The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck

In June, actor-comedian Tracy Morgan and others were struck by a Wal-Mart truck while in a limousine. They've gone on to file charges against Wal-Mart due to the injuries they suffered. At first, Wal-Mart seemed willing to take full responsibility for the matter, but in a court filing on Monday, the company appeared to go a different route. According to their filing, Wal-Mart believes the passengers' injuries were caused "in whole or in part" by their "failure to properly wear an appropriate available seatbelt restraint device." Unfortunately for Wally World, a report by federal transportation safety investigators disagree with their claim, for it stated that the driver of the Wal-Mart truck, Kevin Roper, was driving 65 mph in a 55 mph zone which had been lowered to 45 mph that night due to construction, and he had not slept for more than 24 hours at the time of the crash. Due to Wal-Mart's reaction, expect them to make the following excuses to fut...

Walmart has received a lot of criticism in recent years, in recent months especially, for the treatment of its workers. This is especially due to the low-wages Walmart employees are typically paid. The validity of this claim won't be painted in any clearer fashion than at a Canton, Ohio Walmart, where a holiday canned food drive is being held for its employees, so that they may enjoy Thanksgiving dinner. Oddly enough, even if the canned food drive is successful, many Walmart employees will have to work on Black Friday, which, oddly enough, will begin at 6 pm on Thanksgiving day. Walmart spokesperson Kory Lundberg had this to say about the drive: "This is part of the company's culture to rally around associates and take care of them when they face extreme hardships." How sad is that? It's part of the "company's culture to rally around associates and take care of them when they face extreme hardships"? How about the wild idea of taking care of them...

I've always felt out of place when stepping into a Wal-Mart. At times, especially if it's late, the place has presented me with the vibe of a drunken trailer party. There's a 97-year old greeter at the door waving like the queen and trying to say hello. As I walk about the store, mullets, overalls and buckteeth appear to be back in style. I hear more southern accents within the first five minutes than I'd heard over the previous year combined. Yes, right as I walk into a Wal-Mart, I typically feel more out of place than a nun at an orgy. For the first time in a while, a good friend of mine and I decided to take a late-night stroll in Wal-Mart. Neither of us care for the store, so we wanted to go late-night people-watching and have fun observing and poking fun at some items in the place. After walking around for approximately three hours, I have to say, Wal-Mart is a "different" kind of place. Like guns? Bow and arrows? Axes? Machetes which cost $6.88? Then...