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You in eighteen minutes -- -- call talk about president Obama's speech tonight but many are asking can't live up to former President Clinton speech from last night.
And again would be as long president -- Barnes is in Charlotte Todd until another one of last night's speakers.
Hey Peter it is a solid -- last night wasn't it.
-- action factories in that we want to continue the action was one of the speakers from last night his name is Randy Johnson.
He was an employee at American pad and paper company in Marion Indiana Marion Indiana.
The which was taken over by Mitt Romney's Bain Capital back then and in 1994.
Randy and 350 of his co workers were fired from the company.
And as a result he's been -- -- here speaking about -- capital and last night Randy said.
I don't fault but.
Mitt Romney for the fact that some companies win and some companies lose that's a fact of life.
What -- fault him for is making money without a moral compass and how.
How can say that.
Well because I I was talking about his business dealings in the -- does business and how many people been harmed by that.
I think there needs to be more moral compass and that as wells in your personal life.
I also went on to say I didn't think he was a bad man I was referring to I think he does good things in his life -- -- be fair.
And I try to be open and honest with people but I do think in the moral compass side -- these business.
It his business is about creating profits for the most invest in and that's it.
The rest is a by product even said that on not when your competitors the other night that it was a byproduct.
So so even though he went ahead and some of the companies that -- he helped to save and grow that you -- Staples Domino's sports authority which created.
Thousands of jobs here.
That that.
That there was that -- that had no basis in morality either army because thought he did create jobs as well bloody.
He absolutely did create jobs and let's talk about Staples.
I remember standing in from the Staples 1994.
Hand -- when this is going on trying to get his attention.
And I talked the workers there at that time they were low wage part time they had no benefits and -- you -- management -- had worked two jobs back in.
He was creating those types of jobs.
I think it's good that we create those jobs.
But what about the industrial jobs that provide more and pay more taxes and drive down the -- just our last minute here what do you want to hear from President Obama tonight.
OK I think the biggest thing -- -- -- is a good solid roadmap going forward I think everybody's looking for that.
I don't believe we seen it that the RNC get it we've got over views this time to get a little more meat on the bones.
I personally want to see how we're gonna create the jobs I think the -- than being a worker -- Kindle look at this.
It's and I don't have anything against well I want a -- that on the Friday -- but I do think that we need to change that tax structure but I think we also provide provide big incentives.
For building things and businesses and growing in our own country.
Not investing in others he shouldn't get a tax break for put an end bank account -- go into the all the offshore stuff but you shouldn't get -- you should not yet.
A tax break for doing that investing overseas when.
You should begin tax break for building business in the US which for what -- -- it provides workers America that helps pay taxes we are appreciate that I could get in the -- the tax go right out and just want to -- everybody you know.
Randy landed on his -- he's.
Big shot at the united steelworkers I don't know how big that do not right Murdoch were released payments down here's Aaron Johnson thanks for joining us -- --
