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Big Labor Targets Erin Burnett
The Business Insider ^ | 6/17/09

Posted on 06/17/2009 5:42:03 AM PDT by FromLori

While we were distracted by the dislocation of Erin Burnett's hairdo yesterday, we missed the news that she has fallen afoul of the labor movement. It seems that Erin comparing the situation in Iran to the impending Employee Free Choice Act, labor's favorite piece of legislation, during her "Stop Trading" segment with Jim Cramer. After Erin's comemnts yesterday, the SEIU instructed its members to bombard Burnett and Cramer with emails pilloring her “irresponsible journalism” and “reckless reporting.” SEIU says that thousands of emails have been sent. Erin's long been a favorite target for the left, accused by a Huffington Post columnist of being "an apologist for Wall Street's worst practices" last February. The question now is whether all the emails will bait Erin into commenting on the EFCA again, which is no doubt the entire point of the SEIU's campaign.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government
KEYWORDS: cardcheck; erinburnett; labor; seiu
Poor Erin yesterday the hair article in which someone commented about the ugly blouse and today the ugly liberals probably trained by the same folks who trained Acorn workers to shout down and try to intimidate anyone who dares offer a different opinion.
1 posted on 06/17/2009 5:42:03 AM PDT by FromLori
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To: FromLori
the SEIU instructed its members to bombard Burnett and Cramer with emails pilloring her “irresponsible journalism” and “reckless reporting.”

Where would liberal political discourse be without adjectives?

2 posted on 06/17/2009 5:43:39 AM PDT by Maceman
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To: FromLori

This thread is useless w/o pictures!


3 posted on 06/17/2009 5:44:40 AM PDT by Hawthorn
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To: FromLori


Da rulz
4 posted on 06/17/2009 5:45:39 AM PDT by Liberty Valance (Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
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To: Liberty Valance

Sweet!


5 posted on 06/17/2009 5:48:30 AM PDT by Vendome
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To: FromLori
She really got slammed when she referred to Dubya as “the monkey in the middle”.
6 posted on 06/17/2009 5:57:54 AM PDT by shove_it (and have a nice day)
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To: Liberty Valance

and she’s super smart to boot!


7 posted on 06/17/2009 5:57:59 AM PDT by balls
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To: FromLori
Suggest that Freepers drop by the Street Signs website and drop her an e-mail of support.

Street Signs
8 posted on 06/17/2009 6:11:06 AM PDT by Sudetenland (Liz Cheney for President!.)
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To: FromLori

Its OK Erin, for once you were right about something.

SEIU aw poor babys did a pretty talking head strike a nerve?

Methinks thou doth protest too much.


9 posted on 06/17/2009 6:12:51 AM PDT by CPT Clay (Pick up your weapon and follow me.)
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To: FromLori

Erin would look a lot better on Fox News!!


10 posted on 06/17/2009 6:30:01 AM PDT by kenmcg (aS WACKY AS IT MAY)
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To: FromLori

Went to a speech by Palin last fall. Some SEIU guy was there, organizing a demonstration against her.


11 posted on 06/17/2009 6:36:44 AM PDT by popdonnelly (The greatest crimes in history have been perpetrated by governments. You've been warned.)
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To: FromLori

How does the SEIU defend taking away an employee’s secret ballot? Or don’t they care?


12 posted on 06/17/2009 6:37:54 AM PDT by popdonnelly (The greatest crimes in history have been perpetrated by governments. You've been warned.)
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To: Sudetenland

Thanks will do that!


13 posted on 06/17/2009 2:55:19 PM PDT by FromLori (FromLori)
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To: popdonnelly

Big obama voters at the SEIU I guess that says it all.


14 posted on 06/17/2009 3:01:49 PM PDT by FromLori (FromLori)
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