Was Obama's "while you were on the board of Walmart" comment

[durrrty libby]

snotty and elitist or something else?

What kind of message did he send to people who shop at Walmart?

Does he think less of poor people who shop there?

[mckeown1128]

1. Go ahead and defend walmart. Go ahead. nt

[durrrty libby]

37. Sam Walton was alive when Hillary was on the board and

most products were made in America. She fought for women and Higher pay

I was just curious as to how ignorant people were

[Zueda]

48. Then she got her husband

to enact crazy ass trade policies now Walmart's profits are much higher. Looks like she serverd Walmart well.

[ccpup]

55. his wife was on the Board of a company that does most of it's

business with Wal-Mart up until this past May, so I'd be careful about throwing those stones.

link:

http://www.chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=25090&seenIt=1

[mckeown1128]

88. I new it wouldn't be long before someone would bring up...

the pickle company bullshit. So...once again.... there is a BIG difference between being on the board of a pickle company that sells pickles to walmart and many other retailors and someone who sits on the board of walmart. Hillary could have done something to change the working practices of walmart. Michelle didn't have that option. And don't give me any of that crap about doing business with walmart. Again there is a huge difference.

[ccpup]

101. then why did the campaign convince her to leave 9 months ago?

but you're probably right. If I were Obama, I'd be more worried -- terrified, in fact -- about being called as a witness by Patrick Fitzgerald in Tony Rezko's February 25th trial.

[mckeown1128]

121. why would obama be called to testify...he has nothing to

do with the trial. Do you even know what the trial is about or are you just posting ignorant BS to try to smear Obama?

To ansewer your question it was so she could help more with the children. She isn't working anywhere right now. Once again there is nothing wrong with her working for a damn pickle company.

[ccpup]

136. as he accepted money from Rezko

it might be helpful to Fitzgerald as far as time line, recollection of events and people, etc. And, yes, I DO know what the trial is about and it ain't pretty.

[BigDDem]

97. "Go ahead and defend walmart. Go ahead"

Ok, will do.
My one prescription I take just went from $129 per month to $4 per month.
Thank you WalMart.

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[Bonobo]

11. Can I pick?

Education.

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[sandnsea]

15. Is it possible to choose all 3? n/t

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[Tellurian]

42. Can't defend Obama's piss poor comment, so attack the messenger!

[Egnever]

3. It was cutting

[Tellurian]

43. Cluephone..it's public knowledge and in the news!

[Mass]

4. Talking about the board of Walmart that is exploiting both workers and customers.

But I guess you never shop there.

[durrrty libby]

44. Hillary was on the board when Sam Walton was alive and

back then most products were made in the US. She fought for

women and higher pay. I asked the question to measure the ignorance at The DU.

[hedgehog]

127. Did she win?

[ccpup]

56. and yet Obama's wife worked with them, too

http://www.chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=25090&seenIt=1

[Mass]

61. I must be missing something. She worked on a board of a company that sells products to Wal-mart.

And?

[ccpup]

67. the majority of their business was done with Wal-Mart exclusively

and, although Obama is happy to criticize Clinton's sitting on Wal-Mart's Board over 16 years ago, he was more than happy to help his wife cash her checks as late as May 2007. Without Wal-Mart, Treehouse would not have been able to have afforded Michelle's $50,000 a year paycheck plus stock options.

[Mass]

71. LOL. You are really getting desperate. I guess that Walmart workers are to be criticized as well.

If you knew anything of Walmart, you'd know they barely treat their suppliers better than their workers. Actually, it is a pretty bad position to do most of your business with Walmart, rather than good.

Amusing how some of you have no idea how things work in this business.

[indimuse]

73. touche'!!

I posted articles 2 months ago about this...no traction..Thanks Obama!

[thoughtcrime1984]

5. It spoke to her corporate connection

That's about it. No knock on Wal-Mart shoppers, that's quite a reach on your part.

