Saturday, July 31, 2010

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Twink Wars; Aug 1, 2010
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Target, Best Buy Criticized for Donation to Tom Emmer Supporter
By Lawrence D. Jones|Christian Post Reporter; July 31, ,2010
 
The Human Rights Campaign is criticizing retailing companies Target and Best Buy for making a donation to a political group supporting conservative Minnesota House member and gubernatorial hopeful Tom Emmer.

Though both Target and Best Buy have long histories of support for the gay community, the companies were called out for their support of "a rabidly anti-equality candidate" whose alleged ties "to a Christian rock band that advocates violence and death to gays" was also highlighted by HRC.

"When lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender consumers … used to think about Target and Best Buy, we saw two shining examples of corporations that respected the equality and dignity of every American," HRC stated in an open letter to the companies.

"Now, Americans are questioning their loyalty to your brands with word of significant contributions to the political action committee MN Forward that hopes to install one of the most strident opponents of equality in the Minnesota Governor's mansion," the group added.

Target Chief Executive Gregg Steinhafel, however, has defended the donation, saying the Minnesota-based discount retailer's political donations are intended to support business objectives such as job creation. The company, he said, remains committed to the gay community.

Critics of HRC's latest move have also defended the ministry that the rights group called out, noting that You Can Run But You Can't Hide (YCR) does not advocate violence and death to gays as some contend but rather preaches that homosexuals "are sinners who, like all sinners, need to be loved and respected as human beings by the church with a view to their redemption and transition."

"For years we have spoken out about the sinfulness of the gay life style without ever suggesting that gays should be subject to any kind of repression, let alone violence, either by the state or any individual or group," stated a note on YRC's website that was posted after a Minnesota journalist "twist[ed] the meaning of [their] ministry" in an article earlier this year.

Back in May, YRC came under fire for remarks made by the ministry's leader and founder, Bradlee Dean, who said on his ministry's local radio station that Muslims calling for the execution of homosexuals are "more moral than even the American Christians."

"It shows you that they themselves are upholding the laws that are even in the Bible of the Judeo-Christian God, but they seem to be more moral than even the American Christians do, because these people are livid about enforcing their laws," Dean said on YCR's May 15 radio show. "They know homosexuality is an abomination."

Dean also accused gay activists who call conservative Christians "bigots" and "tyrants" of "play[ing] the victim when, in fact, they are the predator."

While Dean's remarks drew fire from even some Christian groups, HRC critics say the ministry leader's comments are unrelated to gubernatorial hopeful Emmer, whose press secretary affirmed the candidate's opposition to violence against homosexuals.

"Tom's position on social issues has been very clear and consistent. He is a supporter of traditional marriage, and he strongly opposes any kind of violence or unfair discrimination against any group," Christ Van Guilder reported in a statement on behalf of Emmer.

In an interview with The Associated Press on Thursday, Emmer said the flap over the recent corporate donations to the pro-jobs group MN Forward "seems to be more personal."

"The sad part to me is, I thought we were supposed to be able to exercise our rights of free speech," said the Republican lawmaker. "We're supposed to celebrate the fact that we have different perspectives."

Emmer also said that people upset over the donation are missing the big picture.

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Minnesota Gubernatorial Race Spotlights Gay Rights, Campaign Finance Reform

AP; July 31, 2010

The Minnesota governor's race has turned into a proxy fight over campaign finance reform as gay rights groups protest Target Corp. for contributing money to a group, MN Forward, that ran ads for Ted Emmer, the Republican presumptive nominee to succeed outgoing Tim Pawlenty.

If you take the issue of gay rights, mix it with a some campaign finance reform, then add some irony, you'll get the dominant narrative to the governor's race in Minnesota.

But the details are a bit more complex.

The contest has turned into a proxy fight over campaign finance reform as gay rights groups protest Target Corp. for contributing money to a group, MN Forward, that ran ads for Ted Emmer, the Republican presumptive nominee to succeed outgoing Tim Pawlenty. The state lawmaker opposes gay marriage, and some Democrats and gay rights activists are calling for a boycott of Target and posting protests on social media websites.

Target and other Minnesota-based companies, including electronics retailer Best Buy Co., donated to MN Forward after a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that allowed companies to spend money on elections. The decision overturned prohibitions on corporate campaign spending in about half the states, including Minnesota.

MN Forward has raised more than $1 million from industry trade groups and companies.

Target has defended its donation of $150,000 to MN Forward, saying the Minnesota-based discount retailer remains committed to the gay community. Target chief executive Gregg Steinhafel said its political donations are intended to support business objectives such as job creation.

But the controversy may be less about Emmer's opposition to gay marriage than the fact that Target is founded by the family of former Sen. Mark Dayton, who is in a tough Democratic primary for the gubernatorial nomination against Minnesota House Speaker Margaret Kelliher, the Democratic –Farmer-Labor-backed candidate whose supporters launched a separate group, Alliance for a Better Minnesota, to run a massive attack ad camapaign against Emmer.

Dayton himself has no ties to Target and has never worked for the company. But if Dayton wins the Aug. 10 primary, there would be plenty of irony in seeing Target oppose the candidate whose family founded it.

And that's not the only reason. The contrast between Emmer's outspoken conservatism and Target's moderate image is striking. Emmer lauds Arizona's strict approach to illegal immigration and once advocated chemical castration for sex offenders. Target is known in Minnesota for donating to public school programs, food pantries and the annual Twin Cities Gay Pride Festival.

As of July 19, MN Forward had spent $200,000 on TV ads promoting Emmer as "the fighter Minnesota needs."

MN Forward's money could help Emmer overcome a financial disadvantage with his Democratic rivals. Emmer has raised less than $800,000 this year, compared with nearly $1 million for Kelliher. Dayton and former legislator Matt Entenza, together have put in a combined $6.9 million, mostly their own money --.

at least $2.7 million for Dayton and $4 million for Entenza.

Kelliher, raised almost $1 million from donors from January through mid-July.

Independent expenditure groups on the left have spent more than $1 million attacking Emmer on TV. One of the ads, by Alliance for a Better Minnesota, highlights Emmer's past DWIs.

Emmer, who wasn't widely known across Minnesota before his campaign for governor, hasn't aired any ads of his own and doesn't plan to before Democrats settle on a candidate in August.

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