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HughBeaumont

(24,461 posts)
3. Well, rest assured . . .
Tue Dec 31, 2013, 01:43 PM
Dec 2013

. . . no one can ever accuse a wealth-fattened piece of pigshit like Ken Langone of acting like anything but a true American Plutocratic McAsshole.

Ken Langone, funder of Home Depot and others, on weighty issues: "I am a fat cat, I'm not ashamed," he said last week in a telephone interview from a dressing room in his Upper East Side home. "If you mean by fat cat that I've succeeded, yeah, then I'm a fat cat. I stand guilty of being a fat cat."


Ditto his octogenarian HD running buddy, CNBC favorite and even more loathsome fascist asshole (if that's at all possible) Bernie Marcus:

Bernie Marcus, co-founder of Home Depot, on #OWS: "Who gives a crap about some imbecile? Are you kidding me?"

Bernie Marcus, on fellow businessmen voting for Democrats and supporting EFCA: "If a retailer has not gotten involved with this, if he has not spent money on this election, if he has not sent money to Norm Coleman and these other guys," Mr. Marcus said, apparently referring to Republican senators facing tough re-election fights, then those retailers "should be shot; should be thrown out of their goddamn jobs."

Bernie Marcus, head of Job Creators Alliance (snicker) on Democrats:"Basically, what they're doing to small business is very similar in this case to what Debbie did to Dallas." (Ironic coming from the founder of HOME DEPOT, one of the worst steamrollers of small businesses their ever was)

Bernie Marcus, generous donor to the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, on the Employee Free Choice Act: "may be one of the worst things I have ever seen in my life," (from a conference call of a meeting on how to prevent retail workers from organizing . . . conducted the same year Home Depot laid off 7,000 people)


Men of God, these two are. Fuuuuuuuuuuuu . . . .

http://www.democraticunderground.com/100257582

I think Mr. Langone is worried JEB Dec 2013 #1
he's worried that the pope feels the rich are donors and some dick won't donate roguevalley Dec 2013 #8
This Pope Most Certainly Does... elzenmahn Jan 2014 #23
Keep it up, billionaire wingnuts. His popularity is sky high. onehandle Dec 2013 #2
Well, rest assured . . . HughBeaumont Dec 2013 #3
I think the Pope has forgotten what Jesus said: Bigmack Dec 2013 #4
"The Pope's statements about capitalism . . . Brigid Dec 2013 #5
that was definitely a threat Chrom Dec 2013 #7
Yup, that would constitute a threat... bpollen Jan 2014 #24
The fact that this rich bastard gets an audience Kingofalldems Dec 2013 #6
I think Pope Francis does understand rich Americans ... Quasimodem Jan 2014 #9
Oh,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Well...No More Home Depot..? nt Stuart G Jan 2014 #10
So threats now, that is interesting. Pope is evidently a persuasive man in his mind. n/t Jefferson23 Jan 2014 #11
He doesn't understand homosexuals or women... MellowDem Jan 2014 #12
And he Hates---- The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests SNAP warrant46 Jan 2014 #22
Comfort the afflicted, afflict the comfortable... AngryOldDem Jan 2014 #13
The poor won't put up a Bronze Plaque in honor of their donation PeoViejo Jan 2014 #14
This asshole is playing both ends(pun) packman Jan 2014 #15
Jesus had plenty to say... elzenmahn Jan 2014 #25
That's a good thing, because Jesus felt the same way about the rich too W T F Jan 2014 #16
Thanks for the tip. No more Home Depot for me. nt silvershadow Jan 2014 #17
I think, Mr Lnagone, that the Pope does understand iemitsu Jan 2014 #18
Ah, but many of them do... ut oh Jan 2014 #19
Here is your ride, Mr. Richy-Rich PowerToThePeople Jan 2014 #20
Since when do the "rich" shop at Home Depot? milestogo Jan 2014 #21
they don't putitinD Jan 2014 #26
Poor baby. To be so misunderstood. mmonk Jan 2014 #27
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