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LuckyTheDog

(6,837 posts) Sat Jan 14, 2012, 07:45 PM Jan 2012

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Hey, media: Please stopp calling Mitt Romney a "venture capitalist."

Willard ran a private-equity firm that did leveraged buy-outs.

That is very different.

Please keep that in mind.

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Hey, media: Please stopp calling Mitt Romney a "venture capitalist." (Original Post) LuckyTheDog Jan 2012 OP

They need to start calling it "Vulture" capitalism Lunabelle Jan 2012 #1

They must have the term confused with "vulture capitalist" Fool Count Jan 2012 #2

Ed Schultz calls him a VULTURE CAPITALIST. muntrv Jan 2012 #3

the media will do what it takes to get mitt elected..... spanone Jan 2012 #4

Lunabelle

(454 posts)

1. They need to start calling it "Vulture" capitalism

Reply to LuckyTheDog (Original post)

Sat Jan 14, 2012, 07:53 PM

Jan 2012

Like vultures, they sweep in to dying companies and eat them up instead of helping create business.

Fool Count

(1,230 posts)

2. They must have the term confused with "vulture capitalist"

Reply to LuckyTheDog (Original post)

Sat Jan 14, 2012, 07:55 PM

Jan 2012

which he in fact was. Sounds similar but means another thing entirely.

muntrv

(14,505 posts)

3. Ed Schultz calls him a VULTURE CAPITALIST.

Reply to LuckyTheDog (Original post)

Sat Jan 14, 2012, 07:56 PM

Jan 2012

spanone

(135,880 posts)

4. the media will do what it takes to get mitt elected.....

Reply to LuckyTheDog (Original post)

Sat Jan 14, 2012, 07:58 PM

Jan 2012

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