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okaawhatever

(9,462 posts)
Thu Oct 24, 2013, 08:46 PM Oct 2013

Gap Clothing Chain Founders Were Behind California 'Dark Money' Campaign

Source: Huffington Post


WASHINGTON -- Well-known corporate chiefs funded illegal "dark money" contributions to groups in the Koch brothers' political network involved in Thursday's record campaign finance settlement in California, according to settlement documents.

Members of the Fisher family, founders of the Gap clothing chain, plowed more than $8 million into the dark money campaign to defeat Gov. Jerry Brown's tax increase, Proposition 30, and to support the anti-union Proposition 32, in the 2012 elections, according to partially redacted documents supplied by Americans for Job Security, a group that handled contributions that figured in Thursday's settlement.

Those documents also show that Charles Schwab, founder of Charles Schwab Corp., donated $6.4 million through Americans for Job Security. Philanthropist Eli Broad, who publicly backed Brown's tax increase proposition, made a $500,000 contribution, according to the documents. Las Vegas Sands Corp. CEO Sheldon Adelson and his wife gave a combined $500,000. Crossroads GPS, the dark money nonprofit founded by Karl Rove, chipped in $2 million

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Well, well....this could get interesting
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Gap Clothing Chain Founders Were Behind California 'Dark Money' Campaign (Original Post) okaawhatever Oct 2013 OP
Well I'm not shopping at the Gap. applegrove Oct 2013 #1
I've never shopped in there canuckledragger Oct 2013 #2
Fail into the Gap. Gormy Cuss Oct 2013 #3
Yes, apparently so. Here's how the insider stock breaks out: okaawhatever Oct 2013 #6
When does the GAP boycott begin? DontTreadOnMe Oct 2013 #4
I have never shopped there, nor will I now... yuiyoshida Oct 2013 #9
GAP crap.. Historic NY Oct 2013 #5
The Gap now officially flamingdem Oct 2013 #7
Damn...my fave jeans! slor Oct 2013 #8
Fishers also control Old Navy. xfundy Oct 2013 #10
Yes. F them. applegrove Oct 2013 #11
Gap also owns Banana Republic. madaboutharry Oct 2013 #12
I always appreciated the irony in the names of the GAP's sister stores: Quantess Oct 2013 #24
I am so fucking over the "rich". SoapBox Oct 2013 #13
You mean that nice Eli Broad who was hailed as an education hero here for years? Starry Messenger Oct 2013 #14
Another jackass I have to learn about. Geez, the list is getting so long. i wasn't even aware of Eli okaawhatever Oct 2013 #15
Well, he actually identifies as a Democratic Party member, sadly. Starry Messenger Oct 2013 #22
Oh, okay thanks. I think you find that in states with heavy concentrations of one party or another. okaawhatever Oct 2013 #23
I don't shop there a lot, but I won't for now on. justice1 Oct 2013 #16
Very interesting! And Eli Broad pretends to be so interested in "helping" schools. JDPriestly Oct 2013 #17
NOTE: GAP is also notably not signing the pledge for safety & security in Bangladesh BelgianMadCow Oct 2013 #18
Big Retail is evil. nt bemildred Oct 2013 #19
GAP is so 1990's dipsydoodle Oct 2013 #20
Well, they never got a penny of my money ReRe Oct 2013 #21

okaawhatever

(9,462 posts)
6. Yes, apparently so. Here's how the insider stock breaks out:
Thu Oct 24, 2013, 09:01 PM
Oct 2013

Major Direct Holders (Forms 3 & 4)
Holder Shares Reported
FISHER ROBERT J 9,438,096 Jun 30, 2013
FISHER WILLIAM SYDNEY 8,507,527 Jun 30, 2013
FISHER JOHN J N/A May 30, 2013
MURPHY GLENN 67,926 Aug 20, 2013
SUNNUCKS STEPHEN 145,076 May 30, 2013


http://finance.yahoo.com/q/mh?s=gps+Major+Holders

xfundy

(5,105 posts)
10. Fishers also control Old Navy.
Thu Oct 24, 2013, 09:48 PM
Oct 2013

Also, urban outfitters is another anti-American repig-owned, supporting company.

Screw them all.

Quantess

(27,630 posts)
24. I always appreciated the irony in the names of the GAP's sister stores:
Sun Oct 27, 2013, 01:56 AM
Oct 2013

Banana Republic
Old Navy

Fitting names when you look at the tags and see where the clothing was made. Sweatshops in some Banana Republic. Clothing and accessories that get shipped overseas on their "old navy" shipping vessels.

Starry Messenger

(32,342 posts)
14. You mean that nice Eli Broad who was hailed as an education hero here for years?
Thu Oct 24, 2013, 11:45 PM
Oct 2013

Gosh, who would have expected that?

okaawhatever

(9,462 posts)
15. Another jackass I have to learn about. Geez, the list is getting so long. i wasn't even aware of Eli
Thu Oct 24, 2013, 11:50 PM
Oct 2013

I'll put him on my list of "assholes of the Republican party to learn about"

Thanks for the heads up

Starry Messenger

(32,342 posts)
22. Well, he actually identifies as a Democratic Party member, sadly.
Fri Oct 25, 2013, 09:36 AM
Oct 2013

CA has a strain of corporate anti-union Dems. Interesting to me is that he was publicly saying one thing, but privately funneling money to this. Hopefully some of the Democratic leadership who pal around with him take note.

okaawhatever

(9,462 posts)
23. Oh, okay thanks. I think you find that in states with heavy concentrations of one party or another.
Sun Oct 27, 2013, 01:19 AM
Oct 2013

In the South there were starting to be moderate Republicans who were closely aligned with moderate Democrats. Once the right wing push started, well you know what happened. I think in those states, people will join the majority party to win and then push their own agenda. He certainly seems like one of those.

justice1

(795 posts)
16. I don't shop there a lot, but I won't for now on.
Fri Oct 25, 2013, 12:53 AM
Oct 2013

I always hated the idea of buying kids clothes,that were made by kids. I used to sarcastically say, how the children making the clothes at Old Navy, just didn't take pride in their work. It was generally lost on people.

BelgianMadCow

(5,379 posts)
18. NOTE: GAP is also notably not signing the pledge for safety & security in Bangladesh
Fri Oct 25, 2013, 04:56 AM
Oct 2013

factories. List is here.

No GAP for me.

ReRe

(10,597 posts)
21. Well, they never got a penny of my money
Fri Oct 25, 2013, 05:52 AM
Oct 2013

Have never stepped one foot into any of their sweat-shop stores in my life. Money launderers for the Koch's and Tea Partiers...

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