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TeamPooka

(24,256 posts) Sat Nov 17, 2012, 03:43 PM Nov 2012

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Since he's supposed to be so good at it let's see Mitt Romney turn Hostess around.

I hear he's available and needs a job...

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Since he's supposed to be so good at it let's see Mitt Romney turn Hostess around. (Original Post) TeamPooka Nov 2012 OP

Job #1 - FIRE UNION EMPLOYEES AND HIRE NON-UNION. Indydem Nov 2012 #1

That's not his game. Cleita Nov 2012 #2

I know but imagine him taking over any company now while the world watched? TeamPooka Nov 2012 #3

Nobody would be watching. His fifteen minutes of fame is over. n/t Cleita Nov 2012 #4

IMHO We have not seen the last of that asshole, unfortunately TeamPooka Nov 2012 #9

essentially had been done to Hostess before ... zbdent Nov 2012 #5

No, I would refuse to eat any EVER! n/t onecent Nov 2012 #6

rMoney's got too many Twinkies up his ass (along with his head) to do that. HopeHoops Nov 2012 #7

lol TeamPooka Nov 2012 #8

Romney can "save" Hostess demwing Nov 2012 #10

Indydem

(2,642 posts)

1. Job #1 - FIRE UNION EMPLOYEES AND HIRE NON-UNION.

Reply to TeamPooka (Original post)

Sat Nov 17, 2012, 03:44 PM

Nov 2012

Cleita

(75,480 posts)

2. That's not his game.

Reply to TeamPooka (Original post)

Sat Nov 17, 2012, 03:44 PM

Nov 2012

Squeezing all the money and assets out of a company and then walking away from the destruction left behind is his game.

TeamPooka

(24,256 posts)

3. I know but imagine him taking over any company now while the world watched?

Reply to Cleita (Reply #2)

Sat Nov 17, 2012, 03:46 PM

Nov 2012

every move he made?
That would be awesome.
nopt for the workers but people would finally see it live

Cleita

(75,480 posts)

4. Nobody would be watching. His fifteen minutes of fame is over. n/t

Reply to TeamPooka (Reply #3)

Sat Nov 17, 2012, 03:47 PM

Nov 2012

TeamPooka

(24,256 posts)

9. IMHO We have not seen the last of that asshole, unfortunately

Reply to Cleita (Reply #4)

Sat Nov 17, 2012, 03:59 PM

Nov 2012

zbdent

(35,392 posts)

5. essentially had been done to Hostess before ...

Reply to TeamPooka (Original post)

Sat Nov 17, 2012, 03:51 PM

Nov 2012

they made $110 M in profits, none of it back into the company, but into the vulture capitalists who "invested" in it for the short-term gain ...

onecent

(6,096 posts)

6. No, I would refuse to eat any EVER! n/t

Reply to TeamPooka (Original post)

Sat Nov 17, 2012, 03:52 PM

Nov 2012

HopeHoops

(47,675 posts)

7. rMoney's got too many Twinkies up his ass (along with his head) to do that.

Reply to TeamPooka (Original post)

Sat Nov 17, 2012, 03:54 PM

Nov 2012

TeamPooka

(24,256 posts)

8. lol

Reply to HopeHoops (Reply #7)

Sat Nov 17, 2012, 03:59 PM

Nov 2012

demwing

(16,916 posts)

10. Romney can "save" Hostess

Reply to TeamPooka (Original post)

Sat Nov 17, 2012, 04:08 PM

Nov 2012

by shipping operations to China. and the Chinese will do for snacks what they did for toys - fill them full of lead.

OMG, this really wasn't funny--and its too late for campaign season-but think of the slogan:

"Romney/Ryan: Put some lead in your Twinkie!"

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