from the ny times this morning: wal-mart has given up efforts to locate a store in manhattan
it’s a free country and they are free to try to build in manhattan if they can.
and it’s a free country and manhattanites can do everything in their power to stop them.
and i’m glad they did. i hate frigging wal-mart. one of the things i love about new york is that there are so many mom-and-pop and local chain stores, and it’s easy to spend money knowing that money will stay in the local economy. you could live your whole life here and practically never spend money in the local outlet of a national chain. i don’t need wal-mart coming in and ushering those locals out of business.
especially with morons like lee scott in charge of the company:
During the questioning, Mr. Scott repeatedly referred to New York, but after the meeting a Wal-Mart spokeswoman, Mona Williams, called to say that Mr. Scott was referring to only Manhattan, not the entire city.
hey mr. scott, you freakin’ idiot. news flash. new york has five boroughs.
later in the article is this choice nugget:
Speaking about what he sees as snobbish elites in New York and across the country, Mr. Scott added, “You have people who are just better than us and don’t want a Wal-Mart in their community.â€
not better, mr. scott. probably just better informed.