Comments on: Fire In The House http://firedoglake.com/2007/03/06/fire-in-the-house/ Firedoglake weblog Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:59:54 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Poboy http://firedoglake.com/2007/03/06/fire-in-the-house/#comment-546298 Poboy Wed, 07 Mar 2007 20:33:17 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/03/06/fire-in-the-house/#comment-546298 <p><a href="#comment-545026"><em>Bustednuckles @<br /> 25 </em></a></p> <blockquote><p>Thank you Tula.<br /> I have tried and tried to get my Dad to comment here. Unfortunately, he does not ‘get it’ that these threads move so fast.</p></blockquote> <p>Me too. So tell Dad to read until he finds a post that moves him in his heart to reply.<br /> These neo-cons are not American. They want to neo-con others with their buying of media with propaganda.<br /> Vote people, not corporations!<br /> Peace.</p> Bustednuckles @
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Thank you Tula.
I have tried and tried to get my Dad to comment here. Unfortunately, he does not ‘get it’ that these threads move so fast.

Me too. So tell Dad to read until he finds a post that moves him in his heart to reply.
These neo-cons are not American. They want to neo-con others with their buying of media with propaganda.
Vote people, not corporations!
Peace.

]]> By: Brett http://firedoglake.com/2007/03/06/fire-in-the-house/#comment-546225 Brett Wed, 07 Mar 2007 19:53:17 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/03/06/fire-in-the-house/#comment-546225 <p><a href="#comment-545123"><em>Oilfieldguy @<br /> 72 </em></a></p> <blockquote><p>The biggest misinformation about wages is the cost of goods, thinking that higher wages will drive up the price. This is wrongheaded thinking. Wages do not have a direct affect on the cost of goods.</p></blockquote> <p>Also the biggest misinformation about unions is that it’s all about wages- in 25 years all the office workers are going to be wishing they were organized to fight for ergonomics; a quote from my aunt who is one of those people who isnt anti-labor, but shes anti-union because shes afraid to lose her job, plus “oh i have a good employer, its not the best but nothing i can do about it” actually used the phrase “my carpal tunnel came from work OVER A PERIOD OF TIME, there’s nothing they couldhave done about that”</p> <p>But that’s also a problem with labor as itself, we *PROMOTE* it as ALL ABOUT THE MONEY, and CTW took that to the extreme, we keep on telling people remember why you have the 40 hour work week, well, remember why we started the movement- the 40 hour work week was because of safety.</p> Oilfieldguy @
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The biggest misinformation about wages is the cost of goods, thinking that higher wages will drive up the price. This is wrongheaded thinking. Wages do not have a direct affect on the cost of goods.

Also the biggest misinformation about unions is that it’s all about wages- in 25 years all the office workers are going to be wishing they were organized to fight for ergonomics; a quote from my aunt who is one of those people who isnt anti-labor, but shes anti-union because shes afraid to lose her job, plus “oh i have a good employer, its not the best but nothing i can do about it” actually used the phrase “my carpal tunnel came from work OVER A PERIOD OF TIME, there’s nothing they couldhave done about that”

But that’s also a problem with labor as itself, we *PROMOTE* it as ALL ABOUT THE MONEY, and CTW took that to the extreme, we keep on telling people remember why you have the 40 hour work week, well, remember why we started the movement- the 40 hour work week was because of safety.

]]> By: Brett http://firedoglake.com/2007/03/06/fire-in-the-house/#comment-546220 Brett Wed, 07 Mar 2007 19:49:37 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/03/06/fire-in-the-house/#comment-546220 <p><a href="#comment-545476"><em>phillydem @<br /> 83 </em></a></p> <blockquote><p>Tim Murphy, PA-18, only voted yes because he’s probably the most endangered Republican in PA in<br /> 2008. </p></blockquote> <p>He saw who brought victory to Altmire, and he knows his constituency is only miles from it, and we can deploy MORE people next election- as far as I know hes never been vehemently anti-labor, but i emailed thanking him and never got a reply back</p> phillydem @
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Tim Murphy, PA-18, only voted yes because he’s probably the most endangered Republican in PA in
2008.

He saw who brought victory to Altmire, and he knows his constituency is only miles from it, and we can deploy MORE people next election- as far as I know hes never been vehemently anti-labor, but i emailed thanking him and never got a reply back

]]> By: cage free brown http://firedoglake.com/2007/03/06/fire-in-the-house/#comment-546175 cage free brown Wed, 07 Mar 2007 19:15:51 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/03/06/fire-in-the-house/#comment-546175 <p>I’ll keep my eyes peeled for that. Rep. Lewis has made me stand up and clap at my C-SPAN more than any other single person.</p> I’ll keep my eyes peeled for that. Rep. Lewis has made me stand up and clap at my C-SPAN more than any other single person.

