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Originally posted by Armed & Hammered
Did you jump to the conclusion that MY statement was about free speech? I just asked if you read the article. Let's say one of your employees did something to offend one of your biggest clients. Would you not fire them in an instant?
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Oh well then my mistake. I did make an assumption that since you took the time to ask if I'd read it with the obligatory laugh, together with your comment above about free speech, that your unspoken point was that everyone who gets upset when this type of thing happens doesnt understand that a private company has a right to hire and fire as they see fit.
Just wanted you to know that for my part, with my comments, that was already taken into account ahead of time.
Perhaps a memo to the staff that an important client was sponsoring tickets for an event with the president, and that any anti-bush sentiments would result in termination would have been in order.
Maybe that was done, the story doesnt say. One thing is for sure though, that company got plenty of publicity from the firing, if from nothing else.
At any rate, I dont like this type of thing making the news. It highlights how devisive we seem to have gotten. The devision existed before the last election judging by the results.. and it doesnt seem to have healed over much. I think it's sad.