In audio of a conference call, Mitt Romney can heard instructing employers on how to tell their employees who to vote for, and the consequences to their job if Obama wins.
Here is the full audio:
UPDATE:
Here’s the audio cued to the statement’s time.
According to the Working blog at In These Times, Romney said, “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. And whether you agree with me or you agree with President Obama, or whatever your political view, I hope, I hope you pass those along to your employees.”
Thanks to Citizens United, these kind of scare tactics are legal, and they should sound familiar. Employers have been using these same kinds of threats to keep unions out of the workplace for decades.
It isn’t a coincidence that in recent weeks there have been a rash of Romney supporting billionaires warning of layoffs if Obama wins.
ASG President and CEO Arthur Allen warned his employees, “We have been able to keep ASG an independent company while still growing our revenues and customers. But I can tell you, if the US re-elects President Obama, our chances of staying independent are slim to none. If we fail as a nation to make the right choice on November 6th, and we lose our independence as a company, I don’t want to hear any complaints regarding the fallout that will most likely come. I am asking you to give us one more chance to stay independent by voting in a new President and administration on November 6th. Even then, we still might not be able to remain independent, but it will at least give us a chance. If we don’t, that chance goes away.”
Westgate Resorts CEO David Siegel told his employees, “The economy doesn’t currently pose a threat to your job. What does threaten your job however, is another 4 years of the same Presidential administration. Of course, as your employer, I can’t tell you whom to vote for, and I certainly wouldn’t interfere with your right to vote for whomever you choose. In fact, I encourage you to vote for whomever you think will serve your interests the best.”
The Koch Brothers also threatened 45,000 Georgia Pacific employees, “If we elect candidates who want to spend hundreds of billions in borrowed money on costly new subsidies for a few favored cronies, put unprecedented regulatory burdens on businesses, prevent or delay important new construction projects, and excessively hinder free trade, then many of our more than 50,000 U.S. employees and contractors may suffer the consequences, including higher gasoline prices, runaway inflation, and other ills.”
All three messages to employees have one thing in common. They warn that a vote for Obama could cost a person their job, and we now know that this coordinated scare campaign is being run through the Republican nominee for president.
With Romney continuing to trail President Obama, the right wing millionaires and billionaires are worried that their multimillion dollar investment in Mitt Romney, Candidate Inc. might be turning into a bust. Despite their best efforts, and literally hundreds of millions of dollars in dark money ads, Obama continues to lead. They needed to do something to turn up the heat, so the message is vote for Mitt Romney or lose your job.
Mitt Romney wants America to believe that he cares about the middle class, and if you don’t believe that, you could lose your job.
Because nothing says democracy like the threat of being fired if you exercise your right to vote for the candidate of your choosing.
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Reynardine
Oct. 17th, 2012 at 10:23 pm
Somebody near Mitt Romney just hates him, for all this to be coming out, and it’s either someone he trusts, or some flunky whose humanity he doesn’t think about enough to distrust.
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Shane
Oct. 18th, 2012 at 4:21 pm
Work is one thing but I actually had a baptist pastor tell me that voting for Obama in 2008 was like voting for Satan. Obviously that church is no longer a place I go, however think of how many of these people use their scare-tactics in other settings to manipulate the vote. It is a damn shame. Wake up America and stand for what is right even if it is not popular.
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sachet
Oct. 19th, 2012 at 3:19 pm
What an evil thing for someone to say, and to think a pastor said it. I am glad you left that church. Good for you.
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terry
Oct. 17th, 2012 at 10:24 pm
so this is what is meant by an ‘October surprise’
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Sally
Oct. 17th, 2012 at 10:45 pm
Wow. We knew the GOP was crooked and heartless, butto threaten employees? If I were one, and could get out, I would. I would refuse to work for someone who threatens me for my political beliefs. What a bunch of selfish SOBs belong to the GOP.
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Sharra R
Oct. 18th, 2012 at 10:52 am
The problem with the job thing is that now, with job shortages personal debt it is really hard to get out. One can vote conscience, but one must be able to lie straight-faced to an employer like these….. LOGIC says that the employer is not going to just fold up and quit, they are too attached to the big $$$$ at upper levels. On the week to week workers’levels it is a lot more scary! Sadly some will go along, and then jobs will get outsourced anyway!
