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Maryland AFL-CIO leader calls Che Guevara, Cynthia McKinney heroes
The Examiner ^
| September 28, 2011
| Joe Newby
Posted on 01/05/2012 9:06:22 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
In a video posted at The Blaze Wednesday, Fred Mason, President of the AFL-CIO in Maryland and the District of Columbia, called former Rep. Cyntia McKinney (D-GA) and Communist guerilla Che Guevara heroes.
"Without a person like Cynthia McKinney, there would not have been a Barack Obama," he said while speaking at Baltimore's Union Baptist Church in late August.
"And I was reminded of one of my heroes, Che Guevara, and his contribution to the Cuban Revolution," he added.
According to Mason, Guevara was "an internationalist," who "was about oppressed people everywhere."
"Anywhere there was suffering, he spoke out against it," Mason said.
But a 2004 article by Paul Berman at Slate.com shows the Cuban revolutionary is hardly worth idolizing:
(Excerpt) Read more at examiner.com ...
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia; US: Maryland
KEYWORDS: aflcio; cheguevara; communism; cynthiamckinney; districtofcolumbia; fredmason; iran; libya; maryland; massmurder; tyranny; unions
Somewhat dated, but still good to know.
To: Abundy; Albion Wilde; AlwaysFree; AnnaSASsyFR; bayliving; BFM; cindy-true-supporter; ...
Union goonies...
Maryland “Freak State” PING!
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posted on
01/05/2012 9:07:02 PM PST
by
Tolerance Sucks Rocks
(Occupy DC General Assembly: We are Marxist tools. WE ARE MARXIST TOOLS!)
To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Leftists trying to maintain the college vote - all the Che T-shirts, there’s revenue to be had.
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posted on
01/05/2012 9:23:55 PM PST
by
Old Sarge
(RIP FReeper Skyraider (1930-2011) - You Are Missed)
To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Communist executioner of freedom loving people ping.
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posted on
01/05/2012 10:08:49 PM PST
by
Dogbert41
To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Good to know, is right. Let’s not forget, too, that McKinney was supported by Ron Paul when she ran for office.
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posted on
01/05/2012 10:34:35 PM PST
by
Matchett-PI
("One party will generally represent the envied, the other the envious. Guess which ones." ~GagdadBob)
To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
A psychopathic mass murderer and a monumentally stupid moron. Perfect candidates for union thugs of the same feather.
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posted on
01/06/2012 12:42:41 AM PST
by
John S Mosby
(Sic Semper Tyrannis)
To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
"And I was reminded of one of my heroes, Che Guevara, and his contribution to the Cuban Revolution," Ah yes, Castro's exicutioner, I can see why he would be one of Fred Mason's heroes.
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posted on
01/06/2012 3:27:08 AM PST
by
D Rider
To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
SOS ,,,, SOS ,,,, SOS ,,,, Please send the US Military to Maryland and liberate us from the tyranny of an out of control governor and his minions . We now have a 38.8 billion debt. after two terms of o’mally while he inherited a 2 billion dollar surplus from his predecessor republican Bob Ehrlich . Citizen tax payers are leaving the state of Maryland faster then the Mexicans are leaving Mexico while the Mexican population is building rapidly here now .
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posted on
01/06/2012 4:24:09 AM PST
by
Lionheartusa1
(-: Socialism is the equal distribution of misery :-)
To: Lionheartusa1
Sorry buddy,you’re on your own.
PA is finally getting on its feet. But still a craphole.
Maybe VA can help
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posted on
01/06/2012 4:55:56 AM PST
by
Yorlik803
(better to die on your feet than live on your knees.)
To: Lionheartusa1
SOS—you might add that those leaving Md. are leaving on roads that haven’t been touched in two years and are rapidly falling apart because the fool in Annapolis has stolen Highway funds to give to Casa De Maryland.
The Shadow and Yellow dog Democrats are in control of our State.
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posted on
01/06/2012 5:25:30 AM PST
by
Venturer
To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...
Thanks Tolerance Sucks Rocks.
...a 2004 article by Paul Berman at Slate.com shows the Cuban revolutionary is hardly worth idolizing...
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posted on
01/07/2012 8:49:10 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(Merry Christmas, Happy New Year! May 2013 be even Happier!)
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