Mitt Romney Doesn’t Care About Garbage Collectors
If only Romney had waited patiently for the garbage truck to rumble up the drive, so that he could pounce out and enfold the trash collector in a warm embrace, he might have spared himself this ferocious attack from Obama’s union cronies at the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees:
Incredibly, this ad appears to be on the level.
Not that this garbage needs to be refuted, but Romney already did so in 2010, on page 251 of his book No Apology: The Case for American Greatness:
“During my campaign for governor, I decided to spend a day every few weeks doing the jobs of other people in Massachusetts. …
“One day I gathered trash as a garbage collector. I stood on that little platform at the back of the truck, holding on as the driver navigated his way through the narrow streets of Boston. As we pulled up to traffic lights, I noticed that the shoppers and businesspeople who were standing only a few feet from me didn’t even see me. It was as if I was invisible. Perhaps it was because a lot of us don’t think garbage men are worthy of notice; I disagree — anyone who works that hard deserves our respect. — I wasn’t a particularly good garbage collector: at one point, after filling the trough at the back of the truck, I pulled the wrong hydraulic lever. Instead of pushing the load into the truck, I dumped it onto the street. Maybe the suits didn’t notice me, but the guys at the construction site sure did…”
The moonbats are truly desperate to find something to club Romney with. Yet they can find nothing that any adult would take seriously.
On tips from The MaryHunter and Byron. Hat tips: Katie Pavlich, Truth Is Clear.
Romney used to club baby seal pups too!!
The problem is that the Obama fanbase takes all this crap very seriously.
and now the advice that comes in the bible and throughout the western civ created by dead white guys and all that old culture that was thrown away….
shows that evil can easily attack evil
but it has a problem with good…
which is why they taught us that these tiny bad things are ok… and make fun of good… you know.. good like Amish… good like Jewish… good like Christian…
in the ancient world that we regress towards, the people really thought magic was afoot and god really protected such people, as they saw such things as above, roll off those whose lives were exemplary.
it wasnt logic that convinced western peoples to become so gosh durn independent, able, etc.. and follow the morals of the bible… it was the people noticed, that those who DID follow such things, were not easily bothered by trivial methods, could not be bought, OFTEN ended up financially well, were liked in their communities, and so on and so on.
the good living gives them the freedom to not be controlled by someone else who would use their past to change their future…
This has got to be the most pathetic ad ever. I mean, really? His garbageman? What’s next, are they going to bring in some waitress Romney forgot to tip, or someone who walked into a public toilet after Romney and saw he’d forgotten to flush? These people are getting desperate.
“sometimes residents thank us for the job we doin”….no they always thank you.
every two weeks.
DM
To the OBOZO campaign and its stooges/puppets in the corrupt socialist media: Show us the past footage of OBOZO palling around with his garbage man (with proof of its authenticity, of course – not that we don’t trust you)!!!!!!!
Even if Romney came over and had a #1 moment in my back yard, I’d still vote for him over Imposter. Obama OVER!
So the garbage man wants a hug from Mitt?
Who in his right mind hugs an on-duty garbage man?
My garbage men refuse to take our garbage 50% of the time, they refuse to empty the cans and when they come to sweep the streets, they race down the block and avoid as much trash as they can.
After having a water heater rupture several years ago I threw out a number of water logged boxes on recycling day – THEY REFUSED TO TAKE THEM AND ISSUED A $150 ticket instead. FUCK THE MUNICIPAL UNIONS.
Years ago, we used to tip the garbage men at Christmas because during they year they exceeded their job descriptions. Today, they refuse to pick up anything “heavy”. In the past $5 or $10 thank you would be enough, not now. We have to physically do it ourselves. And for this work ethic they want recognition????
Maybe things are different outside of Bloombergistan, but here, it is better to throw your trash across the street than wait for them to pick it up or write you several hundred dollars in fines for their refusing to pick up trash. In fact the Sanitation Department descends on small businesses like locusts monthly to write tickets. They are not here to help, they are there to rob.
FUCK THEM.
Notice that they don’t have ANY comments yet. Interesting, huh? I entered a comment and yet it didn’t make it anywhere, I wonder why? How PATHETIC can you get when you complain that MITT doesn’t thank his garbage man? For gosh sakes, I would have to say that I have NEVER thanked my garbage man other than by paying the bill! No, seriously, this is true – I have never run down the driveway in my slippers and bathrobe to hug the guy who takes my garbage and recyclables. I pay my bill every month so that he can be paid and figure that might be enough. Call me one of the 53% (who pays their bills).
“You know, we, you know, provide a, you know, service and, you know…”
Yeah. I know. I know you were paid by Mother Jones or whoever (most likely Soros) to give your sob story.
Hey, asshole…I work 7 days a week, own my own VERY small one-man business, make very little money and have yet to get an “atta-boy” (racist?) from ANYone…except as dmgore pointed out, when compensated for my work.
What a whiny punk. (Oh, and most likely Mitt wasn’t hanging out at the curb waiting for the garbage man because he was putting in 18 hour days and was already at, you know, WORK.)
Oh good grief! This is what happens when liberals insist there are no winners and losers but instead everyone gets a participation trophy. We get 300 pound garbage men who can’t stop whining about their fweeeeelings long enough to do their jobs (that they are paid good money to do, I might add). The world does not owe you positive reinforcement. Grow up!
