Small biz owners: ‘Closing up shop,’ and ‘can’t afford to stay in business’

http://twitter.com/#!/Jenrstokes/status/266200806804582401

As Twitchy has reported, the layoff bomb has detonated. Small business owners relayed their heartbreak over having to lay off employees, due to the crushing finanical burden of Obamacare. Large businesses are contemplating cutting workers’ hours and hiring freezes. Small businesses are doing the same.

People everywhere are closing up shop on small biz. laying off employees. Ending their medical practice. #obama2012

— Sunny(@lilmsunshne) November 8, 2012

I think we will have a record of lay offs and business’ closing up shop before January. Welcome to Obamas new normal.

— Rockermom (@therockermom) November 9, 2012

And they are being attacked for it. Threats of boycotts have been spewed. Because, you know, that totally helps the employees whose hours keep being cut due to business-crushing Obama policies. Other businesses have been attacked as racist or as un-American. For struggling to remain in business.

Now, small business owners on Twitter, and their loved ones, report further devastation. Countless small businesses are now forced to close their doors. Here are just a few of the heartbreaking stories.

So sad, our diner in business for over 35 years just posted a sign of impending closure. They can’t afford to stay open, 23 employees

— L.B. (@sassylassee) November 11, 2012

Son just came home w/ the news the small business he works4 maybe closing its doors due2the overwhelming cost of ocare. #morejobslost.

— joe spa (@wophopper) November 12, 2012

Because of Obamacare we are officially closing the doors of our company effective today.

— OCMama Patriot (@OCMamaPatriot) November 12, 2012

Well I’ll be shutting my shop down soon. Can’t afford to stay in business with everything thats about to hit the fan.

— My name is (@EdDonnell) November 7, 2012

@doris22 Things aren’t looking up here, so prepare yourself.I know half a dozen small biz owners closing up shop now.

— D.T. Dickinson (@dtdickinson) November 9, 2012

@divadoll123 3 small business owners told me they were closing by year’s end. Can’t afford to stay in business w/ new year’s policies

— Reb (@elbowpickle) November 7, 2012

@bushido02 my biz friends are closing up shop or not hiring & trying to do it all themselves! We can not afford their free healthcare

— Angela Louise(@Pinkmoondesigns) November 8, 2012

Caller on Glenn Beck just said he’s “done” having a business. He’s tired of fighting against govt regs – closing up shop this year.

— Rochelle (@rbostick12) November 7, 2012

@thesavvy My Dad is closing his business for good tomorrow. When you already pay 70% in taxes you can’t see paying MORE.

— Kelly Clinger (@kellyclinger) November 9, 2012

My most FAVORITE mechanic is closing shop because he can’t afford @barackobama‘s obamacare!! Thanks Mr. President for closing small business

— Lauren (@laurenhdz) November 10, 2012

@speakerboehner ITS OVER, THERE IS NO ECONOMY SMALL BUSINESSES ARE CLOSING UP SHOP..

— gmg1961 (@Aquarius1961) November 7, 2012

Some #consumers are being informed of cancelled appointments due to businesses closing up shop after re-election. #HVAC hang in there!!

— CardinalAir Services (@CardinalAirServ) November 8, 2012

@conservative_vw How Can They Stay in Business.Huge Plant…even they can’t afford OC and O.

— TS1776frdm (@S1776frdm) November 9, 2012

@govmikehuckabee It’s hard not to lose hope as Obama & Jerry Brown policies are closing my CA business at the end of this month. Now what?

— Kevin Farley (@KFarleyDVT) November 7, 2012

@hoperealtor Same here – last week we had to let all our employees go – this week, my husband is closing down our small business. THE END.

— Nikita (@RottiePrincess) November 7, 2012

I’m done folks. Won’t be a slave. Closing my business (permanently laying off 4 employees); wife & I will live off investments. #Shrugged

— Tom Burke (@tom4liberty) November 7, 2012

@thehermancain *I want to thank Obamination, Gov Brown & hostile CA business environment for my business closing after Thanksgiving weekend!

— Kevin Farley (@KFarleyDVT) November 7, 2012

@casey_peters Nice thought, but my business & my husband’s business is now done.Our last hope was Romney win. Closing doors/laying off

— MLS (@VAMOM2) November 7, 2012

My optometrist and chiropractor told me they’ll be closing their business if ObamaCare passed. Cooooool

— Josh Adams(@JoshIsKoo) November 7, 2012

Breaking news: If Obama wins, he will receive 60% of my fam business’ income. In other words, closing time. Way to stimulate the economy ass

— McCall Hedrick (@B_McCallie) November 7, 2012

@aldridgegal5135 @seanhannity – As I said a month ago. My dad is closing his business of 35 years.

