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1. #201
   On February 21st, 2011 at 7:22 pm, jakee308 said:

   When will folks finally realize that Unions have always been about exploiting their fellow workers in other fields.

   The ONLY way belonging to a Union is beneficial to it’s members is if OTHER workers work at lower wages. Otherwise the overall cost of living would rise proportionately and there would be NO benefit accrued to those in a Union. (they get 20$ for their labor but only have to pay for goods produced by those making less therefore their money goes farther and they can live a life more comfortable than those who work for less).

   Unions were originally about job safety, job security (prevention of job loss at whim) and a share of the profits made by the employer.

   Now most employers are legally obliged to follow certain standards and the public is educated enough to refuse to be endangered or exploited just to survive (except of course for the illegal aliens who are either working a dangerous job at substandard pay or jobs that are physically demanding and/or temporary with no security).

   Government unions stand the positive things a union can do on it’s head; there ISN’T any profit to share in government, just higher taxes and NO ONE gets fired for incompetence or mal/misfeasance. (once again union workers exploiting their fellow workers).

   The unions have also formed an unholy alliance with a political party to gain control of the power to determine what those union contracts will be composed of by spending union dues seized from workers and distributed by the Union bosses to those politicians willing to accede to the wishes of the UNION.

   Like so many other situations exposed by the economic downturn, the bloated, unfair and exorbitant wages and benefits of government workers are being shown as being unsustainable, that the politicians have been/are colluding with the unions to steal from the taxpayers and don’t care for the burden they have put on the average taxpayer.

   THIS IS THE BIGGEST FIGHT WE FACE NEXT TO DEFEATING THE MAKE BELIEVE MEDIA.

2. #202
   On February 21st, 2011 at 7:30 pm, MHuynh said:

   Gov. Walker,

   We (Americans people) need to defeat the unions thug one and for all. Please stand tall, we are all behind you.
   God Bless you and Wisconsin people.

3. #203
   On February 21st, 2011 at 7:35 pm, Mitchell said:

   Hi all, Thank you MM for the invite and your endless great work.

4. #204
   On February 21st, 2011 at 7:36 pm, Anna said:

   If the kids have school tomorrow (there’s a storm on its way tonight), I’ll be stopping by their school to see if there are many red shirts on my way down to Annapolis. I’m tired of this crap – I’m tired of unions thinking they can bully those of us footing the bill for their shenanigans, both the unwilling union members and the taxpayers at large.

   I support Gov. Walker, and I’m sad that I live in a state with a governor who is a part of the problem instead of the solution. Maryland is just about lost – we’re just too close to the sinkhole of DC.

5. #205
   On February 21st, 2011 at 7:38 pm, pete said:

   Here it comes, the showdown for 2012.

   Bring it!

   With popular sentiment on our side, it’s ours to lose. This is no time for going wobbly. This is no time for squish.

6. #206
   On February 21st, 2011 at 7:49 pm, pete said:

   On February 21st, 2011 at 7:35 pm, Mitchell said:

   Hi all, Thank you MM for the invite and your endless great work.

   Yes, rude of me not to say thanks too.

   I’ve been commenting at MM’s HA for years, just as I commented at Ed’s Captain’s Quarters before that. I missed earlier MM registrations, and am delighted to be at last part of this.

   MM rules!

7. #207
   On February 21st, 2011 at 7:50 pm, 7% Solution said:

   Nice to see the union goons taking their “play nice” masks off with actual unemployment/under-employment at around 20%…

   May the “Law of Unintended Consequences” be especially unkind!

   … I doubt this will turn out as well as they have been told in the union halls.

8. #208
   On February 21st, 2011 at 7:52 pm, Horace said:

   Gosh ‘o darn! No stops out here on the plains of Nebraska. Wonder why?

   We are a Right-to-Work state, no state debt, balanced budget constitutionally required, low unemployment, low taxes, a one-house, non-partisan legislature that meets only for 60 days, local control of schools and lots and lots of guns.