[durrrty libby]

90. There was no reaching. I was curious what people thought and

if they were ignorant to the facts.

[THUNDER HANDS]

6. dude, I worked at walmart

walmart was an employer of mine.

you, sir, do not know walmart shoppers.

[durrrty libby]

47. I was just curious as to how ignorant so many DUers were

When Hill was on the board Sam Walton was still alive and most
products were made in the US

Hillary fought for higher pay and for women, but people here showed

their ignorance. Nothing new for this place

[GalleryGod]

80. Shop there ALL the time. I am NOT poor.

I love the employees there.
Good for you,MR.

[Barack_America]

7. There's a pretty big difference between those who shop/work there...

...and those who run it. Hillary was involved in running it.

[Evergreen Emerald]

45. ummm....Obama's wife was also part of WalMart

hypocrites.

[GalleryGod]

85. The comparison was the "Time Line" of their Activist lives...

Accept it or deny it...that's all the retort was.
He wiped the floor with Bill/Hill.
She was rattled, pathetic in her defense of her hubby's insinuation into this campaign,and NEVER answered Edwards DIRECT question of Corporate Lobbyists inside the Oval Office.

[mckeown1128]

91. ummmmm......no....Obama's wife worked with a different company...

The suppliers are just as screwed over as the workers of walmart... big distinction.

[durrrty libby]

49. Yes she fought for women and higher pay when Sam Walton was still

alive and the products were from the US. A different company back then

[angie_love]

dirty

You live up to your name.

[durrrty libby]

17. And looks like you don't

[emilyg]

34. LOL

[Bonobo]

8. How about this for communicating my thoughts?

[annie1]

9. he was trying to make people aware that she was on the board of...

a company that has had anti-union practices, etc.

[JVS]

10. I think it's directed at the corporate policies and not the customers

[Renew Deal]

12. Democratic voters know exactly what it means.

[durrrty libby]

52. "Democratic voters know exactly what it means." Really?

Even people here are clueless and amazingly ignorant

[Tellurian]

54. Nationwide, the Dem base is firmly in Hillary's corner 47% to O's 23%

They also know her Wall-Mart association is not an an adverse factor in her bona-fides as a presidential candidate.

[dkf]

13. Walmart has a bad reputation as an employer.

They have been accused of numerous abuses including locking employees in the workplace to finish work and not paying them for the extra time much less overtime.

[durrrty libby]

103. Hillary was on the board more than 15 years ago. It was a different

company then when Sam Walton was alive. She fought for women and better pay

[The_Casual_Observer]

14. He's just jealous they didn't ask him to be on it.

It's like, ooooooooh it the big trump card! the W word!

[Tellurian]

59. Hillary associates Obama with an indicted felon, Obama comesback with Wall-Mart...

:eyes:

[ccpup]

81. and we should continue asking about the $50,000 a year his wife made

up to May 2007 sitting on the Board of a Corporation whose largest retailer by far is Wal-Mart.

[hedgehog]

128. Excuse me, he's on;ly been indicted. He won't be a felon until and if

he's convicted. Ler's keep our facts straight while mud slinging. huh?

[Sparkly]

16. I dunno, it taps into resentment about Walmart, and I think it was fair.

The thing is, she hit back with Rezko -- and that's what will stick. (Tomorrow morning, all over the place: "What's Rezko?")

She got him playing defense, and after having people out there telling Bill Clinton to dial it back, and accusing her of attacking unfairly, I don't think the Obama camp is going to want it's next press release to be all about complaining that he's being attacked. Too much of that and he looks weak.

While it was happening, I was thinking, "What the hell is she doing?" It was clear she knew what she was doing but I was stunned, and freaked out. Now the more I think about it, the more angles I can see it from. She took a risk and she made sacrifices for it (in "likeability," in knowing she'd get boos, etc.)... It'll be interesting to see what happens next! This is one fascinating primary season, that's for sure!

