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Sat Jan-20-07 06:45 PM
Response to Reply #37 |
| 41. WE know we're ALL fucked |
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Maybe that's the real difference between low-income and not. We're all getting by together and not feeling too much help from the righteous people taking a stand on single payer health care or the evils of Wal-mart while we can't buy food and medicine. Get a clue.
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| -Freepers are not the only snobs in this country. |
Bobbieo |
Jan-20-07 04:45 PM |
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Elitism |
notmypresident |
Jan-20-07 04:54 PM |
#1 |
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I always got more snide looks and snotty attitude from the |
annabanana |
Jan-20-07 04:57 PM |
#2 |
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and that has what to do with this particular issue |
notmypresident |
Jan-20-07 05:23 PM |
#8 |
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The Left are the main ones who volunteer and run real charitable groups |
LostinVA |
Jan-20-07 05:17 PM |
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I agree with you about Walmart, but all the studies that I have heard |
pampango |
Jan-20-07 09:37 PM |
#102 |
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I've brought up the same issue, With very little response at DU. |
heidler1 |
Jan-20-07 05:05 PM |
#3 |
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I'm happy I never go there |
alcibiades_mystery |
Jan-20-07 05:14 PM |
#5 |
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You think less affluent people can't make distinctions between quality |
Bobbieo |
Jan-20-07 05:29 PM |
#9 |
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Show me where I said anything of the kind |
alcibiades_mystery |
Jan-20-07 06:28 PM |
#34 |
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How do you judge what you never do? I love good food too, but |
heidler1 |
Jan-20-07 05:36 PM |
#13 |
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I don't shop at Walmart for political reasons |
alcibiades_mystery |
Jan-20-07 06:30 PM |
#35 |
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I grocery shop at Walmart |
MistressOverdone |
Jan-20-07 07:10 PM |
#60 |
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Suffer the fools and let them enjoy their salty pasta |
hfojvt |
Jan-20-07 05:40 PM |
#16 |
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I am extremely proud of my stance on labor issues |
LostinVA |
Jan-20-07 05:20 PM |
#7 |
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I understand where you are coming from on labor issues. |
Bobbieo |
Jan-20-07 05:39 PM |
#15 |
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Thanks for getting my post wasn't an attack on you |
LostinVA |
Jan-20-07 06:09 PM |
#25 |
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Hey, I shop thrift and second hand all the time~ |
OnceUponTimeOnTheNet |
Jan-20-07 05:13 PM |
#4 |
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Almost never buy new |
sandnsea |
Jan-20-07 05:30 PM |
#10 |
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Sandnsea - He is doing okay now and the main reason I am |
Bobbieo |
Jan-20-07 05:47 PM |
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Excellent! |
sandnsea |
Jan-20-07 06:19 PM |
#29 |
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Snobbery is not a partisan issue. It's not even a classist issue any more. - n/t |
porphyrian |
Jan-20-07 05:31 PM |
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i won't shop at wal-mart. |
xchrom |
Jan-20-07 05:31 PM |
#12 |
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I was at Cabellas the other day |
hfojvt |
Jan-20-07 05:52 PM |
#20 |
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wal-mart is one giant corporation that encourages out-sourcing. |
xchrom |
Jan-20-07 06:03 PM |
#24 |
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No one should mock anyone |
MikeE |
Jan-20-07 05:39 PM |
#14 |
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Well said. IMO Democrats should work for higher wages and |
heidler1 |
Jan-20-07 11:48 PM |
#128 |
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No one HAS to shop at Wal-Fart. |
Nevernever |
Jan-20-07 05:44 PM |
#17 |
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A well put post~&~ your first one too! |
OnceUponTimeOnTheNet |
Jan-20-07 05:54 PM |
#21 |
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Hi Nevernever!! |
newyawker99 |
Jan-20-07 06:19 PM |
#30 |
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Bravo and welcome to DU |
Redneck Socialist |
Jan-20-07 10:43 PM |
#120 |
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Great post -- and welcome to DU! |
theHandpuppet |
Jan-21-07 10:10 AM |
#136 |
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We can still decry their methods & boycott them |
