Bain Capital-Controlled Companies' Employees To Speak At Democratic Convention
Source: Huffington Post
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- A top Obama campaign official told The Huffington Post on Monday that the upcoming Democratic convention will feature multiple employees from companies managed by Mitt Romney's former private equity firm, Bain Capital.
The speakers are slated to discuss the business practices of the private equity world, likely in order to call into the question the conduct of Romney's former firm while he was CEO. Employees at companies controlled or managed by Bain during Romney's tenure have already had star turns in the campaign, both in Obama campaign conference calls and in television ads run by the campaign and its allied super PAC, Priorities USA Action.
An earlier report suggested that officials with Bain Capital itself would be speaking at the Democratic convention, raising the specter of former Romney business partners criticizing his private sector record in primetime speaking slots. But the campaign official said that the collars on the stage would be blue, not white.
Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/03/bain-capital_n_1852302.html
SoapBox
(18,791 posts)AND, BTW...thank you to kpete, hissyspit and so many others that keep these tidbits coming.
Berlum
(7,044 posts)Such unmitigated cruelty in the service of the Republican Mammon Gawd.
calimary
(81,415 posts)Whenever I see those names posting, I automatically go read.
And this item is exquisite! I love the - "collars will be blue, not white" part. EXCELLENT!!!
Worth it, Worth it, Worth it!
zonkers
(5,865 posts)the flow of vital tidbits.
Happyhippychick
(8,379 posts)goclark
(30,404 posts)Yes!
McCamy Taylor
(19,240 posts)trof
(54,256 posts)Left Coast2020
(2,397 posts)...has some top people running the campaign. This out does anything I could come up with. It is a brilliant move. Hope its on in prime time. The question is will the rest of the country understand the thesis of their message? Or will they still support Mr. One-Percent because he is a nice guy?
davidpdx
(22,000 posts)It is interesting, but I doubt it will make that big of a difference unless you are watching all day or there at the convention.