In a fast-moving series of events, retail chain Target has seen the ouster of CEO Gregg Steinhafel while exploring the option of hiring South Carolina governor, Nikki Haley, to fill the role.
Steinhafel was just the latest consequence of the hacking incident that saw the credit/debit card data of millions of Target customers stolen. Target has seen significant sales drop-offs since the incident, and is working feverishly to restore the brand’s status.
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Target spokesperson, Rush Limburger (name slightly altered to protect the guilty), said, “Target’s problems parallel those of the state of South Carolina in so many ways. Actually, South Carolina’s are far worse - the data stolen there includes complete personal information (including addresses and Social Security numbers) of ALL South Carolina residents. Yet, Governor Haley has suffered no consequences following their hacking incident. We need that kind of teflon capability in Target’s management echelon.”
"Why should Target pay such a price for illegal actions of hackers? We didn't do it."
“So far our negotiations with the governor and her people have gone well. Normally a governor would have to resign to consider a major role with Target, but in Governor Haley’s case, she wouldn’t have to follow Governor Palin’s example. It seems she has even more leisure time than Mark Sanford did. Her top guy (little Rushie Limburger) said that governing in South Carolina just isn’t that hard, that there isn’t remotely as much to do as one might think. Taking on a CEO role at Target should be a simple enough proposition.”
Analysts have expressed concern that eventually fall-out from the South Carolina Department of Revenue hacking will reach Haley, but neither she nor her people are concerned.
“Ok, yes, the stolen information in South Carolina is far more serious than Target’s hacking, on PAPER. True, Target’s customers may have to deal with the inconvenience of charges on their credit and debit accounts, but those are easily appealed, and those cards can be changed and replaced in a matter of moments. A stolen identity is far more serious. Identity theft victims have been incarcerated for crimes committed by identity thieves, and credit repair following a stolen Social Security number can take a lifetime to do, if it is even possible. It is possible to be issued a new Social Security number, but the inconvenience of that is major, and it is only granted under very limited circumstances.”
“It isn’t a concern. A number of South Carolinians have had their identities stolen already, but the electorate has taken no notice of them, and the louder they whine about their problems, the quicker people write them off as Democrats. Totally win-win.”
“Our internal projections suggest that there won’t be a major realization of the consequences of the DOR (South Carolina Department of Revenue) hacking until late in President Haley’s second term, by which time the number of compromised South Carolinians will exceed ten million.”
“Governor Haley is a Republican. She can get away with anything. She could have an overseas affair if she wants, the people won’t care.”
Asked if the people of the country are likely to be as … forgiving as the people of South Carolina, Limburger replied, "we just need a couple of years of no consequence response. After that, if Governor Haley wishes to explore her presidential aspirations, that would be fine with us."
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