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Dem Convention Speaker Never Worked for a Bain-Controlled Company

Sep. 6, 2012 5:50pm Becket Adams

Three speakers billed as “former employees of companies controlled by Romney’s Bain Capital” took the stage Wednesday night at the Democratic National Convention and accused former Bain executive and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney of being a pretty rotten human being.

Odd thing, though: One of the speakers, David Foster, never actually worked for a Bain-controlled company.

“In 2001, with GST bankrupt and Romney still CEO of Bain, I stood in front of hundreds of steelworkers in their 50s and 60s, and retirees in their 70s and 80s, and told them Romney and Bain had broken their promises. Jobs, vacation pay, severance, health insurance and pension benefits that were promised — they were all gone,” said the non-Bain employee on Wednesday.

Foster never actually worked for the company, according to ABC News and a former spokesman for the company. He was a union organizer at the time.

“David Foster was never an employee of GST Steel’s Kansas City plant. He was employed by the United Steelworkers of America as their regional union director to represent GST Steel, but was not employed at our facility,” BC Huselton, who was head of HR at GST, told ABC News.

Listen to how the speakers are introduced and then skip to Foster at the 05:02 mark [via CSPAN]:

True, Foster does refer to himself as an “organizer” in his speech. But between not making this explicitly clear and having him introduced as a former employee of a company that was “controlled by Romney’s Bain Capital,” what were casual viewers supposed to think?

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discus02
Posted on September 6, 2012 at 9:57pm
They aren’t Democrats JFK was a Democrat Obama and the mindless jackasses that follow him are Commies. I will give my money to whomever I choose Black, White Latino or Asian Jew or Gentile and I will ask nothing in return. That is Charity according to the Almighty.

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- bigdaddyt46
  Posted on September 7, 2012 at 7:52am
  your post reminds me of a wonderful poem.
  
  The Chain Of Love
  
  he was driving home one evening,
  In his beat up Pontiac
  when an old lady flagged him down,
  Her Mercedes had a flat
  He could see that she was frightened,
  Standing out there in the snow
  ‘Till he said I’m here to help you ma’am
  By the way my name is Joe
  
  She said I’m from St. Louis,
  And I’m only passing through
  I must have seen a hundred cars go by,
  This is awfully nice of you
  When he changed the tire,
  And closed her trunk
  And was about to drive away,
  She said how much do I owe you?
  Here’s what he had to say
  
  You don’t owe me a thing, Ive been there too
  Someone once helped me out
  Just the way i’m helping you
  If you really want to pay me pack,
  Here is what you do
  Don’t let the chain of love end with you
  
  Well a few miles down the road,
  The lady saw a small cafe’
  She went in to grab a bite to eat,
  And then be on her way
  But she couldn’t help but notice
  How the waitress smiled so sweet
  And how she must’ve been eight months along,
  And dead on her feet
  
  And though she didn’t know her story,
  Any probably never will
  When the waitress went to get her change,
  From a hundred dollar bill
  The lady slipped right out the door,
  And on a napkin left a note
  There were tears in the waitress’s eyes,
  When she read what she wrote
  
  You don’t owe me a thing, Ive been there too
  Someone once helped me out
  Just the way i’m helping you
  If you really want to pay me pack,
  Here is
  
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- bigdaddyt46
  Posted on September 7, 2012 at 7:56am
  continued
  
  That night when she got home from work,
  The waitress climbed into bed
  She was thinking about the money
  And what the lady’s note had said
  As her husband lay there sleeping,
  She whipered soft and low
  Everything’s gonna be alright, I Love you Joe
  
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linb
Posted on September 6, 2012 at 9:15pm
We wouldn’t expect it any other way from the Demorats folks, it’s what they do the best – Lord knows they are useless at everything else – and especially TELLING THE TRUTH! They actually do think, in their little minds, that it’s OK, even acceptable to tell lies. They are the most stupid people on earth because we have a dozen ways to check them out and they lose all credibility (which they don’t care about anyway because they have non), and can’t hope to impress anyone except their ignorant few with lies. The truth has no agenda! Remember that, you lying lowlife! There is NOTHING WORSE THAN A LIAR – and this president is one of the best at it! He insults our intelligence every time he opens his mouth. I pray that God and good will prevail over evil and these self-serving parasites.

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SilentObserver
Posted on September 6, 2012 at 9:01pm
How in the world does barry and company think they can pull off the lies with so many ways to check the facts. This is not the 1930s and 1940s.

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deadend
Posted on September 6, 2012 at 8:51pm
The union thugs coming out of the wood workers. To the woman did you ever think the business was to far gone to save.