[robbedvoter]

18. Agree

[gateley]

19. I got the feeling that her campaign had an appropriate killer response ready to any

attack or jab that might be directed at her. He gave her the perfect opening of "back in the days when you were on the Board of Walmart" so she could counter with "back in the days of the Slum Lord..." Wow. My jaw dropped when he said that, then my eyes popped out of my head (jaw still dropped) when she came back with her response.

[rox63]

50. I saw that moment, and I knew the gloves really were off

:wow:

[durrrty libby]

20. I could see there was a strategy in place. It sure was different

I do think Obama came across as an elitist and was wondering what others thought

[Sparkly]

22. I didn't see elitist

I think she succeeded in getting him flustered though, and in addressing things he'd rather not have. And a few times she had a number of attacks packed into one statement, so there was no way he could counter them all.

She was prepared!

[Cameron27]

84. It is paying off,

today it's a Walmart smack for Clinton, and a slumlord smack for Obama, and they're not airing their answers. I don't think most people understand exactly why Walmart is a bad company, but everyone understands the meaning of slumlord.

It will be interesting to see what happens after SC.

edited: That's on CNN, I have no idea how MSNBC is spinning it.

[Andromeda]

117. My thoughts exactly.

She's a gutsy lady. Hillary's not afraid to speak her mind and that's what I like about her. She didn't come back with the Rezco comment until Obama threw Walmart in her face.

Hillary wanted to talk about issues and not engage in personal attacks but that's hard to do when your opponent is making personal attacks. She fought back and she had every right to.

[milkyway]

21. Do you have comprehension problems are you just pretending that you do? Here's Obama's quote:

"Because while I was working on those streets watching those folks see their jobs shift overseas, you were a corporate lawyer sitting on the board at Wal-Mart."
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/21/debate.transcript/index.html

Obama was not speaking at all about Walmart's customers, he was referring to Walmart's major role in shifting jobs overseas. Obama was dealing with the results of Walmart/Clinton's policies.

There are certainly things that people can criticize Obama for, but this is just willfully fucking stupid.

[Sparkly]

25. I think the point was about how Walmart shoppers might react.

That's all.

[milkyway]

29. The OP's point was that Obama made an elitest comment directed at Walmart's customers, but Obama's

comment was directed solely at the corporate execs. And I'm sure many in the audience shop at Walmart, and judging by their reaction they understood very well what Barack was saying.

[durrrty libby]

57. I submit Obama was the one who is "willfully fucking stupid."

Hillary was on the board back when Sam Walton was alive and most products were made in the US

She fought for women and higher pay. Anyone who knows the truth knows how stupid BO looked

I asked the question to see how ignorant people were and they are sadly, amazingly ignorant

[hedgehog]

129. You know, you keep saying that, but can you give us one example? nt

[Tellurian]

63. Another of Obama's inaccuracies..

Hillary was on the board of Wal-Mart from 1986 to 1992..

NAFTA hadn't been created or legislated yet! See how Obama invents fantasy scenarios?

So, where what was Obama doing 22 yrs ago?

[indimuse]

77. exactly!

more ignorance from Obama and his *Camp Greater Than Thou*..

[JackORoses]

23. everyone knows Wal-mart treats it's workers like trash,

with no Healthcare for most,
and no Unions are allowed.

Hillary was on the Board for 6 years, and did nothing to change this.

[Danger Mouse]

24. Wal-mart screws over its employees.

It was a valid dig, and not directed at Wal-mart's customers or employees in the least.

[Tellurian]

65. There is nothing Obama says that can be considered valid..

His fantasy scenarios are getting old especially when every word that comes out of his mouth has to be rechecked for accuracy..

[allinktup]

26. You must be kidding right?

That's how you're going to spin it? Give me a break. Everyone knew what he was saying there... Don't pretend to be that ni-eve

[HughMoran]

27. It may have gone over the heads of people who don't think in "Corporatist" terms

If that is the case, he may have turned off a lot of poor people.

