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‘Union Thugs’ Destroy Hot Dog Stand of Alleged Romney Supporter During Protest and Taunt Him With Racial Slurs
Some equipment from Clint Tarver’s successful hot dog vending business was destroyed in Tuesday’s “Right to Work” protests, but the community has helped raise money to replace it. (Image: YouTube screenshot)
Editor’s note: Be sure to check out the update to this story below, which includes audio from Tarver explaining just what happened, including that two men in the tent entered with masks covering their faces.
A man running a local hot dog stand in Michigan’s state capital was among those attacked by protesters of the state’s “Right to Work” legislation while he served food in a tent that was torn down yesterday. The man was also allegedly taunted when he tried to salvage some of his property.
During Tuesday’s protests — the day Gov. Rick Snyder signed into law what he said is “pro-worker” legislation — the equipment Clint Tarver uses to run Clint’s Hot Dog Cart and Casual Catering was destroyed by people some have called “union thugs.”
According to the Lansing State Journal, Tarver was hired by the pro-Right-to-Work group Americans for Prosperity to serve hot dogs in the tent. TheBlaze reported about the tent’s destruction Tuesday — and how protesters were reportedly cutting up and distributing pieces of it as “souvenirs.”
Some of Tarver’s equipment used for his business were collateral damage in the protests. He recounted to the State Journal that he was trying to salvage some of it, but a friend of his told him “you gotta get out of here.”
“So, I crawled out of the tent as they cut it. My tables were being spilled and stepped on. It was all just destroyed. I just couldn’t believe what I was hearing and seeing,” Tarver said, according to the Lansing State Journal.
Union members from around the country rally at the Michigan State Capitol to protest a vote on Right-to-Work legislation December 11. (Photo: Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)
But the story doesn’t end there. The community has rallied around the man known locally as “The Hot Dog Guy” and raised more than $14,000 to support his business. Here’s what the crowd-funding website, which had an initial goal to raise $2,000 to help him, said:
Early today, Clint Tarver, known as “The Hot Dog Guy” here in Lansing had his business attacked by out of line and out of control protesters near the Capitol.
Everyone who has passed the hot dog cart knows what a kind and caring individual Clint is. He never fails to bestow a smile or friendly greeting. In no way he he provoke this attack, nor any of the behavior displayed toward him.Regardless of your position on current legislation, rebuilding Clint’s Hot Dogs is something we can all support. Please give what you can to get this deserving businessman back out there!
The woman who has been updating the site, Lorilea Zabadal, wrote that by 10 a.m. Wednesday, the money raised was double that of the initial goal. She then upped the ante to $5,000. As of 3:30 p.m., $14,317 had been raised.
Zabadal wrote that she had spoken with Linda Lee, Tarver’s wife, who called the support overwhelming.
Zabadal also called up that when Tarver was trying to remove some of his equipment from the tent, he was taunted and had racial slurs slung at him. Zabadal wrote that Tarver has clarified he was working in the tent, not to be political, but because he was hired to do a job.
The website Ironic Surrealism has been documenting Tarver’s story with updates and included a tweet documenting some of the slurs (Note: We can’t verify this is Tarver pictured):
@nolanfinleydn Min after union thugs tore down tent, assaulted several ppl. & yelling N*gger & Uncle Tom at man below twitter.com/NicolaHawatmeh…
— Nick Hawatmeh (@NicolaHawatmeh) December 12, 2012
Ironic Surrealism also did some digging into Tarver’s past and found a story from Slate in February where he was at a Romney event and was quoted:
Before [Romney] spoke, Republicans heard “The Star-Spangled Banner” sung by the Old School Fellas, a zoot-suited amateur doo-wop group. “Mitt’s a good, Christian man like I am,” explained Clinton Tarver, wearing the reddest of the zoot suits.
Some in Ironic Surrealism’s comment section have also said that the Tarvers were vocal Romney supporters.
Of the support he has received from the crowd-funding website to rebuild his business, Tarver told the Lansing State Journal, “I just feel so blessed. I mean, I didn’t know I had touched so many people.”
Watch this video featuring Tarver’s business where locals express only the highest of praise for Tarver and his business:
In the video posted earlier this year, Tarver says that he’s not sure why he’s so successful but thinks it’s, in part, because he’ll talk to anyone. He says he’ll gives homeless people the time of day and even feeds them when they’re hungry.
Here’s a video showing destruction of the tent Tuesday (Content Warning: Graphic images and strong language):
Stay up to date on the funding effort of “I Support Clint” here.
Update: Clint Tarver was a guest on Dana Loesch’s FM 97.1 radio show today. In the interview he explained what happened at the tent from his perspective. He said by 11: 30 a.m. the “mayhem” started. Two men entered the tent, one wearing a devil’s mask, the other a ski mask. These two men provided Tarver with a ticket to get a hot dog, which he provided them.
“Three minutes later, they’re next to me turning coffee urns over at another table,” Tarver said on the show.
