Wal-Mart chairman gives $1 million to Obama super PAC [What the *HELL*?]

Washington Times ^ | 10/20/12 | Luke Rosiak - The Washington Times

[SoFloFreeper]

The super PAC backing President Obama raised $15 million last month, including $1 million from Sam Walton, the chairman of Wal-Mart, a traditional Republican-leaning organization.

...The overlap between campaign fundraisers and donors to the purportedly independent super PAC help illuminate the increasingly blurred line between the two types of organizations. The Supreme Court gave super PACs the green light in 2010 when it reasoned that because super PACs were supposed to be entirely separate from politicians, super PACs could not be corrupting to those politicians even if they received millions of dollars.

148 people have given $10,000 or more to the super PAC, with 19 giving $1 million or more.

[riverdawg]

“Samuel Moore “Sam” Walton (March 29, 1918 – April 5, 1992)
Democrats still soliciting the dead for donations and votes.”

It's S.(Samuel) Robeson (”Rob”) Walton, Sam's son, who is now chairman of WalMart. And, as others have said, it's just one more reason for me to avoid shopping there.

[Mr. K]

Reverse Chik-fil-A on Walmart.

I stopped going there anyway- everything I bnought there was CRAP

My phiosophy has always been to pay the extra money abd buy somethign good

[listenhillary]

Silly to pee away a million dollars, I guess if you’re a billionaire you run out of things to spend money on. Maybe I can buy a president for a million dollars....

If people who cared enough to vote with their dollars boycotted Walmart, I doubt that they would notice. I don’t think enough people give a damn.

Rahm Emanuel might have a change of heart in letting them in Chicago?

[Ecliptic]

Sam Walton died in 1992.

[jersey117]

In a word: CHINA

[Red Badger]

Remember, those ‘exemptions’ are good only for a year, on a year-to-year basis.

Pay up, or we might not grant that waiver again.................

[stephenjohnbanker]

You are most welcome.

I can’t help but wonder what the father would say today?

[stephenjohnbanker]

See post 32

[Gator113]

Over time, THIS IS going to cost Sam Walton tens of millions.

[Red Badger]

Samson needs a haircut..............

[youngidiot]

Samuel Moore "Sam" Walton (March 29, 1918 – April 5, 1992) Democrats still soliciting the dead for donations and votes.

S. Rob Walton (Samuel Robson Walton) is the current chairman, a son of Sam Walton. So "Sam Walton" could very well have made a donation.

[Gator113]

Oops.... good point. LOL

[fella]

Sam’s family didn’t want to run the business, just spend the money, so they turned it over to a pack of MBA’s. This is some of the expected results.

[Leroy S. Mort]

There are two Samuel R Walton.

S. Robson Walton is the chairman of Walmart and is known to be a big contributor to the Republican party.

His son, Samuel R Walton is a bit of a dilettante and contributed to Obama in 2008.

I think the WashTimes screwed the pooch on this one.

[Geoffrey]

They yanked Darden’s exemption, didn’t they?

[Dad was my hero]

I can’t help but wonder what the father would say today?

Probably something along the lines of what is in the brackets in the title of this post!

[nickcarraway]

Rich people vote for Democrats. Get over it. Nothing you can do.

[1stMarylandRegiment]

My Primary Care Physician (a research/teaching internist at a leading teaching hospital) tells me, as the nation's largest employer, Walmart had a very large seat at the ObamaCare design table. 'nuff said.

[servo1969]

My first thought was “Sam Walton is dead.”

Apparently this donation was made by his son ‘Rob’ or Samuel Robson Walton who took over when his father died.

Hey, that makes him the “Son of Sam!”

[Gator113]

I would boycott Wal-Mart, but we already don’t shop there. Well, I have purchased ammo at one from time to time.... and we do camp for free in there parking lots when traveling. LOL