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dominique DiPrima
Cuando escuché por primera vez acerca de cómo Willard “Guante” Papeleo SEC de Romney contradice lo que él ha estado diciendo a los votantes a lo largo de esta temporada de elecciones, me hizo pensar de un tiempo, hace muchos años, cuando yo estaba en el paro. Yo estaba fuera por unos pocos días en la presentación de informes cuando trabajaba en alguna parte. Tuve que pagar dinero al Departamento de Desarrollo de Empleo Estatal, y consiguió una gran carta de advertencia de edad. Luché para pagar el $200 dólares y me hicieron sentir como un lowdown trampas de la asistencia pública. Todo lo que, y yo ni siquiera era director general de la empresa en cuestión en el momento.
En mi caso, yo simplemente cometí un error. Yo había estado trabajando de vez en cuando, aquí y allá y mezclado mis fechas. Yo no era un accionista, un ejecutivo, o mucho de nada, sólo una persona joven que intenta salir adelante.
Un avance rápido hasta Willard circa 2012. El Sr.. Romney afirma que dejó Bain Capital en 1999 para ejecutar los Juegos Olímpicos en Utah. Él quiere ninguna culpa de toda la externalización, la quiebra de las empresas estadounidenses y negocios turbios Bain hizo desde 1999-2002. Esa es su historia y él es ajustarse a él. Even though documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission list Romney as the sole shareholder and CEO through 2002, he says he had nothing to do with the management of the company during that time. I have read business journals including the Washington Post defending that position – saying there is no real definition of what a CEO does exactly. Really?! But whatever they are doing it probably would include working at the company – wouldn’t it?
The campaign of President Barack Obama has implied that Romney’s actions could be felonious. And Willard is demanding an apology – not clearing up the accusations – not releasing tax returns – just demanding an apology.
I tried that with the Employment Development Department and I have to say, they still wanted their money back. (And they never did apologize.) Hundreds of thousands of Americans without jobs who have to file accurate paperwork every week to get their tiny benefits will tell you that crap don’t fly! What you say has to match what you put on paper and that has to match what you deposit in your bank account. Millions of poor Americans (usted sabe, the ones Willard is not concerned about,) who receive public assistance, or food stamps will tell you, that’s not how it goes down. You cannot be off by a day or a dollar, let alone a year and $100,000! (In 2001and 2002 Mitt Romney was paid $100,000 by Bain as an Executive – during a time when he claims he did not work for the company.)
Now the Romney camp says that he retired retroactively, so he is, de hecho, not lying. Dicen que cuando se dio cuenta de que no iba a volver a un papel más importante en Bain firmó el papeleo de retirarse oficialmente en 1999. Hmmm ... ¿Crees que funcionaría para mí. Si he cambiado mi historia ahora, podía hacer que mi $200 espalda? Sabes tan bien como yo que la respuesta es no! Trate de que el IRS, mira qué pasa! Pero, de nuevo, tal vez eso es lo que hizo Willard…¿Podría explicar por qué se niega a liberar sus declaraciones de impuestos para el público como cualquier otro candidato presidencial único que ha hecho…
Si Willard estaban recibiendo asistencia pública, retroactividad y el papeleo descalce y contando cuentos chinos, los medios de comunicación sería él una llamada “Bienestar Reina,” y lo marca como mentiroso y un tramposo. Pero ya que es tremendamente rica, simplemente le llamamos ... eh ... eh ... un “hombre de negocios inteligente.”
Así que para mí la cuestión no es si Willard “Guante” Romney es un criminal o no, o incluso si trabajó en Bain durante el tiempo en cuestión. La cuestión es si él cree que hay dos conjuntos diferentes de reglas – financiero, moral & ético – uno para la clase media y los pobres y otra para chicos ricos como él.
Cuando él decidió postularse para gobernador de Massachusetts se fue hacia atrás y “con carácter retroactivo” cambió su residencia principal (de Utah, donde él realmente vivió mientras trabajaba en los Juegos Olímpicos de estado donde él quería correr,) los demócratas le llamaban en él en el momento, pero al final se impuso. Cuando él quería organizar su camarilla de asalto un compañero de estudios en la escuela secundaria, corte por la fuerza el cabello chicos, su papá, el Gobernador se aseguró de que no obtuvo rastro de papel, ningún registro ni castigo. Had be been a low income Black or Brown student zero tolerance would have led to his suspension, expulsion or even his very first felony back then. But for Willard Romney being super rich seems to have always meant having it both ways…With his paperwork changing as fluidly as his positions on the issues…An Etch-a-Sketch , once again comes to mind.
De julio 16, 2012 en 5:32 al
John F. Kennedy was THE last great american president. He wasn’t perfect but he made major strides for Blacks and non whites as well as all americans.
Look what he got for it..
De julio 17, 2012 en 2:20 al
What’s your point exactly? You make the above comment to say what? How does this contribute to the discussion exactly?
