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Ian David Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-13-05 02:46 PM
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42. Let's kick them while they're down.Anyone want to protest outside Walmart?

Yee-hah! Let's go save traditional marriage!
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  -Wal-Mart stock and morale battered, woes pile up Zorra  May-13-05 11:38 AM   #0 
  - I agree with you.  ModRepubinPA   May-13-05 11:43 AM   #1 
  - Hey Walmart - A Symphony Playing "my heart bleeds for you"  DearAbby   May-13-05 11:46 AM   #3 
  - I'm a cryin' over here.  Roland99   May-17-05 03:06 PM   #89 
  - But According To So Many DU'ers People Are "Sheep".  cryingshame   May-13-05 07:00 PM   #64 
  - Remember a DUer posted that the Chamber of Commerce  cally   May-13-05 11:46 AM   #2 
  - Yes, I remember seeing that.  ModRepubinPA   May-13-05 11:52 AM   #5 
  - Particularly as groceries become a bigger part of their mix  warrens   May-13-05 02:22 PM   #39 
  - they haven't seen a penny of my money in a looong time  FLDem5   May-13-05 11:50 AM   #4 
  - No need to don your flameproof suit,  ellie   May-13-05 01:18 PM   #29 
  - thanks -  FLDem5   May-13-05 03:56 PM   #46 
  - But if you can't use Vermont Cream....  BiggJawn   May-16-05 01:52 PM   #81 
  - Better food is becoming a higher priority  donco6   May-17-05 04:20 PM   #93 
  - I don't know or care if boycotting these assholes is effective or not  killbotfactory   May-13-05 11:55 AM   #6 
  - Anyone who tells you a boycott is not effective...  dissent1977   May-13-05 01:16 PM   #28 
     - Exactly. Very well said. n/t  Zorra   May-13-05 03:29 PM   #43 
  - Good. I hope they go under.  Dr.Phool   May-13-05 11:58 AM   #7 
  - Wow...if that's there business model, it's no wonder they  cally   May-13-05 12:12 PM   #21 
     - Well I can't speak for the Good Doctor  BronxBoy   May-13-05 04:52 PM   #49 
     - They must want them within walking distance...  BiggJawn   May-16-05 01:57 PM   #82 
  - I'm surprised Kerry isn't raising hell.  Demobrat   May-13-05 11:58 AM   #8 
  - Probably sold it before the slide....  ModRepubinPA   May-13-05 12:05 PM   #13 
  - Good point.  Demobrat   May-13-05 12:11 PM   #19 
  - Do You Have A List Of Dean's Stock Portfolio?  cryingshame   May-13-05 07:03 PM   #65 
  - Why?  Demobrat   May-16-05 01:22 PM   #79 
  - Self-delete. nt  blondeatlast   May-13-05 07:05 PM   #66 
  - Boycotting and propaganda might hane an impact, but the biggest  napi21   May-13-05 11:58 AM   #9 
  - And if you don't know anybody who's worked there  Demobrat   May-13-05 12:04 PM   #12 
  - That is a great book! n/t  meganmonkey   May-13-05 12:15 PM   #23 
  - How true. I've read that  cliss   May-13-05 01:20 PM   #30 
  - Yeah...I think Walmart's problem is most;y related to their  Zing Zing Zingbah   May-17-05 12:45 PM   #86 
  - Clark Howard  BronxBoy   May-13-05 04:48 PM   #48 
  - I worked there for 13 months, my dad for 7 years.  Tansy_Gold   May-13-05 08:37 PM   #70 
     - don't hold back, tell us how you really feel  NewJeffCT   May-17-05 01:47 PM   #88 
  - HAHAHAHAHAHA  sadiesworld   May-13-05 12:01 PM   #10 
  - I saw a China-Mart commercial yesterday and they were claiming  bushisanidiot   May-13-05 12:03 PM   #11 
  - Yep, I'm sure just ONE more commercial featuring the disabled  sadiesworld   May-13-05 12:05 PM   #14 
  - All the PR ads aren't working!  napi21   May-13-05 12:07 PM   #15 
  - Funny how they can afford multi-million dollar ad campaigns  Demobrat   May-13-05 12:10 PM   #17 
  - Ugh  BronxBoy   May-13-05 04:54 PM   #50 
  - Like Anybody Would Want Their Kids To Work There  K8-EEE   May-13-05 06:07 PM   #54 
  - Along those lines, has GM had full-page newspaper ads in your area?  hatrack   May-13-05 12:12 PM   #20 
  - I haven't seen any in our papers, but I'm in Ga.  napi21   May-13-05 12:16 PM   #24 
  - I'll bet...  sendero   May-13-05 08:50 PM   #72 
  - Why do they think Mal-Wart gives a shit about employee morale?  Love Bug   May-13-05 12:08 PM   #16 
  - Die screaming in hell motherfuckers  PurityOfEssence   May-13-05 12:11 PM   #18 
