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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]I am not a fan  of Michelle Rhee, but neither am I shocked and offended by anti-union Republicans.  [/quote]

Fair enough. Assuming you oppose unions. Is your opposition based on a rational evaluation of the pros and cons of unions or do you simply hate unions for no apparent reason? Is it appropriate to respond to any anti-union comment you make simply by calling you a "hater"?

By the way, the candidate in question is well-known for supporting policies that are anti-transgendered persons. Since Rhee's organization is the largest contributor in that campaign, it is fair to criticize her in that regard. But, supporting the rights of transgendered people would probably also be described as "hatred" given that Rhee is involved.
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I'm opposed to many of the actions of the teacher's union in Wisconsin.  I find it deceptive in the extreme that it owned the insurance company which it then collectively bargained for to provide services.  Instead of allowing a competitive bid process, the union lined its pockets with political donations which were kicked back.  They siphoned over $300 million from the state coffers.

I guess if you want to call me a "hater" you can, but I don't believe it's true.  I think the corruption in that situation is despicable and I'm in favor of breaking it down.

http://www.publicschoolspending.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/WEA-Trust-final-report.pdf[/quote]

I agree.  "Hater" is unfortunate.  The growing opposition to public sector unions isn't the result of some kind of right-wing smear campaign.  It's the result of people interacting with their child's shitty teacher who can't be fired, or reading about a bus driver fired for assaulting a cop...then being rehired six months later.  The reasons for opposing the power of these unions is pretty self-evident.  You might argue they do more good than harm, but to simply dismiss their opponents as "haters" reminds me of the mainstream media idiots who can't figure out just what it is the OWS protesters are angry about.  "What could it possibly be!?!  Why, they must be irrational haters!"

The public employee unions have an image problem.  And if they want to identify the culprit, rather than wasting their time blaming the Right, they need to take a good long look in the mirror.[/quote]

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