Romney 'Bill's BBQ' Ad Blames Obama For Failure Of Restaurant (VIDEO)

Romney 'Bill's BBQ' Ad Blames Obama For Failure Of Restaurant (VIDEO)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/02/romney-bills-bbq-ad-blames-obama_n_2064785.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003

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A statement released by an attorney for the company at time of closing suggested the economic collapse of 2008 dealt a staggering blow to the local chain, and indicated that "the economy during the past five years, market changes and the high cost of upgrading operations" made it unfeasible for it to continue.

Aside from that, public health records show that different locations of the chain were cited for at least 8 health code violations in 2009 alone, including 5 critical violations, and that several locations had critical violations dating back as far as 2003.

Think Progress also pointed out that despite the failure of Bill's Barbecue, downtown Richmond has experienced a boom in development recently, and that other barbecue companies are expanding.

"It seems highly misleading for Romney to now try to blame the failure of one struggling business on President Obama," TP's Josh Israel wrote.

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