Michigan, a traditional stronghold for organized labor, is currently engaged in an all-out struggle to become the Rust Belt’s second right-to-work state — and some people aren’t taking it very well.
“We are about to undue 100 years of [labor progress],” said Rep. Douglas Geiss (D-Mich.) on Tuesday. “And there will be blood.”
“We will relive the Battle of the Overpass,” he added, referring to a violent 1937 incident involving union workers and Ford Motor Company security guards.
Needless to say, Rep. Geiss’ choice of words has raised a few eyebrows. And considering the fact that President Obama on Monday threw himself headlong into Michigan’s right-to-work struggle, a few reporters felt it was necessary to get the White House’s take on the Michigan lawmaker’s “blood” vow.
“The president believes in debate that’s civil,” said White House Press Secretary Jay Carney during Tuesday’s press briefing. “I haven’t seen those comments and I’m not sure that they mean what some would interpret them to mean. I just haven’t seen them.”
Meanwhile, back in Michigan, a mob of alleged union protesters attacked a tent owned by Americans for Prosperity, a group that supports the right-to-work legislation.
[Warning: Coarse language]:
“They had knives,” AFP’s Annie Patnaude told The Washington Examiner. “They cut all of the ties (holding the tent up) and then they started slashing the tent itself … I remember them saying, ‘We’re going to destroy these people.’”
Activists also attacked a conservative commenter. You can see that video and our interview with the person who was punched here.
As TheBlaze reported yesterday, President Obama warned UAW employees on Monday that right-to-work legislation would threaten their ability to make a decent wage.
“What we shouldn’t be doing is trying to take away your rights to bargain for better wages,” the president told an enthralled audience in Redford, Mich. “These so-called right-to-work laws, they don’t have anything to do with economics, they have to do with politics.”
“What they’re really talking about is to give you the right to work for less money,” he added.
However, as we also mentioned yesterday on TheBlaze, right-to-work laws have nothing to do with so-called “collective bargaining rights.” It is unclear why President Obama would suggest that right-to-work laws infringe on a union’s ability to engage in collective bargaining.
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OldSurfRat
Dec. 11, 2012 at 5:25pmScab:
A dry, rough protective crust that forms over a cut or wound during healing.
So what is healing? (companies)
What caused the wound? (unions)
I’ll be a scab and wear that name with pride!!!
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strawberry411a
Dec. 11, 2012 at 5:40pmNot an absolute “we are disgusted by the comment”. In typical Obama fashion, let’s twist this and lie about it to the people. I can ‘t wait until we can start fighting back.
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OldSurfRat
Dec. 11, 2012 at 5:47pmStrawberry
It’s comming. It just takes normal good people longer to get to a boil.
However once they do they will not stop until the job is done so they dont have to do it again.
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Gold Coin & Economic News
Dec. 11, 2012 at 5:50pmJay Carney is a clown and he will probably end up in an insane asylum after his tenure with Obama because he has had to lie every single minute of every single day doing his sham press briefings. What a joke these people are. They are no better than the union thugs they defend:
http://www.isthatbaloney.com/michigan-union-thug-assualt-caught-on-tape/
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dublinthewagons
Dec. 11, 2012 at 6:51pmPersonally I think the white house is stupid and doesn’t just act stupidly.
The community organizer & revolutionist is just that. A trouble maker.
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dwilco77
Dec. 11, 2012 at 7:10pmThe labor guys will not want to “have any skin in the Game”. The non-Union people in this Country are all suffering, and the Union guys are making back room deals with the Administration to save their own butts. They fail to realize that this system is unsustainable, and they will end up in the same position as the Unions in Greece, throwing tantrums in the streets when they find out they have been lied to, and their Banks are empty. They are being played as patsies just as the Wall Street protestors are, and they are not intelligent enough to realize the reality of their situation. Unfortunately, they will resort to violence, and that is what is meant by “Blood in the streets”. It is not a metaphor. Just watch videos of Greece to see what the Unions resort to.
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decendentof56
Dec. 11, 2012 at 7:26pm“What we shouldn’t be doing is trying to take away your rights to bargain for better wages,” the president told an enthralled audience in Redford, Mich. “These so-called right-to-work laws, they don’t have anything to do with economics, they have to do with politics.”
“What they’re really talking about is to give you the right to work for less money,” he added.
Yes, of course, meester prezidente.
AND…what we’re are talking about is the right for non-union members to work for more money by not paying union dues to get Communists like you elected.
Your union buddies can bargain for themselves!
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rs9
Dec. 11, 2012 at 7:29pm“taking away your rights to bargain” ” give you the right to work for less” these words are inciting the violence and riots the communist organizer should be charged with inciting violence.
