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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No it isn't. Your side is the one that issues frivilous lawsuits against conservatives. Your side is the one that paints tea party supporters as violent racists. Your side is the one that paints Palin fans as cult worshipers.
don’t worship any politician.
Show me anything I wrote that indicates I worship any politician. Your side has plenty of accusations, but your side never has any proof.
Like I said, you have plenty of accusations, but you can never provide any substance. Who are these cult worshipers that you speak of?
” Who are these cult worshipers that you speak of? “
I notice that ES didn’t go for this obvious bait to get him zotted.
Nice try ;-)
If DeMint enters the primary, I'll be in line to support him.
May I intrude now to tell you that your public apology to pissant was quite commendable?
Have a very good day!
Yes. Jean S’s apology showed class.
You know posting lists like he demands is a zotting offense, I remember an other one tried this trap on you. Same topic too.
REFERENCE:
To: EveningStar
Who are these cultists that you speak of? List them.
450 posted on Saturday, August 28, 2010 10:22:35 PM by death2tyrants
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