Wal-Mart and Michelle Obama: endorsing a corporation or endorsing healthy food?

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Michelle Obama joined Wal-Mart executives in Washington Thursday morning to announce "a major initiative to provide its customers with healthier and more affordable food choices," Wal-Mart said.

It's an unusual pairing: a first lady and a major corporation. As one of the largest food providers in the country, the initiative could have a significant impact on the standards of eating. However, Wal-Mart is also a corporation that many criticize for its anti-union policies and for taking market share away from smaller, more local shops. Obama previously sat on the board of a Wal-Mart vendor, resigning in 2007, days after her husband--then running for president--said he would not shop at the store.

Is this a match made in health-food heaven or a celebrity endorsement of a corporation?

From our Facebook page, readers have already started weighing in:

"Let's just say that if I was Michelle, I'd keep my distance from that company. They're evil, top to bottom. I've never spent a dime there and never will. When they learn how to treat their employees, maybe we can talk. Until such time, the Waltons got rich without my help and it will remain that way."georgia guidestones

"Wal-Mart is the largest grocery retailer in the country. It's a huge win to start with the company that can have the most influence on suppliers."

"I think it is a wonderful step to opening up access to healthy food to people of all incomes! All the other mass food stores need to follow WalMart's lead to REALLY create competition!"

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