— Bill Sorrell (@Dzydvl) November 7, 2012

@lefth00k I have been sitting on things for the last four years. I’m closing my business

— PMAmerica (@ConstLover777) November 7, 2012

@delawarechai I’m closing down my business. More lost jobs.

— Winston Churchill (@lonemusketeer) November 7, 2012

Just finished talking with my business partner, we will retire. It is a small business and will advise employees we are closing by year end.

— jj(@jjblazereader) November 7, 2012

My hairdresser & her husband closing up shop at end of lease (Feb) instead of retiring in 5 yrs.She said not worth it w/ #Obama reelected.

— Janey S. (@cuppatea156) November 9, 2012

I consider closing what is left of my business tomorrow. I see no need of continuing to build up debt hoping for a turn in the economy.

— Larry McEver (@LMack49) November 7, 2012

In six hours, one of my best friends will tell his employees he’s closing his business after 35 years because he can’t afford #Obamacare.

— The_Monarch (@The_Monarch) November 7, 2012

@pac43 my husband has a small business that will be closing at the end of the year because of the election.

— Carolyn H. (@sweety125) November 8, 2012

@shurst721 my parents closing shop on the15th, 36 years in business in Cincinnatithanks Obama for the great economy!!!!!

— Chris Losekamp (@Chris24JGordon) November 8, 2012

I planned for poss Obama win. Closing my business. Started informing clients today. Will wind down by yrs end. I will not feed Obama’s beast

— Deborah Smith (@ms_debsmith) November 7, 2012

@ticktockvint I know it:( My family has been in business over 50 yrs, but closing Jan due to the economy. Sad to lose a true quality company

— Lyndsey (@hellolyndsey) November 9, 2012

My friend is closing her very successful small business after 18 years. One of many Obamacare casualties.

— KRenner (@KRenner2) November 8, 2012

Guy came in my office yesterday distraught! Cancelled his insurance policy. Closing business. Can’t fight Gov anymore. 15 unemployed #tcot

— Leslie (@LeslieMcArno) November 8, 2012

The small business my son works at (5 ee’s) will be closing at year end.He’s had enough.

— Vibora Volando (@vibora_volando) November 8, 2012

@ron_rosenbaum $250k plus salary from my business…closing the business (17 jobs gone).But since Obama built it…

— Jack Thomas (@the1426) November 7, 2012

My ancestors came here 375 years ago from England. Now we are closing all our business, lay of 267 people and go back to UK. #AmericaLost

— Billy Boylston (@BillyBoylston) November 7, 2012

A local business is closing down in my hometown; everything must go. The energy in the building was crushing.

— ♢ (@LAUXURON) November 9, 2012

Love my red county in NJ but we r closing our business of 25 years. Can no longer afford to work. Any suggestions of red states to move to?

— Kristin Buxton (@kbux1229) November 8, 2012

@dloesch I’m closing my businessthis week for good. At least I can walk away not owing

— Patricia Berdin (@trishander) November 8, 2012

@cachypie two of my friends are either closing down their business or laying off workers soon

— Gymhero27 (@gymfreak232) November 8, 2012

The heartbreak is palpable. The devastation is overwhelming. People have worked so hard all their lives in order to build businesses and employ others. And now it’s gone. The sad reality is that President Obama and his policies have destroyed these small businesses.

I’m so sad my work is closing down after 20 years of business. I got this with my paycheck 💔😢 twitter.com/itssrachelann/…

— Rachel P(@itssrachelann) November 8, 2012

The Left would demonize that company, too. They clearly value and love their employees. Heartbreaking. And the heartache will just keep coming.

When small business thrives, we all do. When small business suffers, we all do.

— LisainDallas (@LisainDallas) November 12, 2012

Our future MT @talkmaster Email from my long-time doctor in Atlanta this morning. Closing up shop. Retiring. ObamaCare. #tcot

— Jim Branch (@jamesbranch3) November 8, 2012

Are you listening, “leaders?” We know President Obama isn’t. Talk to the hand, business owners. You didn’t “build that” anyway.

