Voter intimidation concerns hit Wyoming

[bathroommonkey76]

Source: Star-Tribune

Two brothers who own a chain of restaurants in Wyoming warned of canceled health insurance for managers, reduced hours for full-time employees and massive layoffs if President Barack Obama is re-elected and the Affordable Care Act remains intact.

Tim and Rob Woodward say they’re not the only proprietors to do so.

The Woodwards own Bagelmakers and Subway restaurants in Wyoming and Colorado. Tim lives in Laramie and Rob in Loveland, Colo. They presented a possible bleak future for their 41-restaurant chain and 341 employees in an op-ed piece published in the Laramie Boomerang, Oct. 24. Citing decreased earnings and minimal job growth if the ACA stands, the Woodwards vowed to terminate a majority of their employees by 2014, predicted more than $600,000 in penalties per year and expected to liquidate two-thirds of their restaurants because of additional costs if Obama wins Tuesday’s election.

The Woodwards support Republican candidate Mitt Romney and want the ACA repealed.

Read more: http://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/voter-intimidation-concerns-hit-wyoming/article_9fbcc887-8f4e-5287-a8be-fdfa1c850de8.html?comment_form=true

[eyewall]

1. stupid

[bathroommonkey76]

2. What is "stupid" about being threatened with tactics like these?

These small businesses and corporations need a swift kick in the a** to let them know that they can't win elections with these types of threats. T

[eyewall]

15. The Woodwards = stupid

What's worse is these guys actually believe their own bullshit.

[nc4bo]

3. They are the true definition of cowards and bullies. The scum of the country.

They just haven't realized it yet.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

4. Makes me wonder what kind of extravigant lifestyle these guys are leading for a small operation...

They probably have homes that look like they would belong to royalty and they own a handful of restaurants.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

5. Nice followup on this...

Laramie residents boycott local restaurants, accuse franchise owner of voter-intimidation
By Rebecca Martinez

Some Laramie residents have organized to boycott businesses owned by Tim Woodward, a local restaurant franchise owner.

Last week, Woodward and his brother Rob – the Woodwards operate franchises in Wyoming and Colorado – wrote an open letter in the Laramie Boomerang, saying they told employees that if President Obama is re-elected and the Affordable Care Act stands, he will be forced to cut hours and benefits to employees.

Will Welch, an administrator for the Facebook group “Say No to Voter Intimidation Food”, called the letter “craven and unnecessary”.

(more at link)

http://www.wyomingpublicradio.net/post/laramie-residents-boycott-local-restaurants-accuse-franchise-owner-voter-intimidation

[Sherman A1]

7. Excellent!

One hopes that this has an impact.

[PATRICK]

9. Self-fulfilling prophecy

Making sure they have something to blame on the election when they go out of business.

To boycotters: Let us get away with our intimidation tactics or we will have to close! I wish they would include themselves personally jumping off a bridge tied to a thousand pounds of unsold frozen food.

[The Last Democrat]

20. Good for them!

Boycott.

[Bigredhunk]

6. Don't Let The Door Hit Ya'

These 2 jerkoffs can close up shop and go to work at Mall-Wart where they won't be "hit so hard" by trying times. All of their employees will find work from other employers eager to hire in the coming months/years.

[Downwinder]

8. More doors that I will not darken!

[surrealAmerican]

10. If there is enough demand for sandwiches where they have locations ...

... somebody new will be selling those sandwiches, and employing just as many people doing so. If those employees can actually get medical care when they need it, it's an advantage to both the employees and the customers.

It makes me hope they will go out of business.

[stillcool]

11. Wyoming?

341 employees? Sounds like they really want to piss with the big dogs. Poor things.

[Dustlawyer]

12. To Republicans I say, UN-AMERICAN! I don't EVER want to hear a Republican bitch about

Dems being UN-American again! Especially over stupid shite like flag pins! I mean, REALLY?

[barbiegeek]

13. Add them to the list of d-bags

[EC]

14. Fine, if they want to put themselves out of business.

So even if the employees do vote for Rmoney or just don't vote and Obama wins anyway...they're screwed anyway.I wonder if Subway and Bagelmakers have franchise agreements that state they have to protect the name of the franchise from controversy since I'm thinking of emailing the Subway central office and asking them if they support this.

[Phillip McCleod]

16. thats a good idea (bringing the controversy to Subways corporate offices I mean) nt

[TrogL]

17. So they run their businesses so badly...

...that the slightest change is disastrous.

[olddad56]

18. If I worked for one of these dick-wads..

I would tell them what they wanted to hear until I found another way to feed my family. And I would voted for whoever I wanted.
These dick-wads won't know who any of their employees will vote for. They possibly pissed off so many of their employees that now the employees will be sure to vote against the Mittster.

[Aristus]

19. Who gives a shit about Wyoming?

Nobody lives there.

Rmoney can have the state's 1/10th of an electoral vote...