Liberal groups call for GE’s Jeffrey Immelt to resign from White House jobs council

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/44/post/liberals_call_for_immelt_to_step_down/2011/03/30/AF32TW4B_blog.html?wprss=44

Two liberal groups Wednesday called for General Electric Chief Executive Jeffrey Immelt to step down as the head of the White House’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness following a report that GE paid no federal taxes last year despite more than $14 billion in profits.

“One of the chief ways GE avoids paying taxes is by shifting a large portion of its profits overseas,and jobs follow. Now GE’s CEO is the person charged with helping the President create jobs here in America. That’s just perverse, “ the groups MoveOn.org and Progressives United told supporters in an e-mail message.


the Petition
http://pol.moveon.org/immelt_must_go/?r_by=26713-2976432-b62hfGx&rc=confemail

RUSS FEINGOLD: JEFFREY IMMELT MUST GO
http://www.progressivesunited.org/home/

[defendandprotect]

1. kr

[Maven]

2. Outsource Immelt

K/R

[glinda]

4. True. American Companies that have their plants and workers overseas should live there.

[polichick]

3. Really! What is this president's fascination with scumballs about?

[Rex]

5. Oh well, goodluck with that...Obama doesn't compromise with liberals.

[polichick]

6. Maybe if they show up on Fox.

[Armstead]

7. He won't.. He'd have to be fired. and don't hold your breath on that happening

President Obama is much quicker on the trigger with people like Van Jones.

[dixiegrrrrl]

8. Wonder how many of them got that news from Jon Stewart?

Brilliant piece about GE, I must say.

[leeroysphitz]

9. Unnamed White House source responds with mocking laughter.

[pacalo]

10. I signed the petition today through Feingold's e-mail.