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May 29, 2012

UW Teaching Assistant's Association to Tom Barrett:
— CAC

Because Tom Barrett implemented parts of ACT 10 in his own city, one statewide union has decided to publicly refuse to endorse. A simple decline wasn't enough for them. They had to go the full rebuke route.

I am thinking that there are a lot more union voters out there who don't see Tom Barrett as any better than Walker because he used the same budget tools.

A DINO, if you will.

Posted by: CAC at 01:53 PM | Comments (55)
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1 Oops.

Posted by: nickless at May 29, 2012 01:55 PM (MMC8r)

2 I now hate Wisconsin.

Posted by: soothsayer at May 29, 2012 01:56 PM (vanqS)

3 Not first, and Coward Robert Ford is a puss face pansy.

Posted by: sandman says hey, look over there, SQUIRREL! at May 29, 2012 01:57 PM (zxaA2)

4 Gently nudge him to the other side of the aisle.

Posted by: Never let a crisis go to waste at May 29, 2012 01:58 PM (HOOye)

Gee. Does this mean the unions are cornholed either way. Ain't that a shame?

Heh.

Posted by: maddogg at May 29, 2012 01:58 PM (OlN4e)

6 The Unions sound like the Palestinians: Give us everything we want and then we'll negotiate!

Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 29, 2012 01:58 PM (05RcU)

7 Democrats are supposed to STAY bought.

Posted by: nickless at May 29, 2012 01:59 PM (MMC8r)

8 Hmmm, they are saying Portman for VP.

Posted by: Never let a crisis go to waste at May 29, 2012 02:00 PM (HOOye)

9 It's almost as if public sector unions are petty and vindictive. Go figure.

Posted by: Tunkhannock at May 29, 2012 02:00 PM (3AOLv)

10 Teaching assistants have an association?

Do friggin' hall monitors and crosswalk guards also have affiliations with no-neck thugs in Wisconsin?

Posted by: Fritz at May 29, 2012 02:00 PM (ZN5qR)

11 The unions are fighting this full bore. They have already lost private companies and public service employees are their last bastion. If they lose them they will be history within a few years.

Posted by: Vic at May 29, 2012 02:01 PM (YdQQY)

At least the TAA is straight up standing for their principles.

A little inflexible, idealistic, and unrealistic.

Maybe as they get older (they are fully grown), they will realize that no one really cares about them.

Posted by: rd at May 29, 2012 02:01 PM (9sUlj)

13 Senator Rob Portman Will Be RomneyÂ’s VP According to GOP Insiders http://tinyurl.com/7ccu6sn

Posted by: Then, just do it and get it over with, already at May 29, 2012 02:01 PM (HOOye)

14 wherein Shrimps laughs an evil laugh.... mwhahahaha

Posted by: Jumbo Shrimp at May 29, 2012 02:02 PM (DGIjM)

15 7 Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 29, 2012 05:58 PM (05RcU) Sort of the Dem interpretation of the word "compromise" meaning Conservatives should abandon their principles and surrender. We agree that we'll march ever-leftward, just a teensy-weensy bit slower.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at May 29, 2012 02:02 PM (MCDCp)

16 Hmmm, they are saying Portman for VP. Hot.

Posted by: nickless at May 29, 2012 02:02 PM (MMC8r)

17 O/T, but this dovetails nicely with the face-eater story: man cuts out own intestines, throws them at the cops http://tinyurl.com/7c7jaal

Posted by: ol_dirty_/b/tard at May 29, 2012 02:03 PM (KSjsb)

18 Oh. Not Natalie.

Posted by: nickless at May 29, 2012 02:03 PM (MMC8r)

19 Heh, so really WI voters already told the unions to STFU when they chose Barrett in the primary. I hope they outnumber the margin of fraud to send the same message to the JEF who only ever bases a decision on whether it helps unions, campaign bundlers, or himself.

Posted by: PaleRider at May 29, 2012 02:03 PM (dkExz)

20 19 O/T, but this dovetails nicely with the face-eater story: man cuts out own intestines, throws them at the cops http://tinyurl.com/7c7jaal

No guts, no glory.

Posted by: pep at May 29, 2012 02:06 PM (6TB1Z)

21 " Teaching assistants have an association?

