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Spazito

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24. I was trying to figure out why I had such a visceral response to...

Reply to City Lights (Original post)

Thu Sep 27, 2012, 06:24 PM

Sep 2012

the use of the word "harvesting" by Romney in this video and I realized the word,as used in this way was ghoulish. It brought back into focus, for me, the ad "Stage" where the worker, fired by Bain under Romney after he and his fellow workers had to build the very stage from which they were told they were fired, said this:

"It was like building my own coffin"

The result of Bain and Romney's "harvesting".

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NEW ROMNEY VIDEO: In 1985, He Said Bain Would "Harvest" Companies for Profits [View all] City Lights Sep 2012 OP

How much more is there? liberal N proud Sep 2012 #1

I know, right? He's like the jelly of the month club...the gift that keeps on giving. City Lights Sep 2012 #3

It's like watching Gorden Gekko former-republican Sep 2012 #2

Sweet as...! malaise Sep 2012 #4

The Grim Reaper of jobs. Itchinjim Sep 2012 #5

Quite well. THEY'RE not the ones getting fired or depleted. HughBeaumont Sep 2012 #7

Harvesting companies? PearliePoo2 Sep 2012 #6

I was surprised to hear Willard use that word. City Lights Sep 2012 #11

Vulture Capitalism JaneQPublic Sep 2012 #8

+1 ffr Sep 2012 #12

knr Lucinda Sep 2012 #9

The Grim Reaper harvest souls for his kingdom. Skidmore Sep 2012 #10

KR DonRedwood Sep 2012 #13

Damning Zambero Sep 2012 #14

That's pretty tame. The only way to use this is deceptive and out of context. BlueStreak Sep 2012 #15

No it's not deceptive at all. DevonRex Sep 2012 #19

An honest discussion requires context. BlueStreak Sep 2012 #21

A venture capitalist doesn't invest to keep DevonRex Sep 2012 #22

I don't mean to get pedantic, but Obama cannot appear anti-Capitalism BlueStreak Sep 2012 #23

K&R for later! arcane1 Sep 2012 #16

Stephen Colbert said it best - Mitt Romney is a serial killer (of jobs). Initech Sep 2012 #17

He looks relaxed, at ease, and not awkward at all aint_no_life_nowhere Sep 2012 #18

I noticed that too. progressoid Sep 2012 #20

I was trying to figure out why I had such a visceral response to... Spazito Sep 2012 #24