The thuggery displayed by SEIU and similar union affiliated organizations is one of the most uncovered stories in America. The fact is, is that these organizations try to intimidate and terrorize innocent individuals who do not subscribe to their orthodoxy. The administration is in their pocket along with the democratic party and therefore the media as well. It is up to sites like RedState and others to stand up to these thugs. I commend you Erick for putting your neck on the line. Hopefully, we can get a Republican Congress in 2010 and a Republican President in 2012 like Ronald Reagan who will stand up to the Unions and their stranglehold on America.

Based on several items I read yesterday the demonstrator’s buses were escorted to the house in Maryland by D.C. police vehicles and the local Maryland police were not notified until a neighbor called the police about the distrubance. Who authorized the D.C. police to take on this task? As I understand it the crossing of jurisdictional lines is only authorized under the policy of “hot pursuit” and the jurisidiction being crossed is supposed to be notified. I sincerely hope this gentleman, who is a Democrat by the way, sues the pants off of SEIU and the D.C. police.

Let us hope that this will get some play in the media and that if there are any Dems with brains left, they will understand that the farther down the road to statism we travel, the more likely they are to be the next on the list for forcible “re-education”. This president will end up as bad a Pol Pot unless he is stopped. These thugs care only about their power and nothing about the citizen or his/her rights. They are nothing but sanctimonious crooks and bullies. We have to trumpet these incidents to alert the public to who these beasts really are. Thank God for the internet, it may be our only hope.

Children are now fair game in the abuse of liberty.

Is forfeiture of one’s soul now a requirement to be a Union member?
Or just for the SEIU?

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If we take back the House and Senate in November and try to repeal any of Obama’s Marxist policies like ObamaCare, there will be union riots in the streets just like Greece.

We are not witnessing the normal swing of the political pendulum, We are witnessing the swing of the wrecking ball.

It is also true SEIU has a large loan with BAC. Since, they attempted to intimidate one of the BAC officers, I suggest BAC publicly call in the loan.

Good description about the SEIU using “third world tactics”…….and what a coincidence that their controllers in the White House have a boss there, who most likely was BORN there……..

“There’s no such thing as coincidences” — Leroy Jethro Gibbs

This an example of Obama new police force wiping it citizen into the proper view point public policies.

O’Bummer grew up in Indonesia during the period of the Communist purge by Suharto. As Communists, it must have been pretty dicey for him and his family. After he got out of there, he was mentored by Communists in Hawaii and during college before landing with political sole mates in Chicago. Now that he has successfully lied his way into power nationally, he is using the SIEU thugs just like Robert Mugabe uses them in what was Rhodesia and is now the hell hole of Zimbabwe.

O’Bummer has a lot more in common with Robert Mugabe than George Washington.

the Drug Cartels are running the country. In the US, the current Progressive administration is backing the Unions thugocracy that has been obviously trying to make all of our citizens fear for their lives and safety. This is the tactic being used to strike fear into the Tea Partiers that are peacefully protesting the take over of our country by a bunch of Marxists. I wonder how successful they will be in causing many to stay home out of fear for their safety. When you have the DC Police escorting a bunch of haters to a private home, we are in deep trouble. What else would they be willing to do, round up everyone peacefully protesting in Washington, and throw them in jail? or make the loudest disappear like in Iran, Venezuela, or North Korea? I don’t know if we are going to survive until November, let alone until 2012. The question should be, even if the Republicans do take control of both houses, will they have the guts to proceed with impeachment of this Dictator before 2012. Even if it took until the O’s last day in office, he should be forced to leave in shame.

There is an obvious reason that the most jobs added have been Public sector Union jobs.

In bringing these thugs to the house. I also read that when the police were called, they refused to show up ( not sure if this part is true). Are these Obama police? This story is so disturbing on so many levels. This guy probably had no clue that a core group in his party are wacked out in the head. I mean after all, so much has come to light this past year, for me anyway. I was paying attention to politics while living my life, but had no idea really what was going on behind the scenes.

It doesn’t look like the family wants to defend themselves.

just a Deputy General Counsel.

It is shocking, shocking to see the media all but ignore it (speaking of the left media), and the hypocrisy is nauseating.

I was happy to see the right close ranks last week when they went after Paul to the point of MS-NBC publishing a faked transcript.

