They stole the election from us (go here), but we can still decide how we spend our rapidly dwindling dollars.
The following lists of 2012 political donations as reported by the Center for Responsive Politics, are compiled from Doug Giles’ Clash Daily, Nov. 15, 2012:
Businesses that donated to Democrats:
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
Spirits
- Southern Wine & Spirits donated $213K, 73% went to Democrats
- Joseph E. Seagrams & Sons (incl. beverage business and considerable media interests) donated $2M+, 67% went to Democrats
- Gallo Winery donated $337K, 95% went to Democrats
Restaurants
- Sonic Corporation donated $83K, 98% went to Democrats
- Triarc Companies (Arby’s, T.J. Cinnamon’s, Pasta Connections) donated $112K, 96% went to Democrats
Travel
- Hyatt Corporation donated $187K of which 80% went to Democrats
Businesses that donated to Republicans:
(Tell these businesses they’re wasting their money, because 30 years ago, the GOP surrendered to the Democrat Party by agreeing not to challenge vote fraud and, in so doing, handed a blank check to the Democrats to commit vote fraud.)
Shopping
- 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
- Circuit City Stores donated $261K, 95% 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
- Coors & Budweiser donated $174K, 92% went to Republicans
- Brown-Forman Corp. (Southern Comfort, Jack Daniels, Bushmills, Korbel Wines, Lenox China , Dansk and Gorham Silver) donated $644 K — 80% went to Republicans
Restaurants
- 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!!!
Travel
- Marriott International $323K, 81% went to Republicans
- Holiday Inns donated $38K, 71% went to Republicans
~Eowyn