   I was hoping to both shoot some pheasants and “pants” a Union thug in the same year. Dang!

9. #209
   On February 21st, 2011 at 7:58 pm, Amjean said:

   Where are the protests for Illinois where I live?

   Oh, right, there is no need.

10. #210
    On February 21st, 2011 at 7:59 pm, Capitalist_King said:

    Not only do these public union workers get the sweet healthcare and pension deals….they also game the system that is already rigged in their favor. For example…for many I know their pension is based on an average of their last few years total salary (including overtime). So what do they do? They work tons of overtime (mostly not needed) so that their pension reflects this bloated number.

    The heck with them. Go Governor Walker. Stand strong!

11. #211
    On February 21st, 2011 at 7:59 pm, Skiritae said:

    I love how these union gasbags solemnly intone “they have awakened a sleeping giant” as organizers take other union workers from other jobs and put them on buses to Madison, WI.

    They are correct about waking a sleeping giant.

    Unfortunately for the union thugs, however, it is the giant of the majority of Americans who are now paying attention to the danger of public sector unions and the attendant fraud and power-hungry greed.

    As a student of Civil War history, it reminds me of the battle of Gettysburg, where neither side planned or expected the battle to be fought there. Almost without the initial intention of the commanders of either force, the battle grew and intensified into one of the most pivotal battles of that conflict.

    And thus has become Madison, WI the unlikely ground zero for a major battle to open the contest of 2012.

    Stand firm, Wisconsin. Hard-working non-union Americans have your back.

    Skiritae

12. #212
    On February 21st, 2011 at 8:00 pm, william henley said:

    Thank-you MM for the opening. Been reading for a couple of years now. I support Sarah Palin and all conservatives and you are one of the best.

13. #213
    On February 21st, 2011 at 8:00 pm, Amjean said:

    Also, thanks to Michelle Malkin for posting great facts in support of her commentary.

14. #214
    On February 21st, 2011 at 8:03 pm, Electrongod said:

    Woo hoo! Got registered. Thanks MM.

15. #215
    On February 21st, 2011 at 8:06 pm, annamarie said:

    Thrilled to be here, finally! Thanks, Michelle!

16. #216
    On February 21st, 2011 at 8:14 pm, Feral Irishman said:

    Thanks for opening registration

17. #217
    On February 21st, 2011 at 8:19 pm, JQR said:

    Gov. Walker is in an historic position to finally begin the process of containing the public union insanity. Thanks MM for your brilliant work and allowing me to be here.

18. #218
    On February 21st, 2011 at 8:34 pm, Ignatius Reilly said:

    Juan Williams says that the situation in WI is “an attack on all unions.”

    Well, yea. And since all unions have broadened their concern from workplace issues to all of politics and are deeply, deeply engage in Democratic partisanship and financing, just why the heck shouldn’t they be attacked?

    Unions are trying to destroy conservatives. And conservatives should not use their power to battle back when they beat the unions in elections? Somebody’s not wanting to keep it real.

19. #219
    On February 21st, 2011 at 8:37 pm, Long Haired Country Boy said:

    Thanks Michelle…been waiting for this for a long time. I wish your friends at Hot Air would do the same thing. Thank you again.

20. #220
    On February 21st, 2011 at 8:39 pm, Ignatius Reilly said:

    jakee308 @205…

    Great post!

21. #221
    On February 21st, 2011 at 8:45 pm, button said:

    Keep up the excellent work, guys!

22. #222
    On February 21st, 2011 at 8:46 pm, Jim37ky said:

    Thank you, Michelle, from Bourbon country!

23. #223
    On February 21st, 2011 at 9:03 pm, Guardian said:

    Greetings all!

24. #224
    On February 21st, 2011 at 9:03 pm, Jinxed said:

    What, nothing in Arizona? I feel left out.

