Here I was, all set to write about John Henry’s foot on the pedal of the Globe’s irrelevance. The Boston.com schizophrenia, the ridiculous headline about the Bristol D.A. appointment affecting the Hernandez trial (talk about creating a story out of nothingness), a federal appeals court getting ready to kick Fred Wyshak, Judge Young, and through them the Globe over the probation fiction the Globe pushed because it is so boss.
But then I saw this. A bunch of white trash hillbilly used car salesmen and their skanky girl Friday ordered pizzas and drinks from a local pizza place.
The total bill for the pizza and drinks was just over $42, Hernandez said, and dealership workers gave Tansey $50 in two twenties and two fives. In the video, Tansey says he confirmed that they wanted to give the whole $50, and then left with what he assumed was a $7-and-change tip.
Then they did what losers in life do, they called Papa Ginos and made the guy come back with the $8.00 and videoed his return. The dickheads at F & R Auto Sales in Westport, MA made him give back every penny they “over-paid”. They filmed it and posted it You Tube thinking they were in the right.
Check out the inbreds’ joyous celebration, especially the skank’s parting shot.
Who is Francis Correiro, anyone know?
Check it out.
Notice how the delivery guy is the only one with any class. Also note in Boston.com story that F & R Auto Sales consistently causes them problems.
Shows how stupid these ignoramisus are. You never screw with people who prepare your food.
Hey F & R people, how many boogers have u eaten and how many ounces of phlegm have you drunk over the years because you’ve treated these people like shit? Just asking.
Pass it on. F & R Auto Sales in Westport, MA = Not Good People F & R Auto Sales in Westport, MA = Not Good People F & R Auto Sales in Westport, MA = Not Good People F & R Auto Sales in Westport, MA = Not Good People F & R Auto Sales in Westport, MA = Not Good People F & R Auto Sales in Westport, MA = Not Good People F & R Auto Sales in Westport, MA = Not Good People F & R Auto Sales in Westport, MA = Not Good People
bob-gardner says
do it under an assumed name.
eb3-fka-ernie-boch-iii says
good eye Bob
eb3-fka-ernie-boch-iii says
was that you Charlie?
eb3-fka-ernie-boch-iii says
They recorded then releaeed it to the public.
All sorts of things in there.
BTW I gave the names of the individuals in the video but the BMG editors took them down.
Any thoughts on that?
SomervilleTom says
This crew exemplifies the kind of “Small Business” folks that our other-winged friends (of both parties) work so hard to pander to.
I suggest we keep the above video bookmarked for posting (alongside the blimp) each time a right-winger starts whining about how downtrodden small businesses are in Massachusetts.
merrimackguy says
Is one of these people Francis Correrio?
jotaemei says
about how presenting a clip of these petty assholes is a good argument against the notion that small businesses struggle.
merrimackguy says
When people say “small business” they obviously mean the whole ecosystem of small businesses.
But when people talk about government policy and small business, they are really talking about owners (“pander to”) of small businesses making more money by paying less in taxes or regulation because of changes made by the panderers. In theory it’s good because instead of pocketing all the money they put most of it back into the business, creating jobs.
I don’t think the workers at small business care much past getting paid and their working conditions. So I don’t think they know much about what the government can do for the owner. Of course owners could just take the money and run.
“Workers” on BMG are typically held in high esteem. Without further information I think the people in the video are workers not the owner.
A couple other notes.
While I value the contribution of small business owners, this class of tax filers is virtually all the tax evasion that occurs (vs tax avoidance of the large corporations). Most people have anecdotal evidence and there’s a lot of empirical evidence as well.
The struggling shopkeeper of the small business is the oft mentioned character of political narratives, working long hours to provide for his family. I’m sure there are a lot of these folks, but there are also a lot driving fancy cars and taking in big sums just through ownership. What return they deserve on their capital is of course subject of much debate.
Mark L. Bail says
small business is not small business. It’s the fact that the term includes far too many different businesses with different interests.
The interests of small businesses vary with the size of the business. An employer of 30 people has different concerns than an owner operator. A garage that employs 4 people has different concerns than a factory that employs 60 people and has a number of departments.
The other problem is that small business interests have been taken over by large business interests. The concerns of Walmart are not the concern of a small downtown department store. The NFIB is now shilling for the big corporations, not the small independents. I came across this today: Gaming the Rules: How Big Business Hijacks the Small Business Review Process to Weaken Public Protections.
Small business is what they used to call a glittering generality, an emotionally appealing phrase so closely associated with highly valued concepts and beliefs that it carries conviction without supporting information or reason.
jotaemei says
Yeah, I get that – the “job creators” narrative, except the part about small business owners being the biggest tax evaders was new to me. Thanks.
scott12mass says
We have all looked for ways to save money and when we get jobs done by workers “under the table” we promote tax evasion by small business. Evil corporations have more scrutiny and bigger penalties when caught. How many waiters/waitresses report all their income and pay the proper tax? Music teachers report all their cash tutoring jobs?
SomervilleTom says
I was attempting some combination of sarcasm and hyperbole.
I was in no way suggesting that these clowns represent ALL small business, or all “workers”. I was instead observing that THIS collection of clowns represents THIS small business.
Every business, of any size, has a culture. The culture of a small business most often reflects the culture of its owners (since most small business owners are also the managers of the business). I am suggesting that THIS small business is the epitome of the greedy, arrogant, bullying right-wing crowd that Scott Brown and his ilk pander to with their whoops, tomahawk gestures, and similar juvenile attempts to disparage Ms. Warren and Democrats.
If the attitudes displayed in this clip do not reflect the attitudes of the owners, then these guys will be fired shortly — for cause. THEY, after all, published the clip (it appears to be surveillance video and did not likely come from anyone else), no doubt thinking it was “funny”. It seems clear enough to me that they were actually PROUD of their behavior. Again, an indication of the culture of this small business.
Let me pose a more serious question:
Will ANY tax reductions or tax holidays improve or change the abhorrent behavior on display here? Do “illegal immigrants” represent any legitimate threat to these boors? Are any voter ID laws going to address the anti-social attitudes this video presents?
Are government regulations likely to be a dominant factor in the business performance of this small business, given the culture on display here?
The boors in this video, in my opinion, almost certainly epitomize the “base” of today’s Massachusetts GOP. They are the ilk that Scott Brown panders to.
That’s why I suggest — only partially facetiously — that the attitudes of these people are a fine way for Democrats to put a face on the cultural divide that separates Democrats from Republicans in Massachusetts today.
merrimackguy says
then maybe you should have skipped it.
Note that I often leave someone else with the last word on my comments because it’s just not worth it, even if they’re wrong.
jotaemei says
Though I appreciate sommervilletom’s insights (somewhat) here, If that much explanation is necessary, then it’s probably not the best argument to be used as a political counter meme.