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1. #1
   On February 5th, 2011 at 2:40 pm, txvet2 said:

   Isn’t this a repeat from the other day?

2. #2
   On February 5th, 2011 at 2:43 pm, Republicanvet said:

   “Going to a right-to-work state and starting a convention on Labor Day for the Democrats?” he said. “Wow. That’s quite the equation.”
   [...]
   The hotel workers’ union specifically asked the Democratic National Committee several months ago not to consider Charlotte because of its lack of union hotel rooms.

   SUCKERS!

   Similar to what the film industry has been doing. Filming in Canada to avoid the unions.

   …but then, I don’t know why the unions are whining anyway with the way Urkel has been shoveling money at them by the truckload.

   Greedy pigs.

3. #3
   On February 5th, 2011 at 3:49 pm, happyscrapper said:

   Greedy pigs.

   Succinct and to the point. I would add corrupt to that, but otherwise, not much more needs to be said.

4. #4
   On February 5th, 2011 at 3:56 pm, dat60a3 said:

   Just the term Right to Work must really annoy the unions because it shows the world that the unions want to limit people’s right to work.

5. #5
   On February 5th, 2011 at 3:58 pm, Cogs said:

   Maybe the time has come to rename the two political parties. The GOP could become the Tea Party Party and the Dems could be the Union Party.

6. #6
   On February 5th, 2011 at 3:59 pm, Pasadena Phil said:

   That reminds me, I’ve got to pick up a rack of baby back ribs from Trader Joe’s today.

7. #7
   On February 5th, 2011 at 4:26 pm, Pasadena Phil said:

   What this guarantees is that Charlotte will be ground zero for major pro-labor union protests and demonstrations. Time to get out those police camels.

8. #8
   On February 5th, 2011 at 4:29 pm, cicerokid said:

   Hotels in Havana were booked?

9. #9
   On February 5th, 2011 at 4:56 pm, ITookTheRedPill said:

   On February 5th, 2011 at 3:58 pm, Cogs said:

   Maybe the time has come to rename the two political parties. The GOP could become the Tea Party Party and the Dems could be the Union Party.

   The Democrat[ic Socilialist]s are the Communist Party.

   I challenge any leftist to show me where the program/agenda of the Democrat Party differs significantly from the Program of the Communist Party USA:

   The Road to Socialism USA

10. #10
    On February 5th, 2011 at 4:56 pm, Rogue Cheddar said:

    Why do they call it Big Labor, labor is the least that they do.

11. #11
    On February 5th, 2011 at 5:02 pm, irving said:

    So the grievance mongers of the Democrat party don’t just want policies that favor them, they require homage to be paid.

    This explains a lot about the extremism of the last couple years. Nothing matters to party leaders (Reid, Pelosi, Obama) more than paying tribute to their owners … I mean constituents.

    Is it just me or does this strategy look a wee bit unsustainable (please forgive me for sounding like an environmentalist there)?

12. #12
    On February 5th, 2011 at 5:05 pm, rocketman said:

    ***
    HI PASADENA PHIL–#7. I too was impressed by the Egyptian Riot camel attack. Right through the protesters at full speed–with lots of hitting with a club or whip as the demonstrators scattered under the blows. Right out of Lawrence of Arabia.
    ***
    It did look kindov hard to stay on the camel–bad news when the crowd finally gets the thug off the camel.
    ***
    Maybe this would work out at the next Black Panther voter rights suppression event. One camel–two hits–and back out into the distance over two supine bodies. Works for me.
    ***
    John Bibb
    ***

13. #13
    On February 5th, 2011 at 5:10 pm, rocketman said:

    ***
    HI ITOOKTHEREDPILL–#9. I like changing the “democratic” party name to the Socialist USA or Communist USA party. And for changing the “republican” party name to the Business party.
    ***
    And the Teaparty name should be changed to the American Conservative party. No RINO’s need apply.
    ***
    John Bibb
    ***

14. #14
    On February 5th, 2011 at 5:18 pm, Hangfire said:

    What a dilemma for the Donks.

    If they honor the most union represented state with their convention, the public will complain that they don’t care about the rest of the nation’s suffering during the recession, and only want to party and swim in Waikiki.

    Wait a sec…..that’s where Barry goes on vacation.

15. #15
    On February 5th, 2011 at 5:23 pm, tre said:

    Maybe they want to try to unionize NASCAR.

