"Carlin's Book Gets the Boot"

[GreenPartyVoter]

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Wal-Mart, the nation's largest retailer, is not selling comedian George Carlin's best-selling new book, "When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops," in its stores because its cover makes fun of the "Last Supper," a spokesman for Carlin says.

But Wal-Mart spokeswoman Karen Burk said Thursday the book was not being stocked in Wal-Mart stores because the company felt it "would not appeal to a majority of our customers." She added Wal-Mart was selling the book online.

Burk said 3,500 copies of the book sent mistakenly to Wal-Mart stores had been returned to a distributor because they were not ordered.

Carlin spokesman Jeff Abraham said Wal-Mart did not like the book's cover that shows the comedian in the setting of Leonardo da Vinci's "Last Supper" sitting next to an empty chair where Jesus sits in the painting.

http://reuters.iwon.com/article/20041029/2004-10-29T150711Z_01_N28505674_RTRIDST_0_ODD-CARLIN-DC.html

[kokomo]

1. Didn't know da Vinci was a relgious figure. Can't parody artists?

WalMart is a right-wing religious company, so go figure!

[ElkHunter]

2. Fuck Wal-Mart...

...no good progressive worth his/her salt would shop there anyway.

[GreenPartyVoter]

3. Unless they are too poor to shop elsewhere. That happens sometimes

[Toots]

11. Oh my .........the Irony

:+

[ahem]

19. Well...

Progressives in some rural towns have little to no other choices. And what choices they did have are gone.

[Robbie67]

4. This ties in to the "Wal-Mart showing Fox on election day" story

People who would vote for Bush = People who would be offended by Carlin's book = People who shop at Wal-Mart

[George_S]

5. LOL, as if their shoppers care about any of that

[Cleita]

6. Well, since Wal-Mart isn't selling Jon Stewart's book

"America" either. It seems that they have appointed themselves the moral police. Doesn't the word censorhip mean anything anymore? I suppose all any one of us can do is not to shop there. I haven't in over a year, but I know that for many people, Wal-Mart is the only store around for miles.

[kokomo]

7. Leaves more shelf space for Tim La Hayes "Left Behind" series!

[Blue_Tires]

8. carlin for president!!!

he's the man

[lpbk2713]

9. Sorry Wally-world, but Carlin needs you

less than you need him. So go climb a rope.

[goforit]

10. OMG!!!!.....It's a Great Book!!!

[porphyrian]

12. Fuck wal-mart.

They're just another consumer junkie making piece of shit corporation anyway. Who gives a fuck what they think?

[Mr_Spock]

13. Boycott WalMart!!!

Why shop there - make them pay!

[natrat]

14. HAVE YOU TOLD 2 FRIENDS TO BOYCOTT WALLMART TODAY?

[high density]

15. So much for the Righties and their free speech

"We must allow Sinclair Broadcast Group to participate in electioneering!"

"We must ban books we don't want from Wal-Mart!"

[Polly Glot]

16. But it's okay to sell it online!

"But Wal-Mart spokeswoman Karen Burk said Thursday the book was not being stocked in Wal-Mart stores because the company felt it "would not appeal to a majority of our customers." She added Wal-Mart was selling the book online."

Effing hypocrites.

[Mr. Blonde]

17. WalMart loves to censor

can't buy a cd that isn't edited there either.

[Abelman]

18. I quit

Shopping there years ago.

http://www.walmartwatch.com

I think that's the site. I hate that fucking place.

[OSX]

20. Wall Mart...Go Figure...