Friday, April 06, 2007
Open Letter to Target Corporation
Ray Ihnot, CC, CPC
6337 Stockport Rd.
Apt. 1267
Indianapolis, IN 46254
(317) 299-2485
Robert J. Ulrich, Chairman and CEO
Target Corporation
1000 Nicollet MallMinneapolis, MN 55403
(612) 304-6073
Friday, April 06, 2007
RE: Corporate Policy
Dear Bob;
I just received a member update from the Hoosier AAA Motor Club, and they had your logo and web URL on the front page, which reminded me to let you know of my recent disdain for your company. I will not soon shop at a Target store again, unless you reverse your recent policy and terminate those involved--too bad, you have a great kitchen department, and I am a professional chef.
This is about, as you may by now have assumed, the Muslim cashiers in Minneapolis who refuse to scan items containing pork. These jerks were hired to do a job, namely to scan your merchandise and collect money. They accepted the job knowing full well that you sold pork products. They had scanned your pork products in the past. They suddenly got together and conspired to make a big issue about scanning pork products, and simultaneously on a preconceived date suddenly revolted, refusing to scan pork products.
You and your company capitulated to them, and that deeply disturbs me. Your decision absolutely sends the wrong message to dissenters. It seems as though in America today, all one need do in order to have their way is throw a temper-tantrum. When I was a child, I quickly learned that all a tantrum (id est. rebellion) would land me was a smack on the head.
I am certain how aware you are of Muslims in Minneapolis pushing the envelope, and seeing just how far we Americans can be pushed—just what you and I will put up with. I refer specifically to the Minneapolis cab drivers that refuse to take any fare that has alcohol in his luggage.
The people hired by your company as cashiers were hired to execute a specific task, which they refused to do. I would have fired them on the spot, even at a level as low as assistant manager, for refusing to do the job they were hired to do. They were transferred to other departments within your company solely to avoid “offending” them. Well, hacking the head off of American journalist Daniel Pearl with a dull sword offends me. Flying our own aircraft into two of our landmark skyscrapers offends me. Capitulating to these whiners in Minneapolis offends me. And, by extension, you offend me.
America did not become great be capitulating to a minority of peon dissenters unworthy of licking my feet. This country became great by standing firm for that in which we believed. Political correctness has been our major flaw since the 1980’s, and unless something is done to curb it in a hurry, will be the downfall of this country, I fear, within my lifetime. If we had the same set of people occupying this country in 1774 that we do today, we would still be speaking with British accents, sipping high tea at 4 P.M., and compelling God to save the queen. However, we have this set of people in this country today, and what you and your company have told me by your very actions is that I need to convert to Islam and learn Arabic, and that I need to enroll in the language class next semester.
While I do believe that we should respect the religions of those immigrants to our Country, we shall not bend to the whims of those same religions, nor shall we adopt those religious beliefs into Law. THIS is what the Founding Fathers did intend to be meant by the “separation of Church and State”. Those cashiers of yours fully intend to use our Justice System to enact via legal judgments Sharia Law in this Country, make no mistake about it. Today, Muslims need not scan pork; in five years it will be illegal to scan pork. Today, Muslims may opt not to carry passengers if their parcels contain alcohol; in ten years we revisit Prohibition.
Bob, whose side are you on, sir? Grow a pair already! Are you an American, or are you an Anti-American? I truly want to know. And, just to let you know, I will not only send this letter to you, but will also post it on my two blog sites, my Yahoo!360 page, and send it to my full address book which includes Rush Limbaugh and Neal Boortz. It is apparent that you, sir, do not understand the significance of the color red used for seven of the thirteen stripes on the Flag of the greatest Country on God’s Green Earth.
Very Sincerely,
Ray Ihnot, CC, CPC
Indianapolis, IN
6337 Stockport Rd.
Apt. 1267
Indianapolis, IN 46254
(317) 299-2485
Robert J. Ulrich, Chairman and CEO
Target Corporation
1000 Nicollet MallMinneapolis, MN 55403
(612) 304-6073
Friday, April 06, 2007
RE: Corporate Policy
Dear Bob;
I just received a member update from the Hoosier AAA Motor Club, and they had your logo and web URL on the front page, which reminded me to let you know of my recent disdain for your company. I will not soon shop at a Target store again, unless you reverse your recent policy and terminate those involved--too bad, you have a great kitchen department, and I am a professional chef.
This is about, as you may by now have assumed, the Muslim cashiers in Minneapolis who refuse to scan items containing pork. These jerks were hired to do a job, namely to scan your merchandise and collect money. They accepted the job knowing full well that you sold pork products. They had scanned your pork products in the past. They suddenly got together and conspired to make a big issue about scanning pork products, and simultaneously on a preconceived date suddenly revolted, refusing to scan pork products.
You and your company capitulated to them, and that deeply disturbs me. Your decision absolutely sends the wrong message to dissenters. It seems as though in America today, all one need do in order to have their way is throw a temper-tantrum. When I was a child, I quickly learned that all a tantrum (id est. rebellion) would land me was a smack on the head.
I am certain how aware you are of Muslims in Minneapolis pushing the envelope, and seeing just how far we Americans can be pushed—just what you and I will put up with. I refer specifically to the Minneapolis cab drivers that refuse to take any fare that has alcohol in his luggage.
The people hired by your company as cashiers were hired to execute a specific task, which they refused to do. I would have fired them on the spot, even at a level as low as assistant manager, for refusing to do the job they were hired to do. They were transferred to other departments within your company solely to avoid “offending” them. Well, hacking the head off of American journalist Daniel Pearl with a dull sword offends me. Flying our own aircraft into two of our landmark skyscrapers offends me. Capitulating to these whiners in Minneapolis offends me. And, by extension, you offend me.
America did not become great be capitulating to a minority of peon dissenters unworthy of licking my feet. This country became great by standing firm for that in which we believed. Political correctness has been our major flaw since the 1980’s, and unless something is done to curb it in a hurry, will be the downfall of this country, I fear, within my lifetime. If we had the same set of people occupying this country in 1774 that we do today, we would still be speaking with British accents, sipping high tea at 4 P.M., and compelling God to save the queen. However, we have this set of people in this country today, and what you and your company have told me by your very actions is that I need to convert to Islam and learn Arabic, and that I need to enroll in the language class next semester.
While I do believe that we should respect the religions of those immigrants to our Country, we shall not bend to the whims of those same religions, nor shall we adopt those religious beliefs into Law. THIS is what the Founding Fathers did intend to be meant by the “separation of Church and State”. Those cashiers of yours fully intend to use our Justice System to enact via legal judgments Sharia Law in this Country, make no mistake about it. Today, Muslims need not scan pork; in five years it will be illegal to scan pork. Today, Muslims may opt not to carry passengers if their parcels contain alcohol; in ten years we revisit Prohibition.
Bob, whose side are you on, sir? Grow a pair already! Are you an American, or are you an Anti-American? I truly want to know. And, just to let you know, I will not only send this letter to you, but will also post it on my two blog sites, my Yahoo!360 page, and send it to my full address book which includes Rush Limbaugh and Neal Boortz. It is apparent that you, sir, do not understand the significance of the color red used for seven of the thirteen stripes on the Flag of the greatest Country on God’s Green Earth.
Very Sincerely,
Ray Ihnot, CC, CPC
Indianapolis, IN
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