Meg Whitman's Housekeeper: Undocumented

[Hepburn]

Nicky Diaz Santillan, Whitman's housekeeper of 9 years, held a news conference with her lawyer, Gloria Allred, and claims Whitman had all the clues she was an undocumented worker but closed her eyes to it because she was cheap help ... $23 an hour.

Allred claims the housekeeper was "exploited, disrespected, humiliated and emotionally and financially abused" by Whitman.

Allred claims when the housekeeper was hired 9 years ago through an agency, Whitman never asked if she was in the U.S. legally. And, during her employment, Santillan told Whitman she couldn't travel to Mexico. And, Allred said, Whitman found out Santillan's Social Security number didn't match her name, but Whitman did nothing. Allred said it's the classic case of "Don't ask, don't tell."

That all changed, Allred says, when Whitman launched her campaign for Governor, realizing having an illegal alien on board was a liability ... and fired her.

http://www.tmz.com/2010/09/29/meg-whitman-gloria-allred-california-governor-republican-housekeeper-allegations/

Oooooooooops!

[closeupready]

1. Go, Gloria!

:rofl: :hi:

[Hepburn]

3. I usually LOATH Gloria...

...but in this case? I will overlook her smarmy ways! :evilgrin:

[truebrit71]

2. Cheap help at $23/hour....I'd hate to see what Gloria thought was expensive help...

..

[Hepburn]

5. Mouthpiece lawyer ~~ in red suit ~~ for $500/hour.

It's all in perspective!

[sandnsea]

13. That can't be right

It's got to be $2-3 an hour and somebody didn't type it write. I don't think even Gloria Allred would think $23 hr is cheap household help. If it is, I need to move to California.

[hlthe2b]

14. She supposedly only paid her for 15 hours, though working her

more than full time.

[Aramchek]

4. 9 years and Meg knows nussing! Sure, Nutmeg, tell it to Mike Judge

[Hepburn]

6. Hey, Meg was just soooooooooo busy at work, right?

:evilgrin:

[Oceansaway]

7. wooooohoooooo !!...nt

[louis-t]

8. Bet she will spin it as: "As soon as I found out she was illegal....

I fired her."

[Aramchek]

9. she knew there was a problem for years.

there is record of the Social Security Admin contacting her repeatedly about the Housekeeper's status

[Hepburn]

16. Mega ooooooops!

Now THAT is tough evidence to controvert! :hi:

[DrToast]

12. She tried that even before the press conference

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2010/09/whitman-campaign-tries-to-preempt-former-housekeepers-press-conference.html

[louis-t]

20. Either I'm psychic, or...

republicons are sooooo predictable.

[Scurrilous]

10. K & R

:thumbsup:

[IcyPeas]

11. thank god she is not another hypocritical republican....

oh, wait. she is. hahahahahahahahahahahah

[Hepburn]

15. Oh, yeah!!!!!

:rofl:

And...when the "illegal Mexican" was not longer useful to her ~~ she was canned. That has to go a really long way with the Hispanic poplultion in Calif.

:hi:

[vaberella]

17. Oh...this is revenge. What a sweet form...hahahah!! n/t

[warrior1]

18. So is

Paul Rodriquez and CSLEA going to withdraw their endorsement?

[Andy823]

19. That's the republican way!

At least the rich ones. They hire illegals all the time, yet complain about them all the time. The politicians are the worst. They use the illegal problem every election year to get votes for their right wing base. They say we have to "send them all back", "close the borders", etc., yet they never enforce the immigration laws once they get elected! The right wants "cheap" labor to drive down wages all over the country, and it has worked! Of course they don't tell their bast that, and their base seems to be so stupid to see what has been going on!

If this woman worked for her for 9 years, and she obeyed the law and took out her SS, and as someone already said, the SS department told her the numbers didn't match the name, she is lying through here teeth when she says she never knew till she decided to run for office!

[golddigger]

21. Freakin repuke hypocrites. Against illegal immigrants

unless they there to clean up their messes.

I love the smell of napalm in the morning!

[Hepburn]

22. Now, Meg is calling out the former housekeeper ~~ basically that she is a liar.

IMO, it's Whitman who is lying. Her story just does not add up.