He went onto explain how he was urged by another to leave the tent, which he had to crawl out of because it collapsed. Tarver confirmed that he was targeted with racial slurs, including the “n-word” and people saying “you’re on the wrong side.”
“I said to them ‘I’m here for a job. I’m not on this side, I’m not on that side. I’m here for a job.’” Tarver recounted. “And I just stood there and took it.”
Tarver said he was soon able to get his truck and gather what was worth salvaging from the mess and he left.
Listen to Tarver’s full interview on Loesch’s show:
Related:
- As Mich. Becomes 24th Right-to-Work State, Is This the Beginning of the End of Union Influence?
- President Obama Suggests Right-To-Work Infringes on Collective Bargaining Rights — But Is That True?
- New Video Shows Alleged Union Activists Cutting Up and Distributing Pieces of Ransacked Tent
- It’s Official: Mich. Right-to-Work Becomes Law
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LeadNotFollow
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 4:51pmMr. Tarver seems like a decent hard working man. So glad to see all the donations roll in.
God bless him.
Too bad President Obama doesn’t think Mr. Tarver built his hotdog stand into the successful business it is today.
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NoNannyState4me
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 5:10pmWell unlike Trayvon, he decided that this man looks more like his drunk Uncle than his son. And like he is with his drunk Uncle, he is silent.
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THX-1138
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 5:10pmOver 16 large at 5PM. He’s gonna have one helluva weenie cart…
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YankeeDelta68
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 5:14pmwith Michigan is so union,i am surprise there is not an wiener handler union!!!
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OldSurfRat
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 5:23pmIn the words of Ed Asssner
Hey union boys can I pi$$ on you? Huh can I. PLEASE!!
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SCREW-WINDOWS
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 5:35pmNow who is repressing the black man ?
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Ballot_Box_Revolution
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 6:35pmThis guy totally has a good CONTENT OF CHARACTER…if everyone even halfheartedly tried to be like this guy, the world would be a better place…….his character is what makes those hot dogs taste and sell so good…..atmosphere plays a role in how food tastes…
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Beck_Art_Obama_In_PeePee
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 7:19pm“Union Thugs Destroy Hot Dog Stand”
and in a related story
“President Obama Suggests Right-To-Work Infringes on Collective Bargaining Rights”
Past time to outlaw the commie unions.
Past time to disband the police “standing army” departments.
Past time to impeach Barack Hussein Obama, AKA Barry Obama, AKA Barry Soetoro, Kenyan native and U.S. illegal alien. See Obama’s REAL BIRTH CERTIFICATE (not one of those dime-a-dozen-Hawaiian “certificate of live birth”): http://i3.ytimg.com/bg/jKZugo0aaREqEyqXIzGDVw/102.jpg
tommyb89
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 8:14pmHe is a decent man. I have bought hot dogs from him in the past and will continue to do so. the hot dog guy can be seen out there all year long not matter what the weather. It boggles my mind sometimes when I see him out there.
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Red Meat
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 8:54pmI doubt this guy is a Romney supporter.
Gold Coin & Economic News
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 9:51pmDespicable union thugs. Gee Whiz Mr Obama, see what you’ve done with your class warfare rhetoric!
http://www.isthatbaloney.com/michigan-union-thug-assualt-caught-on-tape/
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lovenfl3
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 10:01pmThe union leaders have been destroying this country for years now. It’s too bad more good union members don’t stand up to thier leadership, but maybe these videos show the reason why.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92rcPxgopFE
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Pantloadian
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 10:21pmYeah, he’s one of the good ones. But he still smells funny.
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grimmster
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 10:52pm@muffythefluffy aka encinom.
Who says the Tea as you call it, isnt prepared?There are those of us that are VERY prepared,and are waiting……
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SimpleTruths
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 10:55pmGood luck with that. As they say; all hat, no cattle.
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wordsofwisdom
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 11:14pmIt should mater if you like or dislike unions they do not have the right to destroy your property. If the union thugs are not prosecuted then what we have is anarchy. This is why I do not support unions. They think they have the right to brake the the law with impunity because the gov. favers them and will not stop their lawlessness. This is not good for the country to have a bunch of criminals acting like they are above the law. They have outlived their time.
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RIDEMODELS
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 11:25pmOk….Does this sound like insanity..??……Or am I CRAZY…??
Union thugs hate people (scabs) who take their Jobs….ie illegal immigrants etc….
Union thugs support Obama, who (Obama) opened the door on illegal immigration and has given Illegals drivers licenses in blue states……
Am I crazy or are Union thugs sound like the most stupid people on the planet…??
Also how is it that Liberals own strip clubs and porn magazines, and they still tell women they are fighting for their rights to be equal…..??
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captjack63
Posted on December 13, 2012 at 12:19amDitto
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scarydave
Posted on December 13, 2012 at 12:19amThey were not Union thugs, they were Commie thugs. They just don’t know it yet.
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tdunn626
Posted on December 13, 2012 at 1:14amLet’s get rid of the damned unions!
