Post by architect on Jun 9, 2013 17:18:58 GMT -5
While it's not the equivalent of singing "Happy Birthday" to a war criminal, shilling for Wal-Mart is still awful. Disappointed TC. Disappointed. 
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Wal-Mart Yearly Meeting Follows a Narrow Script
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — There were two Wal-Marts on display at the company’s shareholder meeting on Friday: the one Wal-Mart presented, and the one some investors and activists were complaining about.
Wal-Mart, in what appeared to be an attempt to counter employee and union complaints about thin staffing and low wages, centered the meeting on extolling the value of its employees. That message was interspersed with the usual parade of celebrity and spectacle: Hugh Jackman, Tom Cruise, Kelly Clarkson, Jennifer Hudson, dancers and a giant puppet of a white elephant.
In one of the odder moments, Tom Cruise, looking dashing in a sharp suit and tie, took the stage not to entertain, but to rehash Wal-Mart talking points about sustainability and promoting women. (Mr. Cruise, like the other celebrities, were not paid for their appearances. [MOD EDIT: But be sure to look for Wal-Mart's big push of ALL YOU NEED IS KILL in 2014!]) “Wal-Mart has served as a model for how business can address some of the biggest issues facing our world,” Mr. Cruise said.
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