ever wonder how much $$ your favorite
restaurant or store donates to politics and to whom? Well, here is the answer...
Election
Cycle political donations, as reported
by the
Center for Responsive Politics.
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
Wal-Mart
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
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
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
Hungry?
Sonic
Corporation donated $83K,98% went to
Democrats
Triarc
Companies (Arby's, TJ. 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
HeinzRepublicans
$64,000 Democrats
$21,300! John
Kerry's wife's company!!!
Traveling and/or
Dining
Hyatt
Corporation donated $187K of which80% went to
Democrats
Marriott
International $323K,81% went to
Republicans
Holiday
Inns donated $38K,71% went to
Republicans
Please forward to
your conservative
friends.