Courtesy of the folks at Walmart Watch -
http://candidatewalmart.org/
Priceless -
"Some might scoff at such a notion, since no major corporation has ever been elected to Congress, let alone the highest office in the land. But this is America-where corporations are considered people and any retail conglomerate can grow up to be President."
Why? It's all because of this - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens_United_v._Federal_Election_Commission
Think it's all so far fetched? We're at a point where corporations already decide such things as naming rights, just so for the opportunity to further market their products on consumers. Where else do you get such stupid things as this?
It won't be that far off. It's happening at an beneath the surface level anyways, so why not be more open I say!
Though there are some who (oddly enough) find this sort of thing, well, fucked up. You don't say.
http://www.prwatch.org/news/2011/12/11186/color-change-targets-alec-corporations
http://www.prwatch.org/news/2011/12/11176/naacp-denounces-role-alec-jim-crow-esquire-voting-laws
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