Posted on 08/29/2011 10:45:27 PM PDT by nickcarraway
In previous years, Republicans have worked the parade route, but this year they will not be allowed to take part. The parade is organized by local unions, which said Wisconsin Republicans "have openly attacked worker's rights."
Wisconsin politics — which hasn't been pretty of late — has made its way into a local Labor Day parade. The organizers of the Wausau Labor Day parade announced they would not let Republican lawmakers take part in the Sept. 5 display. The parade is organized by 30 local unions.
The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports:
In a statement, [Randy Radtke, president of the council,] added that the parade is intended to celebrate working men and women and what the labor movement has given them: weekends, a 40-hour workweek, child labor protection and a safe working environment.
"It should come as no surprise that organizers choose not to invite elected officials who have openly attacked worker's rights or stood idly by while their political party fought to strip public workers of their right to collectively bargain," Radtke said.
The background, if you don't remember, is that after a protracted fight in which Democratic lawmakers fled the state, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, a Republican, managed to pass a law that stripped public employees of their collective bargaining rights. Since the law passed, the state has been embroiled in bitter recall campaigns.
WSAW, a local TV station in central Wisconsin, talked to Republicans:
The Republican Party of Lincoln County says the tradition of a shared event will now end over "petty and short sighted anger toward legally elected officials."
Republicans are hoping to work with Wausau city officials to resolve the conflict before Labor Day.
Yeah, the earlier reporting on this downplayed the city’s role. Far as I can tell, it’s true that the city isn’t sponsoring the event as such, but hizzoner Tipple’s statements make it pretty clear that it’s providing more support than it might for the usual private event.
It’ll be interesting to see what actually happens — if the parade goes forward with or without Duffy (and whether he’ll have extra police protection against thugs if he’s there) — and if not, whether city support is withdrawn or paid for by the unions.
Maxine Waters said we can go straight to hell, she didn't threaten to send us there, as if she could. If Jimmy Hoffa has a son, I have never read a word he said, and I don't care what he said.
Democrat elites are committed marxists, even if some of them don't know it, and as such, have a mindset that the ends justify the means. We know that union leaders and leftist intellectuals would use violence and coercion against their political enemies. It's not new, they felt the same way in the 20s, 30s, 40s and up to today. The rank and file are not at war, yet. They have to be brought along in stages. Protests yesterday, ban from parades today, imprison in 20 years. Most will go along, even if most would say today that "no, you can't imprison someone just for being Republican.". They will come to accept it as necessary.
Listen to the tape of Waters tirade. She said that “the Tea Party can go straight to Hell and I’m going to help send them there.” Sounds like a threat to me.
Glenn Beck played clips of Hoffa’s son and “eliminating Republicans”. Another threat.
Past time for lightening up.
Labor Day is definitely a non-flag day at the Batavia house.
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