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uponit7771

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22. DING DING DING potd

Reply to Bonhomme Richard (Reply #11)

Mon Jan 9, 2012, 03:08 PM

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Romney: "I Like Being Able To Fire People " [View all] bigtree Jan 2012 OP

Probably gets off on firing people liberal N proud Jan 2012 #1

He got pretty good at it at Bain Capitol! Along with pocketing the $$$$$$$...............n/t Rectangle Jan 2012 #24

ROMNEY .... NEEDS TO FIRE HIMSELF trueblue2007 Jan 2012 #38

People can already buy their own insurance instead of going through their companies subterranean Jan 2012 #2

also the insurers are exempt from antitrust laws Enrique Jan 2012 #6

I was going to say gratuitous Jan 2012 #8

Yes. JDPriestly Jan 2012 #17

"...knows what it's like to fear getting a "pink slip"" Wait Wut Jan 2012 #3

This is their version of Mr. Electable BeyondGeography Jan 2012 #4

At his private school, did the civics class skip the part how Congress is not FailureToCommunicate Jan 2012 #5

"He's like a combination of Dorothy's companions: no brains, no heart, coalition_unwilling Jan 2012 #31

Thanks. FailureToCommunicate Jan 2012 #36

And I like being able to not hire wealthy, malevolent 1% frat boys for the position of POTUS. Zorra Jan 2012 #7

We know you do! WI_DEM Jan 2012 #9

That is why no level of collectivism is tolerable, he is better than everyone else, and more discern WingDinger Jan 2012 #10

There's a big difference between firing people and changing suppliers Mitt. Bonhomme Richard Jan 2012 #11

excellent point. barbtries Jan 2012 #13

+ 1000 JDPriestly Jan 2012 #18

DING DING DING potd uponit7771 Jan 2012 #22

JFW. HughBeaumont Jan 2012 #12

He's pretty much digging his grave with his own tongue. Rozlee Jan 2012 #14

WTF? It looks like voters enjoy firing your ass too, Willard. catbyte Jan 2012 #15

Romney-Trump 2012 Jack Rabbit Jan 2012 #16

This quote should be front and center in Democratic ads this year. Over and over. Honeycombe8 Jan 2012 #19

I like firing people too. Particularly politicians. nt mwooldri Jan 2012 #20

He should have gone to Trump's "debate" KamaAina Jan 2012 #21

I really don't. wildeyed Jan 2012 #23

If there is any justice in the world, this is Mitt's Dean Scream Moment. Jackpine Radical Jan 2012 #25

I'm furious that the media doesn't mention that Romney's misleading "choice" remark progree Jan 2012 #26

His boyhood hero was probably Mr. Spacely Art_from_Ark Jan 2012 #27

this guys is a fucking idiot Skittles Jan 2012 #28

Such an Odd, Strange thing to Say but which says a lot about him JI7 Jan 2012 #29

Odd & Strange - That pretty much sums him up. Ganja Ninja Jan 2012 #35

I used to worry that Romney would be Obama's toughest opponent. Now I hope coalition_unwilling Jan 2012 #30

Emphatic K&R! - n/t coalition_unwilling Jan 2012 #32

"would give people the option of firing companies that didn't meet their needs." One problem with stockholmer Jan 2012 #33

Lets Hand MITT a Pink Slip!!!!!!!! BootinUp Jan 2012 #34

This reminds me of Gen. Boykin's comment that killing the enemy was "fun" Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2012 #37