Meg’s husband: It might be my writing but I don’t remember letter

In the wonderful world of today’s Republican party, hours after California GOP Gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman held a news conference at which she insisted neither she nor her husband had seen the letter from the Social Security Administration, and suggested that the housekeeper had intercepted it, her husband, present at the news conference, said that the handwriting on letter from the Social Security Administration may be his. His statement:

“While I honestly do not recall receiving this letter, as it was sent to me seven years ago, I can say it is possible that I would've scratched a follow up note on a letter like this, which is a request for information to make certain Nicky received her Social Security benefits and W-2 tax refund for withheld wages. Since we believed her to be legal, I would have had no reason to suspect that she would not have filled it in and done what was needed to secure her benefits.

“It is important to note what this letter actually says: 'this letter makes no statement about your employee's immigration status.'

“The essential fact remains the same, neither Meg nor I believed there was a problem with Nicky's legal status and I certainly don't recall ever discussing it with my wife, nor did I ever show her any letter about it. The facts of this matter are very clear: Ms. Diaz broke the law and lied to us and to the employment agency. When she confessed her deception to us last year, we ended her employment immediately. Meg and I played by the rules and followed the law. Ms. Diaz did not. If, as she claims, she received this letter and note of inquiry from me, she never answered my request to look into this. Instead, she choose to continue her deception. This entire matter is a sad one and it's timing is clearly the result of a calculated and cynical political smear by Meg's opponents."

Most people generally tend to not ignore a government agencies letters, especially when they request ‘prompt attention’. Maybe I just live in a world where we are to ‘in fear’ of the government. Or maybe I don’t believe I’m above the law. Either way, this is California, not Idaho; how do you expect us to believe you didn’t have any suspicions AT ALL that your housekeeper might be illegal?

All of this AND the fact that Meg Whitman claims that after she ‘found out from Nicky Diaz’ herself that she was illegal, she basically just cut her loose.

I would like to remind people that there are no civil or criminal penalties for giving a person, legal or illegal, money or help that can be quanitfied monetarily. You just cannot have them as an employee. Nevertheless, Meg and her husband did not, apparently, offer any monetary help, nor any help in resolving her immigration status. Yet despite this Meg Whitman claims that:

“…considered Nicky a friend and a part of our extended family.”

Yet she did not, and has not, attempted to look out for the welfare of Nicky or her family financially, or otherwise. Way to treat your friends, lady. There are plenty of former Ebay employees who know how you treat your non-friend employees already!

Not looking good for the Whitmans. She already had little chance of capturing the Latino vote. Now she risks losing the anti-Latino vote as well.

Well played, Meg.

Pat McGovern