[milkyway]

30. It didn't go over the heads of the live audience. I think most people have by now become

aware of the trade-off for being able to buy a lot of cheap crap from overseas. I would think that Walmart shoppers might also be the most affected by the job loss.

[HughMoran]

31. I guess we'll see

Perhaps Obama will lose a little support in Arkansas, but that's no big deal anyway :)

[durrrty libby]

60. Except when Hillary was on the board it was a different company and most products

came from the US.She fought for women and higher pay

But The DU sure can be stupid and ignorant

[Kucinich4America]

28. It was the absolute truth.

Hillary was on the board of Wal Mart.

Wal Mart is one of the worst corporations in America, especially in terms of how they treat their employees.

[BenDavid]

32. What is it that you all get your shorts knotted and panties in a wad

about Wal Mart? maybe since most of you do not like this company, maybe you could force wal mart to close and then go on out and help find jobs for the 1.3 million people in the United States.

I never understood the hate for wal mart. please explain and please do not go on and on about unions and union busters...In my way of thinking when a person, whether they be man or woman they agree upon the pay they will be receivng. It is not like wal mart to force them to come to work for whatever pay they offer. One excepts and if they find another job with more pay then like most folks they go there.....but please tell me why the hatred..

[CTyankee]

94. There is not the even playing field your post suggests.

Here, read this about David Cay Johnston's new book "Free Lunch" http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=17808622 which desribes the corporate welfare given to the big box stores. He does it much more succinctly than I can. But please do read what he has to say! It will help you see what the argument is about.

Corporate welfare sucks money out of the system that could be helping people because it is the taxpayers money. This drives a public policy that is detrimental to the working class. Johnston puts the pieces together for you and tracks the decline of the worker to this massive Republican attack on the bastion of liberal Democratic policies from the New Deal onward.

As for union busting, the Republicans were able to tear down the Democratic Party, in large part, by tearing down union power. It was union that helped raise a whole group of workers out of poverty and into the middle class. The middle class is essential to a working, viable democracy because in order for democracy to work, people have to believe that they have a say in the system. The corporate welfare system essentially ignores these workers and they have basically "returned the favor," but in a bad way because they then give up voting and being active in political life.

I don't want to go on and on, so I leave it to you to satisfy your curiousity by looking further into it. This book is a good place to start.

[fishwax]

33. it doesn't sent any message to people who shop there

criticizing the board is not the same as criticizing the people who shop there.

[BringBigDogBack]

35. lol

good luck with that.

[CyberPieHole]

36. Michelle Obama shops for her shoes with Lynne Cheney...so NO, he doesn't like Walmart...

or Walmart shoppers.

:kick: and recommend

[ShortnFiery]

53. OMG! How petty can we get? Oh! Nevermind. Sick Sick stuff. eom.

[CTyankee]

98. Isn't that just a joke? I can't believe that it's true.

I say that as a woman who wouldn't be caught dead with Lynn Cheney, much less buying overpriced shoes anywhere!

I'm going to chalk this up as a stupid rumor that has no basis in fact OR someone's idea of a joke. Unless I learn elsewise...

[Rosa Luxemburg]

39. do you mean bargain hunters when you say poor

I think HE is talking about duplicity?

[Joe the Revelator]

40. HA! We're defending Wal-Mart now

More proof about what Hillary really is.

[LostinVA]

46. I think he made a big tactical error there

I despise Wal-Mart. I refuse to shop there, and haven't in a decade. My very conservative father is in textiles, and HE refuses to step foot in one. They have destroyed the US textile industry.

However, I understand that some people have literally nowhere else to shop, or that's the only place where they can afford their meds. I have very little extra money, but we shop at K-Mart, Target, TRader Joe's, etc. We have a HUGE amount of alternatives within a short drive.

Many of the Southern voters he's trying to court will NOT like that comment.

