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« on: March 15, 2005, 09:04:03 PM »
DETROIT -- The United Auto Workers union waved a white flag Monday in its parking skirmish with neighboring reservists, but the 1st Battalion, 24th Marines are not accepting surrender.

Facing intense criticism, UAW President Ron Gettelfinger reversed his decision to ban Marine Corps reservists driving foreign cars or displaying pro-President Bush bumper stickers from parking at the union's Solidarity House headquarters in Detroit.

"I made the wrong call on the parking issue, and I have notified the Marine Corps that all reservists are welcome to park at Solidarity House as they have for the past 10 years," Gettelfinger said in a statement.

Wounded by what they consider an unpatriotic ambush, the Marines rejected the union's olive branch and secured an alternative parking lot.

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« Reply #1 on: March 15, 2005, 09:08:35 PM »
Good post...thanks :aok

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« Reply #2 on: March 15, 2005, 09:09:30 PM »
Hmmm... UAW President Ron Gettelfinger is obviously an ultra melon.
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« Reply #3 on: March 15, 2005, 09:10:02 PM »
lol nice!

Another case of thos tolerant liberals at work.

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« Reply #4 on: March 15, 2005, 09:13:01 PM »
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lol nice!

Another case of thos tolerant liberals at work.


Are unions liberal or conservative?
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« Reply #5 on: March 15, 2005, 09:15:47 PM »
Liberal?

 


 The Union guys I know all got pressure to vote for kerry.


Plus the whole bush bumper sticker thing.

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« Reply #6 on: March 15, 2005, 09:18:02 PM »
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Are unions liberal or conservative?


They're definately pro-Democrat, at least policy-wise, and they're anti foreign made cars as they should be.

Definately a bad PR move tho.

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« Reply #7 on: March 15, 2005, 09:18:18 PM »
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Are unions liberal or conservative?


The labor unions are overwhelmingly in the democratic camp.

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« Reply #8 on: March 15, 2005, 09:36:20 PM »
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They're definately pro-Democrat, at least policy-wise, and they're anti foreign made cars as they should be.

Definately a bad PR move tho.


It seems that the UAW isn't anti-foreign. They're against  nonunion-made vehicle manufacturers.

The whole foreign versus domestic car thing is just ridiculous. That line is so blurry now it's practically pointless.
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« Reply #9 on: March 15, 2005, 09:40:46 PM »
That's funny about the union label and crap on cars. The last 2 "American" vehicles I bought had interesting stickers on them. One was mande in Canada the other hechp en Mexico. Go figure and I see A toyota, Honda and other "non American" brand cars made in the USA. Now who the heck should we support, the brands outsourcing manufacturing or the ones INSOURCING manufacturing into the US?

I buy what I want, not what some hack tries to tell me to buy.
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« Reply #10 on: March 15, 2005, 09:41:02 PM »
Why does the UAW hate well built cars?

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« Reply #11 on: March 15, 2005, 09:44:47 PM »
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Why does the UAW hate well built cars?


They hate competition.


They also probably embraced the notion of planned obsolescence. Unfortunately, the Japanese companies didn't play along.
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« Reply #12 on: March 15, 2005, 09:57:20 PM »
Liberal isn't limited to democrats, hate to break it to ya'll.
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« Reply #13 on: March 15, 2005, 09:59:16 PM »
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Liberal isn't limited to democrats, hate to break it to ya'll.
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There's liberal or conservative, democrat or republican.

There are no shades of gray. It's a black and white world. ;)
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« Reply #14 on: March 15, 2005, 10:21:21 PM »
Gray is a liberal conspiracy to rob our youth of their moral fiber (and precious bodily fluids) there is RIGHT and wrong. There are Moral absolutes.:D