]]> By: phillydem http://firedoglake.com/2007/03/06/fire-in-the-house/#comment-545476 phillydem Wed, 07 Mar 2007 10:18:26 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/03/06/fire-in-the-house/#comment-545476 <p>Tim Murphy, PA-18, only voted yes because he’s probably the most endangered Republican in PA in<br /> 2008. </p> <p>OTOH, Jim Gerlach, PA-06, who was endorsed for reelection by the Teacher’s Union in 2006, voted<br /> against it. I hope the Teacher’s union noticed.</p> Tim Murphy, PA-18, only voted yes because he’s probably the most endangered Republican in PA in
2008.

OTOH, Jim Gerlach, PA-06, who was endorsed for reelection by the Teacher’s Union in 2006, voted
against it. I hope the Teacher’s union noticed.

]]> By: mrobinsong http://firedoglake.com/2007/03/06/fire-in-the-house/#comment-545241 mrobinsong Wed, 07 Mar 2007 04:53:50 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/03/06/fire-in-the-house/#comment-545241 <p>I have two favorite books, memoires really. Joe Wilson’s and John Lewis’.</p> I have two favorite books, memoires really. Joe Wilson’s and John Lewis’.

]]> By: Desert Rat http://firedoglake.com/2007/03/06/fire-in-the-house/#comment-545215 Desert Rat Wed, 07 Mar 2007 04:35:15 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/03/06/fire-in-the-house/#comment-545215 <p>I honestly never had any doubt Congressman Lewis was on the side of the good guys in this matter. Still, it’s great to see.</p> <p>The game has been rigged against working people in this country for a couple of generations now. It’s about time to level the playing field.</p> I honestly never had any doubt Congressman Lewis was on the side of the good guys in this matter. Still, it’s great to see.

The game has been rigged against working people in this country for a couple of generations now. It’s about time to level the playing field.

]]> By: vwcat http://firedoglake.com/2007/03/06/fire-in-the-house/#comment-545183 vwcat Wed, 07 Mar 2007 04:23:00 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/03/06/fire-in-the-house/#comment-545183 <p>Did you know Lewis was going to endorse Barack Obama Sunday at the church but, got a call from Bill Clinton the night before telling him not to. whatever he said, Lewis did not give his endorsement. It’s said Lewis has been very impressed by Obama since he got to Washington and really supported him.<br /> wonder what Bill said. probably used guilt</p> Did you know Lewis was going to endorse Barack Obama Sunday at the church but, got a call from Bill Clinton the night before telling him not to. whatever he said, Lewis did not give his endorsement. It’s said Lewis has been very impressed by Obama since he got to Washington and really supported him.
wonder what Bill said. probably used guilt

]]> By: Neil http://firedoglake.com/2007/03/06/fire-in-the-house/#comment-545169 Neil Wed, 07 Mar 2007 04:16:57 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/03/06/fire-in-the-house/#comment-545169 <p><b>Charlie Rose has Novakula and Matt Cooper on now.</b></p> Charlie Rose has Novakula and Matt Cooper on now.

]]> By: justintime http://firedoglake.com/2007/03/06/fire-in-the-house/#comment-545138 justintime Wed, 07 Mar 2007 04:03:49 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/03/06/fire-in-the-house/#comment-545138 <p>Tula, thank you for your post on this key issue.</p> <p>The Libby verdict dominated my free time today but I did watch a small part of the Employee Free Choice Act House debate on CNN.<br /> I caught the end of an impassioned pro Free Choice speech and the beginning of Orrin Hatch’s anti Free Choice speech.<br /> After first stating that he had once been a union member, he launched into another bogus argument - unionized companies don’t allow managers enough slack for a rapid response to changing market conditions.</p> <p>If anyone watched more of this House debate, who did you think were the outstanding Dem speakers?</p> Tula, thank you for your post on this key issue.

The Libby verdict dominated my free time today but I did watch a small part of the Employee Free Choice Act House debate on CNN.
I caught the end of an impassioned pro Free Choice speech and the beginning of Orrin Hatch’s anti Free Choice speech.
After first stating that he had once been a union member, he launched into another bogus argument – unionized companies don’t allow managers enough slack for a rapid response to changing market conditions.

If anyone watched more of this House debate, who did you think were the outstanding Dem speakers?

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