Posted on 09/29/2010 4:04:35 PM PDT by dragnet2
A former housekeeper for Meg Whitman was "emotionally and financially abused'' during her nine years of employment, an attorney alleged today, adding that the Republican gubernatorial candidate knew the woman was an illegal immigrant.
"In short it was a nightmare,'' said attorney Gloria Allred, who said Nikki Diaz Santillan worked as a housekeeper for Whitman for nine years before she was fired last year.
Allred said that during the woman's years of employment, Whitman caused her "to feel exploited, disrespected, humiliated and emotionally and financially abused.''
"The relationship was terminated last year by Ms. Whitman for what appeared to be political reasons involving Ms. Whitman's decision to run for governor,'' Allred said.
Allred contended that Whitman knew her client was an illegal immigrant, but kept her employed until she decided to run for governor.
Tom Hiltachk, Whitman's attorney, denied the allegation.
"This person was initially hired by Meg Whitman in November 2000,'' Hiltachk said in remarks reported on the Los Angeles Times website. "She filled out standard (Internal Revenue Service) forms and Department of Justice forms and presented her Social Security card and California driver's license. She filled out immigration forms that stated under penalty of perjury that she was a lawful resident.''
Hiltachk said the woman admitted in June 2009 that she was not a legal resident.
"She was immediately suspended and terminated on June 29, 2009,'' he said.
Whitman spokeswoman Andrea Jones Rivera said Allred's news conference was politically motivated. She called Allred "a shameful manipulator'' who is a supporter of Jerry Brown -- Whitman's Democratic opponent in the hotly contested governor's race.
"With the polls tied, it comes as no surprise that the morning after a successful debate for Meg that the sleaze machine of the political left is now focused on the politics of personal destruction.''
LOL!
Allred’s bill for this hit job should be considred an in-kind contribtion to the Jerry Brown campaign.
Considering that Janet Napolitano gained her fame as Anita Hill’s attorney, I expect Obama to name Gloria Allred as Gates’ successor as SecDef any day now.
That’s the way it works around here.
I just hope nobody pings my wife!
A sad state of affairs.
Er....Neither get my vote...I’m done voting for people that have no business in leadership roles...The better of two evil etc.
Ya notice this illegal alien showed up on Allred's porch?
Bet Meg checks out her help really good in the future.
Just a guess, but I'd bet a nickel Whitman would disagree with you about now, and would very much like to see this go away.
Guess what Buckwheat, not all women are domesticated. And some of us just hate doing housework.
Folks, nothing here, nothing to commment on. This BS does not work anymore. California ought to be more focused on moving into a prosperous and sustainable future. I’ll tell you fact certain. Jerry Brown and his union thugs will flush California down into the sewer pipes. Any California voter that votes for any Democrat, including Brown either needs their sanity examined, or they are smoking heavy duty reefer or consuming far too much Kool-Aid!!! Meg & Carly for California. Wake up Golden State voters!!!
Actually, this will probably put Whitman over the top...
Listening to this ungrateful illegal play the victim role, will very likely just piss more people off.
The question NOT in the leftist news -—When will the illegal interloper be deported?
Well, maybe you're right. Maybe she shouldn't do a commercial showing her cleaning her own house.
I'll see if I can come up with something better. :)
Are you kidding? They'll probably give this ungrateful illegal a shrine and a holiday in her honor..
Just wait, she'll be the new poster girl for Mexican illegals...
bump
We Texans do not get to see California commercials.
That being said . . . your initial remark was quite sexist. Just because you are a woman, does not automatically equate to being house keepers.
Some of us women just totally despise housework.
>Well, in my opinion, the right thing is for a woman to clean her own house. I can understand hiring special help for special events or even more permanent help if the the woman is disabled, but a healthy woman should ordinarily clean her own house.<
This is the founder of eBay we’re talking about, not some housefrou who works at a daycare center, ya know.
Who are the good guys here? I don’t see any. If anything, this episode illustrates for the world to see the corruption in American public life. Greedy shysters, corrupt, ideological politicians from both parties, cynical business opportunists, and the politically powerful class of illegals and welfare moochers. And here we are, the moral virgins. What a fine mess, Stanley!
Now that I look at it again, maybe it was a little bit sexist. It probably just reflects the way I was raised.
Who does clean the houses in Texas?
Wow...Thanks for that breaking news...
Be sure to thank your government and keep paying those taxes slick!
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