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Title: Workers Say Boss Gave Them Marked Ballots (Republican choice marked already on them)
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courthousenews.com
URL Source: http://www.courthousenews.com/2010/10/18/31130.htm
Published: Oct 18, 2010
Author: TRACEY DALZELL WALSH
Post Date: 2010-10-18 18:48:05 by Ferret Mike
Keywords: None
Views: 28867
Comments: 53
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (CN) - Five black employees of Birmingham-based Altec Industries say the company owner told them to vote Republican, and gave them pre-marked ballots during a visit by Sen. Jeff Sessions. The workers add, in separate federal complaints, that when Barack Obama was elected president, "an employee drew cross hairs or a target on a picture of President Obama and posted it in the workplace." In their discrimination complaints, all five employees claim they were "subjected to different terms and conditions of employment because of their race," including denial of promotions and training. They say they were given a different dress code than white workers and denied breaks that white employees enjoyed. On its company website, Altec describes itself as "a leading provider of products and services to the electric utility, telecommunications and contractor markets. We provide products and services in over 100 countries throughout the world." Plaintiff Australia Harris claims that "In or around October 2008, Senator Jeff Sessions came to the facility where plaintiff was employed and talked to the employees about voting Republican. Plaintiff and other employees were informed they had to attend the rally with Senator Sessions. In addition, the owner of the company informed the employees they should vote Republican and gave the employees pre-marked ballots." Harris claims that when he wore an Obama shirt after the presidential election, a white co-worker told him to "take that damn shirt off." He says the co-worker told him that the "O" on his shirt "was the perfect circle for a cross hair. I can reach you from 500 yards away," and added, "I'm not kidding." Plaintiff Charles Nelson says Altec did not stop white employees from wearing "racially offensive" Confederate flag insignia on their clothing, but he says Altec "condoned and tolerated the racial harassment" and "has a habit and/or practice of discrimination against African Americans." After complaining about the discrimination, Miracle Walters, Shantavia Brown, Derrick McDaniel and Nelson say they were all fired due to "downsizing," and some were not allowed to return to their offices to collect personal belongings. Harris says he was not fired, but was given a more demanding job after his complaints. The plaintiffs seek lost wages and punitive damages for racial discrimination, retaliation, hostile workplace, and emotional distress.
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#1. To: Ferret Mike (#0)
Then why were they hired in the first place. It doesn't appear any of them had special skills.
Why are you asking me? I am just posting the article, and have not been in Alabama since going to helicopter repair and maintanance school at Ft. Rucker when I was in the U.S. Army.
rhe·tor·i·cal adj ri-Ètor-i-kYl, -Ètär- Definition of RHETORICAL 1a : of, relating to, or concerned with rhetoric b : employed for rhetorical effect; especially : asked merely for effect with no answer expected 2a : given to rhetoric : grandiloquent b : verbal — rhe·tor·i·cal·ly-i-k(Y-)l adverb Variants of RHETORICAL rhe·tor·i·cal also rhe·tor·ic ri-Ètor-ik, -Ètär- Examples of RHETORICAL My question was rhetorical. I wasn't really expecting an answer. The last sentence was all you needed. And I knew this. It is you who did not understand the dry humor of my response.
Sure you did. /chuckle
Title: USE THE REAL ARTICLE TITLE>STOP EDITORIALIZING WITH YOUR OWN> RESPECT FAIR USE Source: [None] URL Source: [None] Published: Oct 15, 2010 Author: Mike McCarthy Post Date: 2010-10-15 15:28:24 by Ferret Mike Keywords: None Views: 77 Comments: 15 The title of this thread states the way mature people respect fair use. If you have editorialization, put it in a post. They who's piece is being used has a right to be respected enough to use the title they want for it. Post Comment Private Reply Bookmark Ignore Thread http://libertysflame.com/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=13991&Disp=14#C14
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dupe post
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I just answered this. This is no editorializing. This is what the piece said happened. I put bracketed information to denote I added this to the title, and I was careful to not put a slant on what happened. Editorializing would be(Typical Repug crap by bullying boss doing their ballots for them.) I was careful to only add what was in the piece to make it clearer with the eye I was reposting in a forum where most of the pieces go the other way politically, and I wanted to show that in this case, it was showing something different than people usually post.
Where in this article does it say what you added to the title? Copy and paste it please. Thank you.
