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“Voters are starting to get together to keep Wal-Marts out of their town so that their economies don't get wrecked. The local elections are where you handle rent control, living wages and medical marijuana laws. Few people vote in local elections, but if more people like us vote, we have a far better chance at getting cool people and cool propositions passed. If you don't show up, you can bet your sweet ass that the Bush gang and the Christian coalition will.”
Jello Biafra
“We understand the Wal-Mart customer and know that bringing them Garth Brooks exclusives in the upcoming years is something that'll excite them as much as it excites us, ... We've all missed him -- his natural humor and his ability to touch each of our lives through his music and lyrics that seem to reach into our very souls.”
David Porter
“God has a sense of humor. If you don't believe me, tomorrow go to wal-mart and just look at people.”
Carlos Mencia
“There's so much character and history in that than there ever would be in a Wal-Mart.”
Chris Brewer
“When Wal-Mart comes in anywhere, small businesses die out.”
Barbara Bone
“Wal-Mart performed well in November when the chips were down. It demonstrated that a fundamental transformation has occurred over the last year and appears poised for a successful holiday season.”
Bernard Sosnick
“Target and Wal-Mart simply aren't on the same scale. Wal-Mart regularly seeks to be treated differently.”
Andrew Grossman
“In this case it was a whole lot stronger. We don't have the political clout of a Wal-Mart or the financial strength to go into a situation where we don't have the local support from the get-go.”
Bill Church
“Wal-Mart plans to open 20 stores in China this year.”
Amy Wyatt
“It's clear that [Wal-Mart] is going to offer very sharp price [discounts] to drive customer traffic. While [fourth-quarter] sales will be respectable, the lower prices necessary to drive traffic will filter through to earnings that are below the current consensus estimates.”
Bill Dreher