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Anamah
Dec. 11, 2012 at 9:34pmUnions are infectious agents…the scar must be disinfected to kill germs and bacterias.
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turkey13
Dec. 11, 2012 at 10:27pmI know Carney has to have a job to make a living just like us. Me, I couldn’t do what Jay does. He has that same feeling a H_ooker has as a John does his thing and she has to sak for her money.Jay also gets that same feeling a H_ooker gets when a John slugs her and laughs at her and tells her to call the cops for the payment. In his real life Jay must have been a lawyer.
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mauijonny
Dec. 12, 2012 at 2:38amI despise this creep. He shrilly shrills “not wanting a race to the bottom” as he leads us there. “An…an….an…an…an” – that’s quoting BO
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fixer
Dec. 12, 2012 at 3:19amI bet we could turn this country around with 1 well placed piece of lead.
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yougottabekidding
Dec. 12, 2012 at 5:22amLet me see
People being beat up by union thugs.
People being threatened with guns.
People having their right to assemble taken by force with the obvious blessing of the police and hussain.
And Sarah Palin Saying “target these areas on the map” – now there is the real call to action.
Calling for blood is just misinterpreting what was said!
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Bill Rowland
Dec. 12, 2012 at 7:29amPeople seem to forget that Sweet Old Barack was a community organizer before he ran for office. His job was to encourage strikes, demonstrations and even riots to accomplish whatever they wanted to achieve. He would never have been elected or reelected without the union support and union leaders are the most frequent visitors to the White House.
Sweet Old Barack will ignore the violence and if questioned by a reported with some cajones he will stall and avoid answering.
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mikem1969
Dec. 12, 2012 at 9:04amI’ve said it before and I will say it again, little hitler could spray the entire US with gas, and then light a match and watch it burn. None of the leftist media would say a thing, and the WH press would say it was bush’s fault.
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pbrenda51
Dec. 12, 2012 at 9:25amIf a conservative would have made the comment, they would have been “instigating violence”……..or those “violent tea baggers”……we know we know………their schtick is getting really old now……..how ignorant does the wh think we are? Oh yeah, there are lots of useful idiots out there that follow them like sheeple
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jmm124567
Dec. 12, 2012 at 9:34amThe liberal media tries to paint the tea party people like they are angry racist yet people like this and the rapist at OWS are painted as kind caring people…..Psssssss
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G-WHIZ
Dec. 12, 2012 at 10:16amAll O’Bozo-commiehood needs is a big-red nose and floppyshoes(he has the ears). Just-words is all he is about! What is HE signing into law without the CONSTITUTION, while this smokescreen is on?!
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focalpoint
Dec. 12, 2012 at 12:14pmInconceivable!
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00100111
Dec. 12, 2012 at 2:47pm“There will be blood…”
Well, if he’s feeling froggy. Jump.
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fatsomann
Dec. 11, 2012 at 5:20pmCivil war, perhaps.
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dublinthewagons
Dec. 11, 2012 at 6:37pmExactly what Barack Obama and his communist thugs want.
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Arnold_Ziffel
Dec. 11, 2012 at 5:13pmThe start of the end of our republic. Stock up on precious metals folks, lead and brass, silver and gold.
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SocialistSlayer
Dec. 11, 2012 at 5:27pmDon’t forget Food – Dried Rice, Beans, ………………….. At least a years worth for your family !
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Raging_Waters
Dec. 11, 2012 at 8:00pm“The start of the end of our Republic.”
@Arnold
Perhaps…or it could be the start of our renewed Republic.
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JimmyP
Dec. 11, 2012 at 10:06pmUnion workers saved America. Yep, as proof, men caught using drugs and alcohol are arbitrated back to work because of the Unions. (Did you buy an American car put together by a man/woman/transgender person under the influence?)
A Detroit union EMS worker who refused to dispatch the police bec she believed a child caller reporting his mother’s seizure was pranking. A union official blamed the city for supplying poor quality telecommunication equipment in her defense and when a tape of the call was released to the public in which the 911 operator and the child were clearly heard to be arguing over whether the call should be taken seriously, the same union official defending her said the call had been enhanced.
And on and on it goes…
Ya know, over time there are a lot of hard working Americans who have been helped by unions. Yup, they did a lot of good, but like the killer of the golden goose, they need to reminded that getting “more” hurts us all.
Distrupting the peace, yelling, stopping others from expressing their views, taking time off at full pay, closing down schools, yeah, this is something to be proud about.
