GoSox05 Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 QUOTE (Cknolls @ Feb 17, 2011 -> 12:21 PM) Someone please tell the "we have the best interest of our students" teachers in Wisconsin that electons have consequences. Deal with it! Why don't you go tell them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cknolls Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Feb 17, 2011 -> 12:44 PM) Why don't you go tell them. I might get sick. Do not want my diabetic son catching whatever virus it is they have. Then he could ACTUALLY get sick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 QUOTE (Cknolls @ Feb 17, 2011 -> 12:21 PM) Someone please tell the "we have the best interest of our students" teachers in Wisconsin that electons have consequences. Deal with it! Someone tell Republicans that the budget was balanced before Walker enacted additional spending, that he's exempting some unions as political favor, and that the budget can be balanced even with Walker's additional spending without stripping collective bargaining rights. Stupid fiscal policy that raises popular unrest has consequences. Deal with it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Feb 17, 2011 -> 06:34 PM) Someone tell Republicans that the budget was balanced before Walker enacted additional spending, that he's exempting some unions as political favor, and that the budget can be balanced even with Walker's additional spending without stripping collective bargaining rights. Stupid fiscal policy that raises popular unrest has consequences. Deal with it! If the Democrats wanted Unions to exist, either they shouldn't lose elections or they should pass laws giving people the right to organize. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 The ultimate goal must be to crush the workers under the boot-heels of the ubermenschen capitalists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostfan Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 You guys hate it when people do this in the Democrat thread... IJS, folks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cknolls Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 http://pajamasmedia.com/tatler/2011/02/17/...rs-on-his-face/ "Don't villify them they are your neighbors." B.O 2/17/11 Let's see: cross-hairs, Hitler......I thought we were told to be more civil after the AZ massacre.....Instaead goons are protesting in front of the Gov's home and carrying signs like this..The more they do this kind of thing the more the public will turn against them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 Wait, why is comparing him to Mubarak supposed to be so terrible? I mean, yeah, it's hyperbolic and silly, but Mubarak was removed from office in a pretty peaceful manner and still has billions of dollars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Feb 18, 2011 -> 10:45 AM) Wait, why is comparing him to Mubarak supposed to be so terrible? I mean, yeah, it's hyperbolic and silly, but Mubarak was removed from office in a pretty peaceful manner and still has billions of dollars. This is the GOP thread, so I am hesitant to criticize. I do want to point out one little fact, though - the Cairo in Egypt quote actually came from a GOP guy, not a protester or a Dem. Just FYI. And I agree with CKnolls in that anyone who tries to equate this thing with Egypt is just being stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 (edited) Sure, and there's a fair point in pointing out hypocritical violent images or rhetoric since a lot on the left jumped all over the right after the AZ shooting. I just don't get why the Mubarak sign is evidence that this will "spin out of control" Edited February 18, 2011 by StrangeSox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_genius Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 shameful criminal activity http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110218/ap_on_...udget_unions_59 Democrats on the run in Wisconsin avoided state troopers Friday and threatened to stay in hiding for weeks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cknolls Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 Waits for the MSM to comment on why the Wisconsin crowds are overwhelmingly white...............Hears the crickets......SHHHH....nothing to see here...... But he WEAC publishing the home addresses of the legislators will not cause confrontations or disruptions in their neighborhoods... Union goons at their finest..... If this was put to a vote up there I have to believe Walker would win with a 60% majority at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 QUOTE (Cknolls @ Feb 19, 2011 -> 11:26 AM) Waits for the MSM to comment on why the Wisconsin crowds are overwhelmingly white...............Hears the crickets......SHHHH....nothing to see here...... But he WEAC publishing the home addresses of the legislators will not cause confrontations or disruptions in their neighborhoods... Union goons at their finest..... If this was put to a vote up there I have to believe Walker would win with a 60% majority at least. Demographics, state of wisconsin: White persons, percent, 2009 (a) 89.4% Black persons, percent, 2009 (a) 6.2% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2009 (a) 1.0% Asian persons, percent, 2009 (a) 2.2% The Wisconsin NAACP is probably overwhelmingly white. And on your second point. A new poll shows that a small majority of Wisconsin residents disagree with Gov. Scott Walker’s