Leaked Audio Captures Romney Asking Employers To Threaten Their Employees if They Don’t Vote Republican

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From ThinkProgress:

Newly-discovered audio from a conference call in June captures Mitt Romney asking business owners to urge their employees to vote for him.

Romney, speaking on a call to the very conservative National Federation of Independent Business, tells a group of business owners that they should “make it very clear” how they feel about the candidates. He also tells the business owners to “pass… along to your employees” how their jobs might be effected by who wins in November:

ROMNEY: I hope you make it very clear to your employees what you believe is in the best interest of your enterprise and therefore their job and their future in the upcoming elections. And whether you agree with me or you agree with President Obama, or whatever your political view, I hope — I hope you pass those along to your employees. Nothing illegal about you talking to your employees about what you believe is best for the business, because I think that will figure into their election decision, their voting decision and of course doing that with your family and your kids as well.

Listen at 26:44:

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  • These uncivilized fools won’t quit: 
     
    Tagg Romney wanted to punch the president
     
    http://front.moveon.org/whoa-tagg-romney-caught-on-tape-saying-he-wanted-to-take-a-swing-at-the-president/

  • Make this go viral before the video gets removed — certain that NFIB will take this down before morning.

    • KayWhitlock

      @Seeta Have you used a youtube downloader to save?  I tried – ran into a snafu.

      • @KayWhitlock Trying right now….let’s see if it works…

        • @KayWhitlock Got it….downloaded and saved.  Thanks for suggesting it Kay!

        • KayWhitlock

          @Seeta Terrific.  Thank you!

  • KayWhitlock

    Utterly damning.  Thanks, seeta.

    • @KayWhitlock There is absolutely no ambiguity here about what CEO Romney means or is getting at.

      • @Seeta  @KayWhitlock Entitled..A Dictorship

      • KayWhitlock

        @Seeta June 6, 2012.  That explains what we’re seeing.

        • @KayWhitlock Thank you, Kay, for the date.