"...you can't call yourself a Democrat if you're doing business with Wal-Mart"
More spirited children's games (this time, it's Hot Potato) using Wal-Mart from Jonathan Tasini in Huffington Post:
I would argue this: you can't call yourself a Democrat if you're doing business with Wal-Mart. What Wal-Mart does and what it means for our future is the opposite of the historic mission and the principles of the Democratic Party. In throwing in his lot with an abuser of civil rights, Andy Young has sullied his own past record fighting for the liberation of African-Americans.
Applied to a wider level, is he also advocating for a Democrat boycott of Wal-Mart? And what about Democrat employees? Should they quit their jobs? Should manufacturers owned by Democrats stop selling their goods to Wal-Mart?
If Jonathan really believes what he wrote, he's being dishonest unless he goes full-tilt moonbat and also calls for boycotts by consumers, suppliers, and employees.
Otherwise, he's just being an average Democrat politician.
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Democrat, Republican, who cares. The issue is that Wal-Mart, while not perfect, does much of its retailing astoundingly well. While it's too long to post here, you may wish to read Bob MacDonald's rant on the subject at http://www.cheattowin.net/macs-blog/