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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diefy her? Nah....Sarah knows her God, and so do I. We also both know she’s not God.
You’ve made me so happy I posted the link, (((Jewbacca)))
Agreed she is the woman of whatever current period you want to describe.
Anyone (Trumka) who attacks notes on the palm attacks me personally.
I am one of her supporters.
Well then you are not one of the ones I am worried about.
Huh? What? Oh, maybe a bit.
New group tactic, evidently. ;)
Me too and I don’t “deify” her either.
It’s very Obama-like.
Obama deifies Palin?
Retired Greyhound: This board has enough Concern Trolls. We're adults and we'll be enthusiastic about the politicians we choose to support.
Thanks.
You made an excellent choice FrdmLvr!
I saved it the first time I spotted it posted here way back when.
You must be one of the cultists I’m talking about.
Dog that yelps got hit.
I think so, too, despite the lame stream!
The title is woman of the year. I offer a more conservative alternative. Real life is quite exciting. But alas, politics is part of real life, for those concerned about the country.
You betcha!
What you said, BTTT!
Dog that yelps got hit.
You're a Concern Troll. Kiss off.
I guess if they post some editorial calling Palin the chick of the year, it’s disruptive if you think Bachmann deserves consideration. Oh well.
Sarah Palin is a powerful Conservative speaker who has a growing fan base. I respect her fully. And I love the way she sends the libs into a tizzy. Mere mortals cannot and should not ever be deified.
I don’t know what a “concern troll” is, but it sounds like an attempt to discount my argument by calling me a name.
Kind of like when liberals say it’s racist to oppose Obama.
Why are you resorting to liberal tactics? If you don’t deify Palin, then my comment wasn’t directed towards you. So don’t worry about it.
And don’t write me off as a “troll” if you don’t know me. I’m a Palin supporter who is also honest enough to admit when she makes mistakes.
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