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Former Senator John Edwards Turns to Wal-Mart for PlayStation3

 

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (PRNewsFoto/Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.)

 

BENTONVILLE, AR UNITED STATES 10/04/2004

 

 

 

 

Even Presidential Candidates Agree: Wal-Mart is the Best Place to Shop for

Hot Electronics Items this Christmas Season

 

BENTONVILLE, Ark., Nov. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Just like the

millions of Americans who turn to their neighborhood Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT)

for their holiday shopping needs, Wal-Mart announced today that former Sen.

John Edwards is seeking to be one of the first to get a Sony PlayStation3,

one of the most coveted holiday gift items this Christmas season.

Yesterday, a staff person for former Sen. Edwards contacted a Wal-Mart

electronics manager in Raleigh, North Carolina to obtain a Sony

PlayStation3 on behalf of the Senator's family. Later that night, Sen.

Edwards reportedly re-told a homespun story to participants of a United

Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) union-sponsored call about how his son

had chided a fellow student for purchasing shoes at Wal-Mart.

Wal-Mart welcomes Sen. Edwards to visit his local Wal-Mart store and

explore the extensive line of home electronics as well as the Metro7 line

shoes for men and boys.

The Company noted the PlayStation3 is an extremely popular item this

Christmas season, and while the rest of America's working families are

waiting patiently in line, Senator Edwards wants to cut to the front.

While, we cannot guarantee that Sen. Edwards will be among one of the first

to obtain a PlayStation3, we are certain Sen. Edwards will be able to find

great gifts for everyone on his Christmas list - many at Wal-Mart's

"roll-back prices."

 

This is the same Edwards that appears regularly at Wal-Mart bashing rallys, such as this:

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06217/711365-85.stm

Hahahahahahaha!!!!! Will the unions ever forgive him?

"....which will be a welcome change from our annual 'Do as we say' festival...started by German immigrants in 1946."

"....which will be a welcome change from our annual 'Do as we say' festival...started by German immigrants in 1946."

 

uh, ok

Of course we are also assuming that he directly told that staffer to go to WalMart. If anything, it highlights a communications problem in the former Senator's office. His values have not been adequately communicated to all staff members. I am all for nailing hypocrisy, but having some staff member contact the wrong store isn't one.

Of course we are also assuming that he directly told that staffer to go to WalMart. If anything, it highlights a communications problem in the former Senator's office. His values have not been adequately communicated to all staff members. I am all for nailing hypocrisy, but having some staff member contact the wrong store isn't one.

 

How about throwing the Senators name around to try to get to the front of the line over people who actually stood in the lines for a chance at the systems, or should that have been a murky issue as well?

How about throwing the Senators name around to try to get to the front of the line over people who actually stood in the lines for a chance at the systems, or should that have been a murky issue as well?

 

BINGO! Ding Ding Ding. I think that is much more distasteful than not supervising what store she called.

 

Of course we should now indict every Dem worldwide over the actions of a junior staff member.

If his staff is not aware of his anti-Wal-Mart stance, they should just quit now. SS2K is correct, 2 issues here: Hypocracy in shopping at Wal-mart and trying to jump the line by using his 'position'. I am afraid that the second one in particular is quite popular with alot of people in positions of 'power', regardless of political affiliation.

If the Dems put one of Edwards/Kerry/Clinton out there as the candidate for Prez in 2008, there is a good chance I will be voting GOP (unless they can find someone even worse).

Edited November 17, 200619 yr by NorthSideSox72

If the Dems put one of Edwards/Kerry/Clinton out there as the candidate for Prez in 2008, there is a good chance I will be voting GOP (unless they can find someone even worse).

 

My early favs were both Reps. One almost certainly will not run. The other has my early support, that could change.