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Cooley Hurd

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15. First I've seen of this video. Re: Adam Smith? Heart's in the right place...
Fri Aug 3, 2012, 01:17 PM
Aug 2012

...but head is firmly up his ass. Plus, he went out of his way to say he was heterosexual? That reminds me of the old Sir Charles Chaplin quote:

(When asked if he were a Jew) "I am not a Jew. I'm afraid I do not have that honor."

He was a dick and personally I think the firing was justified Drale Aug 2012 #1
I agree. nt Mojorabbit Aug 2012 #24
That young woman did not deserve to be verbally abused slackmaster Aug 2012 #2
Smith is a total jerk. immoderate Aug 2012 #3
I disagree Lebam in LA Aug 2012 #4
A coward of a CFO, claiming to be against hate but won't confront someone at his level, huh? freshwest Aug 2012 #5
He made it his closing point Broderick Aug 2012 #23
maybe he was hitting on her Enrique Aug 2012 #31
Gee Broderick Aug 2012 #35
He so deserved to be fired. HappyMe Aug 2012 #6
If this is indicative of how he thinks those in the "service industry" deserve to be treated.... hlthe2b Aug 2012 #7
Certainly not manly enough to get out of the safety of his own vehicle Broderick Aug 2012 #25
Fired. Good. I hope his UI claim is denied. n/t cherokeeprogressive Aug 2012 #8
What was his point? zappaman Aug 2012 #9
. WilliamPitt Aug 2012 #10
"Good afternoon, young lady... Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2012 #11
Yeah, that video would have been infinitely better! freshwest Aug 2012 #18
Absolutely a wonderful Broderick Aug 2012 #26
Bravo twizzler Aug 2012 #37
That would have been more appropriate. Being rude to the young lady just made him look like IndyJones Aug 2012 #43
Maybe he was already a shitty employee and this put it over the top? snooper2 Aug 2012 #12
He deserves to be fired for this exhibition of poor judgment alone cali Aug 2012 #13
He very much deserved being fired. cordelia Aug 2012 #14
First I've seen of this video. Re: Adam Smith? Heart's in the right place... Cooley Hurd Aug 2012 #15
his heart is in the wrong place. berating that girl demonstrates that he's a mean little asshole. cali Aug 2012 #19
Missing the point again, dear? Cooley Hurd Aug 2012 #21
no honeybuns, not at all missing the point. cali Aug 2012 #28
That caveat bothered me Broderick Aug 2012 #27
the hateful RW won the second he opened his mouth cthulu2016 Aug 2012 #16
Even if that's true, it doesn't make him any less of a dickbag Major Nikon Aug 2012 #17
he's an officer of the company magical thyme Aug 2012 #20
Getting free water BUT being kind to the person serving him would've made me applaud... Cooley Hurd Aug 2012 #22
I wonder how he treats the low level Broderick Aug 2012 #29
She behaved with grace. Asshole Smith doesn't even know the meaning of the word. cali Aug 2012 #30
what an attention seeking asshole Whisp Aug 2012 #32
people are using the word "bullying" and "berating" Enrique Aug 2012 #33
"I don't know how you live with yourself". That's fucking berating someone. cali Aug 2012 #39
Agreed. Lizzie Poppet Aug 2012 #41
When unemployment is as high as it is..... doohnibor Aug 2012 #34
When you reach that level in management twizzler Aug 2012 #36
This guy was a douchebag. Total douchebag. nt cecilfirefox Aug 2012 #38
Hi! My name's Adam. Welcome to Walmart! cherokeeprogressive Aug 2012 #40
I'll bet this guy wasn't fired because of the RW hughee99 Aug 2012 #42
An asshole got fired. This is not a "victory" for the RW. Nye Bevan Aug 2012 #44
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