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A Walkaway
Oct. 18th, 2012 at 11:02 am
If people could be so lucky.
Getting threats is one thing, physical abuse, however…
They do it. I’ve got the scar to show.
If people are poor, they don’t have any choice… leaving their job is not an option (one week without pay means homelessness). Most employers also make it difficult-to-impossible to find another job. Shoot, some deliberately try to make going to school very difficult! (The stories of having work scheduled during an exam or extra hours when a major paper is due are very common.)
When the biggest homeless “recovery program” in the area teaches their “Clients” to tolerate whatever abuse comes their way in order to keep their job… threats don’t even register on the radar.
(The way I heard it put one time was that if a Democrat wins, the business “environment” will go downhill and might put the owner out of business. Hint – vote Democrat, you put yourself out of your job. Blame on top of threat.)
Maybe it’s an area thing, but threats and pressure from your employer is very common – at least in my experience.
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Melvin W Whitlock
Oct. 18th, 2012 at 11:18 am
Whoaaaaa! Mr. Koch. So, what was the reason you laid off North Carolina Georgia Pacific workers in 2008, before President Obama was elected? And you still haven’t called them back to work…and the majority of them did not even get a severance package. Come on now. Are not you the same CEO who laid off your workers without the mandatory 60 day notice, and had to back track and give them 60 days worth of benefits two years later. Your company should have been investigated for it’s unlawful practices. This is not an endorsement for President Obama. This is an endorsement for the truth. Guess what the Christmas bonus was? A picture card of Mr. Koch’s happy family, in their beautiful home, smiling all the way to the bank. Mr. Koch, you need to take that money you are throwing at Mr. Romney’s campaign and open up some more jobs for people who want to work. It’s time for these companies to stop threatening their workers with layoffs and do something to help build moral among their employees. I don’t care who is in the white house…it’s time employers stood up for the good of the people who helped make them a success. No, you did not build it yourself. I don’t care how many companies you start or managed…if you build it and they don’t come…you are not going to be successful. I don’t care how good your product is.
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Mark Brewster (@1dangerouself)
Oct. 17th, 2012 at 11:15 pm
I WANT my employer to threaten — directly or indirectly — my job based on who wins the election. To make a long story short, I will be a co-owner.
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A Walkaway
Oct. 18th, 2012 at 11:06 am
Not likely. What will happen is that it will be your word against a rich man, and the police/judge/whatever ALWAYS takes the word of a rich man over an employee (been there, done that). They also have a habit of getting “friends” to perjure themselves… testifying that it never happened when they weren’t even there (heard of it a few times).
(Laugh) even with proof that the rich business owner was stealing from said employee, the judge will still take their word over the employee’s word of threats or violence.
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dem9586792844592
Oct. 17th, 2012 at 11:36 pm
Is Romney a skunk, or what?
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Sandra
Oct. 18th, 2012 at 12:06 pm
Well we shouldn’t be surprised by this video, we already know this man is from the sewers based on his business history. One has to be really desparate to suggest to his business’ friends that they threathen their employees with job losses if they vote PO. Who low will these people go. If I were one of those employees, I would vote PO just out of spite. They aren’t going to loose their jobs, this is just to threaten because they have the power. The sad part is that these people are probably making minimum wage without any benefits and health insurance.
‘Whatsover you do to the least of my people, so you do unto me.’ Jesus Christ
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SinghX
Oct. 17th, 2012 at 11:44 pm
American workers don’t roll over that easily when a big, cheap, cigar tapping “boss hog” over-lords start threatening their rights and impose their will via some kind of blackmail…everybody know it’s an empty threat. They’re not going to shut anything down or fire anyone over an election because they are making profits and will continue to do so…American workers know greedy bastards when they see them and will just do what they always do–shine them on, then and sabotage them every chance they get! Payback is a bitch…
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A Walkaway
Oct. 19th, 2012 at 11:06 am
I wish some of those “American Workers” would start working for the corporations in this area. Of course, they’d probably ship the jobs to China while citing “bad business environment!”.
Maybe some of the rich b*st*rds around here would start learning that they have to treat working people like human beings – like allowing chairs in the working area, and not requiring that people squat or kneel to do things like precision welding. Maybe they’d learn that locking the bathrooms outside of “break time” isn’t acceptable, or firing someone because they got sick is wrong.