Así, you’re saying that an American president’s policies shouldn’t help African-Americans or other racial minorities? Or even other traditionally oppressed groups (es decir, mujeres, gays / lesbianas)? You need to expand your mentality and level of thinking, and realize that a president in this country is the president of all so-called races…not just blacks, or whites, or any other so-called “carrera” …he’s the president of all class stratifications — not just the financially wealthy. Which is whose interests that economies of scale are scaled to favor (financially wealthy, but only if you are male and white (European). Stretch your mind, por favor.
Somebody has to look out and stick up for the poor or middle class, including the oppressed, underserved, disabled, mentally handicapped, or all the young children out there– it is clear that the republican Congress members isn’t doing the job of standing up for 99 percent of people.
Stand with Obama.
De julio 17, 2012 en 2:06 al
I’ve been busy lately since my schedule has changed but I wanted to comment on this one (excuse the typos)…
These CEOs and corporate executives of many private corporations, like Bain, and other companies, push responsibility and accountability down to the lowest levels of the organizations while many of them refuse accept responsibility and accountability as it pertains to them – especially as it relates to tough ethical choices like choosing whether to keep jobs here domestically, or ship them off abroad, in order to increase bottom line profits and while destroying families – those who lose jobs, have been loyal to these companies for years and then can’t find comparable work and a similar salary elsewhere.
I went down and applied for food stamps to help me get through college and so did a college friend of mine, y que $200 each month we each received as a poor, broke and struggling student really helped us out. Ahora, these republicans are trying to take from poor households, the little that helps those who are living below the poverty line keep food in the mouths of their families. Everyone on public assistance is not a welfare queen. You had more wealthy rich, white bank executives with their hands out begging for government aid to the tune of millions, and accepting it – while they were charging poor folks $10 o $15 monthly fees to maintain a checking amount there – checking accounts that used to be FREE to open and keep open. Más tarde, we all found out that some guy sitting behind a computer has been rigging bank’s interest rates…the rates beyond people’s control that the interest rates on home loans, etc.
This is the corruption the capitalism and corporate GREED breeds. The focus is on the little guy who steals $2 worth of pizza…while the thieves who are robbing this nation and consumers blind out of BILLIONS just get a slap on the wrist and settle out of court with no JAIL TiME! Time to free up space in prisons by releasing non-violent marijuana offenders to make space for these CORPORATE THIEVES — who are committing grave offenses against the nation and its people and the nothing is being done about the White Collar Criminals dressed in business suits. It is scandalous and backwards, Only in America. No es de extrañar que “alguien hizo estallar EE.UU.” allá por 2001 – las torres gemelas, la representación financiera de la riqueza de los Estados Unidos que fue impulsado aún más en el suelo, bajo Bush W.
Los republicanos gastaron más 30 años destruyendo este país y esperan que el presidente Obama para arreglarlo todo durante la noche con el chasquido de un dedo. Este lío lleva tiempo, y que el “Partido de NO!” en la casa blanca obstrucción progresiva, se está tomando más tiempo. Tenemos que arrancar hasta la última bagger fuera del Congreso por lo que algunos cambios reales y el trabajo basado en la acción pueden lograrse. (Me recuerda de la canción de Michael Jackson, “Ellos no se preocupan por nosotros.”) Esta gente del Tea Party, Mitt Romney incluido, sólo se preocupan por sus propios intereses. Republican Congressional members absolutely hate the president because he’s black and are trying everything in their might to hopefully (but it won’t happen) see to it that he won’t get re-elected…baggers are even going as far as to take America backwards 40 o 50 years by trying to get rid of the Civil Rights Act…and they are serious about it.
I say shift the economy theories from fraudulent Greenspan economic theories to something free of corruption and that works for the lil guy…time to put the money back into the hands on “the people”…el 99 por ciento.
Anybody who is reading this, make sure you get off your butt and vote! And vote in the sitting president! Not voting is tantamount to voting for Romney. Show up and be informed and VOTE – far too many African-Americans marched in streets, protested in huge numbers, were attacked by dogs, sprayed with water from fire hydrants, and were killed, etc., so its time to get serious now — and be made enough to do something with ACTION — by voting in someone who reflects and shares many of our same interests – the man is President Obama.
De julio 17, 2012 en 5:37 al
While race has and always will have everything to do with everything in this country, I have also said a number of times on this site that the fight more and more is about the haves’ vs the have nots’..
My point about Kennedy is that actual factual leadership, compassion and caring about all americans and making things right, fair and in balance will not be tolerated. Kennedy was not killed by some lone assassin with some pea shooter sniper rifle. His BRUTAL killing was a clear message to those who seek the presidency that things will be run a certain way. It’s not about the people and it’s damn sure not about Black people who by the way the Kennedy presidency benefitted greatly. Not only King and X but countless activists have been silenced in their fight for justice, truth and equality. I thought my point would have been obvious. Hmmmm..
Am I suggesting giving up? Hell NO!! I’m saying that the hour is later than most think or even want to admit. I’m saying that the drips and drabs of today’s politics is not good enough. I’m saying that if a sitting president with a stroke of a pen can sign into law certain things without opposition(which benefit the wealthy or the millitary or Israel) entonces él puede o debe ser capaz de hacer lo mismo con las cuestiones relativas a todos los estadounidenses(nosotros)..
Estoy diciendo estar cansado de Obama.. Sea cansado de todos ellos!!!!