    I don’t think we’ve specifically targeted the unions yet…

25. #225
    On February 21st, 2011 at 9:14 pm, librarylady said:

    Thank goodness they aren’t coming to Louisiana….I might be tempted to take off from work to join the fun! /s Why don’t these people just admit they’ve lost the battle?

26. #226
    On February 21st, 2011 at 9:19 pm, Spliff Menendez said:

    What? No stops in Virginia?

    Oh wait. Right-to-work state.

    My bad.

27. #227
    On February 21st, 2011 at 9:20 pm, swede said:

    On william henley said:
    Thank-you MM for the opening.
    Amjean said:
    Also, thanks to Michelle Malkin
    Electrongod said:
    Woo hoo! Got registered. Thanks MM.
    annamarie said:
    Thrilled to be here, finally! Thanks, Michelle!
    Feral Irishman said:
    Thanks for opening registration

    Welcome all new posters! I will be helping out Michelle by collecting the one time fee for posting here. Our one time sign up offer is only $99.95!

    Send check, credit card or money order to:

    swede
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28. #228
    On February 21st, 2011 at 9:21 pm, Robert D said:

    Has any one posted this yet?
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQj-xBH30-I&feature=player_embedded#at=43

    From American Thinker. http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2011/02/obama_i_will_paint_the_nation.html

29. #229
    On February 21st, 2011 at 9:26 pm, herm2416 said:

    Thrilled to be here. I’ve been watching this site for a few years–I feel as though I know quite a few of you–either through MM or HA. Background information, deep conservative, homeschooler, from Chicago (ugh!), but have a second home in Fish Creek, WI–go Gov. Walker–stand tall, strong, and firm! Re: user name–initials and my favorite number 2 is the square root of 4 is the square root of 16. Think I should go teach in Wisconsin??!!

30. #230
    On February 21st, 2011 at 9:33 pm, Electrongod said:

    Send check, credit card or money order to:

    swede
    C/O Arctic Circle

    On February 21st, 2011 at 9:20 pm, swede

    Do you except waivers? I hear it’s a hot commodity.

31. #231
    On February 21st, 2011 at 9:34 pm, Long Haired Country Boy said:

    O/T: Chris Tingles is really pissed that Ronald Reagan named greatest US president:

    From HotAir:

    Video: Chris Matthews pretty grumpy about Gallup poll naming Reagan greatest U.S. president

32. #232
    On February 21st, 2011 at 9:35 pm, Electrongod said:

    Wow, a little smiley face. HotAir, you need to upgrade your site

33. #233
    On February 21st, 2011 at 9:44 pm, AZfederalist said:

    Really want to let Gov. Walker know that people in the rest of the country stand behind him. After the SEIU thugs hit the rest of the country, I’m thinking that they won’t be very popular nationwide.

    /Thanks for the opportunity to register. Been watching this site off and on from HotAir, but never had the chance to register. Awesome!

34. #234
    On February 21st, 2011 at 9:50 pm, cabrerski said:

    Welcome to all the newbies…nice to have you here. Hope you enjoy your stay.

35. #235
    On February 21st, 2011 at 9:55 pm, swede said:

    Electrongod said:
    Do you except waivers? I hear it’s a hot commodity.

    I don’t know. High risk factor – if BarryCare goes down, I get nothing. If it doesn’t, I think Atlanta may secede from the Union again anyway…

    What’s you offer? I got top of the line carbon ofsets. Premium stuff.

36. #236
    On February 21st, 2011 at 10:04 pm, Stacy said:

    Test Hello!

37. #237
    On February 21st, 2011 at 10:22 pm, rightwingyahoo said:

    Test….

38. #238
    On February 21st, 2011 at 10:22 pm, Parmenides said:

    Excellent Job Michelle Malkin. Stay on top of this story. This is historic.

39. #239
    On February 21st, 2011 at 10:23 pm, paulie said:

    Yeah! Finally registered after years of reading Michelle’s site. LIbertarian leaning conservative here in MN where we just had 18″ of snow! Purple- bussed-in-thug-army is in St. Paul tomorrow. I would stop by but I just get so irritated.

