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CrossChris Donating Member (641 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-23-11 01:10 PM
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Now does it seem far-fetched that NFL commish Goodell is part of a union busting effort?
Walker basically revealed in his prank phone call that he is working along with the other Republican governors to do something "big." Big enough for him to equate it with tearing down the Berlin Wall.

Roger Goodell is married to one of the higher ups at FOX, if I'm not mistaken. Would it be out of the question to think that possibly one reason why the owners voted to void their collective bargaining agreement early is to time their lockout with this nationwide push? The NFLPA is the most high profile union, and probably the easiest to vilify.

I know it's probably just a happy coincidence for the right, but something about this seems like it might be coordinated to me. I asked this question last week and got a few laughs, but does it seem more plausible now that this prank phone call pretty much confirmed that the union busting is a Koch-bros sponsored effort?
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Democrats_win Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-23-11 01:12 PM
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1. Note: next year the NBA will also be negotiating with their union.
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CrossChris Donating Member (641 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-23-11 02:00 PM
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2. David Stern is in the CFR.
Just a little tidbit.

I thought it was disturbing when he was on Colbert, and when Colbert asked Stern if he was an American, he hesitated before responding with, "I think of myself as more of an internationalist."

Just a window into how people on Stern's level think.
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