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Delusional, A Complete Sell-Out, Or Both? You Decide.

Published by Daisy on August 11, 2010 in Choppy McBotox (Nancy Pelosi) and General Political Mockery. 8 Comments Tags: , , , , , , .

When I watched this video of the AFL-CIO President, Richard Trumka, talking about how there IS NO DEFICIT PROBLEM IN THIS COUNTRY and that it’s all just a big spin job by the Republicans, I had some self-talk. I said, “Self – this dude is off his freakin’ ROCKER and has no clue what planet he’s on.”

There is a deficit problem, you moron. It’s called DATA. You may want to look into it before shooting things out of your gaping piehole.

Behold the out-of-touch, supposed insanity:

Then, I read this, which talks about how the unions have basically been bought by McBotox’s bailout. And, I realize that maybe it’s not so much complete delusion as it is the fact that Pelosi McBotox has BOUGHT these dudes to “think” a certain way – the WRONG way, that is – at the tune of $26 Billion. And, you know what SHE gets for the low, low price of $26 Billion in taxpayer money? Those “public employee unions (get) to run ads against the GOP in the upcoming election on the taxpayers’ dime.”

Awesome, huh? To recap: MY HARD-EARNED MONEY can now be used to fund smear ads against the very candidates that I support.

Just a reminder, folks. GET INVOLVED. SPEAK OUT. VOTE. For crying out loud, if you do nothing else, get to your polls in November and get these thieves and liars OUT OF OFFICE.

This is not democracy. Period.

Today’s Subject Of My Ire

Published by Mockarena on June 23, 2010 in You Know What I Hate?. 13 Comments Tags: , , , .

A clever and competent reader sent me this article, which describes the tough life that Dave Orlowski has to lead these days.

Dave is 54, and an ex-police detective. He’s been off duty since 1999, after suffering a few on-the-job injuries and having one of his shoulders replaced. The shoulder injury disqualified him from being able to keep his street duties, and so he was given a choice – either work a desk job, which he was entirely fit to do, or get 75% of his pay for the rest of his life under the police union pension program. He was just 43 at the time, and said about the desk job offer, “It’s not a position I wanted to work. If you get put on desk duty as a police officer, you push paper for them. You’re like any other clerk in the Police Department. It’s a meaningless job.” So he retired at 43. He makes nearly $54,000 annually courtesy of the city of Milwaukee’s Employees’ Retirement System (read: Wisconsin taxpayers), plus full health benefits. But lest you think he’s just sitting around idle, let me assure you. He’s not.

Dave Orlowski, as it happens, swims 5 miles, runs 15-20 miles and bikes 200 miles every week. He travels the world competing in Ironman Triathlons. In 2009, he competed in six of these events, and is on track to match or beat that in 2010. Because triathlons are so grueling, this poor guy has to work full time on his physical training. So you see, he can’t possibly be expected to have a JOB.

How much do you want to punch him in the face right now?

Keep in mind, this is a person who has been declared as “permanently and totally incapacitated for duty.” And he’s the first to tell you, he’s not breaking any rules. In fact, there is no rule which says he isn’t allowed to compete in Ironman events while drawing disability. And since he’s enjoying himself so much, on the taxpayers’ dime, he’s got no incentive to take on a job of any kind. Besides, you guys, he’s too busy training.

There’s a word for people like this jackass. It’s PARASITE. And it’s preposterous union pension programs which perpetuate this type of nonsense. This is precisely the kind of people that entitlement societies create. And the rest of us? Who are productive citizens trying to earn an honest living? Well, we’re just footing the bill.

So think about that when you’re at work today, wondering when you can find time to fit in a half hour of exercise into your already hectic schedule. Think about Dave Orlowski, and his grueling Ironman training program, and all the free money he’s getting because of unions.

Enjoy your day!

ATTENTION TOWNSPEOPLE: Unions Suck, And If Democrats Get Their Way, They’ll Suck Even More.

Published by Mockarena on June 16, 2010 in You Know What I Hate?. 8 Comments Tags: , , , .

Democrats are a sneaky bunch. They know that everyone is all distracted right now, what with the oil spill and whatnot, and so while we’re all looking at the gulf, they are about to try and overturn a recent Supreme Court decision. And it’s kind of a Big Deal.

