Speaker Pelosi - The Employee Free Choice Act

[netnema]

What is perfect in this world?..

Unions aren't either. But what else could be offered to the working people, so they could withstand organized crimes against them by organized money + corporations?

[arkhampatient76]

i wonder in the liberals are going to say impeach Pelosi, or it's only wrong when the Bush admin. do it? you know what it not even torture. i've seen my friends do worst to their younger brothers.

[59196person]

I respectfully disagree with your viewpoint. If you had done your homework before commenting, you'd see how many people, liberals and conservatives alike, want Pelosi to answer for her ignorance and neglect.

[arkhampatient76]

I guarantee you that Pelosi thinks she is above answering for her lies. When people, no matter if their libs or cons, get to this height of power will do or say anything to keep it.

[59196person]

That's true for the vast majority of people in power, definitely, but I have seen a select few decent politicians... Granted, one would be hard-pressed to find them, but they are out there.

By the way, I'm sorry if my previous reply to you sounded nasty, because that wasn't my intent, I'm just a passionate politico. I do enjoy rational discussion once in a while, lol.

[marceads]

Venomous, untrustable, half wit...is this the best you have Democrats? Fuck this bitch...she cannot tell the truth if her life depends upon it. She sat in on all of the meetings in regards to so called "torture", and is calling for her own head. BTW...the unions are not "keeping America #1." Look at the UAW. Hence another lie.

[59196person]

While I disagree with those who say that US job losses directly correlate with unions, I do agree that some unions have way too much power and are taking advantage and are giving unions a bad name.

As for Nancy Pelosi, she had a real opportunity to clean things up and instead became another corporate drone who not only doesn't care about the plight of the middle-class and poor but also doesn't care to find out.

[FluxCapacitor2008]

The corporate goonies use a lot of lies and intimidation to get people to screw them selfs. I like how corporate goons keep saying this bill will harm workers as if you as if they have workers rights in mind. This bill will level the playing field, you need to get off the Ron Paul website and look what is going on with other workers around the country

[StillNotDeadNL]

Unions have destroyed the Big 3 auto makers- no question about that. So lets have unions ruin the rest of our great country. Viva La France, Nancy.

[serenitygarden84]

People seem to be debating the pros and cons of unions instead of the actual bill. I hope people actually understand what they are talking about when they bash EFCA and Unions because many make themselves look stupid.

[pittsn]

Fuck health care, and unemployment insurance, grievances, and minimum wage; i'd rather just be like a Chinese sweat shop worker....

[ilovemycat00]

Great!! Why don't you move to China and leave those of us who are Union Members (I am one here in Colorado) in this country alone...whther or not they support the Labor Movement.

[dudeofdixie]

I wonder if she is aware she is lying, or just so self indoctrinated she honestly believes this?

She doesn't even talk about the fact that "saying" means signing a card in front of folks. Maybe she is so used to being highly scrutinized as an "open voter" in the House, she thinks all Americans should be equally scrutinized for their politics and votes.

[FreeAgain2]

Basic workers ability to a private vote on Unionism will be lost.

Certainly, workers will NOT make Free Choices.

[pulppeeler]

if people actually looked at the decline of productivity in the country, i directly corelates with the decline of unions. the efca does not prohibit the right to a secret ballot election, this is a myth..no its a rabid lie touted by right wing corporate elite.

[reledger]

Yes, the Emplpoyee Free Choice Act. Those who don't support it either own companies or they are incredibly stupid. Most of the responders below are just incredibly stupid.

[artisan7471]

Now how did a woman with so little comprehension of what unions due, get to be a senator? Unions do not make anything better except corporate mortality. Adding more unions to the US will help its decline as a world power. China will over take us as if we were standing still, due to these union parasites.

[pittsn]

please learn to spell....

[Scaredycrat]

Union labor has contributed directly to why this country is so falling apart at the seams,

They promote higher wages with less accountability. Union have cost more jobs in this coutry than they will ever create. Pelosi is an idiot, and so is anybody that thinks this is going to fix this country. Look at every industry they have dominated. AUTO,STEEL, Maufacturing in general. companies can't compete in the world market with union wages and BS hanging over them.

[Scaredycrat]

this is the begining of the end for American industry. The democrats know it. It is part of their master plan.

