The Altamont of Big-Box Store Capitalism

Temp worker trampled by mob trying to get into a Walmart on Black Friday. Walmart of all places.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/11/28/national/a080140S70.DTL

That kind of thing only used to happen at Who concerts.

Gimme Sales (to the tune of 'Gimme Shelter')

Oh, the economy is threatening
My holiday shopping today
If I dont get some credit
Oh yeah, Im gonna fade away

Walmart, shoppers, its just an exit away
Its just an exit away
Walmart, shoppers, its just an exit away
Its just an exit away

Ooh, see the downturn is sweepin
through all the box-stores today
Burns like a variable-rate mortgage
Ikea lost its way

Walmart, shoppers, its just an exit away
Its just an exit away
Walmart, shoppers, its just an exit away
Its just an exit away

Discounts, bargains!
They're just an aisle away
They're just an aisle away

Layoffs is threatning
My kids' Christmas today
Gimme, gimme a discount
Or Im gonna fade away

Discounts, bargains!
They're just an aisle away
They're just an aisle away



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> In a message dated 11/28/2008 2:09:12 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
> walker.cynthia@gmail.com writes:
>
> what a bunch of fucking pigs:
> http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/11/28/national/a080140S70.DTL