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[quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]
Jeff, what are you talking about?  I'm the PP who posted the link re/ the corruption and graft of the Wisconsin Teacher's Union's collective bargaining and how they bilked hundreds of millions of dollars from Wisconsin  taxpayers.

I never said anyone who's opposed to Rhee is a "hater."  I prefaced my statement by saying I'm no fan of hers.  In fact, it was [u]you[/u] who called [u]me[/u] a "hater" simply because I said I wasn't automatically opposed to Republicans who break up corrupt unions.  Which the Wisconsin Teacher's Union was.  [/quote]

Please show me where I called you a hater. I did no such thing. Here is what I wrote:

[i]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"? 
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Instead of answering that fairly simple question, you went on and on about corruption in Wisconsin unions. I did not react to your accusations about unions by calling you a hater. However, those who oppose Rhee are routinely labeled as such.

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Perhaps we misunderstood each other.

I posted about the Teacher's Union in Wisconsin, because it is a textbook case of why someone might reasonably and logically take an anti-union position.  This was in response to your post (excerpted):

[i]Indeed, I just saw a report that her StudentsFirst organization is [b]the largest political contributor in a recall election in Michigan where the organization has donated to an anti-union Republican[/b] (he's a family-values type who, as these things go, has just fathered an out-of-wedlock child with a staff member). I think it is entirely appropriate to have policy differences with Rhee. 
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My point, is that the fact that someone is an anti-union Republican, is not necessarily a strike against them.  In fact, it could reasonably be interpreted as a point in their favor.  I don't condone out-of-wedlock parenting, but I find corruption and graft to be the greater sin here, specifically with respect to robbing the taxpayers of the entire state.

I am illustrating the converse of your stance (which in no way negates it, but rather extends it).  Although I am not a Rhee supporter/fanatic, this is one instance where I actually have a policy concurrence with her.[/quote]

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