Posted on 11/09/2006 10:10:32 AM PST by Froufrou
Wal-Mart, long pummeled by the political left, is taking additional flak from the right.
A conservative activist group is trying to recruit one million families who will refuse to shop at Wal-Mart or Sam's Club on the Friday and Saturday after Thanksgiving, traditionally two of the busiest shopping days of the year.
The American Family Association is furious with Wal-Mart for reaching out to homosexual advocacy groups that support same-sex marriage.
The criticism began when Wal-Mart announced it would join the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce. And now Wal-Mart has made a deal with the Washington DC Center for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender People, agreeing to donate 5 percent of the sales made through the group's website to the Center.
"Every purchase made online for books, music, videos, clothing and accessories, children's clothing and toys, and electronics at the site will automatically send 5% of the sales to the CCBLBT People," the AFA said in a message to its supporters.
"The agreement is an indication that Wal-Mart is totally committed to supporting the homosexual movement," the AFA said.
The conservative advocacy group complains that Wal-Mart also gave a "generous cash donation" to the Northwest Arkansas Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Community Center, helping to provide a place where homosexuals can come together to "socialize."
The AFA says Wal-Mart should have remained neutral in the cultural battle over homosexual marriage.
It says Wal-Mart made an "ideological" decision, not a business decision.
Hence the recent "Christmas" decision by Walmart?
Maybe Walmart is donning some "apparel" to appeal to their conservative shoppers???
I hope this thing falls flat on its face.
Oh puh-leeze
Ditto!
Why Wal-MART gets involved in social/Political issues is beyond me.......
Why should 1M people spend more money for the same product, just because Wal-Mart gives some money to gays? How will this benefit anyone?
I usually shop at Wal-Mart but I wouldn't get within 5 miles of one on the Friday & Saturday after Thanksgiving.
I'll shop where I can get the best price.
yawn
We shouldn't fault gay people for wanting "everyday low prices". What's wrong with Wal-mart courting their business?
I support the American Family Association just about as much as I support the American Civil Liberties Union. Just for the complete opposite reasons.
I usually shop at Wal-Mart but I wouldn't get within 5 miles of one on the Friday & Saturday after Thanksgiving.
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I don't shop ANYWHERE after light up night which is next week here in Pittsburgh. If I have any purchases to make, they will be done online or by telephone. Never did like crowds.
Silence on this issue retains the good will of the population that views homosexual behavior as undesirable without antagonizing homosexual practitioners and their supporters. Therefore, it would seem the smart business move for WalMart's stockholders, customers, employees and everyone else would be “no comment.”
Oh, please..WalMart has done more than any government could to keep inflation in check. And with their new perscription porogram will do more to keep the price of medical care down than any government program could.
Stuff this boycott.
I don't get it, either. The AFA might be dumbfounded if they should discover there may be more gays than conservatives, who knows? As long as I don't have to know fellow shoppers' sexual preferences, I'm fine with it.
But when gays scream, "we just want to be treated as normal," it tells me they know they aren't.
It's one thing for Walmart to "court" business. But I can't buy stuff online from Walmart, knowing that 5% of what I pay them is being sent to a group advocating things I think will harm society.
I don't care if Walmart offers benefits to same-sex partners, or if it encourages gays to shop there. I draw the line at spending money that will go to my enemies directly.
Target lets me use a card which sends X% of my purchase to my kid's schools. That's a good place for the money to do, not to a gay advocacy group.
The question is, why is Walmart specifically doing a "donation drive" for gays? Do they think people will spend more money at their web site knowing their money is going to a political organization pushing the gay agenda?
Thank you for reminding us about the Medicare savings WM has implemented! Everyone I know who works there likes it there, so there.
I was at Wal-Mart yesterday and I helped one of the "greeters" and old guy clean up a pop spill. :) Another guy dropped a case of pop and it was everywhere! I felt sorry for him.
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