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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRichard Hayes. The Man Who Picks Up Mitt Romney's Garbage.
The labor union AFSCME is out with a new video featuring Richard Hayes, the man who picks up Mitt Romney's trash at his oceanfront mansion in La Jolla, Calif.
In the spot, Hayes talks about how hard he works in his job each day and criticizes Romney's comments about the 47 percent:
My name is Richard Hayes, and I pick up Mitt Romney's trash. We're kind of like the invisible people. He doesn't realize that the service we provide -- if it wasn't for us, it would be a big health issue, us not picking up trash.
Residents do come out and shake our hands. Sometimes they give us hugs and thank us for the job we're doing, hand us water and Gatorades. Tell us we're doing a good job and keep up the good work. Picking up 15, 16 tons by hand, that takes a toll on your body. When I'm 55, 60 years old, I know my body's gonna be break down [sic]. Mitt Romney doesn't care about that.
Residents do come out and shake our hands. Sometimes they give us hugs and thank us for the job we're doing, hand us water and Gatorades. Tell us we're doing a good job and keep up the good work. Picking up 15, 16 tons by hand, that takes a toll on your body. When I'm 55, 60 years old, I know my body's gonna be break down [sic]. Mitt Romney doesn't care about that.
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Richard Hayes. The Man Who Picks Up Mitt Romney's Garbage. (Original Post)
JaneyVee
Oct 2012
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All the garbage companies should get together and refuse to pick up his garbage.
Auntie Bush
Oct 2012
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Panasonic
(2,921 posts)1. The very best thing to do for him is leave all the trash for Mitt Rmoney
in La Jolla, and tell the management that Mitt Rmoney's garbage is toxic waste and needs an Hazmat crew at Rmoney's expense to remove it weekly.
Auntie Bush
(17,528 posts)5. All the garbage companies should get together and refuse to pick up his garbage.
Then what would he do? Probably pay or order one of his servants to sneak it into his neighbors garbage.
Turborama
(22,109 posts)2. K&R&Thanks for the share!
Any idea what sort of distribution this is getting?
It should be a nationwide prime time ad!
ellisonz
(27,711 posts)3. Richard Hayes is brave for doing this video. n/t