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Former Walz supporter says governor ‘flipped out’ when questioned about vaccine mandates
Alpha News ^ | Jenna Gloeb

Posted on 08/21/2024 6:55:25 AM PDT by READINABLUESTATE

"Tim Walz is an authoritarian socialist and only wants to listen to people that share his worldview," said Nate O'Reilly, a 30-year veteran of the construction industry.

Share This Story “He’s being portrayed as this blue-collar, likable, rural guy, and he’s the furthest thing from it,” said Nate O’Reilly, a 30-year veteran of the construction industry and former president of the Southeastern Minnesota Building & Construction Trades Council.

The Zumbrota resident once considered himself a staunch DFL supporter who strongly backed Gov. Tim Walz.

“I didn’t just vote for him, I campaigned for him,” said O’Reilly.

But that all changed after a contentious encounter with Walz during the height of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout—an encounter that, according to O’Reilly, came with career repercussions.

As a representative of the Iron Workers Local 512 at the time, O’Reilly says he attended a union and trades event in 2021 that featured Walz, along with several other politicians and lobbyists.

“He [Walz] knew me from being a business rep for the workers,” recalled O’Reilly. “So, when he came over, we shook hands. I said, ‘work is good, members are working,’ that typical conversation you have.”

Raising concerns about the vaccine mandate

O’Reilly says he decided to raise a concern with the governor that had been brewing among his 2,000 union members: the vaccine mandate.

“Walz said, ‘no, no, no, no, I don’t have anything to do with that, you guys are private unions,’” recounted O’Reilly, describing Walz’s response as noticeably agitated.

“I said, ‘yes, you do, because you signed the executive order mandating vaccines for government employees, and that has real repercussions for our members and workers,'” stated O’Reilly.

O’Reilly then asked whether the phrase “my body, my choice” applied to the vaccine, a question he says sent Walz through the roof.

“That’s when he flipped out.”

O’Reilly alleges that this confrontation with Walz led to backlash within his own organization.

“The next workday, my superior said that Walz’s people reached out to her and basically said how dare I question the governor,” said O’Reilly. “They really twisted it like I was attacking him.”

Following the incident, O’Reilly says he was sidelined in his role as a union representative.

“Prior to that, I was regularly asked to testify on bills related to workers and employment, or advocate for green energy projects, and that all stopped,” O’Reilly explained. “I was no longer included in those types of meetings or discussions.”

A shift in political stance Despite his long history of supporting Democratic candidates, O’Reilly has since changed his political stance.

“I wasn’t a Republican and still don’t claim to be, but I will never vote for a Democrat again,” said O’Reilly. “Tim Walz is an authoritarian socialist and only wants to listen to people that share his worldview.”

O’Reilly also took issue with a recent comment from Walz, in which the governor said, “one person’s socialism is another person’s neighborliness.”

“Neighborly is me making an apple pie and sharing it with my neighbors,” said O’Reilly. “Tim Walz’s view is I make an apple pie, and he takes it from me and gives it to whoever he wants.”

Alpha News reached out to Gov. Walz’s office for comment but did not receive a response by the time of publication.


TOPICS: Health/Medicine; Society
KEYWORDS: harris; vaccine; walz
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To: Carriage Hill

Surrealism…you have two zebras and sell one and use the money to take accordion lessons


21 posted on 08/21/2024 7:40:17 AM PDT by The Great RJ
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To: silent majority rising

22 posted on 08/21/2024 7:44:59 AM PDT by kiryandil (FR Democrat Party operatives! Rally in defense of your Colombian cartel stooge Merchan!)
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To: sjmjax

Sorry Democrat females dont need a bull....


23 posted on 08/21/2024 7:45:03 AM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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To: The Great RJ

Added, thanks.


24 posted on 08/21/2024 7:56:12 AM PDT by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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To: Opinionated Blowhard

“He is all for shots, unless, of course, its him being shot at in Iraq.”

President Trump has seen more combat than Walz.


25 posted on 08/21/2024 8:00:16 AM PDT by READINABLUESTATE (‘Never trust a man whose uncle was eaten by cannibals’)
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To: sjmjax

Wouldn’t it be better to breed both of your cows?


26 posted on 08/21/2024 8:09:33 AM PDT by gundog (It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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To: READINABLUESTATE

They chose this shameless wicked man because they intend for more totalitarian lock-downs, more human genome experiments and more AI surveillance of the citizenry via the CCP model of absolute tyrannical control.


27 posted on 08/21/2024 8:11:12 AM PDT by captmar-vell
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To: bigbob

Master Baker in the Army could be said about Mitch McConnell, too.


28 posted on 08/21/2024 9:32:09 AM PDT by OrioleFan (Republicans believe every day is July 4th, Democrats believe every day is April 15th.)
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To: sjmjax

I remember this.

Mom cut that column out and put it on the fridge with a magnet.


29 posted on 08/21/2024 10:42:34 AM PDT by FamiliarFace (I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TPetty)
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To: silent majority rising

If he’s a communist, you’d get sent to gulag for hoarding enough apples to bake a pie.


30 posted on 08/21/2024 12:48:10 PM PDT by Boogieman
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To: Boogieman; All

Gen. Mike Flynn - This is really creative & seriously funny (no idea who created it), but great work.

Harris - Walz Parody

https://x.com/GenFlynn/status/1826418439541448823


31 posted on 08/21/2024 10:53:28 PM PDT by Texan4Life
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To: Texan4Life

That’s a good one, thanks!


32 posted on 08/22/2024 7:56:26 AM PDT by Boogieman
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