Atman
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Mon Dec-08-08 07:10 PM
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I am VERY tired of the MSM giving all the deep-southerners a union-bashing forum |
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Have you noticed that when it comes to the pro-Detroit position, only the governor of Michigan is ever featured. But it seems like every single fucking "anti-Detroit" spokesman has come out of the woodwork, and they're ALL from the Southern "right-to-work" states. IOW, NO UNIONS.
I hope it's very clear what is going on here. We're witnessing a concerted effort by the corporate media and Republicans to completely undermine unions. That's all this is. The only people saying Detroit must die have heavy Southern drawls. Hmmmmmmmmmmm.
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Mon Dec-08-08 07:12 PM
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1. Like Marsha Blackburn on Tweety? |
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Mon Dec-08-08 07:17 PM
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2. F-ing Scabs, every one of them. nt |
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Mon Dec-08-08 07:23 PM
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4. Maybe CNN could have a vendetta, check this out |
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Mon Dec-08-08 07:18 PM
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3. Have you heard even one of these throwbacks |
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offer anything to help get us through this meltdown?
All I've heard is "No, we won't do that."
Did I miss hearing them offer any solutions to our financial problems, or are they willing to let the USA go down?
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Mon Dec-08-08 07:23 PM
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5. They are from states which have auto plants run by companies in direct competition with Big3. |
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They are trying to protect the interests of their states' citizens.
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Wed Dec-10-08 09:33 AM
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13. AT whose expense? You agree with this position? |
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Mon Dec-08-08 07:49 PM
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6. Are you thinking of Jim Corker? What a "Snow Job" that Silver Tongued Devil Did! |
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Wed Dec-10-08 09:28 AM
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12. Do you mean BOB Corker? |
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Mon Dec-08-08 07:59 PM
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7. The south has been traditionally anti-union and it has something to |
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do with rw religion. I agree they should not have the whole floor.
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Wed Dec-10-08 08:58 AM
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10. And that is something I'll never understand. Unions could help so many Southerners |
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who, when they hear the word "union" act like a vampire confronted with a crucifix.
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Wed Dec-10-08 09:07 AM
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11. Actually, IIRC, it has to do with RACISM. |
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Edited on Wed Dec-10-08 09:08 AM by Odin2005
Back in they day white workers were told that they would be replaced by African-Americans if they tried to unionize. After a while everyone down there forgot exactly why they hated unions, they just did.
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Mon Dec-08-08 08:06 PM
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8. I am SO with you Atman... |
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It is relentless. My general reaction has been as if subjected to nails down a blackboard.... They go on un-contradicted by the bobbleheads.. No one mentions the 100% healthcare subsidy that the headquarters of these companies enjoy.. or the swamping of the US market..
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Wed Dec-10-08 08:51 AM
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9. The South. How horrible! |
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Wed Dec-10-08 09:38 AM
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14. The ultimate irony? These MSM'ers are union people |
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