    I could never understand why the party that wants to take ever larger chunks of workingmen’s wages to give to people who don’t, or won’t, work is supposed to be the party of the workingman.

16. #16
    On February 5th, 2011 at 5:41 pm, behiker said:

    The selection was “a calculated affront,” said Rick Sloan, communications director for the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers.

    Ok, Rick, you’ve caught them red handed. The secret is out, Obama doesn’t like unions. He’s just been giving the appearance that he does so you’d vote for him. Here’s a fun idea, why don’t you and all of your union buddies vote for the Republican or simply stay home on election day to get even with him. That will show him not to mess with you!

17. #17
    On February 5th, 2011 at 5:54 pm, ThackerAgency said:

    The Unions have ‘warned’ Charlotte that most of the labor would be unionized labor from outside of the state. So there will not be an increase in jobs to the local area thanks to the convention (one reason to choose a city).

    Obama hopes to win NC again. It’s not likely.

18. #18
    On February 5th, 2011 at 6:03 pm, 123upnorth said:

    ‘Starting the convention on labour day’ – LOL.

    Isn’t it amazing that the unions think it is blasphemous to move a muscle on a day that celebrates the labour movement?

    Wouldn’t a national holiday like labour day allow more people to attend the convention than otherwise, since they will be off work and won’t have to ask permission or call in sick to their employer in order to attend? Therefore, if more people can attend the convention and if the Democrats can drum up support in the minds of the greater number of attendees, isn’t that a positive?

19. #19
    On February 5th, 2011 at 6:14 pm, rightisright said:

    I could never understand why the party that wants to take ever larger chunks of workingmen’s wages to give to people who don’t, or won’t, work is supposed to be the party of the workingman.

    answer: socialist/communist rhetoric, that’s all.

20. #20
    On February 5th, 2011 at 6:39 pm, chapoutier said:

    Obama hopes to win NC again. It’s not likely.

    You clearly haven’t seen his latest polling there. He is doing quite well actually.

    Obama’s gain in popularity has been fueled by voters in the center. A year ago his approval rating with moderates was 59%. Now it’s up to 69%. This improvement in his standing, along with the lukewarm reaction of voters in the state to the leading 2012 Republican Presidential contenders, has him in position to repeat his surprise North Carolina victory from 2008. He leads the four most likely GOP contenders at this point by margins ranging anywhere from 3 to 9 points in this month’s poll.

    Mitt Romney comes the closest to Obama this time, trailing 47-44. Mike Huckabee is next, with a 49-45 deficit. Newt Gingrich is down 50-44 and and Sarah Palin as usual fares the weakest of the GOP hopefuls trailing Obama by nine points at 50-41.

21. #21
    On February 5th, 2011 at 6:42 pm, txvet2 said:

    On February 5th, 2011 at 5:23 pm, tre said:

    Maybe they want to try to unionize NASCAR.

    I could never understand why the party that wants to take ever larger chunks of workingmen’s wages to give to people who don’t, or won’t, work is supposed to be the party of the workingman.

    The same reason that politicians who talk about a “people’s convention” have no real interest in the welfare of the people. I wonder if the Democrats really have any grasp of the connotations of naming something the “People’s” anything, or whether the socialists are finally coming out of the closet?

22. #22
    On February 5th, 2011 at 6:48 pm, Blackstone said:

    On February 5th, 2011 at 3:58 pm, Cogs said:

    Maybe the time has come to rename the two political parties. The GOP could become the Tea Party Party and the Dems could be the Union Party.

    The GOP has a ways to go before it deserves to be called that.

23. #23
    On February 5th, 2011 at 7:05 pm, sbw999 said:

    I live 20 miles NE of Charlotte (a beautiful budding city by the way), and I’m pissed too. Too many dems for my taste.

24. #24
    On February 5th, 2011 at 7:55 pm, RedDog said:

    It’s a lack of Big Leftist Labor but also the home of Jesse Helms. Michelle: “Gimme summo o’ dat pulled pork missah man!” BBQ chef: “No pork for you! …. Next!”

    “Murdoch, I’m comin’ to get you.”

25. #25
    On February 5th, 2011 at 7:56 pm, swede said:

    Rogue Cheddar said:
    Why do they call it Big Labor, labor is the least that they do.

    Not to mention unions represent only 12.5% of workers in the nation. What’s the “big” deal? They also are p.o.’d because NC is a “Right to Work” state. Gaaawd we can’t have that!

