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RufusTFirefly

(8,812 posts)
76. Bingo. Millions are voting against their best interests. And that includes union members.
Sun Jun 10, 2012, 10:17 AM
Jun 2012

Propaganda works best when you don't realize it's propaganda.

What's your source for pintobean Jun 2012 #1
That number was widely reported in the news from multiple sources dinopipie Jun 2012 #8
In other words pintobean Jun 2012 #11
Did I say I was no longer going to support them? dinopipie Jun 2012 #21
Did you catch the "if"? pintobean Jun 2012 #27
If it is slander as you calim then sue me dinopipie Jun 2012 #32
Aren't you special. pintobean Jun 2012 #33
You are just being rude. I saw that reported on the news also, just as the OP said. Autumn Jun 2012 #101
Keep reading. pintobean Jun 2012 #102
Bless the hearts of the fucking news and their shitty reporting. Autumn Jun 2012 #103
Oh, I believe you heard it correctly. pintobean Jun 2012 #105
The only thing it says is that the OP asked a question on what they heard reported. Autumn Jun 2012 #106
If you're ok with false information pintobean Jun 2012 #107
It's not false information. The OP created a post asking a question based on what was reported Autumn Jun 2012 #111
Fuck it. pintobean Jun 2012 #112
Fuck it yourself. Autumn Jun 2012 #114
classy pintobean Jun 2012 #118
Pretty classy there yourself Autumn Jun 2012 #120
Yeah, you too. pintobean Jun 2012 #121
Don't need to compare notes with anyone. Autumn Jun 2012 #122
Sarcastic answers won't support your point demwing Jun 2012 #70
You just did pintobean Jun 2012 #73
Ah I see demwing Jun 2012 #95
Ah I see pintobean Jun 2012 #97
No I just think demwing Jun 2012 #126
Oh, I know what the OP means pintobean Jun 2012 #128
Sorry my bad demwing Jun 2012 #131
wow. we are all impressed...well, 32.573% of us anyway. ret5hd Jun 2012 #28
Isn't he though? UnrepentantLiberal Jun 2012 #67
I agree with you..n/t monmouth Jun 2012 #17
Hi! Husband works for KCPL Ship of Fools Jun 2012 #63
The source of the confusion may be this: Union Members at 27%..Union households at 35%..n/t whathehell Jun 2012 #18
Confusion, or propaganda. pintobean Jun 2012 #23
Seems like you are missing the point of the OP dinopipie Jun 2012 #30
I think I nailed the point pintobean Jun 2012 #40
Your original post hits the nail right on the head. All these folks obsessing about the exact # or pangaia Jun 2012 #82
This message was self-deleted by its author pintobean Jun 2012 #35
If you think so dinopipie Jun 2012 #36
Well, thanks for your concern. pintobean Jun 2012 #41
If you don't want me to buy union made goods and services just say so dinopipie Jun 2012 #49
Go back to post #11 and do the math. pintobean Jun 2012 #59
Damn! Take a Breath. 12AngryBorneoWildmen Jun 2012 #81
I'm breathing just fine pintobean Jun 2012 #83
I agree, you ARE breathing just fine demwing Jun 2012 #135
It's livelihood Alcibiades Jun 2012 #65
That's what I heard on the Ed Show. whathehell Jun 2012 #134
27% of any US population seems to be nuts. K8-EEE Jun 2012 #117
I can well understand. cyclezealot Jun 2012 #34
Maybe Fox News is targeted toward them? Turbineguy Jun 2012 #2
I'm interested in the answers to your question. Laurian Jun 2012 #3
You should support them because it's the right thing to do. (nt) Skinner Jun 2012 #4
+1,000,000,000 x 1,000,000,000 - Well put and definitely coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #143
That sums it up Harmony Blue Jun 2012 #152
Plus eleventy billion! n/t Violet_Crumble Jun 2012 #154
Those were probably members forced to join and not voluntary members. nt Honeycombe8 Jun 2012 #5
