Strategic Shopping

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Just got this from an acquaintance--can't vouch for the data, but love the concept. At your request, re-worked so as to divide lists betw Dems and Repubs.

Here's something USEFUL- a way to vent your political frustrations through strategic shopping. Sigh- I will miss Home Depot and the Waffle House. Please share this with others.

With the holidays upon us, some of us might wish to be mindful of whom we patronize relative to their 2000-2004 Election Cycle political donations,
as reported by the Center for Responsive Politics.

Pro-Dem Shopping:
*Price Club/Costco donated $225K, of which 99% went to democrats
*Rite Aid, $517K, 60% to democrats
*Magla Products (Stanley tools, Mr. Clean), $22K, 100% to democrats
*Warnaco (undergarments), $55K, 73% to democrats
*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

Pro-Dem Spirits:
*Gallo Winery, $337K, 95% to democrats
*Southern Wine &Spirits, $213K, 73% to democrats
*Joseph E. Seagrams &Sons (includes beverage business, plus
considerable media interests), $2M+, 67% democratic

Pro-Dem Restaurants/food companies:
*Sonic Corporation, $83K, 98% democrat
*Triarc Companies (Arby's, T.J. Cinnamon's, Pasta Connections), $112K,
96% democrats

Pro Dem Hotels:
Hyatt Corporation, $187K, 80% to democrats

Repub Shopping:
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
3M Co., $281K, 87% to republicans
Hallmark Cards, $319K, 92% to republicans
Amway, $391K, 100% republican
Kohler Co. (plumbing fixtures), $283K, 100% republicans
B.F. Goodrich (tires), $215K, 97% to republicans
Proctor &Gamble, $243K, 79% to republicans

Repub Spirits:
Coors, $174K, 92% to republicans; (also Budweiser - sd)
Brown-Forman Corp. (Southern Comfort, Jack Daniels, Bushmills, Korbel
wines - as well as Lennox China, Dansk, Gorham Silver), $644K, 80% to
republicans

Repub Restaurants/food companies:
Pilgrim's Pride Corp. (chicken), $366K, 100% republican
Outback Steakhouse, $641K, 95% republican
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
Waffle House, $279K, 100% republican
McDonald's Corp., $197K, 86% republican
Darden Restaurants (Red Lobster, Olive Garden, Smokey Bones, Bahama
Breeze), $121K, 89% republican

Repub Hotels:
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 contributer to the
GOP.
Please send to like minded friends...
You can make a difference: 80% of annual retail business is
done in the next three weeks!


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