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old white guy
Posted on December 13, 2012 at 6:23amthe union commies will contimue to harass conservatives and will not stop until they are forced to.
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loriann12
Posted on December 13, 2012 at 6:48am@Red Meat Really? You doubt this guy is a Romney supporter? Why? Because he’s black? there are lots of black conservatives. Some are outspoken, like Loyd Marcus, and some may not be strong enough to go against all their friends. I’d wager that most stayed home on election day, but would have easily voted for Herman Cain or Allen West (had he run). Why do you think the establishment ran Cain out of the election? Can’t confuse Obama’s base by running another (actual) black man against him. How would they choose?
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Cadcamtrainer
Posted on December 13, 2012 at 6:51amI bet that if Obama had a son he will not look like Mr. Tarver. Obama wouldn’t want his son to look like him because he is a hard working decent man. He wants people like Trayvon……..
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ryanalicia
Posted on December 13, 2012 at 8:47amunions dont like hard working individules, it threatens them
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Red Meat
Posted on December 13, 2012 at 8:48amloriann12
Posted on December 13, 2012 at 6:48am
@Red Meat Really? You doubt this guy is a Romney supporter? Why? Because he’s black? there are lots of black conservatives. Some are outspoken, like Loyd Marcus, and some may not be strong enough to go against all their friends. I’d wager that most stayed home on election day, but would have easily voted for Herman Cain or Allen West (had he run). Why do you think the establishment ran Cain out of the election? Can’t confuse Obama’s base by running another (actual) black man against him. How would they choose?
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Yes, because he is black. Happy now?
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badgerreader
Posted on December 13, 2012 at 9:18amThe unionistas & leftists always show us who they really are.
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Miguelito
Posted on December 13, 2012 at 9:42amPrayers are with Mr. Tarver. Mr. Tarver appears to believe in Capitalism. The thugs that destroyed Mr. Tarver’s property were Dems. Bet you will not see this in mainstream media or Obama’s propaganda machine. People of color needs to wake up. The Dems. do not care about you unless they can use you and they are using you big time! If anyone in the Tea Party had done this, it would be all over the mainstream media 24/7. This is plain ole evil!
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Jim in Houston
Posted on December 13, 2012 at 10:25amI thought the unions and dimocRats were supporters of Black people. Guess I was mistaken, they don’t like anyone except other lazy, layabout ne’er do wells who spout their communist BS.
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jens63
Posted on December 13, 2012 at 10:28amDeaqr Red Meat….after this he probably will be a Romney supporter and won’t be a union supporter…
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Pantloadian
Posted on December 13, 2012 at 10:34amGRIMEYSTER . . . That’s your problem – the conservative problem. You’ve spent your whole life waiting.
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4BlueStars
Posted on December 13, 2012 at 10:58amGod Bless Mr. Tarver.
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Xyskalla
Posted on December 13, 2012 at 11:15amI really crave a hot dog right now.
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glassbeadlady
Posted on December 13, 2012 at 12:14pm“O” has taken this country back to the 50′s and destroyed all the blood, sweat and tears of Dr.King. So sad that our first black prez destroys all the work of the civil rights movement.
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FlamingFartSyndrome
Posted on December 13, 2012 at 12:23pmThese are the same people that say “Democracy is dead”
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Goodforall
Posted on December 13, 2012 at 1:16pmThis just confirms the thug mentality of these union goons! God bless Mr. Tarver-he sure seems like a good decent man who can be a shining example to others of the goodness and compassion in some people. I also noticed these “brave” perpetrators wore masks-these people are pathetic!
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Speak2Truth
Posted on December 13, 2012 at 1:18pmCan you say “Krystallnacht”?
We are witnessing a rerun of what the German People experienced in the 1930s. Our complicit news media is willfully keeping the American People in the dark as the Socialists seize power here using tried and proven techniques.
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pdw
Posted on December 13, 2012 at 1:35pmThey hate what they fear. After all their president gave them permission to do so for the “good” of the country
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bdsconserv
Posted on December 13, 2012 at 1:57pmthis is exactly what obama wants: distracted americans fighting one another while he sells us down the river.
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DenverKitty
Posted on December 13, 2012 at 3:55pmAmen and Amen!!
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Mulder1
Posted on December 13, 2012 at 4:21pmWhat, I though the left just loved black people, and Republicans hated them! How do you explain the left’s attack on the black “hot dog man?” I doubt the cheap skate libs donated any money to the man. Carver should sue the unions for hundreds of thousands of dollars. The unions have the money. Go get it, hot dog man!!!
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azrt
Posted on December 13, 2012 at 5:10pmA good man , builds (yes builds) an honest business. and O goons knock it down and threaten him. Karma will get them in the end, but I am afraid the Big O has us too far down, that we will all go down with the evil ones.
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cosette
Posted on December 13, 2012 at 7:18pmIt’s Bushs’ fault.
