Our latest press release:
Today, Bob McAdam, Wal-Mart's spokesperson and the former political director of the Tobacco Institute, denied WakeUpWalMart.com personally handed Wal-Mart CEO Lee Scott a letter outlining our principles for change on February 8, 2006.According to the Associated Press, "McAdam denies Scott was given the letter as he entered a Washington D.C. meeting with Hispanic congressional leaders."
WakeUpWalMart.com issued the following statement in response. The statement is attributable to Paul Blank, campaign director for WakeUpWalMart.com.
"What is Bob McAdam smoking? In front of several Congressional staff, Lee Culpepper and 3 staffers of WakeUpWalMart.com, including myself, our communications director, Chris Kofinis, and our political director, Buffy Wicks, Lee Scott personally accepted our principles for change letter in early February of this year. In fact, Mr. Scott personally thanked Ms. Wicks for the letter.
Following in Big Tobacco’s long tradition of half-truths and lies, it appears Bob McAdam is now advising Wal-Mart to adopt the same failed strategy. Since McAdam’s started at Wal-Mart, Wal-Mart has misled the public on its health care statistics, lied on its banking application, and falsely claimed it didn't know it was hiring illegal workers.
But, no matter how desperate Wal-Mart gets to try and salvage its declining public image, if Wal-Mart wants any credibility with the media, our political leaders or the American public, Wal-Mart will simply tell the truth.
Wal-Mart cannot become a better company by listening to the same man who made a career selling Big Tobacco’s “Big Lies.” If Lee Scott is truly serious about change, he should start by firing Bob McAdam.As Mr. McAdam learned the hard way, the American people will not tolerate another corporation lying to cover up the truth."
Click here to read the press release put out by WakeUpWalMart.com on the day the Lee Scott encounter happened.
Posted by Laura - May 23, 2006 03:41 PM - Hard to Believe