HughMoran |
Jan-20-07 05:47 PM |
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i always figured Freepers were just ignorant and some jut stupid, i get my clothes at GoodWill.. and |
sam sarrha |
Jan-20-07 06:01 PM |
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Good post |
LostinVA |
Jan-20-07 06:03 PM |
#23 |
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there is no hell for them to burn in. |
QuestionAll |
Jan-21-07 10:15 AM |
#139 |
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I think saying you HAVE to go to wal-mart is wrong. |
rhino47 |
Jan-20-07 06:09 PM |
#26 |
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Good on ya, rhino47! |
theHandpuppet |
Jan-21-07 10:11 AM |
#137 |
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When all the DUers that bitch at you for going to WalMart... |
YellowRubberDuckie |
Jan-20-07 06:10 PM |
#27 |
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ROFL! |
Southpawkicker |
Jan-20-07 09:52 PM |
#105 |
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Why Thank you SPK... |
YellowRubberDuckie |
Jan-21-07 07:54 AM |
#133 |
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It's elitism to think you can steal from the people who work there. |
LeftyMom |
Jan-20-07 06:13 PM |
#28 |
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My son is a union grocery checker |
sandnsea |
Jan-20-07 06:24 PM |
#31 |
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I can only speak of local conditions |
LeftyMom |
Jan-20-07 06:32 PM |
#36 |
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Here |
sandnsea |
Jan-20-07 06:42 PM |
#39 |
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For the time being baby, I get my bills paid!!!!! |
Bobbieo |
Jan-20-07 06:27 PM |
#33 |
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What about the folks at WalMart? Do you think of your societal responsibility to improve thier |
LeftyMom |
Jan-20-07 06:34 PM |
#37 |
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WE know we're ALL fucked |
sandnsea |
Jan-20-07 06:45 PM |
#41 |
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Get a clue? |
LeftyMom |
Jan-20-07 06:51 PM |
#44 |
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Well |
sandnsea |
Jan-20-07 07:29 PM |
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Why would that stockholder pull thier money when people keep shopping there? |
LeftyMom |
Jan-20-07 07:35 PM |
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Hypocrite |
sandnsea |
Jan-20-07 07:37 PM |
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No, I expect better from the working classes. |
LeftyMom |
Jan-20-07 07:43 PM |
#79 |
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so what should the OP |
MonkeyFunk |
Jan-20-07 11:00 PM |
#122 |
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You get YOUR income off the backs of sweatshop workers |
sandnsea |
Jan-20-07 07:35 PM |
#73 |
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Neither is chastising someone on a limited income. |
Lars39 |
Jan-20-07 06:53 PM |
#45 |
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Hey, I'm fucking broke. Go sell that white liberal suburbanite guilt shit on somebody who can afford |
LeftyMom |
Jan-20-07 06:56 PM |
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Step back a minute, please. |
Lars39 |
Jan-20-07 06:59 PM |
#51 |
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And? |
LeftyMom |
Jan-20-07 07:04 PM |
#54 |
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You need to reread the OP and show some compassion. |
Lars39 |
Jan-20-07 07:05 PM |
#55 |
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But she's not saying "help me find alternatives to Wal-Mart" she's defending it. |
LeftyMom |
Jan-20-07 07:10 PM |
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I'd be happy to help her out anyway I could |
enigmatic |
Jan-20-07 07:22 PM |
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She doesn't seem to want it. |
LeftyMom |
Jan-20-07 07:31 PM |
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Do you drive? Take the bus? |
enigmatic |
Jan-20-07 07:42 PM |
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I've got an american made, union-built car. |
LeftyMom |
Jan-20-07 07:54 PM |
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She's taking care of 2 handicapped people on a limited income |
enigmatic |
Jan-20-07 07:59 PM |
#83 |
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Ask the people who lost thier jobs to walmart |
LeftyMom |
Jan-20-07 08:04 PM |
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Forget it |
enigmatic |
Jan-20-07 08:12 PM |
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Great response enigmatic |
sgcase |
Jan-20-07 07:38 PM |
#75 |
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Most does not equal all |
Connonym |
Jan-20-07 09:13 PM |