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oneshiner
Posted on December 13, 2012 at 8:08pmNice people, those HATEFUL UNION THUGS. The only people who will belong to the union are those who have no conscience and turn their heads. Don’t they realize what they’re supporting and that they are one of those thugs themselves? When you participate, you’re as bad as they are.
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seresmary
Posted on December 14, 2012 at 5:06amToo bad Mr. Obama didn’t make a comment on the stupidity of the Union thugs doing this.
That’s why it all filters down from the top… corrupt from the top filters down to the bottom of the barrel.
The President only comments when it is poliitically expedient. MaryS
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jakem98
Posted on December 14, 2012 at 10:07amThese people are Union Thugs and teroist and union supported. That make unions a teriost organization doesn’t it?
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tipical
Posted on December 25, 2012 at 3:54pmLabels are so misleading, Leftist, conservatives, Right-wingers, Democrats, Black or White, Republicans, even Christians and Atheist. To start out to hate someone because he has a label is like refusing a helping hand because of his label. I am great at comparing the present with the past history. Unions were born out of need, Greed was at root of corruption in the work place. The average worker could not earn enough to support his family and the Union bargained for a fair wage. Today’s worker has become a pawn for a new boos, his Union leader. The new Union leader has become what the original union fought against, disparity in the community. Some Union leader have move power and with it money and property than the company they bargain with, but the average worker, whether union or nonunion is still at the bottom of the pile. Booth management and unions want to stop welfare in theory only. They are the tools for the political grafters. Vote and elect me and everyone will have a car, Is that not the same ploy that Germany used prior to WWII. They won the war by losing the battle. Vote and elect me and everyone will have free healthcare. What most people don’t understand is that it is on a government credit card and will be paid for by the taxpayer with interest. So where is the free part? The President got free votes that he will never have to pay for. It was only a small lie, but it is part of a grander scam. Like the saying goes “Ain’t nothing free
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THX-1138
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 4:51pmWell at least this story will be all over the big networks for a few days so people can get a true picture of Union Members.
Oh, wait…
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338lapua
Posted on December 13, 2012 at 9:00amAnd you know, it warms my heart to know that all those responsible have been arrested and charged for their crimes.
Oh wait….
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child of the King
Posted on December 22, 2012 at 11:45amYou’re right. Wait ,be quiet for a moment .Do I hear crickets cricking really loud in these big network ,Obama /democrat lap dog stations?
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IKW
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 4:50pmClint, you are a man of Light, not color…THAT is why you are successful. May you continue to be so blessed. :-)
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Keatonc33
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 5:00pmso he is successful in spite of his race?
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TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 5:30pmKEATON. That would be correct… because it’s about the character of a man or woman and not the color. He seemingly became successful in spite of you Democrats because it was Republicans who pushed through much of the civil rights legislation in Congress. You can’t knock Republicans for trying to empower Blacks to help them out of poverty… while you Liberal Democrats did and continue do your damnest to keep Blacks dependant on government handouts and be made to feel like victims.
The Democratic Party has built its power base on the backs of poor blacks, and they want to keep blacks poor, angry, and voting for Democrats.
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cspatriot
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 6:22pmKeaton, if I knew you personally, I’d hate it.
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termyt
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 7:05pmonly the foolish and pathetic (aka Progressives) think success is only because of or in spite of skin color.
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ares338
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 7:08pmKEATONC33…..have you ever had anything good to say about anyone? Just wondering….you must have a sad lonely existence.
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dwilco77
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 8:26pm@ Keatonc33
You are a perfect example of Left wing twisted thought patterns. IKW was complimenting a wonderful human being in Clint. You take that compliment , and twist it into something negative. This is how liberal minds work. You all can see a thing of beauty or good, and twist it into something evil. You all pretend to be for the little people, but it is only a means to justify your ends. The left will toss the Unions, the blacks, the students, the single Mothers, and the Hispanics out into the streets without anything when you are done with them. There is mostly good in this Country, with good people, doing good things for one another. You cannot find one video on the Internet that shows any violence at any Tea Party event because there was none. This is just the beginning for these thugs, and they have not wasted any time showing their ignorant, animalistic behavior. It will get worse.
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Wisdom7
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 8:45pm@Time
You are trying to explain character to Keaton…
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armyofnibiru
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 9:35pmtime_to_end,and it was the republicans with the help of the NRA who brought guns to the blacks in the south after the civil war to protect themselves from the night rideing demoncrat gang,the KKK.thats why the demoncrats hate the NRA.and the republicans.
but why do the blacks hate republicans?what is freedom to hard?
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Pantloadian
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 10:23pmKEATON IS RIGHT. You people are patronizing.
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c.parker
Posted on December 13, 2012 at 4:56amKeaton please try not to be so obtuse. I am “white” but I try to be a person of Light too. You see, all too often people see themselves as their skin. I am “white”, I am “black”. All a bunch of BS!! We are all human and every one of us is loved by our creator.
