How many rank-and-file AFL-CIO, SEIU union members and Democrat PAC donors are aware that their money is going to support the Communist Party?
For that matter, how many Americans are aware of how closely tied many of the Unions and members of the Democrat Party are?
If the mainstream media won't do its job and report news like this, then it's up to the rest of us.
Communists and SEIU members march side-by-side in Los Angeles
Shocker: Proof of AFL-CIO, SEIU and Democratic PAC Funds Are Going to the Communist Party USA Tuesday, August 16, 2011 9:55
Ever wonder how the Communist Party USA (CPUSA), an organization that was initially started, run and funded by the U.S.S.R up until the fall of the Berlin Wall, is still able to get funding for a Newspaper, an HQ and even computers that allows them to do phone banks to recruit for the Communist Party?
That’s easy… From Unions and Democratic Political Action Committees (PAC)… Read More Here
AFL-CIO's Richard Trumka, whom I'll call "Dick" from here on out, went on Face the Nation with Bob Scheiffer. Remember when "Dick" said he was going to "take out Scott Walker"? Obviously, that didn't happen, and now "Dick" is spinning himself into knots trying to put happy face on his devastating defeat. From the word "Go", Dick began spewing numbers that drew my attention, simply because they were so wildly out of whack with what has been reported.
"Dick's" first claim is that Governor Walker spent over $50 million in this campaign. This "fact", unchallenged by Scheiffer and the panel, is off by about $20 million. The Walker campaign, which spent roughly $30 million, did outspend the Barrett campaign, but not by the massive amounts that the media and guys like "Dick" are trumpeting. The figures most thrown around are $30M and $4M, with Walker outspending Barrett by over 7-1. What guys like "Dick" won't tell you is that the unions spent $21 million in anti-Walker ads and materials. "Dick" also won't mention the HUGE advantage that unions have in an organized "ground game" for getting out the vote. The Walker campaign had to spend huge amounts of cash to build their ground game from nearly scratch, and were at a big disadvantage early on. Roughly, Walker outspent Barrett by $30M - $25M, not the 7-1 ratio suggested by unions and media.
"Dick" also talks of how Wisconsin job creation under Walker is the "worst" in the country, crating only 13,500 jobs over the last year. On its face this certainly appears bad, and if Wisconsin were New York or California it would be dismal. But Wisconsin is does not have the population density of those states. This is farm and dairy country. Raw numbers don't tell the whole story, and can be misleading. The facts are that Wisconsin's unemployment rate is 6.7%, well below the national average of 8.1%, and has dropped from a high of 9.2% shortly before he took office.
"Dick" also talks of Governor Walker trying to suppress voting, despite the fact that Wisconsin had record voter turnout across the state. That dog won't hunt "Dick".
The Walker recall victory is sending a huge message to other Governors that "Dick" doesn't want to acknowledge publicly. That is, public sector unions have been weakened, they are exposed, and their influence is not something to be feared any longer. They can be beat. Public sector union membership is down, and continues to fall. In Wisconsin, over 34K members have voluntarily quit the AFSCME union.
Contrary to what "Dick" says, Wisconsin has been a victory for business, workers and taxpayers, not only in Wisconsin, but around the country.
