Right-wing lies and the idiots who believe them......introducing the Free Republic

[marmar]

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First, a bit from the blog post that the Freepers are reacting to........

Union That Endorses Barack Obama, Forces Tyson Foods To Drop Labor Day For A Muslim Holiday
Stuck On Stupid ^ | August 2, 2008 | Quaker

Posted on Saturday, August 02, 2008 8:30:02 AM by Quaker

The Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU), a union that endorses Barack Obama in his 2008 Presidential candidacy, has negotiated with Tyson Foods to recognize Muslim holiday Eid al-Fitr instead of the traditional American Labor Day Holiday. Employees are not happy with this stunt.

Workers at Tyson Foods’ poultry processing plant in Shelbyville will no longer have a paid day off on Labor Day, but will instead take the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr in the fall.

..... and now some of the highly enlightened Freeper responses.....


We are getting close to having a cultural revolt in this country. European weanies already gave in to these demands, but Americans will not stand for this.



2 posted on Saturday, August 02, 2008 8:43:43 AM by ilgipper
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To: IncPen
Another WTF?? moment



3 posted on Saturday, August 02, 2008 8:44:52 AM by Nailbiter
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To: Nailbiter
How bizarre.



4 posted on Saturday, August 02, 2008 8:59:40 AM by Eric in the Ozarks
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Why doesn’t Tyson Foods move its entire operation to the middle east and be done with it?

Between this BS and Tyson Foods’ overt pandering on behalf of the illegals it hires, it is pretty much an irrefutable fact that this company has no loyalty to the USA anymore. I haven’t been buying their branded food for awhile now. I hope more people do the same.



5 posted on Saturday, August 02, 2008 9:10:00 AM by pnh102 (Save America - Ban Ethanol Now!)
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I also boycott anything made by Tyson.



6 posted on Saturday, August 02, 2008 9:21:32 AM by SumProVita ("Cogito ergo sum pro vita." .....updated Descartes)
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To: Quaker
A Union opposing “Labor Day”?



7 posted on Saturday, August 02, 2008 9:23:02 AM by reg45
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Those employees should hope they dont get “sick” on Labor day weekend

And host a pork chop barbeque on their muslim holiday



8 posted on Saturday, August 02, 2008 9:30:57 AM by silverleaf (Fasten your seat belts- it's going to be a BUMPY ride.)
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a union that endorses Barack Obama.... has negotiated with Tyson Foods to recognize Muslim holiday

Stuck on stupid is right. They'll all sit around wondering how this could happen but will be too stupid to get the connection. And I'm not even talking about Obama's history of being a Muslim, I'm talking about him being the biggest LEFTY to ever come down the pike.

9 posted on Saturday, August 02, 2008 9:35:36 AM by socialismisinsidious ( The socialist income tax system turns US citizens into beggars or quitters!)
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Really show them; spend Eid al-Fitr eating ham sandwiches and drinking beer.



10 posted on Saturday, August 02, 2008 9:39:13 AM by Military family member (GO Colts!!)
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Employees are not happy with this stunt.
Time for an election to decertify the union!


11 posted on Saturday, August 02, 2008 9:42:51 AM by reg45
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Workers at Tyson Foods’ poultry processing plant in Shelbyville will no longer have a paid day off on Labor Day, but will instead take the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr in the fall.
I guess I'd be the only one in the office that day, then.


12 posted on Saturday, August 02, 2008 9:43:57 AM by Colonel_Flagg ("We are the people." - Psalm 95:7)
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Even better, hold the company picnic at noon, two weeks before Eid al-Fitr. That way it will be during Ramadan (the Muslim month of fasting). Serve beer and barbequed pig.

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[zanne]

1. WTH are they even talking about? nt

[mwb970]

2. The full news item provides some missing info.

Plant trades Labor Day for Muslim holiday
(knoxvillebiz.com, August 2, 2008)

SHELBYVILLE, Tenn. - Workers at the Tyson Foods poultry processing plant in Shelbyville will no longer have a paid day off on Labor Day but will instead be granted the Muslim holiday Eid al-Fitr.

According to a news release from the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, a new 5-year contract at the plant included the change to accommodate Muslim workers at the plant.

Tyson's director of media relations Gary Mickelson said the contract includes eight paid holidays - the same number as the old contract.

Eid al-Fitr - which falls on Oct. 1 this year - marks the end of Ramadan, the Muslim holy month of fasting.

Union leaders say implementing the holiday was important for the nearly 700 Muslims, many of them Somalis, who work at the plant that employs 1,200 people.

[norepubsin08]

3. That's the problem in this country

there should be a minimum IQ requirement in order to vote...the big problem is that there are either too many greedy bastards voting, too many intellectually lazy folks voting and the last problem is that there are way too many ignorant dumb fucks who get fool by the right wing propaganda bullshit who get to vote!

[Turbineguy]

4. When you live in your Mom's basement

every day is a holiday.