Costco chairman, CEO give $95,000 each to defeat Bush

The News Tribune - Tacoma, WA ^ | 02/05/05 | Bloomberg

[ARA]

I just thought everyone should see this article...

[NordP]

And considering all the $$$ trouble the crummy Unions have put Safeway and others through these past few months in CA, and their percentage of profit was at 2%, normally...that 9K is a LOT!

I KNEW I loved my Vons!

NordP

[annajones]

An article on Newsmax.com (known source of news for many conservatives) says that Walmart,Inc gives more to Republicans than democrats:
"Wal-Mart Stores Inc.: 78%/22%"

You can find the article at
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2004/1/26/175030.shtml

[adam_az]

Total for this search: $4,200

Contributor	Occupation	Date	Amount	Recipient
HEINZ, TERESA BOSTON,MA 02108	THE HEINZ FAMILY PHILANTHROPIES/CHA	7/9/2003	$1,000	Cmte for a Democratic Majority
HEINZ, TERESA BOSTON,MA 02108	HEINZ FOUNDATION	7/19/2002	$1,000	Walters, David Lee
HEINZ, TERESA BOSTON,MA 02108	THE HEINZ FAMILY PHILANTHROPIES	5/3/2000	$1,000	Kennedy, Edward M
HEINZ, TERESA BOSTON,MA 02108	THE HEINZ FAMILY PHILANTHROPIES	5/3/2000	$1,000	Kennedy, Edward M
HEINZE-FRY, GENE MR LEXINGTON,MA 02421	ME OFFICE OF ENERGY RESOURCES/RESOU	4/26/2002	$200	National Cmte for an Effective Congress

National Committee for an Effective Congress
Partisan RAT group founded by Eleanor Roosevelt and run by a succession of socialists and gun grabbers

Committee for a Democratic Majority
More like Committee for a DemocRAT majority! A RAT fundraising group founded and controlled by TED KENNEDY!

The Kerry/Ted Kennedy connections just keep adding up...

[The G Man]

As Bo Dietl would put it ... "I'm gonna bumpitate this thread."

Called Costco on my way home yesterday and told them I've decided to join Sam's Club instead.

[yoe]

Letter to COSCO:

"Costco Wholesale Corp. Chairman Jeffrey Brotman and CEO James Sinegal gave $95,000 each in December to a political fund that aims to defeat President Bush in the November election, records filed with the Internal Revenue Service show.

Brotman and Sinegal were among 25 people who gave a combined $7.9 million to the Joint Victory Campaign 2004 fund, which seeks to "change the course of the country away from the Bush administration's radical agenda" and elect "progressive" candidates, according to the fund's Web site."

I find this very disturbing in a time of War especially when a very able President is leading the country with integrity and honor through perilous times that a giant among wholesalers would become a Special Interest, single issue opponent to the free world.

Electing Kerry, Edwards, Dean, Clark or Hillary. Chances are, they'd make things worse. Probably far worse. This is not the time, if ever, to try and elect a "progressive" What Mr.s Brotman and Singal are doing is a slap in the face of their patriotic and more conservative patrons. Not to mention COSCO employees who must bow to the power or lose their jobs.

I will take my business elsewhere for the time being. I live in a town which is home to Military personnel, they too must feel a little betrayed as they fight for freedom and the security of this country, COSTCO has turned on them - for a more socialist government.

Sincerely,

The address was posted by #8

[Sgt_Schultze]

Make sure to CALL the 800 number. Costco has to pay for that communication. Email is free. Call early, call often.

[yoe]

Well Hildy, you've struck a nerve; add to the Smoked Salmon and Makers Mark if Sam's doesn't have it... and a letter from my COSTCO saying they are not a part of the other in maligning President Bush would be nice.

[FBD]

Pikamax posted contact info on post #8.
Better to contact Costco, rather than just tear up your card.

I have a Costco card, and I'm not going to tear it up.
Why? It's a great store, and I shop there every week.

The way I read this story, these guys are contributing
their own personal money, not Costco corporate money.

I know plenty of people that work at the local store,
and many are very conservative. Some are my close
friends.

Now, if Costco is donating money as a corporation?
Then I will throw it away.

[Steve Van Doorn]

You have a point but I still don't like them pushing hate and disrespecting their own campaign finance reform the libs pushed.

[Rate_Determining_Step]

Bump!

[Bobby Chang]

Costco is aggressively promoting Hannity's new book, and in fact, in their Costco Connection, has made Hannity top-shelf in promotions, and is giving him top billing.

[oceanview]

how does this line up with the CEO's dem leanings? I guess they just want to sell books.

[Mamzelle]

Does Joint Victory have to list all its donors? I'd like a look at that list.

[FreedomGuru]

how does this line up with the CEO's dem leanings? I guess they just want to sell books.

They do sell books by conservative authors but there is usually less copies, and they are seldom replenished on the tables. I just noticed this week that michael moores book was just restocked at Costco, there must have been 8-10 stacks of that trash again.

[FBD]

>"I still don't like them pushing hate and disrespecting their own campaign finance reform the libs pushed."

That's a good point. I forgot about them breaking campaign donor limits.

[joyce11111]

BUMP TO write later

[joyce11111]

I have that smoked salmon in my fridge right now.

I love shopping at CostCo. The Kirkland coffee is the best.

I don't know what to do now, criminy!!!!!!!!!!!

[Hildy]

Have you had the bacon???? YOU MUST have the Kirkland brand Bacon :)

[mickie]

"so now what am I going to do???

Try B.J's Wholesale Club.........