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Republican strategist, Terry Nelson, just struck out with first infuriating Canada's ambassador to the United States, next offending black voters in Tennesse and then most heinous of all--becoming a political liability for Wal-Mart (WMT).

The nation's biggest retailer cut all ties with the Republican strategist, originally hired to help shine up Wal-Mart's tarnished image after union and liberal group attacks.

After a commercial attacking Representative Harold E. Ford, Wal-Mart succumbed to pressure from Jess Jackson to fire Nelson while a union group threatened to run ads in Tennessee linking the retailer with the commercial.

The racial overtones angered the African-American community, who represent a large portion of Wal-Mart's customers and employees.

This is actually the second time Wal-Mar has needed to fire someone orignally hired to help with their reputation. In 2005, the company fired an Arizona spokesman after a newspaper ad he approved seemed to equate a local zoing proposal with Nazi book-burning.