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babylonsister

(171,066 posts) Sun Oct 14, 2012, 02:34 PM Oct 2012

Another CEO Threatens To Fire Employees If Obama Wins

http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2012/10/14/1009651/ceo-fire-employees-obama/

Another CEO Threatens To Fire Employees If Obama Wins

By Pat Garofalo on Oct 14, 2012 at 12:45 pm

Last week, billionaire CEO David Siegel, who runs a timeshare empire, threatened to fire employees if President Obama is reelected in November, saying in an email, “the economy doesn’t currently pose a threat to your job. What does threaten your job however, is another 4 years of the same Presidential administration.”

And Siegel is not alone in pushing his employees to cast their vote a certain way. MSNBC’s Chris Hayes reported today on another CEO — Arthur Allen of ASG Software Solutions — who said in an email to his employees that they’d only have themselves to blame if they lose their jobs if Obama wins. The email reads, in part:

Many of you have been with ASG for over 5, 10, 15, and even 20 years. As you know, together, we have been able to keep ASG an independent company while still growing our revenues and customers. But I can tell you, if the US re-elects President Obama, our chances of staying independent are slim to none. I am already heavily involved in considering options that make our independence go away, and with that all of our lives would change forever. I believe that a new President and administration would give US citizens and the world the renewed confidence and optimism we all need to get the global economies started again, and give ASG a chance to stay independent. If we fail as a nation to make the right choice on November 6th, and we lose our independence as a company, I don’t want to hear any complaints regarding the fallout that will most likely come. [...]

I am asking you to give us one more chance to stay independent by voting in a new President and administration on November 6th. Even then, we still might not be able to remain independent, but it will at least give us a chance. If we don’t, that chance goes away.

Watch Hayes’ report @ link~

In These Times also reported today that a company owned by billionaire right-wing activists David and Charles Koch sent pro-Romney mailers to its employees. The mailer gives a veiled warning that, if Obama is reelected, “then many of our more than 50,000 U.S. employees and contractors may suffer the consequences, including higher gasoline prices, runaway inflation, and other ills.”

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Another CEO Threatens To Fire Employees If Obama Wins (Original Post) babylonsister Oct 2012 OP

This kind of thing would tend to have the opposite effect treestar Oct 2012 #1

Even veiled threats are illegal, aren't they? Frustratedlady Oct 2012 #2

Post removed Post removed Oct 2012 #3

Is this spam? nt babylonsister Oct 2012 #5

yes. They were banned last week, I recognize the wingnutter site. EDITED to add previous incarnation uppityperson Oct 2012 #6

If Rmoney wins, I'm locking myself in my home for 6 weeks. SDjack Oct 2012 #4

I think this tactic is illegal. shraby Oct 2012 #7

not illegal, CEO has no way of knowing who crazyjoe Oct 2012 #8

treestar

(82,383 posts)

1. This kind of thing would tend to have the opposite effect

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Sun Oct 14, 2012, 02:36 PM

Oct 2012

on most people. The big honchos are now going to tell me who to vote for?

And they know they aren't going to lose their jobs. The company will not suddenly go under. It survived Obama's first term.

Ridiculous.

Frustratedlady

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2. Even veiled threats are illegal, aren't they?

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Sun Oct 14, 2012, 02:43 PM

Oct 2012

You can't tell someone they'd better not vote for someone, OR ELSE.... What's wrong with these people?

As far as the Koch bros. go, if Obama wins, it will show their judgment of the American people is way off base. They can't buy this country or push us around. It will be hard for them to eat that much humble pie, but what the hey...Thanksgiving is the best day for that and it's at a convenient time, this year!

It sounds as though these threats are coming out in a coordinated way. ALEC have another meeting, or something?