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ReRe

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19. They are sociopaths, man....
Sat Nov 17, 2012, 04:01 AM
Nov 2012

.... they're RICH. Like 1% rich. How do you think they got all that money? They lied, cheated and stole it, right to the top. You remember all those bullies from when you was a kid? They grew up. Now they are megga-bullies. Crooks and liars. All they can think about is money-money-money-more-more-more. Period. I wonder what their families think of them as they throw all those people out of work, just in time for Christmas? These "job-creators" have money to burn. Shutting down a factory here or there to make a political statement is nothing to them. You see, they get to make political statements by ruining their employees lives for PROFIT. No skin off their teeth. The Hostess Co already has buyers. All we can hope is that the buyers will re-hire all those people back. It's cold-blooded. Reptiles in human flesh. They simply have no conscience. I hope they don't plan on remaining in that community.

Did any of you hear Hedrick Smith on Tweety last night? As soon as I sign off DU this morning, I'm going to float over to ABEbooks.com and see if they have Hedrick's book Who Stole the American Dream. And I'm going to read it front to back as soon as I get it.

Well said, and goddamn right. CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2012 #1
If the market for the product is still there...someone else will fill the hole they left. RagAss Nov 2012 #2
Yea, but shareholders can make a case that they are violating the fiduciary responsibilities by WCGreen Nov 2012 #4
What about companies that are privately held? Cirque du So-What Nov 2012 #12
Great point! WCGreen Nov 2012 #22
When they drop their pants and bend over they will show you what they are ............ Angry Dragon Nov 2012 #3
Very fucking Anti-American!! OrwellwasRight Nov 2012 #5
They are hurting Americans. liberalmuse Nov 2012 #6
If they are publicly traded (Yes Papa Johns I am talking about you) nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #7
I'm with Ragass and Thom Hartmann on this one.. Permanut Nov 2012 #8
+1 nt ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #9
Hostess continues to make their millions while making life harder for 18,000 workers. L.A.dweller Nov 2012 #10
are you sure? brokechris Nov 2012 #13
Vulture capitalists bankrupted the company on purpose! B Calm Nov 2012 #23
I see it now... All new Twinkie! Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel Nov 2012 #14
If I'm wrong somebody please tell me PD Turk Nov 2012 #11
I don't think it would make a difference brokechris Nov 2012 #15
I personally brokechris Nov 2012 #16
What about Papa Johns PD Turk Nov 2012 #37
Also Union busting and then sucking as much money as fast as glinda Nov 2012 #17
My Friend Works For a Koch Bros. Subsidiary.. OpenedMindGuy Nov 2012 #18
Welcome to DU, OpenedMindGuy! CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2012 #20
Thanks so Much Ca Peggy!!! OpenedMindGuy Nov 2012 #42
The Koch bros would rather throw away $ 50 plus million yankeepants Nov 2012 #21
They are sociopaths, man.... ReRe Nov 2012 #19
My husband works for a Republicon EmeraldCityGrl Nov 2012 #24
Extortion on America. WinkyDink Nov 2012 #25
Also notice that Republicans are Shankapotomus Nov 2012 #26
That's number 5,367 of charted hypocrasy on the Right... WCGreen Nov 2012 #43
Guy's like Prescott Bush and J.P. Getty ,thank God for Smedley & Barack . orpupilofnature57 Nov 2012 #27
fucking -A...!! madrchsod Nov 2012 #28
They are more than anti-American. They are anti-anything that might cut into their personal wealth. MichaelSoE Nov 2012 #29
Cutting off their collective noses to spite their faces. no_hypocrisy Nov 2012 #30
Such companies were already tanking, and the top folk are simply diverting the gaze from themselves struggle4progress Nov 2012 #31
Every company that gets tanked provides opportunities for new ones to take their place slackmaster Nov 2012 #32
I like the implications of this. krispos42 Nov 2012 #33
Perhaps they should take some of the lobbying money goblue316 Nov 2012 #34
Yep. 99Forever Nov 2012 #35
Arthur Jensen in 'Network': There is no America... MinM Nov 2012 #36
cheap greedy asses who consider employees moochers SmileyRose Nov 2012 #38
Or as I call them "economic terrorists". Initech Nov 2012 #40
What the hell is wrong with these CEOs? They are out of control. Initech Nov 2012 #39
The way I see it OnionPatch Nov 2012 #41
The ruling class owns enough that they are willing to burn down the entire economy HiPointDem Nov 2012 #44
bad businessmen deflecting blame....doucherockets!!!! spanone Nov 2012 #45
Criminalize closing businesses if owners walk away with millions BanTheGOP Nov 2012 #46
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