[durrrty libby]

62. I think he showed his ignorance. When Hillary was on the board

Sam Walton was still alive and most products were made in the US

Hillary fought for women and higher pay. So either way Obama looked

clueless with that silly attack. I wish she had shot back and set him straight on that

[Tellurian]

70. Not only that..Obama made an underlying ref to NAFTA...

Hillary was on the board from 86' to 92'

Plus, WalMart, when Sam Walton started it, gave a big boost to the Arkansas economy providing hundreds of jobs for locals. What it has become since then has nothing to do with Hillary.

[no name no slogan]

99. Wow, you've got that line down pat

That's like the 5th time you've posted it in this thread. But it still doesn't cover the whole story.

Sam Walton was a ruthless S.O.B. who set out to destroy retail in small-town America. He may have sold American goods, but he destroyed main street businesses and their suppliers with his anti-competitive tactics.

So just keep repeating that line about Sam Walton. Those of us who know better would find it downright "Hillary-ous" if it weren't so tragic for main street retailers.

[sniffa]

109. 5th time? I counted at least 15 (all three)

Hot keys would save time.

[no name no slogan]

111. You know what it reminded me of?

"We are building an army of extraordinary magnitude. We forge our souls in the spirit of our ancestors. you have our gratitude."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1M0zU2IihI (not a rickroll)

[sniffa]

113. Take him to Detroit.

:rofl:

[calico1]

75. I agree.

Truth is, the majority of Americans don't have this hatred of Walmart (don't understand what it does to workers, etc). Most people just know Walmart sells cheap. Or at least they believe it does. A lot of people I know shop there and think it's a great place to shop. So I'm not sure most people would really get the point he was trying to make.
Plus, as it has been pointed out already, when Sam Walton ran it, it was a different place.

[LostinVA]

95. Even some of my very liberal friends shop there

They have no clue.

[hedgehog]

130. Don't you think the people who used to have a job at the mills know

exactly where those jobs went, and why?

[ShortnFiery]

51. It was SPOT ON! Wake up and smell the corporate stranglehold of our country? eom.

[ccpup]

58. then explain his wife's sitting on the Board of a Corporation

that does most of it's business with Wal-Mart. Pretty sweet at $50,00 a year and stock options, yes? She left only this last May while Hillary hasn't been involved with Wal-Mart for 16 years.

http://www.chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=25090&seenIt=1

[ShortnFiery]

64. ROFL, Too funny! Why? I thought HE was running - Isn't that what you claim for your heroine?

Unlike HRC in 1992, I have serious doubts that Michelle will run rough-shod over Obama's WH staff and insist on snagging "The Chief of Staff's Position."

Truth is, HRC did NOT hold a security clearance so "all that experience" as First Lady as on-the-job training for The Presidency is pure BUNK.

My Point: It's not the spouse running for the Presidency when we are referring to "The Obamas" ... But "The Clintons"? Shit, it's anyone's guess how that mess will fall out. :crazy:

[durrrty libby]

68. I wish Hillary had set Obama straight with his silly attack

Walmart was a different company back then and she fought for women and higher pay

Most of the comments in this thread exposes some unbelievable ignorance

[ccpup]

69. unbelievable ignorance on DU?

no, say it ain't so!

[durrrty libby]

92. Sadly the ignorance here is like the bubonic plague

[Mass]

72. Yes. Your ignorance and your clique's !!

[durrrty libby]

104. Do tell

[hedgehog]

131. Yeah, instead of telling us how she fought for better wages and

women's rights while she was on the board at Walmart, how come she bought up Rezko instead?

[La Lioness Priyanka]

66. i think he was right in pointing that out. walmart is a pretty evil corporation and that is a scar

on HRC.

i think it was the right thing for him to do

[durrrty libby]

74. I disagree. Back when she was on the board, Walmart was

a different company with Sam Walton around
Most products came from the US and Hillary fought for women and higher pay

Remember,this was more than 15 years ago. Obama looks ill informed

[La Lioness Priyanka]

83. sorry, i didnt know that. i thought they had always been evil. thanks.