To those SEIU people, I’d advise they cease with these tactics, immediately. All it will take is for one of their nutjob members to harm someone at a private residence, and things will get out of hand.

-this type of thuggery has been commonplace in Barack Obama’s America.

Ever since the financial crisis hit, he has encouraged his fellow traveling Democrat Party bandwagon to “get in their faces”. In response, they have shown up at homes of the financial industry “enemy”. It started with AIG and has been expanded to target anyone these pathetic losers believe is connected to the financial industry.

There were actually bus >“tours” which took these >thugs to various executives houses. These goons were actually harassing children trying to get on the school bus- to the point where people had to hire private security to protect their kids.

I now have neighbors who won’t talk to me anymore and other family members in the industry that had to improve their security situation. Welcome to change you can believe in.

What then are your thoughts about this:
http://www.foundingbloggers.com/wordpress/2010/05/is-president-obama-breaking-the-law/

The only logical motive for all that he is manipulating is his end game. The end game is martial law and the end to elections.

You all realize that we are just one step to the same type of riots as in Greece. The SEIU goon types are everywhere. It’s not just them either. Through the years I’ve seen steel mill and oil refinery wildcat strikes and how awful they can be. The ENTITLEMENT mentality is as pervasive throughout the country as it is in Greece if NW IN is any indication. Entitlement is a drug. And an addict will go to extreme lengths to get their drug.

was really, really cool; that they were sticking it to the man or speaking truth to power or some such drivel. In all likelihood, most of the crowd was paid staff of SEIU’s locals and their national office along with staffers from other unions there for “solidarity.” Unions have a lot of trouble getting actual “members” out for stuff like this, so they rely on paid union staff to thicken up the crowd and friendly media to make it look larger.

This was not an exercise of the right to peaceably assemble or of freedom of speech; this was simple trespass the moment they crossed the line from the street to private property. As I understand it, even the assembly in the street was not properly permitted, which SHOULD have led to arrests.

That said, it isn’t a simple question for government leaders. These are probably Democrat governments, so they aren’t likely to do anything to any union unless that union directly attacks somebody in their administration. But even a legitimate non-partisan or Republican local government would face a delimna. Do you want to give them their Saul Alinsky moment? I’ve never had to deal with a union assault on a private home or individual, but I’ve dealt with lots of illegal assemblies and impermissible pickets. Usually just a phone call to the union head threatening to sue the union will take care of illegal pickets, but that is in the collective bargaining arena, not poltical as this was. With illegal assemblies at government buildings and such, my own belief was that unless they did something really awful, it was best to ignore them; what they wanted was for you to call the cops so they could get good vids of the cops hauling away their “peaceful protesters.” Rest assured they’ll keep that in the news for days with allegations of police brutality and sexual harassment.

There’s been lots of bravado here about meeting them at the door with a shotgun, and I’ve participated in it too. I would do that here in Alaska, though even here in Juneau, I would probably be charged and could be convicted if the prosecutor got the right jury of 12 morons with drivers’ licences. In a Blue place like the DC suburbs, you would at minimum be charged with assault, maybe attempted murder, and premeditated murder if you actually killed one or more of them, and they could find a jury to convict you of being a tea partier, a conservative, certainly being a Republican would be a crime to many juries. In places like that, I wouldn’t even brandish a weapon outside my front door and I’d only fire it if someone was actually coming in a door or window; you might sucessfully assert self-defense if they were actually entering your door or window. So, in the Blue and Purple places, we are already in the Third World when it comes to self-defense against these sorts of actions – and they aren’t likely to do much of this stuff in the Red places.

their MSM cheerleaders ignore SEIU thuggery while defaming the tea party.

http://www.seiu.org/2010/05/nina-easton-post.php
http://www.seiu.org/2010/05/al-marshall-responds-to-nina-easton.php

I was checking the SEIU website to see if the DC Metro Police were members of the SEIU. Could not confirm that. It appears that The DC Metro Police are represented by the Fraternal Order of Police. I didn’t realize that the FOP was a union.
In any event, this trash was on the front page of their website. WOW. Someone once said “know your enemies”. It’s time that we did. These people are willing to play rougher than we are accustomed. We need to harden ourselves to be able to fight this stuff. Be prepared.

