and being the co-founder and former CEO of the company that created the business model for this round of outsourcing.

It's nice to know what's happening on the right and what they're pushing so we can adjust the message if need be.

Individuals do not have say in how their state pensions are invested. Most don't even know the details of those investments.

And President Obama isn't invested in Bain, the company making the decision to outsource.

Apples to oranges. Stupid false equivalency.

Lots of not-so-bright people out there who could be easily fooled into thinking Obama and Willard are the same on this issue.

It's obvious that the right wingers are nervous about this because they're trying to push the "Obama did it too!" talking point.

Edit to add: Romney IS Bain Capital. It's his baby.

Bain did.

Illinois state employees are invested (with their pension fund) in Sensata, and the President served in Illinois as a state senator.

BUT...

We're NOT telling folks to divest from the company... which is the only thing President Obama could possibly do, owning so little interest in the company.

Divesting from the company is, in fact, the LAST thing we want to see.

We want the plant in Freeport to stay in Illinois and remain a profitable American company.

President Obama's stake in the company is probably less than 1% of 1%, while Mitt Romney controls a full 51%.

That's why we're badgering the Massachusetts Governor instead of the former Illinois state senator.



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Which is why this doesn't do a lot for me as an issue to be used against Romney. The Republicans will simply say Obama owns some too, and low info people would view it as a wash.

That was successful and employed Illinois workers BEFORE Bain decided to outsource the jobs to China?

What the hell kind of argument do they think they're making here? Faulting the pension for investing in a company that employed its citizens?

And the attempt to tie Obama to the decision to profit by outsourcing the jobs is pitiful. Please people, we all know that this kind of shit is what made Romney his millions. Stop trying to deflect his sins on others.

Remember, the right often doesn't get nuance.

Willful ignorance will be the death of this society.

before Bain cannibalized it.

I bet it was just a regular American auto parts company at that point.

She is worried, we have picked open a festering scab. She is in full blown freakout mode, so we ARE ON TO SOMETHING!! . They are trying the Rove thing of trying to turn it around to hurt us.

Looks like she reads DU too.



Sorry Michelle, but the Narrative left the Station Days ago.

don't deserve my time or attention.

It's important to show the difference.

....that will have zero impact on the election.

You do realize they want you to waste your time on this, don't you?

so there's something to it.

It's not a matter of what they deserve.

not calling you out, just sayin' its pretty much impossible.

Using stock in a state pension plan, from a company with a local presence is wrong how?

Hahaha! He didn't pick those shares of Sensata, if that's the case. Really, really lame.

But in true Republican fashion, they'll try (and may even succeed with the media's help), in equating that to Romney's active OWNERSHIP of the company.

This was an IL company that Obama invested in. How the hell would he know that Rmoney would eventually buy them out and ship the jobs to China? Does he have ESP? I think not!

This is why we have to get on their case about it.

We are ahead of the Narrative...don't let them win by default.


Obama made no decision, or likely even knew the Pension Fund bought and owned the shares.

and LIES are all they have.

The Social Media dealing in Reality needs to Tweet MORE FACTS ON romney/bain/American workers Lose to Chinese Labor