Ohio woman claims she was fired for Obama vote

[Douglas Carpenter]

46. that is exactly the kind of thinking that makes it possible to fire people for supporting Obama

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I cannot imagine anything worse than living in a society where one's political ideology was a litmus test in determining someone's employment. That sounds like the earlier days of Communist Eastern Europe or Fascist Western Europe in the 30's or in more recent times - Iran when the Mullah's first came to power.

I don't know why any nice person who is reasonably intelligent would be a Republicans - but I know several and have known several over the years. It boggles my mind. But there is more to life than just politics. If I had a business and unless the business was political consulting for people of specific political leanings - I would no more care what their politics were (perhaps short of being something like a Nazi or Klansman) than care what their race, color, religion or sexual orientation was. I would simply want people who could and would do their jobs and be able to work with others. I have had managers and coworkers who were Republicans who great bosses or coworkers and I have had managers and coworkers who were Democrats who were terrible bosses or coworkers and of course vice versa. The goodness of one's heart, their functioning common sense, their work ethic and their ability and willingness to work with others has no more to do with one's political ideology than their race, color, religion or sexual orientation.