Worker Intimidation in 08 Election Goes International

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Monday October 20, 2008 · 2:45 PM PDT

2008/10/20 · 14:45

Remember the stories just a few months ago about Walmart executives sitting all their employees down and sternly warning them to vote Republican? Because if they didn't, the evil unions would take over the world, and then there would be no jobs?

From the August 14 Nation article:

Earlier this month the Wall Street Journal reported that Wal-Mart, fearful of mandatory labor laws, is politically bullying its employees to vote Republican in this year's election.

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Wal-Mart strongly opposes the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA), which supports unionization and seeks to establish higher penalties for violations of employee rights. The EFCA would likely be passed under a democratic leadership, so Wal-Mart educates its employees about its strong rejection of the bill, but doesn't tell them how to vote, according to David Tovar, Wal-Mart's spokesman. With the EFCA still dormant, the company's managers are told to call a special hotline prepared to swiftly diffuse any type of situation that may involve potential employee organization.

Well... Walmart's now flexing its muscles to indicate its preparedness to back up its ugly threats. Details below the fold.

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What's the best way to wake up Walmart?

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What's the best way to wake up Walmart?

Vote for candidates who will pass pro-union legislation

31 votes

Join the opposition at the Wakeup Walmart site

2 votes

Never shop at Walmart, ever

50 votes

Other: submit in comments!

0 votes

What John McCain and the Terribly Effed-Up Economy Have to Do With Walmart

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Friday September 19, 2008 · 3:32 PM PDT

2008/09/19 · 15:32

Amid a new national recognition of our utterly corrupt centers of finance, and with an economic tailspin generating from those centers now reaching the very heart of the nation, John McCain is changing his mind by the hour.

He doesn't know which master he's supposed to please.

My friends, you ask: what's this got to do with Walmart?

My freinds: this has got everything to do with Walmart:

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What's your favorite name for the McCain campaign?

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What's your favorite name for the McCain campaign?

McSame

11 votes

McLame

8 votes

McShame

1 vote

McInsane

4 votes

McFailin

10 votes

Other-- add your own in the comments!

5 votes

Karl explains teh innernets, dem Dems

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Friday February 01, 2008 · 12:44 PM PST

2008/02/01 · 12:44

Architect of mendacity MC Rove graces today's Murdoch Street Journal, dispensing his peculiar wisdom on the shape of current and future electoral campaigns. In one fell Machiavellian swoop, Rove explains that TV ads are nowhere near as useful in reaching potential voters as are online communities, that Huckabee's campaign fell because he only appealed to religious zealots, and that the main reason Guiliani lost was all that losing he did:

- Win early somewhere or run darned close. Rudy Giuliani's novel strategy was to ignore the results of the first six contests but win the seventh. You can avoid an early state or two, but staying out of more early contests suggests to voters a candidate is uncomfortable competing. In politics, like sports, winning builds on itself -- and so does losing.

Wow, Karl. You might have also mentioned that with a little dumb luck, any idiot can successfully alternate for years between pointing out the obvious and simply telling obvious lies, and people will call him a genius.

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What will be the number one priority of a new Democratic Administration?

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What will be the number one priority of a new Democratic Administration?

Extricating ourselves from Iraq

32 votes

Restoring our leadership role in the UN

3 votes

Climbing out of recession

17 votes

Pursuing a fair health care policy

1 vote

Targeting poverty in America

1 vote

Targeting poverty abroad

0 votes

Telling Turd Blossom where to stick it

27 votes

MI-Gov New Poll Has Granholm Only Up By 2 Points

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Monday November 06, 2006 · 1:24 PM PST

2006/11/06 · 13:24

A new poll released today by Mitchell Research has DeVos trailing Granholm by TWO POINTS. Make sure you vote!!!

As the article notes, this poll puts Granholm barely holding a 2 point lead, which is within the margin of error. As for Mitchell Research, they seem legitimate enough, and apparently had polls showing Kerry winning Michigan in 2004 by 3 points more than he did, so they seem to check out. For reference, in 2002 polls consistently showed Granholm up 10 points and she came in around 4 points up.

The Republicans are squealing over this poll. Let's make darn sure we crush their glee tomorrow with a massive Democratic turnout.

Another Scamway

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Monday September 25, 2006 · 7:06 AM PDT

2006/09/25 · 07:06

Hat tip to Michigan Liberal.

I saw this diary and thought it should be brought over here...http://www.michiganliberal.com/...

I went looking into DeVos' limited (very limited) campaign financial disclosure listing all his holdings and donations. Among others, I took "RDV Corp" to Google, and found out some...interesting things. Read More

Why this is the year to visit New Orleans

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Thursday April 13, 2006 · 9:59 AM PDT

2006/04/13 · 09:59

Louisiana's made plenty of headlines since Katrina stormed through, and it seems almost daily that attention is being paid to the state. Unfortunately, the kind of attention they desperately need, tourist attention, has trailed off substantially at a time when the state needs it more than ever.

This year more than ever is the perfect time to get down there and party it up at Jazz Fest. New Orleans and Louisiana in general are well on their way back to recovery from the hurricane season last year, but the slow trickle of tourism dollars is hampering economic recovery. The more people can get down there this year, the quicker my homeland (if you hadn't guessed by the name) can bounce back. Read More

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