The Democratic National Convention on Wednesday featured three speakers billed as “former employees of companies controlled by Bain Capital.”

They each told compelling stories about jobs lost, allegedly because of the actions of Bain under Romney’s leadership.

But it turns out one of those employees never actually worked for a company controlled by Bain Capital.

David Foster was supposedly one of those former employees on the convention schedule. He told the story about 750 steelworkers who lost their jobs when the Bain-controlled company GST steel filed for bankruptcy in the early 1990s.

“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,” he said.

But Foster, according to a former spokesman for GST Steel, never actually worked for the company.

“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,” according to BC Huselton, who was head of HR at GST.

More: http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/09/steelworker-featured-at-dnc-didnt-work-for-bain/

Correct.  He never actually worked for GST Steel.  He represented the union workers of GST steel
with their employer, controlled by Bain capitol.

So, why'd they LIE?

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featured three speakers billed as “former employees of companies controlled by Bain Capital.”

If they'll lie about the little stuff, what else are they lying about?

Im REALLY surprised ABC news picked this up.

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So, why'd they LIE?



If they'll lie about the little stuff, what else are they lying about?

Im REALLY surprised ABC news picked this up.

Right!  Because they are front row center in the "lame stream media".  Imagine!    

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So, why'd they LIE?



If they'll lie about the little stuff, what else are they lying about?

Im REALLY surprised ABC news picked this up.

Exactly...so on the other side, if Paul Lyin and Mitt1% lie about the little things, what else are they lying about...if they stretch the truth, what else are they kinda embellishing.....and let's not make it a Repub thing only, cause ALL POLITICIANS DO THIS....(as do several posters on this forum, too)

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Exactly...so on the other side, if Paul Lyin and Mitt1% lie about the little things, what else are they lying about...if they stretch the truth, what else are they kinda embellishing.....and let's not make it a Repub thing only, cause ALL POLITICIANS DO THIS....(as do several posters on this forum, too)

Just pointing it out - as it was pointed out about Romney / Ryan.  For the dems however, Box makes excuses and a "oops it was just a mis-statement".

But you're right - all politicians do it - from the town / county / state and fed levels.

You mean that evil Bain actually laid off some peoplke so that the company wouldn't close and cost EVERYONE THEIR JOBS? WOW! HOW EVIL! NO company should be allowed to do that! Just go out of business and let them ALL lose their jobs, which in democrap-speak is the smart thing (more people on welfare that way)

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You mean that evil Bain actually laid off some peoplke so that the company wouldn't close and cost EVERYONE THEIR JOBS? WOW! HOW EVIL! NO company should be allowed to do that! Just go out of business and let them ALL lose their jobs, which in democrap-speak is the smart thing (more people on welfare that way)

They not only lost their job... but thanks to Mittens Romney, they lost their pension.

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They not only lost their job... but thanks to Mittens Romney, they lost their pension.

NEVER NEVER NEVER expect someone/thing to save for you or 'reward you later' or 'pay you tuesday for a hamburger
today'.....

sheople.....