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Candid Camera: Trove of Videos Vexes Wal-Mart
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Posted on 04/09/2008 6:57:20 PM PDT by Dallas

Sen. Clinton served on Wal-Mart's board of directors from 1986 to 1992, when she was first lady of Arkansas. During her presidential campaign, she has faced some criticism over Wal-Mart's labor record and the lack of women in upper management.

There is footage in the archive of Mrs. Clinton joining Mr. Walton, Wal-Mart's founder, on a stage at the 1991 opening of a store in Rogers, Ark. "I'm so proud of this company and everything it represents," Mrs. Clinton said. "It makes me feel real good about what we've been able to do."

Mr. Walton responded: "You're a great associate, Hillary." Turning to the crowd, he added: "She's one of us."

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: arkansas; clintonlegacy; clintons2008; nothirdterm; politicalpayback; revisionisthistory; sexliesandvideotape; walmart

1 posted on 04/09/2008 6:57:21 PM PDT by Dallas
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To: Dallas
Mr. Walton responded: "You're a great associate, Hillary." Turning to the crowd, he added: "She's one of us."

Yeah, she'd fit right in with most of the people I see in Wal Mart. Trashing the place, acting stupid, letting their kids be a nuisance.

2 posted on 04/09/2008 7:00:33 PM PDT by the invisib1e hand (can u feel the unity?)
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To: Dallas
Wal-Mart is everyone's favorite evil corporation...

but, sometimes they prove themselves to be just lame and stupid.

3 posted on 04/09/2008 7:01:21 PM PDT by billorites (Freepo ergo sum)
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To: Dallas

I'm an Obama guy myself.


4 posted on 04/09/2008 7:03:35 PM PDT by billorites (Freepo ergo sum)
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To: Dallas
The auto-exert messed up the article.

The story is about a small video company that was canned by Walmart.

The company has all the video surveillance of Walmart for years past.

They tried to sell the videos back to Walmart for 2 million, but Walmart only offered $500k. So this company is threatening to sell the videos on the open market.

It has videos of all the private parties with execs doing some embarrassing things.

5 posted on 04/09/2008 7:05:56 PM PDT by Dallas
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Oh please tell me there is footage of Hiliarly wearing a Dick Nixon mask, a strap on marital aid, and giving that infamous “V for Vicotry” sign...LOL


6 posted on 04/09/2008 7:22:48 PM PDT by mkjessup (Presidential Buffet Choices: "Botulism, Salmonella, or E.Coli -- iow, we get sick no matter what.")
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To: Dallas

Was there sniper fire?


7 posted on 04/09/2008 7:23:44 PM PDT by mad_as_he$$ (John McCain - The Manchurian Candidate? http://www.usvetdsp.com/manchuan.htm)
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To: mkjessup; Dallas
> Oh please tell me there is footage of Hiliarly wearing a Dick Nixon mask, a strap on marital aid, and giving that infamous “V for Vicotry” sign...LOL

Dick Nixon mask, no, but instead a Hubert Humphrey mask.

She borrowed the strap-on from Janet Reno.

8 posted on 04/09/2008 7:27:22 PM PDT by dayglored (Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government!)
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To: Dallas
I couldn't link to a Hillary tape. I did get this link that seems to work: here.
9 posted on 04/09/2008 7:32:35 PM PDT by shrinkermd
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To: dayglored
She borrowed the strap-on from Janet Reno.

Who got the Snap-on tools endorsement?

10 posted on 04/09/2008 7:46:09 PM PDT by eldoradude (Think for yourself!)
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To: the invisib1e hand

“Yeah, she’d fit right in with most of the people I see in Wal-Mart.”

I think one of her perks for sitting on the board was a lifetime supply of elastic pant suits. I especially love the brown one she wears on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.


11 posted on 04/09/2008 7:55:26 PM PDT by shaft29 (Just your typical white woman.)
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To: billorites

I’m for Obama too, he’s for (climate) change.


12 posted on 04/09/2008 8:14:37 PM PDT by Paladin2 (Huma for co-president!)
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To: Dallas

The best part, maintains plaintiffs lawyer Gene P. Graham Jr., is that “Wal-Mart has no control over this stuff.”

Wal-Mart isn’t pleased. “It’s difficult to understand how the company could now sell to third parties the material we paid it to produce on our behalf,” says a Wal-Mart spokeswoman. “Needless to say, we did not pay Flagler Productions to tape internal meetings with this aftermarket in mind.” She adds that the company is “reviewing our legal options”.

Flagler offered to sell the whole video archive to Wal-Mart for several million dollars, Ms. Villanueva says, although she won’t disclose the exact price. Wal-Mart countered with an offer of $500,000, arguing the footage wouldn’t be of interest elsewhere, the two owners say.

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Wal-Mart isn’t pleased ... well too bad ... maybe they should read the paperwork from their own portrait studios ,,, same EXACT situation and legal agreement ,,, you do not own the rights to the photo’s only the prints themselves that are bought through the studio which owns the copyright in perpetuity. They were offered a fair deal to buy the rights and came back with a counter that was ridiculous,, they’re screwed.


13 posted on 04/10/2008 3:49:29 AM PDT by Neidermeyer
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