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Corporate CEOs Are Turning Their Employees Into Republican Foot Soldiers
Over the weekend, labor reporter Mike Elk with In These Times magazine revealed that the Koch brothers sent political fliers to all of their 45,000 employees at Georgia Pacific – hinting that their jobs might be on the line if they don’t vote for Mitt Romney. The letter warns that if employees elect Barack Obama, then “many of our more than 50,000 U.S. employees and contractors may suffer the consequences.” The letter goes on to list political candidates that the Kochs support – all of which were Republicans. Elk also exposes social media rules at Georgia Pacific that work to limit the political speech of their workers as well as intimidation used against workers who are too politically active.
The Kochs are the latest in a long line of CEOs that have made veiled threats against their employees to vote for Mitt Romney. Last week – Westgate Resorts billionaire CEO David Siegel warned his employees that should Barack Obama raise his taxes, then he would be forced to downsize his company. Also – ASG Software Solutions CEO Arthur Allen sent an email to his employees warning there will be “fallout” if Barack Obama wins the presidency again. And then there’s Murray Energy – the largest private coal company in the nation – which, according to The New Republic, has coerced its employees to donate money to Republican politicians.
Unbelievably – coercing employees like this to support certain political candidates is not illegal. And it’s just the latest example of how the super-rich have a lot more free speech rights now in America than working people do. And since many Americans are desperate for a job – they have to go along with what their bosses say just to be able to keep food on the table - knowing full well that a vote for Mitt Romney is against their own best interests.
This is how the corporatocracy operates today.
-Thom
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Tonight on The Big Picture on RT TV at 7pm and 9pm... America is still for sale to the highest bidder (check your local listings for stations or stream at RT, and catch past shows on Youtube)
Need to Know: America is still for sale to the highest bidder
Need to Know: Bain still outsourcing jobs overseas
- Libya Wilson, mother of two from Pittsburg, PA who works for Bain owned Dunkin’ Donuts.
- Richard Hooten from Houston, TX who works for Bain owned Burlington Coat Factory.
Screwed: Mitt-less Cons have a choice...- Gary Johnson, Libertarian Party Presidential candidate / Former Governor of New Mexico 
CEO's forcing people to vote Republican- Mike Elk, Reporter-Working In These Times
The Best of the Rest of the News...
Walmart workers issue Black Friday ultimatum- Josh Eidelson, Labor Journalist / Contributing Writer-Salon & In These Times
Everything You Know is Wrong: Does gold ring prove Obama is Muslim?- Dr. Jerome Corsi, Senior Staff Writer-World Net Daily, Author
Daily Take: Are our schools being sold off to wealthy foreigners?
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Friday's Daily Stack 
Quote: "We don't have to engage in grand, heroic actions to participate in the process of change. Small acts, when multiplied by millions of people, can transform the world." -- Howard Zinn.
Hour One: Last night's vice presidential debate and Anything Goes Friday
Article: "" by Noah Rothman.
How about that debate last night?- Joshua Holland, AlterNet / Author-"The 15 Biggest Lies About the Economy"
Hour Two: Last night's vice presidential debate and Anything Goes Friday
Talking back to the GOP war on women- Cecile Richards, Obama2012, Planned Parenthood Federation of America
Hour Three: Some humor for the weekend- Maysoon Zayid, Countdown with Keith Olbermann on Current TV.
Bible: " Matthew 22:21" "... Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's."
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Monday on The Thom Hartmann Program, 3-6pm ET
Hour One: CEO's are forcing people to vote Republican...- David Keating, Center for Competitive Politics / Club for Growth
Why they brought call center jobs back to America- David Friend, CEO-Carbonite
Hour Two: tomorrow night's debate (talking points pending from the campaign)- Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL)
Hour Three: Are our schools being sold off to foreign corporations?
Campaigning for the 99%...we all matter not just the wealthiest 1%- Sr. Carren Herring, Ohio Nuns on the Bus
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President Obama meets Mitt Romney for the second Presidential candidates' debate in New York tomorrow night...we'll have a preview...
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Thom's Poll
Will Libertarian Pres. Candidate Gary Johnson split the Republican vote?
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Full Show 10/12/12: Great Minds: David Frum and Kurt Eichenwald
In tonight's special edition of "Conversations with Great Minds" Thom talks with former George W. Bush speechwriter and CNN Contributor David Frum, author of the new book "Patriots." Thom also speaks with veteran journalist Kurt Eichenwald, author of the new book "500 Days: Secrets and Lies in the Terror Wars."
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