Posted on 11/04/2012 2:44:25 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
I’m surprised that there seem to be no pitchforks in the populace anymore.
I was thinking earlier that this would have been a great “Sister Soulja” moment for Obama: he could stand up and b*tchslap the unions and order them (figurative sense) to let the non-union workers in.
Wouldn’t matter to the people in the area (not like NJ and NY are going to go for Romney anyways, so they’re just collateral damage) because it would still take days to get the crews back in, but it would go a long way to bolstering him in a lot of other states.
All it would require are his union leadership buddies to zip their mouths for a few days, look the other way and let him do it.
I’ve actually wondered if this thing wasn’t contrived from the start, just that it’s all hit too late. It’s all just too convenient. Local IBEW(s) issue exceptionally onerous demand letters to out of state, non-union crews - essentially blackmailing them for helping people get their electricity back. What’s the chance, in this day and age, of something like that being contained?
The National IBEW has plausible deniability, and Obama gets to step up to the plate and act both Presidential and MODERATE. When the IBEW relents, he gets to claim a major success in a major disaster situation right before the election ...
Ok.. that’s just enough. A nice full page ad saying Unions Demanded While People Were Stranded would work. Maybe, just maybe we could get rid of them.
I was forced to join the IBEW in the early 70’s when I worked for HK Porter Company in Lynchburg, Va. I wound the high voltage parts of transformers that went on poles outside of homes. Let’s say they threatened my father who also worked there and I didn’t want to see my new car upside down on fire; so I joined. It is corrupt organization. Once management caught the union local president asleep back in the sand blasting area. They sent him home for 3 days without pay. He called a strike, and these idiots walked out - all to get his 3 days pay back. Another time we were voting on a new contract. There were 3 choices 1) management, 2) the DC union thugs, and 3) what the workers actually wanted. The vote was overwhelmingly what the workers wanted (closer to the management proposal). They threw that option out and had us vote on 1 & 2. We ended up on strike and the union suits (fattest bunch of clowns I’ve ever seen) went back to DC. As soon as I got my college degree in night classes, I was outta there and I tore up my card.
WRONG. The last time Nassau and Suffolk went Republican in a presidential election was in 1988. All congressional reps on Long Island are Aden’s with the exception of King, who is a shill for the unions anyway.
Back when Obama was giving his teleprompter speeches demanding the first couple of stimulus bills that just HAD to be forthcoming; he listed “infrastructure” as one of the things that just HAD to be done, along with “shovel ready jobs”. Like most of what he says, “infrastructure” and “shovel ready jobs” went the way of the dodo bird; and the Obama said something to the effect of, “Shovel ready jobs? I don’t know nuthin’ bout no shovel ready jobs!” and, “Infrastructure? I don’t know nuthin’ bout no infrastructure!” - Now, those trillions and gazillions have been spent, who knows where; and now he’s demanding MORE, MORE, MORE . . .
All Reps on Lawn Guyland are DEMS with the exception of King. Damn autocorrect!
My (ex)friend’s son joined the electric union last year. Father is constantly bragging how much his son brings home and what kind of super expensive tools he uses. It’s nauseating listening to him. Last I heard, the son was sent to Syracuse. Son also doesn’t know who to vote for because his boss tells him to vote for obama.
I haven’t spoken with this friend since the day Sandy hit. He’s been demoted to acquaintance in my book. Unions make me sick. They’re ruining this country.
May the people of LI suffer until they shut the unions down....and I have family there, but these unions thugs MUST GO
May the people of LI suffer until they shut the unions down....and I have family there, but these unions thugs MUST GO.....
Where is the democrat governor....where is the county executive stopping these crocks.....
Can’t admit you made a mistake. Got it.
Fox News was showing video of big, white utility trucks being loaded onto military transport planes in California to be flown east to help out. Military personnel were loading the trucks onto a big plane that had a cone tail lifted up. How much did this cost? Did the federal government pay to have union trucks flown across the country instead of trucks coming from closer? Why isn’t anyone looking into this?
I saw photos of that (LA Times??).
You ask a very good question!
The majority of citizens have the same mindset and support unions no matter what. When the USA needs an enema, this is where the pipe goes.
Excepting anyone who’s job requires them to be in Nuevo York or Nuevo Jersey, screw em, they get what they deserve.
Heard Bloomberg visited some area and got cursed out.
He said it would be two more weeks.
Too bad they can’t rent Giuliani as mayor until this blows over .
When NJ back up they may reconsider
the union thing. The out state volunteers may not know the secret handshake but are good people from what I’ve seen.
Not just here for the money. Very compassionate and proud to help.
I’m personally thankful. I bought pizza for a group at a place down street that’s got power. No bribe 4 days later I still got no power.
bump
If they didn’t vote for this, and there is no end in sight, then they’d better move, for their own good.
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