Amanda Carpenter, Townhall:
We all know the Democrats are frothing at the mouth at the chance to pass the Orwellien Employee Free Choice Act, a bill to eliminate the secret ballot process required to unionize workplaces. So, this little bit of information should be thrown in their faces over and over again.
From Politico:
Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.) has intervened in the fight between Reps. John Dingell (D-Mich.) and Henry A. Waxman (D-Calif.), hoping to resolve their battle over the chairmanship of the powerful Energy and Commerce Committee, one senior Democratic aide confirmed on Wednesday. But neither combatant has agreed to a deal and the dispute may still be resolved by a secret ballot next week.
Wait, what is that? A SECRET BALLOT? I thought those weren’t “fair” and were forms of “intimidation” in the workplace, according to the Democratic Party’s agenda.
Of course they want a secret ballot! Who wouldn’t? Everyone is afraid of alienating the wrong guy! And that’s exactly why the secret ballot process should be preserved — in EVERYONE’s workplace, not just in Washington.
Oh, come now, Amanda. Don’t be coy. And please, knock off this populist crap.
Established pundits and the right kinds of people — from Hollywood starlets to coastal columnists whose road to Beltway acceptance was paved with important stories of Congressional aides ass fucking — have made it clear that career politicians of a certain pedigree are our betters, and that moose-hunting breeders like Sarah Palin are not only not to be invited into the club, but that their very presence in the same fraternity is an embarrassment. Should these frontier outliers find their way into the national spotlight, therefore, they must be forcefully reminded of just how unrefined and unworthy of serious consideration they are. By pundits. And people who memorize dialogue written for them by others.
Which is why secret ballots for Congress — much like their own special healthcare plans that will fall outside the “universal healthcare plans” our progressive overlords will grant us — are something quite different from secret ballots for unionizing.
Its the quality of the people involved, dear.
Pragmatism, you see. After all, egalitarianism requires a ruling class to make sure that everyone is being treated equally…
(h/t Patrick H)
Random word associations can be fun. Doesn’t a “Hoyer Dingell Waxman” sound like genital hair removal for men?
The Senate is also using a secret ballot to decide Joe Lieberman’s chairmanship fate too.
Wow kelly, first pitch, outta the park! Well done!!!
After all, egalitarianism requires a ruling class to make sure that everyone is being treated equally…
Well said.
Because of teh fair!
So let’s see… compulsory community service… a change in labor laws to make it easier for unions to force their way in despite the wishes of the employees…
Naw. No pattern there.
Nope.
I will not be no greasy union worker. Look what they did to GM. If you ask me to sign your card I will say no thank you, fascist. Cause I’m not a fascist. Like you.
Wait till they pass the ‘Fairness Doctrine’, then Jeff has to let nishi and thor guest post.
Votign Rights for Them, But Not for You…
Amanda Carpenter is noting that the House Democrats seem rather fond of their right to secret ballots, which is odd considering how eager they are to deprive you of that very same right.
It’s not just the Democrats in the House either. Senate De…
Sens. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.), Ken Salazar (D-Colo.), Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) are all involved in the effort, according to top Senate Democratic aides. These four senators  along with other Lieberman allies  are reaching out to the rest of the Democratic Senate caucus to try to ensure Lieberman survives a secret ballot vote on whether to strip him of his chairmanship of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1108/15551.html
Maybe Lieberman should demand it not be secret.
secret double probation handshake nod nod wink wink know what i mean?
i remember mcain after the illegal immagrant boon swab coming out to the press after meeting behind closed doors and announcing-peace in our time!
nudge nudge-wink wink
cuz it happened
they did it
cuz they can
and they will
a tiny pebble hope on top of the hill
starts to roll down the mountain
fast
faster pussycat
avalanche
we are sooo buried!
Stop. Give Obama the benefit of the doubt. Rebuke his policies — and those of progressives — in calm, sober tones.
To wit: “With all due respect, I believe the honorable gentleman from the state of Maryland to be out of his fucking mind, the colossal hypocrit. But after work, I’d still gladly shake his hand and enjoy a round of beers in Georgetown, where we can sit and talk about what a superlative ass the waitress has…”
did u say waitress sandwich?
