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Staples co-founder Tom Stemberg on how Mitt Romney helped in the company’s success and is the best candidate to help the economy.
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Cities that my next guest says that Romney should go right back did you still tied -- -- embraced me.
Don't apologize to return to governors around brought about the ones -- -- In this guy's case his included that company would be Staples and that governor co-founder would be -- Today a big Romney backer and who knows maybe a future.
On the cabinet official -- as much more modest economic -- added -- Let me be clear I have absolutely no interest and ever serving in any capacity and -- DC just for the record.
I -- -- and I I support -- for a very simple reason I think our country is in deep deep trouble deal.
We're running trillion dollar deficits there's no end in sight.
And we need somebody -- could turn this country around and -- You -- the president has had -- -- on our enemy was saying that that turnaround.
What magician thing is an actor isn't real -- that he brought more than hello what do you say.
Who would you -- -- familiar -- your point is exactly right these guys have been in office for three and a half years how we doing.
Running trillion dollar deficits.
Our economy is limping along despite virtually 0% interest rates.
Unemployment is -- -- when he took office.
The participation rate in the employee market is down for word is so disguising even higher unemployment.
And I think the American people are gonna buy this kind these kind of negative and misleading attacks and by the way they're totally misleading.
I think the American people know better and there -- results of that they're gonna like Mitt Romney's president.
But maybe some -- -- way to but we've got the latest Fox News that -- poll numbers out but just out that seemed to contradict what you said bomb.
The president.
Remains more popular than Mitt Romney what's more even a Mitt Romney has an edge over it would be independent -- it is that edge -- narrow.
-- and these are the very latest numbers this -- one poll on there are many others are simply put that you know this stuff goes all of them.
But.
At face value that would seem to show Mitt Romney has a tough selling job.
You know I I think the American people this fall are gonna vote for the individual they think.
Can make the economy work -- And the Obama people want to go talk about all -- other things that gay marriage.
They wanna make up all kind of stories about men and women and the fact -- these these are true.
If you go back to -- its history at Bain and Bain Capital.
He is due to the -- women -- the women that we.
What I do for you resident I think capital you use legal you're going to get very good supportable what -- -- dupers Staples what.
An oddity rallied behind you received promises and in -- when what you guys -- don't explain -- all part of all.
Paul like.
Most venture capitals looked at a business plan and it couldn't believe is worthwhile saving money and paper clips and copy paper.
Mitt Romney actually believe that saving a guy made a difference.
And because he believed that saving money he really embraced good ideas so what a big idea was to save small businesses America.
Tens of millions of dollars and then hundreds of millions of dollars.
He got that.
When he got a big government he's got the same frugality when he ran the Olympics what are you doing its -- -- -- what I wanted to -- -- a good story to tell Ali stapled security was one.
Eight he was he was -- a board member for fifteen years.
He was our lead investor.
-- help us raise capital to grow our business he helped us hire people he got suppliers to sell us so many cases were loath to sell -- He convince them that this thing was -- succeed development of the train before leaves the station -- ability calculator on.
He was an invaluable board member probably having now served on lots of public boards I would tell -- he may be the best single public director of ever -- You know what they're doing now they're trying to say that it will perhaps is strip is greatest -- and what it -- that was presented his business acumen.
Isn't such an asset that is actually heartless and that that these these rich and they're working off these focus group calls that say.
There's some sort of cynicism -- And it.
Doubt about that well -- -- -- -- Enron -- respond to it than review were rising at a.
There are elderly and the I think if you respond with the truth.
Mitt Romney started Staples more importantly for American women Mitt Romney started investment and bright horizons.
Bright horizons is the largest -- -- senator America.
Today.
They have about 20000.
Employees -- served several times that number of children.
On a weekly basis allowing their mothers to work in the work force to -- participate actively.
And that woman that business by the way the woman -- the first refinance was they woman.
And not a guy so -- has been a support grow women for his entire lifetime.
A respects his wife as much an individual -- know respect his wife.
This is a -- hi who is extremely woman friendly despite the diatribes from the Obama campaign.
All right Tom very good to have you here to explain that side it doesn't get much coverage.
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