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BigBearJohn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-26-06 03:11 AM
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I think everybody should send Sensenbrenner a kotex.
Edited on Sun Mar-26-06 04:03 AM by BigBearJohn
I'll leave the rest to your imagination.

On edit. Send it to him and tell him to stick it in his mouth
where it will do the most good! (or any other area that suits you)
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Catherine Vincent Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-26-06 03:12 AM
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1. You'll have to tell me why.
What did he do now?
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Starbucks Anarchist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-26-06 03:18 AM
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2. He's the heir to the Kotex fortune.
http://americablog.blogspot.com/2005/06/wash-post-covers-tex-sensenbrenners.html

The Post noted that Sensenbrenner is "the heir to a paper fortune." It's a little more interesting than that. Sensenbrenner's family money comes from Kotex per Legal Times:

His family fortune derived from his great-grandfather, Frank J. Sensenbrenner, who invented the Kotex feminine hygiene product shortly after World War I, then used the money from that venture to become Kimberly Clark's largest single shareholder and eventually its CEO.
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BigBearJohn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-26-06 03:18 AM
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3. Nevermind how he treated Conyers for one, but take a look at this



Sensenbrenner Awakens A Sleeping Giant



I have just returned from the largest, most energized demonstration I have ever witnessed in my life. Over 500,000 people filled the streets of downtown Los Angeles to march against HR 4437, a bill authored by Republican Rep. James Sensenbrenner (heir to the Kotex fortune) which would turn 11 million undocumented immigrants into felons, punish anyone guilty of providing them assistance, and construct an iron wall between the US and Mexico.

The rally reached a crescendo as thousands of demonstrators lined the walls and bridges above the 101 freeway waving flags and cheering while an endless parade of cars and trucks blasted their horns in support. It was the sound of a sleeping giant awakening.

In passing HR 4437 and whatever draconian and utterly counter-productive bill emerges from the Senate, the congressional Republicans have become their party's worst enemy. They have cast their white, Southern base in conflict with the Latino constituency the RNC and the Bush White House realize they must win over if they are ever to achieve a so-called "Republican majority."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/max-blumenthal/sensenbrenner-awakens-a-s_b_17894.html
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ugarte Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-26-06 03:26 AM
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5. I would like to see a 1-day strike by all Latinos
Just to show those Aryans like Sensenbrenner who think arresting 12 million people is a good idea.
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NoAmericanTaliban Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-26-06 03:51 AM
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7. They just had a general strike this Friday in Georgia
They didn't go to work, school, or go shopping. Marches in Atlanta. Affect a number of communities & is in the news. A national general strike announced in advanced would be a great statement of what affect immigrants have on our economy.
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mohinoaklawnillinois Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-26-06 03:18 AM
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4. Sensenbrenner's family owns Kimberely-Clark,
the manufacturer's of Kotex, Tampax, etc....

In fact, if anyone calls him "Tex" he supposedly goes ballistic...
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-26-06 03:44 AM
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6. Here is his website
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Tsiyu Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-26-06 08:09 AM
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8. Don't send him his own product
Buy tampons and pads from another company.

He shouldn't make another dime.
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auburngrad82 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-26-06 08:12 AM
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9. With a not attached "Stop the Bleeding, vote Democratic" nt
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Ilsa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-26-06 08:44 AM
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10. "Paper" fortune? LOL That reminds me of a segment of
Frasier when Niles was divorcing his uppity society wife. The whole time they were married he thought her fortune came from lumber. Turns out it was from urinal cakes. His lawyer threatened public disclosure in order to get Niles a decent divorce settlement.
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undeterred Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-26-06 09:02 AM
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11. The Kimberly Clark plants in Wisconsin are laying people off
Edited on Sun Mar-26-06 09:03 AM by undeterred
Union jobs hurt by layoffs

In past 20 years, Fox Valley numbers have dropped 22%

By Pete Bach
Post-Crescent staff writer

It used to be having a union job was almost like an insurance policy against being laid off. But as Glatfelter's 200 union employees and more than 400 Kimberly-Clark Corp. employees are learning, that isn't really the case. Glatfelter said it was closing its Neenah mill this summer while K-C said it intends to close its Lakeview diaper plant in the Town of Menasha by the end of 2007.

"Certainly, unions are under siege and under attack both from the federal government and from extremely anti-union employers," said David Newby, state president of the Wisconsin AFL-CIO. Statistics have shown the number of union jobs have fallen dramatically in recent years. In 1986, there were 37,310 union workers in Winnebago, Calumet and Outagamie counties. Today, it is 29,056.

"In the manufacturing sector, we've seen a major slowdown in plant closures and layoffs," Newby said. "In heavy industry particularly, there's been expansion. A lot of people think there's been a massive drop in union membership, but that's not true. The absolute number of union members has not changed all that much."

But while job numbers are on the decline, Hugh Sloan, the AFL-CIO community services liaison with the United Way Fox Cities, said he believes unions will continue to endure. "The standard of living that unions provide is still something everybody strives for," he said. "Companies that do have unions are a lot of times more successful because there's a way to address the needs of the employees as far as a grievance procedure. And that helps with production."

http://www.postcrescent.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060326/APC0101/603260551/1003
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lindisfarne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-26-06 05:29 PM
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12. As more and more women start using menstrual suppression (Seasonale
Edited on Sun Mar-26-06 05:30 PM by lindisfarne
or simply taking the pill or using the patch/nuvaring for 3 months continuously), there's going to be less of demand for "feminine hygeine products". www.noperiod.com has info. about continuous use for women who are interested.
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