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Neil
Oct. 18th, 2012 at 12:12 am
Well they started out with voter suppression and now they are trying to suppress free will.Got news for you bunch of rich goobers,that never works.
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Peter Hockley
Oct. 20th, 2012 at 12:28 am
And tends to end in revolution!
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Jess
Oct. 18th, 2012 at 12:34 am
Who votes down for these comments???
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Steve
Oct. 18th, 2012 at 2:28 pm
Mitt Romney is the one reading these and voting thumbs down.
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David Hinson
Oct. 18th, 2012 at 12:40 am
very dangerous climate, the kind of stuff that get powerful people into the middle of a revolt, the reason for a revolt. i have this blessing/curse- an I.Q. 3 standard deviations above the norm, too smart for my own good, several talents but not much that resulted in high rewards.
however, i can almost predict what’s coming, 3 scenarios, and 2 are bad, the other slightly better, but only slows the inevitable.
our last civil war had lines drawn, what’s coming will be horrific. a tropical beach is sounding better all the time. believe me i have tried many times to reason, but they really cannot help themselves. their minds do not belong to them anymore. the problem[s] that has created this now living breathing monster will only be delighted to watch neighbors and families kill each other.
i am just too damn old. dilemma- exit stage left, or sacrifice myself in the 1st wave.
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Jack Frost
Oct. 18th, 2012 at 12:42 am
You seriously expect me to listen to this guy for 30 minutes?
How about posting the timestamp with the important bit that is alluded to in the headline?
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lynnscards
Oct. 18th, 2012 at 1:53 am
LOL I agree. I am like omg he is putting my ass to sleep. Over and over and over the same crap, egads if he was listening to someone else like this he would fire them.
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rod
Oct. 18th, 2012 at 2:37 pm
they did!, the second audio track only talks the last few minutes..
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Anne
Oct. 18th, 2012 at 12:42 am
Just when I think Willard Romney can’t do anything else to make me think less of him, he outdoes himself. The fact that he would threaten the livelihoods of workers in order to rig the system in his favor further cements his reputation as an ambitious, ruthless conniver who will stop at nothing to win. It doesn’t matter how secretive he is about things he would do if he shoud win, because he is showing us his true colors. We have enough information about him to know exactly who he is.
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Reynardine
Oct. 18th, 2012 at 12:49 am
Next comes the part where Mitt uses a toddler as a shield between himself and an assassin’s bullet.
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SinghX
Oct. 18th, 2012 at 7:31 am
…um, I would think it more convenient for him to grab one of his wives, a son, a staffer…someone more his size.
He’s not capable of doing much else but being a well-trained salesman (no offense to any sales people anywhere who actually help provide a real service). Mittens doesn’t understand that no means no…we don’t want what he’s selling. He’s just doing what he’s trained to do; go around and close the deal no matter what it takes…sort of like the car salesman
in “Fargo”.
Where’s Margie when yah need’er…
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Bob Phillips
Oct. 18th, 2012 at 1:07 am
Wow! I didn’t THAT coming. ( Feigning surprise, now.)
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mjh
Oct. 18th, 2012 at 1:57 am
Well — I know now whose lead Deadbeat Dad Joe Walsh was following . . .
Rep. Joe Walsh: Tell your employees to vote Republican or they could be out of a job
“If you run, own, or manage a company, tell your employees! What was the CEO this week that said, if Obama is reelected, I may have to let all of you go next year? If Obama’s reelected, if the Democrats take Congress, I may not be able to cover your health insurance next year. If there’s ever a year where people who run, manage, and own their companies are going to energize their employees, it better be this year. We’re up against it.”
With video: http://thepoliticalcarnival.net/2012/10/17/video-rep-joe-walsh-tell-your-employees-to-vote-republican-or-they-could-be-out-of-a-job/
The voters of Illinois need to ensure Deadbeat Joe is laid off . . .
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Tina
Oct. 18th, 2012 at 2:29 am
First why in the world do we have to listen to all his rhetoric before the actual statement?
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mjh
Oct. 18th, 2012 at 2:34 am
I wonder has it ever occurred to Arthur Allen, David Siegal, or the Kochsucker Brothers that all these job losses they’re threatening will only INCREASE the unemployment rate they’ve been screaming about for the past four years?
