A Day in the Life of Joe Republican

#51
#51
allvol123 said:
Yea, there is a shortage of lawyers in this country that love to get on big companies. What power do you think the actual union rep has? If something is being done that is unlawful, exactly what power do you think the union rep has? He is the mediator and gets it to an attorney if it is a real violation. Unions are bloodsuckers, the lowest of the low.
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if every union were just like this, we'd be in violent agreement. but you and i know it's not that way.

yes, that is exactly the role they play. and the reason is b/c migrant workers can't just whip out their blackberry, search for a reputable local attorney and call them up as they're being carried into the trailer from heat exhaustion. it would help if they had a telephone. and internet access. and transportation. and could speak english. but since they're only going to be here for 6 months, that stuff isn't feasible. so a few bucks going to a union who keeps the employer honest seems like a good investment.
 
#53
#53
TennNC said:
if every union were just like this, we'd be in violent agreement. but you and i know it's not that way.

yes, that is exactly the role they play. and the reason is b/c migrant workers can't just whip out their blackberry, search for a reputable local attorney and call them up as they're being carried into the trailer from heat exhaustion. it would help if they had a telephone. and internet access. and transportation. and could speak english. but since they're only going to be here for 6 months, that stuff isn't feasible. so a few bucks going to a union who keeps the employer honest seems like a good investment.
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Every union is like that.

The role they play? You and I both know their are tons of not for profit groups, advocate groups, etc out there. There is no issue for someone that can't speak english in getting help. The unions are what they are, money sucking pimps.
 
#55
#55
volsforever27 said:
Give me a break, I posted it for discussion...
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which is exactly what LG did. which is exactly what it sparked. and it got under the skin of several on here. and that was your issue with it.

as long as you (or others) continue to try to reduce these types of posts, i'll reduce those i see as at least equally egregious on the other side.
 
#57
#57
TennNC said:
which is exactly what LG did. which is exactly what it sparked. and it got under the skin of several on here. and that was your issue with it.

as long as you (or others) continue to try to reduce these types of posts, i'll reduce those i see as at least equally egregious on the other side.
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It was a book that was on the best sellers list, and was featured on Fox News, and I found the video clips interesting. Nothing more, try again.

And you basically just agreed with the reason I called him a troll.
 
#58
#58
allvol123 said:
Every union is like that.

The role they play? You and I both know their are tons of not for profit groups, advocate groups, etc out there. There is no issue for someone that can't speak english in getting help.
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i was raised to be skeptical of unions too. sometimes they're necessary, though - even today, there are situations where the employer won't act until they have to deal with a union.

the non-profits I know locally work hand-in-hand with the unions b/c they simply can't do all the work themselves.

not all unions are bad, not all are good. there's good and bad.
 
#61
#61
TennNC said:
So as long as it's a comfortable, agreeable stance for all, it's not trolling. anything that touches a nerve is?
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What is the definition of a troll? Someone who goes around trying to post things just to stir the pot, correct? Stop trying to make it sound like the only reason I called him that is because it's left leaning. It is what it is.

Perhaps you don't agree with my calling him a troll because you happen to like the piece. Works both ways.
 
#63
#63
The "Day in the Life" thing was sent to me by a friend in an email. I have no idea who authored it.

I did post it to get people talking. I personally think its a bit over the top. But its interesting and there is a least a grain of truth to parts of it, I think people would admit.

For the record, I'm still firmly undecided on who I'll vote for in November.
 
#64
#64
TennNC said:
you can overcome your failures. :)
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I try. Also, can you point to what the teacher unions are fighting for? Teachers not getting their water break in 130 degree classrooms? Or is it the unfair hours they are required to work?
 
#65
#65
allvol123 said:
I try. Also, can you point to what the teacher unions are fighting for? Teachers not getting their water break in 130 degree classrooms? Or is it the unfair hours they are required to work?
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Crayola instead of Rose Art
 
#67
#67
lawgator1 said:
The "Day in the Life" thing was sent to me by a friend in an email. I have no idea who authored it.

I did post it to get people talking. I personally think its a bit over the top. But its interesting and there is a least a grain of truth to parts of it, I think people would admit.

For the record, I'm still firmly undecided on who I'll vote for in November.
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Some of us liked it LG, just not alot of us on here. I agree it was more humor than truth and a bit over the top.
 
#68
#68
TennNC said:
they appreciate things such as work standards, like water breaks in 130-degree tobacco fields, medical care access should they pass out in said heat, protection from pesticides, and assurance of agreed upon wages.
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Do you read what you post, or do you just not know what you are talking about?
 
#69
#69
KentheOrange said:
Do you read what you post, or do you just not know what you are talking about?
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welcome.

i got the information first-hand from talking to migrant tobacco workers at their campo 30 miles from where I live. I happened to be out there on a Sunday afternoon at 5 pm, and it was 110 degrees between the rows.

do you know what you're talking about?
 
#70
#70
allvol123 said:
I try. Also, can you point to what the teacher unions are fighting for? Teachers not getting their water break in 130 degree classrooms? Or is it the unfair hours they are required to work?
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I don't know. Thus the reason I don't discuss it.
 
#72
#72
TennNC said:
they appreciate things such as work standards, like water breaks in 130-degree tobacco fields, medical care access should they pass out in said heat, protection from pesticides, and assurance of agreed upon wages.
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KentheOrange said:
Do you read what you post, or do you just not know what you are talking about?
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I don't have a dog in this fight, but anyone who's ever worked in a tobacco field knows that 130 degrees is not impossible. Try working in a tobacco barn -- it's always that hot!!
 
#73
#73
TennNC said:
i was raised to be skeptical of unions too.
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I don't at all like the implication here that the only reason you would be skeptical of unions is the notion that your parents taught you to be.

First, that's an indictment of your own ability to form opinions. Second, it's almost saying that anyone forming an opinion other than skepticism (or worse) can't have done so without having been led to the water by someone else.
 
#75
#75
Day in the life of a liberal...

2:47 p.m.: Wake up
2:58 p.m.: Check mailbox for gov't check
3:30 p.m.: Roll up joint and eat a bag of Fritos
4:00 p.m.: Go to sleep
8:09 p.m.: Wake up (again)
9:14 p.m.: Roll up joint (again) and head to the neighborhood bar
9:28 p.m.: Bum a cigarette from one of the regulars and promise to pay him back later
9:33 p.m.: Borrow $10 from another regular and buy a pitcher of Bud Light
12:37 a.m.: Roll a joint (again)
2:13 a.m.: Escorted out of the bar after last call
2:48 a.m.: Start a rukus at the Waffle House after refusing to pay for large coffee and an order of scattered/smothered.
3:13 a.m.: Go over friends' house to burn a few joints
5:35 a.m.: Leave friends' house, making sure to steal a few dollors from their night stand on the way out.
6:13 a.m.: Go to gas station and get Little Debbies, coffee, and pork skins as you manuever your way around the Republicans that are heading to work
7:06 a.m.: Go to bed
 
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