[Seac] Fw: PC shopping

[lopezd75 <lopezd75@uwosh.edu>]

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> Dear friends,
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> I thought you might find this list interesting. With holidays upon us,
some
> of us might wish to be mindful of who we  patronize relative to their 2000
> Election Cycle political donations,  as reported by the Center for
> Responsive  Politics....
>
> I have conveniently color-coded each company as either donating mostly to
> Democrats (blue) or Republicans (red).
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> 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 (undergarmets), $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;
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> Spirits?
>
> *  Coors, $174K, 92% to republicans; * Gallo Winery, $337K, 95% to
> democrats; * Brown-Forman Corp. (Southern Comfort, Jack Daniels,
Bushmills,
> Korbel wines - as well as Lennox China, Dansk, Gorham Silver),  $644, 80%
to
> republicans; * Southern Wine & Spirits,  $213K, 73% to democrats; * Joseph
> E. Seagrams & Sons (includes beverage  business, plus considerable media
> interests), $2M+, 67%  democrats.
>
> Hungry or sleepy?
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> * 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;
> * Hyatt Corporation, $187K, 80% to democrats; * Mariott  International,
> $323K, 81% to republicans; * Holiday Inns, $38K, 71% to  republicans.
>
> In sum, shop at Costco; get your prescriptions at Rite Aid; wear Calvin
> Klein, Claiborne, or Levis; and stay at the Hyatt.  Don't shop at Walmart
> (duh); don't wear Guess? jeans, don't eat at McDonald's or Chili's or the
> Olive Garden (duh); don't dine on Lennox china; and don't stay at the
> Mariott or Holiday Inn.
>
> These were 2000 figures; I wonder what they were in 2004.  Probably more
> money to Republicans.
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