Kraft Foods has become the third mega corporation to leave ALEC.

[DippyDem]

Kraft Foods, Inc. has become the third corporate titan to abandon a conservative group that supports the type of “Stand Your Ground” gun law at the center of the Trayvon Martin controversy in Florida.

Kraft — one of many corporation members of the American Legislative Exchange Council — won’t renew its membership when it expires this spring, Kraft Corporate Affairs Director Susan Davison told POLITICO.

The company’s decision comes after Coca-Cola on Wednesday announced plans to end its membership in the free-market group. PepsiCo has also said it would not renew its membership, NPR reported Thursday.
The companies began dropping their memberships after the black advocacy group Color of Change launched an online campaign calling on Coca-Cola to end its support.


Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0412/74893.html

[lunasun]

1. In case anyone would like to join the campaign

http://colorofchange.org/

or sign the petition

[Iris]

7. signed. Thanks for posting!

[aquart]

2. I can keep my Grey Poupon!

But, Kraft, I've located a source for other dijons in Chelsea Market. Just in case you think you can sneak around and see ALEC on the side.

[Itchinjim]

3. Wow, I work for Kraft.

Good for us!

[YellowRubberDuckie]

5. Isn't Kraft owned by Philip Morris?

I am torn for my love of every freaking Kraft product and my hatred for cigarettes. It's the dilemma of a fat girl whose dad died because of cigarettes.

[DippyDem]

6. No they divorced a year or two ago. (spin-off)

[YellowRubberDuckie]

12. NIce.

Now the fat girl can eat her Mac and cheese and not feel guilty. LOL

[fascisthunter]

4. lets all say "Awwwwwwww" for the reich wing

[Historic NY]

8. finally....the sun is beginning to shine on the corrupt

[Raine]

9. Whew than I can still eat their macaroni & cheese

I thought I was going to have to be thru with that.

[Elwood P Dowd]

10. I noticed Apple is not a member, but Dell, HP, and IBM are.

Dell and HP have been run by repukes for years. Here is a list of all the corporate members......

http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=ALEC_Corporations

[Mojorabbit]

11. It is breathtaking to see who has been writing our laws for us isn't it?

I had no idea of the scope of this organization.

[myrna minx]

13. The reach of this cancer on our society is breathtaking.

I'm glad to see it beginning to crumble.