Haha. That was really funny how he changed his mind when he discovered how big of a profit cut he'd really have to take to make it kosher! As for the alleged declarations in synagogues that not eating pork is more important than keeping Shabbat - I have a feeling that the guy was quoted out of context or himself quoted other people out of context. It's possible that some rabbis said (though not in these words) that tactically it makes more sense to support Gaydamak in getting rid of pork than in forcing stores to be open on Shabbat.