Do friggin' hall monitors and crosswalk guards also have affiliations with no-neck thugs in Wisconsin?"

Hall monitors have been replaced with unionized school security guards or school police. Ditto for crosswalk guards! At least here in Mass, but I'm sure in WI too.

Posted by: Blue Falcon in Boston at May 29, 2012 02:06 PM (KCvsd)

22 This is the great thing about unions - the more they get stressed, the more people they hate.

Posted by: christopher pool at May 29, 2012 02:06 PM (PmFtV)

23 June will be a fun month.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy at May 29, 2012 02:06 PM (d0Tfm)

24 June will be a fun month.Posted by: BackwardsBoy

Has your 55gal Drum O' Puddin' arrived yet?

Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at May 29, 2012 02:07 PM (akXk+)

25 from the link: "Through his use of Act 10 against the workers in Milwaukee [Barrett] has shown that he is not deserving of support of unions in Wisconsin," says Dan SuÃ¡rez, a member of the TAA and a Ph.D. candidate in sociology at UW-Madison. Translation: We can't support a guy who won't guarantee us jobs at the taxpayer's tit when we've now realized that even McDonalds won't want to hire us for more than what they pay all those high school students they hire.

Posted by: mallfly at May 29, 2012 02:07 PM (bJm7W)

26 A DINO, if you will.

Blue Dog? Oh hell I don't know.

Posted by: Adam Smith's Invisible Pimp Hand at May 29, 2012 02:08 PM (tKFT6)

27 Sort of the Dem interpretation of the word "compromise" meaning Conservatives should abandon their principles and surrender. We agree that we'll march ever-leftward, just a teensy-weensy bit slower. Posted by: J.J. Sefton at May 29, 2012 06:02 PM (MCDCp) ======== kinda like when Gingrich and the Repubs took over Congress in 1995. The Dems basically said, "Look, if you'll forget about the tax cuts, we'll forget about the spending cuts." Never changes.

Posted by: mallfly at May 29, 2012 02:10 PM (bJm7W)

28 15 Senator Rob Portman Will Be RomneyÂ’s VP According to GOP Insiders http://tinyurl.com/7ccu6sn Posted by: Then, just do it and get it over with, already at May 29, 2012 06:01 PM (HOOye) If he helps win Ohio... I am all for it.

Posted by: Jumbo Shrimp at May 29, 2012 02:10 PM (DGIjM)

CAC,

will there be a Texas Primary post later?

Posted by: rd at May 29, 2012 02:11 PM (9sUlj)

30
Hey, I'm the original Dino!

Posted by: Dean Martin at May 29, 2012 05:58 PM (hvwLi)

I beat you by a few millenia . http://scoamf.us/uu

Posted by: Dino at May 29, 2012 02:11 PM (p18em)

Has your 55gal Drum O' Puddin' arrived yet?

In a happy coincidence, B'Gal's older son just happens to work for a pudding company. They make their pudding in a very *ahem* convenient size for just such occasions.

And yes, he gives us coupons. Unfortunately, he's a Dim and far from wise in the ways of politics. I try to educate him, but it hasn't worked so far, he's still thinking of voting for the SCOAMF.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy at May 29, 2012 02:11 PM (d0Tfm)

32 >>>I now hate Wisconsin.

Every battle has a field, where the whole of both sides are operating, and a front, where opposing sides actually meet and battle for territory.

No use getting worked up about the fact that all the action happens on the front, that's the nature of battle. The worst fights happen over dirt that both sides think they can take. See the bloody lane at Antietam.

Posted by: MikeTheMoose Troll Hunter! at May 29, 2012 02:12 PM (0q2P7)

33 Bob Dylan got a medal of freedom at the White House today?

Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 29, 2012 02:12 PM (05RcU)

34 >>> The officers sprayed two cans of pepper spray at the man without any effect.

Isn't this called seasoning?

Posted by: Fritz at May 29, 2012 02:12 PM (ZN5qR)

35 Rob Portman makes Romney look exciting. Not even that well known in the Buckeye State.

Posted by: Zombie Woody Hayes at May 29, 2012 02:13 PM (c3mby)

36 Bob Dylan got a medal of freedom at the White House today?

Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 29, 2012 06:12 PM (05RcU)

So did a bunch of other worthless PC turds like Madeline Albright.