DCCC Chairman Chris Van Hollen and Sen. Chuck Schumer introduced HR 5175, also known as The Disclose Act, which basically punishes companies/corporations if they donate to political campaigns. The sneaky part about it? Unions are exempted.

Yup. Unions can spend as much money as they want on Congressional candidates, without worrying about all the reporting requirements and restrictions imposed on regular plain ole companies.

It’s no coincidence that unions overwhelmingly support Democrats. It’s also no coincidence that “several measures proposed by Republicans to provide equivalent rules for unions and corporations were denied by the Democrats during the Committee mark-up.”

Ridiculous.

The Country’s 2nd Best Governor RIPS On The Teachers’ Union. And It’s Freaking Brilliant.

Published by Mockarena on June 4, 2010 in Chicks For Mitch and You Know What I Love?. 20 Comments Tags: , , , .

I am sooo happy that a clever and competent reader sent me this video. It has completely made my day!

I know I’m not telling you anything new, but unions suck. You know what should happen? Teachers should strike against their own freaking unions and END this nonsense.

They’re bullies, just as Christie describes. It’s the perfect analogy. “You punch them? I punch you.” LOVE LOVE LOVE. THAT is the kind of leader who has his state’s back.

Paul Ryan – you know I love you, but Gov. Christie is my new pick for Mitch Daniels’ running mate. Or Mitch can be his running mate. I don’t care. But those two together could totally put our crumpled economy back together again, and command respect from the world. THAT is good leadership, you guys. And thank goodness at least two states get to benefit. Let’s get them to help the rest of the country now! :)

Unions Spend Money To Benefit Their Dues-Paying Members.

Published by Mockarena on May 21, 2010 in Really?. 8 Comments Tags: , , , , , .

That post title was nearly impossible to type without giggling.

Obviously, it’s a completely false statement, because unions haven’t cared about their members in forever. What they ARE spending their money on, actually, and lots of it, is the 2010 elections.

The source link above describes in some detail how SEIU, AFSCME and AFL-CIO will be spending over ONE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS on keeping Democratic incumbents in office.

The president of AFSCME said, “We have got to protect the incumbency in the House. We have got to protect the incumbency in the Senate. It is going to be hard. Those tea-baggers are out there. There is an anti-incumbency mood out there.”

Those tea-baggers are out there, you guys. This is what he Actually Said. Although since the president of the COUNTRY is using that word freely now, I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised.

One particular candidate that the unions hope to save is Harry Reid, and they’re already getting started. An AFL-CIO representative said, “It’s our single focus. Harry Reid has done more for the state — more than anyone in history.” The union is planning on having its workers lobby other workers directly, do some door-to-door campaigning, and then send out a bunch of mail. For Harry Reid. It just stuns me that anyone would go to such lengths to rehire someone so patently stupid.

Barbara Boxer is another senator getting union help. A rep from the California Labor Federation said, “We are going to devote more resources to the 2010 campaign than we have ever done in any prior campaign.”

All of this leads me to wonder if Obama still means it when he says this:

I suspect union spending is juuuuuust fine with him.

Awesome Spoof Of UPS Ad. Total Brilliance.

Published by Mockarena on May 12, 2010 in You Know What I Love?. 5 Comments Tags: , , , , .

“Oh look! It’s the Package Czar!” LOVE.

Obama Helps Out His Union Buddies

Published by Mockarena on May 11, 2010 in You Know What I Hate?. 2 Comments Tags: , , .

According to this, Obama changed a 76 year old union election rule yesterday, making it lots easier for labor unions to organize at airline and railroad companies.

And, you know, thank God for that, because I was starting to worry that the service given by airline employees was getting too good (snort).

Here’s the thing. Membership in unions has been on the decline for years, because people with Actual Brains have been realizing that unions are evil and are absolutely committed to nothing else but throwing money at Democrats. And so Obama is now throwing them a bone in order to boost membership. The new rule will now recognize a union if just a simple majority of workers WHO CAST ACTUAL BALLOTS approve organizing. That’s a big change, because it used to be that a majority of the entire workforce had to be in favor of organizing, and non-voting people were treated as “no” votes.