Nice Republican talking point UnrepentantLiberal Jun 2012 #69
I'm not convinced that report is accurate... Sancho Jun 2012 #6
Bradblog.com has been recording proprietary voting machine anomalies for years now. valerief Jun 2012 #58
They have long needed to clean house. nt LaydeeBug Jun 2012 #7
I remember Back in the day seeing 2 of my Union Uncles dinopipie Jun 2012 #10
In this day and age, I have a guy I grew up with who is now in Ohio working for GM, praising repigs LaydeeBug Jun 2012 #13
Back when I was in the military dinopipie Jun 2012 #16
There's something like that here at DU. UnrepentantLiberal Jun 2012 #77
Your 'Union Uncles' by training scabs, became scabs themselves... Bluenorthwest Jun 2012 #43
Maybe I misunderstood the post SickOfTheOnePct Jun 2012 #45
You are correct dinopipie Jun 2012 #51
Ah, but you missed the lesson? Bluenorthwest Jun 2012 #54
+1 pintobean Jun 2012 #62
WOW! You completely misunderstood the post (as did I) and yet 12AngryBorneoWildmen Jun 2012 #88
Divide and conquer Enrique Jun 2012 #9
Are you really sure that you want to accept that 35% of Union members voted for Walker? HereSince1628 Jun 2012 #12
Other Factors In Play As Well DallasNE Jun 2012 #29
Yes, well, there was a headline: Milwaukee archbishop backs unions HereSince1628 Jun 2012 #66
Archbishop Backs Principle Of Unions But DallasNE Jun 2012 #108
You understand that Unions are just like any other group of humans Sherman A1 Jun 2012 #14
Thank you for your concern. aquart Jun 2012 #15
So you think the very day of the elections everyone knows what union members lunatica Jun 2012 #19
Apparently you aren't a union member yourself - hedgehog Jun 2012 #20
Because there is no union for what I do dinopipie Jun 2012 #24
What do you do? UnrepentantLiberal Jun 2012 #89
What do I do? dinopipie Jun 2012 #113
Oh, I get it pintobean Jun 2012 #115
FWIW, your smug attitude and sense of entitlement is really creepy - n/t coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #144
My reaction exactly. nt Blecht Jun 2012 #145
Union leadership a long time ago made the mistake mmonk Jun 2012 #22
Yes! Punish them all because of a few in WI! Brilliant! JNelson6563 Jun 2012 #25
35% is not just a few. Let's be honest here. n/t vaberella Jun 2012 #31
In One State...out of those who voted. JNelson6563 Jun 2012 #37
I thought his post was wholly dependent on WI and not the ENTIRE labor force. n/t vaberella Jun 2012 #53
It seems to me JNelson6563 Jun 2012 #80
Oh understood. You're right. vaberella Jun 2012 #104
I can't believe that exit poll. It's like believing the exit poll where the race is too close to shcrane71 Jun 2012 #26
You can't believe the exit polls? If elections are often rigged, HomerRamone Jun 2012 #56
Hard to tell what to believe isn't it. Seems something could be done to instill shcrane71 Jun 2012 #68
Assuming you mean the Walker recall, Scotty exempted some Unions from attack... Bluenorthwest Jun 2012 #38
Class. TBF Jun 2012 #39
Speaking as the child of a labor organizer in the nineteen forties... whathehell Jun 2012 #155
Agree - I knew it as the daughter of a union worker in the 70s TBF Jun 2012 #157
"Almost everything I buy is Union made" justgamma Jun 2012 #42
Google is your friend dinopipie Jun 2012 #46
And yet you apparently could not google up information on exempt Unions in Wisconsin Bluenorthwest Jun 2012 #52
Pick a little. Talk a little. Pick a little. Talk a little. 12AngryBorneoWildmen Jun 2012 #91
Unions Are Not A Monolith...Solidarity Has Been A Problem For A Long Time KharmaTrain Jun 2012 #44
Well put SickOfTheOnePct Jun 2012 #47
Finger Pointing...A DU Tradition... KharmaTrain Jun 2012 #64
Back when I was living in Europe dinopipie Jun 2012 #48
