Romney???
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Romney caught telling employers to tell employees how to vote. Caught on tape.
"In a June 6, 2012 conference call posted on the anti-union National Federation of Independent Business’s website, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney instructed employers to tell their employees how to vote in the upcoming election.
Romney was addressing a group of self-described "small-business owners." Twenty-six minutes into the call, after making a lengthy case that President Obama's first term has been bad for business, 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."
The call raises the question of whether the Romney campaign is complicit in the corporate attempts to influence employees' votes that have been recently making headlines. On Sunday, In These Times broke the news that Koch Industries mailed at least 45,000 employees a voter information packet that included a flyer endorsing Romney and a letter warning, “Many of our more than 50,000 U.S. employees and contractors may suffer the consequences [of a bad election result], including higher gasoline prices, runaway inflation, and other ills.” Last week, Gawker obtained an email in which the CEO of Westgate Resorts, Florida billionaire David Siegel, informed his 7,000 employees that an Obama victory would likely lead to layoffs at his company. This week, MSNBC’s Up with Chris Hayes unveiled an email by ASG Software Solutions CEO Arthur Allen in which he, too, warned employees that an Obama second term would spell layoffs.
In the June call, Romney went on to reassure his audience that it is perfectly legal for them to talk to their employees about how to vote:
"Nothing illegal about you talking to your employees about what you believe is best for the business, because I think that will figure into their election decision"
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If you can't win, make sure your buddies and corporate shitheads blackmail their own employees to vote for Romney under the notion of that they will get fired.
- these guys are unbelievable. What evil assholes and scum.. Wow.monolith
- I don;t see the issue. A business owner can make his case. Doesn't mean employees have to do anything but listen.ETM
- As well, Romney even said, "or whatever your political view". He didn't say "make your employees vite for me."ETM
- *vote
I dislike Romney, but this is a bit of a witch hunt, isn't it?ETM - I would guarantee the same thing can be found on liberal fronts as well.ETM
- Doesn't make it right. Just shy of voter intimidation in my book.aaux
- This is the republican dream though. Rich people tell poor people who to vote for.aaux
- EXACTLY..aaux.. that's what it really is.. they are threatening people's jobs on the tail of great recession and intimidate them to vote for Republicans.monolith
- them to vote for Republicans.monolith
- Vote is secret they can say whatever you will be alone when you voteernexbcn
- So campaigning is restricted to candidates. Aren't you trying to force your opinions on each other here, right now?ETM
- I call BS on this one. Unless I see proof that they are intimidating people, threatening jobs etc.,ETM
- ETM is making very good rational sense.whhipp
- One ceo said employees jobs would be on the line if Obama was re-elected. Simple it's intimidation. Here http://thinkprogress…chossy
- http://thinkprogress…chossy
- Nothing new. This has been going on for a long time: http://www.amazon.co…TheBlueOne