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Showing Original Post only (View all)Businessman Fires Obama Supporters: "Love it-We had to let 2 employees go to cover Obongocarecosts" [View all]
Utah business owner fires two who backed Obama
Labor » Reacting to Obamacare costs, he cuts pair to save.
By Vince Horiuchi | The Salt Lake Tribune
First Published Jan 17 2013 08:15 pm Last Updated Jan 17 2013 09:48 pm
First, the owner of a smoothie bar in Vernal is charging liberals more for a cup of juice. Now, a Cedar City business owner who let two workers go because of Obamacare costs said he picked the pair in large part because of their support for President Obama.
Terry Lee, owner of Terry Lee Forensics, showed his support for the Vernal smoothie bars practice of trying to recoup the costs it says are incurred because of liberal policies by posting in the comments section of a story about it in Thursdays Salt Lake Tribune.
"Love it. We had to let two employees go to cover new Obongocarecosts and increased taxes," Lee wrote. "Found two Obongo supporters and gave them the news yesterday. They wanted the idiot in the Whitehouse [sic], they reap the benefits."
Contacted by The Tribune Thursday, Lee said he picked the two employees in large part on the basis of their politics.
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/money/55650985-79/lee-utah-employees-costs.html.csp
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/01/18/1180091/-Two-employees-that-supported-Obama-fired-in-Utah
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Businessman Fires Obama Supporters: "Love it-We had to let 2 employees go to cover Obongocarecosts" [View all]
kpete
Jan 2013
OP
I'll be safe and assume it's bullshit until I hear from the "fired employees"...
Blue_Tires
Jan 2013
#10
We are such sham nation. The founders would be embarrased if they came back to life. n/t
Sekhmets Daughter
Jan 2013
#44
Might not be, depends on HOW he determind them to be Obama supporters. A lot of KKKons assume all
uponit7771
Jan 2013
#33
Sadly, I doubt that the employees would have a claim under federal or Utah law.
onenote
Jan 2013
#16
I don't thin that RTW covers that, especially since the cause was expressed.
TheBlackAdder
Jan 2013
#19
Then how about whoever voted Bush pay for 2 wars, Medicare D gift to pharma, and Bush's taxcuts?
blm
Jan 2013
#25
I do hope he's happy that he's just opened himself up to wrongful termination lawsuits.
Arkana
Jan 2013
#31
This MIGHT be illegal, depends on HOW he choose them to be "Obama supporters". His words are ...
uponit7771
Jan 2013
#36