.</p>
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		<title>By: lonestar77</title>
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		<dc:creator>lonestar77</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:05:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It&#039;s nice to see media types suddenly interested in the friends of politicians.</description>
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