"I've had a snootful of that shit!" - quote of the season

[MannyGoldstein]

That's a http://www.thenation.com/blog/161208/afls-trumka-pols-selling-out-workers-ive-had-snootful-st">quote from last month by Richard Trumka, President of the AFL-CIO. It refers to the behavior of elected Democrats towards their base.

“For too long, we’ve been left after Election Day holding a canceled check, waving it about—‘Remember us? Remember us? Remember us?’—asking someone to pay a little attention to us,” recalled Trumka, who like many union leaders was frustrated with the failure of the Obama administration and Democrats in Congress to pass the Employee Free Choice Act and other needed labor law reforms. “Well, I don’t know about you, but I’ve had a snootful of that shit!”

Can't get that quote out of my mind the last few weeks.

[ProfessionalLeftist]

1. I think a great many of us have had a snootfull of that shit - he's not alone. n/t

[midnight]

2. K&R

[Bluebear]

4. .

[azul]

3. More like an earful of that shit

if he actually was talking about the freedom of speech sound of the larger canceled check from the chamber of commerce that was more effective a bribe.

And the louder the shouting match, the more the media makes to speak up too.

What a fucked up political system we are now saddled with.

[The Doctor.]

5. Yeah, it really is about time that Politicians started helping their supporters

In order to EARN their support.

[bvar22]

6. If LABOR wanted an advocate, they should have elected THIS guy:

EFCA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMNVIQqatyU

NAFTA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LtbLEKHsi0&NR=1

Cadillac Tax
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8wmN3wvhNM&feature=player_embedded

Support for LABOR
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SA9KC8SMu3o

Health Care
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acc6Wn_BWlk

[socialist_n_TN]

7. Well Richard, you're group is the biggest

labor group out there. Make good on your threat of a few months ago and start to put together a Progressive Workers Party. It's going to take a big organization to get on the ballot in all 50 states and you're it. JUST DO IT! You can endorse Dems when appropriate and run your own candidates when necessary.

[MrsBrady]

8. K&R

[scheming daemons]

9. SS wasn't touched, Manny.... will you admit you were wrong?

[Brickbat]

10. The sooner Labor works for Labor first and Democrats second, the better.

[in_cog_ni_to]

11. No Union support, No Progressive support, no Senior support

no blue collar worker support....who the hell does does he think is going to vote for him? He's tossed the entire party.