Michael Moore tweet: Police now pepper spraying the crowd

[antigop]

https://twitter.com/MMFlint

[riderinthestorm]

1. Wow!! K&R. nt

[kelliekat44]

16. and so the governer uses chemical weapons on his own people. headline for tomorrow...?

Don't hold your breath. It will hardly get a mention in any media.

[99th_Monkey]

39. Obama should invade and Occupy Michigan

"Local ruler uses chemical weapons against his own people"

[sabrina 1]

2. He has some great tweets on twitter about this 'right to work' bill:

Michael Moore ?@MMFlint
My production co is repped by 4 unions. I don't give a damn what illegal shit the Repubs do in Lansing - I will not obey this law.


Michael Moore ?@MMFlint
You want the "right" not to join the union? Fine. Then I want u to cancel your health ins, work every wknd and reduce your pay to $5 an hour

7 Dec Michael Moore ?@MMFlint
Let's be clear: You do NOT have the right to enjoy the great pay & benefits the union fought for unless u join the friggin' union.


7 Dec Michael Moore ?@MMFlint
Repubs gerrymandered our state like political serial killers. Their goal was 2 snuff out the will of the people. Did the Dems sue 2 stop it?


7 Dec Michael Moore ?@MMFlint
Obama won Michigan by TEN points. So why are Repubs running the show in Lansing? Cause WE failed to run the right candidates to defeat them.

7 Dec Michael Moore ?@MMFlint
Still enraged by actions of Republican shock troops in the lame duck MI legislature yesterday. Revolt, anyone? http://shar.es/6EXO8

[progressoid]

7. +1 ^this^

[rhett o rick]

18. Thanks for posting. Do you notice how certain well known DU posters shy away from threads

like this? Seems to me that they are afraid to commit themselves unless Pres Obama has shown a clear position.

[sabrina 1]

19. I never expect particular DUers in threads that deal with these issues.

But I am thrilled to see Progressives across the country now uniting in a huge and growing Coalition with other groups, the Unions eg, and advocacy groups for the elderly, to stop the destruction of the Middle Class and to support Labor.

For a while, Progressives were being marginalized in this party, but they are no longer willing to be pushed aside and have said so. There is strength in numbers and I always felt if people united, WE would be in control of our own party, rather than the Third Way/DLC and Corporations.

I think this is now beginning to happen.

I'm sure the anti-Labor people hate MM. And I'm sure he cares about that hatred as much as he cares what George Bush thinks of him.

[rhett o rick]

25. I agree. nm

[Fumesucker]

23. Lighten up Francis

What, do I need to add little blue links for you?

[rhett o rick]

26. I didnt mention names.

[sabrina 1]

42. ...

[xmas74]

40. I tend to shy away

because I don't even know where to begin. I'm extremely pro-union and from a union family, yet live in an anti-union area. What's the difference? Income-wise, about $7.00 an hour less than what a union job makes.

I have the stats from the job I was just laid off from-our non union plant made about $14.00 an hour to start while a union plant with the same company in another state made nearly $21.00 an hour to start. I've just learned not to argue it around my town because it'll either a) fall on deaf ears or b) start an even bigger argument about how the union is evil.

[Coyotl]

49. The hashtag to follow is #righttowork

https://twitter.com/search?q=righttowork&src=typd

[HughBeaumont]

3. Well . . guess it's no longer a mystery as to why U.S. workers' situations will never, EVER change.

Beatdowns by Corporate America's Army of Thugs send messages much louder than "life's not fair", apparently.

And a conservaGov laughs his ass off before signing this worker-screwing piece of garbage into law.

Turn your fucking badges in and wear your corporate logos PROUDLY.

[msongs]

4. police are exempt from this bill and showing their gratitude nt

[Berlum]

5. Les Miserables - MichiGangnam Style

?uuid=DFzkmBRVEeGQSB9TUhh-7Q

[Marr]

6. Two things fascinate me about this nation-wide assault on labor.

1. How obviously coordinated it is. The efforts of various governors around the country on this issue are practically choreographed.

2. How doggedly the leadership of our own party ignores it. Yes, they might offer a remark here or there if pressed, but I've seen not a glimpse of those infamous "comfortable shoes".

[progressoid]

8. #2

Exactly! Where are they?

[FarCenter]

14. Michigan state Senator's web site -- doesn't mention unions?

http://www.senatedems.com/my-senator

Most of the typical Democrat causes in education, health care, disabled, environment, job creation, small business, fiscal responsibility, fairer taxes, better cities, etc. but no mention of support for unions.