I see it at work tomkoop Jun 2012 #50
A union is strong as the membership. Maybe B Calm Jun 2012 #79
Can't join tomkoop Jun 2012 #85
The fact that individuals are afraid of their bosses is why collective action is needed Bluenorthwest Jun 2012 #99
YES tomkoop Jun 2012 #123
Why even ask this question? drm604 Jun 2012 #55
Fear rucky Jun 2012 #57
Spot on n/t SickOfTheOnePct Jun 2012 #60
Whether a member of a Union or not most workers receive residual benefit by the Snotcicles Jun 2012 #61
Because of labor the recall happened, however, I do know this, because of labor Reagan won, and still_one Jun 2012 #71
Faux News. Faygo Kid Jun 2012 #72
Bingo. Millions are voting against their best interests. And that includes union members. RufusTFirefly Jun 2012 #76
Your logic is flawed, but welcome to DU. rhett o rick Jun 2012 #74
Then don't support unions. Robb Jun 2012 #75
Well, I've read pintobean Jun 2012 #78
Thanks. It just sort of came out. Robb Jun 2012 #139
Bravo! This needed to be said! His support, shall we say, is coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #146
This is concern troll at its best.... trumad Jun 2012 #84
In states without Right to Work... Sen. Walter Sobchak Jun 2012 #86
As a current union member, I ask you to support worker rights! AllyCat Jun 2012 #87
Not every union member supports unions, and even supporters may have other priorities thesquanderer Jun 2012 #90
yep, the baby with the bathwater routine stupidicus Jun 2012 #92
I think you are missing the point. Tom Rinaldo Jun 2012 #93
So you are only going to support causes and rights that get 100% of their internal vote? TheKentuckian Jun 2012 #94
The GLBT vote is around 75% and more Democratic. Bluenorthwest Jun 2012 #96
Okay, so 25% defection is our line for support? Is 27% of union members (rather than 35% of TheKentuckian Jun 2012 #109
The OP is disingenuous. Son of Gob Jun 2012 #100
Oh, no, I truly believe he's a 7%er who "works in the shadows"... WorseBeforeBetter Jun 2012 #124
. . . Son of Gob Jun 2012 #141
Hah-hah. I was picking up exactly the same sort of coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #147
typical of many posts here demwing Jun 2012 #130
I see a reasoned response brentspeak Jun 2012 #137
Union Members do support themselves. And you should support unions b/c it's the right thing to do. fishwax Jun 2012 #98
You have every right to express frustration at union workers that vote for Walker. pennylane100 Jun 2012 #110
What I find very interesting is the European Manufactures in the USA dinopipie Jun 2012 #116
You have to wonder why they moved those jobs here. Zalatix Jun 2012 #125
That would certainly seem like wasted opportunities. pennylane100 Jun 2012 #140
precisely, nt demwing Jun 2012 #127
Seriously in need of a history book or two nadinbrzezinski Jun 2012 #119
Just curious...where did the OP call for 100% solidity? demwing Jun 2012 #129
Post #8 nt pintobean Jun 2012 #132
Yeah, a demand for 100% would be pretty unrealistic demwing Jun 2012 #133
The OP has been asked to clarify what they literally mean. TheKentuckian Jun 2012 #138
Can't speak forthe OP demwing Jun 2012 #148
I answered your question pintobean Jun 2012 #149
Lol, you're a riot. If you don't know what the OP is thinking demwing Jun 2012 #150
I was referring to your comments about pintobean Jun 2012 #151
Sure. demwing Jun 2012 #153
Here Is Why EVERYBODY Should Support The Unions... WillyT Jun 2012 #136
I can think of reasons FreeJoe Jun 2012 #142
I agree. Zoeisright Jun 2012 #156
You shouldn't. You know you don't want to. Iggo Jun 2012 #158
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