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Managers of a Canton, Ohio, McDonald's served a pretty unappetizing message to employees the other day:
Vote Republican or get no raises or benefits.
The vote-GOP message was included with employee paychecks, so you know they were well-read by workers.
The letter went as far as listing candidates the managers believed "will help our business move forward," naming Republicans John Kasich for governor, Rob Portman for Senate and Jim Renacci for Congress.
This example of voter intimidation isn't that much different from the poll taxes and literacy tests used to keep black voting suppressed in the South.
It is a blatant attempt to rob voters of their rights.
A corporate spokesman for McDonald's said the company had no knowledge the flyer was being sent out.
But the owner of the restaurant in question, Paul Siegfried, said, "We are simply giving out information. There was no intention of telling them what to do."
What a load of crap!
I hope local authorities scrub their books to see what charges, if any, this character can be brought up on.
Siegfried knows that when the man who controls the purse strings says jump, the response from many will be "how high?"
That control is fine for matters like how much salt to add to french fries or should a Big Mac get one or two squirts of special sauce, but when it comes to what happens at the ballot box, Siegfried and all other employers need to butt out.
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By: Brady on 11/01/2010 11:55AM
It is a blatant attempt to rob a voter of their rights.
So the pre-marked democratic voting ballots are not a blatant attempts?
It is really amazing how BV commentators, think we are all stupid and gullable. You will do anything to keep black voters on the plantation.
Just tell people the truth, present both sides and let the people decide for themselves.
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By: Ken D on 11/02/2010 6:48AM
WHY? Was not the supposed handout not shown in your crappy missive? All you do is point fingers and make opinions and conjecture statements. Why not act like a responsible reporter and 'include' the handout verbatim, then let us read. Your days as a reporter will only get you job security with Huffington...not as a real reporter. Paul Shepard, you are an ass of the highest degree.
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By: ME on 11/02/2010 7:46AM
I've seen many companies do this when I was an employee. Kroger, Clippard and Procter and Gamble (all in Ohio) did this.
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By: Elaine on 11/02/2010 7:47AM
Once again, to the reporter who wants to discourage others: I don't believe your comment about Mcdonalds and I don't understand how you writing such a negative story, thinks we are all stupid! When someone goes to the polls, no one, unless you decide to share it, knows how you voted, pressured or not. Why not use your time reporting to everyone, "Don't forget to use your God-given freedom and go Vote today!!"
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By: Bob on 11/02/2010 7:59AM
if there has been any voter intimidation it is on the democrats part. Unions strong arming their rank and file to vote for a democrat and giving them hundreds of thousands of dollars, what about the black panther episode? yea, really now, who is intimidating whom?
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By: raf on 11/02/2010 9:06AM
It's only dirty politics or intimidation when a Republican does it, and only an AOL news blurp for the same bias reason
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By: Sandy on 11/02/2010 12:42PM
OMG...how stupid can all of you be? You can be told to vote one way but you are the only person in the voting booth when you vote so you can vote for whomever you please! Sounds like nothing but a bunch of Demos whining because they are going to get slammed today. WAHHHHHHHHHHH WAHHHHHHHH WAHHHHHHHH! The little piggies cried .... all the way home. You made this mess now we have to clean it up!!! Get over yourself!
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By: clake98 on 11/03/2010 9:46PM
Wait a minute! Doesn't Ohio have secret ballots? Do the McDonald's managers go into the polling machine with their employees? My union always tells me whom to vote for and in some cases I listen and in some I don't. It's this 234 year old thing called FREEDOM. Exercise it!!!!
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By: andrea on 11/01/2010 1:24PM
i hope charges are brought upon the emaployers, but really, the beauty of democracy is that you can vote however you want and no one will know, you can just tell your boss u voted rebulican when u voted democrat, if it makes you feel more secure. it probably was like "you should vote for 'so and so' and they will guarantee we can provide you with benfits and raises b/c they will help businesses like ours. "
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By: Tired of Poor ME attitude on 11/01/2010 3:46PM
Charges should be brought up on the person who taught you sentence structure and spelling. Your parents need a refund on education taxes.
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