Meet your new Congressman:
Senator-Elect David Perdue (R-Georgia)
During a deposition Mr. Perdue gave at a 2005 Pillowtex bankruptcy hearing, he was asked about jobs at that company that had been moved to other countries during his tenure as CEO in 2002 and 2003. He told the hearing that he had "spent most of my career" outsourcing.
When Pillowtex closed, 7,600 jobs were lost, 4,800 of them in Georgia. At the time, it was the largest single layoff in Georgia history.
When Pillowtex closed, 7,600 jobs were lost, 4,800 of them in Georgia. At the time, it was the largest single layoff in Georgia history.
At a campaign stop shortly before last Tuesday's midterm election, and in light of the GOP's claim that one of the most important issues facing the U.S. today is the creation of American jobs, he was asked to defend that comment. His response: "Defend it? I'm proud of it. This is a part of American business, part of any business...People do that all day."
Vote for me! My party says we'll create jobs! Unless I'm CEO; then all bets are off.
David Perdue, embracing paradox...and "proud of it."
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