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Purveyor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-14-11 12:23 PM Original message |
AFL-CIO's Trumka Calls for Labor Movement Separate from Parties: 'I've Had a Snootful of This Shit!' |
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Autumn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-14-11 12:34 PM Response to Original message |
1. Hard to disagree with what he said. |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-14-11 12:37 PM Response to Original message |
2. Good Going Conservative Dems... |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-14-11 12:45 PM Response to Original message |
3. IOW, labor will fight the corporatists no matter which party they're in. nt |
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Hardrada (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-14-11 12:47 PM Response to Original message |
4. Hear! Hear! John L. Lewis used to say "A plague on both their houses!" |
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The Northerner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-14-11 12:52 PM Response to Original message |
5. The anger is certainly reasonable, nt |
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emilyg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-14-11 12:57 PM Response to Original message |
6. I like him more and more. |
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Peacetrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-14-11 12:58 PM Response to Original message |
7. retired union here.. and we supported Dick Gephardt, in 2004 in caucus |
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alc (649 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-14-11 01:05 PM Response to Original message |
8. when anyone supports party X no matter what |
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placton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-14-11 01:19 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. totally untrue, my friend |
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Armstead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-14-11 01:42 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. The difference is that the Teaparty IS setting the GOP agenda |
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krawhitham (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-14-11 01:29 PM Response to Original message |
10. That worked out so well for Canada |
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leftyohiolib (413 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-14-11 01:38 PM Response to Original message |
11. im a cwa4340 member and i approve this idea |
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Armstead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-14-11 01:43 PM Response to Original message |
13. Good for Trumpka...Many people have had a snootful of this shit |
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montanacowboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-14-11 01:48 PM Response to Original message |
14. Damn Straight |
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robcon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-14-11 06:34 PM Response to Original message |
15. Trumka has to go. |
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Ikonoklast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-14-11 06:57 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Maybe Trumka needs to heal his own house first. |
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Tarheel_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-14-11 08:21 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. +1. I think Trumka is backing off the party, so the Repukes will back off of him. |
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Armstead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-14-11 09:26 PM Response to Reply #17 |
23. What in gosh name dies that mean? |
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Armstead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-14-11 09:29 PM Response to Reply #15 |
24. Unusual? That's the basic nature of politics. |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-14-11 08:22 PM Response to Original message |
18. I don't blame him...after all...how long can labor be used by folks who give shit about them? |
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skeewee08 (434 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-14-11 09:13 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. Agree |
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MadMaddie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-14-11 08:26 PM Response to Original message |
19. Wouldn't the more appropriate thing to do in preparation for |
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skeewee08 (434 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-14-11 09:25 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. You would think..... |
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Armstead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-14-11 09:25 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. He's not saying that is what they won't do |
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ej510 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-15-11 12:43 AM Response to Reply #22 |
25. What he said. |
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