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Subject: I voted for Obama and lost my job because of it
Bart, I have read your website daily for the last many years, and I have always found it VERY informative and VERY entertaining.
I was employed as a contractor by the CDC in Atlanta
for the last 9 years, and found out that I lost my job yesterday. (Feb
8th)
I voted for Barack Obama because I believed in
the change that he would bring to this country. I lost many “friends”
during this
time that basically decided that I was an idiot
for believing in anything that Obama said or did.
I know what you're saying.
I lost a shitload of online friends for
prefering Hillary.
I actually wept on the night of the election and felt that this would be the absolute BEST thing to happen to this country in a long time.
However, President Obama hand appointed Dr. Thomas
Frieden as the NEW Director of the CDC, where I work.
One of Dr. Frieden’s first tasks was to do away
and consolidate the coordinating centers here at the CDC.
I worked at XXXX.one of those centers.
The downsizing and re-organization that he instituted
caused a budget shortage that caused my contract to be eliminated.
Yesterday I was told that in 22 days, I would
not have a job any longer. After 9 years of driving 60 miles to work,
getting to work at 6:15AM, and working
DAMN hard at my job.
I have had nothing but EXCELLENT customer relations
and my work was constantly praised by my clients.
I realize that Obama would have won without my
vote, but I made many sacrifices in my personal life to support
this man for President. I mean MANY MANY
sacrifices.
Now I no longer have a job as a DIRECT result
of his policies.
I am no “Joe the Plumber” but I am now a DIRECT
CASUALTY of the Obama Administration.
As much as I railed against the former administration,
I had a job the entire time Bush was in office.
How can I tell my kids to “do the right thing”
and vote for the good of the country, when it has DIRECTLY cost me my job?
In this economy, I don’t know what I will be able
to find, but I will certainly keep looking.
I have become a product of my own wishes, which
is truly sad.
I voted for the man that allowed my 9 year job
to be taken away.
How is THAT helping me or this country?
A dedicated bartcop fan.
Thank you.
Lots of us got "change" that was different than
we hoped.
Sorry your version of change was so toxic.
Maybe Obama will learn to lead and get some bills passed to get the
economy going again.
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