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WilliamPitt

(58,179 posts)
Tue Sep 18, 2012, 09:04 PM Sep 2012

How The Service Industry Might Have Just Saved America

Watch the Romney video closely. The camera is still, relatively far away, and on what looks like a marble surface.

I don't know who filmed that, but I'm putting my money on a bartender or a member of the waitstaff. It looks like a bartop or, if the place was truly posh, a station.

It has to be. I can't think of any people who would pay that much to be inside a Romney event solely to catch Teh Candidate on the off chance he might say something that dumb...nor do I think a Romney donor, even in extremis, would leak such a video and torpedo Teh Candidate they just paid a shit-ton to see.

That was a member of the service industry. Bank it.

Out. Fucking. STANDING.

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How The Service Industry Might Have Just Saved America (Original Post) WilliamPitt Sep 2012 OP
Sire! The peasants are revolting! scarletwoman Sep 2012 #1
Romney: "Diehard Obama Fans think they're entitled to health care, to FOOD, to housing"! Cha Sep 2012 #23
. n/t porphyrian Sep 2012 #2
I like your style. WilliamPitt Sep 2012 #5
Thank you! porphyrian Sep 2012 #9
I don't think we'll find out until after the election former-republican Sep 2012 #3
Makes sense. Service people are invisible to them. Baitball Blogger Sep 2012 #4
+1 nt eppur_se_muova Sep 2012 #8
Reminds me of the Spoon song "The Underdog" Arugula Latte Sep 2012 #22
Were these SEIU members? That would be golden. JaneyVee Sep 2012 #6
Remember Romney's remark's at this fundraiser?.. Cha Sep 2012 #24
I think the fund raiser host can figure it out, hope he/she doesn't have troubles SaveAmerica Sep 2012 #7
Relevant Quote from Chuck Palahniuk TalkingDog Sep 2012 #10
Classic. cr8tvlde Sep 2012 #13
Win WilliamPitt Sep 2012 #14
Do not fuck with us. Initech Sep 2012 #15
Always generously tip the wait staff Generic Brad Sep 2012 #11
Wait staff would be a good guess, right on service industry. sarcasmo Sep 2012 #12
The serivce industry has been saving America for years Ellipsis Sep 2012 #16
+ infinity WilliamPitt Sep 2012 #18
! But the dude apparently has some ties to Jimmy Carter. Is that fucking rich or what! lonestarnot Sep 2012 #17
The "taper" does not have ties to Carter. Carter IV was sifting video TalkingDog Sep 2012 #19
No, I'm talking about something I saw the tail end of on L.O. He had dark wavey hair, and then lonestarnot Sep 2012 #20
Ah.. sorry. I completely misunderstood. TalkingDog Sep 2012 #21
I'm not always clear. lonestarnot Sep 2012 #26
Pursuit of Criminal prosecution maybe moot Iliyah Sep 2012 #25
Criminal prosecution is moot because JoeyT Sep 2012 #27
Note the large goblet to the right - a tip jar? flamingdem Sep 2012 #28
 

Arugula Latte

(50,566 posts)
22. Reminds me of the Spoon song "The Underdog"
Tue Sep 18, 2012, 11:46 PM
Sep 2012
Uh-huh 'cause you don't talk to the water boy
And there's so much you could learn but you don't want to know
You will not back up an inch ever
That's why you will not survive

The thing that I tell you now
It may not go over well
And it may not be photo-op
In the way that I spell it out

But you won't hear from the messenger
Don't wanna know 'bout something that you don't understand
You got no fear of the underdog
That's why you will not survive, right



Cha

(295,901 posts)
24. Remember Romney's remark's at this fundraiser?..
Wed Sep 19, 2012, 12:06 AM
Sep 2012
"...It's tough being middle class in America right now," Romney said. "The waiters and waitresses that come in and out of this room and offer us refreshments, they're not having a good year. The people of the middle class of America are really struggling. And they're struggling I think in a way because they're surprised because when they voted for Barack Obama...he promised them that things were going to get a heck a lot of better. He promised hope and change and they're still waiting."


..As he did earlier at a fundraiser in Baton Rouge, La., Romney accused Obama of funneling government money to his own donors, while neglecting those struggling in the country.

"This is a time when it's good to be a friend of Obama campaign," Romney told the crowd at the River Hills Club in Jackson. "Because you might be able to get some money for your business. But it's not so good to be middle class in America."


http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-57473489-503544/romney-says-waiters-at-fundraiser-arent-having-a-good-year/

SaveAmerica

(5,342 posts)
7. I think the fund raiser host can figure it out, hope he/she doesn't have troubles
Tue Sep 18, 2012, 10:08 PM
Sep 2012

From it. I hope Obama's campaign gets in there and protects him.

TalkingDog

(9,001 posts)
10. Relevant Quote from Chuck Palahniuk
Tue Sep 18, 2012, 10:49 PM
Sep 2012

“Remember this. The people you're trying to step on, we're everyone you depend on. We're the people who do your laundry and cook your food and serve your dinner. We make your bed. We guard you while you're asleep. We drive the ambulances. We direct your call. We are cooks and taxi drivers and we know everything about you. We process your insurance claims and credit card charges. We control every part of your life.

We are the middle children of history, raised by television to believe that someday we'll be millionaires and movie stars and rock stars, but we won't. And we're just learning this fact. So don't fuck with us.”

― Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club

TalkingDog

(9,001 posts)
19. The "taper" does not have ties to Carter. Carter IV was sifting video
Tue Sep 18, 2012, 11:33 PM
Sep 2012

on YouTube and found the clips. He traced it back to the poster and set up the "meet" with Corn and let those two work it out.

But I will agree that it was great to have Carter IV taking up his grampa's flag.

 

lonestarnot

(77,097 posts)
20. No, I'm talking about something I saw the tail end of on L.O. He had dark wavey hair, and then
Tue Sep 18, 2012, 11:38 PM
Sep 2012

snippets of Jimmy C. Looking forward to the rerun to catch the whole thing.

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)
25. Pursuit of Criminal prosecution maybe moot
Wed Sep 19, 2012, 12:06 AM
Sep 2012

CAUSE the very company that Leder tired to serve for the fundraising may "possibly" hires illegals, just sayin.

JoeyT

(6,785 posts)
27. Criminal prosecution is moot because
Wed Sep 19, 2012, 01:08 AM
Sep 2012

filming rich people when they don't want you to isn't illegal. Unless the man/woman signed some kind of agreement not to film anything they can't do jack to him/her. Even if he/she did sign something, the worst they can do is sue.

Edited to add: Huh. I just found out about the Florida law. I don't think that will stand up to a first amendment challenge.

flamingdem

(39,304 posts)
28. Note the large goblet to the right - a tip jar?
Wed Sep 19, 2012, 01:13 AM
Sep 2012

Plus, the waiter doesn't seem to be too worried about blocking his view.

I'm guessing he was paid fairly well for this.

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