Look who’s working for Wal-Mart now
These latest developments shed light on a news story, first reported by Reuters, that CEO Lee Scott and Wal-Mart were developing a secret strategy to address the growing WakeUpWalMart.com grassroots movement. As part of Wal-Mart s new public relations strategy, Wal-Mart, through its public relations firm Edelman, has hired Mike Krempasky to help spread its public relations deception. Mike Krempasky is a right-wing blogger, founder of redstate.org, and the former political director for Richard Viguerie s American Target Advertising.
Recent work from these same folks:
>> USA Next is a Republican front group, but you wouldn’t know it from watching the news
>> FOX promoting pro-Bush seniors group USA Next
>YAWN
That reminds me, Oliver — how’s the Day Job at Media Matters going?
I’d make a pot/kettle reference, but I can write your “RACIST!” answer for you, so I’m not gonna bother.
J.