Many airlines are about to be impacted, and those who were against this change are already going on record that this could “disrupt commerce and increase delays in an industry already reeling from recession, higher fuel costs and stepped-up security hurdles.” Well, fan-freaking-tastic. Just what we all needed.

Now, I’m not a litigious type, but I’m happy to report that the Air Transport Association, which represents most major airlines, is planning to file a lawsuit challenging the rule. Not that it’ll do any good, but I like that they’re making the effort.

No good can come from this, except greater strength of unions which are the very reason companies like GM needed our taxmoney to rescue them from oblivion. If you need to travel anywhere in the near future, book your travel now, because your fares are about to skyrocket, thanks to our Pilot-In-Chief.

Barbara Boxer’s Opponent On Unions

Published by Mockarena on May 4, 2010 in General Political Mockery. 10 Comments Tags: , , , .

BEHOLD:  Mickey Kaus, running against Barbara Boxer in the Democratic primary in CA, and looking like he could possibly be related to Alan Grayson.

Mickey’s a Democrat, which is why I found his editorial on unions to be so completely fascinating.   It’s always exciting for me to read about Democrats who don’t automatically fall in line with the pro-union garbage so faithfully churned out by the party.

In his column, Mickey contends that you don’t HAVE to love labor unions to be a “good Democrat,”  and even suggests that “It’s time for Democrats, even liberal Democrats, to start looking at unions and unionism with deep skepticism.”

Well, Halleluljah!

Mickey takes a couple of paragraphs to talk about how great unions were back in the day.  And you know what?  I don’t argue that.  I’ve long said that they served a purpose, a useful purpose in fact, but I think they’ve long overstayed their welcome.  Just like affirmative action programs.

But the problem is that union growth has placed an undue burden on our economy.  Could there BE a better example of that than UAW? Mickey says, rightly so, that we taxpayers had to bail out UAW, and those members didn’t take a DIME of a cut in pay, and they didn’t reduce a single overly-generous benefit.  Meanwhile, private industry suffers.  Private industry employees (or in many cases ex-employees) suffer.  All so union members can continue to suck the system dry.

Mickey writes, “As the private economy has faltered, we increasingly have a two-tier economy: If you’re an insider, a unionized government employee, you’re in good shape. Even if you don’t do a very good job, you won’t be fired. Even in hard times, Washington will spend billions in stimulus funds so that you don’t get laid off. You won’t even have to take much of a pay cut. And you can retire like an aristocrat at taxpayer expense. But if you’re an outsider, trying to survive in a world of $10-an-hour jobs, competing with immigrant labor, paying for your own healthcare, forced to send your children to lousy public schools run by unfireable teachers and $100,000-a-year bureaucrats — well, good luck to you. But be sure to vote Democratic.”

Ain’t that the truth?

But, like Mickey says, you’re not going to hear many Democrats admitting it, because they’re totally latched onto the teat of labor union support/funding.  Hopefully he’s right about the eventual outcome, when he writes, “We need nonretired Democrats who tell the unions no. Or else, perhaps after more bankruptcies and bailouts, Republicans will do it for them.”

See ya at the polls in November!

So Much Irony You Can Practically Taste It

Published by Mockarena on April 24, 2010 in Really?. 6 Comments Tags: , , , .

According to this,  SEIU head Andy Stern, the most frequent visitor to the White House, has left the SEIU in debt to the tune of $85 million, to go work on Obama’s deficit commission.

Makes sense.  I mean, why WOULDN’T the President choose someone for his deficit commission who was the head of a company drowning in budget deficits of its own and whose company pension program was woefully underfunded?

Oh I know.  It’s because Stern spent over $60 million of the SEIU’s money to get Obama elected president.  That’s right.  Almost forgot about that.

Here’s the other thing I found interesting.  There’s a line from the source link which reads:  “SEIU is $85 million in debt, down from its 2008 high of $102 million, and has been forced to lay off employees.”

There’s something kinda ironic about an organization whose mission it is, in part, to be “dedicated to improving the lives of workers and their families and creating a more just and humane society” having to lay off their own employees because their money was all spent on an election.

Yeah – I’m sure Stern will be just terrific at solving the whole country’s deficit problem.

Illinois Federation Of Teachers Want Taxpayers To Pony Up

Published by Mockarena on April 22, 2010 in Really?. 10 Comments Tags: , , .

