Walmart "inspired by first lady Michelle Obama's campaign to fight childhood obesity"

[Still a Democrat]

Walmart, saying it was inspired by first lady Michelle Obama's campaign to fight childhood obesity, is stepping up to the plate, announcing on Thursday a five-year plan to lower salts, fats and sugars in thousands of its products, and dropping prices for healthy items.

They're not really likely allies.

After all, the White House and corporate America have had a fairly contentious relationship during the first two years of the Obama administration. Not to mention that Walmart, the world's largest retailer with billions in sales, doesn't need to adjust the product it puts on its shelves. And that's why the first lady's "Let's Move" campaign's collaboration with Walmart to offer healthier food is so surprising.

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http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/WorldNews/michelle-obama-walmart-join-forces-promote-healthy-eating/story?id=12723177

[Romulox]

1. EXTREMELY unseemly for a sitting first lady to be doing commercials for Wal Mart. nt

[katnapped]

2. "Contentious relationship"

:rofl:

[hatrack]

4. Not any more!

:puke:

[leveymg]

3. Walmart inspired by opportunity to use First Lady to push into new markets, destroy union shops

Not a seemly position for the wife of the head of the Democratic Party to be taking. This is a major blunder that will cost the Obamas when organized labor doesn't step up in 2012 as they did to get the man into the White House.

Not even all the dollars in China will buy his reelection.

[lame54]

5. less salt means more preservatives