Maddow 3-10-11: State Politics Go Nuclear

Rachel Maddow pulls together the events of the past few weeks and shows how Republican governors are not only trying to bust unions, they're trying to make it harder to vote, in order to create a perpetual Republican aristocracy. And who do we find behind the curtain? Among others, the Koch brothers.

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• We the people
• Wisconsin
• anti-worker
• Scott Walker
• Ohio
• John Kasich
• union
• anti-union
• union busting
• Tea Party
• deficit
• Republicans
• anti-Republican
• AFSCME
• pension
• collective bargaining
• teachers
• public employees
• Karl Rove
• Koch brothers
• Koch
• Crosssroads
• ALEC
• vote
• voting
• voter ID
• Tom Corbett
• Rick Scott
• Florida
• Texas
• Michigan
• Rick Perry

[david030491]

@nextdrink45 Actually, no. These newly elected Governors did not say they were going to strip collective bargaining, that's the point. They campaigned on a "jobs, jobs, jobs" platform and eliminating deficits. And since collective bargaining has in fact zero impact on the budget, it is not true to suggest that this was what they campaigned on, because they didn't. They are using a financial "crisis" as a pretext to do something driven by ideology that they otherwise could not justify.

[Tempisfug]

Democratic states have better laws, a better standard of living, more consumer protection, better health care, and better worker rights. Thats why we don't vote for Republicans. I don't know why some of these states vote for Republicans but hopefully they are realizing their mistake and won't repeat it.

[MenwithHill]

Big slash of information, 30 min of Rachel Maddow, thanks !

[pammitdks]

this one shows the florida governor who is so bad. I love to see the people catching on to the lie these they have believed in. trikkle down economy is just a tiny little bit of the money. The shift of wealth from the 98% to the corporations and their backers.

[nextdrink45]

@david030491 Actually yes. These Reps got into office and came to the realization that the public unions are a huge reason why they are in fiscal straints right now. All due to collective bargining. It's the collective barganing that allows a city bus driver make over $100k in overtime alone in the state os WI.!!!! It is collective barganing. along with all the goodies that the Dem Gov's gave out to the public unions that have made states broke like WI and CA. They are doing their jobs.

[calvingeorge]

@iamavet

The revolution will not be televised

GOP has signed their dissolution paper.

[will1971a]

MWUAHAHAHAHAHA!

[nextdrink45]

Payton Manning...uh I mean Richard Maddcow FAILS to relize that her side LOST back in Novemeber!!!!! These Reps are doing what they said they were going to to!!

When the states have an ACTUAL balanced budget...all these union IDIOTS can eat s*&$t!!!!

[ace8842]

The Democrats are the ones that made the messes in these states and the Republicans are left to clean it up, rather than keep passing the buck. Business and people are moving out of forced union states to right to work states.

[iamavet]

LOL

According to MSNBC, Dems and Unions all you voters who voted for Rep and Tea Party to lead the States are stupid. These Unions thugs and Maddow propaganda proves it. Unions will be under funded.

MSNBC really thinks the 2010 elections were a big mistake and needs to be fixed. You didn't realize that these new Rep Governors would try to fix the mess and major deficits caused by Unions and Dems. OMG, they even are trying to reduce the deficit in DC and roll back Obamacare.

More Maddow BS.