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Beacool

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24. Your comment totally ignores the reality of the times.

Tue Apr 7, 2015, 03:21 PM

Apr 2015

In 1986, Sam Walton, the founder of Wal-Mart, had a problem. He was under growing pressure from shareholders — and his wife, Helen — to appoint a woman to the company’s 15-member board of directors.

So Mr. Walton turned to a young lawyer who just happened to be married to the governor of Arkansas, where Wal-Mart is based: Hillary Rodham Clinton.

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Fellow board members and company executives, who have not spoken publicly about her role at Wal-Mart, say Mrs. Clinton used her position to champion personal causes, like the need for more women in management and a comprehensive environmental program, despite being Wal-Mart’s only female director, the youngest and arguably the least experienced in business.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/20/us/politics/20walmart.html?pagewanted=all

Here's a photo of the "inclusive" Wal-Mart 1986 board of directors. All male and all white, except for Hillary.

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White House Staff Dishes on Clintons: Hillary Hit Bill With a Book, Crooks Had Open Door [View all] Capt. Obvious Apr 2015 OP

They should not be writing books like this bluestateguy Apr 2015 #1

How would that be enforced? Capt. Obvious Apr 2015 #4

Non-disclosure agreements such as are common among the famous and wealthy... Hekate Apr 2015 #46

Why? Codeine Apr 2015 #11

Because the President and his family leftynyc Apr 2015 #111

That's kind of how I feel Victor_c3 Apr 2015 #12

i do not think their freedom of speech should be amended. Agnosticsherbet Apr 2015 #28

This has nothing to do with freedom of speech and everything to do with good manners... Hekate Apr 2015 #47

As much as the Republicans would like it to be, the White House is not a private industry. Agnosticsherbet Apr 2015 #50

I'll bet you just can't wait for Chelsea's sonogram to be made public then.... Hekate Apr 2015 #57

Her kid was reading Das Kapital and burning an American flag, in the womb. Warren DeMontague Apr 2015 #64

First words: Mama, the pigs are coming! nt Hekate Apr 2015 #76

Medical records are protected by law. Your comment is ridiculous because Agnosticsherbet Apr 2015 #96

How about Hillary's emails? She "claims" wink nudge that the ones she withheld were "personal" Hekate Apr 2015 #99

Medical redords and information are covered by the HIPPA privacy rules. Agnosticsherbet Apr 2015 #100

What goes in the living quarters should remain private. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #86

And yet there are people here who claim it is their Constitutional "right" ... Hekate Apr 2015 #89

My point is this, memoires of famous and hose people who know the famous Agnosticsherbet Apr 2015 #98

Memoirs of people who were famous, or only near the famous Agnosticsherbet Apr 2015 #97

I dunno, I think I should know if a president is slipping state secrets to the cook. Scootaloo Apr 2015 #101

. DURHAM D Apr 2015 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author ronnie624 Apr 2015 #3

Thanks for posting this on DU. Beacool Apr 2015 #5

Is that your preferred site? Capt. Obvious Apr 2015 #8

No, but going by the RW talking points posted on this site Beacool Apr 2015 #9

Totally agree! workinclasszero Apr 2015 #60

At least one part smells like bovine scat. Buzz cook Apr 2015 #6

agreed cali Apr 2015 #7

That's typical disgusting RW slander. Did you get to the part where Janet Reno & Hillary are lovers? Hekate Apr 2015 #48

But, but, but HeiressofBickworth Apr 2015 #75

Very confusing, but oh yes, many will find that FOX can set them straight. smh Hekate Apr 2015 #77

But again I ask, if Hillary was so "sympathetic to working women", why didn't she do something closeupready Apr 2015 #10

Being on the Board of Directors doesn't allow you to run the corporation. Darb Apr 2015 #16

Right- she did NOTHING. Ineffective or incompetent. closeupready Apr 2015 #18

Your comment totally ignores the reality of the times. Beacool Apr 2015 #24

Tell it to Susan B. Anthony, Angela Davis, Andrea Dworkin or Gloria Steinem. closeupready Apr 2015 #26

Yeah, Hillary should have single handedly forced Sam Walton Beacool Apr 2015 #29

They sat on corporate boards and their mere presence magically changed policies?/NT DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #32

Actually, they were substantially "stymied by misogynist obstacles." Susan B. never got the vote. Hekate Apr 2015 #49

Great reply. Major Hogwash Apr 2015 #82

Really? Women's rights have come excruciatingly slowly. Hekate Apr 2015 #90

Thank you for the actual facts, Beacool. Sounds to me like she used her time there well Hekate Apr 2015 #45

She did what she could with what she had to deal with at the time. Beacool Apr 2015 #52

Prolly the same people who thought Obama had a magic wand up his sleeve... Hekate Apr 2015 #56

They don't understand the long view of 3 dimensional chess Capt. Obvious Apr 2015 #87

Aww, how sweet: a meme Hekate Apr 2015 #88

My meme trumped your meme Capt. Obvious Apr 2015 #91

Perhaps she's sympathetic to white collar working women, not the Marr Apr 2015 #44

and totally wrong....she was very sympathetic to them... VanillaRhapsody Apr 2015 #54

