Velma Hart laid off (Woman who said to Pres Obama she is exhausted of defending him)

[Ruby the Liberal]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/22/AR2010112205270.html

Velma Hart, who burst onto the media scene after telling President Obama she was scared about her financial future, has been laid off. Hart was let go as the chief financial officer for Am Vets, a nonprofit Maryland-based veteran services organization.

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"It's not anything she did," said Jim King, the national executive director of Am Vets. "She got bit by the same snake that has bit a lot of people. It was a move to cut our bottom line. Most not-for-profits are seeing their money pinched."

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"Velma was a good employee," he said. "It was just a matter of looking at the bottom line and where could we make the best cuts and survive."

King hadn't seen the irony in Hart being fired just two months after she emotionally told Obama about her fears for her own financial well-being during a town hall meeting in Washington.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6smXinWzos

[mix]

1. There's nothing to defend. Obama is a tool of the oligarchy. nt

[dkf]

2. They are eliminating the position of Chief Financial Officer?

Hmmm. This bears watching.

[Ruby the Liberal]

5. One would think that role rather critical to NFP* in this day and age of budget cuts.

*NFP = Not for Profits

[Poboy]

3. Another one bites the dust.

[Mimosa]

4. Velma is the example to show others to keep their mouths SHUT.

Obama is not an outsider. This woman embarrassed him big time. And what happened to her shows others if they step out of line and criticise, there's a huge price to pay. Like feeding her children. Don't think others wont get the point.

[Ruby the Liberal]

6. Sadly, I have to agree

I didn't want to get to this point, and still fight it, but it is starting to feel like a losing battle.

Fuck.