40. #240
    On February 21st, 2011 at 10:26 pm, Electrongod said:

    I got top of the line carbon ofsets. Premium stuff.

    On February 21st, 2011 at 9:55 pm, swede

    That it is.

41. #241
    On February 21st, 2011 at 11:06 pm, Jinxed said:

    AWOL Wisconsin State Rep. located.

    Not much of a Happy Ending.

42. #242
    On February 21st, 2011 at 11:13 pm, badbait said:

    #245On February 21st, 2011 at 11:06 pm, Jinxed said:
    AWOL Wisconsin State Rep. located.

    Not much of a Happy Ending.

    Did she say she would “love him long time?”

43. #243
    On February 21st, 2011 at 11:29 pm, LexGreen said:

    I propose we form the American Taxpayers Union and go on strike when we’re not hsppy with how our gov’t is spending OUR money.

44. #244
    On February 21st, 2011 at 11:48 pm, rightwingyahoo said:

    Yes, great idea…

45. #245
    On February 22nd, 2011 at 12:15 am, jrgdds said:

    Get ready: SEIU’s Purple Army nationwide protest schedule; teachers’ unions pressure members to show “solidarity”

    It sounds like Purple Army People in other states have their own problems:

    Michigan orders DPS to make huge cuts

    Bobb told to consolidate services, close half of schools to end deficit

46. #246
    On February 22nd, 2011 at 12:52 am, CTA Prisoner said:

    CTA Wants me to lite a candle to what I can only describe as a Philosophy that Ayn Rand warned us about. I wanted to go down to the capitol and plant my “Don’t Tread On Me” right in the middle of some purple! Have been advised to step back and let it be…. better to wait until April 16th and Cal Expo Tea Party Event to show what we are about!!! Reminder there are many teachers who disagree vehemently with the NEA, CTA, and our local chapters!!!

47. #247
    On February 22nd, 2011 at 1:01 am, John the Libertarian said:

    Great. Just great. A bunch of good taxpaying folks are going to get their fingers bit off.

48. #248
    On February 22nd, 2011 at 1:12 am, BK said:

    I propose we form the American Taxpayers Union and go on strike when we’re not happy with how our gov’t is spending OUR money.

    Such a union is ineffective until we also have a government lending union so that if tax revenue dries up, they can’t borrow money. Oh wait, we have the Fed and printing presses.

49. #249
    On February 22nd, 2011 at 1:35 am, intercontinental said:

    As a teacher in California who dresses professionally every day, and who loves the color of red, there is no way I will be wearing that color this week. Yellow may be a good color, in honor of all the chickens who will be squawking around me this week at my school site.

50. #250
    On February 22nd, 2011 at 2:33 am, Fitzmartel said:

    Friday is going to be the drop dead date. If something doesn’t happen by then, the window will slip for the refinancing of some of the debt–which will add another $100 million to the deficit. The nuclear option will be making the collective bargaining bit a separate piece of legislation, which does not require the 3/5s quorum, and ergo, no democratic senators. The WI Senate goes into session tomorrow and they’ll be passing some stuff that traditional Democrat constituencies will not like. This will get interesting.

51. #251
    On February 22nd, 2011 at 5:21 am, OmahaConservative said:

    Dems are destroying WI the country.

52. #252
    On February 22nd, 2011 at 6:24 am, cmsinaz said:

    not coming to AZ….wonderful!