I honestly can't tell if you're being satirical or not. Marr Apr 2015 #74

No I am not being satirical....did you read it? VanillaRhapsody Apr 2015 #105

I think LittleBlue addressed your misunderstanding below very well. Marr Apr 2015 #108

No actually they did not.... VanillaRhapsody Apr 2015 #109

Ummmmmm do you know how board membership works? LittleBlue Apr 2015 #80

She made a total of $200,000 from those Boards of Directors from 1986 until 1991 VanillaRhapsody Apr 2015 #106

Your husband worked full time LittleBlue Apr 2015 #107

I think that's probably it. And there's nothing wrong with empathy; closeupready Apr 2015 #73

Wow....and I suppose you will proclaim you are the BETTER Democrat too VanillaRhapsody Apr 2015 #51

Brought to you from the daily beast. NCTraveler Apr 2015 #13

And the same outfit, also posted here on DU, who saw the now mysterious 'Snowden Squirm'. sabrina 1 Apr 2015 #14

I am a supporter of Clintons. NCTraveler Apr 2015 #21

Thank you for your thoughtful post. I no longer look at politicians in a personal way. I don't sabrina 1 Apr 2015 #41

the article was written by someone whose previous work does NOT scream "right wing reporter". KittyWampus Apr 2015 #39

OMG!!! I totally won't vote for Clinton now. zappaman Apr 2015 #15

Who is this author? And why? KMOD Apr 2015 #17

Oh, Wow! MineralMan Apr 2015 #19

^^^THIS^^^ Tom Ripley Apr 2015 #36

Thank you MinMan. The thing is utter garbage. nt Hekate Apr 2015 #55

I'll let the Clinton defend themselves. 99Forever Apr 2015 #20

The author is a Fox news producer, according to her bio. KMOD Apr 2015 #22

Word is, they trashed all the furniture and removed "Ws" from the keyboards LanternWaste Apr 2015 #23

Word also has it that they killed Vince Foster, Ron Brown and over 100 others. Beacool Apr 2015 #25

You win the thread! johnp3907 Apr 2015 #30

Your RW talking points are more appropriate for Free Republic Capt. Obvious Apr 2015 #33

Capt. Ironic: Word is Hillary is a lesbian. That is coming back, too & from the same source you used Hekate Apr 2015 #59

Link? Capt. Obvious Apr 2015 #84

I did not have access to the internet during the Bill Clinton administration, but I have a memory... Hekate Apr 2015 #93

I'm aware of that muck as I too have a memory Capt. Obvious Apr 2015 #95

Brought to you by Faux Snooze. Thank you so much. leftofcool Apr 2015 #27

Yep, the woman that wrote the book worked at one time as a Fox News producer. Beacool Apr 2015 #53

The Daily fucking Beast? trumad Apr 2015 #31

I remember this from the 2008 campaign. AtomicKitten Apr 2015 #34

I remember that book, too! Major Hogwash Apr 2015 #83

And it hits the news right before she announces. riqster Apr 2015 #35

So Hillary threw the book at Bill? Nye Bevan Apr 2015 #37

When is spousal abuse ever appropriate? InAbLuEsTaTe Apr 2015 #85

... DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #38

All heresay. But if it's true and this is the juiciest; they got nothing. Seems to have missed Fla Dem Apr 2015 #40

I remember a time on DU when horse shit like this didn't get posted as real. 6000eliot Apr 2015 #42

Try to remember DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #43

Huh. The Bush family sure is painted to be afully swell in this report. herding cats Apr 2015 #58

Seriously. The worst thing a Republican has apparently ever done is Dubya playing practical jokes. Warren DeMontague Apr 2015 #61

The Democrats are a bunch of potty mouthed, dysfunctional perverts the staff endured. herding cats Apr 2015 #62

It sounds like LBJ had an impeccably clean colon. Warren DeMontague Apr 2015 #63

. herding cats Apr 2015 #65

It was aimed at his hiney...It wasn't a water enema.../NT DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #66

HOW DO YOU KNOW? Warren DeMontague Apr 2015 #67

It said the jet was aimed at his hiney. It didn't say it was inserted into it via a hose... DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #68

Yeah, really paints a pretty picture, dont it? Warren DeMontague Apr 2015 #69

He would talk to his aides while he was on the can... DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #70

Um Hekate Apr 2015 #94

Reads like a RW Hit Piece Lil Missy Apr 2015 #71

TMZ? spanone Apr 2015 #72

Oh Looky here, it's on my local FOX affiliate nightly news! All charm and smarm... Hekate Apr 2015 #78

Jerome Corsi says . . . NBachers Apr 2015 #79

Hahaha!!!! I can see Reagan doing that! Major Hogwash Apr 2015 #81

So hilarious, always good to know what they have planned. Autumn Apr 2015 #92

"Crooks had open door." yallerdawg Apr 2015 #102

Who cares and who knows if this is the truth--frankly I don't care if Poppy & Babs were WI_DEM Apr 2015 #103

So, what was the title of the book? Tierra_y_Libertad Apr 2015 #104

The Residence Capt. Obvious Apr 2015 #110