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13. If these Jacks take over

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Wed Oct 17, 2012, 07:45 PM

Oct 2012

they'll be able to CHECK your ballot after you've voted to see if you get to keep your job!

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Leaked Audio Captures Romney Asking Employers To Tell Their Employees How To Vote [View all] kpete Oct 2012 OP

this could be as big as the 47% video scheming daemons Oct 2012 #1

Boom goes the dynamite. ClusterFreak Oct 2012 #12

Koch a doodle do do.. Cha Oct 2012 #48

This is voter intimidation fasttense Oct 2012 #128

I hope connecticut yankee Oct 2012 #133

You'd think by now nothing would make my jaw drop. This does. GOOD GOD !! n/t K Gardner Oct 2012 #139

Yes, like the Koch bros. Cha Oct 2012 #140

Ruh roh! Happyhippychick Oct 2012 #2

Yep. This kind of fascism is what you can expect if Republicans take over. Baitball Blogger Oct 2012 #3

yes Rosa Luxemburg Oct 2012 #142

Wow!!!! imanamerican63 Oct 2012 #4

And threatening their jobs if they don't vote 'the Right way'! This is reprehensible. sabrina 1 Oct 2012 #104

There must be something illegal about this... goclark Oct 2012 #5

One would think so ... stubtoe Oct 2012 #44

Apparently somehow Citiens United made it legal. robinlynne Oct 2012 #99

^^What this person said.^^ silvershadow Oct 2012 #100

K and R for all the Cave visitors Kingofalldems Oct 2012 #6

Guess what? I believe all the companies that have been caught doing this are NFIB members. KamaAina Oct 2012 #7

Rmoney is guilty of conspiracy to commit voter fraud! He threw in the "Obama" part to try to avoid Dustlawyer Oct 2012 #129

Incredible. Well, not really. It's Romney. speedoo Oct 2012 #8

EM-ployees? ailsagirl Oct 2012 #9

Putz and that "telling your kids how to vote" is going to work really well too. grantcart Oct 2012 #10

" And whether you agree with me or you agree with President Obama" beac Oct 2012 #11

If these Jacks take over Plucketeer Oct 2012 #13

Smoke no fire exboyfil Oct 2012 #14

Really? KansDem Oct 2012 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author Comrade_McKenzie Oct 2012 #19

Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight durablend Oct 2012 #20

they aren't "suggesting" jack crap. what they're doing is extorting their employees frylock Oct 2012 #21

It was implied Control-Z Oct 2012 #24

Wow that's sad that you think it's okay. Voting is a most precious right and attempts to Happyhippychick Oct 2012 #26

You mean like unions exboyfil Oct 2012 #33

It's wrong in both cases and you are not winning this arguement! imanamerican63 Oct 2012 #37

My employer sends around a summary exboyfil Oct 2012 #41

The unions have less power over spooky3 Oct 2012 #56

Well Said Sherman A1 Oct 2012 #61

I don't know if they are or not! imanamerican63 Oct 2012 #72

"Trust me I'm no supporter of Romney" Happyhippychick Oct 2012 #38

Look at my other posts if you question exboyfil Oct 2012 #43

Huge difference here Sherman A1 Oct 2012 #53

Great post. spooky3 Oct 2012 #57

Thank You Kindly, Sherman A1 Oct 2012 #64

Love your sig line. calimary Oct 2012 #112

Yes..... Swede Atlanta Oct 2012 #123

unions telling their members how to vote? madrchsod Oct 2012 #54

See my other post exboyfil Oct 2012 #84

LOL. The "and unions" canard again. PSPS Oct 2012 #66

Do you belong to a union? abelenkpe Oct 2012 #78

Many unions do make endorsements exboyfil Oct 2012 #83

making an endorsement SemperEadem Oct 2012 #132

False equivalency fail Major Nikon Oct 2012 #103

Study It Out. Look at all the reich wing business owners who've said employees will lose jobs NBachers Oct 2012 #106

You have a problem with unions too? DainBramaged Oct 2012 #113

You're joking, right???? imanamerican63 Oct 2012 #30

Paraphrasing Romney exboyfil Oct 2012 #90

Paraphrashing??? imanamerican63 Oct 2012 #93

Voter intimidation is a felony. This is a conspiracy to commit a felony. aquart Oct 2012 #34

How would you feel about a windmill exboyfil Oct 2012 #46

That respects the employees responsibility for their own jobs with direct cause & effect patrice Oct 2012 #70

I don't think that's right either WestCoastLib Oct 2012 #87

... doublethink Oct 2012 #49

Tell me how you have smoke without fire. If I said the future of your job depended upon your answer patrice Oct 2012 #35

Read some of the bloody memos. TheMadMonk Oct 2012 #52

My comment regards Romney's comment exboyfil Oct 2012 #85

I agree with you daleo Oct 2012 #75

Oh bullshit. Zoeisright Oct 2012 #101

Come on dude, don't be naive Azathoth Oct 2012 #107

No. They said that they would lose their jobs if they didn't vote for Romney. Smoke or (fired). The Wielding Truth Oct 2012 #115

When I was a federal employee, I was subject to the Hatch Act. BlueMTexpat Oct 2012 #116

You mean like the other CEOs have done? Maybe you don't quite understand.... OldDem2012 Oct 2012 #127

This extortion shit needs to stop! KansDem Oct 2012 #15

Romney so loves the middle class that he wants their employers kiranon Oct 2012 #16