  - Looks like Democracy for America is taking Wal-Mart on  Dems4HowardDean   May-13-05 12:14 PM   #22 
  - Rising gas prices will put the pinch on their supply lines, too. Let's  apple_ridge   May-13-05 12:26 PM   #25 
  - Bring 'em down!!!  UCLA Dem   May-13-05 12:27 PM   #26 
  - Woo-hoo!: Costco's Love of Labor: Employees' Well-Being Key to Its  Zorra   May-13-05 12:59 PM   #27 
  - I love Costco!  wryter2000   May-13-05 01:32 PM   #33 
  - Costco's not here  Ysolde   May-13-05 02:02 PM   #35 
  - I always shop at Costco, never at Chicom-mart  central scrutinizer   May-13-05 02:19 PM   #38 
  - Jim Sinegal, CEO of Costco, is a stellar example  geniph   May-13-05 04:13 PM   #47 
  - Buy Blue Having An Impact....MBNA Also Tanking!  K8-EEE   May-13-05 06:09 PM   #55 
     - kick  Zorra   May-17-05 10:53 AM   #83 
  - Bee Oh Oh  alcibiades_mystery   May-13-05 01:24 PM   #31 
  - Buy Blue?  wryter2000   May-13-05 01:29 PM   #32 
  - Good question.  CrispyQGirl   May-13-05 02:14 PM   #37 
  - Thanks  wryter2000   May-13-05 03:52 PM   #45 
  - Indeed. I'm in the book biz, and we should NOT support Amazon.  blondeatlast   May-13-05 07:10 PM   #67 
  - Wal-Mart ought to be one of the biggest boosters of the Dems  spooky3   May-13-05 01:58 PM   #34 
  - You got it wrong.  mccoyn   May-17-05 03:56 PM   #90 
  - Help KILL Wal-Mart!!!  bvar22   May-13-05 02:07 PM   #36 
  - Wal-Mart's new company logo...  calipendence   May-17-05 01:25 PM   #87 
     - The "Great Wal of China" banner?  Zorra   May-17-05 04:06 PM   #91 
  - its all of these things gathering in a perfect storm  ooglymoogly   May-13-05 02:23 PM   #40 
  - I'm crying about this horrible development as I type...  enigmatic   May-13-05 02:31 PM   #41 
  - Let's kick them while they're down.Anyone want to protest outside Walmart?  IanDB1   May-13-05 02:46 PM   #42 
  - GOOD!  mitchum   May-13-05 03:42 PM   #44 
  - I was way ahead of the curve years ago.....  llmart   May-13-05 05:46 PM   #51 
  - same here-  LiberallyInclined   May-13-05 05:49 PM   #52 
  - Boycotting no longer works.  HypnoToad   May-13-05 05:50 PM   #53 
  - Well, it's my "belief system" that prevents me from shopping there  ModRepubinPA   May-13-05 06:11 PM   #56 
  - Yeah It Does  K8-EEE   May-13-05 06:11 PM   #57 
     - Concentrate and the few/worst, the rest will fall in line.  blondeatlast   May-13-05 07:14 PM   #68 
     - I agree. Economic responsibility is also political responsibility.  Zorra   May-13-05 07:19 PM   #69 
  - Recommended!  zidzi   May-13-05 06:16 PM   #58 
  - I started my boycott  hippiegranny   May-13-05 06:17 PM   #59 
  - Okay, time for me to 'fess up.  mcscajun   May-13-05 06:48 PM   #60 
  - Too bad you didn't sell right after the election...  ModRepubinPA   May-13-05 06:56 PM   #62 
     - True, but since I had it for ten years it wasn't exactly a loser...  mcscajun   May-13-05 06:59 PM   #63 
  - Whoo-hoo  BuffyTheFundieSlayer   May-13-05 06:55 PM   #61 
  - Buy LOCAL and buy blue.  Carolab   May-13-05 08:43 PM   #71 
  - Friends don't let friends support fascism....Great idea for DU t shirt.  mom cat   May-13-05 09:08 PM   #73 
  - Wait -- Bring Me Up to Date...  the arkansas liberal   May-13-05 09:46 PM   #74 
  - See post #70. (nt)  Commie Pinko Dirtbag   May-17-05 04:15 PM   #92 
  - drive a wooden stake into the heart of the sleazey beast  natrat   May-13-05 09:57 PM   #75 
  - Business 101  toddaa   May-13-05 11:22 PM   #76 
  - Wal-Mart? A glorified sweatshop  Imagevision   May-14-05 12:22 AM   #77 
  - Buy blue or buy imports approved by Fair Trade Federation.  bling bling   May-14-05 01:58 AM   #78 
  - Down with the aristocracy  kwolf68   May-16-05 01:28 PM   #80 
  - Boycott Walmart! Inform anyone who shops there they hurt America  Chicago Democrat   May-17-05 10:57 AM   #84 
  - I HATE Walmart...but I have a confession...  TheGoldenRule   May-17-05 11:33 AM   #85 
     - I bet you feel even more guilty as you drive up in your Hummer.  apple_ridge   May-17-05 05:19 PM   #94 
        - Ummm...So...what are you really saying?  TheGoldenRule   May-18-05 09:20 AM   #95 
 

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