Wal-Mart wants to build a superstore on Washington's childhood home

[One Sweet World]

Wal-Mart has perfected the art of bullying local communities. Now they want to bully Fredericksburg, VA into building a Wal-Mart Cheap-Crap Super-Mega-Store on the site of George Washington's childhood home. When Fredericksburg said no, Wal-Mart threatened to build it on the site of a famous Civil War battle site.

Don't let Wal-Mart bully this community -- fight back against Wal-Mart.

[Why Syzygy]

1. 2nd link not working.

[Virginia Dare]

2. They're trying that again?

I thought that was shot down a couple of years ago. There are already big box stores all over hallowed ground in Virginia. What a pity if they get this through.

[wryter2000]

3. Smite them, President George W.

Rise up from your grave and rally the Continental Army. You beat the British. You can take the greed heads.

[GreenTea]

4. We voted against Wal-Mart 3 times- Probably the largest County in the US without a Wal-Mart!

Humboldt County, CA

[louis-t]

6. Sad thing is, you'll probably fight them again.

They have lots of attorneys and lots of time. They are like pit bulls. Eventually, they'll find a judge who will give in, over the wishes of the people.

[One Sweet World]

8. Good work

Awesome job fighting them. Any one who wants to join the good fight can do so at WakeUpWalmart.com!

[BrklynLiberal]

5. No Wal-Marts allowed in NYC!! :D

[madrchsod]

7. no walmarts in chicago

[Art_from_Ark]

9. Considering that Wal-Mart's "hometown" is a sprawl-at-any-cost

urban wannabe where the lovely Victorian house that Will Rogers considered his second home was razed and is now a fenced-off storage yard, where a stately 100-year-old church was razed to make way for a parking lot and another, unique Jeffersonian domed church dating from 1915 was razed to make way for a bank (talk about irony!), I'm not surprised at this.

[One Sweet World]

10. speaking of sprawl

Did you know that Walmart stores take up more square mileage nationwide than the entire island of Manhattan?