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Kirk calls on U.S. Census to sever ties to SEIU
Chicago Sun Times ^ | September 28, 2009 | ABDON M. PALLASCH Political Reporter

Posted on 09/28/2009 2:20:15 PM PDT by Brugmansian

On the heals of a congressional vote to de-fund ACORN, U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) is calling on the U.S. Census to sever all ties to Illinois' largest union, the Service Employees International Union, because that union, Kirk says, is too close to ACORN.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: 111th; 2010census; acorn; census; census2010; censusfraud; congress; departmentofcommerce; kirk; markkirk; seiu; unioncorruption; unions; whatwouldkirkdo; wwkd
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1 posted on 09/28/2009 2:20:15 PM PDT by Brugmansian
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To: Brugmansian

all politicians should be calling for this


2 posted on 09/28/2009 2:21:19 PM PDT by dalebert
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To: Brugmansian
Ah Kirk; the opportunistic RINO chimes in.

Now he tries to cover his vote in favor of Cap and Tax with this move.

Won't work Marky, you're going down in the Primary.

3 posted on 09/28/2009 2:23:02 PM PDT by Lurker (The avalanche has begun. The pebbles no longer have a vote.)
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To: BillyBoy; Impy; fieldmarshaldj; Clintonfatigued

Broken clock, blind squirrel, etc.


4 posted on 09/28/2009 2:24:55 PM PDT by rabscuttle385 (Kick corrupt Democrats *AND* Republicans out of office in 2010!)
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To: Brugmansian
Desperate, last-second pandering to conservatives.

5 posted on 09/28/2009 2:25:54 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (90% of the fedgov is unconstitutional. The other 10% besides the military doesnt know what it's doin)
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To: dalebert

Yes, they all should.


6 posted on 09/28/2009 2:27:05 PM PDT by b4its2late (Ignorance allows liberalism to prosper.)
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To: Brugmansian

What part of him is roasting on an open fire?


7 posted on 09/28/2009 2:27:09 PM PDT by Steamburg ( Your wallet speaks the only language most politicians understand.)
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To: Brugmansian

Scotty, sever SEIU ties at once!

8 posted on 09/28/2009 2:28:08 PM PDT by the invisib1e hand ("Isn't the Golden Mean the secret to something," I parried? "Yes," Blue replied. "Mediocrity.")
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To: Brugmansian

I used to like Mark Kirk but he voted for cap and trade (Waxman-Malarkey)


9 posted on 09/28/2009 2:28:25 PM PDT by Winged Hussar (http://moveonpleasemoveon.blogspot.com/)
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To: Brugmansian

The GOP should be forming coalitions within to battle all these groups, bills, amendments and people in and around this administration, not just one here and one there. This goes deep and has tentacles that are far reaching. Do they really think there a shoo in come 2010 and 2012. We want to see serious concertive movement against the enemy before they regain our trust.


10 posted on 09/28/2009 2:31:11 PM PDT by ronnie raygun (Teach your children about American History!)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Desperate, last-second pandering to conservatives.

Glad he is. Let him pander some more. If Karl Marx rises from the grave and wants the Census to cut ties to SEIU, I'll take his support too.

11 posted on 09/28/2009 2:31:54 PM PDT by Brugmansian
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On the heals of a congressional vote.....

"heals"? Can't the Sun Times do better than that?

My fourth graders know the difference.

12 posted on 09/28/2009 2:33:58 PM PDT by Graybeard58 ( Selah.)
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I live in Illinois but not in Kirk's district. His Cap and Trade vote defines him.
13 posted on 09/28/2009 2:35:15 PM PDT by Graybeard58 ( Selah.)
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To: Brugmansian
EAsy schmeasy, defund ACORN, refund the new ACORN: Community Organizers International.

The two step shuffle.

14 posted on 09/28/2009 2:41:02 PM PDT by Candor7 (The effective weapons against Fascism are ridicule, derision, and truth (Member NRA)
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To: dalebert
all politicians should be calling for this

How could anyone not want these SEIU members from knocking on their door, asking how many live in the house, how much everyone makes and how many bathrooms they have?

SEIU Local 87 marching for justice for janitors in San Francisco

SEIU Local 87 marching for justice for janitors in San Francisco

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15 posted on 09/28/2009 2:46:37 PM PDT by Brugmansian
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Someone asked me how to spell SEIU. I told him I though it was A-C-O-R-N.


16 posted on 09/28/2009 2:54:27 PM PDT by Right Wing Assault
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To: Impy; fieldmarshaldj; Clintonfatigued; rabscuttle385; Extremely Extreme Extremist; Lurker
>>> Ah Kirk; the opportunistic RINO chimes in. Now he tries to cover his vote in favor of Cap and Tax with this move. Desperate, last-second pandering to conservatives. Won't work Marky, you're going down in the Primary. <<

Bingo. By sheer coincidence, Kirk needs to win a primary for the first time in nine years and NOW he’s going after Acorn and attacking Obama for funding Libya? Interesting. So where was Kirk LAST year when we could have stopped Obama? If he was genuinely against Obama and had a consistent track record on that, sure I'd give him kudos for it even if he's wrong on other issues. But praise for his temporary faux “concern” about Obama’s corruption? No way.

Kirk's voting record from Jan. 2001 - July 2009 shows his true colors. The brief span of Sept. 2009 - Jan. 2010 will be a dog and pony show designed to make it past a primary with conservatives across the nation watching him like a hawk.

Sorry. Conservatives aren't buying your phony politically motivated actions, Marky. Everyone knows that once Feb '10 rolls around you'll be back kissing Hussein's ring again and gloating about how "independent" you are of the nasty right-wingers. Nice try, RINO.

17 posted on 09/28/2009 3:01:24 PM PDT by BillyBoy (Impeach Obama? Yes We Can!)
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To: Brugmansian

So apparently, you favor political expediency over principles.


18 posted on 09/28/2009 3:26:31 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (90% of the fedgov is unconstitutional. The other 10% besides the military doesnt know what it's doin)
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So apparently, you favor political expediency over principles.

That's an odd way to look at it. If Biden comes out against Cap and Trade, I'm supposed to not agree with him? If Obama drops ObamaCare I'm supposed to be for it because Obama dropped it?

19 posted on 09/28/2009 3:36:24 PM PDT by Brugmansian
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To: Lurker

Hey, so he’s an a**hat, this is a good call, regardless of his reasons. Maybe some others will join in. We don’t need any of ACORN’s minions handling the census.


20 posted on 09/28/2009 3:37:51 PM PDT by calex59 (FUBO, we want our constitution back and we intend to get it!)
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