[durrrty libby]

102. You're welcome.

:thumbsup:

[Tellurian]

76. No, it's a feather in her cap..

WalMart came along when the Arkansas economy was suffering. WalMart provided hundreds of jobs in the day and gave a huge boost to their economy. Hillary left WalMart in 92'.

As usual, Obama is blowing smoke but his research challeged supporters are allergic to facts.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

82. sorry, i didnt know that. i thought they had always been evil. thanks.

[durrrty libby]

96. Ain't it sumthin? I am totally amazed and not in a good way

The really stunning part is how nasty they are in their ignorance:wow:

[Tellurian]

107. "Ignorance is BLISS"

giving credence to that river in Egypt!

[durrrty libby]

114. They must not know the meaning of bliss, but they do know the meaning

of assholishness

[Tellurian]

126. Hee, hee...( mimicking your avatar.)..

[GalleryGod]

78. I like your Pats Symbol

Your three "leading questions" are beneath the discourse of over 7 years of D.U.
But...so your satisfied after such objections have been "sustained" :
1.No
2.No
3.No

Have a GREAT SUPER SUNDAY.

[durrrty libby]

87. "beneath the discourse of over 7 years of D.U." Thanks for the laugh

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[GalleryGod]

93. Hand in your Blue Book,Rookie.

D+

[Tellurian]

79. K&R.. debunking Obama's Lies!

[Meshuga]

86. Do you think we are stupid?

Oh my fucking word!

Walmart is not a very good corporation to have ties with because of their questionable ways. Not because of the people who shop there.

[durrrty libby]

89. "Do you think we are stupid?" How about ill-informed or ignorant?

You get to pick:P

[mtnsnake]

100. Off the the greatest page you go for sticking up for poor people

I've know of several people who work for Walmart who say that Walmart was the only employer who ever gave them a chance to make an honest living, so in that respect they're not the completely evil boogyman that everyone makes them out to be. They're far from perfect, but they do give opportunities to some people who would otherwise have none.

[Sir Jeffrey]

105. You have commented several times in this thread about Sam Walton...

Hold whatever opinion you like over whether Obama was right or wrong to bring up Clinton's tenure on the board of Wal-Mart. You are not, however, allowed to make up facts about Sam Walton.

To wit:

"Sam Walton was alive when Hillary was on the board and most products were made in America."

"Hillary was on the board when Sam Walton was alive and back then most products were made in the US."

"When Hill was on the board Sam Walton was still alive and most
products were made in the US"

"Yes she fought for women and higher pay when Sam Walton was still alive and the products were from the US. A different company back then"

"I submit Obama was the one who is "willfully fucking stupid." Hillary was on the board back when Sam Walton was alive and most products were made in the US"

" I think he showed his ignorance. When Hillary was on the board Sam Walton was still alive and most products were made in the US"

"Back when she was on the board, Walmart was a different company with Sam Walton around Most products came from the US and Hillary fought for women and higher pay Remember,this was more than 15 years ago. Obama looks ill informed"

If you have read anything beyond the "Made in America" propaganda pushed by Wal-Mart you would know that every statement you have made in this thread about Sam Walton is patently false.

Sam Walton's "Made in the USA" business plan worked to drive American manufacturers' prices into the ground before running them out of business. He took American suppliers that had loyally supplied his company for decades and stabbed them in the back. He would dispatch Wal-Mart representatives into southeast Asian markets to get price comparisons, then he would bring those slave-labor prices back to show to the American manufacturers. If the American manufacturers would match or beat the price, he would proudly display their goods under a "Made in the USA" banner at his stores. If they didn't, he would buy the shit from whatever slave labor camp would be willing to stitch the shit together for $.02 per garment (and often times would still display the foreign made goods under the same "Made in the USA" banner and hope nobody noticed). SO in other words, American prices, which had historically been an indicator of the American lifestyle of good pay and a high standard of living, became a race to the bottom against slave labor in countries with very low standards of living at the time. To compete, American companies started laying off workers in order to stay lean and mean with slave labor camps in Southeast Asia (and to a lesser extent, Central and South America). They also decided to cut corners wherever possible, especially in safety regulations and benefits. Eventually, companies that stayed in the "Made in the USA" program went under because they couldn't afford to continue price matching with factories in China and Bangladesh.

