And Walmart controls America's thoughts again

I swear that the power of Walmart to influence public opinion is mind-boggling to me. And all under the guise of trying to please their customer. I'm not saying that Walmart's major concern isn't to give its customer more reason to buy product it sells. But maybe in some minor cases like withholding a book, or a video, or a particular toy, or a CD, the choice is about what Walmart would like the world to believe in order for Walmart's business to increase. If a book came out that very specifically indicted Walmart for wrongdoing, and blasted it across the cover, would that book really be sold at Walmart? Do most of Walmart's customers actually go anywhere else to buy a book?

As much as I dislike the New York Post, I'll quote from their article since they broke this story. Only seems fair.
New York Post Online Edition: business:
ADD George Carlin to the ranks of rankled comedians whose books have been banned from Wal-Mart's shelves.

Publishing sources say the retail giant has returned about 3,500 copies of Carlin's 'When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?' Hyperion published the book on Oct. 12. It is currently No. 27 on the Amazon top-sellers list.

Carlin, known for his subversive comedy, addresses politics, religion and hygiene in the book. It's cover is a rendition of the Last Supper with Carlin pictured sitting next to Jesus' empty chair.
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Burk said Wal-Mart "didn't believe this particular product would appeal" to its consumer base. "These decisions always have to do with what we think our customers want to buy," Burk said.