Coulter: Dems take our money, kill babies, and discriminate using race.

[livinontheedge]

I work in a CPA firm with 100+ degreed accountants/CPA's/MBA's. At least 70% are conservative. Our partner in charge controls the sound system and he puts the dial on right wing talk radio every day. All day I have to listen to Rush, Hannity, O'Reilly and Coulter.

But this is too much. They now have an "Ann Coulter Talking Action Figure" in the lunch room. The doll says the most hateful things you can imagine . . . all of which are supposedly Coulter quotes. This one really gets to me "Liberals can't just come out and say they want to take more of our money, kill babies, and discriminate on the basis of race".

Don't get me wrong. I could give a shit what Ann Coulter says. What I'm worried about and what I've seen over and over again is how the right wing is using this kind of propaganda to convert younger and younger people over to their way of thinking. I know of at least a dozen young CPA's who started with our firm in the last year who tell me they graduated from college as left-leaning independents. Not democrats but definately leaning left. After a year of hearing hate radio, day after day after day, I hear them spewing Rush's talking points like they were their own. They are brainwashed!!!

And now, they have joined the wingnuts in my office and walk around quoting Ann Coulter!! They listen to all the doll's quotes and then race each other to memorize them.

It's sickening. We've gotta "counter-brainwash" these young people before they convert any others.

[BallaFaseke]

1. Get the heck out of there

NOW!

[livinontheedge]

3. Regretfully, I have bills to pay and kids to feed.

When it's the boss who is the most right-wing of them all, it's hard to complain too much without jeapardizing my own career.

[Military Brat]

8. Do you realize what this is doing to your health?

For the sake of your mental and physical health, please begin now to try and find another job, even it takes a year or two. I'm serious. The toll your current situation takes may not be apparent for a long time, but you might as well be in a fancy concentration camp for 8 to 10 hours a day. It's very difficult to be sane in a looney bin. Stress kills.

Next thing you know, they will be targeting you, subtly at first, but then it will grow stronger and nastier. You'll be "fair game" as the election nears.

Best of luck to you.

[livinontheedge]

11. I'm not worried about me. My values were shaped as a teenager.

My mom and dad divorced when I was 14. My mom worked two 40 hr/week jobs to keep three kids clothed and fed. NOTHING a wingnut can say to me now will change the way I feel about the role of government in helping the less fortunate.

[TreasonousBastard]

9. Yup...

you can't jeopardize your job and your kids, but perhaps a quiet job search may be in order.

I doubt you'll find many "liberal" accountants, but there should be a lot of apolitical ones around. Much healthier environment.

[LeahMira]

28. Understood...

Regretfully, I have bills to pay and kids to feed.

Of course. But you wouldn't ingest small doses of poison into your body day after day and expect to stay healthy. Why do you give your brain little daily doses of poison and expect it to stay healthy?

It's a terrible time for job-hunting, I realize, but even if something doesn't come up right away, keep looking around. Do that networking. Sooner or later it will pay off!

[livinontheedge]

29. It's simple . . . I believe in my values. NOTHING anyone can say

including Rush, Hannity, Coulter, Savage, et. al. can change those values. My concern is how this right wing shit is converting more and more young, college educated people. They come out of college leaning left, then they listen to Rush at work and start moving right. That is what bothers me.

[LeahMira]

47. I think you ask a good question...

My concern is how this right wing shit is converting more and more young, college educated people. They come out of college leaning left, then they listen to Rush at work and start moving right.


A lot of young people find that when they enter the "real world" they have a lot less money than they thought they would. They look at the paycheck, see the gross, and then look at the net. Suddenly, all the tax that's taken out, plus the Social Security, pension, health insurance, and etc. make it look like they only get to keep about half of what they earn. Accountants, though, ought to know better.

Anyone else have any thoughts on why young folks drift right?

[imax2268]

44. Exactly...

I would ask them if they would kindly stop putting that stuff on the radio...the workplace in my mind is not the place for this kind of stuff...I wouldn't put liberal radio on at work out of respect for my co-workers...if they don't like a liberal point of view than I wouldn't subject them to it...I would expect to be treated the same...

If they don't...quit...there's no reason you have to be subjected to that kind of hate in the workplace...

[heidiho]

2. If you listen to their hate long enough

You will start to believe them. It's wrong and you should complain about it. Or, better yet, leave the Al Franken and Michael Moore books on the table during lunch and pick them up and start quoting from them.

[SoCalDem]

4. Republican Steal our money, are election cheats and want

children to shoot each other>.:)

[bleedingheart]

5. It sounds like your office is very unprofessional

I hope they don't invite clients in to visit. That kind of stuff could easily backfire.

[livinontheedge]

7. It's the back office that is subjected to this shit.

The front lobby, reception area, meeting rooms, etc. are very, very professional. Client's never know that Rush is talking behind the closed door.

[DrFunkenstein]

6. That's Hilarious! I Want One!!!

Does it come with the quote that got her booted from the National Review?

I think that's a great idea, and I would love to have one.

[NewJeffCT]

10. what was the quote?

Forgive my ignorance, but what quote got her fired?

