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Eugene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 10:37 AM Original message |
Teamsters to Try to Block Mexican Trucks |
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Bluzmann57 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 10:41 AM Response to Original message |
1. Good. American truckers for American jobs. |
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earthside (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 11:11 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. But ... |
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superkia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 04:18 PM Response to Reply #3 |
28. Great post! Brave of you to make such a post but a great one! |
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pampango (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-30-07 11:15 AM Response to Reply #28 |
133. I realize that you haven't been posting for long, but it hardly |
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stressfulreality (118 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-31-07 03:31 PM Response to Reply #28 |
174. huh? brave to discuss current events? |
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L0oniX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 06:23 PM Response to Reply #3 |
38. LMAO |
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onewholaughsatfools (301 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 06:34 PM Response to Reply #38 |
42. if you are buying china products you are the one |
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L0oniX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-30-07 05:07 PM Response to Reply #42 |
145. you made no point with me ...I was just lmao at the sarcasm of post #3 |
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onewholaughsatfools (301 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 06:30 PM Response to Reply #3 |
40. having lived in mexico |
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OzarkDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 06:49 PM Response to Reply #40 |
46. Mexican trucks are not safe; truckers aren't either |
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kurth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 08:14 PM Response to Reply #46 |
66. And their insurance papers, inspection papers will be FAKE |
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DCKit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-30-07 12:45 AM Response to Reply #66 |
97. "just like the illegals" |
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davekriss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-30-07 07:52 AM Response to Reply #97 |
110. Ditto for my wife's birth brother (she's adopted) |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-30-07 10:09 PM Response to Reply #66 |
155. they are going to fake insurance and inspection papers |
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NoFederales (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-30-07 09:33 AM Response to Reply #46 |
117. Not to mention the vaunted Homeland Security issues--who's to know what is |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-30-07 01:57 AM Response to Reply #40 |
100. The bottom line is that this is another |
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theHandpuppet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-30-07 11:14 AM Response to Reply #100 |
132. Exactly! |
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Felinity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-30-07 11:15 AM Response to Reply #40 |
134. Your lack of understanding of this issue is staggering |
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IsItJustMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 07:31 PM Response to Reply #3 |
56. And won't the Mexican truck drivers' do the jobs that our truck drives won't do. |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 07:50 PM Response to Reply #3 |
61. If you want a good hard laugh, read #40 |
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Enthusiast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-30-07 03:49 AM Response to Reply #61 |
103. Mexican trucks are death traps! nt |
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davekriss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-30-07 07:47 AM Response to Reply #3 |
109. Profit margins for the owning class will rise |
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pampango (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-30-07 11:12 AM Response to Reply #3 |
131. Love sarcasm. It is very effective. |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 10:47 AM Response to Original message |
2. wonder who those teamsters are supporting in the primaries n/t |
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democrat2thecore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 03:23 PM Response to Reply #2 |
19. They haven't made any endorsements yet - surprise! |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-30-07 01:58 AM Response to Reply #19 |
101. And the AFL-CIO |
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democrat2thecore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-30-07 07:44 PM Response to Reply #101 |
147. Ahhhh.... |
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onewholaughsatfools (301 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 06:35 PM Response to Reply #2 |
43. a 100.00 bet says they aren't supporting |
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Lasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-30-07 06:49 AM Response to Reply #43 |
106. And why exactly should the Teamsters support Kucinich? |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-30-07 09:04 AM Response to Reply #106 |
116. "Repeal NAFTA" |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-30-07 09:44 AM Response to Reply #116 |
118. Thank you, exactly. n/t |
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Robson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-30-07 08:26 PM Response to Reply #43 |
150. I'll guarantee one thing |
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1776Forever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 11:26 AM Response to Original message |
4. People this is VERY important to us - to workers - to safety both on the roads & terror attacks! |
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ret5hd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 11:42 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Terra terra terra!!! |
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soothsayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 11:34 AM Response to Original message |
