SEIU Launches Republican PAC

[marshabar1]

In California. Claiming Tea Party has highjacked their party. ;D

Just keep the purple bruiser thugs home. Hate to have them beating up on Democrats like they do Republicans, yo.

patriotupdate.com/8006/seiu-california-to-launch%E2%80%A6a-republican-pac

[AgeOfEnlightenmentSCP]

Jun 12, 2011 9:36:10 GMT -5 @marshabar1 said:

In California. Claiming Tea Party has highjacked their party. ;D

Just keep the purple bruiser thugs home. Hate to have them beating up on Democrats like they do Republicans, yo.

patriotupdate.com/8006/seiu-california-to-launch%E2%80%A6a-republican-pac

Wow, that's a desperate move. They must be REALLY scared.

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I don't like it. Enough fighting going on, sure let's pour some kerosene on the fire..

[❤ mollymouser ❤]

Interesting statistic: The union says 87,000 of its 700,000 members are registered Republicans.

[marshabar1]

Yup. SEIU California has 87,000 Republican members (216,000 Dems and 80,000 decline-to-state and others) and at Thursday's rollout of the PAC, a few of the Republican ones said they felt the party of Reagan had deserted them. Now, it is held captive by social conservatives and anti-tax types who had no interest in the art of compromising. And that -- along with extremists from the left -- were the source of the state's political gridlock.

Where is the love for good ol' middle-of-the-road Republicans, several asked. The hope was that -- with the SEIU's help-- that more moderate Republicans would be elected to serve in Sacramento.

With California's new primary system kicking in -- where the top two finishers, regardless of party affiliation move onto the championship round -- the union figures it might have a shot at rooting out conservative Republicans.

"I hope that maybe the the California Republican Party can move closer to the middle," said John Orr, a SEIU member who is a parking officer at Cal State University Fullerton, Anaheim resident and a lifelong Republican.

The SEIU didn't offer a lot of specifics Thursday. No, the SEIU wouldn't say how much cash they would sink into Republican-a-thon. Wouldn't say what parts of California they would be playing in, or when this effort would start. (Depends on how the redrawn California Legislature districts look.) Yes, the PAC would be controlled by the SEIU...but it wasn't specific on who exactly.

Asked point blank whether this was merely a way to recruit more moderate legislators who might support, say Guv Brown's proposed tax extensions, the SEIUers replied that "when you have revenue shortfalls that doesn't mean you should take revenue enhancements off the table."

All of which made California Republican Party chair Tom Del Beccaro a little, hmmm, shall we say suspicious of the union's efforts to elect Republicans in California. Start with the fact that they hadn't contacted him, the chair of the California Republican Party.

"This isn't about reforming the Republican Party," Del Beccaro told us Thursday. "This PAC is about raising taxes."

Still, he admitted that its existence concerned him. "We have to take it seriously and we are ready to fight this effort up and down the state. You can't underestimate the power of the public employee unions."

Read more: www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/nov05election/detail?entry_id=90664#ixzz1PApMawIR

[❤ mollymouser ❤]

Interesting.

[cme1201]

I personally wish unions had zero pull in the political process, I also wish banks, tradenetworks, media, and corporations were not allowed to lobby congress for anything.

It seems to me it's just another way for SEIU to influence the political process, if we can't have the body we want, then at least we will have some control over the other guys candidate

[handyman2]

Anybody see the May day parade in LA where the communist party and SEIU were cosponsors marching down the street. I got an e-mail from LA that showed the pictures of the Communist party members and SEIU people walking arm in arm protesting against America.
Funny I did not see anything on the news about it. Would post the e-mail but don't know how.

[floridayankee]

Jun 13, 2011 20:44:06 GMT -5 handyman2 said:

Anybody see the May day parade in LA where the communist party and SEIU were cosponsors marching down the street. I got an e-mail from LA that showed the pictures of the Communist party members and SEIU people walking arm in arm protesting against America.
Funny I did not see anything on the news about it. Would post the e-mail but don't know how.

pajamasmedia.com/zombie/2011/05/06/seiu-drops-mask-goes-full-commie/

[AgeOfEnlightenmentSCP]

Jun 12, 2011 15:07:17 GMT -5 ❤ mollymouser ❤ said:

Interesting statistic: The union says 87,000 of its 700,000 members are registered Republicans.

Yeah- and they're all probably reluctant members. Heck a majority of members, Democrat and Republican alike are probably reluctant members.

That's why Unions fear worker choice so much. One of the most basic freedoms we have- the freedom of association- is vehemently opposed by SEIU and other unions. They hate REAL worker's rights.

[burnsattornincan]

Anybody see the May day parade in LA where the communist party and SEIU were cosponsors marching down the street. I got an e-mail from LA that showed the pictures of the Communist party members and SEIU people walking arm in arm protesting against America.

Is that right? And to think dear Ms. mkitty has put me on ignore because she thinks I have "pressed the big red communist button too many times" and that I'm the weakest conservative link. Har dee har har.

[marshabar1]

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