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Showing Original Post only (View all)The Image (and the story) that will Ruin Romney [View all]
Last edited Mon Oct 15, 2012, 08:56 AM - Edit history (6)
(added note) here is a link to an eye witness that rounds out the whole flag story.... it is broken down in the videos and posts below as well... this should help clear up the questions regarding the American flag being taken down at the Illinois plant:
http://tucsoncitizen.com/baja-democrats/2012/10/14/the-romney-economy/
Del Wasso 17 hours ago ?
Look... what REALLY happened is despicable enough without embellishing anything. While training their Chinese replacements at the Freeport Sensata plant, plant managers lowered the American flag and removed it from the chinese workers' view.
In response, workers and supporters raised a Chinese flag, alongside the American flag, across the street at the makeshift tent city 'Bainport' in protest.
For the entire time the Chinese remained in town, training at the plant, the Chinese flag stayed up - alongside the US flag - at the camp, while the US flag was completely absent at the same time, across the street at Sensata.
Freeport's mayor eventually received a complaint from a veterans group about the Chinese flag raised at the tent city (but NOT about the US flag being taken down at the plant across the street), and the workers took down the Chinese flag.
That's what happened, I was there.
Del Wasso 17 hours ago ?
Look... what REALLY happened is despicable enough without embellishing anything. While training their Chinese replacements at the Freeport Sensata plant, plant managers lowered the American flag and removed it from the chinese workers' view.
In response, workers and supporters raised a Chinese flag, alongside the American flag, across the street at the makeshift tent city 'Bainport' in protest.
For the entire time the Chinese remained in town, training at the plant, the Chinese flag stayed up - alongside the US flag - at the camp, while the US flag was completely absent at the same time, across the street at Sensata.
Freeport's mayor eventually received a complaint from a veterans group about the Chinese flag raised at the tent city (but NOT about the US flag being taken down at the plant across the street), and the workers took down the Chinese flag.
That's what happened, I was there.
on edit: for total clarity, the image in the still above is the China plant, however, there are notes below regarding the flag that has flown at the Illinois plant.... (pic of HQ in MA below as well) there are also reports of the American flag being taken down when Chinese replacements were trained... the image above gives a clear example of the Romney idea of the American Economy.... which is clearly laid out in the video below.
and this is all being done while today, Romney (Fuck Him) accused President Barack Obama of failing to "stand up to China" http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/13/us-usa-campaign-china-idUSBRE89C0HQ20121013
daily kos:
Romney's Bain Capital did what they do best. They bought out a company called Sensata Tech and are in the process of outsourcing it to China.
They even brought in Chinese workers for the current employees to train. Yea, they were forced to train their own replacements.
And Bain Capital forced the company to take down their American flag and put up a Chinese flag while they trained them.
A Chinese flag was flying over a Bain-owned factory in Freeport, Illinois.
This is our economy if Romney wins.
Romney's Bain Capital did what they do best. They bought out a company called Sensata Tech and are in the process of outsourcing it to China.
They even brought in Chinese workers for the current employees to train. Yea, they were forced to train their own replacements.
And Bain Capital forced the company to take down their American flag and put up a Chinese flag while they trained them.
A Chinese flag was flying over a Bain-owned factory in Freeport, Illinois.
This is our economy if Romney wins.
crooks and liars:
Right now in Freeport, Illinois, some 170 workers at an auto sensor plant are sleeping in tents to protest Bain-owned Sensata Technologys decision to ship their jobs to China.
The company recently made factory officials take down the American flag when they were forced to train their Chinese replacement workers, according to Tom Gaulrapp, with the United Steelworkers Union.
That's un-American, my friends.
This is taking place as Mitt Romney tries to convince people to believe that he doesnt know about Bain's shipping American jobs overseas. He is trying to distance himself from Bain Capital, a pioneer of outsourcing where Romney made a fortune as CEO.
Another employee losing her job, Mary Jo Kerr, is a young mom of three. She's heartbroken because she cant afford dance lessons for her daughter. Another is Dot Turner, so close to retirement, but will not receive it. Instead Dot will get just 26 weeks severance for 43 years of work in the plant.
Listen to their stories in the video above, and be sure to note the Chinese flag flying in front of the plant at about 1:10 into the video...in Illinois.
Right now in Freeport, Illinois, some 170 workers at an auto sensor plant are sleeping in tents to protest Bain-owned Sensata Technologys decision to ship their jobs to China.
The company recently made factory officials take down the American flag when they were forced to train their Chinese replacement workers, according to Tom Gaulrapp, with the United Steelworkers Union.