And heres another thing Mr. Hayes,
At least your clients are paying customers. This really pisses me off. I work as a nurse in a hospital in the ghetto. Very few of my patients actually pay for their care. Its all medicaid, in if they get a bill, it gets circular filed.
Do you have any idea how demanding, rude, nasty, and downright ignorant the overwhelming majority of them are? Its the typical entitlement mentality. Very very seldom does someone compliment me on the job I do or say “thank you”.
But you know what? I dont care. Sure it would be nice, but my satisfaction comes in two forms, one…my paycheck every two weeks. And two..knowing everyday I do the best job I can regardless of any external validation from anyone. I dont need a rich person or a ghetto parasite to tell me I’m doing a good job. I KNOW i am. I dont need them to say thank you, I KNOW I’m helping, even if they dont.
Mr Hayes… GROW. THE. HELL. UP. If you are that needy for someone to give you a hug or come out and feed you for the job your city is PAYING you to do, you really are a pathetic individual.
And yeah, I have a two year old and zero time. I have to stay up to work out and stay in shape. Why? Because when I’m fifty I’m still going to have to have to have the strength to lift these fatty’s (predominantly from the ghetto mind you). you think I enjoy losing two hours of sleep every night to do this? Hell no. It sucks. But its what I have to do, and I’m not going to whine and bitch. When I get to that point, it is then up to me to seek employment elsewhere. I control how happy I am.
Yeah I sound harsh, but this really angers me. I do like helping people…even jerks, and I see plenty. But thats the nature of the job. so what?
You Mr Hayes, are acting like a child. Grow up. Do your job. And DO NOT expect anyone to appreciate you, because they likely wont. This insinuation that the rich look down on people like garbage men offends me. Try cleaning up a homeless heroin addict soaked in 48 hours worth of urine and cussing you out at the same time. How that for a lack of appreciation. In 15 years NO ONE has ever given me a hug or gatorade.
God this jerk really really ticks me off.
Sorry for the rant fellow coutermoonbats, I just had to vent.
DM
Have you seen this ad EXPOSED?
Open your eyes to this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=if3YZgGMcbw
Well – Romney may have been a garbage man for a day – but he wasn’t a UNION garbage man, and he certainly wasn’t a BLACK garbage man, so it doesn’t count!
dmgore – you must made my night! You said everything I was thinking too, GROW UP, Mr. Hayes! And to you, dmgore, thank YOU so very much for your service and your willingness to do a job that I for sure could not do. I am extremely grateful for caring and competent people like you.
Romney needs to play Garbage Man again…
Take the trash out of the White House in January.
My job is tougher than that of the garbage man that picks up here.
I am still waiting for him to thank me.
I wonder if he will be happy to hear he is now officially part of the victimhood class
Oh well, nothing a week of picking up discarded Obama yard signs won’t cure
Ours is picked up by what I call the trashbot. They drive the truck up, extend the arm, it lifts the can and dumps it in the truck. They rarely have to leave the truck. In fact, I think there’s only one guy. Almost rather do that than drive a school bus.
He should actually be thanking Romney
Ever since Romney was a likely opponent of the Lightworker, the only load he has there lately is some banana peels and the local fish wrap.
The rest is carted off to DNC headquarters
When was the last time the garbage man in this ad thanked a veteran?
Hypocrite.
I got news for you buddy. Obama doesn’t care about you either.
What a load.
Romney seems basically humble. Meanwhile the Narcissist In Chief would never think to go do municipal jobs like Romney did.
Sorry for my gross grammatical errors and misspellings. toddler banging on the keyboard while typing. Ugh.
DM
Anyone think Bozo would pal around with this guy? Go have a drink with him or shoot some hoops? Bozo surrounds himself with the ultra rich. This guy is so far off the radar of our elitist president, he doesn’t register. And PS, when I see a garbage man, I don’t stop to chat, unless I have something to say. I let him do his job. This guy has a massive chip on his shoulder cultivated by generations of the “whitey is a racist” culture.
dmgore,
I have been hospitalized seven times over the last few years, and I am very greatful for the services the nurses have provided. Jeanette said it but I will say it again…THANK YOU.
It’s funny, because we’ve heard so many accounts of Romney helping others. He spent time with a dying boy and helped him write a will. He gave cash out of his pocket to an unemployed woman who was struggling. He’s given a vast amount of money to charity. He’s turned companies around and saved many jobs.
So, Obama’s people had to go all the down to his garbage man to find someone that Romney hasn’t directly helped (yet).
Jodie, I bet this guy is not even “Mitt’s garbage man”.
As in, I’m not a garbage man, but I play one in Obama ads.
TUP,
I know right! And besides, who shakes the hand of their garbage man? Like NO ONE! They have all that garbage on their hands. Ewwww!
This refuse engineer, AKA “trash man”, has reaped what he sowed. Another one of Barry’s nothing drones.
In San Diego the garbage trucks have the ability to lift and dump the cans. It only takes one person to drive the truck and work the controls. He never has to get out of the truck or lift a trash can!
This guy is speaking pure B.S.
Ahh, look at that hangdog face. You need to feel sorry for him. His life would be so much better if Mitt would just give him a hand.