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Kablooie

(18,547 posts)
12. He's a businessman to the core. Cut any losses no matter what the human cost.
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 01:14 PM
Nov 2012

It's been his history and he's simply continuing in correct form.

Stay classy, Willard, right to the end. Raster Nov 2012 #1
Hey, at least he didn't make them build the stage! Barack_America Nov 2012 #34
I'm surprised he didn't expect them to take a cyanide pill for "their" incompetence. Texin Nov 2012 #49
Romney is no longer running for office, so he doesn't care what anyone thinks of crunch60 Nov 2012 #64
Yeah, no kidding. The comments are MOST interesting. calimary Nov 2012 #85
Great post, thanks. Scuba Nov 2012 #94
what an insufferable jerkoff. Whisp Nov 2012 #2
He's a businessman to the core. Cut any losses no matter what the human cost. Kablooie Nov 2012 #12
The best businessmen I know care deeply about their people Poiuyt Nov 2012 #68
"Best" isn't necessarily "wealthiest". That's the Romney standard. WinkyDink Nov 2012 #78
Precisely. And this is how he would have run a country. Atypical Liberal Nov 2012 #79
Showing his true colors. Arkansas Granny Nov 2012 #3
Wow ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2012 #4
really? Because I volunteer much of my time and money for my candidates hfojvt Nov 2012 #51
Were you on assignment FOR the HRC campaign ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2012 #58
bite your tongue hfojvt Nov 2012 #81
Sorry ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2012 #82
Glad you posted this ruffburr Nov 2012 #5
heard it on the radio in the car this morning tk2kewl Nov 2012 #6
Awesome agtcovert Nov 2012 #7
Frankly, I do not Carolina Nov 2012 #8
spot on ywcachieve Nov 2012 #10
That's right. You don't want to be ripped off by scam artists? Don't follow them. n/t lumberjack_jeff Nov 2012 #16
Who said The Twit isn't consistant? Jack Rabbit Nov 2012 #9
In Mitt's mind, the workers don't really exixt, he can't see them as people, they are only there crunch60 Nov 2012 #69
So now they know how that guy in that commercial felt RomneyLies Nov 2012 #11
They Should Have Known As This Is The Guy That Likes To Fire People......nt global1 Nov 2012 #13
What else could we have expected... ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #14
You mean to say he's actually a chronic asshole Downtown Hound Nov 2012 #15
That's Mitt for you. Jennicut Nov 2012 #17
This really should help the tell-all books, heh, heh. JohnnyLib2 Nov 2012 #18
Can you imagine what they'll say? meeshrox Nov 2012 #40
Good point. UnrepentantLiberal Nov 2012 #52
That'll teach them Hutzpa Nov 2012 #19
Yea, we should get on right wing sites and post this. Of course they are going to blame this on some busterbrown Nov 2012 #20
I can't think of a better epilogue for the Rmoney campaign story. Gidney N Cloyd Nov 2012 #21
turns out that the campaign didn't get the donation stream that they thought they would grantcart Nov 2012 #22
And turns out that Rmoney never put a dime of his own money into his own campaign. Raster Nov 2012 #41
My understanding from 2008 that it was one of Ann's conditions that no more personal money grantcart Nov 2012 #44
Well I guess we know who wears the magic pants in that family, now don't we. Raster Nov 2012 #48
She might have had a good point grantcart Nov 2012 #86
I get the feeling that Ann would have LOVED to have been FLOTUS and wave to all.... Raster Nov 2012 #88
And I'm sure he won't blame her for that. aquart Nov 2012 #59
Just like he "built" Bain Capital Retrograde Nov 2012 #53
Well ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2012 #61
I read Mitt made millions on this election, via huge money being spent in media- crunch60 Nov 2012 #80
