Sunday, September 04, 2005

BOYCOTT TARGET STORES

Thanks to my good friend Mrs. Hug for the 'heads up' on the latest boycott...


OK....*


No Target Store Shopping


No Nike Shoes or Merchandise


No Kraft Products


No AT&T 


No MCI


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Amazing Issue with Target Stores
> >
> >If they have a good sale in their ads, take
> the ad to Walmart,
> >where they will meet the price...............
> >
> >Dick Forrey of the Vietnam Veterans Association
> wrote.
> >
> >"Recently we asked the local TARGET store to
> be a proud sponsor of
> >the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall during our
> spring recognition
> >event. We received the following reply from the
> local TARGET
> >management: 'Veterans do not meet our area of
> giving. We only donate
> >to the arts, social action groups, gay & lesbian
> causes, and
> >education.' "
> >
> >So I'm thinking, if the Vietnam Veterans
> Memorial W all and veterans
> >in general do not meet their donation criteria,
> then something is
> >really wrong at this TARGET store. We were not
> asking for thousands of
> >dollars, not even hundreds, just a small
> sponsorship for a memorial
> >remembrance.
> >
> >As a follow-up, I E-mailed the TARGET U.S.
> corporate
> >headquarters and their response was the same.
> That's their national
> >policy.
> >
> >Then I looked into the company further. They will
> not allow the
> >Marines to collect for 'Toys for Tots' at any of
> their stores. And
> >during the recent Iraq deployment, they would
> not allow families of
> >employees who were called up for active duty
> to continue& nbsp; ; their
> >insurance coverage while they were on military
> service. Then as I dig
> >further, TARGET is a French-owned corporation.
> >
> >Now, I'm thinking again. If TARGET cannot
> support American Veterans,
> >then why should my family and I support their
> stores by spending
> >our hard earned American dollars and to have
> their profits sent to
> >France. Without the American Vets, where would
> France be today?"
> >
> >Sincerely,
> >Dick Forrey
> >Veterans Helping Veterans
> >
> >
> >Please send this on to everyone you know to let
> Target know how
> >AMERICAN'S feel about their non-support of
> America and our support of
> >them. Isn't it amazing how people can forget when
> we support them .
> >


*Is that all, or are there other 'Christian Boycotts' I should be aware of?

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