26. #26
    On February 5th, 2011 at 8:04 pm, RedDog said:

    On February 5th, 2011 at 7:05 pm, sbw999 said:

    I live 20 miles NE of Charlotte (a beautiful budding city by the way), and I’m pissed too. Too many dems for my taste.

    As elsewhere in the South, the infection is spreading. The one advantage of Socialism in America (at least to the Socialists) is that the artificial wage and property inflation allows them to cash out and carpetbag their way into free states. Insidious but effective, and it encourages them in their folly – just so long as everyone elses’ money holds out. The quintessential Ponzi scheme.

27. #27
    On February 5th, 2011 at 9:04 pm, RedDog said:

    It was a stinging rebuke to one of the Democratic Party’s most loyal and influential constituencies. And labor leaders are fuming at the slight.

    Constituency? This is precisely why unions should be abolished. If you are a disaffected employee, start your own company. Losers.

28. #28
    On February 5th, 2011 at 9:15 pm, Ron said:

    Wonder how NC feels about abortion and gay marriage? Think those pillars of the Democrat party might be shaken (not stirred)?

29. #29
    On February 5th, 2011 at 9:40 pm, Straight_Talk_Luigi said:

    Attention union workers

    Take out your anger on the Democrats in 2012 by not voting.

    If you really, really want to stick it to them—vote GOP in 2012.

    They won’t make that mistake again!

30. #30
    On February 5th, 2011 at 9:50 pm, TimLenox said:

    mmmwwwWWWAAAAAA-HA-HA-HA-HAAAaaaaaa !!!

31. #31
    On February 5th, 2011 at 11:31 pm, TooMuchTime said:

    You clearly haven’t seen his latest polling there. He is doing quite well actually.

    When John F’ing Kerry ran for prez in 2004, the liberal media commissioned polls that over-polled Republicans intentionally. It put Bush way ahead. Over a period of a few months just before the election, the polls they commissioned started to even out and it made Kerry look like the comeback kid. Had they done the polls correctly to begin with, it wouldn’t have sold as much air time or as many papers.

    As they say, it ain’t over till the fat lady sings. Political polls are just the orchestra warming up.

32. #32
    On February 6th, 2011 at 12:42 am, chapoutier said:

    On February 5th, 2011 at 11:31 pm, TooMuchTime said:

    NANANANANA!!!!! I won’t believe what I don’t want to hear!!!!

33. #33
    On February 6th, 2011 at 8:55 am, tre said:

    Well, I’m glad they didn’t come to Oklahoma, the only state where Obummer didn’t carry one single county.

34. #34
    On February 6th, 2011 at 9:07 am, Ignatius Reilly said:

    Primer on the vital topic of NC BBQ

    - Our NC “BBQ” is exclusively pork (which I realize is an upsetting idea to Texans and other ignorant rowdies not from around here)

    - All NC BBQ is only lightly sauced, especially the Eastern style

    - The BBQ from the eastern part of the state has only a thin vinegar sauce with not much more than salt and pepper

    - The BBQ from the central part of the state toward the west has a thicker sauce that includes tomato product but never as thick as is often served in other states on beef BBQ

    - Fans of Eastern (real) NC BBQ despise fans of Western (faux) NC BBQ, and vice versa

    - Strictly speaking, there is no real “western” NC BBQ; it is the eastern and central parts of the state that have the BBQ traditions. BBQ from the central part is termed “western” only in contrast to “eastern” BBQ.

    - Charlotte (and the mountainous west) are not really part of the NC BBQ scene. But, yes, as the Charlotte mayor said, they can “truck it in” if the first lady wants it! (Actually, they have a good deal of experience “trucking it in,” although all North Carolinians recognizes that BBQ is not an indigenous product of the Charlotte area.)

    - If you come to NC and want to try some BBQ, I suggest the BBQ sandwich, which is extremely popular, although BBQ is often served on a plate as well. Here is the important thing if you have a sandwich: Follow the natives. No matter how weird it sounds to you, have a “chopped” BBQ sandwich with slaw. Nothing else. A few years ago no self-respecting waitress in a que shack would even ask how you wanted your sandwich. But so many yankee visitors have come through to have some BBQ and then proceeded to specify how it should be served that now most places will ask people how they want it. Have it like the locals do — chopped, with slaw — before you start “improving it.”