5. Goin' up to Canada over the new I-35 bridge that's replacing the one that fell down |
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Unca Jim (405 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-30-07 07:44 AM Response to Reply #5 |
108. Oh, stop the conspiracy on that one! |
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barb162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 11:52 AM Response to Original message |
7. I support the Teamsters! n/t |
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democrat2thecore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 12:49 PM Response to Original message |
8. Hoffa's Republican Buddies |
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On the Road (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 01:51 PM Response to Reply #8 |
15. This is What Kills Me |
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democrat2thecore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 02:59 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. The saying "It's a Teamster thing" - Here's the scoop |
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Egalitariat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 06:56 PM Response to Reply #16 |
49. "Mostly" vindicated?*** |
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democrat2thecore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 08:06 PM Response to Reply #49 |
63. Wrong choice of words on my part |
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Vidar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 07:23 PM Response to Reply #16 |
54. Good for them |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 06:05 PM Response to Reply #8 |
33. Agreed, good points...n/t |
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AzDar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 12:58 PM Response to Original message |
9. This is just a HORRIBLE idea. |
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tesla78 (68 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 08:03 PM Response to Reply #9 |
62. More than NAFTA ; NORTH AMERICAN UNION |
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cascadiance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 01:04 PM Response to Original message |
10. Makes you wonder if them allowing them in is part of Cheney's "new 9/11" plan! |
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1776Forever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 03:33 PM Response to Reply #10 |
24. Right on brother - Check out the Blackwater San Diego Barracks - it is coming one way or the other! |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-30-07 11:00 AM Response to Reply #10 |
129. ...or perhaps the "Mexican" trucks are to serve as a stop-gap in the event of a |
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ohio2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 01:12 PM Response to Original message |
11. They are not the union group that gave its support/endorsement to Hilliary |
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democrat2thecore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 08:38 PM Response to Reply #11 |
68. UTU endorsed Hillary Clinton |
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OneBlueSky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 01:16 PM Response to Original message |
12. anyone gonna inspect what's IN all those trucks? . . . n/t |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 06:07 PM Response to Reply #12 |
34. Not if Wal-Mart says they don't....n/t |
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sandyj999 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 01:26 PM Response to Original message |
13. They Should Be Kept Out! |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 01:39 PM Response to Original message |
14. If the Teamsters lose in court, |
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bbgrunt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-30-07 01:15 AM Response to Reply #14 |
98. It is not only the safety factor--it is a wholesale attempt |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-30-07 09:49 AM Response to Reply #98 |
121. I agree. |
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stressfulreality (118 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 03:01 PM Response to Original message |
17. yay! keep fighting... the last thing we need is the mexican truckers |
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Colorado Progressive (980 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 03:19 PM Response to Original message |
18. The shrub is such a hypocrite...obviously he doesnt believe terrorists |
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butterfly77 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 03:44 PM Response to Reply #18 |
26. Oh no, you can't say that ... |
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Colorado Progressive (980 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 06:00 PM Response to Reply #26 |
32. I agree! nt |
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OnionPatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-31-07 08:39 AM Response to Reply #32 |
167. I think that is the goal |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 03:24 PM Response to Original message |
20. one way or another |
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MindPilot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 03:25 PM Response to Original message |
21. I live and work within that 25 mile limit from the border |
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AnotherMother4Peace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 07:36 PM Response to Reply #21 |
59. I got "bumped" by a Mexican truck in San Ysidro, & guess what? No insurance. Still waiting for my $ |
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robinlynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 11:14 PM Response to Reply #59 |
89. I was just thinking that could happen. and bugs and plants can wreak havoc |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-31-07 03:30 PM Response to Reply #59 |
173. Deleted message |
ieoeja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 03:28 PM Response to Original message |
22. Let me weigh in here as a pro-immigrant and fix-NAFTA guy. |
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1776Forever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 03:45 PM Response to Reply #22 |
27. Let's look at this by the quality of life that we have in this country that so many come here for - |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 06:09 PM Response to Reply #27 |
36. Not to mention... |
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OzarkDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 06:59 PM Response to Reply #36 |
