Like Clinton, Huck is governor of a “right to work” for less state…
never a friend of the union movement.

Hello, Tula, and thanks for this report.

Supporting strikers by crossing their picket line — that sure sounds like a GOP approach.

Hi Tula:

Crossing the picket line. I’ll EPU’d a comment in an earlier thread…

So, would it be fair to conclude that Mr. Huckabee is triangulating?

EPU’d from an earlier thread:

[Huckabee] made the anti-Romney dig on “The Tonight Show,” where he appeared after crossing picket lines of striking TV writers.

After Huckabee claimed earlier in the day that the writers weren’t striking “The Tonight Show” — a claim that wasn’t true — his campaign tried to explain how the populist Republican candidate wasn’t really undercutting the writers by appearing with Jay Leno. “The governor would only agree to join Jay, an active member of the Writers Guild, for the taping after he was assured that no replacement writers were being used in the show’s production,” the campaign said in a press release. “Gov. Huckabee believes that the writers deserve to be fairly compensated for the sale of their work. Governor Huckabee is glad that Jay Leno was able to put his 160 employees back to work and he strongly encourages both sides of the current labor dispute to work diligently toward an equitable solution for all parties involved.”

The striking writers weren’t buying it. The best sign from the picket line: “Huckabee, you can’t deny this cross.”

Link: http://salon.com/politics/war_room/

Right on Tula. I just posted this myself and am now going to Blogwhore my way across the internet.
Digg this post, everyone, This is a candidate killer.

Here is my post;
Mike Huckabee Is A Scab.

Good ol’ Ted Rall…:o)

http://m2f.news.yahoo.com/mail…..;locale=us

Aaaarrgh…all I got was the email window.

Tryin’ again…

http://news.yahoo.com/edcartoo.....ELMnADwLAF

Great post, Busted.

It needs saying far and wide.

While Huckie pranced across the picket line (boooo. Shame. Scab). David Letterman throughout his show supported the strikers, demeaned the stingy producers, had writers from the strike appear to state a top tenner, had his producers give hell to producers resisting strikers and there was the usual poking fun of themselves. Robin Williams was a guest also adding his support for the writers.

Can Huckie lift his head this morning? Does he not feel shame? Apparently, not.

Sorry, no can do. Too bad, it was a Huck cartoon, and a funny one.

In the general election we in this house are planning to vote for the nominee of the Democratic Party. Until that time we will be blasting Democrats who continue to support GWB on the war and occupation of Iraq.

The American people are screaming for change. Which of the Democratic candidates is least likly to heed that admonition?

Link to Digg this post

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Listening to author of ”free lunch” on fresh air NPR - it is ah must listen and would be great for on on book club review.

Did not think i could have such ah big session of enlightenment after leaning so much over the last few years.

God please Edwards.

All about free lunch and people paying sales tax to the waltons and bushes and more.

Now he is getting to on on sort of campaign and congress reform.

We view John Edwards, in this house, as a friend to labor.

tanbark, your link at 8 worked for me. it is funny, thanks!

Huckabee’s acting career will consist of a speech in the early hours of Friday morning where he thanks his Christian zealots who know little about the political landscape but want to keep the Church bank in state that Christy Bush has put their advised by Rove for political gain.

He will thank his mostly right wing zealots for making it a contest, as he gets edged out by Romney’s personal fortune and the corporate contributions to lying Romney because Romney’s the only candidate they have left to run in the general. Rudy “912 Burn the Firemen and the Emergency Center” out of stupidity is fading, and the Florida firewall won’t work.

Some links don’t work these days on FDL even when applied correctly Teddy and I don’t know why.

Pete — I haven’t had any problems with links at all. Are you sure you are doing the HTML correctly?

My man is Obama, but Edwards has the potential to be an exciting, effective President and would be so much better than Bush with Congress and in foreign relations and would appoint a much better cabinet than we have now.

I’d like to see his approach to the Unitary Executive DOJ and Intelligence committee that we have in place now thanks to the gutless compliant Democratic Congress, specifically SJC and SSIC.

Which of the Democratic candidates is least likly to heed that admonition?

You’re a clever bastard! Trying to get other people to do your dirty work so you can maintain your resolve.

We support unions. We advocate worker’s rights. We dislike “right to work”. We dislike the NLRB. We believe in fairness and justice. We are Democrats.

I view John Edwards as a friend to the American people. All of us, even the ones who don’t realize it.

Thanks, Bustedknuckles!

