Walmart wants its donations back from Hyde-Smith

[debatethis]

Debra Messing asked WalMart why they're supporting someone who wants to attend a lynching, and this is WM's response:

Replying to @debramessing @slpng_giants

Hi Debra. Completely understand your concern. Sen. Hyde-Smith’s recent comments clearly do not reflect the values of our company and associates. As a result, we are withdrawing our support and requesting a refund of all campaign donations.



We are truly living in the upside down when Wal-Mart is more principled than the GOP.

[secretlyevil]

I have no clue regarding the laws surrounding donations. It seems like once it's given, the recipient is under no obligation to return the money. Hopefully I am wrong. Sending out a tweet and following through are two different things though. If the company follows through, that's pretty amazing.

[debatethis]

Nov 20, 2018 10:46:12 GMT -5 secretlyevil said:

I have no clue regarding the laws surrounding donations. It seems like once it's given, the recipient is under no obligation to return the money. Hopefully I am wrong. Sending out a tweet and following through are two different things though. If the company follows through, that's pretty amazing.

Campaigns have to make refunds if requested: www.fec.gov/help-candidates-and-committees/taking-receipts-political-party/refunds-contributions/?fbclid=IwAR3JHb2urCa8Ov4BvizgtyX-g35vwh_lP_pjVy5XbHV5f3OkgG7APSmvBGQ

There were several instances in IL this year where candidates took money from people who shouldn't have been giving it (for a variety of reasons) and they all returned it, as well.

[WOT?*]

I have to wonder if they knew before the donations were made, since the donations were given after the comments, and they're requesting the refund (or at least publicly claiming to) only because a celebrity put them on the spot. Hyde-Smith has been racist for a while, after all.

ETA: rhetorical. lol.

[seeyalater52]

Nov 20, 2018 11:41:59 GMT -5 WOT?* said:

I have to wonder if they knew before the donations were made, since the donations were given after the comments, and they're requesting the refund (or at least publicly claiming to) only because a celebrity put them on the spot. Hyde-Smith has been racist for a while, after all.

I think it’s somewhat obvious they knew. On the other hand, I guess pulling the donations back is better than not pulling them back? Smallest victories. Walmart has always had a pretty trash record with political donations so this surprises me not at all.

[secretlyevil]

As proven multiple times. Wal-Mart is no pillar of corporate responsibility but hey, if they know they're under a constant microscope and thereby are forced to be better, I'm ok with that.

[secretlyevil]

ALSO WTH is up with the random hyperlinks being automatically added?

pixy0stix any idea?

[pixy0stix]

Nov 20, 2018 12:06:21 GMT -5 secretlyevil said:

ALSO WTH is up with the random hyperlinks being automatically added?

pixy0stix any idea?

EllieArroway said in another thread that it's a ProBoards issue. It's something she's been able to turn off before, but that option isn't there anymore.

[secretlyevil]

Nov 20, 2018 12:16:43 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

Nov 20, 2018 12:06:21 GMT -5 secretlyevil said:

ALSO WTH is up with the random hyperlinks being automatically added?

pixy0stix any idea?

EllieArroway said in another thread that it's a ProBoards issue. It's something she's been able to turn off before, but that option isn't there anymore.

Ohhhhhh....

[EllieArroway]

Nov 20, 2018 12:33:29 GMT -5 secretlyevil said:

Nov 20, 2018 12:16:43 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

EllieArroway said in another thread that it's a ProBoards issue. It's something she's been able to turn off before, but that option isn't there anymore.

Ohhhhhh....

Proboards is working with Viglink to try to correct the issue. In the meantime you can opt yourself out of Viglink to make it stop inserting links by following the instructions in this thread: support.proboards.com/thread/654153/

[Deleted]

In 2014, Hyde-Smith visited the Jefferson Davis museum and library. She posted a picture of herself on FB holding a rifle and wearing a Confederate hat, and she called it "Mississippi history at its best!"

JFC.

[shauni27]

Nov 20, 2018 13:28:01 GMT -5 @angryharpy said:

In 2014, Hyde-Smith visited the Jefferson Davis museum and library. She posted a picture of herself on FB holding a rifle and wearing a Confederate hat, and she called it "Mississippi history at its best!"

JFC.

I saw this last night. She is the worst.

[pixy0stix]

The MLB donated to her, too, and wants their money back. WTF is with sports orgs donating money?

www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2018/11/25/cindy-hyde-smith-mlb-wants-5-000-donation-back-wake-comments/2107659002/?fbclid=IwAR2A_szKJ9E2BJE9hflR_FYiC71qyvVZls1GYlIvle_Q0TrePk1kjS6YRnM

[starlily]

Accounting firm Ernst & Young also had made a donation to her and just requested a refund after public pressure.

[mbcdefg]

[Velar Fricative]

Nov 20, 2018 13:28:01 GMT -5 @angryharpy said:

In 2014, Hyde-Smith visited the Jefferson Davis museum and library. She posted a picture of herself on FB holding a rifle and wearing a Confederate hat, and she called it "Mississippi history at its best!"

JFC.

So the best of Mississippi history is that time when they lost a war? 

[bugandbibs]

I'm all for public pressure and not funding racist assholes, but what about the outrage towards some of the awful men in the GOP? There's a large dose of sexism here that's rubbing me the wrong way.

Admittedly, I'm really fed up with the double standard in society and could be reading into to this too much.

[cattledogkisses]

Nov 20, 2018 13:28:01 GMT -5 @angryharpy said:

In 2014, Hyde-Smith visited the Jefferson Davis museum and library. She posted a picture of herself on FB holding a rifle and wearing a Confederate hat, and she called it "Mississippi history at its best!"

JFC.

It sounds like this woman has a long history of awful behavior.  Why were these organizations donating to her in the first place?

Maybe don't donate to people with a history of racist behavior and then you won't have to ask for your donation back when they continue being a racist asshat?

[aliciabella]

Nov 25, 2018 20:40:03 GMT -5 mbcdefg said:

That's bumming to see Leidos on there figuring they run the Office of Civil Rights. Le sigh.

[ECB]

Nov 26, 2018 9:36:13 GMT -5 cattledogkisses said:

Nov 20, 2018 13:28:01 GMT -5 @angryharpy said:

In 2014, Hyde-Smith visited the Jefferson Davis museum and library. She posted a picture of herself on FB holding a rifle and wearing a Confederate hat, and she called it "Mississippi history at its best!"

JFC.

It sounds like this woman has a long history of awful behavior.  Why were these organizations donating to her in the first place?

Maybe don't donate to people with a history of racist behavior and then you won't have to ask for your donation back when they continue being a racist asshat?

I'm sitting here wondering if any of these companies actually research these candidates.  Or do they but then when only under the microscope do they "care"?

[mbcdefg]

Update: some companies still haven’t gotten their money back

www.cnn.com/2018/12/27/politics/cindy-hyde-smith-campaign-refunds/index.html

[secretlyevil]

I am not surprised so many have not received their money back. What I am surprised by are the companies that donated originally. It seems like an odd choice unless they were simply blanket donating to republican candidates up for re-election or for seats in jeopardy of flipping?

[karinothing]

Dec 28, 2018 9:22:55 GMT -5 secretlyevil said:

I am not surprised so many have not received their money back. What I am surprised by are the companies that donated originally. It seems like an odd choice unless they were simply blanket donating to republican candidates up for re-election or for seats in jeopardy of flipping?

I think most of them blanket donate. They might not have gotten money back yet because the campaign might not have the cash to give back. They are prob paying off creditors (and staff) before returning money.