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Mike Rowe’s Response to Facebook Comments on Walmart Commercial Voiceover
profoundlydisconnected.com ^ | Date: February 14, 2014

Posted on 02/25/2014 9:40:01 AM PST by virgil283

"This whole Walmart thing. Wow. Just…wow. If you’re just tuning in, here’s a brief timeline.

- Last week, I did the voiceover for a commercial that announced Walmart’s commitment to purchase 250 billion dollars of American made goods and put them onto their shelves.

- This Saturday, the commercial ran during The Olympics, and people started talking. Some of the talk wasn’t very pretty.

- Sunday evening.... I ...responded to a few of my detractors. I attempted to clarify a few things. ... - Several hours later,...I glanced at this page, and saw that over a million people had read your questions and my answers. Holy Crap....."

(Excerpt) Read more at profoundlydisconnected.com ...


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"Last night during the Olympics, a commercial started running called “I Am a Factory.” It’s part of a larger campaign sponsored by Walmart, called “Work Is a Beautiful Thing.” The commercial features real people doing real work in real factories all across America. It’s not very glamorous, but it’s honest and authentic, and I was honored to narrate ....."
1 posted on 02/25/2014 9:40:01 AM PST by virgil283
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To: virgil283

I only read a bit, but I liked Mike’s answers. If he’s not a conservative yet, this dumping on him by the libs for ‘daring’ to support Walmart and American factories should start the tide turning.


2 posted on 02/25/2014 9:45:18 AM PST by bboop (does not suffer fools gladly)
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To: virgil283

Mike Rowe is, in my not so very humble opinion, one of the most important people in America.

He pretty much single-handedly made actual work, real labor, acceptable and honorable again.


3 posted on 02/25/2014 9:47:02 AM PST by null and void (<--- unwilling cattle-car passenger on the bullet train to serfdom)
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To: virgil283

Most of the backlash probably came from an organized labor union push to silence him.


4 posted on 02/25/2014 9:51:15 AM PST by Reddy (bo stinks)
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To: null and void

I agree.

We need tradesmen. I recently invested in a friends welding business and am encouraging one of my sons to pursue the trades.

It’s hard, dirty and vitally important work and I appreciate Mike Rowe for championing it.

I work in an office for a company that manufactures products used in home repair and construction. It sickens me how inept even many of my co-workers are when it comes to actually doing something with your hands. Too many are afraid to even try.

When I was looking for a house, my realtor told me he observed a major item missing in almost every home he shows with owners under 40. A workbench.


5 posted on 02/25/2014 9:52:16 AM PST by cyclotic (Hey BSA-I'm gone. Walk Worthy-traillifeusa.com)
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To: virgil283; cripplecreek; GraceG; MeganC

I can’t wait if/when he gets a gig with Henry Rifles.

100% made in America and priced right.

The smoothest rifle I have ever shot.


6 posted on 02/25/2014 9:53:04 AM PST by KC_Lion (Build the America you want to live in at your address, and keep looking up.- Sarah Palin)
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To: null and void
I agree. Mitt Romney royally screwed up using Rowe's letter as a quickey photo op and moving on. If I had been advising Romney, I would have had him begging Mike Rowe to make a few factory appearances with him. Instead he sent out a picture of himself reading Mike's letter and then moved on.

Mike Rowe on Discovery, Realization and Lamb Castration
7 posted on 02/25/2014 9:54:55 AM PST by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: bboop
I've read about halfway down the page full of responses by Mike Rowe and am impressed with the consistency and courtesy with which he answers.

I for one fully support WalMart's efforts here. I buy American made whenever I can, and often I look long and hard to do that before coming up dry.

I'd love to see a "Made in America" boom. Hope WalMarts efforts help towards that goal.

8 posted on 02/25/2014 9:54:58 AM PST by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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To: virgil283
My favorite part is this kick in the groin to the Communist News Network:

Watch the guy on CNN (Marc Lamont) in the above link. He simply can’t address the importance of revitalizing our manufacturing base without reframing the whole conversation into a polemic against the thing he’s been trained to despise. It’s simply too hard for him to say, “Good for Walmart. I hope they succeed in this endeavor. Period.” While he gives me “the benefit of the doubt,” he still believes I’m fundamentally “wrong” for supporting their initiative. Why? Because Marc doesn’t see workers and employers as two sides of the same coin. He sees sees them as enemies.

9 posted on 02/25/2014 9:55:52 AM PST by MarineBrat (Better dead than red!)
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To: virgil283

I hope Walmart is sincere in their efforts to do this. I would shop there if they do.


10 posted on 02/25/2014 9:56:02 AM PST by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
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To: Reddy
Most of the backlash probably came from an organized labor union push

Isn't Mike a member of SAG?

11 posted on 02/25/2014 9:57:15 AM PST by nascarnation (I'm hiring Jack Palladino to investigate Baraq's golf scores.)
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To: KC_Lion
The smoothest rifle I have ever shot.

You shoot rifles? I shoot coyotes.

(-:

12 posted on 02/25/2014 9:57:32 AM PST by MeganC (Support Matt Bevin to oust Mitch McConnell! https://mattbevin.com/)
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To: null and void
“He pretty much single-handedly made actual work, real labor, acceptable and honorable again.”

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Ah, but work isn't necessary anymore now that we have Obamacare.

13 posted on 02/25/2014 9:57:46 AM PST by fatnotlazy
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To: bboop

I think is Mike Rowe were to run for office as a Republican -OR- a Conservative Democrat (DINO) he would aesily win just by saying the same things he is saying now.


14 posted on 02/25/2014 10:00:38 AM PST by Mr. K (If you like your constitution, you can keep it...Period.)
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To: cyclotic

2 work-benches and a desk/office in my garage.....

One is made of a stack of those old 2” high, 3’ wide, 2’ deep steel drawers for giant blueprints/schematics. Put a table top on it whala..... 1 drawer for sockets, 1 for wrenches, total 12, sweet find.


15 posted on 02/25/2014 10:00:46 AM PST by bicyclerepair (TERM LIMITS .......... TERM LIMITS .......... TERM LIMITS)
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To: MeganC

I have to shoot them.

They are feral when they crawl out of the lake after all those boating accidents.


16 posted on 02/25/2014 10:01:26 AM PST by KC_Lion (Build the America you want to live in at your address, and keep looking up.- Sarah Palin)
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To: virgil283

Walmart is yet another of the fortune 500 shipping jobs overseas for years now.

Now they want to pander to the “conservative” sheeple.

“Come on sheeple, go get a low paying job”.

Walmart is no good.

Unions are also no good.


17 posted on 02/25/2014 10:02:50 AM PST by PieterCasparzen (We have to fix things ourselves)
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To: PieterCasparzen

Its not about Walmart.


18 posted on 02/25/2014 10:04:36 AM PST by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: virgil283

I love this guy. Always have.

Secondly, if you do not have SOME sort of useful and/or marketable SKILL what USE are you to anyone? You’re useless to me. *SHRUG*


19 posted on 02/25/2014 10:04:58 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
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To: virgil283

So Walmart is committed to buying 250 billion worth of US made products over the next 10 years.

Hmmm... Can’t help but wonder how much of their inventory is domestically sourced already. 25 Billion a year is nothing to sneeze at if it’s in addition to what they already spend on made in the USA products but I have no idea what the baseline is or how much of an inventory percentage it will represent.

That would make a big difference in my book.


20 posted on 02/25/2014 10:05:19 AM PST by SouthParkRepublican
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