OT

Dubya “supporter of the troops”

http://www.armytimes.com/news/.....d_080102w/

There’s going to be some angry military families. Interesting that no MSM has mentioned this.
(Surprise, surprise.)

The pocket veto already lowers their pay raise by .5%.

Talk about a schoolyard bully.

Hi, Tula! Great post!

I’ll have you know my parents were married when I was conceived. ;0)

If Edwards’ message got out, he’d probably have great crossover with disenfranchised republicans.

We dislike the NLRB.

I believe that Edwards will restore the NLRB to its proper role of protecting workers’ right to effective collective bargaining.

John Edwards showed up at the WGA rally in NYC a month or so ago.

Well it was only one Christy in all fairness, and it was temporary from NYT yesterday. I paste the htmls, and all the others have worked. There is of course the chance that somehow I missed any part of the url on the paste and it was my fault, but I tried it several times so LOL maybe I shouldn’t have said “sometimes these days” they aren’t working. All the links I put up after that did work.

Thanks and thanks for your consistently thoughtful posts that are keeping me much better informed, LHP, Jane Teddy and all the other FDL posters and EW’s work ethic and quality are very inspiring as well.

I love Tropical Paradise to the left of the screen. Has anyone ever lived near the equator? Life is short under the best of conditions. Name the disease and it is poking around your system. Your clothes never dry out. You are wet and clammy all the time. Everything around you rots fast and the stench is awful. No matter how hard you try you compete with the flies for your plate of food never mind the floating sparkling green substance coming off the flies in your coffee. Yeah. Real nice. What more could you want, Dick?

gooper candidate crossing picket line- dog bites man–no news.

Gooper REFUSES to cross picket line- man bites dog.

I’m so mad I just did my very first Kos Diary.
Please recommend it if you have an account.
I Dugg Tula’s post, have you?

Pissed off, ain’t I?

There may be some irony or poetic justice somewhere here. Opposition of labor would have to help Huckabee with the Republican base. If it helped him win the nomination, it would help labor, because Huckabee could not win a general election.

Sometimes the java thingy on top of the comment box doesn’t work for me… like right now. Sometimes the reply button doesn’t work for me either (the purple box that says Replying to…doesn’t appear on top of the comment box)

off topic, sorry but marcy has a great piece up right now, it looks like pelosi might be growing a set of balls…is there a chance impeachment goes back on the table if the president defies this decision?

Congress vigorously rejects any claim that the president has the authority to pocket-veto this legislation, and will treat any bill returned to the Congress as open to an override vote,” said Nadeam Elshami, a spokesman for Pelosi. He said the Speaker is keeping all legislative options on the table.

*buys popcorn”

Am at Ron Paul meeting. He’s not taking emails but giving out box lunches

A few years ago I had to cross a picket line in southern California. Grocery workers were on strike, and I was delivering produce to one of the warehouses of the grocery chain involved. I hated doing it, but because I worked for a very small non-union company at the time, had I refused to make the delivery I would have lost my own job, and my financial situation at the time was so precarious it would have been a personal disaster.

A few weeks later I had a couple of hours where my truck sat parked, waiting for dispatch. Right next door was one of the stores being picketed. I went over and walked the picket line with the striking workers for an hour or so. I told them my story, and they all said they understood and appreciated my situation, and that they really appreciated my joining them for a while. I felt better for having done it, and perhaps redeemed myself a bit. Still, I sure wish I had had the courage to refuse to cross a picket line in the first place. It was very difficult dilemma for me.

I’m still a Teamster, though withdrawn because I’m not able to work for a union outfit right now. In solidarity, I sure hope the WGA prevails.

the picket line isn’t the only line the Huckerstebee has crossed

what a friggin jerk and he gets friggin pass everytime he flips, flops or makes a”gaffe” know in hucksterbee lingo as a joke …the media is only to happy to make an excuse for him.

What’s for lunch? Blimpies?

I meant the java link thingy…

I dugg this post, and gave your kos a rec. Spread the word!

Am at Ron Paul meeting. He’s not taking emails but giving out box lunches

Are the box lunches prepared by Blimpie?

What’s for lunch, Jane? *g*

He said the Speaker is keeping all legislative options on the table.

I really think this “on/off the table” metaphor needs to be retired. Who’s with me?

What’s for lunch? Loose meat sandwiches?

Thank you Tula.

Hucksterbee reminds me of some other guy in a dream I had.

Whenever the fella stood next to a person and announced his undying support, why, it was the darndest thing.
Within a week, you could count on that person or his/her program being “disappeared”.

Oh, wait.

