Wal-Mart's State Of The Union Address

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As if Wal-Mart hasn't committed enough dirty deeds (including, most recently, selling some dude in Colorado tainted jalapeños), The Washington Post reports that they've been intimidating workers into voting against Barack Obama under the guise of fighting a union-friendly bill. What's more, via the WSJ, quoting a Wal-Mart employee: "The meeting leader said, 'I am not telling you how to vote, but if the Democrats win, this bill will pass and you won't have a vote on whether you want a union,'" said a Wal-Mart customer-service supervisor from Missouri. "I am not a stupid person. They were telling me how to vote,' she said." For shame. [Washington Post; WSJ]