Disturbing to read that it's all about profit to Sam Walton. I will curtail my visits to his establishment and go to my local grocer.

maybe Walmart knows that Obama keeps everyone poor and they need to shop cheap

I thought Sam Walton was dead.

OP...scroll further down and it will clear things up. Walmart must think it's worth putting up with the hassles for the benefits.

Walmart? The left hates Walmart with every fiber of their being. Wow this crazy.

Whoops. There goes my Wal-Mart sojourns.

Walmart will never see me again.

All you need do is go to the store. Sam's heirs have turned the business into something he never built or intended. Why is anyone surprised at the Obama support.

Guess I'm going to H.E.B. this morning instead of Wal-Mart. Their meat and produce is better anyway...and it's a Texas company.

Sam Walton has been dead for years. Walmart wouldn't be the way it is if the original Sam Walton were still alive. This Sam Walton must be a grandson. Sam had three daughters, who apparently cannot ever have too much money since they threw Sam's principles out the door in favor of huge profits.

Unfortunately I live in a small town where Walmart is the only game. I hate that place and dread going shopping there. I miss the original Sam Walton.

My thoughts exactly #2. He made his money and it isn't enough (please note that Zippy). He doesn't care what we say. Just one more little reason to hope Mitt wins.

Wal-Mart sells lots of stuff to poor people, and there will be a lot more poor people if Obama is reelected.

How rich! Obama policies are equivalent to Walmart greeters. Small world, eh?

#8 has it.

Walmart is "China Inc"

Need to keep their sourcing happy--easy as that...!

He's dead, Jim.

Does this mean I can't shop at Sam's or Costco?

Hey, if dead people can VOTE for Obama, they surely must be allowed to CONTRIBUTE money to him. No biggie. Much of Obama's campaign contributions must have the stench of rotting flesh. Like Wal-mart on not, it's what the free market is all about. Suggest you fact-check this faux-article before you head for your local mom and pop.

Sam Walton died in 1992! This article is suspect at best!

The original Sam Walton, who founded Wal-Mart, DIED April 5, 1992. Therefore, this must be just one more of the democRAT, obama, fund raising LIES. Reminds me of lyndon johnson reportedly driving by a cemetary and thanking those interred there for electing him to office.

Me thinks the Left is trying creative manipulation to hurt WalMart. They KNOW conservatives have more economic power in the form of buycotts/boycotts than the Left. Remember Chick-Fil-A???

Did they also donate to Republicans?

If by Sam they mean Samuel Robson Walton then I will NEVER visit Walmart again. I wil go OUT OF MY WAY to go somewhere else.

Support Alice Walton. She supports Mitt.

Original Sam died in 1992. Per a quick look at a Wiki family tree he had 3 sons and a daughter. You have to presume one of the grandsons is named Sam. DO NOT assume that the article is made up of whole cloth - it's not a stretch to believe the third generation of Waltons comprises some liberal minds.

Don't know if they also contributed to Republicans, but it certainly makes ''corporate'' sense. Wal-Mart is one of - if not THE - biggest employers in the country and probably China's biggest retail customer...

Read the article folks. "Supposedly" according to the article, they have given a whopping $40K to an Obama SuperPAC. However, if you look around you will see that Walmart family and heirs have given $100K's to republican groups.

Most large businesses pay both parties to just leave them alone...

I am not stupid ,there must be a quid pro quo for that kind of money. remember it's not what Obama says but what he and the democrats do to watch for.

One of the original Sam Walton's sons was a Special Forces soldier who served in Vietnam. That son died a few years ago.

Sam Walton, you didn't build that.

Seriously, I've never cared for Wal Mart. I'm a HEB and Commissary shopper. However, I will shop at Wal Mart for somethings but not a whole lot.

Good thing there is a target superstore nearby, going there instead of Wally world from now on.

Personally, I'd rather have a tooth pulled than walk into a Wal-Mart, but due to location & cost considerations, I find myself there more often than I'd wish.

If you check out the rest of Mr. Walton's political giving, the vast majority goes to Republican candidates. One anti-Walton site even "accuses" him of directing 73% of his total political spending towards Republicans or Republican causes. (What a pig! s\o)

The article is unclear at best; misleading at worst. Samuel Robson Walton, chairman of the board, (known as Rob, not Sam) leans way further R than D. Whatever his reason for contributing to Obama's PAC (after doing a little research on my own) this article doesn't convince me to give up my occasional forays into Wally World.

I've tried to shop at Walmart but I'm not fat enough and a greeter threw me out.

Muddying the waters...

From Wiki:
Samuel Robson "Rob" Walton (October 28, 1944)[5][1][2] is the eldest son of Helen Walton and Sam Walton, founder of Wal-Mart. [snip]
He was named chairman of the board of directors of Wal-Mart on April 7, 1992, two days after his father's death, and still maintains that title.



From http://walmart1percent.org/family-tree/rob-walton/

Since the 2006 federal election cycle began, Rob Walton has given $135,500 in federal political contributions. Of that total, $12,600 went to Wal-Mart Stores or Arvest Bank Group; of the remaining $122,900, 73% went to Republicans. The only Democrat or Democrat-affiliated group he has given to other than former Arkansas Senator Blanche Lincoln is Barack Obama ($2,300 in October 2008) and the DNC ($28,500 in October 2008).

This is easy enough to explain - - it's a business decision, plain and simple. I'm sure we've all seen the e-mail photos that go around periodically, and may even know from personal experience, the type of people who frequent these bigbox obscenities. Who do you think they vote for generally?


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Wal-Mart just lost my business.

The democrats started harassing Microsoft and in this case Wal-Mart.

The companies knuckled under to these extortion.

#38 it is silly for you to quit shopping at Walmart because its chairman has given a few thousand dollars to Obama's PAC. The man is worth over $20 billion and has consistently given to R candidates.

For those who don't think Walmart should purchase Chinese made goods, go shop somewhere that doesn't sell Chinese goods or those made in that part of the world. It's not going to be at Target or Costco.

Sam Walton, an old dead geezer. Is this Sam Walton related?

Walmart employees are the most likely to vote for Zippy, so why not ?

Thanks to Zippycare, their hours are cut and what percent does anybody think qualify for food stamps and Medicaid ?