Somehow the phrase “loose meat” WRT Huckabee just made me guffaw. *g*

I’m sure Huckerstee doesn’t give a flying huck about unions and I believe he supports right to work laws and the destroying of the unions political strength.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com.....166c_o.jpg

almost as ridiculous as, “Take off that uniform!” from a nekkid emperator.

Labor is the backbone of this country. Not the stockholders and CEO’s. How does a country run w/out labor?

I think he’s quadrangulating.
Someone’s sending letters to some Iowa pastors, saying they’d better not get involved in politics or the IRS will come after them.
And the pastors happen to be Huckabee supporters.
Hmm. Who likes to play the poor poor pitiful victim card? Yeah.

OT
Just brought home my first digital camera ever. Now to see if I can get it to work.

History has shown, I believe quite clearly, that the Republican Party is not the worker’s pal. There will be no Square Deal, Fair Deal or New Deal under the thumb of the GOP.

yeah kind of like
“I’m not going to play this ad would you do it for me?”

Hucky playing “please don’t throw me the briar patch”

OK. I must be off to San Francisco to meet up with my 14 year old granddaughter (I love this kid). We’re heading (no pun intended) to the Marie Antoinette Exhibit. We’re having an old friend of mine meet up with us - researcher, writer, activist, Liberal. Together, we influence my sweet granddaughter, subtly. Just passing the torch. She will contribute in her own unique way. I’ll keep NPR on for news updates.

I’ll be back in touch in a couple of days:))

diable est bleu… peut-etre? Yeah, loose meat (don’t quite like the sound of that somehow…)

Is it just me, or does Huck look like he’s put back a few pounds lately? What’s the opposite of loose meat?

And what’s in the lunch boxes? Empty promises perhaps?

They’re quite easy to use…Taking that on your ski trip to Utah? *g*

Have a wonderful trip.

Got my first one about six months ago. I love it. Have fun. ;0)

Yep, if all goes well, will take it skiing. It has a rechargeable battery, so nothing will be known until the battery is charged two hours from now. It’s even smaller & lighter than my point ‘n shoot film camera, so could be fun. Only trouble is, it has screen & no viewfinder, so I’ll have to don my reading glasses every time I want to take a pic.

Gristle.

Noron ODonnell on msgop is just babbling and actually spreading misinformation.

has she commented on THE TORTURE TAPES????huh? huh? huh?yea im impatient 8 years worth

oh let the fun begin!!!

I turned off the set when Leno said “It was nineteen people putting 168 out of work.” So much for standing together…

Had to update my password today, decided on “Edwards ‘08″ - I’m usually not an optimist, but crossing fingers & toes.

Noron ODonnell on msgop is just babbling and actually spreading misinformation.

Well, that is the norm for her.

I hope Huckleberry Mike is the GOP nominee. The guy could turn out to be a the genuine article. A real buffoon. The Democratic nominee should be quite capable of eating this character’s lunch.

Noron is quite something. She always has that smile on her face. She seems to be a genuinely nice person…just not very bright. Every so once in a while she manages to dig up a good point…from God knows where some depth.

Well, I would just guess that Republicans would claim to favor very tight meat, but would actually promote the loosest of all meats.

Finally joined the 21st Century!

Don’t forget at the Iowa caucuses on the Democratic side only that the second teir people who don’t make 15% of the vote, then have choices to make about giving their support on the second round. And votes in some caucuses count more than others based on seniority.

Guide to Arcane Democratic Party Caucus Rules

Talk about arcane and byzantine:

14)After the number of eligible caucus attendees has been determined, the viabilitythreshold is calculated based on the number of delegates the caucus is to elect.Note: When calculating viability, always round UP to the next whole number.a. In caucuses that elect two (2) delegates, preference groups must contain atleast 25% of the caucus attendees in order to be viable. This can becalculated by using the following formula:Number of Eligible Caucus Attendees x 0.25 = Viability Thresholdb. In caucuses that elect three (3) delegates, the total caucus attendees shouldbe divided by six (6) to determine the viability threshold. This can becalculated by using the following formula:Number of Eligible Caucus Attendees ÷ 6 = Viability Thresholdc. In caucuses that elect four (4) or more delegates, preference groups mustcontain at least 15% of the caucus attendees in order to be viable. This canbe calculated by using the following formula:Number of Eligible Caucus Attendees x 0.15 = Viability Threshold15)Once the viability threshold has been determined, the Chair will announce thatnumber to the caucus.Note: The viability threshold remains unchanged throughout the course of thecaucus, even if attendees leave before delegates are awarded.

