If you haven't called Target Corp yet (or even if you have), go go go! Reasons:
- Image at right.
- You might get to talk with Kathy in Escalations.
But holy cow, prominently featured at the checkout was this issue of the National Enquirer. Usually, whatever. I don't mind the occasional reminder that George Clooney is a Martian prince or that Shirley Temple correctly predicted the ending of Lost. But the Enquirer has clearly swung in a new direction: strongly partisan (which itself seems out of place next to the chewing gum) and, I think, dangerously specific in its victims. It's one thing to print obviously-untrue gossip about a celebrity, but to spread racist, fear-mongering straight-up lies about entire groups of Americans—that's another.
Read MoreHappy Monday! Pull on your cowboy boots, and let's ride. Late last week, the Trump transition team chose Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) as its nominee for Attorney General. Yikes.
Read MoreSo. Yesterday I called my senators in the morning but didn't have a chance to call my congressman until early afternoon. After hearing my spiel, the staffer who answered the phone said, "Are you part of a group, or something? Because we've had a bunch of calls this morning with the same request in similar language."
GO TEAM!
Read MoreAre you ready to feel like a Legit Citizen?
Calling your representatives in Congress is ridiculously quick—and effective. They need to hear from constituents (and waves of constituents calling on an issue? Even better). People in the know say that handwritten letters and phone calls (not emails) are the best way to make your voice heard. Let's get used to doing it.
Today, I called about Donald Trump's appointment of Steve Bannon, Breitbart News executive chairman, to the position of White House Chief Strategist and Senior Counselor.