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Walmart says Black Friday "best ever" despite walk-out threatBy John Shryock Updated: Nov 23, 2012 1:23 PM EST **SNIP** Threats to derail the company's plans came from the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) which seeks to unionize Walmart's workforce. Walmart has fought such efforts to unionize for years. Last week, the company filed an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board to stop the UFCW's attempts to encourage employee walk-outs. "Only 26 protests occurred at stores last night and many of them did not include any Walmart associates," Walmart President and CEO Bill Simon said. "We...

A Planned Parenthood abortion clinic in souther Florida is offering a black Friday discount — including $10 off a visit to the abortion center today.Planned Parenthood of South Florida and the Treasure Coast offered the special, saying, “Visit our West Palm Beach or Kendall Health Center for special after Thanksgiving savings on Friday, November 23rd.”Pro-life blogger Jill Stanek noticed the Black Friday discount and responded, “Planned Parenthood brings new meaning to the term, “Black Friday,” doesn’t it?”This is the same abortion business where the chair of the national Democratic party headlined a small rally last year.Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz was...

Retailers -- Web-based and real-world -- have trained consumers to demand a bargain, and now they're living with the results. MINYANVILLE ORIGINAL A couple of guys are camped out in the parking lot of a mall outside Pittsburgh, having arrived last Friday in order to be first in line when Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) opens its doors for Black Friday sales. They had hoped to set a nationwide record, but have since learned that some people showed up even earlier at one of the stores in California. They feel that this is cheating, since winter camping is a lot easier on...

Want to feel old? Talk to anyone under the age of 50 about meatless Fridays. Odds are, they will have no memory of it. They will have no knowledge of why Catholics were called “mackerel snappers,” nor will they laugh at tired George Carlin routines about going to hell for eating a hot dog. And they sure as heck won’t know why many restaurant chains still have their fish specials on Fridays. But for all you youngsters, you might get ready: Friday abstinence may be coming back. Once upon a time, children, Catholics abstained from meat on Fridays as a small act of...

Is Black Friday edging out Thanksgiving?By Bob Greene, CNN Contributor updated 10:27 AM EST, Sun November 18, 2012 (CNN) -- The debate over whether the hand-to-hand-combat excesses of Black Friday represent a grotesque over-commercialization of the holiday season has lost its meaning. The point is no longer whether or not Black Friday tarnishes the holidays. The point is that Black Friday has become a holiday of its own. It will arrive again this week, even as Americans are still sitting at their Thanksgiving dinner tables. Black Friday -- with its door-buster sales, hordes of frenzied shoppers shoving for position, employees...

1. "Expect pandemonium at the stores." 2. "We ruined Thanksgiving." 3. "Black Friday came early." 4. "You should have stayed home." 5. "Prepare for violence." 6. "Won't give us your email address? Say goodbye to some deals." 7. "Don't expect good quality." 8. "We market to women (but not the best deals)." 9. "Don't be fooled by credit card discounts offers." 10. "We'll try to keep you in the store all day."

Just some random silliness today folks...

The Mitt Romney camp have been hammered in the press, speaking about ‘the 47%’ of the electorate, but they have presented themselves and their ideas to no fewer than ‘the 100%’ of the electorate. Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan have stood in front of known liberal hostile groups such as AARP and the NAACP and spoken about what they believe in, and taken much heat for it. The media adores playing soundbites of crowds booing the Republican hopefuls. On the flip side however, what ‘hostile group’ has Barack Obama spoken to? Has Barack Obama had the stones to stand in...

Seriously, what kind of sick person puts a zebra in a coloring book?time to shine me: how was the roman empire cut in half friend: idk me: with a pair of caesars

Lazy Day When : August 10th Lazy Day is your chance to goof off, and definitely not work. And, it definitely comes at a good time. Hot, muggy weather makes it easy to kick back and be lazy for a day. If summer chores are not done by now, they can just wait one more day. It is best spent on a hammock, along with your favorite summer beverage. Whoever said "There's no lazy days...just lazy people." Well, we respectfully disagree. Today is proof positive. It is indeed a Lazy Day. And, we consider that a good thing. If...