Oh My!!!!! K&R skeewee08 Oct 2012 #17

How legal is this? sakabatou Oct 2012 #22

I can't wait for this asshole to get beaten OKNancy Oct 2012 #23

Exactly how I feel. Control-Z Oct 2012 #28

I'm as sick of him as I was of Palin. oldbanjo Oct 2012 #86

Amen! I feel the same way, OKNancy. calimary Oct 2012 #111

Did Romney urge CEOs to commit a felony? aquart Oct 2012 #25

Pushy. Bossy. Pushy. Weird. Pushy. Creepy. Kurovski Oct 2012 #27

K & fookin' R AzDar Oct 2012 #29

Ooh, I didn't realize there was audio of it. tanyev Oct 2012 #31

Yes, have your employees JB126 Oct 2012 #32

I will make a prediction. So far, the Repugs have done 1. Voter suppression; 2. Voter ID; Dustlawyer Oct 2012 #36

CITIZENS UNITED MADE THIS LEGAL 4 FIRST TIME SINCE 1970!! 99th_Monkey Oct 2012 #39

Jury tampering.... sort of. I like this man less than I like stepping in dog doodoo, and I really 2on2u Oct 2012 #40

People can and DO get fired for politics and/or religion, not about the quality of their work. patrice Oct 2012 #42

I'm pretty sure that hootinholler Oct 2012 #45

"I can pay half the working class to kill the other half", Jay Gould. mountain grammy Oct 2012 #47

Subornation of extortion. Pab Sungenis Oct 2012 #50

�pass� along to your employees� how their jobs might be effected !!!!! annabanana Oct 2012 #51

Holy C**&&R!!!!!!!!!!!! Can we make this go viral? glinda Oct 2012 #55

The fascist takeover of the teapublican party is complete workinclasszero Oct 2012 #58

THIS allinthegame Oct 2012 #59

This is voter intimidation jmondine Oct 2012 #60

when you are playing the.. imgbitepolitic Oct 2012 #62

This guy -__- MissNostalgia Oct 2012 #63

The nervous, psychotic chuckle as he says "Nothing illegal about..." is the giveaway. He's lying. Aldo Leopold Oct 2012 #65

This may not be illegal but it just seems ......WRONG. And I think many Americans will see it that yellowcanine Oct 2012 #67

He said his 'out' - whether you agree with me or you agree with President Obama benld74 Oct 2012 #68

Just got done listening to the whole tape. doublethink Oct 2012 #69

My guess is that you make an important observation: the semantic globalness of a threat is different patrice Oct 2012 #71

Well he is trying to stretch it beyond any reasonable understanding ... doublethink Oct 2012 #81

I'd for fucking sure go to jail if some fucking boss laid that crap burger with cheese on me! lonestarnot Oct 2012 #73

What a total fuckface plutocrat. nt Poll_Blind Oct 2012 #74

Mitt smells like desperation Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2012 #76

It's not his fault. He couldn't get out of his binders in time. aletier_v Oct 2012 #77

Unqualified elbloggoZY27 Oct 2012 #79

It's always nice when you have to preface an idea by pointing out that it's not illegal. (nt) harmonicon Oct 2012 #80

... doublethink Oct 2012 #82

The biggest thing is how this will play in the court of public opinion Digit Oct 2012 #88

Actually I doubt it will even cause a ripple onenote Oct 2012 #95

He was covering himself in the beginning, but what is damaging is the following quote grammiepammie Oct 2012 #130

I disagree. People know exactly what was meant and word is spreading. Digit Oct 2012 #138

I'm offended too, and I think it would be great if the mainstream media ran with this onenote Oct 2012 #141

Christmas is coming early this year davidpdx Oct 2012 #89

If he was this desperate in June ... surrealAmerican Oct 2012 #91

so first corporations are trying to buy the underthematrix Oct 2012 #92

NFIB - the business org that just endorsed Todd Akin. JimDandy Oct 2012 #94

Isn't that a violation of the Federal Election Code? George II Oct 2012 #96

This needs more exposure liberal N proud Oct 2012 #97

What an asshole! These criminal corporate raiders are the LAST thing we need in the whitehouse... johnnyrocket Oct 2012 #98

Uh oh....this could just be the last of R$ lexw Oct 2012 #102

Mother of Mercy- is this the end of Romney? NBachers Oct 2012 #108

K & R n/t BlueStateBlue Oct 2012 #105

Kick! n/t Tx4obama Oct 2012 #109

Joe Walsh Has Jumped ON The Voter Intimidation Bandwagon! TomCADem Oct 2012 #110

I call it bribery. He is sending jobs to China, can't wait to abuse the Chinese & is giving you an judesedit Oct 2012 #114

I don't think it's illegal because they can't know how you ultimately vote. Kablooie Oct 2012 #117

I gotta tell ya... dchill Oct 2012 #118

Isn't this voter intimidation? sunwyn Oct 2012 #119

I couldn't listen to the talking Douchebag long enough to Hubert Flottz Oct 2012 #120

I couldn't listen to all of it either. oldbanjo Oct 2012 #121

Please let this get to the MSM! n/t OhZone Oct 2012 #122

If this was from June, then it would have been just after he sewed up the primaries... JHB Oct 2012 #124

Are these people, the .01%, stupid oldbanjo Oct 2012 #125

Boom!! Time for anyone who has ANY contacts in the Democratic Party and the media.... OldDem2012 Oct 2012 #126

K&R n/t Pryderi Oct 2012 #131

Risk takers are scared. Duh! Maineman Oct 2012 #134

Well, that explains all those reports we've been hearing... N/T Jankyn Oct 2012 #135

The media needs to pick it up. bamacrat Oct 2012 #136

Romney is an authoritarian. Gregorian Oct 2012 #137

All the romneys are!!!! Pauldg47 Oct 2012 #143