Oh, what am I saying . . . of course not, for three reasons:
1. teabagging rightwingnut repubs aren’t capable of thinking that far ahead
2. they’ll just blame Obama anyway
3. if Rmoney gets in office, they’ll be too busy wanting to profit from the Iran invasion to be concerned with the unemployment rate
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mjh
Oct. 18th, 2012 at 2:55 am
With Romney continuing to trail President Obama, the right wing millionaires and billionaires are worried that their multimillion dollar investment in Mitt Romney, Candidate Inc. might be turning into a bust.
True dat.
Which is why my biggest fear is that some of these rightwing multi-millionaires and billionaires may decide, after President Obama wins, to hold some secret meetings in an undisclosed location, where they’ll reenact the 1973 movie “Executive Decision” (google it; you’ll understand what I’m talking about.)
I wouldn’t put it past them. As evil and power-hungry as they are, they may figure if they couldn’t get Obama out of their White House by either election or voter suppression, they just might try something more sinister.
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mjh
Oct. 18th, 2012 at 2:57 am
Sorry, meant “Executive Action” . . .
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_Action_%28film%29
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Reynardine
Oct. 18th, 2012 at 9:53 am
Do you know, I tried to follow your link, and it got strangely diverted, so I hand- searched the movie.
I was twenty-nine when that came out…and I never knew it had come out, the thing was quashed so fast. Interesting that such a well-known star as Burt Lancaster appeared in such a low-budget movie. I admit I was picturing a scenario along the lines of Seven Days in May, with no guarantee the good guys would win. But let us think further. In advance of the Pinochet coup, spray-painted inscriptions appeared on the walls in Chile: “Jakarta is coming”. I have found myself scanning walls for, “Santiago is coming”…
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jlw
Oct. 18th, 2012 at 3:18 am
I get so sick and tired of hearing Romney’s never ending distortion of truth voice. I am against Romney’s hidden underlying ideology and two-faced self. I am thankful for President Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, Hillary and all of Obama’s administration. I yes support Obama’s ideology. Romney is used to hiding the truth, he is a champion deceiver, I would not vote him in as anything, anytime, anywhere. Yes, Romney and the republicans will blame Obama for anything. Romney and his campaign have been taking Obama truth and successes and twisting them into lies to try to deceive, and turn voters against Obama for the past 18 months. Foul Play. Super Pacs are mental cruelty, they should be out-lawed. Shame on Romney and his people for making it law and using them constantly. There is no way I would ever vote for the deceiver, Romney. Romney will destroy our constitution, democracy, the American dream, and make it impossible for any child to get a great education with his neighborhood schools, forced segregation, and moving all cost and decisions to the states. It will be impossible for young adults and adults to get a higher education with cuts to 1 million students on pell grants. I am against Romney and the republicans trying to cut bargaining rights to the knees, removing them completely. I am for and thankful for Obama’s SUCCESSFUL POLICIES, keeping our God given rights, and the American Dream attainable without extreme wealth. I trust Obama, and I want to Keep Moving Forward.
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erb816
Oct. 18th, 2012 at 3:47 am
I listened to the cited quote in the video, and honestly, it doesn’t sound like Romney is endorsing or encouraging employers to threaten / browbeat their employees in any way. It sounds like he’s urging them to explain to their employees what would be in the best interest of the company and their jobs (which, in his eyes, is his plan for the presidency), and then he connects this relationship to that of a parent and children.
While I do not care for Romney at all, and have no desire to see him become President, I do have to say that his remarks – particularly his closing remarks – are being heavily misconstrued. He is not advocating that employers threaten their employees – all the recent cases of that happening are due to a$$hole whackjob employers, not Romney himself.
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Shiva (Moderator)
Oct. 18th, 2012 at 5:36 am
You might want to spread out a little, this is all over the web now
isnt it funny that after this talk employers started sending the emails and memos to employees to vote GOP?
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Jason Chen
Oct. 18th, 2012 at 6:51 am
The mere suggestion that if they vote OBAMA that employees will lose jobs and benefits and employers will have to close shop is extortion, and you don’t see it. Open your eyes. It’s attempt at voter suppression, it’s illegal. When is the DOJ going to put a stop to the GOP’s illegal activities? Oh I forgot; the Supreme Court has Clarence Thomas on the bench. The African American Justice who is DIPICTED as a womanizer, during confirmation hearings and a tea baggers on the bench. State officials tell Virginia Thomas that her conservative advocacy group, Liberty Central Inc., must comply with a law that requires registration before seeking donations.