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People who are making personal decisions do not 'deserve' to hear anything from anyone. |
Richardo |
Jan-20-07 11:12 PM |
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But don't you see? |
MonkeyFunk |
Jan-20-07 11:31 PM |
#125 |
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The poster is on an extremely limited income |
LostinVA |
Jan-20-07 09:43 PM |
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Exactly. Safeway (union) has sales that rival Wal-Mart. |
philosophie_en_rose |
Jan-20-07 06:54 PM |
#46 |
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I keep my eye out for deals. |
LeftyMom |
Jan-20-07 07:02 PM |
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Do you check the political persuasion of the people who own Big Lots? |
enigmatic |
Jan-20-07 07:12 PM |
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Most of the people at the farmer's markets here can't speak much english, so I doubt they're major |
LeftyMom |
Jan-20-07 07:29 PM |
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So you haven't bothered to look into it? |
enigmatic |
Jan-20-07 07:38 PM |
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Okay, let's assume that I find out the food co-op is half- a quarter even- as evil as walmart |
LeftyMom |
Jan-20-07 07:48 PM |
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Our dependece on Oil is much more of a problem than Wal-Mart IMO |
enigmatic |
Jan-20-07 08:08 PM |
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Political Contributions of Steven S. Fishman, CEO of Big Lots. |
slj0101 |
Jan-20-07 10:02 PM |
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The Dollar Store?? |
sandnsea |
Jan-20-07 07:43 PM |
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ALL retail stores are like that |
sandnsea |
Jan-20-07 07:34 PM |
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Wonderful post, LeftyMom |
theHandpuppet |
Jan-21-07 10:12 AM |
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Do the best you can. Help the most you can. eom |
uppityperson |
Jan-20-07 06:25 PM |
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Oh NO |
Southpawkicker |
Jan-20-07 06:34 PM |
#38 |
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Elitism cuts across political, class, and idealogical lines |
enigmatic |
Jan-20-07 06:42 PM |
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Thank you. Thank you so much. |
Bunny |
Jan-20-07 07:15 PM |
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SOME of it? |
fudge stripe cookays |
Jan-20-07 09:08 PM |
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I think it is called liberal chic |
MistressOverdone |
Jan-20-07 07:20 PM |
#64 |
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Well said my friend |
johnnie |
Jan-20-07 08:55 PM |
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good stuff |
sundog |
Jan-20-07 10:41 PM |
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And this, enigmatic, is why you rock. |
asthmaticeog |
Jan-21-07 02:08 AM |
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It's not that I won't go into Wal-Mart.............. |
TheDebbieDee |
Jan-20-07 06:46 PM |
#42 |
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Sigh. Criticizing Wal-Mart is not a personal attack. |
philosophie_en_rose |
Jan-20-07 06:48 PM |
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Thank you -- exactly what I said upthread |
LostinVA |
Jan-20-07 09:51 PM |
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Vilifying those who shop at Wal-Mart because of necessity |
enigmatic |
Jan-20-07 10:07 PM |
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You TOTALLY are accusing me of something I didn;t say |
LostinVA |
Jan-20-07 10:14 PM |
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To the person who blocked me |
enigmatic |
Jan-20-07 10:24 PM |
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It's not snobbish or elitist to have a social conscience |
skygazer |
Jan-20-07 06:54 PM |
#47 |
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Well said. |
Fierce |
Jan-20-07 06:59 PM |
#52 |
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I think this statement |
MistressOverdone |
Jan-20-07 07:24 PM |
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Yes and no |
skygazer |
Jan-21-07 12:47 PM |
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I agree with much of what you said |
MistressOverdone |
Jan-21-07 04:46 PM |
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I don't know if their health care policy has changed or not |
skygazer |
Jan-21-07 06:18 PM |
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I am a pretty careful shopper |
MistressOverdone |
Jan-21-07 06:30 PM |
#146 |
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I agree with your initial statement. |
fudge stripe cookays |
Jan-21-07 09:00 AM |
#135 |
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You're wasting your money |
Beacho |
Jan-20-07 06:55 PM |
#48 |