    (I’ll be going out in just about three hours for some BBQ for lunch. I’m going with the sandwich. Yum.)

35. #35
    On February 6th, 2011 at 9:17 am, Ignatius Reilly said:

    P.S. Of course they don’t how to cook no pig in Charlotte. Those people are dufuses.

36. #36
    On February 6th, 2011 at 9:38 am, ArizonaNeanderthal said:

    Pasadena Phil said:
    Time to get out those police camels.

    The Camels are coming Ho-Ro, Ho-Ro!
    The Camels are coming Ho-Ro, Ho-Ro!
    The Camels are coming to bonnie LochLeven
    The Camels are coming Ho-Ro, Ho-Ro!

37. #37
    On February 6th, 2011 at 9:46 am, chapoutier said:

    Ignatius,

    Thank you for your very informative primer. Question: How creamy is the slaw that is normally served? For me, the more vinegary the slaw, and the less mayo used, the better. But I regard authenticity in my cuisine even higher.

38. #38
    On February 6th, 2011 at 10:09 am, Ignatius Reilly said:

    chap…not creamy at all. I could almost imagine that there was just the moisture that came out of the cabbage, but I’m sure it has a little, very light dressing of some sort. (Strangley, the slaw served with “western style” often has tomato sauce of some sort in it, to match the bbq, I guess. I am an Easterner in the NC BBQ world so I am stretching to say a lot about the “western” version; I’ve only occasionally had it. NC BBQ geography, btw, is amazingly specific: the BBQ “west” starts around Greensboro with its headquarters in the town of Lexington. The Eastern que meccas are probably the towns of Wilson and Rocky Mount, although Raleigh-Durham is clearly in the eastern zone.)

39. #39
    On February 6th, 2011 at 10:20 am, Ignatius Reilly said:

    And a bit more Carolina que chatter…Eastern NC BBQ is closely associated with tobacco culture. It was a popular street-vendor food sold going back a full century or so when farmers and their families would bring their tobacco into the bigger “farm towns” where the warehouses and auction markets were located. Thus, the strong tradition in towns like Wilson and Rocky Mount.

40. #40
    On February 6th, 2011 at 10:31 am, sbw999 said:

    On February 5th, 2011 at 8:04 pm, RedDog said:

    The one advantage of Socialism in America (at least to the Socialists) is that the artificial wage and property inflation allows them to cash out and carpetbag their way into free states.

    This is true. I was recently in Eastern Long Island for a friend’s wedding. There are houses out there that are about 1500-1800 square feet and 50 years old that sell for $500,000. Down here in NC, near Charlotte, Concord, Kannapolis and other nearby towns and cities, and even in Charlotte proper, $350,000 will buy you a 5000 square foot home. $500,000 will buy you a bona fide mansion.

41. #41
    On February 6th, 2011 at 10:43 am, stillontheroad said:

    The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Saturday shows that 23% of the nation’s voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as president. Forty percent (40%) Strongly Disapprove, giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -17.

    Yep, he is going gang busters lololol

42. #42
    On February 6th, 2011 at 10:48 am, sbw999 said:

    On February 6th, 2011 at 10:43 am, stillontheroad said:

    The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Saturday shows that 23% of the nation’s voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as president. Forty percent (40%) Strongly Disapprove, giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -17.

    Yet Rasmussen has his overall approval rating at about 47-50%. I can never figure out what the hell all these polls mean.

43. #43
    On February 6th, 2011 at 11:09 am, granite said:

    On February 6th, 2011 at 10:43 am, stillontheroad said:

    …23% of the nation’s voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing….

    If that number is accurate, that is still very disturbing.
    We have lots of trouble and lots of work ahead of ourselves, folks.

44. #44
    On February 6th, 2011 at 12:27 pm, stillontheroad said:

    granite said:
    This may go down just a little but the 20% stong approval may be permanant – rememebr — at least 20%of the population subsists on Gov Cheese.

45. #45
    On February 6th, 2011 at 12:30 pm, cheapseat said:

    To each his own said the man as he kissed the cow, but to a Missourian, cooked pork, shredded and doused in a vinegar mix and coated with shredded cabbage sounds damn near sacriligious. I’ve eaten lots of que from arizona to KC to memphis to NO, but when I was in Charlotte and they served me that “sandwich” I thought the waitress had made a mistake. The sandwich wasn’t that bad, but it sure as hell wasn’t BarBQue.

