Posted on 08/23/2006 2:14:31 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
en. John Kerry and Congresswoman DeLaura Respond to Wal-Mart Front Group's Attacks Referring to Democrats as Hezbollah
8/23/2006 5:00:00 PM
To: National Desk
Contact: Chris Kofinis of WakeUpWalMart.com, 202-486-6422
ALBUQUERQUE, Aug. 23 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Last night, Working Families for Wal-Mart steering committee member, Herman Cain, wrote a column in which he said Democrats are like Hezbollah if they ask the largest employer in America, Wal-Mart, to be a responsible corporate citizen and pay a living wage and provide affordable health care to its employees.
In just a few short hours, Sen. John Kerry and Congresswoman Rosa DeLaura issued strong statements responding to these outrageous attacks.
Sen. Kerry said, "I won't stand for the 'Swiftboating' of working people and Democrats who ask tough questions of big corporations. Wal-Mart has a choice to make. Either denounce the unacceptable and offensive attacks made in their defense, or admit that they represent a proxy in Wal-Mart's lavish public relations war against its workers."
Sen. Kerry continued, "Make no mistake, those who push and prod Wal-Mart to be a decent corporate citizen are standing up for the American worker. Decent wages and affordable health care aren't too much to ask for from the largest employer in the United States. Fifty-four percent of Wal-Mart's employees are not covered under the company's health insurance plan and 46 percent of the children of Wal-Mart's employees are either uninsured or on taxpayer funded public assistance. That's over 700,000 Americans and their families who have been told by their employer they're on their own. Americans expect better than that from a company with $11 billion in profit and that's what this broad coalition is fighting for."
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Excellent point.
Whatever the union tells them to pay.
Attention all libs: If you don't like working at WalMart, get a job somewhere else, STFU, and move to a socialist country where no one will miss your sorry azz.
chicken vs. egg dilemma..........
Rosa DeLauro looks like the Wicked Witch on her bicycle.
"Da-da da-da da DAH da, da-da da-da da DAH da...."
Remember when she and the other witches (aka the Congressional Wymyns Caucus) demonstrated outside NRA headquarters? Yuk!
Wal-Mart is definitely trying to appease the left.
"Divesrity Awareness Month" spots can be heard in stores on Wal-Mart Radio all the time. They remind us to appreciate "different cultures....and lifestyles."
Lee Scott, Wal-Mart CEO appeared on Al Sharpton's radio show last month. The company put out a press release on the appearance.
They are supporting La Raza and also a gay organization.
These stories were posted earlier this year on FR.
Did anyone catch the WSJ today about Wal-Mart?
Seems a poll suggested that 76% of Republicans had shopped at Wal-Marts and that 80% of Kerry supporters claimed to have never shopped there... Go Wal-Mart!
Just another case of Lefty "I know what you really want" fever. Of course when one of your big planks, besides guilt(except for yourselves), is empathy which means "I am trying to relate to someone who is very different from me" than the dictatorial mindset sweeps in. BTW, the 180 thing is interesting, isn't John supposed to sign a form and release documents pertaining to his military service? I guess not because of his poor showing in academia.
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