On tuesday, August 22nd, Herman Cain published his inflammatory article comparing Democrats to Hezbollah terrorists. Within hours, Senator John Kerry and Congresswoman Rosa DeLaura issued strong statements in response.

Sen. Kerry said:

I won't stand for the 'Swiftboating' of working people and Democrats who ask tough questions of big corporations. Wal-Mart has a choice to make. Either denounce the unacceptable and offensive attacks made in their defense, or admit that they represent a proxy in Wal-Mart's lavish public relations war against its workers.

Make no mistake, those who push and prod Wal-Mart to be a decent corporate citizen are standing up for the American worker. Decent wages and affordable health care aren't too much to ask for from the largest employer in the United States. Fifty-four percent of Wal-Mart's employees are not covered under the company's health insurance plan and 46 percent of the children of Wal-Mart's employees are either uninsured or on taxpayer funded public assistance. That's over 700,000 Americans and their families who have been told by their employer they're on their own. Americans expect better than that from a company with $11 billion in profit and that's what this broad coalition is fighting for.

Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro responded:

Comparing the acts of Members of Congress to those of a terrorist organization is simply out of bounds. Mr. Cain's comments not only belittle the international crisis taking place in the Middle East today - they also imply that raising questions about whether America's largest employer should show more of a commitment to rising wages and a growing middle class is somehow unpatriotic. I would hope people see these comments for what they are: overheated rhetoric by a pro-Wal-Mart public relations campaign.

This is not the first time members of Wal-Mart's front group have come under fire. Earlier this month, Andy Young resigned as head of Working Families for Wal-Mart's national steering committee after making disparaging remarks about Jewish-Americans, Arab-Americans, and Korean-Americans.

Read this article from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution for more

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