Hoyer Dingell Waxman
“Because of the hard to reach places”
Hoyer Dingell Waxman
“Because, really, do you want a razor anywhere near down there?”
Hoyer Dingell Waxman
“Two words: Kojak Jimmies.”
Hoyer Dingell Waxman
“Because the balder they are, the bigger they look.”
Hoyer Dingell Waxman
“Unleash the inner porn star.”
I wonder if the Speech and Debate Clause could be applied if one Representative or Senator went all Preston Brooks/Andrew Jackson* on another on the floor of their respective chambers. If it did, then C-SPAN would really be worth watching.
*Rep. Brooks beat the daylights out of Sen. Sumner; Pres. Jackson regretted never shooting Sen. Clay or hanging V.P. Calhoun.
Hoyer Dingell Waxman
“Admit it. You really like ‘going commando’.”
Hoyer Dingell Waxman
“Let your scrotum be all it can be.”
Lots of scratching when the hair starts growing back.
So let’s see… compulsory community service… a change in labor laws to make it easier for unions to force their way in despite the wishes of the employees…
Naw. No pattern there.
Although there does appear to be some difficulties in unionizing the volunteers:
http://boortz.com/nealz_nuze/2008/11/union-mentality.html
This has tremendous entertainment value, methinks.
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they seek him hoyer
they seek him there
he’s dingell berry follower of fashion
sorry-i forgot the lyrics- cuz i looked at henry waxmans nostrils
just a lil bit too long
Hoyer Dingell Waxman
“We’re just gonna put the tip in.”
Voice of experience?
Reminds me of a “Koshism” from B5.
“The avalanche has already started, it’s too late for the pebbles to vote.”
koshism?
enlighten?
If I were looking to run union elections, I wouldn’t look at congress for an example. All in favor, say aye! all opposed? The motion is passed!
He was some guy on Babylon 5. Kosh. He was all enigmatic for some reason or another. It was a well-written show but only a very few members of the cast could act. It’s distributed by Warner Bros.
Sorry it took me a while as I am technically at work.
Kosh was a character in the show Babylon 5. His often cryptic statements were known among fans as “Koshisms”.
That was one of the least cryptic, at least to fans. Your form of comments has that cryptic character. Riddles within enigmas.
i love sci-fi!
7 0f 9- thats what i call future acting!
but i love the plot…
dr. who- the dude who looked like a cross between bill gates and bob dylan- that was the best! i also loved those cheesy cardboard cutouts in the backdrop
K-9?
praise the company![my fave episode] i’ll have to watch
bab 5/thanks
praise the company!
A famous American patriot said:
“Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.”
John Adams, ‘Argument in Defense of the Soldiers in the Boston Massacre Trials,’ December 1770
It is a matter of fact that one of the major contributions to the bankrupting of the US auto industry is the economic gun held to their head by the UAW. As you can see from this chart, US auto manufacturers cost per employee-hour is 150% of their largest foreign competitor…
Now imagine this phemomenon extrapolated across our economy; which would be the case if card check passes…
So in addition to the jobs lost due to an overall rough business environment, and more due to O!s tax increases, even more on top of that would be down the tubes due to the increased labor costs brought on by the unionization of America; all the way down to paperboys if the AFL-CIO and SEIU have their way…
And Ms. Carpenter mischaracterized the card check issue itself; it’s not Orwellian, it’s just patently mobbed up!
I mean we batters have to make sure those rube! proles vote for, you know, the right candidate…
Another Sci-Fi show that is good is Firefly. The Movie from it called “Serenity” has some resonance with recent events.
i saw serenity now the chicks in the sarah chronicles
whatever
but i swear to God= i live a spits throw from the john quincy adams mansion
and i smoked hash with the ex-mayor[ ain’t my pipe ossifer]
anyway- if anybody come to quincy to see the mansion
i know someone who works there and u can get a private showing [true-no bullshit]
and u can stay in my attic with my crazy uncle who looks like dave mcollah [sp]
he kind smells like pee-[u’ll get used to it!]
and he likes german marching music-
but- reach across the aisle
he promised me [lucid]
he wouldn’t tea bag anyone