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kpete

(72,006 posts)
Mon Sep 3, 2012, 03:25 PM Sep 2012

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

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Bain Capital-Controlled Companies' Employees To Speak At Democratic Convention (Original Post) kpete Sep 2012 OP
Hilarious! SoapBox Sep 2012 #1
unHilarious what Republican Family Greedhead Values did to these companies & workers Berlum Sep 2012 #2
Yeah, no kidding! You guys absolutely ROCK!!! calimary Sep 2012 #8
yes, thank you. you beat me to it. thank you so much for zonkers Sep 2012 #10
Off to the Greatest Page with you! Happyhippychick Sep 2012 #3
yes yes yes!!!!!! off to the greatest goclark Sep 2012 #11
Great idea. McCamy Taylor Sep 2012 #4
K&R nt avebury Sep 2012 #5
+1 freshwest Sep 2012 #6
Ooo-Weee BABY! ZING! That's gonna smart. K&R trof Sep 2012 #7
Well I saw someone say here a day or so ago that the Obama camp..... Left Coast2020 Sep 2012 #9
Someone in another OP posted something vaguely about his, but no real info davidpdx Sep 2012 #12

SoapBox

(18,791 posts)
1. Hilarious!
Mon Sep 3, 2012, 03:30 PM
Sep 2012

AND, BTW...thank you to kpete, hissyspit and so many others that keep these tidbits coming.

Berlum

(7,044 posts)
2. unHilarious what Republican Family Greedhead Values did to these companies & workers
Mon Sep 3, 2012, 03:34 PM
Sep 2012

Such unmitigated cruelty in the service of the Republican Mammon Gawd.

calimary

(81,415 posts)
8. Yeah, no kidding! You guys absolutely ROCK!!!
Mon Sep 3, 2012, 06:11 PM
Sep 2012

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!

Left Coast2020

(2,397 posts)
9. Well I saw someone say here a day or so ago that the Obama camp.....
Mon Sep 3, 2012, 06:12 PM
Sep 2012

...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)
12. Someone in another OP posted something vaguely about his, but no real info
Tue Sep 4, 2012, 05:29 AM
Sep 2012

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.

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