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babsbunny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-07-09 03:44 PM
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Obama-Allied Unions Threatened With Gun Violence For Town Hall Participation
Obama-Allied Unions Threatened With Gun Violence For Town Hall Participation

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/08/07/obama-allied-unions-threa_n_254204.html

First Posted: 08- 7-09 03:17 PM | Updated: 08- 7-09 04:06 PM

One of the country's largest unions has been hit by a wave of hostile calls and even death threats from people upset with its involvement in town-hall health care debates.

The Service Employers International Union was, as one aide put it, "deluged" with calls on Friday after several conservative media outlets accused the organization of trying to assault demonstrators who had showed up to protest Obama's health care agenda. Making it even scarier for union employees, the address of the union's St. Louis headquarters was mentioned on air by conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh.


First Posted: 08- 7-09 03:17 PM | Updated: 08- 7-09 04:06 PM
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dgibby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-07-09 03:47 PM
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1. I'm not surprised at all.
Congressional Dems are also getting death threats. These people are crazy and dangerous.
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loudsue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-07-09 04:01 PM
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2. But it would never occur to the Dems to reinstate the Fairness Doctrine,
AND arrest some of these people who are instigating the violence. This is not free speech. This is inciting riots, and advocating violent rebellion. These are death threats, for pete's sake.

Like the other thread on DU today mentions: if these were black people, it would be called a riot, and people would be getting tazed.
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Lifelong Protester Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-07-09 04:03 PM
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3. Agreed. eom
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Lorien Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-07-09 04:04 PM
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4. Yep. Exactly so. nt
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FiveGoodMen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-07-09 04:18 PM
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5. I'm with you!
It shows that the right owns and operates this country.

Despite the last two elections.
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whathehell Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-07-09 04:19 PM
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6. I'll make it four: Reinstate the Fairness Doctrine.
Edited on Fri Aug-07-09 04:20 PM by whathehell
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drm604 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-07-09 04:28 PM
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7. "if these were black people, it would be called a riot"
Very true.
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kestrel91316 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-07-09 04:50 PM
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8. This one line completely sums up the situation:
"......if these were black people, it would be called a riot, and people would be getting tazed....."
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