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Utah company fires 2 workers who supported Obama
MSN ^ | James Eng

Posted on 01/20/2013 8:28:51 AM PST by Libloather

The head of a Utah forensics company says it's only fair that two liberal employees were let go because liberal policies are costing his business.

A Utah business owner says he fired two employees in large part because they supported President Barack Obama.

“They were Obama supporters. We just knew they were," Terry Lee, owner of Terry Lee Forensics, a Cedar City, Utah, digital forensics company, told The Salt Lake Tribune on Thursday.

**SNIP**

Contacted by the Tribune Thursday, Lee said he picked the two employees in large part on the basis of their politics, according to the newspaper. But he added that there were other issues as well, which he didn’t detail, and said the two workers "were not top performers."

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: company; obama; utah; workers
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To: Libloather
Company obviously needed work to be done correctly and on time.
61 posted on 01/20/2013 9:28:32 AM PST by Lockbar (Quality Factory Loaded Ammunition ------- The New Gold)
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To: gunsequalfreedom

Nonsense. You fight fire with fire. Those that play by the rules will die by the rules in this environment. You can bring back your moral high ground after we win.


62 posted on 01/20/2013 9:31:53 AM PST by SgtHooper (The last thing I want to do is hurt you. But it's still on the list.)
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To: Artcore

I believe you’re looking for “at-will employment”.

That said, letting political preference cloud sound business judgment is not the wisest(or most profitable) idea. It can cut both ways and leave money on the table. One can look at economics to see how this is likely to pan out.

He is always free to choose a path that harms his long-term prosperity (by helping his competition) in exchange for short term gains.


63 posted on 01/20/2013 9:31:57 AM PST by setha (It is past time for the United States to take back what the world took away.)
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To: albie

Kudos to you.


64 posted on 01/20/2013 9:32:01 AM PST by Rappini (Veritas vos Liberabit)
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To: ontap

It is a lonely proposition in my part of the country, but I can’t stand their “humor” which is mostly mocking George Bush.


65 posted on 01/20/2013 9:33:12 AM PST by yldstrk (My heroes have always been cowboys)
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To: Libloather

He probably hired them because of affirmative action but fired them because they figured the company owed them something.


66 posted on 01/20/2013 9:34:06 AM PST by Rappini (Veritas vos Liberabit)
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To: ontap
Obama supporters are not that hard to spot and I hope everyone of them suffer tremendously for what that commie bastard has done.... may they all rot in hell....I hope I’m not coming off too strong here!!!

I would say the odds are, you are not alone in your feelings.

67 posted on 01/20/2013 9:34:37 AM PST by Mark17 (California, where English is a foreign language)
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To: albie
I fired my 16 year olds piano teacher last month because he showed up at my house with an Obama sticker on his car. I informed a Barbecue place that I’ve been buying from for 3 years that my family would no longer buy because of the owners Obama vote....

Good!!! I fired a subcontractor after seeing her Facebook posts, gushingly supporting B-HO. I will NEVER, knowingly hire a lib. I predicted that libs would be firing bait and, sure enough, the unemployed became a class of people on Nov 7. I no longer blame B-HO. A pig is a pig... I blame the voters.

68 posted on 01/20/2013 9:35:02 AM PST by LittleBillyInfidel (This tagline has been formatted to fit the screen. Some content has been edited.)
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To: GWynand; AU72

I didn’t think I needed a /sarc tag.


69 posted on 01/20/2013 9:35:25 AM PST by umgud
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To: fatrat

“This must be satire. I cannot believe anybody this stupid could be in the position of firing employees.”

May be but it’s out there and it is happening. I’ve had
three customers ask me who and what I support since November.
And as far as I’m concerned, any contractor who complains
about listening to Rush on the job is gone as soon as I can
create a breach in their contract, though I have weeded them
out years ago. And don’t even think about putting any
“no speeky no english” wetbacks on my job.


70 posted on 01/20/2013 9:36:10 AM PST by Slambat (The right to keep and bear arms. Anything one man can carry, drive or pull.)
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To: Libloather

and the RATS, take another one in the.........HA ha!!!

71 posted on 01/20/2013 9:36:32 AM PST by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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To: Libloather
I wouldn't want liberal Obama supporters on my payroll either.


72 posted on 01/20/2013 9:36:58 AM PST by Delta 21 (Oh Crap !! Did I say that out loud ??!??)
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To: OKSooner

Exactly. Even you were going to do it, don’t go mouthing off to the world, find a reason and shut up on any secondary reasons. Guy is stupid but frankly, way too many people are mouthing off about things lately.


73 posted on 01/20/2013 9:39:58 AM PST by mnehring
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To: Artcore

I believe that this falls under Utah being an “employment at will” state.


74 posted on 01/20/2013 9:39:58 AM PST by rightly_dividing (My tag line is missing again.)
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To: OKSooner
This guy is lawsuit bait.

Yes, he probably should have kept his mouth shut about specifically why these people were fired.

I would do the same (fire Obama supporters), although I'd keep quiet about it... ;-)

75 posted on 01/20/2013 9:41:11 AM PST by nutmeg (FUBO!)
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To: albie
I fired my 16 year olds piano teacher last month because he showed up at my house with an Obama sticker on his car.

Well, if you were in East Texas I could recommend one with a NRA and Krav Maga sticker on her car.

76 posted on 01/20/2013 9:41:38 AM PST by mnehring
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To: gunsequalfreedom

“Oh great, political retribution. Anyone that cheers this on is not a conservative or a thinking American.”

Oh great, anti political retribution, about forty years too
late. It’s about time conservatives got on the band wagon.
By the way, I’d fire you for that spout.


77 posted on 01/20/2013 9:44:50 AM PST by Slambat (The right to keep and bear arms. Anything one man can carry, drive or pull.)
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To: GWynand

Good point.

How many conservatives does Obama have in his administration?
Its just political affirmative action.


78 posted on 01/20/2013 9:52:28 AM PST by Slambat (The right to keep and bear arms. Anything one man can carry, drive or pull.)
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To: Libloather

Defense contractors should simply draw up lists of everyone with Obama bumper stickers on their cars in the parking lot.


79 posted on 01/20/2013 9:53:38 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (Please, don't tell Obama what comes after a trillion.)
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To: rightly_dividing; setha

“I believe that this falls under Utah being an “employment at will” state.”
____________________________________________________

You two are indeed correct.

My home state of Michigan (heavily union as you well know) just became a right to work state.

Got my thoughts mixed up. Thank you for pointing this out to me. ;-)


80 posted on 01/20/2013 9:53:38 AM PST by Artcore
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