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babsbunny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-11-09 08:30 PM
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Wal-Mart CEO signed petition calling for banning gay adoption
http://rawstory.com/08/news/2009/05/11/wal-mart-ceo-signs-petition-banning-gay-adoption/


By John Byrne

Published: May 11, 2009
Updated 13 hours ago


The chief executive of Wal-Mart, Mike Duke, signed a petition calling for the prohibition of same sex couples adopting in Arkansas, the company has confirmed.

First reported Apr. 30 as a signature on a petition that matched CEO Mike Duke’s address, the company confirmed that Duke had signed in a little-noticed statement late last week.

“I can confirm that Mr. Duke did sign the petition,” Wal-Mart said in a statement. “Also, Wal-Mart did not take a position on the ballot initiative.”

Arkansas voted to ban anyone “co-habitating outside of a valid marriage” from adopting children or becoming foster parents last November. Critics say it targets gay couples in particular, though it doesn’t specifically say “gay,” “lesbian” or “same-sex.”
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JerseygirlCT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-11-09 08:31 PM
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1. Too bad I can't start to boycott them now
I've already been doing it for years now!
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dgibby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-11-09 08:47 PM
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2. Is Mike Duke any kin to David Duke?
Both sound like the spawn of satan.
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