[Fockersnextdoor]

Americans have the right to "organize" what does she really mean? If she wants to strengthen the middle class then why does obama want to ship 850 Billion in US taxes off to the U.N.(Obama's bill Global poverty act)to use for African workers?

[romulus463]

If Pelosi is so Pro-Union, then why does she have a Union-Free Vineyard?

Why does she have people working long hard hours paying minimum wage?

[Whoo69]

Also, what industries is she referring to that really need this bill? I'm guessing she means manfacturing, which is slowly dying in the US, and Democrats have to realize that before it's too late. They can't keep hold of this fantasy of trying to produce everything at home forever. "Buy American" doesn't work. Manufacturing unions' strangehold on the industry is exactly what's causing employers to offshore because of excessive labor costs. The unions don't seem to give a crap.

[Whoo69]

what "economic squeeze" is she referring to? You know, Democrats love to talk about how "the economy is declining" "we're losing all the jobs", and so many other bogus claims, but how often do they actually do empirical research and survey all these families they claim are being "squeezed"? Sure, there are people who are living tight, but that always happens. There's always gonna be a small minority of people who don't get as large a piece of the economic pie, but don't make shit up.

[Whoo69]

The Democratic majority and Bush have a lot in common (save a few brave "lone gunmen"): love spending, voted for the war, are doing nothing substantive to actually prevent manufacturing and IT jobs from being shipped overseas, stand for the idiotic "War on Terror", and are full of shit.

[Whoo69]

Both Bush and the Dems continue to fund the war, also. Ron Paul, a true candidate for the people, NEVER voted for war spending for Iraq, despite what uptight conservative assholes like Hannity might call him.

[Whoo69]

Both parties suck ass. Vote a true non-party line guy like Ron Paul or Mike Gravel if you're gonna vote for either. Let's kill the duopoly and get on track w/ the rest of the democratic world for a change.

[Whoo69]

Well, as long as you're preaching workers' rights, you should at least get your stats and facts right. A majority of Americans are NOT in unions, at least not by asking for them necessarily. A lot of companies actually require you to be in the union, which boggles the mind since a union is a collective of angry workers who want better conditions, and execs. have little to gain from bargaining with unions. The post-war era to 1970s were the peak of union membership, actually.

[joecitizan]

Speaker Nancy Pelosi

Why do people praise a War Criminal? She still funds a criminal enterprise like Iraq yet says discussions of Impeaching the original crime lords is off the table. She can stop funding the war just as EASILY.

Call - (202) 225-4965

Ware her down with your VOICE. Tell her you know the TRUTH and aren't buying her bullshit anymore. Call her the War Criminal she is!

[sonofahoecracker]

shut your hole bitch!!!

[blueskies66]

Such a huge loss to America she is. She had a chance to act for change, for the good of us. I am dissapointed she is a woman with out conscious thought. Shame on you Nancy. You let us down completely. Impeachment is off the table should haunt you the rest of your life.

[tjw12]

She is way out of sync with America. She is only in sync with select groups (read unions). There are more than enough laws in our country today that protect ALL American workers. What unions mostly due now is cause more jobs to go overseas. I've been union, I've been over paid for checking groceries, I've been screwed by my union with cuts were made. I paid them money and lost. We need fewer Pelosi(s), fewer unions, and more enforcement of current employment laws.

[mantra77]

She is a true idiot!!!!!!! Take a good look at her, before voting for Hillary!!!!!

[c2yzs]

OBAMA is the better choice!

[sharonafox1]

Bless You.

[cespilot]

PLEASE Help us John Galt.

[bigboy8706]

you cant trust democrotches.lmao

[hrtbrkr2000]

She forgot to mention that Unions give millions of dollars each election to the Democraps regardless of what the union employees want or who they support. This is the main reason why they want more unionization in America, more dollars for them and for Hillary to spend on campaign ads. There is a reason why Union membership is down, people are sick of their hard-earned, taxed to the hilt, money being given to these socialists and their causes.