I wonder how many of those in attendance will stop paying dues once this is done? If unions are so great, why do they need to have employers and governmental units withhold dues? If unions are so great, why do their numbers continue to fall except in the gov’t sector where they fund the candidates who slather other people’s money on unio
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FANGS
Dec. 11, 2012 at 5:09pmIf just one Conservative gets shot. All of America will punish every union member and their Family’s.And this punk senator will get his wish, Be very careful what You wish for. Americans are just looking for an excuse to open up.
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rickc34
Dec. 11, 2012 at 5:18pmProgressives have a tendancy to be violent due to years of inbreeding. Consevatives do not be afraid to fight back. And do not trust law enforcement they are union thugs.
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wowjustwow
Dec. 11, 2012 at 8:28pmYou have progressives mixed up with republicans. It’s the other way around.
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karen162
Dec. 11, 2012 at 5:09pmYes Benghazi Jay, he meant exactly what he said.
Most likely, Congress will make it illegal for States to be, “Right to work”. They need the Unions to continue ensuring the U.S. of A is not exceptional and not competitive against places like China and Sudan. They need the Unions to continue doing what they do best, putting business out of business.
Unfortunately, Progressives are inherently violent. I do believe they vowed after Wisconsin, if this ever happens again, they will ensure people are hurt. Kind of like Morsi showing off and touting his torture chambers in Egypt. Let the people know you are willing to be ruthless and people will back down.
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cuencaecuador
Dec. 11, 2012 at 5:08pmIt’s hell when you run out of others people money plus discover you are not actually the center of the universe. No wonder they are coming unhinged. They are poorly equiped to live in the real world.
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Veteran Patriot
Dec. 11, 2012 at 7:07pmComing unhinged, eh? Seems to me that they used all of their hinges during their “Battle of the Overpass”. This also shows that violence has always been a staple of union thugs.
This is from the article:
http://libcom.org/history/battle-overpass
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brianemcfarlane
Dec. 11, 2012 at 5:07pmObviously Obama knew he was talking to useful idiots. I can negotiate with whoever will negotiate with me, of course a liberal would think that I have a right to make whoever negotiate. I know, the government extended a right to collectively bargain back in … 1930′s? for private companies.
Right to Work means I can’t be REQUIRED to join the union to work for a company. I have encountered some liberals who think that it means I can’t be fired without just reason… wrong.
This is what conservatives do when they lose a political battle just look at all the rioting in the streets when Obama won the election … yeah, I missed that too. Par for the progressives/socialists/commies, they agree with Mao, you know the at the end of a gun quote!
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Ghandi was a Republican
Dec. 11, 2012 at 5:07pmThere never was an ounce of credibility with these people. It went way into deficit years ago.
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airborneoathkeeper
Dec. 11, 2012 at 5:06pmRemember your words, sir. Remember what you have said and remember that if there IS blood…..it WILL be on YOUR hands. This sort of thing is playing out all over the country and it will only get worse. This time it won’t be Charlston, SC firing on Fort Sumter…..it’ll be Fort Sumter firing on the free people’s of Charlston.
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Exidor
Dec. 11, 2012 at 5:04pmIt means there will be blood. I have a feeling lots of it in the very near future.
Things are coming undone fast…..
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cuencaecuador
Dec. 11, 2012 at 5:21pmIt’s about time. There are the people that are waiting for the other shoe to drop and ones like me that are wanting the other shoe to drop.
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Tri-ox
Dec. 11, 2012 at 5:03pmUh – it means exactly what is sounds like – obama’s union thugs and liberals are calling for violence – as they always do – and their violent actions are fully supported by obama – with OUR tax dollars.
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Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Dec. 11, 2012 at 5:03pmIt means what it means – a call for violence and use of force to harm and maybe even kill anyone who is in the unions ways. Obama supports the unions and instead of using this to defuse the situation, such a statement as this only heightens the flames that are building.
Hopefully nothing bad will occur, but I have my doubts, for one stupid move by a union thug and all hades will break loose. Obama will probably come down on the side of the unions in such a case.
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SCREW-WINDOWS
Dec. 11, 2012 at 5:03pmJay Carney the mouth piece for Obama says ” We’re Not Sure That Means What You Think It Means” when does a lie not come from Obama’s mouth are we to take “We’re Not Sure That Means What You Think It Means” as the answer for everything.
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SCREW-WINDOWS
Dec. 11, 2012 at 5:07pmI think that was Bill Clintons saying.
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fatsomann
Dec. 11, 2012 at 5:21pmDoublespeak.
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donkeykong
Dec. 12, 2012 at 1:30amBill Clinton in front of Grand Jury:
“It depends on what your meaning of ‘is’, is.”
LOL!
