Mitt Romney has been touting himself as a job creator and private sector businessman. But did he and his company Bain Capital really create jobs?
Joining Chris on Saturday's show to discuss Mitt Romney's job creation record were author of The Buyout of America Josh Kosmon, editor of Thompson Reuters digital Chrystia Freeland, columnist for The Daily Reihan Salam, author of Pity the Billionaire Thomas Frank, and guest Randy Johnson who was laid off by Mitt Romney's Bain Capital in 1995 after Bain closed the Indiana-based factory where he worked.
-Brett Brownell (@brettbrownell) is video and web producer for Up with Chris Hayes.
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Well, this changes things. Gingrich, Palin, Perry --all vocal as myths around Romney and Bain Capital become harder to swollow. And now...the sight of a spoiled-looking, smirking candidate having his shoes shined in front of a private jet becomes ever so symbolic --and depicting-- as working families have suffered in a most vexing economy in part created by corporate greed.
Whoops--the picture we saw on Rachel's show ends up being Romney getting an airport security wand screening, not a shoe shine.
The most famous quote of this election cycle!
"PUT THE DOG ON THE ROOF. IF HE DIES IN THE COLD...THAT'S ONE LESS MOUTH TO FEED." -- Mitt Zombie