Hunter S. Thompson and Wal-Mart

I really wish that Hunter S. Thompson could have seen Wal-Mart in all of its glory.  Especially the one that I frequent in West Palm Beach.  If you have never been here it is an area of crests and troughs.  Ghettos are interspersed with some of the most expensive real estate in the country.  Make a wrong turn and your life could very easily be threatened by a few gentlemen sporting a deadly weapon.

While shopping at Wal-Mart I began to people watch.  There are some really funny people there.  The demographic here ranges from poor white rednecks to very hood black people, hispanic immigrants,rich jews from New York, and A few college-joes like me.  The plethora of human debris walking around this place is entertaining.  I'ts like going to the circus.  You cannot make this stuff up, its priceless.  I am thinking about taking a camera in there next time.  My most common observation at Wal-Mart is the level of obesity the United States is experiencing.  There are a ton of fat people here, and all of them for sure shop at Wal-Mart, at least when I go.

I would have liked to hear Thompson's take on the whole scenario, his thoughts on the predatory nature of American Corporations as well as the assorted people dragging through its halls of retail glory.