Vote Obama Out—or You’re Fired! Scammer’s Sleazy History
Vote Obama Out—or You’re Fired!
Gawker has a letter (also authenticated by our sister paper, Orlando Weekly) from Central Florida’s palace-building time share mogul, David Siegel, to his 8,000 employees. In it he tells them that if President Obama is re-elected, he’ll fire them all:
“You see, I can no longer support a system that penalizes the productive and gives to the unproductive. My motivation to work and to provide jobs will be destroyed, and with it, so will your opportunities.”
Siegel tells his story of success, founding the company 42 years ago and driving an old car, working hard from his garage while his neighbors worked 40 hours and “spent every dime they earned.” It’s an inspiring story. It contrasts, however, with the story he told me and Jeff Billman in his office in the summer of 1999 as he tried (erroneously, it turned out) to evict the tenant in his $22,000-per-month house. That was quite an interview, and the link is still live..