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Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, unexpectedly announced Friday its chief executive will retire in February and be replaced by the head of its international division, Mike Duke.

http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/081121/wal_mart_stores_chief_executive.html?.v=19

Just have to wonder; since when does respecting individual beliefs under company policy so as not to lose sales, come before an individual's constitutionally guaranteed free speech?

 And then, one has to wonder why weirdmart would admit in the press that it suppresses free speech by its employees?

November 15, 2008 Can't say Obama's name? ACLU opens investigation More than dozen complaints made following election Jimmie E. Gates jgates@clarionledger.com

http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081115/NEWS/811150351&template=printart

 Wal-Mart, in response to reports that it had banned employees from speaking Obama's name while at work, said it is discouraging its employees from engaging in certain political discourse on the job.

"One of the basic beliefs of our company is respect for the individual," Wal-Mart corporate spokeswoman Ashley Hardie said in an e-mail statement.

"We are a bipartisan company and our associates reflect the wide range of attitudes and political diversity of this country. We prefer to maintain a politically neutral working and shopping environment in our stores," Hardie said. "As such politically charged discussions are discouraged in order to ensure individual beliefs are respected."

STOP THE PRESSES!...bbro backs obama against walmart, and he sides with the ACLU in defending free speech in mississippi (of all places).

LOL...your foolish arguments and intellectual cynicism know no boundaries.

Just have to wonder; since when does respecting individual beliefs under company policy so as not to lose sales, come before an individual's constitutionally guaranteed free speech?

 And then, one has to wonder why weirdmart would admit in the press that it suppresses free speech by its employees?

November 15, 2008 Can't say Obama's name? ACLU opens investigation More than dozen complaints made following election Jimmie E. Gates jgates@clarionledger.com

 

http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081115/NEWS/811150351&template=printart

 Wal-Mart, in response to reports that it had banned employees from speaking Obama's name while at work, said it is discouraging its employees from engaging in certain political discourse on the job.

"One of the basic beliefs of our company is respect for the individual," Wal-Mart corporate spokeswoman Ashley Hardie said in an e-mail statement.

"We are a bipartisan company and our associates reflect the wide range of attitudes and political diversity of this country. We prefer to maintain a politically neutral working and shopping environment in our stores," Hardie said. "As such politically charged discussions are discouraged in order to ensure individual beliefs are respected."

 

Just keep beat that horse to death........