"Palin's No Sister of Mine" - Compass piece from the Anchorage Daily News

[Blue_In_AK]

Vince Beltrami, president of Alaska's AFL-CIO, has written a great piece for the Anchorage Daily News exposing Sarah's hypocrisy.

http://community.adn.com/?q=adn%2Fnode%2F155822

I’ve tried to stay away from taking part in Palin bashing over the past couple years. That band wagon has been full enough, and paying her any attention only serves to legitimize her as relevant. And not to pile on as yesterday’s “leaked” insider manuscript further discredits her, but she still had the audacity to weigh in against union leaders in Wisconsin yesterday. Now she’s sticking her unwanted finger in labor’s own hornet’s nest.

Like many Alaskans, I have witnessed the utter hypocrisy of Sarah Palin up close. Never have I seen someone so chameleon-like, with such influence over a very specific mass of people who are so enthralled with her every Facebook and Twitter post. She has become a caricature of herself, and there is no clearer evidence than her Friday, Feb. 18th Facebook post.

In the post, Palin begs her “union brothers and sisters” to “seize the opportunity to show true solidarity.” She belonged to my union, the IBEW, for about a minute, over twenty years ago one summer, in a temporary position, and has the gall to call union members fighting for their basic right to collectively bargain her brothers and sisters. It’s shameful.

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The irony is Palin insinuates corruption by union leaders while blindly leading a group of enamored hard-working Americans over a cliff. And of course, Palin never acknowledges the corrupt business leaders like the Koch brothers who own Wisconsin’s governor and have fooled legions of people into thinking she and they care more for the interests of the average worker than unions and their leaders; leaders who have worked their way up with respect, through the ranks, to defend their fellow brothers and sisters.

Note to Sarah: The wages and benefits from Todd's union job that provided for your family for years were negotiated and guarded by "union bosses." Your insults to them and the rest of us shows your blatant disregard for the fabric of the labor movement, and your ignorance of the fact that unions are the only organizations in the country looking out for the best interests of working families in America, whether they belong to a union or not. I would suggest you stop commenting on things you know very little about. Unfortunately, that never seems to have stopped you before.

[malaise]

1. Oh My!

Get thee to the greatest

Solidarity Forever!!

[Iris]

3. agreed. K&R!

[johnnie]

2. I really wish Palin would just go away

I don't feel threatened by her (as many people say we are) I am just tired of her ignorance. She is a constant reminder of the many idiots that breathe air.

[patrice]

4. K&R for A worthwhile boycott exception here.

[Blue_In_AK]

7. Thanks, Patrice...

Palinitis is breaking out all over up here. I've really tried to limit my posts about her because I know everyone is sick of her, but things are about to get really, really interesting with Frank Bailey's revelations (the leaked manuscript Vince speaks of), and she could implode quite spectacularly in the coming weeks.

It couldn't happen to a nicer girl.

If you missed my posts last night, you might want to check them out here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x449942

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x453337


There is a long article in today's Daily News about the leaked manuscript and its contents. Jeanne at the Mudflats and all of her friends are pretty upset that this has been leaked (especially since it seems to have come from Joe McGinniss, who had befriended all of them while he was up here), but in the long run it may help them get a publisher. We're hoping for the best.

http://www.adn.com/2011/02/18/1711185/ex-aide-rips-palin-in-leaked-manuscript.html

[patrice]

8. Thank you sincerely for being so responsible about this for such a long time. Good work! nt

[roguevalley]

13. blue, honey. keep them coming! Love what you're doing and can't

wait for the fun

[patrice]

5. Those who lust for power have a love:hate relationship to Unions & that's Unions' blessing&curse.nt

[barbtries]

6. that is good

looks like it will have a lively discussion over there as well.

[lunatica]

9. I love it when Palin weighs in on things she can't possibly comprehend

Please don't stop Sarah! Keep talking!

[malaise]

12. That's why I love the fact that people who kreally know her

are exposing her BS

[Oceansaway]

10. K&R...n/t

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[RainDog]

14. She would've been someone urging the Jews to get on the train. n/t

[Blue_In_AK]

15. That sounds about right.

[Marnie]

16. Well Said.

Sarah may regret taking the Big Business side of this one as a lot of her bots are blue collar,red neck types, many of whom probably belong to AFL-CIO, Teamsters, and various construction unions, not to mention teachers and nurses.

[WorseBeforeBetter]

17. Sarah Palin's teabagging "bots" are not union members. (n/t)

[RandomThoughts]

18. They have some better concepts.

But remember they tried to AstroTurf with Orwellian names much of that.


The Last of the Mohicans
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twepYLbAhNo


That could be the Tea also.


Look at the heart not the label.