The Romney Men: 6 Filthy Rich Moguls Who Will Do Anything to Elect Mitt
The Romney Men: 6 Filthy Rich Moguls Who Will Do Anything to Elect Mitt
The following 1 percent wonders are doing just fine under Obama, but since their worldview is largely restricted to an obsession with their marginal tax rate, they can’t refrain from denouncing the president and thinking of new ways to thwart his re-election bid. The Romney men desperately want to see the first financier president, a man after their own cold hearts.
1. David Siegel, the Bitching Billionaire
Thanks to folks over at Gawker, we’ve gotten a look at the noxious activities of David Siegel, founder and CEO of national timeshare giant Westgate Resorts. Siegel is filthy rich and wants you to know it, building himself the largest (and possibly the tackiest) house in America. The documentary The Queen of Versailles follows Siegel and his wife Jackie in pursuit of obscene excess in the form of a 90,000-square-foot homage to bad taste, complete with a 20-car garage, a two-story wine cellar, and a 30-foot stained glass dome.
Though he brags that his company is more profitable than ever, Siegel, an avid Republican, recently sent an email to his thousands of employees suggesting that they would lose their jobs if Barack Obama is re-elected. In addition to dispensing voting advice, Siegel wallows in 1 percent self-pity:
‘They want you to believe that we live in a class system where the rich get richer, the poor get poorer. They label us the ‘1%’ and imply that we are somehow immune to the challenges that face our country. This could not be further from the truth. Sure, you may have heard about the big home that I’m building. I’m sure many people think that I live a privileged life.’
Three swimming pools? Privileged? Perish the thought.
In high narcissistic style, Siegel goes on to praise himself for the ‘hard work, discipline, and sacrifice’ that built a company ‘which by the way, would eventually employ you.’ He laments the sacrifices he has endured since the Recession for the good of his workers: ‘Over the past four years I have had to stop building my dream house, cut back on all of my expenses, and take my kids out of private schools simply to keep this company strong and to keep you employed.’ Siegel spends most of the rest of the letter bitching that shiftless Americans expecting a ‘bailout’ in the form of higher taxes on fatcats will drive him to the Caribbean, where he will ensconce himself under a palm tree and cease to worry about the little people.
Edward Ericson Jr., formerly a reporter for the Orlando Weekly , has a different take on how the slimy Siegel made his money, a tale of running scams and ripping off customers.
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