53. #253
    On February 22nd, 2011 at 6:37 am, cmsinaz said:

    GB packer woodson is now supporting the protesters….

    just shut up and play football…

54. #254
    On February 22nd, 2011 at 7:29 am, BaltoConservative said:

    I would love nothing more than to drive down to Annapolis and put a conservative damper on our little version of SEIU Thugfest, but I can’t take time off to run around and wave a sign. My eyes were opened to the reality of unions when I was a Teamster. Unions are there to mainly protect the lazy, the inept, and those without a real work ethic. As a part-time package loader with a nationwide brown-themed delivery service, I was required to join the union. At the time, I was proud to do so. My dad was a union shipfitter for 37 years, so I was raised to believe that unions were there for the little guy. It didn’t take long before a shop steward told me that my union dues were just the price of admission to work in his hub, and that I should expect nothing from the union as long as I was a part-time employee. Real eye-opener. Kinda ironic that the union made me turn into a conservative…

55. #255
    On February 22nd, 2011 at 7:50 am, OmahaConservative said:

    On February 22nd, 2011 at 6:37 am, cmsinaz said:

    GB packer woodson is now supporting the protesters….

    just shut up and play football…

    No kidding, darlin’

56. #256
    On February 22nd, 2011 at 7:54 am, cmsinaz said:

    On February 22nd, 2011 at 7:50 am, OmahaConservative said:
    On February 22nd, 2011 at 6:37 am, cmsinaz said:

    GB packer woodson is now supporting the protesters….

    just shut up and play football…
    No kidding, darlin’

    

57. #257
    On February 22nd, 2011 at 8:05 am, mondamay said:

    Anyone else wonder what the difference between a “candlelight vigil” and a “rally” would be with these goons?

    Not that I’m much for political vigils, but doesn’t it help if something, like, tragic is the motivation for it?

    The only tragedy I see here is what has happened to the country, and as the SEIU only want more of that tragedy, they don’t seem to qualify.

58. #258
    On February 22nd, 2011 at 8:08 am, doufree part 2 said:

    Public employee unions simply should not be permitted. Even letting them strike for higher wages is nuts.

    Now that the state of Wisconsin is showing the way maybe Congress can find a way to eliminate things like the “Doc Fix” from the budget.

59. #259
    On February 22nd, 2011 at 8:23 am, MarkD said:

    Will these protesters be real union members, or the poorly paid substitutes the UFCW poses in front of WalMart?

    Inquiring minds don’t care – we know we can get more for less elsewhere.

60. #260
    On February 22nd, 2011 at 8:31 am, JennyHatch said:

    More about the Denver Counter protest: http://hearus-now.org/?p=1599

61. #261
    On February 22nd, 2011 at 8:34 am, longbow said:

    The entitlement state is getting worse.

    We now have millions of people believing that they are simply entitled to the fruits of others’ labor.

    It has gotten out of hand and threatens to bring this country down, like an ignored cancer within that now threatens to kill the body. Those who want to cut the cancer out are doing the right thing and must withstand and ignore the indignant mobs of moochers and looters.

    Ayn Rand was a prophet!

62. #262
    On February 22nd, 2011 at 8:34 am, JennyHatch said:

    Byron York thinks the Unions etc are “Painting themselves into a corner”

    http://washingtonexaminer.com/politics/2011/02/wisconsin-gap-widens-between-gop-and-dems

63. #263
    On February 22nd, 2011 at 8:55 am, DiaryGirl said:

    What would happen if you didn’t have a union to bargain your salary and benefits?

    Gee… I don’t know. Maybe you could bargain for yourself like those of us in the private sector do? Maybe your salary would be commensurate with your experience, performance and initiative? MAYBE you could choose your own benefit plan?

    Oh wait… then the Union bosses would have to work for real… oh…

64. #264
    On February 22nd, 2011 at 9:05 am, Dexter Alarius said:

    Show your support:
    Wear red on Tuesday, Feb. 22

    Whew! Glad I didn’t accidentally wear (commie) red today!

65. #265
    On February 22nd, 2011 at 3:54 pm, fussbudget said:

    And tomorrow the Monster Trumka Tour rolls into my town – Hotlanta. Which should be REAL fun since Georgia is a bigtime right-to-work state. We love unions about as much as we love kudzu and the affront to humanity that is unsweet tea.