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hfojvt

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13. that line IS kinda hard to believe

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Thu Jun 28, 2012, 10:40 AM

Jun 2012

"companies that pioneered the practice of sending jobs out of the country".

Bain was founded in 1984. Was there really no other company sending jobs out of the country before 1984? I find that hard to believe. But as close as I can get in memory is that in 1990 I bought a Trek bicycle. Trek being an American company right there in Wisconsin where I was living. But the bicycle I bought, was made in Korea. It's not like Romney invented the idea of looking for cheaper labor.

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Bwaaaaaaaaaah hahahahha Rbully aka Rmoney does not get a retraction [View all] malaise Jun 2012 OP

The stuck pig squeals alfredo Jun 2012 #1

PowerPoint-Oh how last century! hobbit709 Jun 2012 #2

"Allowed" American jobs to be lost to other nations? How about ... GOTV Jun 2012 #3

WTF? "allowed American jobs to be lost to other nations" ?! KurtNYC Jun 2012 #4

We're dealing with dishonest people here malaise Jun 2012 #5

but, dammit, mitt DEMANDED one. doesn't the washington post know who they are dealing with???? spanone Jun 2012 #6

Not A Good Way To Make Friends And Influence People... KharmaTrain Jun 2012 #7

sheeyeah, and they haven't even made it to Tampa yet. Volaris Jun 2012 #10

Power Point and intimidation, the milk and then the meat. siligut Jun 2012 #8

Quiet rooms graywarrior Jun 2012 #9

Ominous siligut Jun 2012 #12

I'm just a humble messenger graywarrior Jun 2012 #14

Well, in that case, you missed the mark siligut Jun 2012 #16

What were we talking about ? graywarrior Jun 2012 #17

How entertaining it would be to beam Romney and the rest of the crazies to a distant planet siligut Jun 2012 #19

I'd rather stump grind them and flush them down the sewer with their little rat friends graywarrior Jun 2012 #21

You are too kind. I want to see them lose all of their trappings first. siligut Jun 2012 #22

Stump grind them whole, right? graywarrior Jun 2012 #23

We'll beam them back with whatever limbs/appendages they have left. siligut Jun 2012 #24

R-Money's rebuttal does not address the thrust of the WaPo Story rocktivity Jun 2012 #11

that line IS kinda hard to believe hfojvt Jun 2012 #13

I knew there was a reason Xyzse Jun 2012 #15

I saw the Power Point slides Cali_Democrat Jun 2012 #18

Seriously malaise Jun 2012 #20

So he's " a business executive who allowed American jobs to be lost to other nations" Wounded Bear Jun 2012 #25

Aww! freshwest Jun 2012 #26