Trainwreck to watch: livestream Whitman housekeeper press conference

[hlthe2b]

with Gloria Allred. You know you can't wait to hear what tabloid Whitman doings the housekeeper might share. I detest Meg Whitman, so I can't look away, (I admit to "slumming" today) ;)

Live at the link: http://www.tmz.com/2010/09/29/livestream-meg-whitman-gloria-allred-housekeeper-allegations/

[Lochloosa]

1. Are you getting any sound?

[hlthe2b]

2. There is a sound button you have to hit...

just below the embedded screen

[Lochloosa]

7. I found it thanks.

:blush:

[bleever]

3. Looks like someone's going to get negative feedback.

Bad news for a PowerSeller like Meg.

:)

[hlthe2b]

6. LOL... there go her EBAY sales...Once lost that rep is hard to regain.

[DainBramaged]

13. GOD I JUST spit my tea all over the place and caused a scene

thanks that was worth every drop....

[Cetacea]

17. LOL.

[bluestateguy]

4. I hope Allred does not screw this up

Because if she does, there will be a predictable backlash and then it's Governor Whitman.

I am not Allred's biggest fan, but I will be rooting for her to get this thing right.

[JuniperLea]

35. I think her record is pretty good...

If it weren't, I don't think she could keep this ambulance chasing routine up.

I'll be rooting too... it would pain me if it weren't all so much fun!

[HCE SuiGeneris]

5. Tuned in.

Thanks

[cbdo2007]

8. Ok, they're there!! This is great, just like balloon boy!

[hlthe2b]

9. Ahh, she was an illegal immigrant...

Poorly paid 15 hours per week for doing the equivalent of three jobs--nanny, housekeeper, something else.. Worked for her 9 years. Exploited and "unlawful pregnancy termination" ....

[joeybee12]

11. "unlawful pregnancy termination"???

What was that about?

[hlthe2b]

19. Unclear... suggestion that she was threatened with loss of job

over a pregnancy, but Allred didn't really expand on that.

[joeybee12]

24. So Meg forced her to hav an abortion?

I'm willing to believe that.

[hlthe2b]

28. No... I think "termination" referred to a threat of loss of employment

It isn't clear if she was even really pregnant... Just sort of thrown out and left hanging.... Hopefully someone will publish a transcript and the reporters will ask follow up questions. It is totally unclear

[joeybee12]

39. Oh!

The lawyer for Meg says this person is manipulating Meg...does eh realize how bad THAT sounds, that some housekeeper is able to manipulate someone who wants to be Governor?

[Cleita]

29. I had a friend who was an illegal who was brought

over from Europe by a family to work as an au pair on a visitor's visa. She got pregnant and her employers forced her to get an abortion and this was before Roe vs. Wade so that too was illegal. Nice people these rich asses who exploit undocumented women domestics in their homes.

[hlthe2b]

10. Whitman knew she was undocumented...

were supposedly notified that employee had no matching SS number. Whitman failed to follow up, despite notified.

[DainBramaged]

22. I see the toaster heating up....

[JCMach1]

27. Soc Sec sent notices and she trashed them, so there should be a paper trail

[DainBramaged]

32. One slice or two?

:rofl:

Meg meg meg, hiring an illegal, when so many non-illegals are out of work, then firing an illegal to cover your ass, but I guess that's the Ebay way...

[HCE SuiGeneris]

12. NutMeg - Hypocrisy in action!

[Aramchek]

14. oh, myyyyyyyyyy! Nutmeg abuses illegals yet doesn't want to give them a path to citizenship

This is Gold, Jerry!!
Gold!!!!!

[JCMach1]

15. Whitman is now toast!!!

[hlthe2b]

16. Housekeeper terminated after Whitman announced candidacy

June, 2009-- Housekeeper wanted to be legalized and maintains starting the process would make Whitman's role public.

[musiclawyer]

18. I would like to think this is the end of MW

but the teabaggers will probably say all is good. That she should have exploited the housekeeper even more. Maybe a few swing voters will be disgusted. (Sidenote, if you are a swing voter, you're by definition uninformed to say the least.)

