Wal-Mart is the latest to cave to the bullying tactics of anti-ALEC astroturfed mobs.
Here is a tip for you, Wal-Mart. When the following people agree with your craven move, you are doing it wrong.
ColorOfChange Applauds Wal-Mart's Decision to End its Membership in ALEC http://t.co/LAeKoFdf #ALECExposed
— ColorOfChange (@ColorOfChange) May 31, 2012
Walmart Ends Membership In ALEC – http://t.co/XBqUfZ2p
— Roland Reports (@RolandReports) May 31, 2012
Walmart resists the intimidation and bullying of the likes of @MichelleMalkin and drops ALEC. Haha. http://t.co/1hsX9bWq #p2 #tcot
— FreedomWorks Panda (@RDofJE) May 31, 2012
This is a big one: Walmart says goodbye to ALEC. "We feel that the divide…has become too wide." http://t.co/YFgmBmw6
— Nancy Scola (@nancyscola) May 31, 2012
Wal-Mart caved to the likes of Color of Change, vicious opponents of free speech, joining other cowards like McDonalds, Wendy’s and Coca-Cola. Why did they cave? Did they fall for the lies and scare tactics of Van Jones and his anti-free speech thugs who repugnantly claim that voter ID laws are “voter suppression?” Because, racism. Or something. Meanwhile, it is those who oppose voter ID laws who are the actual racists.
More from Michelle Malkin:
For years, progressives have sought to take down the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a four-decade-old association of state legislators who believe in “the Jeffersonian principles of free markets, limited government, federalism, and individual liberty.” ALEC’s veteran policy experts have successfully teamed with public officials and the private sector on crafting model state bills covering everything from education reform and health care to pensions, public safety and civil justice.
Among the group’s greatest heresies in the eyes of the left: support for voter ID laws to protect election integrity, immigration enforcement measures and self-defense legislation to strengthen Second Amendment rights.
The idea that private businesses and public servants could work together voluntarily on public policy is too much for Big Labor and Big Government racketeers.
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But pesky facts and truth are irrelevant to race-baiters, freedom of speech quashers and shake-down artists.
The sane are not so pleased that Wal-Mart caved to appease these shake-down artists.
Walmart caves on ALEC. SHAME! SHAME!SHAME!
— Elaine (@RandMcNallyGirl) May 31, 2012
Wal-Mart Latest To Leave Conservative Advocacy Group ALEC http://t.co/OXDf50XH via @patdollard || Shame upon #WalMart
— David L B (@dlb703) May 31, 2012
@Walmart Shame! for folding to the BULLY 'tactics' of leftist/socialist/Marxists – I THOUGHT you were above all that! Guess NOT!
— Dara Walker (@UnicornsImage) May 31, 2012
Doesn't @Walmart know the left-wing nuts will still hate them for not being union? Why cave on ALEC? http://t.co/gnBi4u8D
— Phil Kerpen (@kerpen) May 31, 2012
And Kerpen calls it.
Still won't shop there, but it's a start Wal-Mart ending membership in conservative group http://t.co/kbCjCY6h via @reuters
— Chris Letendre (@chrisletendre) May 31, 2012
Never saw that one coming… I'm still not going to shop there http://t.co/wKVg2Kkn
— Partyless Politics (@partylesspoli) May 31, 2012
I haven't been in a Wal-Mart since Feb 2011..because of their support of Walker. Glad they left #ALEC but still won't shop there.
— Lori R (@cubbie172000) May 31, 2012
Well, since they dropped ALEC I might start shopping at community destroying, employee abusing, ultra-anti-union Walmart. ….Nah. #tcot #p2
— FreedomWorks Panda (@RDofJE) May 31, 2012
@mbaram @reuters_biz #Walmart leaves subversive group #ALEC only AFTER damage is exposed. I will not shop w mom n pop stores n #jobs killers
— 1momzer (@1momzer) May 31, 2012
Smart move there, geniuses.
Wal-Mart didn’t stand its ground; conservatives, you need to.
MT @mjbanks: Take Action: Reject Anti-ALEC Bullying http://t.co/QzCroST4 @Walmart @Amazon @kerpen @Resist_44
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) May 31, 2012
Bullies cannot be defeated by appeasement. Bullies can only be defeated by standing your ground.
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