[llmart]

37. I'm a real stickler for this.....

but the correct word to use is "Democratic" not Democrat. The RWingers coined that term and it my opinion it is meant to be derogatory.

[FarCenter]

41. Their web site is "michigansenatedemocrats"

[llmart]

43. I'm not getting your point.

What does the website name have to do with what I just wrote? I'm not trying to be difficult here, just trying to understand your answer to my post.

[sabrina 1]

21. Not only that, but even when we win a majority, as in the Washington State Senate, two Blue Dogs

decided to caucus with the Republicans in order to, as they said, 'keep things balanced'.

See here: 2 Blue Dogs causus with Republicans handing Washington Senate to the GOP

Are they traitors to the Party, or are they just doing their job?

As George Carlin said and now I get it: It's all Bullshit!

It's a club and we ain't in it.

So now that we know that, it's past time to form our own club. And I do believe that is beginning to happen at last.

[HiPointDem]

24. +100.

[awoke_in_2003]

27. I would add a third...

how gullible the people are that think this is a good thing.

[Jackpine Radical]

31. Choreographed? What are you, some kinda

smart ALEC?

[Fantastic Anarchist]

47. We don't have a Labor party.

[Coyotl]

50. The source of this fascism is ALEC

http://www.alecexposed.org/wiki/ALEC_Exposed

[99Forever]

9. Any bets on whether Obama will stand up for the people this time around?

How about any of the other top of the line "Democrats" in the House or Senate?

[marmar]

10. Eventually, some of them will get tired of being gangsters for the corporate state.

Hopefully, that day will come soon.

[CanonRay]

11. Those cops should be ashamed of themselves.

[Scootaloo]

12. Shame implies guilt. Guilt only exists if there are consequences for your actions

Police are above the law, ergo no guilt, ergo no shame.

[Dawson Leery]

13. The uniform protects the powerful.

That is, the uniform protects a small group which hold the power. If you are not in that elite group, the uniform does not serve you.

[awoke_in_2003]

28. And what the cops fail to realize is...

that their union will be the next one busted.

[malaise]

15. Why isn't this receiving live coverage on TV? n/t

[awoke_in_2003]

29. Because TV news...

is owned by major corporations who want unions busted.

[freshwest]

46. +1,000.

[woo me with science]

17. The police state at work.

And just where are our elected "representatives" on this violence?

[sabrina 1]

22. Same place they were when the violence was directed at OWS, holding conference calls maybe

across the country in anticipation of more civil unrest so they can be 'prepared' for it?

The only thing they fear, the corrupt Global Corps, is that the people will rise up en masse against their draconian policies, they expect it, they are prepared for it, they demonstrated it all over the Globe on OWS testing out for the time when the crowds are in the streets all over the world so they can be crushed.

The people need better strategy. Eg, since THEY went Global, now the people need to unite Globally and plan events like this in individual places and focus all the energy with protestors from around the world if possible, in one place and make it so big they cannot crush it and it scares them to death.

[woo me with science]

33. I think

you are right.

[rhett o rick]

44. This is a class war. Our Congress-critters either belong to or represent the 1%.

There are a few exceptions.

[Whovian]

20. I hate what this country is becoming. n/t

[Solly Mack]

30. k/r

[blackspade]

32. Government by the corps for the corps

How much clearer does it need to be for the working classes?

[flamingdem]

34. Photo of Lansing now

:large

[santamargarita]

35. Chicken shit bastards.

[woo me with science]

36. So, are pepper spray assaults now the default response

when Americans choose to protest in this country?

Has our President commented on that yet?

[JDPriestly]

38. Michael Moore should run for governor of Michigan.

[sabrina 1]

45. He should. Although I think he manages to do more good doing what he is doing.

He is singularly responsible for the awakening of untold numbers of Americans to the way their government works, on Health Care, on War, on Wall Street. I have even met Republicans who have told me they had to admit, after watching his documentaries, especially on HC and Wall St, they were stunned at what they did not know.

[woo me with science]

48. Kick

[staffjam]

51. Really quite unbelievable

disgusting that this hasn't received more coverage. How is it not news?

[hrmjustin]

52. Welcome to DU and I hope you enjoy the site.

[woo me with science]

53. Kick.

[tpsbmam]

54. I posted video of this -- post, as usual, got totally ignored, but a 6-word celebrity tweet gets

recs, tweets, blah, blah, blah. This is why I don't come to DU much anymore.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021967778