Having either pride or dislike for the color of ones skin is ridiculous beyond measure. Did you have anything to do with the selection of your skin color, or eye color, or background? No! So how are you going to be a proud “white” or “black” or whatever? So stupid!!! We are separating ourselves and drawing up boundaries because of a few chemicals in our bodies?!?!?
I could go on and on about this topic but I know most people will not listen or they will, but choose not to understand or even worse ridicule instead of think. God will hold us to account for this foolishness.
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Sil in CNY
Posted on December 13, 2012 at 8:39amHe is successful because of who he is………period
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338lapua
Posted on December 13, 2012 at 9:53amTime2, well said. The democrats have attempted to re-write history on this. It is starting to come back and bite them.
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ff-up
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 4:50pmThese damn union thugs think they can get away with anything since Obama is in their pocket! The violence is just beginning.
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Tacticaltshirts.com
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 5:20pmI agree. These union types will get more and more aggressive. With the new media, they will be exposed for their tactics and bad behavior.
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heyjim55
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 8:06pmRight now yes they are getting away with just about anything, but in the long run they are sealing their fate. They will come out on the wrong side of history and it will finish them.
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OlderCowGirl
Posted on December 13, 2012 at 12:13amMy husband belongs to a “Union”. We despise unions, period. Our union has only found my husband one job…his first job. From then on my adorable husband has found all his own jobs, not the union. But we pay union dues.
I suppose you all wonder why we work for a union. It’s called money. Jobs are very rare here…we’re very isolated. My husband has to drive very long distances to work each day…for any job.
If we go against our union…who knows what will happen to us. Union folks are crazy and violent. I don’t understand why they are so hateful…except they must fear losing some wages and benefits…and most of all…power (which is always about money).
My husband has a brother in a different union, and this brother (whom we love) is totally “Democrat and Union”. They’ve set their email on “auto-reject anything from the sister-in-law” (that would be me).
My husband is still working at a non-union job, out of state. Hubby finds all his own jobs…not the union. Since Obama was elected in 08′ union jobs crashed. Maybe that’s why they are so “testy and panicky”? When one gets tied up in the union with benefits and a pension…it’s hard to make waves. We fear sabotage.
They call us just prior to an election and “highly suggest that we vote for the Democrat” (ie, Obama).
We are Independent (him) an Republican (me).
But, just a few more years and we’ll be retired. And then the unions can kiss our grits
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pilgrim249
Posted on December 13, 2012 at 8:10amOlderCowGirl—We don’t have “a few more years”. The communist locusts move quickly to consume everything in their path.
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happ77
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 4:50pmIs it time to start fighting back yet ??
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Keatonc33
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 5:01pmyour going to take a couple isolated incidents in an otherwise pretty peaceful protest as reason for war?
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RJJinGadsden
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 5:05pmKEATONC33-3, Take that response you just made and compare to others made by you when the situation is reversed.
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LakeHartwellSailor
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 5:06pmYes, it is time.
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Parrid1
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 5:16pmThere should not to be any violence in a protest….period….Unfortunately this is just one incident in a protest of many examples of many protests….so it really isn’t isolated.
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momrules
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 5:18pmYes HAPP77……….it is time.
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The_Jerk
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 5:20pmI’m a 7.62 x 39 kinda guy myself. But, I can move up to the 54R’s if I have to.
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Keatonc33
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 5:22pmI dont get a chance to comment when the situation is reversed. look at what website this is!
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COFemale
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 5:31pmAbsolutely, it is time. We must use legal means to squash these groups down. Unions have become nothing but Communist driven thugs. If Trumpka and Hoffa Jr don’t curb their despicable ways, they will both disappear like Jimmy Hoffa. Unions are sucking America dry with their demands. Nothing but selfish, entitled cretins. It is all about me, what I want, to hell with everyone else.
They found out the hard way with Hostess. Congrats all you union supporters you killed Hostess Twinkies, bread and all their other products. Your greediness is tenfold that of Wall Street. Take a long look in the mirror.
I hope Michigan’s Governor will track down and arrest those union members who did all this damage and they see the inside of a jail, meet up with Bubba for a little one on one time.
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cspatriot
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 6:26pmA man’s business is destroyed, pieces of it are shredded, distributed as souvenirs, and you call it “pretty peaceful?” You are dogmatic.
As for war, take this from Jimmy Hoffa, Union boss into consideration:
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2012-12-11/michigan-governor-signs-right-work-law-jimmy-hoffa-warns-civil-war
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DIR
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 6:47pmThe Union already declared a civil war, this is just one attack. It’s been going on for years. It’s te unions turn Go burn down the union hall. See how they like it.
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RJJinGadsden
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 7:20pmJERK, I’ve always preferred the tried and true 7.62 X 63.
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1TrueOne55
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 7:21pmOnly if you do it like the Israelis do it inside the West Bank. Use synthetic skunk spray from super soakers instead of FMJ lead. It disperses them faster and they will have to remove clothing to get rid of smell. Which would mean going home or laundry mat to wash clothes which takes at least 45 min to hour and would put money in laundry mats and spur economy…
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aliswell
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 7:37pm@KeatonC33
Isolated incident #2,476
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henryKnox
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 8:35pmThis @Keaton33 is a funny person. This protest makes the Tea Party protests look like sunday school. I’ll bet anything that he said the area cleaning, praying, anthem singing and pledge saying Tea Partiers were ‘violent’ and ‘dangerous’. Amazing how much we have learned in the last 4 years.