plans to increase public employees’ share of their benefits and to strip the unions of much of their power. But the poll also says that a stronger majority of respondents think that Democratic state senators, who fled the Capitol on Thursday to avoid taking a vote on the Walker’s legislation, should return to Madison. The poll was conducted and paid for We Ask America of Springfield, Ill. Gregg Durham, chief operating officer of the polling group, said that his organization is largely owned by the Illinois Manufacturers' Association, but the polling work of We Ask America is done separately from the association. The poll was conducted on Thursday by sampling 2,397 Wisconsin residents. The margin of error is plus or minus 2 percentage points. "We did this poll out of curiosity," Durham said. The poll asked respondents if they approve or disapprove of Walker’s plans. According to the poll, 43.05% approved and 51.9% disapproved. 5.05% were uncertain. Females and union households registered higher disapproval. On whether the Democratic senators should return to Madison, 55.99% said yes, 36.38% said no and 7.63% were not sure. There was virtually no difference of opinion based on gender. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 QUOTE (mr_genius @ Feb 18, 2011 -> 08:42 PM) shameful criminal activity http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110218/ap_on_...udget_unions_59 Hey obstruction is back in again, and don't you forget it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_genius Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 19, 2011 -> 10:37 AM) Demographics, state of wisconsin: The Wisconsin NAACP is probably overwhelmingly white. And on your second point. those racists Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_genius Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 So, the Democrat party in DC is threatening to shut down the government. I kind of hope they do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 QUOTE (mr_genius @ Feb 19, 2011 -> 12:49 PM) So, the Democrat party in DC is threatening to shut down the government. I kind of hope they do. You still can't even call the party what it wants to be called, you have to make a grammatical error to call them something else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_genius Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 19, 2011 -> 11:55 AM) You still can't even call the party what it wants to be called, you have to make a grammatical error to call them something else. well, if they shut down the government i'll call them by their proper and glorious name of 'Democrats'. I'm willing to compromise here, Balta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 QUOTE (mr_genius @ Feb 19, 2011 -> 12:59 PM) well, if they shut down the government i'll call them by their proper and glorious name of 'Democrats'. I'm willing to compromise here, Balta. And I'll start calling yours the Republic party when they shut down the government like they've been talking about for a year. Fair? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_genius Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 19, 2011 -> 12:01 PM) And I'll start calling yours the Republic party when they shut down the government like they've been talking about for a year. Fair? sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 QUOTE (mr_genius @ Feb 19, 2011 -> 01:11 PM) sure Figured you Republics would like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cknolls Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 This is absolutely disgusting behavior: Wounded Iraq vet jeered at Columbia By ANNIE KARNI Last Updated: 9:06 AM, February 20, 2011 Posted: 12:10 AM, February 20, 2011 Comments: 93 More Print Columbia University students heckled a war hero during a town-hall meeting on whether ROTC should be allowed back on campus. "Racist!" some students yelled at Anthony Maschek, a Columbia freshman and former Army staff sergeant awarded the Purple Heart after being shot 11 times in a firefight in northern Iraq in February 2008. Others hissed and booed the veteran. Maschek, 28, had bravely stepped up to the mike Tuesday at the meeting to issue an impassioned challenge to fellow students on their perceptions of the military. "It doesn't matter how you feel about the war. It doesn't matter how you feel about fighting," said Maschek. "There are bad men out there plotting to kill you." MATTHEW MCDERMOTT CLASH: Veteran Anthony Maschek (above, with fiancée Angela O'Neill) faced heckling from fellow Columbia students over ROTC (below). J.C. RICE Several students laughed and jeered the Idaho native, a 10th Mountain Division infantryman who spent two years at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington recovering from grievous wounds. Maschek, who is studying economics, miraculously survived the insurgent attack in Kirkuk. In the hail of gunfire, he broke both legs and suffered wounds to his abdomen, arm and chest. He enrolled last August at the Ivy League school, where an increasingly ugly battle is unfolding over the 42-year military ban there. More than half of the students who spoke at the meeting -- the second of three hearings on the subject -- expressed opposition to ROTC's return. Many of the 200 students in the audience held anti-military placards with slogans such as, "1 in 3 female soldiers experiences sexual assault in the military." The university has created a task force polling 10,000 students