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Read it yourself. It clearly says that the boss man gave them ballots marked with a Republican vote. Show me where it doesn't.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (CN) - Five black employees of Birmingham-based Altec Industries say the company owner told them to vote Republican, and gave them pre-marked ballots during a visit by Sen. Jeff Sessions. The workers add, in separate federal complaints, that when Barack Obama was elected president, "an employee drew cross hairs or a target on a picture of President Obama and posted it in the workplace." In their discrimination complaints, all five employees claim they were "subjected to different terms and conditions of employment because of their race," including denial of promotions and training. They say they were given a different dress code than white workers and denied breaks that white employees enjoyed. On its company website, Altec describes itself as "a leading provider of products and services to the electric utility, telecommunications and contractor markets. We provide products and services in over 100 countries throughout the world." Plaintiff Australia Harris claims that "In or around October 2008, Senator Jeff Sessions came to the facility where plaintiff was employed and talked to the employees about voting Republican. Plaintiff and other employees were informed they had to attend the rally with Senator Sessions. In addition, the owner of the company informed the employees they should vote Republican and gave the employees pre-marked ballots." Harris claims that when he wore an Obama shirt after the presidential election, a white co-worker told him to "take that damn shirt off." He says the co-worker told him that the "O" on his shirt "was the perfect circle for a cross hair. I can reach you from 500 yards away," and added, "I'm not kidding." Plaintiff Charles Nelson says Altec did not stop white employees from wearing "racially offensive" Confederate flag insignia on their clothing, but he says Altec "condoned and tolerated the racial harassment" and "has a habit and/or practice of discrimination against African Americans." After complaining about the discrimination, Miracle Walters, Shantavia Brown, Derrick McDaniel and Nelson say they were all fired due to "downsizing," and some were not allowed to return to their offices to collect personal belongings. Harris says he was not fired, but was given a more demanding job after his complaints. The plaintiffs seek lost wages and punitive damages for racial discrimination, retaliation, hostile workplace, and emotional distress.
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Copy and paste where this article states the ballots were pre marked for Republican vote. You won't because it's not there.
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I clearly see where it says they were pre-marked with the Republican vote boss man wanted them to make. You are the one who claims he didn't. So, why oh why would I want to show you where it doesn't? You are the idiot who seems to think he didn't when it says right there that he did. Are you stoned? You are really dazed and confused here. And the practice to add clarifying verbiage in titles, in brackets as not to be confused with the given article title is something people have been doing for years. You are just insane to be dancing on the head of a pin with no point to make, and being completely inarticulate as you do so.
Funny thing is that Whitey does it herself.
This is clearly an example of a person who could honestly state after shooting themselves squarely between the eyes leaving a grapefruit size exit wound at the back of the head that it was only a flesh wound, and nothing to be worried about. A waste is indeed a terrible thing to mind.
You have to resort to personal attacks because you were caught editorializing an article's title. Hypocrisy on your part given your post not to do such. I sadly have to read the article for you: But that's OK. As a Republican my burden is to carry you. "...owner told them to vote Republican, and gave them pre-marked ballots." Why tell them to vote for Republican candidates if the ballots were already marked for them? They could have been marked for Propositions and or Bonds related to the trucking industry. Very common for industries to educate employees on props and issues that relate to the industry they work in. A bigger issue is: Where did the ballots come from?
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I shall now be replying to you in kind.
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Anyone. Please copy and paste where the ballots were marked to vote for Republicans.
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Yeah, right, that article that says the workers were given ballots with the Repug candidate chosen for them, didn't say that, but it did. You are the sort of idiot who would say, "Ferret Mike, no, two plus two equals four; it doesn't say two plus two equals two times two." I expressed exactly the information in my comment in the title block that is in the piece. Show me where I said I said I have to represent the exact same facts in the exact same words? I said in my childishly simple to understand explanation I said - in brackets- the exact same information that was in the piece. And this is done by me and many others to clarify for others reading a re- posted piece what the article is about. I clearly said the bracketed verbiage is my comment with information in or about the piece that was accurate. I never ever said I cut and pasted anything. So, Sand, is 2+2=2X the same thing as 2 times 2? They both equal four. Is 3A times 3X = 3(A+X) I realize you have to know algebra to know how to factor equations, but Sand, words are symbols used to express facts. You can use your own words to represent the same facts someone used their words to represent. I am just astounded what a completely ignorant dumb shit you are.