Posted by: Vic at May 29, 2012 02:13 PM (YdQQY)

37 The officers sprayed two cans of pepper spray at the man without any effect. I hear LPs are effective.

Posted by: nickless at May 29, 2012 02:14 PM (MMC8r)

38 It would take a heart of stone not to laugh and laugh and laugh.

Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD 2012 at May 29, 2012 02:14 PM (Gk3SS)

39 So did a bunch of other worthless PC turds like Madeline Albright. Posted by: Vic at May 29, 2012 06:13 PM (YdQQY) Did she give obama a signed basketball from Jordan? She gave that pervert from North Korea one

Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 29, 2012 02:14 PM (05RcU)

40 Walker should pass a law that punishes teaching assistants for banging co-eds.

If you think they're mad now, just wait until a TA can't get some T&A from his students.

Posted by: Hollowpoint at May 29, 2012 02:14 PM (SY2Kh)

Isn't this called seasoning?

Only when combined with mustard gas.

I'm here all week, try the veal and be sure to tip your waitress...

Posted by: BackwardsBoy at May 29, 2012 02:15 PM (d0Tfm)

42 ... and I continue to commit asterisk fail.

Posted by: Hollowpoint at May 29, 2012 02:15 PM (SY2Kh)

43 If this goes on... not sure if there's enough popcorn and pudding around to celebrate.

Posted by: GuyfromNH at May 29, 2012 02:17 PM (kbOju)

44 I'm here all week, try the veal and be sure to tip your waitress... Posted by: BackwardsBoy at May 29, 2012 06:15 PM (d0Tfm) Shit last time I had the veal I got some headache!

Posted by: McCluskey at May 29, 2012 02:17 PM (05RcU)

45 19 O/T, but this dovetails nicely with the face-eater story: man cuts out own intestines, throws them at the cops http://tinyurl.com/7c7jaal Posted by: ol_dirty_/b/tard at May 29, 2012 06:03 PM (KSjsb) What the hell.

Posted by: Jumbo Shrimp at May 29, 2012 02:19 PM (DGIjM)

46 The unions are getting so unhinged they're going to chew Wisconsin's face off.

Posted by: nickless at May 29, 2012 02:20 PM (MMC8r)

47 Wow, maybe folks have finally caught on to the Dim/Goonion money-laundering scheme that's been going on for roughly 40 years.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy at May 29, 2012 02:22 PM (d0Tfm)

48 When I was at UW, the Teaching Assistants Association treasurer wanted to force the University to provide a retirement plan for TAs. I guess she planned on retiring as a student.

Posted by: Jim at May 29, 2012 02:25 PM (E2shV)

49 Has the Fonz endorsed anyone yet? Sorry, The Fonz?

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at May 29, 2012 02:30 PM (Ec6wH)

50 Tom Barrett = Chuck Cunningham

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at May 29, 2012 02:30 PM (Ec6wH)

51 I would love to be a fly on the wall at some Wisconsin union meeting when they are discussing the recall. Especially the finances. ~snicker~

Posted by: eureka! at May 29, 2012 03:03 PM (xCpfo)

52 Obama is a stuttering clusterf*ck of a miserable failure.

Posted by: steevy at May 29, 2012 03:57 PM (7W3wI)

53 I thought that "union" disbanded after the members voted on re-certification. IIRC, the vote was taken and the results were not posted and it just disbanded afterwards.

My random WAG (Wild Ass Guess)? The TA union did nothing but provide funds for the "leadership" to order pizza for their meetings - the rest got nothing but had to payout anyhow. I thought the whole thing exemplified the question of "When does the crusade become a racket?" with the answer being "As soon as the funds are automatically collected."

Posted by: Mikey NTH - killing time before bed - inside before mosquitos at May 29, 2012 05:07 PM (gmoEG)

54 Those teaching assistants were the original Occupiers, and had indeed withheld an endorsement of Falk because she merely said she would veto the next budget if it didn't give the unionistas everything they wanted. They wanted absolutely nothing done until they got everything they wanted.

Posted by: steveegg at May 30, 2012 04:29 AM (o44nj)

Do friggin' hall monitors and crosswalk guards also have affiliations with no-neck thugs in Wisconsin?"

In some locales, yes.

Posted by: steveegg at May 30, 2012 04:31 AM (o44nj)

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