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Also a very good point |
LostinVA |
Jan-20-07 09:53 PM |
#106 |
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You have to do what you have to do.... |
and-justice-for-all |
Jan-20-07 06:56 PM |
#49 |
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I don't make such remarks for those buyers |
sakabatou |
Jan-20-07 07:06 PM |
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Perfectly acceptable |
enigmatic |
Jan-20-07 07:47 PM |
#80 |
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Gasp! |
MistressOverdone |
Jan-20-07 07:07 PM |
#57 |
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Amen |
Connonym |
Jan-20-07 07:07 PM |
#58 |
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Yep |
enigmatic |
Jan-20-07 07:13 PM |
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Agreed |
MistressOverdone |
Jan-20-07 07:27 PM |
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My mother shoplifted at worse places than WalMart. |
Tierra_y_Libertad |
Jan-20-07 07:59 PM |
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I hear you |
bonito |
Jan-20-07 08:03 PM |
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I agree, people that are not members of unions (cept maybe student unions), nor have done little... |
bridgit |
Jan-20-07 08:32 PM |
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I only buy my prescriptions at Wal Mart |
liberaltrucker |
Jan-20-07 08:39 PM |
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Um, I was poor - I mean grumbling tummy poor just to keep my |
Clark2008 |
Jan-20-07 08:42 PM |
#91 |
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The criticisms of Wal-Mart are about its corporate heads |
treestar |
Jan-20-07 08:52 PM |
#92 |
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Really? |
enigmatic |
Jan-20-07 09:30 PM |
#100 |
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I understand |
kineneb |
Jan-20-07 09:09 PM |
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If you honestly do HAVE to shop there, it's not my place to judge. |
Zhade |
Jan-20-07 09:09 PM |
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Wal-Mart does not sell food... it's Soylent Green!!! |
Swamp Rat |
Jan-20-07 09:11 PM |
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I just watched that the other night |
enigmatic |
Jan-20-07 09:32 PM |
#101 |
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You are being robbed- Walmart imports the absolute |
JCMach1 |
Jan-20-07 09:21 PM |
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Right On BobbieO |
Southpawkicker |
Jan-20-07 09:54 PM |
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I understand having lived as the working poor for years... |
TheGoldenRule |
Jan-20-07 10:02 PM |
#108 |
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Until you all do what I do... |
driver8 |
Jan-20-07 10:06 PM |
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You elitist!!! |
enigmatic |
Jan-20-07 10:08 PM |
#112 |
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Damn! |
driver8 |
Jan-20-07 10:11 PM |
#113 |
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Well, I lied |
enigmatic |
Jan-20-07 10:12 PM |
#114 |
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Ha! Elitist! |
driver8 |
Jan-20-07 10:16 PM |
#116 |
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Perry Ellis |
enigmatic |
Jan-20-07 10:24 PM |
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You are, of course, a vegan |
prolesunited |
Jan-20-07 10:48 PM |
#121 |
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I can't?? |
driver8 |
Jan-21-07 12:01 PM |
#140 |
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Oh Not By A Longshot. Intolerant Narrow Minded Zealots Are Victims Of Their Ignorance; Not Party |
OPERATIONMINDCRIME |
Jan-20-07 11:26 PM |
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For the record, I choose not to shop at Walmart, but... |
Momgonepostal |
Jan-20-07 11:36 PM |
#126 |
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Who gives a shit what they think? |
Connie_Corleone |
Jan-20-07 11:43 PM |
#127 |
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yay! i'm a snob! i feel such a sense of belonging! |
NuttyFluffers |
Jan-21-07 12:03 AM |
#129 |
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"Judge not, lest ye be judged" . . . always good advice . . .n/t |
OneBlueSky |
Jan-21-07 02:57 AM |
#131 |
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Bobbieo, You are correct |
donheld |
Jan-21-07 04:46 AM |
#132 |
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"have to shop there"? |
RPM |
Jan-21-07 08:57 AM |
#134 |
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My thoughts too... |
B Calm |
Jan-21-07 12:04 PM |
#141 |
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Poor people for fascist repukes! |
specimenfred1984 |
Jan-21-07 12:59 PM |
#143 |
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