Edwards seems to be the be the best potential for labor. He is showing a preliminary sense of solidarity by trashing the destructive and dehumanizing nature of the corporate plutocrats. And one thing we need more of is solidarity.
Solidarity against war.
Solidarity against slave labor.
Solidarity for environmental sanity.

I saw one story that said Huckabee’s campaign was told ahead of time that he would be crossing a picket line if he went on Leno’s show. (Can’t find it now, of course.)

Yea, and who was it that really did the spitting and violence during the Vietnam war protests? Union “Hardhats”.

The Hard Hat Riot was a riot which occurred on May 8, 1970, near the intersection of Wall Street and Broad Street and at New York City Hall. The riot occurred about noon when about 200 construction workers mobilized by the New York State AFL-CIO attacked about 1,000 high school and college students and others protesting the Kent State shootings, the American invasion of Cambodia and the Vietnam War. The riot lasted little more than two hours, and ended of its own accord. More than 70 people were injured, including four policemen. Six people were arrested.

Yep … a Blue Devil fan here (have traditionally posted as Janenyc but am having login probs that we can’t seem to solve).

Thinking of JRE and EE today. She would take umbrage at my screen name. There’s no bigger Tar Heel fan. Ever notice how much “Carolina blue” she wears on the campaign trail? *g*

It’s on thinkprogress, I think.

The Vietnam War was incredibly divisive, at all levels of social organization, within political parties, within workplaces, within professions, within unions, and within families.

I really fail to see the relevance of any of that right now.

Since there is none of that divisivness now? I said it last week in the thread and I’ll say it again. In my opinion unions, for the most part, are past their usefulness.

The repugs have never supported union rights. Just look at one of the best examples Raygun when he broke the air traffic union and now look at what a mess we have in the skies. These guys have passengers lives in their hands and they are worked to death and now they get less and less qualified people to apply for those positions.

Boy do I hate the repugs for their constantly passing anti labor laws and regulations. Again in the modern context just look at the recent NLRB rulings for business an against labor. We have to keep them out of the Whitehouse at all cost.
Thanks Busted for keeping the labor issues forefront here at the Lake. I am sure we will support you here at the lake in your endeavors!!

I really didn’t want a reason to vote against Edwards. I may have to rethink this. (NCSU fan here.)

To me pandering to unions is the same as pandering to christians.

In my opinion unions, for the most part, are past their usefulness.

That may be. Bringing up a riot involving union construction workers and anti-war protesters in 1970 does absolutely nothing to advance an argument about current usefulness of labor unions. It is, in my opinion, purely inflammatory.

union and christians are pretty big catchall phrases

Well ecuse the shit out of me for getting involved in your love fest.

It’s just peachy to combine the two here:

Thousands of union volunteers delivered presidential levels of turnout for state and local races.

Jane was the first to report how quickly Huckabee was to have anti-war protestors arrested when they entered one of his local Iowa campaign offices with “Who Would Jesus Bomb” signs.

I appreciate it but don’t thank me, Thank Tula.
And Jane too!

If you’ve got arguments for your contention that unions are past their usefulness, let’s hear them. A Vietnam War-era riot ain’t one.

Teacher unions that protect totally incompetent teachers will do for a start.

My point in bringing up the Hard hat riot is that I think their is a tendency for some folks to see unions as automatically progressive and I don’t think they are. In many cases they are as exploitative as the businesses they deal with.

Unions past their usefulness? Tell that to the the anti-war teachers in Japan. I’m sure they would look at your take as just that of another arrogant American. Or how about the hotel workers trying to get a decent wage and health care? Or how about the victims of globalization?

Corporate unionism may be over (those were the reactionaries you must have met in NYC), I hope it is, but labor activism must be a part of the future if this nation if we are to survive as a culture.

Japanese unions? Sorry, I didn’t think of the Wobblies.

….like I said…another arrogant American. Just what the planet needs.

Huckabee obviously cares little for people. He has his own twisted notion of god to hide behind and uses it to his advantage, but for people trying to maintain a semblance of dignity in a time where corporate welfare takes an ever growing amount of our tax money, where basic safety and health laws are ignored, and where corporate corruption has destroyed representative democracy basic issues involving collective bargaining are more important than ever. I think the Democratic candidates all recognize this, as displyed in their ‘pandering’ to town hall debate exposures. Your preterite sense of the failures of activism for working peopkle in America is self-defeating. But I think Huckabee would like your angle fine.

The local news stations covered the Huckabeast appearing on Leno and crossing the picket line surprisingly well. But now it is going to rain for a few days and that takes over the “important” news here in LA.