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obbie_bs
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 10:18pmWhen the ideology chasm is as great as it has become in America WAR is inevitable. The Socialist/Communist movement is not going away, it and those behind it must be eradicated or the US as we have known it for 235 years is gone. Buy weapons and lots of ammo you’re gonna need both
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WarMunger_Al
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 10:31pmkeat-
otherwise peaceful? I guess you didn’t watch the union guy beating on the fox news guy. All you liberals need to be drawn, quartered and your remains sent to multiple communist countries where you can rest in pieces. None of you are worth the air you breathe. Once that happens all the RINO’s should follow.
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Demosthenes Locke
Posted on December 13, 2012 at 10:53amArchduke Ferdinand was only “an isolated incident”. Just sayin’.
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LIBSALWAYSLIE
Posted on December 13, 2012 at 11:22amKEATON, is a lying piece of garbage, what an idiot!
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mrunner
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 4:48pmGod Bless you Clint! What you are experiencing today is what America is all about. What you experienced yesterday was the pure evil that is the left wing communist side of Unions. Not all union members are cut from this cloth- but the vast majority of their leadership is and condones this type of behavior. What a beautiful contrast. The pure evil of union activists vs the pure compassion of good citizens.
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chips1
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 8:53pmWhen I look at him, I see America is getting better. He should be on a poster. He makes me smile. Thought I lost it.
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Small World
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 9:53pmA ray of hope !
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Ghandi was a Republican
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 4:47pmProof once more that progressives are the true racist bigots. Every time. Stand up and take note obama followers. They will come for you next.
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ReallyBigPaul
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 4:46pmThey should DISSOLVE ALL UNIONS..
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Keatonc33
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 5:03pmdo you have any idea what that would mean? our infrastructure would be screwed! China however would be pretty happy
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RJJinGadsden
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 5:21pmKEATONC33, For several decades now, China has been very happy with the unions in this country.
BTW, I’ve had three jobs where I had to be a union member. I personally have never been treated as poorly by an employer as I have the unions. Proved themselves to be thugs from the very beginning each time. Except for when I was a cop. They just never had anything to do with us other than to collect dues. Essentially, my only dealings with them were when I saw the deductions from my pay every two weeks.
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bumfuzeled
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 5:29pmK33 the only reason China would be happy is that with the removal of all unions America could once again prosper and repay our debt. Check you facts largemouth, Unions have outsourced more jobs than capitalists. Just take a look a GE, I dare you.
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truthnstuff
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 7:03pmPoor Keaton. He is the perfect communist, stupid and incapable of producing anything from his pie hole other than the list given him by his handlers. He will be in real trouble when 0bamacare stops paying for home diaper changing.
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Small World
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 9:55pm@ Keaton33 go away you should change your # to 666
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Demosthenes Locke
Posted on December 13, 2012 at 10:58amActually, so little of our employment base is from unions, I don’t think our infrastructure would even notice, but if there was a reaction, it would probably be a sudden surge of prosperity, as all those restrictive contracts and crushing payments to the unions went away, and people suddenly started getting paid according to merit. We could hire and fire people who deserved either, pay them what their work was worth, and give benefits that fit their seniority and their job, instead of those benefits being some power grab bargaining chip that can neither be paid for nor dealt with sustainably. People would keep their jobs because a company would have the flexibility to work with their people, instead of having to close their doors because they’re being blackmailed by them. That’s one thing I would dearly love to see go away — the legalized blackmail.
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BehindBlueEyes
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 4:46pmIt won’t be long before these types of attacks by union thugs become daily news. Many union people are ignorant and uncivil. Someone is about to get killed.
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mrunner
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 10:01pmThankfully there are many here that will appropriately exercise their second ammendment rights when it becomes necessary.
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goahead.makemyday
Posted on December 13, 2012 at 8:47amRemember it says arms not firearms. We have a right to arms(weapons) to limited to only to firearms(guns). This includes knives, swords, maces(for going medieval on people), bows, crossbows, staves, blowguns, and other various weapons. All very useful for deterring a violent “protester.”
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hatchetjob
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 4:46pmI hope that God blesses Clint Tarver in thousands of ways.
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338lapua
Posted on December 13, 2012 at 9:41amTo find out how many thousands,look here!
http://www.gofundme.com/SupportClint
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The-Monk
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 4:45pmNow that this guy is in the news……
If he wasn’t in a Hot Dog Cart Union… Obama’s IRS will be after him now.
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RJJinGadsden
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 5:03pmHi MONK, good point. He better continue to look over his shoulder.
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OldSurfRat
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 5:05pmMonk
Sitting here listening to Bob Beckel on the five defend the unions acts yesterday.