50. Cheaper wages shift more to trucks from rail |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 07:20 PM Response to Reply #50 |
51. It seemed like every tenth truck or so had Wal-Mart on it too...n/t |
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Divine Discontent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 03:30 PM Response to Original message |
23. mexican nationals driving my roadways???? |
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Bitwit1234 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 03:35 PM Response to Original message |
25. Bush is trying to break the union and the middle class you can see this. |
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sadiesworld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 04:28 PM Response to Original message |
29. First, we'll see the end of over-the-road trucking as one of |
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Divine Discontent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 05:53 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. ouch! |
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Omaha Steve (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 05:55 PM Response to Original message |
31. I have a B license with air and tank endorsement |
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sarcasmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 06:08 PM Response to Original message |
35. Kick. |
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Triana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 06:14 PM Response to Original message |
37. Is there anything WE can do to stop this crap? |
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onewholaughsatfools (301 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 06:31 PM Response to Reply #37 |
41. so you are screared |
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LSK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 06:25 PM Response to Original message |
39. this is really happening? I thought this was a hoax? |
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High Plains (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 06:35 PM Response to Original message |
44. Hmmm...can American truckers drive in Mexico? |
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littlebit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 08:10 PM Response to Reply #44 |
65. Americans can't deliver in Mexico |
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A HERETIC I AM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 08:22 PM Response to Reply #65 |
67. And neither will the Mexican truckers... |
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Ikonoklast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 09:48 PM Response to Reply #67 |
76. You are completely wrong. |
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A HERETIC I AM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 10:11 PM Response to Reply #76 |
80. Sorry pal, but i am not wrong. You just have the definition wrong. |
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Ikonoklast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 10:40 PM Response to Reply #80 |
85. There is only one definition of Cabotage in NAFTA |
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A HERETIC I AM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 11:02 PM Response to Reply #85 |
87. Does it or does it not refer to transport of goods within a country? |
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Ikonoklast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 11:54 PM Response to Reply #87 |
92. Then you agree with me |
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littlebit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 10:49 PM Response to Reply #67 |
86. You are exactly right |
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A HERETIC I AM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 11:12 PM Response to Reply #86 |
88. They aren't. Yet. |
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1776Forever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 09:09 PM Response to Reply #44 |
72. I listen to a lot of talk radio & I heard most US truckers don't think it's safe enough in Mex |
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robinlynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 11:16 PM Response to Reply #44 |
90. If anyone drives in mexico without buying mexican insurance the police take your car. |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-30-07 09:34 PM Response to Reply #90 |
151. and if you drive a foreign registered car in the US |
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rateyes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 06:44 PM Response to Original message |
45. I wouldn't be where I am today |
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shadowknows69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 06:51 PM Response to Original message |
47. Go Teamsters |
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upi402 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 06:53 PM Response to Original message |
48. They supported Bush I, and NOW they want to block something? |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 07:22 PM Response to Reply #48 |
53. They partially made the bed they're laying in for sure... |
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1776Forever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 09:21 PM Response to Reply #48 |
73. A funny thing is happening with this issue I never thought I would be on Phyllis Schlafly side but |
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alarimer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 07:22 PM Response to Original message |
52. A few years ago there was a spill of a chemical called furfural |
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IsItJustMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 07:28 PM Response to Original message |
55. What is sad is that alot of those truckers probably voted for the idiot who is trying his damndest |
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Doremus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 07:32 PM Response to Original message |
57. Fuck the Repukes and their union busting. |
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Jazzgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 07:36 PM Response to Original message |
58. I call bullshit. |
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williesgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 07:46 PM Response to Original message |
60. This must be stopped for soooooo many reasons. rec'd |