Liar. Brain damaged from the fall liar. Just as when you created Corn Flake girl.
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Simply cut and paste: Where the ballots where marked to vote for Republicans. Anyone.
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Heh, idiot, brain dead idiot. I don't give a rip if you want to spin what I clearly say differently. Because the one thing you can't ever do here is rebut that what I clearly said is not what I clearly said.
Your brain damage is causing you to see things that aren't there. And to assume new identities. Some one help Corn Flake Girl out and post where this article states the ballots were pre marked for Republican candidates. We must carry the injured.
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I created a whole bunch of returning bannee accounts, silly boy. And I used them, and discarded them when done. So what? Explain to me where the lie is here? Now, this should be good. I'm amazed you can chase your tail so long and not be dizzy.
The ignorant and the LIARS!
You said Corn Flake girl, and now you say Corn Flake Girl. Which account name did I use? When you capitalize one word in the nick in one post and not also the other, the computer can't recognize the nick with the same word in lower case. GASP!!! You are lying ! You are traumatizing computers Sand! What an evil cretin you are!!! ROTFLMFAO!!!!!
Awww, Yukfart, you are so cute when you do your indignant retard act. Thanks for sharing, silly boy. It is appreciated very much for it's entertainment value.
LMAO That you feel negates your daily hypocrisy. What about the font? Perhaps the size of the font gives you an out.
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I feel pleasure at not being as mud dumb as you. It just does not get any more simple then that in the context of this moment and place in the space time continuum, half wit. If you truly want to know.
The ignorant and the LIARS!
Your every post drips with hate. Just like your avatar. You have suffered a traumatic head injury, it's not your fault man. Such injuries often result in diminished cognitive capacity such as yours. Don't worry. Calm down. We Republicans will take care of you. And your kids. And their kids.
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Anyone? Some one help corn flak girl out. Post where in this article it says the ballots were pre marked to vote for Republicans. Where did the ballots come from? Do democrats walk around with ballots?
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And you are the steady drip drip drip of the Gonorrhea of bait. You forgot to mention that I am also good to the last drop. And is your mental deficit induced by inbreeding, a prefrontal lobotomy or alien implants? It is only hysterically funny to see you try that bait on me after being so thoroughly ripped apart by me here in this thread. Thanks for sharing. I am most entertained by you.
Corn Flake Girl believes in alien implants. That's what happened to your mom isn't it? When do you threaten to call the SS on me? You know for being an alien. Title: LP Member, Corn Flake Girl, Attempts to Silence/Intimidate/ Fellow Member With Secret Service -----------------------------------------------------------
You didn't see the aliens before your brain injury. Do you see Big Foot?
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Can someone help Sand here out? He can't decide if my one returning bannee account at eLPee was Corn Flake girl, Corn Flake Girl, or Cron Flake Girl. Careful silly boy, you are showing signs of being rattled. You know, that which your tactic tries to do to others. This ain't my first barbecue, half wit. You are an amateur at what you do. It doesn't work on me. I engage people in stressful situations in real life. You just can't succeed at rattling me in the shadow boxing that is the posting in forums when I'm used to the real arena and boxing ring of the real life socio-political situations of civil disobedience and other forms of contentious activism.
Which one? The one constantly in your mouth, or the one the doctor kicked your Mom with for birthing proof she screwed the family pooch on your birthday?
Evidence of the brain damage: "...before you accuse them of intending on doing so." "... startling them to step off a cliff of jump into traffic? " Corn Flake Girl posted on 2008-10-15 23:15:40 ET http://libertypost.org/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=242074&Disp=40#C40
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WTF! ""It didn't bother you at all, which is why posted a Biker Bar grade lament worthy of only space in the context of the original thread this came from in open forum? " http://libertypost.org/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=242074&Disp=43#C43 Is there an alien decoder ring to decipher this?
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Which one of these do you have to take? http://www.efwp.org/programs/side_effects.shtml Is it Ativan? That would explain much about your severe mood swings, irrational, irritable behavior. Your belief that aliens are visiting earth to perform brain implants could be explained as well.
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Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest"has a habit and/or practice of discrimination against African Americans."
#2. To: Ibluafartsky (#1)
#3. To: Ferret Mike (#2)
Why are you asking me?
#4. To: Ibluafartsky (#3)
#5. To: Ferret Mike (#4)
And I knew this.