46. #46
    On February 6th, 2011 at 2:11 pm, Republicanvet said:

    On February 6th, 2011 at 11:09 am, granite said:

    On February 6th, 2011 at 10:43 am, stillontheroad said:

    …23% of the nation’s voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing….

    If that number is accurate, that is still very disturbing.
    We have lots of trouble and lots of work ahead of ourselves, folks.

    Not unbelievable. The raving, commie, lunatic, Mao-should-be-president crowd has always hovered between 23-26%.

47. #47
    On February 6th, 2011 at 2:22 pm, sbw999 said:

    On February 6th, 2011 at 2:11 pm, Republicanvet said:

    Not unbelievable. The raving, commie, lunatic, Mao-should-be-president crowd has always hovered between 23-26%.

    Not always. I believe that the 60′s flower children ushered in the breeding of the hate-America crowd. I would guess that before then, the figure would have been around 5% if such a statistic were used prior to the 60′s. This is why I firmly believe that liberals are traitors in that they want to trash the constitution, and re-write it to be a socialist/communist document. The fact that 23% of the country STRONGLY approve of this Marxist president is alarming to me, but again, not unexpected since about 20% of the Country identify themselves as liberals.

48. #48
    On February 6th, 2011 at 2:41 pm, Republicanvet said:

    On February 6th, 2011 at 2:22 pm, sbw999 said:

    The fact that 23% of the country STRONGLY approve of this Marxist president is alarming to me, but again, not unexpected since about 20% of the Country identify themselves as liberals.

    I suppose to be clearer, I should have said post 60′s. I agree, pre-60′s, it would have been much less.

49. #49
    On February 6th, 2011 at 4:48 pm, granite said:

    On February 6th, 2011 at 2:22 pm, sbw999 said:

    I believe that the 60′s flower children ushered in the breeding of the hate-America crowd.

    I’m a “baby-boomer”, but not proud of it.
    It is the worst “generation”.
    Unfortunately, the worst generation was indulged a bit too much by their elders, and by the “establishment”
    Still, they are the worst generation.

    SBW:
    Things could be much, much worse.
    The opposite worldview-holding, existentialist, hedonistic, America-hating, elitist, know-it-all socialists don’t breed much.
    Thank God for that.

    Children that they would have to care for are a burden, a punishment to them.
    Pregnancy and children are a drag, a brake to their self-fulfillment, self-actualization; to their experience of pleasure.
    So, they are not interested in having kids that much.
    Again, Thank God for that.

    That’s why their reliable sources of votes are an irresponsible underclass which produces numerous illegitimate (I know, I’m dating myself – and, it’s not the kids’ fault) children (future voters), third-world immigrants, illegal aliens who somehow manage to vote, scammers who somehow manage to vote more than once, and dead people.

50. #50
    On February 6th, 2011 at 7:29 pm, gco said:

    On February 6th, 2011 at 10:09 am, Ignatius Reilly said:
    Strangley, the slaw served with “western style” often has tomato sauce of some sort in it, to match the bbq, I guess.

    I once worked at a barbecue diner in the Triad. The barbecue slaw (or red slaw) recipe was: 50 lbs. cabbage, 6 gallons ketchup, 3 gallons vinegar, 3 pounds sugar, and a small package of the owner’s proprietary blend of spices. The slaw tasted identical to the slaws at the places in Lexington. What differentiates those places is that their pork is far better. Anyone who wants “western style” NC barbecue should avoid Guilford and Forsyth counties, and go for the real stuff in Lexington.

    Once, outside of NC, I tried a pork sandwich advertised as “Carolina style barbecue.” It had a scoop of coleslaw on it. They might as well have put gummibears on it.

51. #51
    On February 7th, 2011 at 7:05 am, Dimsdale said:

    Does Øbamamama’s food police even allow us to eat barbeque?

52. #52
    On February 7th, 2011 at 12:19 pm, happy2behere said:

    BBQ – har! Each I mention I dont eat meat on this site it sets off a string of labeling non-meat eaters as libs, of which I am not. AND YET, here you are touting that libs eat meat. Make up your mind, please.

    Unless of course you mean BBQ tofu, and then, never mind…

53. #53
    On February 7th, 2011 at 7:43 pm, Pasadena Phil said:

    WOT but Doug, you work in Detroit. Aren’t you entitled to be part of this? More crony capitalism for unions?