Reply With QuoteI wonder why no conservatives have commented on this.Originally Posted by Taichiliberal
Right wing pundits = hypocrisy!
Confirmed: Union-Bashing Right-Wing Media Stars Hannity, Limbaugh and O'Reilly Are AFL-CIO Union-Affiliated Members
In spite of their criticism of unions in Wisconsin, AlterNet has confirmed that leading right-wing pundits are American Federation Television and Radio Artists union members.
February 26, 2011
http://www.alternet.org/story/150054...kxkVI&rd=1&t=8
During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.
George Orwell
I wonder why no conservatives have commented on this.
unions are like military babykillers, as long as they are yours they are ok.
The stone that the builder refused
Will always be the head corner stone
Lets all think about this one real hard libtards. Hannity, Limbaugh and O'Reilly are all in private sector unions and not by choice. Public sector unions which are sucking the life out of this country, the taxpayers are paying for it.
NO the slimballs that made moves to underfund their pensions are to blame, politicians from both sides more than likely.
The stone that the builder refused
Will always be the head corner stone
the latest meme from the right is that they like private sector unions but not public sector unions.
How funny is that one.
They will hate the proivate ones too as soon as they kill the rights of public employees.
Then they will deny they ever said the like private sector unions and will be all about killing them too.
Get ready for "private sector unions are killing corp profits and the ability of the US economy to compete". More pensions will be cut, lots if not most already have been.
The stone that the builder refused
Will always be the head corner stone
So... what you are saying is that you have no idea what the difference is between a public union and a private sector union?
Quote from Cypress:
"Scientists don't use "averages". Maybe armchair supertools on message boards ascribe some meaning to "averages" between two random data points. And maybe clueless amatuers "draw a straight line" through two random end data points to define a "trend". Experts don't.
They use mean annual and five year means in trend analysis. Don't tell me I have to explain the difference to you. "
Yo Superfreak, I got left out of the e-mail chain on this memo. If you received it please forward when you have the chance. Thanks.
When you look at the history of labor in this country who have the battles been again? Corporations, robber barrons etc. has it not? I think a lot of people who are not big union backers will at least acknowledge the need for unions and the good they did at a certain time in our history. Times change and our economy has changed. Less manufactoring, which was union heavy, and more tech/service oriented, non-union. Thus private sector union representation is below 10%.
Maybe I'm wrong here but has there been a big history in our country of the government f'ing its workers? I can't recall big rebellions by government employees. So I don't see this battle as the same thing.
THAT is the point that none on the left will address.
With all their bitching about Walker, I have asked repeatedly for them to tell us who it is the public unions are bargaining against.
They refuse. They simply ignore the questions and continue shouting....
'the Reps are da evilzzzzz'
Quote from Cypress:
"Scientists don't use "averages". Maybe armchair supertools on message boards ascribe some meaning to "averages" between two random data points. And maybe clueless amatuers "draw a straight line" through two random end data points to define a "trend". Experts don't.
They use mean annual and five year means in trend analysis. Don't tell me I have to explain the difference to you. "
WOW, that is rich, I wonder what their union leaders think of their commentary?
An Egyptian writer, Ptah Hotep, put patriarchal beliefs as clearly as
anyone in the early civilizations: "If you are a man of note, found for
yourself a household, and love your wife at home, as it beseems. Fill her
belly, clothe her back. . . . But hold her back from getting the mastery.
Remember that her eye is her stormwind, and her vulva and mouth are her
strength."
They are bargaining against their bosses, who should be the tax payer, but in cases like Scott Walker, it ends up being a politician(s) that overstep their bounds and the voters wishes.
I see it like being a family. My children use to negotiate with me on the rules. I can't imagine what it would have been like if I has said, no negotiating, all rules stand, no wiggle room.
An Egyptian writer, Ptah Hotep, put patriarchal beliefs as clearly as
anyone in the early civilizations: "If you are a man of note, found for
yourself a household, and love your wife at home, as it beseems. Fill her
belly, clothe her back. . . . But hold her back from getting the mastery.
Remember that her eye is her stormwind, and her vulva and mouth are her
strength."
I've watched the O'Reilly show maybe once in the past year and it was for 15 minutes or so last week and I wasn't in control of the remote. I guess I happen to catch an interesting time because the segment I saw was him talking about being a union member and what unions have done for the middle class. He did come down more on the side of Walker and the tax payers but he was sympathetic to the union protestors.
Now I'm not trying to say O'Reilly isn't a hypocrite but seeing that he admitted on air that he's a union member I'd find it very surprising if he was out denying it elsewhere.
He is a union member who doesn't need the unions, there is a difference between living pay check to pay check and being O'Reilly who has more money than is required for just living.
Last edited by Rana; 03-02-2011 at 10:11 AM. Reason: trouble with tenses today, he he
An Egyptian writer, Ptah Hotep, put patriarchal beliefs as clearly as
anyone in the early civilizations: "If you are a man of note, found for
yourself a household, and love your wife at home, as it beseems. Fill her
belly, clothe her back. . . . But hold her back from getting the mastery.
Remember that her eye is her stormwind, and her vulva and mouth are her
strength."
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