This was no faux pas. In fact, Romney was talking to his base when he suggested that employers should make it very clear how their employees should vote…
Examiner
Mitt Romney, the presumptive Republican Party nominee, spoke to the National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) yesterday in a Tele-Townhall meeting, telling them to“make it very clear” to their employees who they should vote for in the November General Election. The NFIB has over 100,000 members nationwide.
“I hope you make it very clear to your employees what you believe is in the best interest of your enterprise and therefore their job and their future in the upcoming elections,” Romney said. “And whether you agree with me or you agree with President Obama, or whatever your political view, I hope you pass those along to your employees.”
Romney laughed, saying “nothing illegal” about informing your employees, even if it may be inferred as a threat to losing their jobs.
“Nothing illegal about you talking to your employees about what you believe is best for the business, because I believe that will figure into their election decision, their voting decision.”
The topics in the Tele-Townhall covered the Republican Party message of fewer regulations, tax cuts for businesses and less healthcare, referring to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which Republicans and media call “Obamacare”.
Mitt Romney again shows that he doesn’t care about anyone who actually works for a living as he instructs the NFIB to let all their employees know via a perceived threat, that their jobs may be in jeopardy if they don’t vote for Romney. And Mitt Romney laughed as he spoke to them about it.
Nevada has been hit hard with foreclosures and unemployment, so what is Mitt’s advice to Nevada members of the NFIB?” Make it very clear” that this November, you should vote for Romney because your jobs may be on the line.
This is the same man who said:
- “don’t try to stop the foreclosure process”
- “I am not concerned about the very poor”
- “I like being able to fire people”
- “Let Detroit go Bankrupt”
Mitt Romney, the “Everyday Joe”, loves America so much; he hides his money in foreign banks, in foreign countries.
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Stating it clearly and concisely, Scott Walker is a crook, period.
Sharron Angle: ‘Sometimes Dictators Have Good Ideas’
Huffington Post
Nevada Republican Sharron Angle — who fell short in her quest to unseat Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid earlier this month — found herself back in the spotlight on Wednesday after questionable comments she reportedly made towards the end of her campaign came to light.
“Sometimes dictators have good ideas,” explained the Tea Party darling at a private campaign event, according to Nevada political journalist Jon Ralston. At the Las Vas Sun, he writes, “Her staff fretted the line would get out. It did not. Until now.”
Angle, who developed a reputation for sparking controversy over the course of her campaign, reportedly made the remarks in arguing that the country’s Social Security system should be privatized. She cited right-wing dictator Augusto Pinochet and a system he implemented in Chile in 1981 to make her point.
Angle invoked the same reference over the summer. Ralston reports, “[She] had not used it since her staff shut her down. But that day, with no media there, saying her staff had warned her not to use it, she raised the Chile example again.”
The Nevada Republican’s position on Social Security repeatedly proved to be a stumbling block throughout her campaign. While Angle has taken a hiatus from the political realm since her defeat to Reid, she recently signaled her intention to make a roaring comeback. The Las Vegas Review Journal reports:
One day following Angle’s loss in Nevada’s midterm election, HuffPost’s Nick Wing reported on the possibility that the conservative firecracker could inject herself into the 2012 political mix. Whether a congressional or gubernatorial campaign, or a bid to unseat GOP incumbent Sen. John Ensign — who despite being embroiled in immense controversy stemming from a 2009 sex scandal recently signaled he intends to seek another term — it seems that for Angle, all options remain on the table.
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