Posted on 09/18/2009 8:14:05 PM PDT by markomalley
Andy Stern, head of the Service Employees International Union, has just released a statement vowing not to be "silenced" by "right wing attack dogs" targeting "progressive individuals" and "community organizations." Stern, whose union has sometimes been linked with the community organizing group ACORN, which yesterday suffered an enormous blow when the House of Representatives voted 345-45 to cut off all federal funds for the organization, said his union will not be intimidated by a right-wing "backlash" that is "fierce, ugly and anti-American." Here is the full text of Stern's statement:
This is a moment of profound change for this country—from kitchen tables to town halls to the floor of the Senate, this nation is engaged in a vigorous and heated debate about how we rebuild our economy, solve our national healthcare crisis and restore the American Dream.
As has always happened when progressive change is in the air, the backlash gets fierce, ugly and anti-American. This time is no different. Right now, there is an insidious and coordinated effort on the part of the extreme right to target individuals and grassroots community groups as a way to silence the voices of women and men who have suffered the most under 8 years of right wing policies.
These extremists will attempt to shut down and shout down anyone with a different point of view.
Let’s be clear who we are talking about—call them attack dogs, call them Teabaggers, call them Glenn Beck--these are the same folks who cheered the policies that crashed our economy. Who make up lies about death panels to try to kill healthcare reform. Who scream about democracy while denying workers a voice on the job. Who target anyone who poses a threat to a status quo that for too long has rewarded greedy CEOs while leaving people who work out in the cold.
This is not the America we believe in.
Their lies, their stunts and their smears will not silence us. Glenn Beck, FOX News and their pals have demonstrated that they don’t care about what janitors, security officers, nurses, teachers, and other hardworking Americans go through each day trying to give their kids a better future. But make no mistake—these hardworking women and men will not be the next casualty of the cruel and cheap attempts of a loud and venomous minority to silence people who want to restore the American Dream.
We are going to make sure healthcare is affordable and accessible for every man, woman and child in this country. We are going to demand transparency and accountability in the financial industry. We are going to create a fair and just path to citizenship. We are going to make sure workers get a voice on the job. And we will protect our democracy by calling out those extremists who would silence the voices of women and men who work each day.
We’re not going to silence you mobster...
We’re going to prosecute you.
An SEIU knuckledragger calling Americans “anti-American.” What a clown. I’ve got friends and family who are “into” unions. The stuff they pull to keep from paying taxes drives me insane.
like a little terrier yap yap yap yap yap yap
up against a Great Dane
Crush the stinkin' pinkos.
Yup. And he is Obama's point man on Health Care Reform. Obama's proxy just called everyone who disagrees with Obama "anti-American".
Where’s the DNC “Waa Baby” Seal?
and throw away the key.
Dear Mr. Stern.
You are messing with the wrong folks.
Please send your SEIU thugs to our protests.
We’ll be more than happy to disabuse them of their misconceptions.
A Union of Janitors tells America to stuff it.
Obamunist.
I suspect one way or another we will have escalated shooting in the streets. It almost seems unavoidable.
Also see: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2343357/posts on this topic
Oh gee, that's right everyone on the right is rich.
I agree. Within the next 14 months.
The America that you SEIU’ers (pronounced “sewers”) believe in is a socialist, economically stagnant European-style toilet with 75% income taxation, permanent 15% unemployment, tinny little cars and airplanes that disintegrate in midair. Tell the truth, O Janitor-in-Chief! Americans say NO to SOCIALISM!!!
My guess is when they said Hope and Change, it didn’t include Acorn becoming a laughing stock.
...and sadly enough, perhaps that’s the way it needs to be. There’s no such thing as a peaceful revolution.
Socialist bastard can go to hell. Work hard for your status. It works every time.
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