Comments on: Democrats, the MSM, and warped priorities

By: Glenn M. Cassel, AMH1,USN, RETIRED

Glenn M. Cassel, AMH1,USN, RETIRED — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 03:32:31 +0000

In April 1998, I went to work at Bombardier Aerospace-Wichita(Learjet). I joined the IAMAW. Within 2 weeks of my starting the union took delivery of a brand new Learjet Model 60. This is quite a hot rod biz jet. It also goes for about 12 million dollars. When I asked the plant chair about this, specifically, “Is this what my dues are for?” I did not get a straight answer. Makes one go HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM, doesn’t it. After 3 years, I quit the union. In Kansas you can do that.
Unions NEED OVERSIGHT. This is from personal experience. Mom was in the NEA all of her working life and Dad was in the IBEW. As for me the unions have gotten out of hand and to be taken down a peg. I now work for a railroad contractor( 2 lay offs in 15 months at Learjet). We are privately held: no union and we all do very well with out their interference, thank you.
But if the law is broken, something must be done. There is no ifs, ands or buts.

By: PCD

PCD — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 13:59:13 +0000

Yeah, and when a blog, “Right from the Right” is started by a Conservative teacher, the left and WebSense want to silence it.

By: G Monster

G Monster — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 21:59:04 +0000

and this from opinion journal: We already knew that the NEA's top brass lives large. Reg Weaver, the union's president, makes $439,000 a year. The NEA has a $58 million payroll for just over 600 employees, more than half of whom draw six-figure salaries. Last year the average teacher made only $48,000, so it seems you're better off working as a union rep than in the classroom. LINK

By: G Monster

G Monster — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 21:54:56 +0000

Those darn critics, always pointing things out.

By: G Monster

G Monster — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 21:53:26 +0000

and this from wikipedia:

In recent decades the NEA has greatly increased its visibility in party politics, endorsing almost exclusively Democratic Party candidates and contributing funds and other assistance to political campaigns. The NEA asserts itself “non-partisan”, but critics point out that the NEA has endorsed and provided support for every Democratic Party presidential nominee from Jimmy Carter to John Kerry and has never endorsed any Republican or third party candidate for the nation’s highest office. [6] Based on required filings with the federal government, it is estimated that between 1990 and 2002 ninety-five percent of the NEA’s substantial political contributions went to Democratic Party candidates. [7] Although this has been questioned as being out of balance with the more diverse political views of the broader membership,[8] the NEA maintains that it bases support for candidates primarily on the organization’s interpretation of candidates’ support for public education and educators.

By: Fred

Fred — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 21:26:44 +0000

Couldn't have said it better myself. Speaking of bad laws and media silence, the Democrats are again trying to ram through a "hate crimes" bill that protects gays from violence. The REAL goal of this bill is to silence those who speak out against homosexuality (e.g., Christians) by claiming such criticism is "hate speech" that can cause crimes. What is this?! Are the Dems resorting to "thought crime" laws a la 1984? Learn more here and then your Senator NOW to halt this attack on free expression: LINK 1 LINK 2