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By Suzi Parker - Politics DailySarah Palin and Lady Gaga on the same page? When it comes to expanding rights for gays and lesbians, the two powerful media mavens -- one on the left, one on the right -- appear to share some similar views. On Friday, Lady Gaga is blanketing the media to promote her new album, "Born This Way," which won't even be released until May 23. The title, which is also the first single released Friday, says it all, and the song is already being called a 21st century gay anthem by the likes of Sir Elton John. Earlier this week, Sarah Palin restated that she supported GOProud, a self-identifying gay ...
Target Boss Apologizes for Political Donations That Sparked Boycott
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyThe CEO of Target stores is apologizing for his company's donation to a political group backing a conservative gubernatorial candidate in Minnesota who is against same-sex marriage. The donation led to a boycott of the retail giant. Gregg Steinhafel wrote employees to say he was "genuinely sorry" over the way Target handled the $150,000 contribution to MN Forward, The Associated Press reported. Steinhafel said the company would establish a review process for future political donations. MN Forward is a pro-business group that has endorsed and is paying for ads for Tom Emmer, whose Web site ...
How the Target Boycott Made Me Rethink My Patriotism
By Delia Lloyd - Politics DailyLONDON -- When you live abroad for a long time, you tend to identify certain cultural objects that anchor you with a sense of home. They are the things that -- for better or for worse -- come to signify "America." It might be a diner that serves all-day brunch. Or the blissful simplicity of a tumble dryer. Or -- depending on your politics -- the meteoric rise of a Mama Grizzly politician or a musician for whom the public is Gaga. For me, that cultural touchstone has always been Target, the iconic superstore of highways and strip malls across America, where you can buy everything from ...
Target Hit With Boycott by Gay-Rights Activists Over Political Donation
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyGay-rights activists are cutting up their Target credit cards and demonstrating outside the retail giant's stores to protest the company's donation to a political group backing Minnesota Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer, who is against same-sex marriage. Target contributed $150,000 to MN Forward, a pro-business group that has endorsed and is paying for ads for Emmer, ABC News reported. The boycott got a major boost Tuesday when MoveOn.org, the Democratic political advocacy group, said it would help with the petition drive to spread the boycott, according to Reuters. On his Web ...
Wal-Mart Evicts Santa, But Target Comes to His Rescue
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyIn the holiday classic A Miracle on 34th Street, Macy's Santa Claus fosters consumer goodwill by sending customers to Gimbel's when they have a better deal on something. Wal-Mart takes that story, turns it on its head, and then kicks it in the face a few times.Barry Goldberg, according to an Eyewitness News 3 broadcast, said he was told to leave the Wal-Mart store when he handed out $10 gift cards to customers. Goldberg said he bought $1,300 worth of gift cards and wanted to give them out in the spirit of the season. Wal-Mart, according to the newscast, issued a statement saying, "While we ...
Twins to Name New Stadium Target Field
By Tom Fornelli - AOL NewsPhase two of the Target Corporation's plan to take over Minnesota was announced on Monday morning. Not content with having the home of the Minnesota Timberwolves named the Target Center, they've now reached an agreement with the Minnesota Twins over the naming rights to the Twins new outdoor (bring a jacket!) stadium Target Field."We took what we think is a non-traditional approach -- a lot of teams would have had an auction; that was never what it was about for the Twins," Twins president Dave St. Peter said. "When we considered corporate names, it was clear that one, it needed to be a ...
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