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rockymountaindem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 08:10 PM Response to Original message |
64. Didn't the Democrats in Congress already block this a couple months ago? |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 08:58 PM Response to Reply #64 |
70. Yes....folks were cheering about it here on DU...Bush must have vetoed it and |
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1776Forever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 09:28 PM Response to Reply #64 |
74. Yes it was stopped in April and then the Transportation Dept. said they were going ahead now! |
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PatSeg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 08:41 PM Response to Original message |
69. More Bushite insanity!!! |
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1776Forever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 09:30 PM Response to Reply #69 |
75. Amen Brother! It might get interesting out there - like the ole wild west!!!!!!! |
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PatSeg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 09:49 PM Response to Reply #75 |
77. I remember years ago |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-30-07 09:57 AM Response to Reply #77 |
122. In Ohio, I believe that the preferred job action on the overpasses |
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PatSeg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-30-07 10:14 AM Response to Reply #122 |
125. Wow, I don't remember that! |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-30-07 11:22 AM Response to Reply #125 |
136. I remember a few reported incidents of sniping from overpasses. |
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PatSeg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-30-07 07:42 PM Response to Reply #136 |
146. Yeah, that sounds like the time frame I was thinking of |
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onewholaughsatfools (301 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 10:31 PM Response to Reply #69 |
83. it seems it's your insanity |
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PatSeg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-30-07 12:20 AM Response to Reply #83 |
94. Not putting down Mexicans |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-30-07 09:37 PM Response to Reply #94 |
152. um, what about all the people |
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1776Forever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-30-07 06:28 AM Response to Reply #83 |
105. With all due respect - we are not on the drivers - its the owners that are going to get rich while |
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AzDar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-30-07 10:06 AM Response to Reply #69 |
124. My BushSpeak to English Dictionary translates this as: 'Mexican trucks |
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SayWhatYo (991 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 09:02 PM Response to Original message |
71. Oh it's another one of those threads in which the content mirrors the freerepublic |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 09:56 PM Response to Original message |
78. So dear HRC supporters, how does HRC weigh in on this issue??? |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-30-07 09:58 PM Response to Reply #78 |
153. well, I can't say for certain |
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Doremus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-30-07 11:14 PM Response to Reply #153 |
158. I recognize union busting when I see it. Too bad more of us aren't able to. |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-30-07 11:37 PM Response to Reply #158 |
160. you did not just cite Martin Niemöller on this did you? |
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Doremus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-31-07 10:00 AM Response to Reply #160 |
169. I'll tell you what I find distasteful. |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-31-07 11:15 AM Response to Reply #169 |
171. don't expect me to shed crocodile tears for the Teamsters |
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Doremus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-31-07 02:12 PM Response to Reply #171 |
172. Not at all. Longshoremen load boats too. Or should I say the "machines" do. lol |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-31-07 12:08 AM Response to Reply #153 |
162. I will be glad to read these regulations. Where did you say i can find them?? |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-31-07 12:38 AM Response to Reply #162 |
163. here are some summaries |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-31-07 07:37 AM Response to Reply #163 |
166. Thank you very much for the summaries and links. Sorry but my rule of |
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1776Forever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 10:06 PM Response to Original message |
79. Mexican customs to be stationed in Kansas City - Check this out |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-30-07 09:47 AM Response to Reply #79 |
120. We need to build a BIGGER FENCE! n/t |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-30-07 10:01 PM Response to Reply #79 |
154. well, I guess the trucks could drive from Mexico |
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badgervan (745 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 10:29 PM Response to Original message |
81. Good |
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bleedingheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 10:30 PM Response to Original message |
82. The Teamsters forgot who buttered their bread...they voted GOP |
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democrat2thecore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-30-07 12:18 AM Response to Reply #82 |
93. See my post #15 --- nt |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-30-07 09:44 AM Response to Reply #82 |
119. Yes, but have we Dems been better on jobs and trade? |
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bleedingheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-30-07 10:02 AM Response to Reply #119 |
123. no we haven't...the entire NAFTA ordeal is a perfect example. |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-30-07 11:21 AM Response to Reply #123 |
135. I agree. Do you see any Dem candidate pulling his/her head |
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bleedingheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-30-07 12:04 PM Response to Reply #135 |
138. The problem is that it can't be just one or two democrats |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-30-07 12:16 PM Response to Reply #138 |