[gareof]

Don't be blind sided by these socialists in our midst, they care nothing for people's "rights", only for their own power - note the rise & fall of the U.S.S.R. - it took only 70 years to destroy THEMSELVES. That's where pelosi, boxer, feinstein, clinton, kerry, mccain, gore, kennedy, etc would take us

[gareof]

When asked how these new tax dollars SOCIALISM will take from the "rice" would be spent, nancy said; "We need to raise the standard of living of our poor, unemployed & minorities. For example, we have an estimated 12 million illegal immigrants in our country who need our help along with millions of unemployed minorities. Stock market windfall profits taxes could go a long ways to guarantee these people the standard of living they would like to have as

Americans"...Question Socialism

[gareof]

When pelosi was told that over 80% of Americans have investments in mutual funds, retirement funds, 401K's, & stock market pelosi said "That may be true, but probably only 5% account for 90% of all these investment dollars. That's just more "trickle down" economics claiming, if a corporation is successful, everyone from the CEO to janitor benefit from higher wages & job security which is ridiculous." "How much of this 'trickle down' ever get to the UNEMPLOYED & MINORITIES? None"

[gareof]

Socialist NOT Democrat - When questioned about recent stock market highs nancy said "Only the rich benefit from these record highs. Working Americans, welfare recipients, unemployed & minorities are not sharing in these obscene record highs." "There is no question these windfall profits & income created by Bush admin need to be taxed at 100% rate & those dollars REDISTRIBUTED to the poor & working class."

[lrrvegas]

This legislation is long overdue. As it stands, those "right to work" states are, in reality, a right to get fired state. Workers get fired for any reason, as the law allows. I just wish America and Americans were more fair to their workers and quit blaming everything on the liberals, conservatives, right, left, socialists, communists, republicans, and democrats. Just get to the truth and quit f****king around.

[hodgeerogman]

the US doesnt lose jobs due to laziness or unions. we lose jobs because of a bunch of japs and mexicans will work for dog shit wages and then their wives will shoot out 10 babies and live off of hard working union peoples tax money

[rasaxSF]

Thanks for your comments, Unklebillybob. It's anachronistic revisionism that begs a more obvious question and leaves the ill-informed struggling to figure out if the Triangle Shirtwaist fire, the Pullman strike, and Taft-Hartley Act were beneficial or detrimental to the average U.S. worker today.

[rasaxSF]

Fewer unions means tomorrow's middle class will be schleping more for less with no security or rights at their McJob just to keep food on the table. Without unions there would be no eight hour work days/40-hour work weeks, worker safety laws or prohibitions against child labor. Corporatism is what exports jobs, not fair labor standards.

[Unklebillybob]

ras - If it wasn't for unions, all workers would be living in Company Housing. All workers would be purchasing goods from the Company Store. All workers would be using Company Script. And without unions, you could be worked until you died and then replaced by a much younger employee.

[NoMoSpam]

Unions destroy America.

Get the real truth: UnionFacts DOT com

[landshepherd]

Unions USED to do that, now they bring entitlements and a lazy attitude. That same attitude that will cost us more jobs. Why do you think we lose jobs overseas?

Pelosi is a socialist, there are no 2 ways about it. Her thinking is socialist. She sits ABOVE and makes rules she herself does not follow. Democrats and no longer Democrats, they are hypocrites.

[bmicky]

unions bring democracy to the work force, Pelosi has done more to spread democracy than Bush, and in America too

[heavyredmond]

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, who proclaims her support for unions, yet the luxury resort, the vineyard and the restaurants she partly owns are strictly non-union. While she advocates tough new laws enforcing environmental regulations on the private sector, the exclusive country club she partly owns failed to comply with existing environmental regulations for the past eight years -- including a failure to protect endangered species.

[chrisseanhayes]

intok.. that wasn't a very "adult" statement. That statement you made sounds very "anger" based.

[OSUisnotgoodatsports]

These Democrats...adults?

[inatokakwenyamoyo]

Keep whining losers. You Republican thugs had your chance in power. You had 12 years in power and you wasted it on flag burning, wars of aggression, bans on gay marriage, tax cuts for the rich, and getting rid of our civil liberties.

The adults are in charge now. Go masterbate to pictures of Ronald Reagan.

[queequegscoffin]

Dopey comment.

and you are DAMN RIGHT no Gay marriage! What the heck is WRONG with people, it's a sickness!