Have you ever noticed how much he looks like Cartman on crackbaby basketball?
http://www.tvfanatic.com/2011/05/south-park-preview-crack-baby-athletic-association/
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RJJinGadsden
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 5:22pmOLDSURFRAT, LOL. He just did the same thing just a couple of minutes ago.
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OldSurfRat
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 5:34pmHi RJJ
Look at the link and you will end your day laughing. He really does look like cartman.
http://www.tvfanatic.com/2011/05/south-park-preview-crack-baby-athletic-association/
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RJJinGadsden
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 7:24pmOLDSURFRAT, LOL. So does Cartman imitate Beckel or is it the other way around?
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MrSunshine
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 4:44pmWhat would these pansy @$$ wannabe tough guys do if an agry mob decided to burn down their union hall?
Waaaa waaaaaa waaaaaaaaaa waaaaaaaa waaaaaaaaa waaaaaaaaaa. Unions suck!
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338lapua
Posted on December 13, 2012 at 9:09amBIG DIFFERENCE, cops are union “brothers”. Whoever did that dastardly deed would be arrested,charged and certainly imprisoned.
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Mil-Dot
Posted on December 13, 2012 at 11:44amAny “cop” that sides with these vermin are not cops. They are punks that got picked on in high school and only got a badge so they can get back at society. Real LEOs would arrest those bastards, and not with kid gloves either. Sadly, there are not many real LEOs left. Most are just statist goons.
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Uechi
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 4:44pmWhen are non union workers going to stand up and tell the union thugs that’s it no more. If these creeps want a fight we can give it them. We out number these gangsters by considerable numbers. If they think their actions are going to curry them favor from the average citizen they are sadly mistaken.
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Mil-Dot
Posted on December 13, 2012 at 11:32amWhen the police, who are union, actually do their jobs based on the law instead of whether or not the victim is non-union and the perp is union. That is the most disgusting thing of all. That the cops are just criminals with badges, no better than these union creeps, by allowing them to get away with it. There will come a day when all public sector unions are disbanded. At that point you will see police officers acting just like these thugs, only worse.
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JBaer
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 4:42pmWhat’s wrong with these people? I don’t understand the mentality! They are behaving like a gang of profane thugs!
I’m glad that so many decent people had the back of the Hot Dog Guy and raised enough money to buy him a new vending cart. Bless them all!
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hatchetjob
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 4:55pmThe union thugs are very afraid that the gravy train will end for them.
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LeadNotFollow
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 4:42pmSubhuman Heathens!
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338lapua
Posted on December 13, 2012 at 9:49amMichigan needs a nine day hunting season for subhuman heathens;)
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TEIN
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 4:41pmI guess Clint wasn’t part of the unionized labor force and needed to be put in his place….oh the compassion and caring for a working man from the Union!!!!
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bava
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 4:41pmFALSE FLAG! FALSE FLAG! FALSE FLAG! There…that’s my impression of a Beckerhead.
hatchetjob
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 4:47pmYou mean Boris Becker the tennis pro??
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happ77
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 4:47pmawhole
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BehindBlueEyes
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 4:50pm@bava
No your wrong. That’s an example of your ignorance.
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JeffersonsPen
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 4:51pmBava……….Perhapes the hot dog guy should unionize himself,enter into mediation, and then strike ! Oh! wait he’s an indepentant business man aka “American!” who “COMPETES” with other lunch venues but still manages to survive and hold his head high……….not his hand out !
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RANGER1965
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 4:52pmIt’s funny watching socialistic progressives like BAVA, encounter a story so indefensible that he is reduced to sputtering rage.
Uneducated, ignorant, and incapable of thinking critically. Bava will be just another causalty of the bad times to come. Like the Dodo he will not be able to comprehend, much less adapt to the nightmare brought to us by this bankrupt, and childish adminstration.
BAVA you should get some education, perhaps read a few good books on critical thinking. A mind is a terrible thing to waste.
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The_Jerk
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 4:57pmSounds to me that this is a good story about a good hard working man, whose life was interrupted by racist, ignorant, union thugs. Man, zoot suit. That’s a throwback.
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Clownzilla
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 5:01pmBAVA SMASH! Bava no like freedom! Bava pleases master by SMASHING freedom! Bava want given money for nothing but SMASH!
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Keatonc33
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 5:06pmJerk.. notice that the only person reporting that racism was involved wasn’t even there. Clint himself mentioned no racism!
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Papa
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 6:38pmNo, Keaton, you’re absolutely right. In order for there to be racism, the crowd destroying the black man’s cart would have had to be conservative.
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Clownzilla
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 10:07pm@Keaton
“Tarver confirmed that he was targeted with racial slurs, including the “n-word” and people saying “you’re on the wrong side.”
Come on Keaton! If your going to lie at least give us a challenge!