139. Most folks who start out average get co-opted. |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-30-07 12:38 PM Response to Reply #123 |
141. Democrats killed bush's authority for "fast track" trade deal negotiation authority |
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pingzing58 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 10:38 PM Response to Original message |
84. The States refused to give the go ahead to the Super Highway but here come the trucks. Mexican |
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SHRED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 11:53 PM Response to Original message |
91. I am proud to be a Teamster |
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democrat2thecore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-30-07 12:21 AM Response to Reply #91 |
95. I hope you keep fighting |
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othermeans (858 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-30-07 12:22 AM Response to Original message |
96. All I can say is KUCINICH nt |
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olddad56 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-30-07 01:36 AM Response to Original message |
99. This is a ploy but the Bushie.... |
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Robson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-30-07 08:24 PM Response to Reply #99 |
149. It will include immigration and jobs....that I promise you. |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-30-07 02:02 AM Response to Original message |
102. PS: this is also part of the effort to cut the UNION ports |
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MUSTANG_2004 (688 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-31-07 10:39 AM Response to Reply #102 |
170. Excellent point. Hadn't thought about the incentive |
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JohnnyRingo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-30-07 04:24 AM Response to Original message |
104. Here's one from 1996: "Teamsters vs Texas Gov Buxh" |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-30-07 07:18 AM Response to Original message |
107. Do American trucks ever go through other countries? |
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1776Forever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-30-07 07:53 AM Response to Reply #107 |
111. Links - and your comment of high falutin' US standards being overlooked like in China is good thing? |
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A HERETIC I AM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-30-07 08:12 AM Response to Reply #107 |
112. Only one. Canada. And the rules require they go in, deliver, pick up and leave. |
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1776Forever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-30-07 08:25 AM Response to Reply #112 |
113. We aren't talking about Canadian drivers here because they have regulations in effect there |
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A HERETIC I AM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-30-07 08:49 AM Response to Reply #113 |
115. The poster on that link does not know what the fuck he is talking about. |
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High Plains (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-30-07 11:45 AM Response to Reply #113 |
137. Odd, you keep citing extreme rightist sources... |
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1776Forever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-30-07 12:25 PM Response to Reply #137 |
140. Believe what you will - As I have said this might just be the thing that awakens a lot of Repub's - |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-30-07 10:26 PM Response to Reply #140 |
157. what does the Kansas City port have to do with trucks? |
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1776Forever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-30-07 11:36 PM Response to Reply #157 |
159. I know it says trains, but this was written before the trucks became an issue - as far as Kansas |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-30-07 11:55 PM Response to Reply #159 |
161. ah, so by a 'new superhighway' you mean I-35? |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-30-07 10:21 PM Response to Reply #113 |
156. this guy is completely correct |
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4dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-30-07 08:30 AM Response to Reply #112 |
114. You're kidding right.. |
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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-30-07 10:25 AM Response to Reply #112 |
127. On this thread alone, there's been several people reporting accidents with Mexican trucks |
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A HERETIC I AM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-30-07 10:45 AM Response to Reply #127 |
128. So what does this incredibly small sample prove? |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-30-07 01:21 PM Response to Reply #112 |
143. The real target is the entire |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-30-07 10:22 AM Response to Reply #107 |
126. Deleted sub-thread |
Heywood J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-30-07 11:12 AM Response to Original message |
130. I wonder how many people realize the hit |
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1776Forever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-30-07 01:19 PM Response to Original message |
142. Found this link if anyone wants to learn more about where the BIG boys are coming from - Link |
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sandyj999 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-30-07 01:27 PM Response to Reply #142 |
144. Thanks for the link. Very interesting. n/t |
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Robson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-30-07 08:21 PM Response to Original message |
148. Bush says: Happy fucking Labor Day America (btw sorry if what Bush says is offensive) |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-31-07 07:31 AM Response to Reply #148 |
165. Looks like Bush is willing to give "Labor" on day, the rest of the year it is happy "f*** laborers |
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orleans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-31-07 04:37 AM Response to Original message |
164. i support the sierra club n/t |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-31-07 09:15 AM Response to Original message |
168. Starting on |
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