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Mitt Romney and Wall St. Killed the Twinkie

Started by Socialist
over 13 years ago
Posts: 2261
Member since: Feb 2010
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Union: 'Bain-style' killing of Twinkie The Bain attack is back. This time it’s being used against Hostess Brands, the Twinkies and Wonder Bread maker that announced Friday it was closing. AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka drew the comparison in a public statement Friday. “What’s happening with Hostess Brands is a microcosm of what’s wrong with America, as Bain-style Wall Street vultures make themselves rich by making America poor,” Trumka said in a public statement. “Crony capitalism and consistently poor management drove Hostess into the ground, but its workers are paying the price.” Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1112/83979.html#ixzz2CX0Ds2nb
Response by Truth
over 13 years ago
Posts: 5641
Member since: Dec 2009

No more Twinkies.

A friend had a younger brother when we were growing up.
The brother was a Devil Dog addict.
He kept a stash of Devil Dogs in a foot-locker by his bed.

Poor management of snack-cakes: Is this the end of the world as we know it, or just an adjustment?
The Twinkies that are left on the shelves will last for decades, if not forever in their preservative state.

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Response by AvUWS
over 13 years ago
Posts: 839
Member since: Mar 2008

You really want to open that can of worms? You do realize that Hostess had nothing to do with ROmney and that the private equity firm that owned Hostess was run by a prominent Democrat? Not just that, but it was the connections to Dick Gephardt and the Teamsters that lead that same PE firm to get involved in investing in HOstess in the first place.

See more here: http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2012-11-16/hostess-liquidation-curious-cast-characters-twinkie-tumbles

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Response by openhouse
over 13 years ago
Posts: 76
Member since: Jan 2008

Socialist is a "South Park" character. Don't bother with him.

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Response by JWL2672
over 13 years ago
Posts: 138
Member since: Mar 2012

The fat union awholes keep their jobs but the people they represent lose theirs. Sound familiar?

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Response by truthskr10
over 13 years ago
Posts: 4088
Member since: Jul 2009

Socialist, you lost me at "Teamsters."

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