Chick-Fil-A should donate all proceeds from Friday's sales to their favorite family focused charity.

Obama is scheduled to speak at the opening ceremony of the Olympics. Nervous, he asks for a teleprompter. On the day of the speech, he takes to the podium and starts, "Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh." An aide quickly rushes to his side and whispers, "Mr. President, those are the Olympic rings. Your speech is below that!" Three American citizens were standing outside the stadium where the Olympics were being held, bemoaning the fact that none of them could afford a ticket.  All three wanted SO much to be able to see the athletes from their native land compete. ...

Fool's Paradise Day When : July 13th This special day seems a bit like an oxymoron. How can a fool reach, or experience, Paradise? And, how could a place BE Paradise, if fools inhabit the place? We don't know the answers to these important questions. We can only speculate, as we have yet to find the creator of this special day. We will leave the philosophical thought about this day to you the reader. In the meantime.................. Have a wonderful Fool's Paradise Day! Or you can celebrate.................. Embrace Your Geekness Day When : July 13th  Embrace Your Geekness Day...

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. --Does a fork or dinner knife pose an unacceptable danger to President Barack Obama? One wouldn’t think so, given the hundreds of lunches and dinners he’s attended ranging from state dinners to political fundraisers to run-of-the-mill stops on the rubber-chicken circuit. However, at one such lunch Friday afternoon, guests heard an unusual announcement that they needed to hand over their silverware for security reasons. “It’s very important that you use your utensils as soon as possible,” National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials board member Raquel Regalado told about 1000 delegates at the group’s annual...

50 Things Dads Say: You'd better change your tune pretty quick or you're out of here.I mean it.Is that understood?Don't shake your head at me.I can't hear your head rattle.Don't mumble.You act like the world owes you a living.You've got a chip on your shoulder.You're not going anywhere looking like that.You're crazy if you think you are.If you think you are, just try me.I don't know what's wrong with you.Other kids don't pull stuff like that.I wasn't like that.What kind of an example do you think you are for you brothers and sisters?Stand up straight.Don't slouch.Would you like a...

<p>Twilight Zone Day is mysterious, weird, surreal and perhaps a little scary. We can think of many other adjectives, but I think you get the picture. Every once in a while, you have a day like this. And, today is designed to be that day.</p>

Trayvon Martin's Mother Files Paternity Action Against Obama Sybrina Fulton, the mother of Trayvon Martin, the teen who was shot and killed by a self-appointed neighborhood security guard, has filed a paternity action against President Obama, seeking back child support for the 17 years of Trayvon's abbreviated life. Fulton filed the claim after President Obama admitted, "If I had a son, he'd look like Trayvon." Fulton explained, "I'd noticed the resemblance as well. So it really struck me when Barack mentioned it, too." Fulton stated that while she is not entirely certain that Obama is Trayvon's father, the statistical possibility...

Hitler finds out Obama ate his dog! * BREAKING NEWS: It’s still true that Obama ate a dog.* Romney says this election is about jobs, though, and not which presidential candidate may or may not be tempted to eat fluffy little puppies. In fact, what is the worse label for Obama: “dog-eater” or “guy responsible for the current state of the economy”?Some of the Obama-bots are still trying to rescue the dog issue for Obama as they would much rather fight on that field than the more substantial issues where Obama has failed immensely. I even had a number of...

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~ ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ HOME AT LAST A soldier receives a hug from his daughter on Fort Bragg, N.C., March 1, 2012. Family and friends greeted soldiers assigned to the 44th Medical Brigade, XVIII Airborne Corps who were returning home after a yearlong deployment in Afghanistan. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jessica M. Kuhn Canteen Mission Statement Showing support and boosting the morale ofour military and our allies' militaryand family members of the above.Honoring those who have served before. PROUD SURVIVOR Marine Corps Cpl. Aaron P. Mankin, an Iraq War veteran, tells...