Posted on 07/15/2015 5:56:45 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
FROM June 5, 2010 NYT:
CONWAY, Ark. — They have knocked on 170,000 doors, made 700,000 phone calls, sent 2.7 million pieces of mail and spent almost $6 million on television and radio advertising.
That is how badly labor unions, by their own count, want to defeat Senator Blanche Lincoln, a Democrat they once supported. Even though Arkansas’s labor force is one of the least unionized in the country, labor has thrown huge support behind Mrs. Lincoln’s primary challenger, Lt. Gov. Bill Halter, in a runoff election on Tuesday.
The unions have made the race here the centerpiece of a new effort to hold union-backed candidates accountable for their votes after they are elected.
FROM June 10, 2010 NYT:
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Senator Blanche Lincoln can hear you, Arkansas. Or so she said again and again as she fought her way through a political near-death experience, as if the state’s voters were a bedside presence pulling her back from the white light of oblivion.
And so she said once more, for good measure, in her victory speech after besting her challenger, Lt. Gov. Bill Halter, for the Democratic nomination in a runoff on Tuesday by four points.
Labor union leaders defended themselves against accusations that they had squandered millions of dollars in support of Mr. Halter. “We didn’t waste any money,” said Alan Hughes, the president of the Arkansas A.F.L.-C.I.O. “Here’s an 11-year incumbent who won by only 10,000 votes in a runoff, and we had to battle President Obama and President Clinton.”
By August, when the state’s unions meet in Hot Springs to decide on their endorsements, they may be ready to reconsider their declaration of war against Mrs. Lincoln.
That just means they will suddenly need to increase their members dues, for their own good.
Unions should go to the New York Times and bond with the MSM on this issue... maybe enlist a few thug groups of illegals...angry black gang bangers can't hurt... By all means, throw Walker in that Briar Patch..
Gorgeous!
Wisconsin is a bluer-than-average state. If he was able to turn voters there against the unions I believe he will do quite well nationally.
They don’t need to worry. Walker has little chance of being nominated, imho
Kicked their butts 3 times, actually.
And along comes a Presidential candidate who says, "I believe you should be able to choose whether or not you want to pay those dues."
Think that might have appeal to at least some of them?
THere are a couple of great charts on union membership in Wisconsin a couple of posts down. Worth a look.
FReep Mail me if you want on, or off, this Wisconsin interest ping list.
We were in CA for my 100 year old mother's birthday the night the returns were counted. We had voted absentee. We were sitting in the hotel bar having a late dinner when the news hit the TV screen. The entire room joined us in a celebratory toast to our Governor!
Furthermore, we were having lunch in another bistro the following day and learned that there had been a full fledged victory party held for Walker there the night before. In CALIFORNIA.
The recall made Scott Walker a household word as the ONLY governor in the history of the USA to survive a recall effort.
bttt!
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Putting aside the gruesome tactics, what exactly is the difference between public sector unions and a network of Islamic fanatics?
They're both using coercion as a means of forcing individuals who wouldn't otherwise support their philosophy to do so.
Its about time people started calling the left out on their behavior.
The Detroit police chief is calling thugs “Urban terrorists” for their intimidation tactics and I’m damn glad to see it.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3311678/posts
Exactly.
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Lol!
Just like they did last time .... no wait.
The time before that .... no wait
The time before
ahhh never mind.
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