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338lapua
Posted on December 13, 2012 at 2:40pmC’mon everybody…..Bava is a “smart person” there must be some DEEPER meaning that we as the ordinary unwashed, simply are not “intellectual” enough to grasp. Please enlighten us Bava, please oh please oh please! Oh yeah Bava, in the words of another immortal “smart person” “Can I piss on you?”
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rickc34
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 4:40pmUnion cowards and racist to boot, I wonder if they call Obama a Ni__er or Tom? Unions are no longer need .
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Unbelievable
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 4:39pmGod Bless good people!!
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neverending
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 4:37pmIt is impossible to imagine going through life with such a desire to spread hate and especially in a physical manner. These people are just plain evil plain and simple. So many stories like this just show we are turning into one huge sewage pit – no care, no morals, no decency, no rule of law and on and on it goes. We all know it is impossible to continue on like this and we also know we have a commie in the whitehouse and he encourages it.
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PalmBeachBobby
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 4:35pmA group of linguists went BERSERK in Boston and rioted over Obama. SHOCKING:
http://www.spnheadlines.com/2010/04/linguists-brawl-in-boston-over-obama.html
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OldSurfRat
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 4:33pmI thought unions liked weennies?
Maybe they only like weeners?
Just not sure where the like them?
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Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 4:32pmAnd nothing will be done to criminally prosecute any of these terrorist thugs due to Obama supporting the unions across the board. Its only a matter of time before one of these union protests turns to the use of firearms and someone gets killed.
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hatchetjob
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 4:49pmRight on SNOW, but don’t rule out baseball bats and knives.
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Cavallo
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 4:57pmWith Tumpka at the Obamessiah’s elbow? Look up his history and how he helped cover up the murders of non-union workers in the 90s.
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Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 4:58pm@Hatchetjob:
True.
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Vespucciland
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 5:00pmOnce the unionistas step over the line (as they inevitably will as they lose power) and engage serious violence it will become America’s ~ Archduke Ferdinand moment.
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Teufel Hunden
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 4:32pmDirty Bastards! And the scenes of firefighters from the firefighters union standing and doing nothing while people were being attacked makes me want to puke!
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Frederick_Douglass_Republican
Posted on December 13, 2012 at 12:35amThe unions MUST be removed from the public service sector. The most urgent and obvious place to start is the police and fire departments. The police have been repeatedly allowing violence against people and destruction of private property to occur when its at the hands of unions.
Call your representatives and tell them. I am.
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ms.sue
Posted on December 14, 2012 at 8:08amthe network news media are also heavly unionized.thats who is yanking thier chain and why they act like idiots when faced with a story like this one.
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Landon410
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 4:30pmno this is all wrong, unions are about making and saving jobs, not destroying small business, pushing others out, being racist, and mean….
thats not what unions are about, I mean look at all the good they’ve done gm… wait, um. look at all the good theyve done for public education, ohwhat? they what? destroyed that too? well look at how well they helped Hostess’ business…. oh come on,you’re telling me they destroyed Hostess too?
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Keatonc33
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 4:38pmThey didn’t destroy hostess. hostess could barely run. they had 7 different ceos during a 10 year period. the filed for bankruptcy about as many times in the past 10 years. plus their ceo cut his workers pay and health benefits in order to triple his own salary. Plus unions are the only thing standing in between american manufacturing and outsourcing of all manufacturing jobs.
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OldSurfRat
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 4:41pmLandon
No it was the workers that want choice who destroyed Hostess.
If they were not so eager to work hard, do their job, try to excel and help the company profit. Hostess would stll be cooking.
BTW bakers union WTF???
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Fubared
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 4:42pmPostal service, Amtrak, NeA, sure all those stellar work ethic groups.
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Landon410
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 4:46pmKeaton, the union which pushed for such high wages that the company couldn’t turn a profit, no the union had nothing to do with that
by the way the UAW is go the auto companies going bankrupt AGAIN
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trolltrainer
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 4:54pmKeatonc33
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 4:38pm
…Plus unions are the only thing standing in between american manufacturing and outsourcing of all manufacturing jobs.
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The sad part is you really believe this. Like Bob Beckel yesterday on the 5 trying to defend this outrageous crap. Just pathetic…
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COFemale
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 5:37pmAnd Keatonc33 you can provide proof of that claim or are you just repeating what Union goons said? Show me where that happened. I doubt you can come up with concrete proof.
P.S. Your employer Media Matters does not count. Also MSNBC, CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC, Huffington Post, The Daily Beast, Daily KOS do not count. Use SEC records to prove your claim.
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RJJinGadsden
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 7:27pmOLDSURFRAT, Geez man, you are baffling Keaton with too much common sense. You may have to spell that out for him.
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Proud Stray Dog
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 8:14pm@Keatoon3.3(yeah….fits your age perfectly)
Why is it 73% of union jobs are outsourced, while only 17% of private sector jobs are outsourced? Couldn’t be the BravoSierra we are seeing right now, is it?
PS: I was IBEW for exactly 6 months before I told those fat schmucks to take a flying leap. Hung my own shingle, and made way more than they paid.
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