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2012/11/12/out-of-business-avalanche-small-biz-owners-report-closing-up-shop-and-cant-afford-to-stay-in-business/

Dana Loesch confronts Melissa Joan Hart about embracing Moms Demand bullies

http://twitter.com/#!/MelissaJoanHart/status/471107640425463810

“Melissa & Joey” and “Clarissa Explains it All” actress Melissa Joan Hart describes herself as a conservative and recently tweeted that she’s “totally” for the Second Amendment.

http://twitter.com/#!/MelissaJoanHart/status/456411355101147137

Totally? She’s become quite the promoter of Mike Bloomberg’s anti-gun umbrella group, Everytown for Gun Safety.

http://twitter.com/#!/MelissaJoanHart/status/471817832855269376

And she’s helping Moms Demand Action spread the word about its #ShakesNotShotguns campaign.

http://twitter.com/#!/MomsDemand/status/471984441901199360

TheBlaze’s Dana Loesch has had a run-in or two with the Moms Demand bullies. “Wow,” she tweeted when she learned that Hart had gone full Moms Demand.

http://twitter.com/#!/DLoesch/status/471130039308648448

You never go full Moms Demand.

Hart was a politically engaged and outspoken supporter of the Romney/Ryan presidential ticket. We get that she has a negative reaction to the optics of open carry demonstrations, but if she’s the Second Amendment supporter she claims to be, it’s time for her to do a little research into the tactics, hypocrisy and true mission of Moms Demand.

(Hat tip: @_s75w)

Related:

Melissa Joan Hart says ‘we can keep our guns,’ so what’s she doing with Moms Demand and Bloomberg?

Melissa Joan Hart speaks out for ‘children’s right to live in a country with gun laws’

Do open carry demonstrations help or hurt the cause of gun rights advocates?

#IStandWithDana: Moms Demand Action rallies against Dana Loesch’s appearance on ‘The View’

Dana Loesch: Moms Demand Action bully had her security ‘push and run into me on camera’

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2014/05/30/dana-loesch-confronts-melissa-joan-hart-about-embracing-moms-demand-bullies/

Boof! ‘All that gangsta s**t’ in rap is making Chris Brown sick

http://twitter.com/#!/chrisbrown/status/370710306390945792

Rap mogul Russell Simmons’ interview with CNN’s Don Lemon was taped today but doesn’t air until Saturday. Presumably the two hashed out their differences over black culture, which got ugly when Simmons called Lemon a “slave” for urging black youth to pull up their pants and stay in school. In the meantime, R&B singer and woman-beater Chris Brown has weighed in with his own indictment of modern rap, saying it makes him sick.

We’re fine with less “gansta” in our hip hop. Pair that with some respect for women in real life and we’re on to something. What do you think, Twitter?

http://twitter.com/#!/MarcosDSierra/status/370711438782128128 http://twitter.com/#!/iHateJazzy/status/370716223707037696 http://twitter.com/#!/sylviaaa91/status/370716219449421824

Brown does seem to have started an online debate — over the meaning of “boof.”

http://twitter.com/#!/but_ion_b_carin/status/370716284356284416 http://twitter.com/#!/Hiibo_TB/status/370712965462642688 http://twitter.com/#!/AleezyBreezy/status/370716166311784448

Stop wearing your grandmother’s curtains while you’re at it.

http://twitter.com/#!/chrisbrown/status/370714451655139329 http://twitter.com/#!/NatGotti/status/370716110380752896 http://twitter.com/#!/the_blueprint/status/370716241578586112

Yeah, about that…

http://twitter.com/#!/chrisbrown/status/370718545132281856 http://twitter.com/#!/chrisbrown/status/370719131407880192

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2013/08/22/boof-all-that-gangsta-st-in-rap-is-making-chris-brown-sick/

Suspect In Custody After Responding To His Own ‘Wanted’ Ad On Facebook

Social media was his downfall.

Andrew Dale Marcum was wanted in Ohio on numerous warrants.

Facebook: ButlerCountySO

Marcum’s criminal history included burglary, abduction, assault, domestic violence, criminal endangering, and some bench warrants, according to the Butler County Sheriff’s Office.

A Facebook user bearing the same name as the suspect, Andrew Marcum, commented “I ain’t tripping half of them don’t even know me,” on the Butler County Sheriff’s Office Facebook post.

Facebook: ButlerCountySO

“If you could stop by the Sheriff’s Office, that’d be great,” the Sheriff’s office responded in the comments. “Hey, it doesn’t hurt to ask.”