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- DIR
  Posted on September 6, 2012 at 10:03pm
  The lies are one thing and not to be discounted, but when DEADEND calls them thugs he right on. They’ll beat the hell out of blacks and anyone else that strays off the liberal plantation as witnessed in
  St Louis when they beat black concessionair, Gladney, for selling republican trinkets. David Foster is another ruthless lying liberal racist. He needs to be tarded and feathered by the American electorate then run out of the country with all the other goofy liberals.
  
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mike551
Posted on September 6, 2012 at 7:59pm
@ 762×51 You are absolutely correct. I didn’t convey my thoughts as completely as I should have . You said it much better than I. Maybe the congressman from from Texas is right. Civil war is coming .What else are we to do?

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cja23
Posted on September 6, 2012 at 7:55pm
Again, more lies. You know when a Dem is lying, their mouth is open.

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- Sirfoldallot
  Posted on September 6, 2012 at 8:10pm
  I just hope there r more smarter ppl in America than the new DNC display .
  
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- Tide_Rider_2
  Posted on September 6, 2012 at 9:17pm
  I agree with your statement…..However, Barney Frank’s mouth is open for a different reason.
  
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joecaff2
Posted on September 6, 2012 at 7:44pm
Does any thinking individual really think that Obama and his party of fabricators, story tellers, fact changers and outright B.S. ARTISTS are going to start telling the truth at the convention? Remember, Obama lied about his past before 2008 and the press didn’t bother to check! Obama lied about his experience; Obama lied about cutting spending and reducing the deficit by half in his first term. Obama lied about healthcare telling us we would pay less and we could keep our doctors. Obama lied about what was in his healthcare bill. Obama lied about Reverend Wright. Obama lied about Bill Ayers. Obama lied about Tony Rezko and how and where he got more than $1.62 million dollar house. Obama lied about shovel ready jobs. Obama lied about his girlfriends in his book. Would it shock anyone to learn that Obama lies about his golf scores too? How can anyone be upset to learn that Obama and the Democrats found people willing to lie at their convention? Shouldn’t we accept the fact that OBAMA IS A CONGENITAL LIER AND WILL ALWAYS LIE IF IT HELPS HIM ADVANCE HIS OPJECTIVES? We either accept Obama and his lies or WE FIRE HIM IN NOVEMBER!

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762x51
Posted on September 6, 2012 at 7:40pm
So you’re saying that the party that supports Communism, Islam, theft and redistribution of money, a nuclear Iran, evisceration of our military, mass murder of infants and bankruptcy for the United States would stoop so low as to LIE about the credentials of the speakers at their convention?

Shocking, just shocking!

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- Coonshine
  Posted on September 6, 2012 at 9:06pm
  And don’t dare to question the President’s credentials….
  
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mike551
Posted on September 6, 2012 at 7:16pm
Typical union thug. These people would lie when the truth would serve better. Pathological. Even if they manage to steal the election somehow, how in the name of everything that is sane could we allow them to make policy for us? We cannot allow that to happen.

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Chuck Stein
Posted on September 6, 2012 at 6:50pm
As Pat Paulsen used to say: “Picky, picky, picky”

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- Grey Eagle
  Posted on September 6, 2012 at 6:55pm
  Democrats sure don’t mind lying to make a point. There will be a lot of uninformed voters that will believe this junk.
  
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SamIamTwo
Posted on September 6, 2012 at 6:49pm
Prob claim free speech, like saying you are a vet but you aren’t a vet…get it. Mooo

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blackyb
Posted on September 6, 2012 at 6:48pm
No, but the lying piece of garbage is now working for an almost “brain controlled” COUNTRY.

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Micah.Stone
Posted on September 6, 2012 at 6:35pm
The d-cRAT socialists managed to scrounge up just TWO (2) !!!! people who’s jobs were INDIRECTLY affected by Romney.
Perhaps Romney should get all TWENTY-THREE MILLION (23,000,000) people whose jobs were DIRECTLY adversely affected by OBOZO to speak in reply.

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diverdan
Posted on September 6, 2012 at 6:18pm
OK, let’s put things together: All of the comments from the delegates (you pick your favorite); changing the platform (not really a change just a technical thing); a false Bain former employee; etc. So, here are two theories: (a) the DNC is incapable of putting together a convention; or (b) they are a bunch of outright liars who think we are all too stupid to know they are lying. I already have my pick of the two!

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- floridareader
  Posted on September 6, 2012 at 6:35pm
  All of the above
  
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- tgimacb
  Posted on September 6, 2012 at 7:20pm
  the delegates are getting a reputation of easily swayed children. Delegates, can you say anything for yourselves? When given a placard by those aisle stalkers, just in time for false speech, just say no to thugs!
  
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- TEARS FOR AMERICA
  Posted on September 6, 2012 at 8:04pm
  It is almost as if these programmed empty-heads are walking around in a crunk daze…they be gettin’ some pretty good stuff in their convention goodie bags…
  
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soybomb315_II
Posted on September 6, 2012 at 6:18pm
so what did the two guys are were Bain employees say? Hmmmm?

