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Union threatens retribution for House Dems opposing Keystone
The Hill ^
| April 11, 2014
| Laura Barron-Lopez
Posted on 04/11/2014 5:16:32 PM PDT by SMGFan
A top building trades union is launching a midterm-election assault on House Democrats who oppose construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline. A letter distributed Friday by the Laborers' International Union of North America (LIUNA) to the districts of 27 House Democrats calls for union members to make sure their representative "feels the power and the fury of LIUNA this November."
Their crime: signing a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry last month urging him to reject Keystone, which would carry oil sands from Canada to Gulf Coast refineries.
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excellent,
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posted on
04/11/2014 5:16:32 PM PDT
by
SMGFan
To: SMGFan
"Keystone, which would carry
oil sands from Canada to Gulf Coast refineries"
Drop the sands, they're tough on the pipelines.
2
posted on
04/11/2014 5:18:53 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
To: SMGFan
They’re starting to eat their own.
3
posted on
04/11/2014 5:19:23 PM PDT
by
Veggie Todd
(The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. TJ)
To: SMGFan
the enemy of my enemy....
4
posted on
04/11/2014 5:20:11 PM PDT
by
FreeAtlanta
(Liberty or Big Government - you can't have both.)
To: SMGFan
You’re right - absolutely excellent.
I have a buddy in the Laborer’s Union, and he defines hard core when it comes to attitudes. The ‘rats will NEVER get shut of these guys without capitulating. Or the Laborer’s won’t let up an iota.
Excellent again !
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posted on
04/11/2014 5:22:09 PM PDT
by
jimt
(Fear is the darkroom where negatives are developed.)
To: SMGFan
Nice to see unions on the right side of an issue for once.
To: SMGFan
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posted on
04/11/2014 5:32:01 PM PDT
by
Dallas59
("Remember me as you pass by, As you are now, so once was I, As I am now, so you will be," -Epitap)
To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
Partisan Media Shill Laura Barron-Lopez:
Their crime: signing a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry last month urging him to reject Keystone, which would carry oil sands from Canada to Gulf Coast refineries.
(emphasis added)
During the 2004 POTUS campaign, Lurch never came out in favor of drilling in the ANWR, but Hoffa claimed that electing Kerry would result in opening the ANWR at long last.
Thanks SMGFan.
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posted on
04/11/2014 5:32:57 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
To: SMGFan
Yeah right. They are going to vote Republican. (snicker)
Empty threats.
9
posted on
04/11/2014 5:33:37 PM PDT
by
Seruzawa
(Get ready, little lady. Hell is coming to breakfast.)
To: Veggie Todd
I’m loving this,please pass the popcorn.
When the unions start to wise up to what’s going onit’s game over for these slimes.
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posted on
04/11/2014 5:34:00 PM PDT
by
Farmer Dean
(stop worrying about what they want to do to you,start thinking about what you want to do to them)
To: SMGFan
I’m with the unions on this one!
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posted on
04/11/2014 5:35:26 PM PDT
by
vpintheak
(I will not comply!)
To: vpintheak
To: Seruzawa
They just may. A good number of the rank-and-file membership in the United Mine Workers voted for Romney
and the UMW did not endorse Obama’s re-election. In fact it remained neutral in the 2012 presidential election.
To: FreeAtlanta
I’m in the unusual position of agreeing with the union
on this one.
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posted on
04/11/2014 5:46:37 PM PDT
by
gigster
(Cogito, Ergo, Ronaldus Magnus Conservatus)
To: vpintheak
The unions have been po'd before...about an Alaskan pipeline...It got them nowhere.
No common sense in the government anymore.
To: Maine Mariner
Since they voted for him in 2008 despite having no excuse for not knowing that he’d publicly called for the end of coal mining, they didn’t have any complaint coming then, and don’t have one now.
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posted on
04/11/2014 6:04:42 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv
Agreed. Why the UMW endorsed Obama in 2008 is something I do not understand.
To: SMGFan
Really? Who are they going to vote for? A Republican?
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posted on
04/11/2014 7:33:54 PM PDT
by
catnipman
(Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
To: Veggie Todd
was just noticing that myself
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posted on
04/11/2014 8:19:30 PM PDT
by
Cen-Tejas
(it's the debt bomb stupid!)
To: Maine Mariner
It’s that way because the non-workers who run unions are getting their cut.
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posted on
04/12/2014 3:47:29 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
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