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bhikkhu

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14. I'm sure he has competitors who will be happy to pick up the difference

Reply to pepperbear (Original post)

Fri Nov 9, 2012, 12:05 AM

Nov 2012

...the thing is, if all these rabid wingnuts tank their own businesses out of rage and spite, two weeks later they will have been replaced in the markets by sane businesses. No problem.

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Vegas Small Business Owner "Obama won so I fired 22 employees." [View all] pepperbear Nov 2012 OP

I say congratulations on creating 22 new Democrats! aletier_v Nov 2012 #1

So typical of their kind jenw2 Nov 2012 #2

I seriously doubt that anyone who had 22 people that had been making money for him, brewens Nov 2012 #3

...and blame Obama for the slump in the economy Earth_First Nov 2012 #4

Anonymous liar. Do you really believe some caller on RWNut Radio? Viking12 Nov 2012 #5

He says most of his employees are Hispanic SheilaT Nov 2012 #6

The followup story I want to read is PD Turk Nov 2012 #7

Probably not real. efhmc Nov 2012 #8

FAKE alcibiades_mystery Nov 2012 #9

This sounds as believable as joe the plumber saying he was going to buy muntrv Nov 2012 #10

More transparent republickcon prevarication. SubgeniusHasSlack Nov 2012 #11

There's a bullshit story. RagAss Nov 2012 #12

The comments are totally bullshit too. k8conant Nov 2012 #15

He's making all the widgets all by his lonesome. I would have one of them if it were strung in gold lonestarnot Nov 2012 #13

I'm sure he has competitors who will be happy to pick up the difference bhikkhu Nov 2012 #14

pathetic asshole. Why did he go out of his way to say his employees were "hispanic?" progressivebydesign Nov 2012 #16

It's work and $$ to hire and train people. TwilightGardener Nov 2012 #17

This smells, for all the world, like a "Joe The Plumber" type Stinky The Clown Nov 2012 #18

and Joe The Plumber was going to buy a Business JI7 Nov 2012 #19

We should boycott his business. Barbara2423 Nov 2012 #20

Every poster at FreeRepublic is CEO of a small business and they all plan on doing the same thing. Old and In the Way Nov 2012 #21