This morning, a former housekeeper at the Whitman-Harsh residence held a press conference to talk about her time as a Whitman employee.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman’s former housekeeper and nanny, an undocumented worker, accused Whitman this morning of not paying her for all the hours she worked or reimbursing her for miles she drove, and she said Whitman laughed at her when she asked for her help obtaining legal status.

Nicky Diaz, whom Whitman fired in 2009, said she told her, “From now on, you don’t know me, and I don’t know you.”

Diaz said Whitman “treated me like a piece of garbage. She treated me as if I were not a human being.”(SacBee)

It is just one more example of Whitman playing by an entirely different set of rules.  She’s entitled to do as she pleases.

How the state reacts is an open question, but the story is taking on national attention. The story is featured on all of the major websites, and the cable news networks are abuzz.  Expect this to dominate the news cycle for the next few days.

Over the flip, Whitman tries to spin out of this one by calling Allred a liar.  Sticks and stones, I suppose.