Facebook: ButlerCountySO

Butler County Sheriff Richard Jones event sent out a tweet inviting Marcum to his new “living arrangement.”

We r close to you marcum soon u will have a new place to live. C u soon.

— butlersheriff (@Richard K. Jones)

Eventually Marcum, 21, turned himself in.

Andrew Dale Marcum…

— butlersheriff (@Richard K. Jones)

Jones quipped about Marcum’s emotional look in his mugshot.

Is it raining outside or is he teared up. Tough guys sometime sensitive

— butlersheriff (@Richard K. Jones)

Seems like the Butler County Sheriff’s Office is having some fun with their social media accounts.

Facebook: ButlerCountySO

Calls to the Butler County Sheriff’s Office were not immediately returned.

Read more: http://www.buzzfeed.com/maryanngeorgantopoulos/suspect-in-custody-after-responding-to-his-own-wanted-ad-on

The Very Best Art On The Berlin Wall, According To Tourists

Visitors to Berlin show us their favourite art on the capital’s fallen wall at the East Side Gallery and tell us why it’s special.

Dana Reynolds, 27, from Melbourne, Australia, and John Linari, 23, from Seattle, United States

Matthew Tucker / BuzzFeed

Click to listen to John:

“I really like this piece because in general the Berlin Wall has so much history and social attachment to all the different conflicts that have happened in Berlin and in Germany as a whole. In most places they don’t have a wall for graffiti and someone expressing themselves. I really like this one because personally there’s so much detail, it’s very abstract, but you can see what’s going on, you see the different areas, people holding prized possessions. It catches your eye, makes you want to stare at it and take it all in.” – John Linari Matthew Tucker / BuzzFeed

Listen to Dana:

“I think I particularly like this piece because of the scale and the juxtaposition with the surroundings. It’s a really nice balance of chaos and simplicity – the colours are really enjoyable.” – Dana Reynolds Matthew Tucker / BuzzFeed

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Katie, 23, from Australia

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Katie said this was her favourite because of the “colour and symmetry”.

Matthew Tucker / BuzzFeed

Gianmarco Trapani, 23, from Italy

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Listen to Gianmarco:

“I must say that this is the first time I’ve seen this – I’ve been here three or four times in this part of Berlin, and this is the first time I recognise this painting, and I like it because of the idea that someone else is pushing your thumb up. I guess it reminds me of the Soviet Union somehow. That’s why I like it.” – Gianmarco Trapani Matthew Tucker / BuzzFeed

Nicolò, 23, from Italy

Matthew Tucker / BuzzFeed

Listen to Nicolò:

“I like this because it looks like there is a woman trying to keep out all the armies and violence from the planet. You can see how outside this planet there is a spreading rainbow and some roots of trees, and some guys that are partying, they are happy.” – Nicolò Matthew Tucker / BuzzFeed

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Hanneleen, 16, Laila, 16, Mieke, 17, and Jondahl, 16, from the Netherlands

Matthew Tucker / BuzzFeed

Listen to Hanneleen and her friends:

“I really like this work of art by Peter Russell because the colours are very beautiful, there’s a lot to see, it’s really full, so it catches your eye. Everything on this wall has symbolism that really speaks to me, which makes it very interesting to look at and also the way it is painted is very beautiful. It’s nice that you need to have time to look at it – you have to look longer at it to understand what it means, and what the artist means with it.” – Hanneleen and friends Matthew Tucker / BuzzFeed

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Matthew Tucker / BuzzFeed

Sillmann Helge, 44, from Germany

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“Albert Einstein is a very famous person in Germany and he’s a very intelligent guy who has always impressed me.” – Sillmann Helge

Andrew Allan, 17, from Sydney, Australia

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“This piece of art seems so incongruous with everything, because you’ve got the history of the Berlin Wall, where you’re entering either the American or Russian sector. I just love that they decide to go with the Japanese sector instead. It’s completely out of place, and for that purpose I absolutely love it. Me with my Russian hat, being in Germany, looking at the Japanese sector. I just love how it all comes together.” – Andrew Allan

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Andrew, 29, from London

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“I think this art stands out because it’s predominantly black, which the rest of them aren’t, the rest are trying to be very colourful. It’s remarkably different. The black is fitting, as the days of the Berlin Wall depict a very depressing atmosphere etc, [and] with Tokyo and New York it shows international influences in Berlin. All that combined, along with the depiction of the Berlin TV Tower and the big rotating Mercedes symbol, brings it all together quite nicely.” – Andrew