[Aramchek]

20. "her cold, heartless treatment of a hard-working latina" ...and down goes Whitman!!!

[wiggs]

44. This is the correct angle. The issue of hypocrisy and documentation, to me,

isn't as strong as the the label of corporate/sociopathic/cold/heartless/abusive/darwinistic/elite/royalty/billionaire can be. She and her primary candidate opponent spent all their time out-hating each other, throwing immigrants under the bus trying to get angry voters to pick a hero to save them from the brown hoards. She is clearly corporate...and in a time where the case against corporate abuses is SO easy to make generally, it should be easy to get people to relate to the worker (regardless of documentation and ethnicity) and relate Meg to rich corporations. Her leadership style would be the same as her home management...rich get richer, poor get crumbs and the back of the hand.

Sociopath. Another corporate sociopath in charge is the VERY LAST THING WE NEED. Brown is the antithesis of this...should be easy.

Sociopath, sociopath, sociopath. All day.

Didn't we get corporate energy and oil sociopaths in charge from 2001 to 2009? Can't we put out an overall message that that kind of leadership is morally, ethically, economically, and environmentally WRONG?

[hlthe2b]

21. So, is Allred making her client a sure deportation candidate?

I didn't hear that she had become "legalized"... Anyone else?

[Aramchek]

26. this brave woman is risking a lot to deliver this Dragon Punch to Whitman's chin

We must protect her.

[movonne]

37. After this she will be able to live in Mexico very, very nicely...

[blogslut]

40. I don't know

Let's ask the state Attorney General...oh wait...

[tridim]

23. Is ANY news outlet covering this?

Bueller?

[cbdo2007]

25. Whitman should do jail time for this.

[hlthe2b]

30. Sounds like Meg tried to coerce the housekeeper to lie...

[bluestateguy]

31. Why would anyone treat their housekeeper so abusively?

The way the Brady's treat Alice should be the model.

[DearAbby]

33. Oh my Whitman's Seller's Dashboard just dropped to POOR

[hlthe2b]

34. Allred taking questions...

-Prepared to provide documents to counter Whitman denials...

-Timing? Nicky just recently contacted Allred.

--Allred gave $$ to Brown? (a mere $150.00--and she has harshly criticized Brown in the past)

--Allred has provided 6 pages of allegations and Whitman should respond to those specifics

--In debate Whitman quoted as saying "we should enforce law and hold employers accountable"

--Is this she said/she said? Allred: If/When Whitman denies, then Allred will produce confirmatory documents

--About WHitman's hypocrisy and illegality during housekeeper's employment

--will lay out exploitation specifics to labor standards board

--Allred providing only the six pages, not the documents filed with ss at this time

--Housekeeper unemployed at this time; referred to Allred by another attorney

--Allred has not contacted Whitman camp

--Allred noted "sensitivity when Whitman staff became aware of the pending press conference" and thus attacked Allred; they can't rebut, but only name call

--Relevence? Hypocrisy... Is Whitman willing to be held accountable? Challenges Whitman to come to her office and rebut

-- HOusekeeper not prepared to answer if she knows about other illegal workers hired UNLESS Whitman denies allegations

--How was she paid? Not cash, so there is documentation

--what will happen to Nicky now? Will she be deported? Introduces an immigration attorney who will apparently represent her

--Immigration Lawyer: Legal avenues will be pursued to try to keep her in the US; Allred indicates this is Nicky's decision, carefully considered, including the risks to herself in terms of deportation; very courageous and difficult decision. She wants to "help other Nicky's of this world being exploited."

[hlthe2b]

36. Allred questions continued...

--why did she stay 9 years: no luxury to just find another job; did what she needed to do to survive

--what did Meg whitman know and when did she know it regarding illegal status? If Whitman denies having received info from SS involving mismatch of form number, how many times did she receive from government and what did they do when they received?

[hlthe2b]

38. Press conference ended to allow for it to be repeated in spanish

[hlthe2b]

41. Will someone post on this thread, if you see any followup in MSM?

[hlthe2b]

42. Never mind... I see it has hit the media--big time...

[CountAllVotes]

43. thanks for the link!!

n/t!!

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