That's un-American, my friends.
This is taking place as Mitt Romney tries to convince people to believe that he doesnt know about Bain's shipping American jobs overseas. He is trying to distance himself from Bain Capital, a pioneer of outsourcing where Romney made a fortune as CEO.
Another employee losing her job, Mary Jo Kerr, is a young mom of three. She's heartbroken because she cant afford dance lessons for her daughter. Another is Dot Turner, so close to retirement, but will not receive it. Instead Dot will get just 26 weeks severance for 43 years of work in the plant.
Listen to their stories in the video above, and be sure to note the Chinese flag flying in front of the plant at about 1:10 into the video...in Illinois.
Workers Link: http://bainport.com/
Ed Show, Greetings from Bainport: http://thepoliticalcarnival.net/2012/10/13/video-mitt-romney-should-lose-the-election-just-on-this-issue/
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/10/13/1143996/-The-Sansata-Story-Could-Destroy-Romney
http://occupyamerica.crooksandliars.com/diane-sweet/chinese-flag-flying-freeport-illinois
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dave-johnson/is-this-why-romney-wont-t_b_1956151.html
http://www.ourfuture.org/blog-entry/2012104110/why-romney-wont-talk-sensata-workers-whose-jobs-are-being-shipped-china
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/09/24/workers-beg-romney-to-stop-latest-bain-outsourcing/
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/10/us/politics/as-romney-repeats-trade-message-bain-maintains-china-ties.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
http://www.salem-news.com/articles/october112012/romney-us-flag-tk.php
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added: this is a photo of Sensata HQ in Attleboro, MA, Chinese Flag flies inside the building along with US flag and others
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"A Chinese flag was flying over a Bain-owned factory in Freeport, Illinois. "
Schema Thing
Oct 2012
#76
to help out, I added a photo of the us hq as well..... its at the bottom of the op
trailmonkee
Oct 2012
#80
Watch the video. The workers tell the story. The American flag was removed while the Chinese workers
robinlynne
Oct 2012
#64
we aren't claiming that here though, at least I am not... I tried to make that really clear...
trailmonkee
Oct 2012
#98
KOS is, C&L is, robin is in the post above. Lots of people are convinced it is true without evidence
hootinholler
Oct 2012
#99
at 1:38 in the video he describes the American Flag being taken down for a week
trailmonkee
Oct 2012
#96
your OP rocks! people are too lazy to read or to watch a video. they want instant. one liners where
robinlynne
Oct 2012
#65
There are hundreds of other pictures. and videos. This is not one picture and one story.
robinlynne
Oct 2012
#66
Thank You, I added a note for clarity..obvious that is from China..still relevant to the narrative..
trailmonkee
Oct 2012
#10
I don't give a fuck if it's true or not. I just want to see rMoney deny it.
backscatter712
Oct 2012
#19
plus, the sign is in Chinese? One of their US Buildings is pictured below in the OP...
trailmonkee
Oct 2012
#93
The OP image is from the China plant but the video clearly shows a chinese flag
FedUpWithIt All
Oct 2012
#50
no lying. no bullshit. This is not a new story. google. read up. You should already know everything
robinlynne
Oct 2012
#63
But the story about a Chinese flag being flown at a US, Bain owned plant, is true.
mzmolly
Oct 2012
#34
It doesn't matter where it is. The American Flag never flys below another nation's flag
itsrobert
Oct 2012
#15
The whole point is Romney, by his actions, has placed the Chinese economy above our own
trailmonkee
Oct 2012
#16
NEW VIDEO: Romney Campaign calls police on workers being outsourced by Bain-owned Sensata
Indep2992
Oct 2012
#22
I think if people are responsible and they mention where is the photo is actually from, we are ok
trailmonkee
Oct 2012
#40
is this the bain-owned corp. that was doing business with Iran, in violation of US sanctions?
amborin
Oct 2012
#36
We should make Freeport Ill. the next Occupy. American workers should strike and travel to Freeport
Doremus
Oct 2012
#44
No, bring em on!!! I would love it if 100 more Japanese car plants opened in the US...
trailmonkee
Oct 2012
#79
It won't be covered. The Romney "mo" is locked in, barring another huge gaffe.
Faygo Kid
Oct 2012
#60
This affects all ppl who are not rich wealthy bazillionaires with corporate interests! UNITY
Indep2992
Oct 2012
#72
this is far worse than flag-burning. and of course a clear violation of the flag code.
unblock
Oct 2012
#82
Need to add a grinning Rmoney saluting and saying "Corporations are people my friend"! nt
eppur_se_muova
Oct 2012
#91