[k3304]

Allah akbar, Nancy

[bfb8688]

WOW. She has no understanding of the impact of unions...none at all.

[pizzakid770]

what do penn and teller say about unions???? unions are bullcrap! Look it up!

[TheCrasher]

Democrats are leading our country not into Democracy but Socialism...

[TheCrasher]

Pelosi watch the body language the hands..OMG...just like Hitler...Power hungry...delusions of grandiose...Traitor

[Tralman1965]

Pelosi doesn't allow her workers a free choice act. Keep ignoring the hypocrisy you liberal drones.

[bringouturdead]

nancy was most likely getting her campain money from her friends, the terriost,,,funnie how she will not wear a us flag lapel pin but will cover her head with a snot rag for the we hate america folks.

[steveandsheryl]

Funny how the first thing she did in office was support the raise in minimum wage except in American Samoa (because she had her hands in StarKist's candy pocket). how enough noise was ever made to stop her I'll never know, except that there's a significant Right Media now, and not a complete hegemony of the left in Media.

[steveandsheryl]

Majority Rule, when have the Democrats ever been for majority rule in the last decades, except when they are the majority. What scary power hungry hypocrits.

[bringouturdead]

queen nancy is a trader

[angelcarnivore]

Really? She works on the stock market?

If you're going to make accusations- spell them correctly.

[mborgogna]

Hey Traitor Pelosi will you be going to North Korea soon? To make nice with some more foreign enemies? You F'ing traitor Hanoi Pelosi nice going!

[mborgogna]

Dumb Bitch

[phlood69]

Wow I came here to see enraged comments from feminists about how Nancy has set the progressive muslim women's movement back like 20 years now. Now the oppressive regime in Syria can say to its people "look even the whore politician from AMERICA wears her head covered" The only thing more dangerous than a stupid democrat is one with an agenda. Nancy STOP you are not helping ANYONE. You are hurting the cause of feminism, of freedom and aiding our enemies... ON PURPOSE?

[k3304]

Nancy visited a muslim school where the children pray 5 times a day on rugs pointed towards Mecca. How cute !! Yet Nancy also believes in separtion of church & state in the USA

[k3304]

Nancy visits a "muslim school" in Syria. Doesnt this woman believe in the separation of church & state ??

She doesnt allow praying in our own public schools !!

What a hypocrite Nancy is !!

[jam48s]

Unions destroyed all the big automakers in USA. Secret ballots are essential to any fair minded person, NOT open ballots that can be manipulated by anyone. SECRET BALLOTS are American - not - this bill, NO fairness in open elections.

[phlood69]

Nancy and her goons are out to FK up the American worker even more. It is NOT enough to OBEY big sister, you must learn to LOVE big sister! She talks like UNIONS havent been a major force in organized crime, or that they havent made the American worker no longer viable in the world market. HANG THE COMMIE BITCH.

[k3304]

open up your wallets !!!

Here come the democrats

[Granteran]

Only, K3304, there's nothing left in those wallets because the Bush administration used it all on a war for their own gain.

[k3304]

You aint seen nothing until the democrats screw up "free" health care. It will be a big bureaucratic blunder. It must be market driven. I dont trust big government

[k3304]

Granteran, thats why the stock market has been zooming for the last year, huh ? I have an idea, why dont YOU invest in Haliburton , anyone can

[k3304]

Nancy should let the workers unionize her Napa winery

what a communist traitor to Mao/Castro/Marx

[pixells200]

PELOSI TO THE WHITE HOUSE 2008.

[Alfrunk]

Which white house - is there one in Iran, you sick fuck?

[showtime5700]

shut up pelosi you fucking traitor, go stay in syria

[Granteran]

"fucking".

Wow, no wonder the United States needs people like Pelosi to clean up other people's mess. All some of you can do is bitch and whine.

[showtime5700]

you can go straight to syria with the stupid bitch, but you will have to pay your own way, tax payers will be glad to pay for her trip.... again

[Granteran]

Wow, Showtime5700, I'm glad you care that much about the taxpayers! Only you forgot, her trip is not even 1/100000000 in american dollars of what the war cost.

And then I'm not even talking about the costs in American lives.