I have written this B4, But I am getting tired of “union bashing” Unions are NOT the problem with this economy. What makes union bashers think that a company will give them descent pay, decent hours, safe working conditions, HEALTH INSURANCE, paid holidays, paid vacations, personal days etc unless they were forced to do it? People literally DIED & shed blood to give the free loading parasite union bashers these things that they take for granted and don’t pay one centavo in union dues. Look up “Homestead Strike” & see for your self. As a former steward of local 252 Allied Industrial Workers(now USW) the aim of “collective bargaining” is NOT to create an environment where much is gained for doing little. It is FAIR wage for a Fair Day’s work. Businesses lie, cheat and steal to make a profit. They request tax abatements and agree to increase the workforce(create jobs) in return only to pack up & leave a year and a half later. I have seen it time & time again. They care nothing about the economic well being of the communities they are part of. They leave a big tax hole which is plugged by people now working part time a wages barely above minimum wage. Unions are NOT the cause of the problem. NAFTA & CAFTA + other so called “fair trade” agreements are to blame. Union or NOT union, you cannot compete with countries where wages are equivalent of $1.50 an hour or Government subsidized industry as in communist China. THAT, IS a fact!!! GREEDY CEO’s earn more in one week than I do in two years. If I were to cost a company money, I would be fired. If they are “fired” they get a bonus of MILLIONS of Dollars. What is it with these Union Bashers? Jealousy? You have the right under “free Speech” & “freedom of the press” (I think or though I’m not so sure anymore) to voice your anti union union bashing opinions. All I can do is respectfully request that it stop. Look at the BIG picture not exclusively the pro company “conservative” view. There are bad in both sides!

Will they suffer any consequences for their actions? No, which is why this will continue & will only get worse because they know they have O’s blessings. Like smitch61 mentioned, I also heard that the police would not show up for fear of inciting a riot. What? Where is the GOP on this issue? I might have missed it, but I have not seen/ read about any outrage on their part regarding this. I’m grateful I live in a state where I can forcefully, & legally, protect my life & property.

What does this incident have to do with Charles Djou winning the congressional seat in Obama’s hometown after the Democrats in the district split their votes? Did this occur in that very same hometown? Was Djou also a neighbor on the street? Or is just that you’d be gloating, but can’t now because this unfortunate event occurred?

If the latter is the case, get used to it… because unfortunate events such as these are occurring all the time with Obama and his goons on the loose.

I’m no lawyer, and I don’t even play one on TV.

but wouldn’t they need at least a permit or something for hundreds of people planned to show up at any location in a major city?

When I first read this story I was appalled, but Erick is right that this type of behavior against a private citizen is way, way over the line.

I believe many others have experienced the sense of an ominous pall permeating our nation since BHO has been elected, and there was much apprehension on the Right about him during his campaign because of who and what he is: a dictatorial thug with a gang of loyal followers.

How long must civilized citizens be insulted, coerced and provoked by this horrid administration?

This story needs unyielding national attention because it needs to be the very last time such an act takes place in this country.

well … OK … they’re wearing Purple Shirts as a disguise this time. I can’t say that I am surprised although a few years ago I would not have believed that it might happen in the USA.

Keep in mind that Nazism was about “National Socialism” and was considered by a large portion of the German citizenry to be a welcome “Change”. The Brown Shirts was their own version of “overly eager” supporters … I mean who could find fault with the few times that they got carried away?

Nazis weren’t ALL bad. They just got a little carried away. Besides, it would NEVER happen happen again …

REALLY???

Just wait until the pass the “DISCLOSE Act” (http://www.campaignfreedom.org/docLib/20100519_DISCLOSEcomments05192010.pdf), a little bill that would force private associations to reveal who their donors and members are. Not to difficult to imagine this group, or any other, showing up on the doorsteps of anyone who dares to support the NRA, or National Right to Life, or for that matter the Sierra Club and Planned Parenthood.

One of the goals of campaign finance “reform” for the last several decades has been to silence those voices that some find troubling, primarily by depriving those voices of the funds required to promote their views. It turns out that the threat of having a few hundred rabid activists show up on your doorstep can be a pretty effective way of keeping people from donating to controversial or unpopular causes.

But hey, as I keep getting told – “It’s just disclosure!”