that's crazy!! uponit7771 Nov 2012 #84
And after he canceled their credit cards their jobs were shipped to China Auggie Nov 2012 #23
My wife said it best "If you lie down with a snake, you're going coalition_unwilling Nov 2012 #24
Irony overload bongbong Nov 2012 #25
man of the people TeamPooka Nov 2012 #26
Even if he had won, he probably would have done the same thing begin_within Nov 2012 #27
They found out that they are part of that 47%. L0oniX Nov 2012 #28
This is why I don't vote Republican. This is why we do not need a "businessman" Chorophyll Nov 2012 #29
exactly right SemperEadem Nov 2012 #37
out of touch with reality from beginning to end. marble falls Nov 2012 #30
Most likely a high up in the campaign staff made that decision Kaleva Nov 2012 #31
two days have gone by and he hasn't said or done anything to reverse it SemperEadem Nov 2012 #36
Sorry, I can totally see Rmoney saying "cut off the cards" as he left the stage. Raster Nov 2012 #42
If so, said high-up felt comfortable making that decision Posteritatis Nov 2012 #46
romney is a top-down style manager, he made not have made the calls and the shut-off date/time leftyohiolib Nov 2012 #70
That's what you get for siding with the dicks. sibelian Nov 2012 #32
He is a Bishop after all, a man of the cloth aint_no_life_nowhere Nov 2012 #33
that 47% thing is really 100% if your last name isn't romney... SemperEadem Nov 2012 #35
At least he didn't have his buddy with the weird hair call them to say "You're Fired" Coyotl Nov 2012 #38
"I like being able to stiff people." nt hvn_nbr_2 Nov 2012 #39
Romney is an asshole. And, nothing but an asshole. - n/t Jim__ Nov 2012 #43
"I don't worry about those people" Zambero Nov 2012 #45
That was the name of the game. Buzz505 Nov 2012 #47
This is what the country dodged gholtron Nov 2012 #50
Mitt cares about one thing only lark Nov 2012 #54
What A Ccarmona Nov 2012 #55
Not just a LOL, but a guffaw out loud comment at the rawstory page: Rob H. Nov 2012 #56
Would Dem staff get a credit card for cabs? Patiod Nov 2012 #57
I'm not convinced it was the wrong thing to do. Renew Deal Nov 2012 #60
Am I alone in thinking this a mistake? He is "shellshocked". SleeplessinSoCal Nov 2012 #62
We dodged a major bullet! Raster Nov 2012 #71
I've changed my mind after listening to what the GOP is up to today. He was setting an example. SleeplessinSoCal Nov 2012 #73
Romney defenders at Forbes are saying this was a good thing to do because progressoid Nov 2012 #63
I wonder ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2012 #65
The weird thing is.....it probably turns those kids on to see loudsue Nov 2012 #66
Ha ha...Slapped by the invisible hand of the free market n/t deutsey Nov 2012 #67
"Not normal protocol for political campaigns" but then again AllyCat Nov 2012 #72
a just and fitting end Shankapotomus Nov 2012 #74
The vindictiveness of this shallow man is incredible Nika Nov 2012 #75
You wouldn't want them to just be MOOCHERS, would you? WinkyDink Nov 2012 #76
What a hoot n/t Strelnikov_ Nov 2012 #77
Charming jmowreader Nov 2012 #83
Just goes to show you how fucked up the GOP really is Rex Nov 2012 #87
The GOP LOVES the 1-2% and hates the rest. Raster Nov 2012 #89
Ya that was amazing, it was as if they thought they paid Rex Nov 2012 #93
That's just how the United Corporations of America do business. Raster Nov 2012 #98
Mr. Corporations-Are-People ain't no friend of mine Blue Owl Nov 2012 #90
This message was self-deleted by its author Patiod Nov 2012 #91
Serves those Alex P Keaton m%#fuc#ers right nt Patiod Nov 2012 #92
I was talking to my son about this mercuryblues Nov 2012 #95
Better his staff than the country! undeterred Nov 2012 #96
Well this demoralized a bunch of staffers tabbycat31 Nov 2012 #97
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