[showtime5700]

Wow, granteran, just vote hillary and everything will be ok. Democrats are much more honest than those lying republicans, especially the clintons. You are kidding yourself if you think any of our self serving politicians give a crap about taxpayers.

[Granteran]

Wow, Showtime, did I say I'd vote for Hillary? No, you just don't know anything to say in regard to the taxpayer's plight, so you just mumble something about the Clintons. So nineties.

And politicians do care about taxpayers, just before elections that is. So quit whining about somebody's trip and start worrying about what really costs more: a trip or a war.

[showtime5700]

I don't remember saying I was pro war, I simply said pelosi had no business going to syria, if you think she did thats your business, unlike liberals I don't take it personal if your opinions are different than mine

[Alfrunk]

Take it up with the troops as you protest them at Walter Reed

[Alfrunk]

Yeah, since he said "fucking" that means that nancy pelosi has to clean up other peoples' messes. You are a truly intelligent person - that really makes sense!

[k3304]

Nancy sets a new lower standard for visiting Syria by undermining the White House. I wouldnt want to see the republicans do it to HER democrats.

[ilyablay]

she sounds like a crazy lady without a job. Only you maniacs voted for her!

[jsxdude]

Stupidest bitch ever

[batgirl791]

Gosh-look at how much campaign money comes from unions to these liberals! Hmm, money talks, doesn't it?!

[k3304]

Pelosi owns a non-union winery, Al Gore rides in a private jet, Hillary was on the Wal Mart board of directors, Ted kills a girl on a DWI, anybody see a pattern here ??

[a1scam]

Are you saying "Hypocrisy in anything whatever may deceive the cleverest and most penetrating man, but the least wide-awake of children recognizes it, and is revolted by it, however ingeniously it may be disguised."

No can't be that... too sophisticated.

Perhaps "Hypocrisy is the homage vice pays to virtue."

Am I close?

[nicksmith2007]

Uh...no.

[Wally580]

Employee Free Choice Takes Away the American SECRET BALLOT. How Can You Vote for Something Like This UNION-THUG Legislation Much Less Present Such a Union-Thug Legislation to be VOTED UPON?

[BrandonRichardNY]

I love you Nancy!

[runningchance]

I am so sick of seeing Pelosi making cameo appearances every night on the news and saying nothing. Pelosi is a power hungry communist.

[thatbamma]

Unionize your vineyard staff, Madam Speaker. How can you push this bill when you don't practice the result? BTW, DIDN'T vote for Bush, twice. So don't give me that right wing crap. I just call them like I see them.

[joeworld1000]

shut up pelosi, you are underminding the president.

[kissfan7]

You can always tell the insecurity of a person by how they critisize the apearance of women in power.

I think Nancy can turn this country around.

[schratboy]

Ahem...Ms. Pelosi, a 66 year old grandmother, has apparently undergone significant cosmetic surgical procedures. She also has an extreme penchant for caustic partisan rhetoric and provocation. As such, she's fair game on the political battle field. Haven't you seen her with her whip?

[kissfan7]

And yet I have heard no comments on the apearance of Cheney, DeLay, Rumsfeld or other people who make Pelosi look like Tyra Banks. Nobody cares what they look like because they're guys.

And Pelosi's rhetoric pales in comparison to the right's. I have yet to hear her question anyone's patriotism.

[TheCrasher]

It's her body language, the quick striking of the arms(hitler)..the power hunger glare in her eyes, oh and the fact that she repeats democracy over and over when she is really for turning U.S. into socialism

[k3304]

Nancy will turn this country around to socialism

hey kiss fan, kiss sux, a 1 song band

[Ladamyre]

Thanks for the input from infantile wing of the union-hating, dog-eat-dog capitalism promoting, lazy middle management party , bodazphfa.

I guess this is a good indication of your thoughts about what the other 69% of us want, the right to unionize. As such, it is also a good indication of what you really think about democracy.

Missing the good old days of fascist dictatorships, eh? ;)

[MjoEm32]

Totally agree - though you flatter him/her by bothering to reply to something so infantile.

[Meatpieandtatters]

Holy heck. You sure were able to devine a whole lot from one person's crude remark.

[bodazaphfa]

The only thing this ugly bitch is missing is a hook in her fish face mouth.