H/T to Big Government for providing this clip of precisely the kind of union-supporting teacher I would like to punch in the face.

This is at a pro-tax hike rally by the SEIU, the Illinois Education Association, the Illinois Federation of Teachers, AFSCME, and AFL-CIO. In ILLINOIS, you guys. Did I mention that this is in Illinois? Yeah – tax payers aren’t hurting at all there.

GAWD.

Also from Big Government, more from Big Bertha talking to that Young Socialists group. In this clip, she gets all excited about how black people will soon be the majority, and then she talks about the immigration battle and just in general confirms everyone’s suspicions that she is a total loon.

Enjoy.

AFL-CIO Sec’y/Treasurer Thinks Kids Are Helpless Without Unions

Published by Mockarena on April 12, 2010 in Really?. 6 Comments Tags: , .

Question. Do you think union leaders really believe the crap they’re spewing or are they just saying this nonsense because it’s part of their job description?

FYI – they’re going after your junior high/highschoolers next, to tell them about the “social justice” movement and “what it can do to help them economically.”

Because, like this chick says, “Young people can’t make it on their own.” There’s no clearer evidence that liberals simply want people to feel dependent on others, and on unions and government in particular. You would NEVER hear this kind of messaging from a conservative, because we believe in the power of the individual and of hard work to achieve what you want out of life.

It’s an easy train to hop on, what with promises of stealing people’s money for social justice and whatnot. But I’d rather my kids be taught to work hard and rely on themselves instead of demanding others provide for them.

Be vigiliant, conservatives. Make sure you know what’s going on in your kids’ schools and don’t tolerate this kind of garbage!

The Audacity Of Unions

Published by Mockarena on April 10, 2010 in You Know What I Hate?. 18 Comments Tags: , , , .

This is a news clip of a bunch of nurses and technicians from Temple University Hospital throwing a tantrum over reduced benefits.

Let me tell you why this totally pisses me off. These union nurses, instead of getting their usual 14.5% raises, are only going to get 4% raises. And they are furious about this. That their RAISES have been reduced. Not their PAY, mind you. Their RAISES.

But that’s not even what they’re maddest about. They’re mad because a tuition reimbursement plan FOR THEIR KIDS has been eliminated. They will still get all the tuition reimbursement they want for their own studies. But they’re mad because Temple University Hospital, which serves mostly low-income patients through Medicare and Medicaid (and as one nurse says, the most gunshot wounds – nice!), has to figure out a way to cut expenses, and is no longer going to send the nurses’ KIDS to college.

THE AUDACITY of that hospital. Can you imagine a worse crime against their employees than ONLY giving them a 4% raise and not paying for their kids’ college?

I hate unions. HATE.

Speaking of unions, have you guys read Dave Bego’s book yet? Because you really should, if you want insight into how union thugs will try to infiltrate private businesses like termites. Buy it and read it!

Obama Continues To Have Totally Wacked Out Friends

Published by Mockarena on March 28, 2010 in You Know What I Hate?. 3 Comments Tags: , , , , .

This is the dude who Obama has appointed to the National Labor Relations Board. As you’ll hear, Craig Becker is a huge fan of providing basically the moon and the stars to illegal immigrants. I mean, to do otherwise would be “discriminatory.”

Craig Becker is a hugely controversial appointee for all sorts of reasons, not the least of which is that he was chief counsel for both the SEIU and AFL-CIO, two of the most horrifically dangerous unions that exist today. This appointment brings the passage of Employee Free Choice Act imminently closer. If you need a refresher on what that means, just look here.

Anyway, it’s just one more example of the kind of dangerous wackjobs that our president chooses to surround himself with.

HATE.

Union Boss Calls Insurance Executives Criminals.

Published by Mockarena on March 13, 2010 in Really?. 2 Comments Tags: , , .

This is just laughable. I mean, have you ever heard of a better pot-calling-the-kettle-black example? AFL-CIO chief Trumka calling someone else greedy?

Have I mentioned before how much I hate unions?

In Case I Haven’t Made Perfectly Clear To You All Why Unions SUCK, This May Help.

Published by Mockarena on February 16, 2010 in Really?. 8 Comments Tags: .

Un-freaking-believable. They’re evil, these unions. PURE EVIL.

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