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| Democrats hail working stiffs, but party on corporations' tab |
| 2004-07-28 |
| Party of the People? Remember this article the next time you hear talk of class warfare and being in the pockets of 'Big Business.' I see nothing wrong with the sponsors and the freebies (that is part of a convention), but don't play the working class card while you throw back Dom and snack on lobster. I can't wait for the review of the Republican convention: "Evil Big Business Buys Neo-Conservatives Loyalty with Lavish Parties." FYI the author is one of the few center right writers that contribute to the San Francisco |
| Posted by:Cyber Sarge (VRWC CA Chapter) |
| #3 And even though Democrats are supposed to be the champions of the Little Guy, there are always stories coming out about liberals stiffing little minimum wage waiters... http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2004/4/25/234212.shtml ...Independent researcher Tom Kuiper called our attention last week to a passage from Ron Kessler's 1997 best seller, "Inside Congress: The Shocking Scandals, Corruption, and Abuse of Power Behind the Scenes on Capitol Hill." Kessler's account includes a few choice quotes from one of the Senate dining room waiters, who used to regularly serve the Senate's wealthiest member. Kerry is "real cheap," the waiter told Kessler. "He tips, but it is ten percent and below." The waiter noted that the Massachusetts Democrat isn't alone. Some of Kerry's less-gold-plated colleagues "either do not tip or tip very little. ... They might go out without signing their check or they might sign the check w/ no tip." |
| Posted by: rex 2004-07-28 3:39:34 PM |
| #2 "Democrats hail working stiffs, but party on corporations’ tab" Anybody who'd expect otherwise-- or believe anything the Democrats say-- is an ignorant fool. |
| Posted by: Dave D. 2004-07-28 1:03:33 PM |
| #1 Many of the same delegates who sneer at corporate America's influence on the Bush White House threw back glasses of chardonnay and Crown Royal bourbon paid for by some of the nation's richest industries. "There's a huge contradiction,'' said Rep. George Miller of Martinez, who has been attending conventions since he was first elected to Congress more than 30 years ago This shouldn't be too much of a contradiction for an old hypocritical, party-machine socialist like George Miller though. A member of the "Progressive Caucus," this POS is basically Berkley's Federal Rep. I've met this bastard. He has got looking down his nose at constituents down to a fine art. Says one thing, does another. A typcial Democrat. |
| Posted by: Secret Master 2004-07-28 12:36:01 PM |