CWA pickets Sen. Teresa Ruiz in Newark

Good for them (0.00 / 0)

Ruiz is little more than Joe D's puppet.

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by: 12mileseastofTrenton @ Wed Mar 16, 2011 at 18:32:14 PM UTC

Picket Sweeney (0.00 / 0)

and CWA hetty Rosenstein, who is he to negotigate away our bennies

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by: JamesNJ60 @ Tue Mar 22, 2011 at 00:56:59 AM UTC

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Burning Bridges (2.50 / 2)

I am sure that was really effective!

Well that is one more Democrat you can never approach again.

Great strategy.... lol

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by: firstamend07 @ Wed Mar 16, 2011 at 20:04:03 PM UTC

firstamend07 (4.00 / 1)

Do you have any thoughts, opinions or reflections that are not exact mirrors of what Steve Sweeney's thoughts, opinions or reflections are?  

It's not a particularly snappy signature, but here's what I think we need in the next NJ Democratic State Chair.  

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by: Rosi Efthim @ Wed Mar 16, 2011 at 21:11:05 PM UTC

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These are my thoughts! (0.00 / 0)

CWA is in a corner and they are burning bridges.

This picket idea is bullshit.They know it .

Will they be happier when the Legislature is Republican?

This is ineffective nonsense that is all eyewash and diversions.

CWA better read up on how Wisconsin was lost and they better be careful what the ywish for.

Ruiz is a good ,moderate legislator.

Tomorrow they are going after Scutari.

Why do they not picket Kean,or DeCroce ,or maybe Christie.

THIS IS A STUPID, STUPID MOVE!  

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by: firstamend07 @ Wed Mar 16, 2011 at 21:58:14 PM UTC

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Picketing Chris Christie (0.00 / 0)

I think that's a great idea.  But I have to think that if CWA decided to do that, you'd write a diary criticizing them for picketing someone who isn't going to change their mind.

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by: princetonblue @ Wed Mar 16, 2011 at 23:20:02 PM UTC

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Wrong again (0.00 / 0)

Picketing at Christie town halls would take some guts.

It would also take some organization.

Picketing Democratic Legislators because they did not sign some stupid McCarthy like loyalty pledge is one of the dumbest ideas CWA has come up with in years.

This is a union leadership group that is simply out of touch with reality. It is also a leadership that is standing at the top of a very apathetic union membership.  

I will bet you that 3/4 of the people who were standing outside of Senator Ruiz's office did not even know who she was or why they were there.

In addition, the " crowd" was very very small.

If CWA has any b**lls they will picket the " big guy".

But do not hold your breath.  

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by: firstamend07 @ Wed Mar 16, 2011 at 23:55:08 PM UTC

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Why do you hold your fellow union members in such low esteem? (0.00 / 0)

It's pretty mean (and I think completely inaccurate) to write:

"I will bet you that 3/4 of the people who were standing outside of Senator Ruiz's office did not even know who she was or why they were there. "

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by: princetonblue @ Thu Mar 17, 2011 at 00:37:55 AM UTC

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firstamend07 (0.00 / 0)

The point of the question wasn't to get you to state yet again something that sounds like what Sweeney would say.

The point of it was to underscore that that's all we ever hear from you.  

It's not a particularly snappy signature, but here's what I think we need in the next NJ Democratic State Chair.  

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by: Rosi Efthim @ Thu Mar 17, 2011 at 02:18:22 AM UTC

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This is Bridge Burning (0.00 / 0)

You hear from me on this topic because this is the topic we are discussing.

As I said before, this idea of picketing moderate Democratic Legislators IS THE DUMBEST IDEA FROM CWA IN YEARS!

It serves no positive purpose. It alienates those who you might need down the line in an election year.

Sorry, but I am flabergasted that the political " minds" at CWA thought this could be a positive.

Go picket Chrisite at his town halls meetings!  

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by: firstamend07 @ Thu Mar 17, 2011 at 10:17:06 AM UTC

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Do you even GET Progressive Activism? (0.00 / 0)

Based on MOST of your posts, you may be missing the point on being a LIBERAL, a PROGRESSIVE, a BLUE DEMOCRAT.

This isn't "Bridge Burning". It's "Calling to Account" those who won't stand with you on the values of your party. When an elected Democrat won't publically acknowledge and vow to defend the people that got them elected and whose philosophy they are supposed to share in, they need to know that they either get on the bus or they will get run-over by the bus next election cycle.

I, for one, have NO PROBLEM alienating another fake Democrat, like SWEENEY or anyone else who won't do the right thing, with public protests and finger pointing.

You really have NOTHING useful to contribute to the debate when all you do is repeat the same garbage. Suprised only that YOU dind't mention Saint Sweeney's in this thread FIRST.

If we don't stand together, we fall alone
That didn't last long.

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by: Couch Potato Politics @ Thu Mar 17, 2011 at 11:18:31 AM UTC

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Picket Republicans (0.00 / 0)

They, generally, don't give resources and support to Republicans.  I don't think that it's too much in return to expect people you support to support you when the chips are down.  

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by: 12mileseastofTrenton @ Thu Mar 17, 2011 at 12:51:33 PM UTC

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Democreates (0.00 / 0)

We need to stop funding the democrates campaign let them fend for themseleves, and do away with paying contractors prevailing Wages, the Union is making a fool out of us members

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by: JamesNJ60 @ Tue Mar 22, 2011 at 00:59:17 AM UTC

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Then why not replace her... (0.00 / 0)

...with a Democrat that we can approach?  
This is exactly the kind of district where a primary challenge makes sense.  Not much risk of losing the seat -- last time around Ruiz drew 57% of the vote in a field of six candidates.  The Republican came in fourth with 2% of the vote.  

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by: Bill W @ Thu Mar 17, 2011 at 15:42:46 PM UTC

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Some bridges need burning (0.00 / 0)

Those who stand for nothing will fall for anything.

Restore democracy and the Constitution for which it stands.

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by: The Wizard @ Thu Mar 17, 2011 at 15:10:17 PM UTC