When we look back at when the wheels started
falling off, this was as good an indicator as any….DK
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commonsenseguy
Dec. 11, 2012 at 5:02pmobama wants debates that are civil, now that’s funny i mean i almost spit my coffee up when i read that, man that is like saying the devil wants everyone to read the bible or saying that obama believes the constitution is not out dated and that rich people never get enough tax breaks and the 47% who don’t pay taxes are going to have to pay them, now that is funny civil debate.
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chips1
Dec. 11, 2012 at 5:02pmI should have the right to approach my employer and present my work ethics and ask him for a raise. Why should the lazy bum that belongs to a mafia controled union get any of what I worked hard for? Make Trumpka an offer he can’t refuse.
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Vickie Dhaene
Dec. 11, 2012 at 5:01pmIt’s pretty clear to me that he went there to INCITE VIOLENCE and to let UNION LEADERS know that HOLDER won”t PROSECUTE.
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1TrueOne55
Dec. 11, 2012 at 5:00pmAfter four years as “President” he still acts like he’s back in his Chicago District Community Organizing against the “MAN”/Banks for housing loans for the poor. He used to Storm shareholder meetings at banks of neighborhood to demand money for people to buy homes that they were not qualified to buy.
And now he pushes this Union Theology of “Arbeit Macht Frei” of Socialism from Germany in the 40′s, were “Work Makes you Free”.
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commonsenseguy
Dec. 11, 2012 at 5:08pmwhat do you mean acts like he back in chicago, he brought chicago to washington and now he and his left wing,anti america,anti constitution,anti freedom.anti gun,anti privacy,free loading,everyone pays only if you are rich,welfare job making, food stamp giving,free phone,free health care,free education,commie loving,union thug supporting,george soros lead idiots are going to do whatever it takes to keep chicago in washing and try and spread the cancerous disease through out the rest of America and there will be but a very few who will be willing to help rid America of this commie cancer if we set back and do nothing.
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progressiveslayer
Dec. 11, 2012 at 5:00pmYes Doug we know your union pigs are protected from prosecution,they can assault whoever they want and they never get arrested let alone charged with a crime.Hopefully all unions will become extinct,they’re nothing but lazy worthless pigs who demand high wages for sitting on their fat @sses all day complaining about how uncomfortable the chairs are.
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Cavallo
Dec. 11, 2012 at 5:17pmThe financial cliff they are going to push us over will hasten the demise of the Unions. When high labor cost Union businesses start to declare bankruptcy I’ll dance and cheer. Especially if it is a UAW business.
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neverending
Dec. 11, 2012 at 10:36pmMy sentiments exactly.
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Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve
Dec. 11, 2012 at 4:57pmThe POTUS believes in civil debate? Hmmm, good thing he doesn’t have the power to extrajudicially kill americans or scoop them off the street and detain them indefinitely. Guess his version of “civil” differs from mine.
I have a dream, it is that of Barry Soetoro sitting in a jail cell.
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DougHuffman
Dec. 11, 2012 at 4:56pm“White House Responds to Mich. Rep’s Vow That ‘There Will Be Blood’: We’re Not Sure That Means What You Think It Means.” He misspoke. He meant to say “There will be ‘bloods’,” like Obama’s New Black Panthers repugnican guard!
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commonsenseguy
Dec. 11, 2012 at 4:56pmreally what other definition is there, o my bad it is whatever fits at the time,but had a republican said those words,man the media would be all over it and would label him or her a racist who hates America and who wants no one to have a job,but let a commie lover say it and well it is just a okay,my wife just told me that there will be blood could mean in commie terms there could be ho ho’s not blood.
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Ghandi was a Republican
Dec. 11, 2012 at 4:56pmAnything that undoes “progress” is okay with me. Progress doesn’t mean what it used to mean. It’s code speak for Communist-centric maneuvering. Liberals redefined it a while back when they adopted “Progressive” again.
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spfoam1
Dec. 11, 2012 at 4:56pmIt absolutely means what it sounds like it means. It is a strong suggestion, if not an order, to go hurt people because they didn’t get their way.
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Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Dec. 11, 2012 at 5:04pmAnd Obama will do no.thing to stop the unions, I wonder what he will do to support them more than he has? Mind you, this would be based on him having something to gain politically, even if it is just the usual ‘blame the Republicans’ for his supporters
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randy
Dec. 11, 2012 at 4:55pmAmazed by the lack of Police? I’m not…….
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Landon410
Dec. 11, 2012 at 4:53pm“However, as we also mentioned yesterday on TheBlaze, right-to-work laws have nothing to do with so-called “collective bargaining rights.” It is unclear why President Obama would suggest that right-to-work laws infringe on a union’s ability to engage in collective bargaining.”
because he is an idiot and if someone doesn’t write a speech for him he has no idea what to say so he just starts making stuff up
or
he lied on purpose to make people mad and do what they did
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