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Breitbart to NRO: Obama’s Union Involvement ‘Deeply Un-American’

Andrew Breitbart speaks with National Review Online in Madison:

Breitbart led a large rally this afternoon at the state capital. The large turnout, he tells us, sends a strong signal to politicians interested in taking on the public-sector unions. “This is a message that is being sent around the country to other governors that the tea party is going to have their back,” he says. “This is a message that we are sending, and Wisconsin is sending, to Ohio, to California, to all the governors out there that are about to make hard decisions.”

Turning to the White House, Breitbart calls President Obama’s involvement in union activism “deeply un-American.”

“What you have is the president of the United States organizing anarchists, public-sector unions in order to intimidate Americans,” he says.

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   02/19/11 15:22

Once again given The Golden Opportunity To Keep The Royal Yap Shut, Obama chimes in on what is the business of the state of Wisconsin, and not a federal issue.

...and he's predictably on the wrong side, anyway.

The Secret Service must have Biden hogtied and gagged someplace.

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FJ Harris
   02/19/11 15:37

Strikes me that the left always resorts to violence.

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FJ Harris
   02/19/11 15:38

Strikes me that the left always resorts to violence.

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   02/19/11 15:42

That's a wonderful image, gr8.

Uh oh, does that make me a hater?

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 cab
   02/19/11 15:57

@gr8_dismal: According to Drudge, the Bidens are currently in the Florida keys. Michelle and the girls are skiing.

No further comment necessary.

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Michael Hopkins
   02/19/11 17:52

I agree with Andrew.
I think the whole "union" concept is "un-American," as it suggests that others are supposed to do your fighting for you, and "arbitration" is through force.
It's truly a shame that such an egregious notion has gained such acceptance.

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jd rj
   02/19/11 18:16

Yeah! And another thing! Teddy Roosevelt was clearly unamerican too. Thank God for prof. Britebart.

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   02/19/11 18:18

Breitbart has no credibility. Big phony.

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Jprev40
   02/19/11 18:33

So unions are un-American? What stupidity.

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   02/19/11 20:07

ARegularGuy has no credibility. Big phony.

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   02/19/11 20:09

Gee, I guess silly statements like that work both ways, huh?

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steve snow
   02/19/11 21:08

Say what? Obama is organizing anarchists? They are intimidating Americans? Where is he going to organize these anarchists, Chile, Bolivia perhaps? Who is this guy and am I supposed to take him seriously? You folks should be ashamed for giving this guy airtime.

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 Jay
   02/19/11 21:09

“deeply un-American” is a pretty good summation of The Obama Years.

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Rowbear
   02/19/11 23:20

I pay for 100 percent of my health care and am responsible for the same percentage of my retirement.
I eat 100 percent of my loses to my business.
On good years I pay about 50 percent of my income to the government so it can be redistributed to these vermin who do government work and only pay 6 percent of their income towards health care and are bankrupting the country in the process with their pensions.

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Rowbear
   02/19/11 23:23

I pay for 100 percent of my health care and am responsible for the same percentage of my retirement.
I eat 100 percent of my loses to my business.
On good years I pay about 50 percent of my income to the government so it can be redistributed to these vermin who do government work and only pay 6 percent of their income towards health care and are bankrupting the country in the process with their pensions.

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   02/20/11 08:02

Obama has no credibility. Big phony.

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   02/20/11 08:13

Chances to be re-elected keep getting less and less possible for Obama.

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 MAFV
   02/20/11 10:00

Thanks Mr. Costa. Obama paying his union dues...the surprise is???

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   02/20/11 16:00

Follow the money: What has the unions all worked up is the fact that the Governor wants to stop the mandatory payment of union dues by government employees.

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   02/20/11 16:54

As usual Obama can't keep his mouth shut. Unions had a purpose in the 1940's but now have grown too powerful, they helped push Obama into the White House. It's time to abolish unions and the power they yeild. OFA is Obama's union.

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