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Johnnie, 28, from Australia, and Elize, 25, from Singapore

Matthew Tucker / BuzzFeed

Listen to Johnnie:

“I like this piece because it signifies freedom, so humans are able to overcome any type of obstacle and get to the final goal, and it’s colourful.” Matthew Tucker / BuzzFeed

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Matthew Tucker / BuzzFeed

The Fernandez family, from Madrid, Spain

Matthew Tucker / BuzzFeed

Listen to the Fernandez family:

“We like this one because it’s very colourful and it’s a gloomy day, and because it reminds us of the Spanish painter Picasso.” – the Fernandez family Matthew Tucker / BuzzFeed

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Matthew Tucker / BuzzFeed

Alice, 28, and Alberto, 38, from Italy

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“We like this because the hands appear to press the wall.” – Alice.

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Chiara, 25, and Gianluca, 26, from Italy

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“I like this art because of the year 1989, which was an important year for German people, but also for me, as it’s the year I was born.” – Chiara

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Melissa Bowen, 22, from London

Matthew Tucker / BuzzFeed

Listen to Melissa:

“I like the dove because it’s on the Berlin Wall, which represents sort of the peace when it was brought down, and then you’ve got the chain instead of the branches [the dove] normally holds, which represents the breaking of the peace. It’s a bit more symbolic than just the branches.” – Melissa Bowen Matthew Tucker / BuzzFeed

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Tom Colwill, 21, from London

Matthew Tucker / BuzzFeed

This piece of art was on an adjoining wall to the Berlin Wall that was adorned with equally impressive art. Tom enjoyed it with quiet appreciation.

Matthew Tucker / BuzzFeed

Laura, 25, from Colombia

Matthew Tucker / BuzzFeed

Listen to Laura (in Spanish):

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Listen to Laura’s friend translate her into English:

“She says that she likes the controversy of it because it reflects modern times, especially the shock, as the people are dressed like really important people from the parliament, government people, and that makes it even more of a shock.” – Laura’s friend Matthew Tucker / BuzzFeed

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Salon calls Uber ‘the embodiment of unrestrained hyper-capitalism’

http://twitter.com/#!/scottlincicome/status/506221843162750976

Exactly what has Salon does this time, and we sure it’s perhaps not the Salon parody account? It’s published a piece entitled, “Why Uber must certanly be ended,” noting that app-driven trip sharing service “is showing is the embodiment of unrestrained hyper-capitalism.”

http://twitter.com/#!/WTrentNichols/status/506230109905629184

Almost. Just what copywriter Andrew Leonard is trying to express is it, whatever what this means is:

Whichever side you fall on, the storyline is interesting. There’s small doubt that Uber is the closest thing we’ve got right now to the living, breathing essence of unrestrained capitalism. This might be like watching Andrew Carnegie or John D. Rockefeller doing his thing. This is how robber barons play. All the way through, the business flaunts a street-fighter ethos.

The true concern we should be asking ourselves is it: What happens when a business aided by the DNA of Uber ultimately ends up winning everything? What happens whenever neighborhood taxi organizations tend to be destroyed and Lyft is broken? When Uber has dominant marketplace place in almost every significant city on world? “UberEverywhere” isn’t bull crap. It’s a mantra, a call to hands, a holy ideology.

So, in a nutshell, Uber’s doing pretty much?

http://twitter.com/#!/SuryaGablin/status/506226383564328960 http://twitter.com/#!/Coondawg68/status/506218072815185920 http://twitter.com/#!/dallasjenkins/status/506154455189172225

Why Uber must be stopped. Leftists upset that capitalism & competition aren't quite #tcot #tlot

salon.com/2014/08/31/why…— Founding Ideals (@founding_ideals) August 31, 2014

http://twitter.com/#!/shaunross47/status/506213444560101377

For a far more step-by-step takedown of Salon’s piece, be sure to have a look at Steven Hayward’s post at Powerline, “Uber Meets Liberalism Uber Alles,” filled with historical framework:

The Reason Why Airplanes Must Be Ended

These greedy Wright brothers are threatening to upend city-to-city train solution along with their dangerous flying contraptions . . . Wait, what? You mean the railroads were the initial Robber Barons? Oh, never ever brain. . .

 

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2014/08/31/salon-calls-ride-sharing-service-uber-the-embodiment-of-unrestrained-hyper-capitalism/