You can read more about how the Sam Walton myth was created and why it still persists today in "In Sam We Trust" by Bob Ortega. You can read about Sam Walton's hands-on approach to union busting (like the time he personally threatened Wal-Mart truckers when they attempted to unionize) and other wonderful things he did.

http://www.amazon.com/Sam-We-Trust-Wal-Mart-Powerful/dp/0812932978

[sniffa]

133. ..

:thumbsup:

[krabigirl]

106. I don't think Wal-Mart was the evil empire back then. It wasn't as big.

[spooky3]

108. it probably got her some Republican white male votes

[desi]

120. Nah they are all in

Obama's back pocket where they belong.

[NewHampster]

110. The real question is

Will the Pats put grass stains all over Manning Jr.?

[desi]

118. Hey now !!!!!

Most folks believe that the wrong Manning made it into the SB...except us Giants fans. lol
Congrats to you and durrrty libby :toast:

Some unknown quarterback was recently seen limping around.. hmmmm

GIANTS!!!

[NewHampster]

122. Nothing big with Tom's ankle

Probably just a strain and he has 2 weeks.

I do kind of like a NY / New England match up again. Don't think it will happen anytime soon in B Ball.

Go Pats!!

:hi:

[Maribelle]

112. A huge number of Southerners fondly remember what a great store Wal-Mart was in Clinton's days

I would say that this stance Obama insists on taking proves he doesn't know what he is talking about. But that's only the half of it.

Will Southerners accept his word that he is for them, or will he appear clueless?

[desi]

115. It was ridiculous. He said she was a "corporate lawyer"

on the WalMart BOD did he not? I wonder what his wife thought about that since his wife is also a corporate lawyer and is on the board of several for-profit-corps. She recently quit one of them due to negative publicity about the closing of one of the factories/plants which cost some minorities their jobs.

[durrrty libby]

124. Ridiculous indeed. I know he was trying to insult her but

couldn't figure out what the actual insult was supposed to be

Maye it was supposed to the Tourette strategy. Just yap out words

"corporate"...."board"...."lawyer"...."Walmart" and see if anything sticks



BTW Stop stalking Tom Brady:evilgrin:

[truebrit71]

116. He was pointing out that the self-styled candidate of "change" was in fact a snobby rich elitist...

...herself...

It was a BRILLIANT line, and judging by how shrill and bitchy she got about it, it obviously hit a nerve...

Note to HRC...people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones, or do we need to start bringing up some of the more seedy stuff that happened the last time a Clinton was in the WH?

Step carefully ma'am...

[Occam Bandage]

119. I think he's pretty clearly anti-poor-people, yes.

[Zynx]

123. Given that she was first lady of Arkansas and Walmart is the most important

company in Arkansas, the fact that she was on it is not some totally unsurprising fact. Also, the company was managed considerably differently back then.

[hedgehog]

132. You're kidding right? You just don't know how to put the sarcasm thingy up, right?

You can't be serious in suggesting that it's a good thing for the Governor of a state to have his wife on the payroll of the most important company in the state!

[William769]

125. K&R!

I'm sure it's much easier to defend being on the board of Wallmart than it is having shady dealings with Rezko.

[jackson_dem]

134. It is another thing that will undercut his electability

[wisteria]

135. Being on the board of Walmart and allowing Walmart to take advantage of their workers

is different than shopping there. That isn't and never has been the augument with Walmart.

Oh, does Hillary do her shopping there?