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Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art to Close on Black Friday; Statement from Alice Walton, Chair of The Board of Directors

11-20-2012

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

BENTONVILLE, AR- The Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art will close on Friday, November 23, out of respect for the Walmart workers engaging in Black Friday strikes, walkouts, and pickets. Alice Walton, Chair of the Board of Directors, also asks all Americans to stay home with their family rather than shop on Thanksgiving, so that Walmart workers do not have to report to work in the middle their Thanksgiving meals on this national holiday. The Museum will reopen on Saturday, November 24.

As Ms. Walton explained, "Since Black Friday is the unofficial start of the Christmas season, and this is the season of giving, I and the staff of Crystal Bridges have decided to stand with the workers of Walmart, the source of my family's fortune, in their Black Friday strikes, walkouts, and pickets. I recognize this may come as a surprise to both Walmart workers and the American public. I have always assumed these hard-working men and women were being treated well, paid well, and being compensated with proper health benefits and vacation time. On this holiday, I give thanks for the fortune I inherited and for all the workers who earned it for me. They deserve to share its benefits. I was shocked to the point of disbelief when I first learned of the working conditions these decent Americans endure at the company that bears our family's name. As a Walton, I cannot stomach the thought of our employees working for poverty wages, without sufficient healthcare, on a permanent part-time basis, or under threat of harassment, retaliation, or termination for organizing in their workplace. The workers of Walmart deserve better."

Read more: http://crystalbridgesfoundation.org/

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Satire website links Crystal Bridges to Walmart Black Friday protest
http://www.arktimes.com/ArkansasBlog/archives/2012/11/21/high-tech-spoof-links-crystal-bridges-to-walmart-protest

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12 replies	Author	Time	Post
Nevermind. I got had (Original post)	Viva_La_Revolution	Nov 2012	OP
Huh?	bluestateguy	Nov 2012	#1
sorry	Viva_La_Revolution	Nov 2012	#5
Gee, it's too bad she's not in a position to actually do anything about it...	Duer 157099	Nov 2012	#2
This message was self-deleted by its author	tammywammy	Nov 2012	#8
VIGILENCE! for WalMart workers! & Solidarity in their struggle for Truth. nt	patrice	Nov 2012	#3
Color me shocked!	DoBotherMe	Nov 2012	#4
Well, THAT'S going to be an interesting Thanksgiving dinner.	Squinch	Nov 2012	#6
I see this is listed as satire but	Undah Covah Brotha	Nov 2012	#7
It is funny. A compassionate message from a plutocrat. Ridiculous, but a gal can dream that one more	Overseas	Nov 2012	#10
I like this kind of satire. A moment of hope that a plutocrat has had an epiphany. Some empathy for	Overseas	Nov 2012	#9
Yup...and then we find out the	SoapBox	Nov 2012	#11
Locking. The OP is Satire, not LBN. n/t	Tx4obama	Nov 2012	#12

Response to Viva_La_Revolution (Original post)

Thu Nov 22, 2012, 01:05 PM

bluestateguy (40,060 posts)

1. Huh?

Is this a joke?

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Thu Nov 22, 2012, 01:07 PM

Viva_La_Revolution (27,113 posts)

5. sorry

i knew it was too good to be true

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Response to Viva_La_Revolution (Original post)

Thu Nov 22, 2012, 01:05 PM

Duer 157099 (16,629 posts)

2. Gee, it's too bad she's not in a position to actually do anything about it...

oh wait...

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Response to Viva_La_Revolution (Original post)

Thu Nov 22, 2012, 01:06 PM

patrice (47,695 posts)

3. VIGILENCE! for WalMart workers! & Solidarity in their struggle for Truth. nt

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Response to Viva_La_Revolution (Original post)

Thu Nov 22, 2012, 01:06 PM

DoBotherMe (1,778 posts)

4. Color me shocked!

I don't know what to say, other than thank you Alice. Dana ; )

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Response to Viva_La_Revolution (Original post)

Thu Nov 22, 2012, 01:07 PM

Squinch (3,271 posts)

6. Well, THAT'S going to be an interesting Thanksgiving dinner.

I thought I had problems with my right wing relatives.

Happy Thanksgiving, all!

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Response to Viva_La_Revolution (Original post)

Thu Nov 22, 2012, 01:10 PM

Undah Covah Brotha (9 posts)

7. I see this is listed as satire but

this isn't even funny satire. Not sure what the author of the spoof was going for but failed miserably. Maybe they need to read The Onion a bit more to get an idea of funny satire.

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Response to Undah Covah Brotha (Reply #7)

Thu Nov 22, 2012, 01:24 PM

Overseas (10,889 posts)

10. It is funny. A compassionate message from a plutocrat. Ridiculous, but a gal can dream that one more

with billions to burn might have a flash of empathy for the workers who made her family so rich.

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Response to Viva_La_Revolution (Original post)

Thu Nov 22, 2012, 01:23 PM

Overseas (10,889 posts)

9. I like this kind of satire. A moment of hope that a plutocrat has had an epiphany. Some empathy for

a change.

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Response to Overseas (Reply #9)

Thu Nov 22, 2012, 01:25 PM

SoapBox (5,909 posts)

11. Yup...and then we find out the

truth.

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Response to Viva_La_Revolution (Original post)

Thu Nov 22, 2012, 01:34 PM

Tx4obama (29,900 posts)

12. Locking. The OP is Satire, not LBN. n/t

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Nevermind. I got had

1. Huh?

5. sorry

2. Gee, it's too bad she's not in a position to actually *do* anything about it...

3. VIGILENCE! for WalMart workers! & Solidarity in their struggle for Truth. nt

4. Color me shocked!

6. Well, THAT'S going to be an interesting Thanksgiving dinner.

7. I see this is listed as satire but

10. It is funny. A compassionate message from a plutocrat. Ridiculous, but a gal can dream that one more

9. I like this kind of satire. A moment of hope that a plutocrat has had an epiphany. Some empathy for

11. Yup...and then we find out the

12. Locking. The OP is Satire, not LBN. n/t

2. Gee, it's too bad she's not in a position to actually do anything about it...