on the issue, but would not release the vote tally of the 1,300 who have already responded. In 2005, when the university last voted to reject ROTC's return, it cited the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy. That policy was overturned in December, but resistance remains. "Transpeople are part of the Columbia community," said senior Sean Udell at the meeting, referring to the military's current ban on transgender soldiers. Faculty members are divided. "Universities should not be involved in military activities," Sociology Professor Emeritus Herbert Gans told The Post. "Columbia should come out against spending $300 billion a year on unnecessary wars." A group of 34 faculty colleagues, including historian Kenneth Jackson and former Bloomberg adviser Esther Fuchs, plan to announce their support of ROTC tomorrow. José Robledo, 30, a Columbia student who commutes to Fordham University for ROTC coursework, said he found the treatment of Maschek abhorrent. "The anti-ROTC side has been disrespectful and loud. They hiss and they jeer," he said. "It's been to the detriment of the argument." [email protected] Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhatt...N#ixzz1EWx9Igqu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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southsider2k5 Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 QUOTE (Cknolls @ Feb 20, 2011 -> 01:51 PM) This is absolutely disgusting behavior: Wounded Iraq vet jeered at Columbia By ANNIE KARNI Last Updated: 9:06 AM, February 20, 2011 Posted: 12:10 AM, February 20, 2011 Comments: 93 More Print Columbia University students heckled a war hero during a town-hall meeting on whether ROTC should be allowed back on campus. "Racist!" some students yelled at Anthony Maschek, a Columbia freshman and former Army staff sergeant awarded the Purple Heart after being shot 11 times in a firefight in northern Iraq in February 2008. Others hissed and booed the veteran. Maschek, 28, had bravely stepped up to the mike Tuesday at the meeting to issue an impassioned challenge to fellow students on their perceptions of the military. "It doesn't matter how you feel about the war. It doesn't matter how you feel about fighting," said Maschek. "There are bad men out there plotting to kill you." MATTHEW MCDERMOTT CLASH: Veteran Anthony Maschek (above, with fiancée Angela O'Neill) faced heckling from fellow Columbia students over ROTC (below). J.C. RICE Several students laughed and jeered the Idaho native, a 10th Mountain Division infantryman who spent two years at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington recovering from grievous wounds. Maschek, who is studying economics, miraculously survived the insurgent attack in Kirkuk. In the hail of gunfire, he broke both legs and suffered wounds to his abdomen, arm and chest. He enrolled last August at the Ivy League school, where an increasingly ugly battle is unfolding over the 42-year military ban there. More than half of the students who spoke at the meeting -- the second of three hearings on the subject -- expressed opposition to ROTC's return. Many of the 200 students in the audience held anti-military placards with slogans such as, "1 in 3 female soldiers experiences sexual assault in the military." The university has created a task force polling 10,000 students on the issue, but would not release the vote tally of the 1,300 who have already responded. In 2005, when the university last voted to reject ROTC's return, it cited the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy. That policy was overturned in December, but resistance remains. "Transpeople are part of the Columbia community," said senior Sean Udell at the meeting, referring to the military's current ban on transgender soldiers. Faculty members are divided. "Universities should not be involved in military activities," Sociology Professor Emeritus Herbert Gans told The Post. "Columbia should come out against spending $300 billion a year on unnecessary wars." A group of 34 faculty colleagues, including historian Kenneth Jackson and former Bloomberg adviser Esther Fuchs, plan to announce their support of ROTC tomorrow. José Robledo, 30, a Columbia student who commutes to Fordham University for ROTC coursework, said he found the treatment of Maschek abhorrent. "The anti-ROTC side has been disrespectful and loud. They hiss and they jeer," he said. "It's been to the detriment of the argument." [email protected] Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhatt...N#ixzz1EWx9Igqu I'm still trying to understand how the left can vilify the right for using the filibuster too much, and then applaud their party running away to Illinois in Wisconsin. I will say the cut and run strategy they used there is entirely consistent with how they view our military. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 21, 2011 -> 09:36 AM) I'm still trying to understand how the left can vilify the right for using the filibuster too much, and then applaud their party running away to Illinois in Wisconsin. Well, there's a difference between repeated usage of the filibuster at historic levels to stop bills that have been debated and discussed and negotiated for months and stopping this train wreck of a bill that's had no discussion or negotiation but has a very big impact on the state of Wisconsin for years to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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