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Member Section => Politics & RKBA => Topic started by: tombogan03884 on June 13, 2012, 01:18:56 PM

Title: BUY AMERICAN AND BUY TO SUPPORT YOUR PARTY
Post by: tombogan03884 on June 13, 2012, 01:18:56 PM
From an e-mail

Shopping



Price Club/Costco donated $225K, 99% went to Democrats



Rite Aid donated $517K, 60% went to Democrats



Magla Products (Stanley tools, Mr. Clean) donated $22K, 100% went to Democrats



Warnaco (undergarments) donated $55K, 73% went to Democrats



Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia donated $153K, 99% went to Democrats



Estee Lauder donated $448K, 95% went to Democrats



Guess, Inc. donated $145K, 98% went to Democrats



Calvin Klein donated $78K, 100% went to Democrats



Liz Claiborne, Inc. donated $34K, 97% went to Democrats



Levi Straus donated $26K, 97% went to Democrats



Olan Mills donated $175K, 99% went to Democrats



WalMart donated $467K, 97% went to Republicans



K-Mart donated $524K, 86% went to Republicans



Home Depot donated $298K, 89% went to Republicans



Target donated $226K, 70% went to Republicans


3M Co. donated $281K, 87% went to Republicans



Hallmark Cards donated $319K, 92% went to Republicans



Amway donated $391K, 100% Republicans



Kohler Co. (plumbing fixtures) donated $283K, 100% Republicans



B.F. Goodrich (tires) donated $215K, 97% went to Republicans



Proctor & Gamble donated $243K, 79% went to Republicans



Spirits Southern Wine & Spirits donated $213K, 73% went to Democrats



Joseph E. Seagrams & Sons (incl. beverage business + considerable
media interests) donated $2M+, 67% went to Democrats



Gallo Winery [Pelosi connections] donated $337K, 95% went to Democrats



Coors & Budweiser donated $174K, 92% went to Republicans



Brown-Forman Corp. (Southern Comfort, Jack Daniels, Bushmills, Korbel
wines - as well as Lenox China, Dansk, Gorham Silver) donated $644 K
-- 80% went to Republicans



Hungry? Sonic Corporation donated $83K, 98% went to Democrats



Triarc Companies (Arby's, T.J. Cinnamon's, Pasta Connections) donated
$112K, 96% went to Democrats



Pilgrim's Pride Corp. (chicken) donated $366K, 100% went to Republicans



Outback Steakhouse donated $641K, 95% went to Republicans



Tricon Global Restaurants (KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell) donated $133K,
87% went to Republicans



Brinker International (Maggiano's, Brinker Cafe, Chili's, On the
Border, Macaroni Grill, Crazymel's, Corner Baker, EatZis) donated
$242K, 83% went to Republicans



Waffle House donated $279K, 100% went to Republicans



McDonald's Corp. donated $197K, 86% went to Republicans



Darden Restaurants (Red Lobster, Olive Garden, Smokey Bones, Bahama
Breeze) donated $121K, 89% went to Republicans



Heinz Republicans $64,000 ... Democrats $21,300...John Kerry's wife's company!



Insurance Progressive Insurance $5.8 million to ACLU, $2.5 Million to
MoveOn.org and second largest donor to Democrat party after George
Soros



Traveling and/or dining Hyatt Corporation donated $187K of which 80%
went to Democrats



Marriott International $323K, 81% went to Republicans



Holiday Inns donated $38K, 71% went to Republicans
Title: Re: BUY AMERICAN AND BUY TO SUPPORT YOUR PARTY
Post by: JLawson on June 16, 2012, 10:47:50 AM
Tom, did the email provide a source for this information?
Title: Re: BUY AMERICAN AND BUY TO SUPPORT YOUR PARTY
Post by: Rastus on June 16, 2012, 11:12:31 AM
Yeah I knew about Progressive Insurance.  I wonder if I can recoup part of my premium under some law specific to my state that limits how their money can be invested and distributed.
Title: Re: BUY AMERICAN AND BUY TO SUPPORT YOUR PARTY
Post by: tombogan03884 on June 16, 2012, 11:17:45 AM
Quote from: JLawson on June 16, 2012, 10:47:50 AM
Tom, did the email provide a source for this information?


No it didn't. There may be errors, I don't know.