Sean Parnell
President
Center for Competitive Politics
http://www.campaignfreedom.org

I caught this on the news the day after it happened, but did not “connect any dots.” This blog raises troubling concerns. In Germany, in the thirties, as Adolf Hitler was rising to power as an elected official, the “brown shirts” acted to threaten and intimidate those who were likely to be his opposition. Hitler, once his power was consolidated, disavowed them and they disappeared, but by then he had profited from their activity. One thing that has always concerned me about unions is their intimidation practices, which are in the nature of groups that properly or improperly gain some kind of control over their fellow citizens/workers. “Card check” appears as an invitation to it, but this business with the public worker unions looks like a thin veneer over the kind of trouble happening now in Greece. It is disturbing to see the close connection between the president and people who have been and are today in leadership of these unions. Yet there is no action by the DOJ to curtail or even officially observe these activities. Why not?

I see trouble ahead for freedom, in any meaning. We had concern about the erosion of privacy in the anti-terrorist actions taken under Bush, and they have increased rather than been ended. “Eminent domain” has been interpreted in ways that almost erase the concept of private property. Now a different kind of threat to liberty is added. Where will intrusion into private life and personal liberty go next? Where will it end? I think the primary domestic purpose of government is to protect the individual from offenses against personal freedom, life and property. The cosy connection between large corporations of all kinds with government officials and elected officers, and the lust for power tempting every idealist who thinks he/she can make this a “better world,” are threats against individual liberty only the government can stand against, yet government is abused by both for their own ends. The corruption of government under both political parties is in the clearly observable failure to enforce the law and defend the constitution against those who would enslave us for their profit or for “our own good.” Indeed, the federal government seems to move inexorably toward being the primary force against the citizens of the country. This blog is incidental. There are many signs of the problem which troubles me. They may be seen from both ends of the spectrum of opinion, and the willingness to lay the blame on “the other party” is a diversion used effectively by demogogues on both. For me at least, liberty is more important than any other issue under discussion. Offended on every side, liberty may not stand much more constriction.

Please read MY blog of Friday about similarities of the SEIU and Mussolini’s Brown Shirts. While Obama is no Mussolini, nor the SEIU a replica of the BS, it is troubling especially when joined with Obama’s unconstitutional activities, such as attacking Toyota for the benefit of trial lawyers and arch competitor Obama-owned General Motors; the lack of prosecution of the New Black Panther Party’s voter intimidation and, finally, the suits against Goldman Sachs in order to get passage of the Financial Takeover Bill, not to mention the danger in the bill itself. The Rule of Law is being overcome with the rule of Obama and the seeming-arbitrariness of his rule. In fact, every move he makes is carefully politically-choreographed: damage opponents, reward supporters.

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Superamerican

Sometimes these things are just for show. The company is currying favor with the regime, the family isn’t doing anything, the cops were involved but didn’t do any cop things, and the only media there was HufPo, usually they want a really big show for these things. Now there’s a opportunity for somebody to regret the excessive zeal but to also feel the real issues the mob was trying, however inappropriately, to bring to public attention.

Who says you can’t learn something from Hitler, Obama has.
Where are all those people so worried about fascism from 2000 to 2008?
This scum was on the very doorstep of a private home, when does the scum go in or through the front door?
Katie, Charlie Gibbs, and Keith Olberman, any decency left, any outrage?

How do you think they got banks to make all of those bad loans to people would could not afford them?

This has been going on for a long time.

Now, when conservatives get together to hold a rally, everyone says, “Stay calm now…”

Why isn’t anyone telling Obama, Pelosi and Reid that they are the only ones standing between them and pitchforks? Why do conservatives constantly emasculate themselves, then run cowering when these criminals behave in their normal manner?

Wake up folks and stop pandering to these criminals. No one on the left is going to ever show any restraint. They only understand force, so why don’t we recognize this and respond accordingly?

Best regards,
Gail S
http://www.backyardfence.wordpress.com

Bank of America Executive shoulkd charge the protestors and SEIU for trespassing. It is one thing to stand on public property to exercise your 1st amendment rights, but that right DOES NOT extend beyond the property line of a private citizens. If it were me, I would have the ring leader of the protest arrested and the SEIU leadership for allowing it, for trespassing.