[sistersofmercy]

14. FYI

Marshall Fields has a jack-in-the-box of bush*. At first when I saw it I was offended but then I realized it was on a page of gag gifts.

[snippy]

12. Ann Coulter Usually Not Truthful

[11 Bravo]

34. Catchy acronym!

n/t

[snippy]

46. Thanks. Seems accurate.

[sistersofmercy]

13. Perhaps Coulter's dementia would subside if she actually ate some

food. In fact, I find it strangely humorous they would put the doll in the lunchroom.
I would start with talking about McCarthyism to co-workers. Coulter is just full of nonsense. I know many on DU don't like Tweety but my only beef with him is he gives Coulter a free pass when she is on his show. It's as if he's afraid to confront her because she's a woman.

[snippy]

19. You should read "Ann of a Thousand Lays."

Among other suggestions, the writer also suggests that she eat more.

http://archive.salon.com/media/feature/1999/06/25/coulter/

[tnlefty]

24. Thanks for posting this - I needed a good laugh!!!

It was great!

[sistersofmercy]

25. LOL! Thanks for the link! My favorite quote "you survive on 6 pieces of

sushi and an M&M a day!"

[JHB]

15. If you can't openly oppose...

...do something sneaky, like put an apple in its box/ on its stand/ next to it/ whatever's appropriate.

[Dogmudgeon]

16. A little Good News

This past spring, I had three weeks of temp work at a CPA firm. They employ about 25 accountants. They do the financial reports for about three-quarters of the townships in the county I live in.

Most of them are born-again Christians.

They're also the most liberal bunch of folks I've worked for in a long, long time.

There is hope.

--bkl

[Wapsie B]

18. I keep hearing about

liberal born-agains, and I know they're out there. But I've never met one, not even in college.

[DS1]

17. If you have a company fishtank, here's what to do

Find an anchor, preferably a large bolt, a piece of string, lighten the coulter doll as much as possible, and tie her to the bolt and drop her in the fishtank.

[CBHagman]

20. Put up a poster of Margaret Chase Smith

A person with class and a person who will go down in history.

Unlike Annthrax, who is just going -- you should pardon the expression -- down.

[quinnox]

21. If I worked there that doll wouldn't last

I would be working late, really late for some reason or another one night, or come in on the weekend and make sure I was alone in the room with the doll, and break it with force. A couple of hard throws down on the floor ought to do the trick, or some water put inside the doll.

[mrgorth]

22. You can legally complain

You can tell your boss that you are offended by this material and would like it if this wasn't played. If he takes any action against you can sue his ass off and own the freaking company. What you're dealing with is not much worse than a black man being forced to listen to David Duke radio.

[hayu_lol]

23. Take some pins to work...

Every chance you get, stick another one into her.

[Redleg]

42. What is the legal basis for a suit?

I am not aware of any employment laws that pertain in this case.

[mrgorth]

50. Discrimination

As I already said. It's like making a black man listen to David Duke radio. Dude should talk to the boss and express how this type of thing makes him feel and how it effects his work performance. How these shows spew the worst kinds of lies about liberals and foster hatred. If boss-man refuses he has grounds for a suit.

[Redleg]

52. Political discrimination is not illegal.

Illegal discrimination is defined by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 pertains to unfavorable employment practices, decisions, etc. in regard to "race, color, religion, sex, or national origin."

Title VII does not pertain to political ideology.

I do feel this kind of harassment is unfair and unethical and should be removed from the workplace.

[mrgorth]

54. I could be wrong

but I think the political wars have become so polarizing that any attorney worth his salt could win such a case. More, his boss would likley back off anyway.

[Redleg]

56. Different states might prohibit this hostile work environment

but I don't know for sure. Might be worth checking in to.

[Catherine Vincent]

26. That's really pathetic.

That is very unprofessional for the owner of this company to subject all their employees to this nonsense. I would look for another job quietly, whether it takes a year or two. Then for your exit interview that's when you spill the beans on how stressful it was working there.

[onebigbadwulf]

27. Does

the doll include the phrase "I am a bitch who eats my young"?

[ellie]

30. I worked with a bunch on wignuts once

It was in 1997, right around the McVeigh trial. When I commented how horrible it was that children died in the explosion, the head wingnut (my boss) said, "Oh well. Children shouldn't have been in the building." WTF? They all listened to Rush and Dr. Laura and all that crap. The office was in the country and they really gave rural residents a bad name. After my hair fell out in clumps, I quit abruptly. My boss found out where I was working and called me there to harass me. I didn't do anything about it and regret that I didn't tell the lot of them to fuck off. I don't know why I didn't or felt that I couldn't. It irks me a little to this day.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

31. I once had a boss (circa 1989) who

said in my presence that nobody under 25 should vote, because they haven't brains yet. The proof? Higher percentage of votes for the Left in that age group. Note: I was 23. Defended SA apartheid too. And hated Lula with a passion (boy, I would love to see his face now!)

Thankfully, such types are way way way more rare here than in the USA.

