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| Wal-Mart compared to Hitler at DC living wage rally |
| 2013-09-18 |
| [WASHINGTONEXAMINER] Comedian and civil rights activist Dick Gregory compared Wal-Mart to the leader of They keep describing him as a "comedian." The last time he said something funny was 1964. Maybe it was a year or two earlier. "When you look at Hitler and those thugs, you can put Wal-Mart right next to them," Gregory said in his speech to the 150 or so people at the event. The crowd was gathered to protest D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray's veto of a bill that would have singled out the retail giant and forced it pay its employees $12.50 an hour. Gregory was a surprise speaker at the event and an apparent last-minute addition. He followed his remarks with a rambling diatribe about the Navy Yard shootings Monday and the death of Trayvon Martin, among other subjects. "They talk about America the beautiful! When did America get beautiful? Ask the Indians!" Gregory said. His remarks quieted the previously cheering crowd. Perhaps sensing the protesters' restlessness, he returned the subject to minimum wage laws before handing the microphone back to event organizers. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #9 They talk about America the beautiful! When did America get beautiful? Ask the Indians!" Gregory said. His remarks quieted the previously cheering crowd. "Indians? Like the guys in the convenience stores and the check cashing place?" "I think he means like that Johnny Depp dude - y'know, Pronto." "Hey, nobody sed there was gonna be a hist'ry quiz!" |
| Posted by: Pappy 2013-09-18 19:32 |
| #8 So America needs to achieve justice by paying more money to the descendants of the guys who stole land from the Indians? |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2013-09-18 14:19 |
| #7 I remember back during my misspent youth during the reign of Jimmuh Peanut....I was banging nails and the economy really sucked. Half the guys on the crews were carpenter's union fellas who shared the same view; "being employed at $7.00/hr beat the hell out of being unemployed at $15.00/hr". This was in bright blue Mass, the verities hold true everywhere & every when. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2013-09-18 12:53 |
| #6 Thought Dick Gregory died 'fasting' in protest of something. Lack of commitment I guess. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2013-09-18 12:36 |
| #5 That would be Godwin's Law. Also, I thought bills of attainder were illegal? Good on Mayor Gray to veto this bill, although this article does not mention that issue. |
| Posted by: Raj 2013-09-18 10:29 |
| #4 Trying to remember, what is the "law" called about losing the argument as soon as you mention Hitler or call someone a Nazi? Anyone? Beullar? |
| Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839 2013-09-18 09:50 |
| #3 So instead of having jobs at the current DC minimum wage, people will have no jobs. Walmart has already said that they will cut back on plans to build in the district if the minimum wage is raised to $12.50. Another problem with the law is that stores that have unions, the unions can actually negotiate for a wage that is less than the living wage. This is designed to help the unionized grocery chains compete with Walmart. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2013-09-18 09:09 |
| #2 Ask the Indians! You mean the ones at the end of a sharp Aztec knife about to make an (in)voluntary organ donation? There was a reason most of Cortez's siege army was composed of non-Aztec indigenous natives. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2013-09-18 08:29 |
| #1 How OLD is Dick Gregory? If he was in his 30s in 1964....that would make him ....possibly a candidate for Alzhiemers and senility...by now.? Living wage at entry level high school student work? Want to make a career of "ENTRY" level work?...part time...aisle six..? You can spend your life helping fat women with hair in curlers and a cigarette find the Spandex next to pet supplies. And did I mention the ass cracks...there are few of those in aisle four. OR you could enlist and live in Base housing. That would make you one of America's finest. Enlisted with a family....try that. |
| Posted by: Threater Flusoper9823 2013-09-18 04:14 |