Posted on 08/27/2010 11:49:37 AM PDT by onyx
It’s a classic movie plot. Think “Woman of the Year,” with Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn. At first the man and the woman hate each other, then they fall into each other’s arms? Well, feature the fight that has erupted between the president of the AFL-CIO, Richard Trumka, and Governor Palin of Alaska.
The leader of Big Labor went to Anchorage to give a speech and attacked Mrs. Palin, accusing her of doing everything from writing notes on her hands to coming out with conspiracy theories about President Obama and his “death panels” to getting close to calling for violence. “Sometimes — about Sarah Palin — you’ve just got to laugh,” Mr. Trumka said. “ . . . But it’s not really funny.”
Mrs. Palin turned around and gave as good as she got, or better, in one of her patented Facebook postings, a demarche headlined “Union Brothers and Sisters, Join Our Commonsense Cause!” She wrote as a one-time card-carrying sister of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and United Steelworkers, cards she held by virtue of her husband’s membership in the two unions.
She asserted that it was “kind of ironic that a union boss has the gall to accuse anyone of threatening violence,” particularly in light of what she called the “violent attempts” by the Service Employees “to intimidate those who wanted to make their voices heard in last year’s town halls.”
She argued the real jobs problem was being caused by the policies of President Obama. Suddenly the Internet came alive like the silver screen, so much so that a columnist of the Washington Post, E.J. Dionne, issued a long complaint.
Seems that Mr. Trumka can’t get anyone to listen to, let alone write about, his usual speeches about what Mr. Dionne characterizes as “social CONTINUE
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I’m suggesting one.
Pffffftt. You suddenly decide to play a quick round of Non-Sequitur Theatre -- badly, I might add -- after posting some weird, stream-of-consciousness gibberish in reponse to a simple declarative sentence... and then start huffing ineffectually about others "catching on"...?
Dismissed, amateur. ROTFLMAO!!!
Sara Palin wasn’t really being nominated for woman of the year,you do understand that, right? It was the title the writer chose for his EDITORIAL meant to grab attention. The SUBJECT of this thread is the CONTENT of the editorial, which was Palin getting under the skin of this union thug. To my knowledge Michelle Bachman didn’t post a response to the comments he made about Sara in her own state, nor did the union boss speak in Michelle’s state. Your picture WAS disruptive as people were talking about the CONTENT of the editorial. It in no way had anything to do with a contest between the 2 women. You really need to get over your silly obsession with disrupting threads about Sara Palin or at least learn to follow along with the subject of said thread. For instance, you could argue her words weren’t getting under anyone’s skin (with your reasons why). Or, why Mr. Union Thug was right (with your reasons why). That way, you could still say negative things about her without disrupting a thread. You see, that’s what makes people mad. NOT that you have a negative opinion, just that you continue to post irrelevant (to the SUBJECT) things in order to have everyone notice you. Perhaps if you want to be an attention whore you could start your very own thread posting as many negative things about her as you want.
Cindie
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Standing Ovation for you, Cindie!
Since I didn’t argue that Freepers should give a rats rear end about who posts what about whom, maybe you could direct that to someone who cares then.
Your punctuation and sentence stucture goes straight to hell whenever you get all flustered and stammer-y, like.
That's just so... I dunno... adorable, I guess.
Yes but it’s hard to see with somone peeing all over it!!!
Other than a missing an apostrophe, the sentence is fine. You should probably pay closer attention to the subject matter at hand rather than the punctuation. That way you won’t post irrelevant statements quite so often.
You pinged him “after” pinged him. LOL.
No, pissant, the other stuff I referenced, was the CREW and the stuff you said that posters wrote about some woman who could ruin DH. I don’t know anything about that, was never a party to that.
Sarah Palin would have no reason to view her supporters on her ping list here as “cultists”. She is defended from “possessed freaks and rabid haters” here, just like the “possessed freaks and rabid haters” she takes on in the enemy lame stream 24/7 365, only they’rwe paid and you’re not, or are ya? Just kidding there. I know you’re an amateur. It shows.
LOL.
Oh no. Not Tom McClinotck too.
Oy.
I’ve pinged him here numerous times, my dear.
Be that as it may. I’m glad you admit that the cultists sucker punching the rest of the field is OK with Palin. It’s cool with me too. I guess only Hunter is supposed to give a rip what his supporters do.
You crack me up.
I've never called you a troll or any other pejorative name, I just asked you to give a list, yet you're defending yourself as if I started name calling. Why is that?
Dear Representative Hunter:
It has recently come to my attention that you may presently be seeking the online services of someone skilled in the everyday, conversational usage of English as a first language, rather than a second one.
However much it is you're shelling out for said services, at present... trust me: you're overpaying. A lot.
I can be reached here, via FReepmail, at your convenience.
Regards,
He’s retired, MENSA
... and yet, still fully entitled to being referred to as "Representative" in correspondence, sparky. ROTFLMAO!!! Massive FAIL!
Suggesting one what? Read this very slowly so you understand:
This had NOTHING, ZIP, ZERO, NADA to do with being woman of the year. Let me repeat that: This had NOTHING, ZIP, ZERO, NADA to do with being woman of the year. It had to do with Sara Palin getting under the skin of the head of the AFL-CIO. You can’t possibly be that dense can you?
Cindie
So now I'm a McCain supporter? Lol. What is that about?
You really need serious psychological help. Your brain has become so warped with your insane and delusional attempts to get Duncan Hunter to beat "unsure", sometimes I think it's melted.
No worries, perhaps his son can beat "unsure" some day........
‘Congressman’ is the proper salutation, MENSA.
Mr. Trumka has a poor speech writer, and he can’t think and talk on his feet.
Sarah on the other hand, needs no writer, and easily commands the situation with impromptu commentary.
When will the fools learn to shut up?
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*rolls eyes*
You don’t grasp irony very well, apparently.
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