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The Northerner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 03:49 PM Original message |
APNewsBreak: Some unions to skip 2012 convention |
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FLAprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 03:53 PM Response to Original message |
1. Welcome to the New Democrats..... |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 03:58 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Bullshit. Welcome to the Teabagger House who's blocking all of Pres. Obama's legislative initiatives |
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pintobean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 04:04 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. The teabaggers chose Charlotte, N.C? |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 05:43 PM Response to Reply #3 |
22. I never said that. NC went Democratic for the first time in a long time in 2008. |
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Major Hogwash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 05:46 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. They don't care about that. "Fuck the South" seems to be the meme they're pushing. |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 07:06 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. I agree. The unions are not looking at the big picture. |
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yarn_chick (30 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 07:20 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. The big picture looks rather clear. |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 10:14 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. The big picture is the realization of the 50-state strategy. |
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dgibby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 04:42 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. President Obama begs to differ: |
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Major Hogwash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 04:46 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. "According to Politico . . ." Dude, Politico said this week that Obama was going to attack Romney |
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dgibby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 04:52 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. That would be dudette, not dude. |
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Major Hogwash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 05:11 PM Response to Reply #14 |
19. "He's a Washington insider . . ." |
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rsmith6621 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 04:06 PM Response to Original message |
4. No Worrys....Obama Will Charm Them Back.... |
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toddwv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 04:07 PM Response to Original message |
5. Good for them. |
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Major Hogwash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 04:07 PM Response to Original message |
6. If you thought it was hard to herd cats or Democrats, getting those unions to agree is like . . . |
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readmoreoften (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 04:50 PM Response to Reply #6 |
13. Nasty anti-union shit. No need to hide your true colors, huh, third way Dem? |
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Major Hogwash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 05:09 PM Response to Reply #13 |
18. Ha ha ha ha!!!! |
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pintobean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 07:25 PM Response to Reply #18 |
29. That's been the attitude for decades. |
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pintobean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 07:04 PM Response to Reply #6 |
25. Get it done without us |
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Major Hogwash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 11:49 PM Response to Reply #25 |
33. Not everyone in your union is a Democrat. Unions are not set up as political units. |
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pintobean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-13-11 06:51 AM Response to Reply #33 |
34. Blackmail? |
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Motown_Johnny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 04:44 PM Response to Original message |
8. Isn't a right to work state the best place to argue for unions? |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 04:48 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. The convention is not an organizing opportunity. Organizing takes years of ground work. |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 04:46 PM Response to Original message |
10. Good. I support this 100 percent. |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 04:50 PM Response to Original message |
12. Debbie Wasserman Schultz drives an Infiniti; she don't care about Labor. nt |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 04:57 PM Response to Original message |
15. Good. |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 04:59 PM Response to Original message |
16. We need the unions to put a labor candidate out there. |
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JoePhilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 05:06 PM Response to Original message |
17. That is a briliant plan. |
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joeybee12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 05:11 PM Response to Original message |
20. Good...finally someone is sending Obama a lesson that he can't just assume |
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dtexdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 05:18 PM Response to Original message |
21. It makes perfect sense: |
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lpbk2713 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 05:50 PM Response to Original message |
24. GOP will have theirs in Tampa. Rick Scott's home turf. |
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yarn_chick (30 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 07:20 PM Response to Reply #24 |
27. What does the GOP have to do with it? The unions aren't expecting the Republicans to behave |
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Raine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 07:26 PM Response to Original message |
30. GOOD for them, I don't blame them one bit. nt |
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bigwillq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 10:17 PM Response to Original message |
32. Good for them. |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-13-11 07:00 AM Response to Original message |
35. While I agree in some respects, the legislature here went Republican for the 1st |
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