By Kathleen Hennessey
Virginia consumer-protection officials have warned the wife of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas that her advocacy group is improperly soliciting contributions in the state.
The GOP Tea Bagger’ break the law at every corner because they think they live under different set of rules. Thomas’ wife is a big fan of Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, and all the other Right-wing nut jobs on the extreme fringe. She is an right -wing extremist and her husband Justice Clarence Thomas is influenced by her right -wing thinking and agenda when he decides on cases.
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Sandra
Oct. 18th, 2012 at 12:13 pm
I didn`t listen to all of it, it was sickening but that`s the underlying message. When since Boss`discuss politics with their staff and explain what one specific candidate will do for them? That’s intimidation and subverting employees’ freedoms to decide for themselves.
It’s a subtle way of telling employees that I want you to vote for my candidate or else.
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clarence swinney
Oct. 18th, 2012 at 7:35 am
Ye! I am worried that we rank #4 on Inequality in oecd.
I am worried that 10% own 73% net wealth—83% financial wealth–get 50% individual income.
I am worried We borrowed 15,000B since 1980 that went to help them get much richer.
I am worried when one family has more wealth than 90% of families
I am worried when 70,000,000 get 14% of individual income.
I am worried when we borrowed 1100B in fiscal 2012 and taxed only only
only 17% of out Total Income. Why borrow when we have so much money??? Tells you why we rank behind Chile And Mexico As Least taxed in oecd nations
Obama will end 4 years increasing spending by 8.6% to Bush 90% in 8.
(Bush 1830 to 3510) (Obama 3510 to 3800)
Must tax wealth much higher must must must they have most of the $$$$
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Cheryl
Oct. 18th, 2012 at 7:40 am
Romney is asserting his CEO attitude. He stinks to the high heavens. There is no end to his sliminess.
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j
Oct. 18th, 2012 at 8:13 am
romney , it is said, will do anhything to get elected, he will ride roughshod over people, lie and cheat.I have no doubt that the repubs will try to rid the election with voter suppression and if this does not seem to be working, I keep thinking back to the 2004 election when they had called it for Kerry, we went to bed and woke up hearing that Bush had been re-elected. Votes had appeared in Ohio to put Bush over the top. Can anyone ever forget about the computer hacker that was going to testify about how he did it by flipping votes – he died a mysterious death on the way to testify, in a small plane crash in a plane that had been certified 100% safe shortly before and no-one ever found a reason for it to crach!
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kfreed
Oct. 18th, 2012 at 9:03 am
Romney’s not interested in entrepreneurs aside from those whose companies are ripe for “harvesting” for profit (speaking of a hostile environments).
Mitt Romney, Bain founder…
“NEW ROMNEY VIDEO: In 1985, He Said Bain Would “Harvest” Companies for Profits”
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/09/1985-romney-bain-harvest-firms-profits-video
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dem9586792844592
Oct. 18th, 2012 at 9:40 am
Gee, let’s bring back the plantations! I want my boss telling me how to vote, or maybe take away my vote altogether. I deserve to be whipped if I’m not working quite hard enough. I know it’s all in my best interest. Let him determine what and how much I’m allowed to eat. These sorts of choices are too complicated for someone like me. The boss has every right to start meddling with my wife, sell my kids to some other plantation. Heck, some of my kids already look like him.
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A Walkaway
Oct. 18th, 2012 at 11:16 am
There was an editorial in the newspaper on October 12 about a company pressuring the employees (7000 strong) here in Florida to vote Republican.
http://www.theledger.com/article/20121012/EDIT01/121019802/1036/edit?Title=Politics-Vs-Jobs-Strong-Arm-Boss-Bullies-Over-Votes
I wonder if the recorded audio came before or after the incident in the link.
This behavior is common. They expect the pressure of economics (the threat of possibly being made homeless) will keep their employees in line. Just as they’ve done for way over a hundred years in this country.
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Justin
Oct. 18th, 2012 at 12:22 pm
God, listening to this guy is like getting my fingernails pulled out in a North Korean prison camp. How about the timestamp for the interesting bit?