And just to cheer people up a bit: his company tanked. :evilgrin:

[Faygo Kid]

32. Oppressive work environment

Really bad management, too. Really. You should talk to an attorney; this should not be allowed to continue. Workplace intimidation.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

33. One think I'd like to know (if you don't mind)

Do THEY know about YOUR politics?

[livinontheedge]

48. Sure they do. I make no secret of the fact that I've never voted repub.

They don't even try to convince me to see their side. There is no way that they could say anything to change my values.

It's the newly hired young, open-mined accountants that are getting bombarded with talk radio.

[livinontheedge]

49. Sure they do. I make no secret of the fact that I've never voted repub.

They don't even try to convince me to see their side. There is no way that they could say anything to change my values.

It's the newly hired young, open-mined accountants that are getting bombarded with talk radio that I worry about.

[West Coast Democrat]

35. Sorry, I Don't Believe Your Post

You write: "I know of at least a dozen young CPA's who started with our firm in the last year who tell me they graduated from college as left-leaning independents. Not democrats but definately leaning left. After a year of hearing hate radio, day after day after day, I hear them spewing Rush's talking points like they were their own. They are brainwashed!!!"

That is utter BS!!

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

36. Maybe it is the "young CPAs" who are lying

That trick is older than hell: "I used to be a long-time faithful democrat but blah blah blah disgusted with Clinton lies blah blah blah saw the light blah blah blah..."

[West Coast Democrat]

37. Yep! Definitely

It's the trick many Republicans try to use when they start posting at DU.

[maggrwaggr]

40. yeah, what kind of workplace would have talk radio on all day?

usually it's just bad music they play, in order to make the little worker bees more productive.

The few office jobs I've done the music made me crazy. It was almost always terrible

[tom_paine]

38. Nazi-style propaganda is saturating the Empire.

This doesn't surprise me. You don't think there was a little Hitler doll that said, well, pretty much the same things the Ann Coulter doll says?

(just switch "Jews" for "liberals" and "Germany" for "Amerika")

In fact, try reconfiguring Annthrax's quotesd like that and see what these Propagandized automatons say. Perhaps you might enlighten them in that fashion.

Goebbelsian Propaganda still works as well today as when Goebbels first invented it. Just ask Annthrax.

[corarose]

39. Buy some Gummy Candy the color of a Pecker

Cut it into the shape of a mans you know what.
They have Hot Dog gummies that would do the trick.

Since Gummies are sticky you won't have problems putting it on the Doll.

When one of the rightwinguts has the doll in his hand ask him if it's anatomically correct. When he raises it's dress up BINGO it's anatomically correct.

[Redleg]

41. Sounds like a wonderful work climate. I feel for you.

Unfortunately, creating a hostile environment based on political ideology is not illegal. I remember the arguments I had with wingers in a former job. I was a Democratic minority among several vocal wingers who just hated Bill Clinton (this was in 95-95 before the Lewinski affair was known).

[MODemocrat]

43. Halloween is three days past and that WITCH is still around

She just babbles on and on, poor fool.:crazy: :argh: :freak: :hangover:

[Frangible]

45. Here's what I'd say...

"While I agree 100% with what Coulter and Rush are saying, I find listening to their fascinating, englightening commentary is somewhat distracting. Can we go to classical music instead?"

See? Now the boss wouldn't know you're one of us dirty liberals and might even stop playing them? :P

[Cat Atomic]

51. Look- I know this sucks, but

you have to tell them you don't agree with that garbage; that you're a "liberal", and that when they're talking about those depraved DemonRats, they're talking about YOU.

This propaganda shit relies on bullying dissenters into silence. Hitler knew it, the current fascists know it, too.

You can show them that Democrats, or liberals, or progressives, or whatever you want to call us, are not demonic imps, but normal people.

I had to do something similar not too long ago, and they cut that shit out, fast.

[West Coast Democrat]

53. Right-Wing Hate Radio Just Isn't Very Convincing

So I can't imagine that any REAL Lefties would actually to become brainwashed by it.

[CO Liberal]

55. They're Creating a Hostile Work Environment

I don't know about your state, but what they're doing just might be illegal.

[corarose]

57. They sell Barbie Witch Outfits that would fit that Doll

Why don't you go into work ahead of time and redress dAnn.

[LittleDannySlowhorse]

58. Ann Coulter preaches to the choir

and converts no one. She will "win over" a possible Democrat to her way of thinking around the same time you'll hear Dick Cheney talking about how much he admires Michael Moore. Never going to happen. Don't worry.

[mbartko]

59. So, you work in a CPA firm

with 100+ degreed accountants/CPA's/MBA's and where the employees play with dolls at lunch time? Can you tell us which firm this is so I can make sure you don't, like, handle my money?

[elperromagico]

60. I've got a quote for you

"Ann Coulter is a dumb bitch." - Abraham Lincoln

No, Lincoln didn't really say that, but I'd like to believe if he were alive today, he would.

[roguevalley]

61. Tell them, thanks to their great leader, the draft is coming and there

will be no deferrments. Sayonara, losers. Vote, dem. Vote for peace and prosperity. Vote rethug, go to war, do not pass go, do not collect your $300 tax credit.