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- dublinthewagons
  Posted on September 7, 2012 at 10:50am
  The question should be how much were they paid to lie?
  
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RJJinGadsden
Posted on September 6, 2012 at 6:16pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdzJhFyN0MY

No! Wait, not the same David Foster! This guy is no Union (leg breaking) Organizer.

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watashbuddyfriend
Posted on September 6, 2012 at 6:15pm
“And, David Foster, never actually worked for a Bain-controlled company , but he said what, and He was a union organizer at the time.”

This is liken to what came my way yesterday:

“LOST CHURCHES OF LOUISIANA ”

“When devastating hurricanes struck the Gulf Coast , even
houses of worship were not spared.

A local television station interviewed a woman from New
Orleans and asked how the loss of churches in the area had
affected their lives.

Without hesitation, the woman replied, “I don’t know ’bout
all them other peoples, but we haven’t gone to Churches in
years. We gets our chicken from Popeye’s.”

The look on the interviewer’s face was priceless.
They live among us, AND THEY VOTED FOR OBAMA.”

But, all this kind want is to be given something for nothing, so they vote for OBAMA, PELOSI, REID, and the likes, including W-S!

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- TEXASGRANNY73
  Posted on September 6, 2012 at 6:30pm
  Your comment is pathetic. Making fun of uneducated people is the point I suppose or the inference of Popeye’s racially motivated. This was funny, ha ha. Not. And how do you know that person voted? And nothing like the above story. story. Maybe you made it up? The speaker in story was duplicitous and yet not stupid enough to be chosen to speak.
  
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SocialistSlayer
Posted on September 6, 2012 at 6:09pm
Remember people in the Muslim culture it is okay to lie to achieve your goals !

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- Shasta
  Posted on September 6, 2012 at 6:22pm
  You are so right. Just look at the chair person of the democrapic party, Debbie Wassermann Schultz, the biggest liar of them all…next to OBlamo.
  
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- Displacedsoutherner
  Posted on September 6, 2012 at 6:58pm
  Interesting that Scientology shares that philosophy: (I paraphrase) do whatever you need to do to reach your goals.
  
  Sounds like “words to live by” for the Libs.
  
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SocialistSlayer
Posted on September 6, 2012 at 6:08pm
More Lies from the Commie-Crats !

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gazinya
Posted on September 6, 2012 at 6:03pm
So how was this different, the ‘lose of vaction, retirement, dreams and hope…etc.’ than what The Obama did not Delco or Fisher non-union workers and management? Or when The Obama shut down and illegally closed Republican car dealerships and even gave some of them to Dem run competitors? There is no evil under the sun that can not be overlooked by The Obama as ‘worth a try!’

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RightThinking1
Posted on September 6, 2012 at 6:01pm
It all depends on what the meaning of “is” is. If you get my drift….
Gee, this is like the ‘Republicans’ who are campaigning for Obama who have never been Republicans. Arguably, it all follows, since we’ve never really known who Obama is either.

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AvengerK
Posted on September 6, 2012 at 6:01pm
What a shock…no one from Obama’s administration or the joke Debbie Wasserman Schultz in charge of the DNC vetted Foster to make sure he was telling the truth. A simple phone call would have done it….And lo and behold another militant unionista is willing to say and do anything to dupe the American people.
Is anyone surprised at this? No really? We saw the phony vote to replace “god and jerusalem” back into the democrat platform where Villagiorosa’s teleprompter already had the “decision” scripted for him to announce while the jacobins who infest the democrat party booed god and jerusalem. This is a party willing to say and do anything for a vote and that includes contempt for their own useful idiots. After that display on the floor yesterday..putting a union liar up there to pretend he worked for Bain Capital is nothing for Obama and the democrats..a mere trifle. When Romney takes over in 2013 he’ll have to fumigate the white house.

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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on September 6, 2012 at 6:24pm
  I’m inclined to believe that the likes of Wassaman-Schultz and others did know. They have just been so used to the bulk of the media never checking these things. When are we really going to learn anything about 0bama? The media has been complicit with hiding his past.
  
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watersRpeople
Posted on September 6, 2012 at 5:59pm
Yeah, but we just need a good ole fashion asteroid impact.

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FREEDOMoverFEAR
Posted on September 6, 2012 at 5:56pm
Who cares the time for logic is over. Now logic should dictate those who wish to retain what’s left of their freedom to arm themselves.

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topperj
Posted on September 6, 2012 at 5:53pm
They can’t help themselves, they lie on command. This is who they are. Remember, this convention is to capture the base and the MORON vote. MORONS will believe anything these people tell them.

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- pissantno.10
  Posted on September 6, 2012 at 6:04pm
  and that place holds a bunch of them
  
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