IF you are going to alert on me on ANY union issue, remember who you are dealing with [View all]

[Omaha Steve]

IF there is anyone that knows unions on the DU, it is me!

Hosts this is not a complaint about DU or the jury system. The results are at the bottom. It is hard to complain when you win 6-1!

Let me make it clear I have spent very little time in GD-P. I was upset yesterday with an OP that was later proven false by Thom Hartman. Had the poster at any time over the next 20 or so hours corrected the OP with the correct info, I would not have made the post in question this morning.

I knew when I made the OP from Faux News the reporting financial donation info was correct. I looked into it. The Faux piece was sent to me by a AFT local president that supports Bernie. Because of the donations, this conclusion seems fair: Other expenditures suggest AFT’s decision to endorse Weingarten’s friend Hillary Clinton for president — a move that angered many AFT members — had been made long before it was announced in July

I went to have my car worked (I made my only reply from there and I hate DUing on my phone) on and went to the store. I knew there would be some shenanigans while I was gone. When you have dementia, sometimes you just don't give a crap.

As far as the dates and donated amounts the proof is below. The scandal-ridden Clinton family nonprofits is out of line. I think most of you know that isn't me unless I'm really pissed about something.

http://www.theaftd.org/life-with-ftd/i-have-ftd Pick your battles. Not everyone will understand FTD or the effect it has on your life. Some people you think you can count on will disappoint you. Invest energy in those who listen and try to help.

But again had it not been for an unfair post yesterday that wasn't corrected, these two posts today wouldn't even exist. I will play fair. But everybody else needs to play fair too.

Somebody please post this in the Hillary group too.

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OS

Famous movie quote.

US Dept of Labor AFT report: https://olms.dol-esa.gov/query/orgReport.do

https://olms.dol-esa.gov/query/orgReport.do






The post in question: http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251651016


http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/10/06/american-federation-teachers-union-spends-37m-on-politics/

Snip: Other expenditures suggest AFT’s decision to endorse Weingarten’s friend Hillary Clinton for president — a move that angered many AFT members — had been made long before it was announced in July.

AFT donated $250,000 to the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation in February, $125,000 to Clinton Global Initiative in April and another $125,000 to Clinton Global Initiative in May. In December, AFT paid Clinton-allied opposition research group American Bridge 21st Century $100,000.

The American Bridge payment was reported as a political expense. The payments to the scandal-ridden Clinton family nonprofits were not.

Click for more from Watchdog.org: http://watchdog.org/240956/aft-union-politics-2015/


AUTOMATED MESSAGE: Results of your Jury Service

On Tue Oct 6, 2015, 11:55 AM an alert was sent on the following post:

About that AFT for Hillary thing... had been made long before it was announced in July.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251651016

REASON FOR ALERT

This post is disruptive, hurtful, rude, insensitive, over-the-top, or otherwise inappropriate.

ALERTER'S COMMENTS

"Watchdog.org is a network of American news websites that feature reporting on state and local government from a conservative perspective." And foxnews? This is what we are going to attack Democratic candidates with here at DU? This is ridiculous and completely inappropriate.

You served on a randomly-selected Jury of DU members which reviewed this post. The review was completed at Tue Oct 6, 2015, 12:13 PM, and the Jury voted 1-6 to LEAVE IT.

Juror #1 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #2 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: I don't find it "out of line" to be able to read and dig into posts that provide a window into what "information" and "facts" are being used to influence opinions - be they true or false
Juror #3 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Despite its source, the post raises legitimate issues and does so in a an unbiased way.
Juror #4 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: Fox News not a reliable source for the day of the week.
Juror #5 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Why don't you address the veracity of the post? Ohhhh....because it's true? Yeah, no.
Juror #6 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #7 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: So, why didn't you answer the post with your alert message instead of calling out a jury to do your work for you? Because you don't like a messenger doesn't mean the message is wrong.

Thank you very much for participating in our Jury system, and we hope you will be able to participate again in the future.