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proud2BlibKansan

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12. As opposed to being criticized for hypocrisy?
Tue May 8, 2012, 08:42 AM
May 2012

It's pretty much a no win situation. But if they had kept the cards, they would have been criticized every time they said anything negative about WalMart.

I have mixed feelings on this - on one hand they are corrupt liberal N proud May 2012 #1
We have to stop the cycle mick063 May 2012 #13
Good points. nt ZombieHorde May 2012 #26
This makes no sense to me. LuvNewcastle May 2012 #2
This could be the next attack ad Capt. Obvious May 2012 #3
Exactly. LuvNewcastle May 2012 #5
as I said below the money is going to go directly to the poor anyway; Walmart's money bigtree May 2012 #7
Well, at least the money will go to a charity anyway. LuvNewcastle May 2012 #10
right on, Luv! bigtree May 2012 #11
As opposed to being criticized for hypocrisy? proud2BlibKansan May 2012 #12
you guys have to stop doing things because you're afraid of what Republicans will say CreekDog May 2012 #25
Walmart will donate the money anyway bigtree May 2012 #4
We don't have to promote it. LuvNewcastle May 2012 #6
Why can't Walmart just do it for themselves bigtree May 2012 #8
That's the angle they were playing...trying to get a Dem endorsement of their "charity" rfranklin May 2012 #9
They don't even need to go to those offices Alcibiades May 2012 #17
Customers? How about their own employees? They're the poorest of the poor. (nt) harmonicon May 2012 #20
Especially their employees Alcibiades May 2012 #32
"Vague"? nt TBF May 2012 #15
Are the DNC and Democratic candidates going to LuvNewcastle May 2012 #19
Walmart was pushing the task of distributing the cards on to the DNCC. JDPriestly May 2012 #28
This made my day! LittleGirl May 2012 #14
I accept no gifts from Wal-Mart and never shop there. joanbarnes May 2012 #16
K & R MoreGOPoop May 2012 #18
Wow. Never thought the DNCC would have had the stones to do something Arkana May 2012 #21
re:Democratic National Convention Committee Returns Donated Walmart Gift Cards allan01 May 2012 #22
Good Walmart can't buy everything. What they wanted was just in case their rethug did not win jwirr May 2012 #23
I hope before returning the cards someone had the presence of mind to piss on them first. Gidney N Cloyd May 2012 #24
Walmart came into my mother's town. JDPriestly May 2012 #27
Like they said in Zombieland, nut up or shut up. And it looks like the DNCC decided to nut up! K&R! Zalatix May 2012 #29
K&R! n/t DeSwiss May 2012 #30
wow. im impressed. n/t iamthebandfanman May 2012 #31
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