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JohnJeremyVines
Oct. 18th, 2012 at 12:41 pm
If the boss is threatening your job over how you vote, it’s just a matter of time before you’re fired anyway; could be for any reason or for no reason.
May as well vote your conscience (wherever that may lead you) and polish the CV.
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A. Marie
Oct. 18th, 2012 at 1:43 pm
Wow…and to think people call President Obama a communist! Taking away basic rights by threats and fear to survive. Geeze. Sounds like a form of communism to me. Romney is one scary guy!!
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Mrs. Thing
Oct. 18th, 2012 at 2:07 pm
Wait–read those statements again, people. Nowhere in them does anyone say, “Vote for Romney or you will be fired.” They say that if Obama is re-elected, the economy will go to hell and everyone will be out of work. I’m not a Romney supporter, but this article misrepresents the statements made by him and by the employers.
Personally, I think employers should mind their own damned business and stay out of their employees’ personal lives. But if they want to express themselves this way, they have the right to free speech.
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JohnJeremyVines
Oct. 18th, 2012 at 2:22 pm
No boss is going to come right out and say, “Vote for so and so or you’re fired.” Nor did Romney come right out and say they should.
They did, however, imply it in such a way as to make it very easy to read between the lines.
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A Walkaway
Oct. 19th, 2012 at 11:19 am
It’s become legal for them to micromanage your lives away from work. If you write anything critical, or do things the company disapproves of, they can fire you and get away with it. They’ve even gained some rights on dictating how you dress and your appearance away from work! (Not to mention the bigoted attitudes against beards or long hair for men, comfortable clothes or short hair for women, etc..)
Of course, then there are all of the unethical and immoral ways of hurting people (like harassing and then firing them for being American Indian/Black/Whatever minority comes to mind, and then claiming it was because of “bad attitudes” or whatever on the job).
If I choose to smoke a pipe at home, that’s my business. If I choose to eat meat (or not), that’s my business. If I choose to go to a liberal church (worse, a Unitarian Universalist church), that’s my business. It’s past time we pushed the corporations, the damned “Good Christians”, and the rich back and tell them that they have no more rights than we do!!!
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AverageJoe
Oct. 18th, 2012 at 6:24 pm
Let this guy know what you think:
Arthur Allen, CEO of ASG Software Solutions.
Email his public relations contact: nho@asg.com
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Mom2KidsDog
Oct. 18th, 2012 at 7:43 pm
Does anyone really believe these guys when they say their business will go down the tubes if Obama is elected. These guys are all about making money, hand over fist, at the expense of anyone who gets in their way. I don’t think an Obama 2nd term is going to do anything to deter the greed.
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A Walkaway
Oct. 19th, 2012 at 11:24 am
If President Obama is re-elected, and we can get the damned Republicans out of the way, then we CAN curb the greed and excesses of the rich and corporations.
We need regulation!!! The Republicans have blocked every decent bit of legislation that brings the greed back under control. They’ve blocked every attempt to force the rich to pay their fair share. They’ve even encouraged the greed!
Plus it will prove to the bigots that the old days of racism need to be taken off their life support and be buried. The racists need to be buried in the past where they belong, and not allowed to continue their hate for innocent and good people.
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Gary Vaughn
Oct. 18th, 2012 at 9:09 pm
Jason, I sincerely hope that you forwarded this to all the News stations, even Fox, and we know it is not news, and they would never air this.
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Inez
Oct. 18th, 2012 at 10:06 pm
tHREATENING ONE’S LIVELIHOOD IS A TERRORISTIC THREAT ,,,,,,how can tell for whom you have voted if it’s machine not paperballot? The Kock brothers have been polutors and have been paying the penalty forthat. The Department of Justice has to intervene in a Civil Rights case, of which the job threat is one. The Attorney General has to go public with admonition against these threats…Holder, now is achance to get even with those(GOP) who tried to make you responsible for Fast and Furious….
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Barry
Oct. 20th, 2012 at 6:18 pm
I liken it to coercion. It is a subtle threat. It may be ok to express an opinion but if an employer asks who they voted for then that is a question that should be illegal to ask in a work environment. It is none of their business !!
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Jersey
Oct. 28th, 2012 at 10:20 pm
These tactics should not scare employees. Voting is personal and confidential. Go to the polls and vote as you believe. Your employer can’t ask nor can they do anything about the choice you make.
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