#6. To: Ferret Mike (#0)
(Edited)
Title: Workers Say Boss Gave Them Marked Ballots (Republican choice marked already on them)
Liberals:
-Pro nuclear proliferation.
-Support fundamentalist religion that execute gays.
-Have no issues with inmate abuse.
-In discussions to release J.Pollard.
#7. To: Ferret Mike (#0)
(Edited)
Liberals:
-Pro nuclear proliferation.
-Support fundamentalist religion that execute gays.
-Have no issues with inmate abuse.
-In discussions to release J.Pollard.
#8. To: WhiteSands (#6)
#9. To: Ferret Mike (#8)
This is what the piece said happened.
Liberals:
-Pro nuclear proliferation.
-Support fundamentalist religion that execute gays.
-Have no issues with inmate abuse.
-In discussions to release J.Pollard.
#10. To: WhiteSands (#9)
#11. To: Ferret Mike (#10)
Show me where it doesn't.
Liberals:
-Pro nuclear proliferation.
-Support fundamentalist religion that execute gays.
-Have no issues with inmate abuse.
-In discussions to release J.Pollard.
#12. To: Ferret Mike (#10)
Liberals:
-Pro nuclear proliferation.
-Support fundamentalist religion that execute gays.
-Have no issues with inmate abuse.
-In discussions to release J.Pollard.
#13. To: WhiteSands (#11)
"Show me where it doesn't."
#14. To: Ferret Mike (#13)
And the practice to add clarifying verbiage in titles, in brackets as not to be confused with the given article title is something people have been doing for years.
#15. To: Skip Intro (#14)
#16. To: Ferret Mike (#13)
(Edited)
Are you stoned? You are really dazed and confused here.
Liberals:
-Pro nuclear proliferation.
-Support fundamentalist religion that execute gays.
-Have no issues with inmate abuse.
-In discussions to release J.Pollard.
#17. To: Ferret Mike (#15)
Liberals:
-Pro nuclear proliferation.
-Support fundamentalist religion that execute gays.
-Have no issues with inmate abuse.
-In discussions to release J.Pollard.
#18. To: Ferret Mike (#0)
Liberals:
-Pro nuclear proliferation.
-Support fundamentalist religion that execute gays.
-Have no issues with inmate abuse.
-In discussions to release J.Pollard.
#19. To: WhiteSands (#16)
#20. To: Ferret Mike (#19)
Yeah, right, that article that says the workers were given ballots with the Repug candidate chosen for them, didn't say that, but it did.
Liberals:
-Pro nuclear proliferation.
-Support fundamentalist religion that execute gays.
-Have no issues with inmate abuse.
-In discussions to release J.Pollard.
#21. To: All (#18)
Liberals:
-Pro nuclear proliferation.
-Support fundamentalist religion that execute gays.
-Have no issues with inmate abuse.
-In discussions to release J.Pollard.
#22. To: WhiteSands (#20)
(Edited)
#23. To: Ferret Mike (#22)
Liberals:
-Pro nuclear proliferation.
-Support fundamentalist religion that execute gays.
-Have no issues with inmate abuse.
-In discussions to release J.Pollard.
#24. To: WhiteSands (#20)
"Just as when you created Corn Flake girl."
#25. To: WhiteSands, Ferret Mike, go65 (#23)
We must carry the injured.
#26. To: WhiteSands (#23)
(Edited)
#27. To: Ibluafartsky (#25)
#28. To: Ferret Mike (#26)
Liberals:
-Pro nuclear proliferation.
-Support fundamentalist religion that execute gays.
-Have no issues with inmate abuse.
-In discussions to release J.Pollard.
#29. To: WhiteSands (#28)
#30. To: Ferret Mike (#27)
Thanks for sharing,
#31. To: Ferret Mike (#26)
Liberals:
-Pro nuclear proliferation.
-Support fundamentalist religion that execute gays.
-Have no issues with inmate abuse.
-In discussions to release J.Pollard.
#32. To: All (#31)
Liberals:
-Pro nuclear proliferation.
-Support fundamentalist religion that execute gays.
-Have no issues with inmate abuse.
-In discussions to release J.Pollard.
#33. To: WhiteSands (#31)
(Edited)
"Your every post drips with hate."
"You have suffered a traumatic head injury, it's not your fault man."
"Such injuries often result in diminished cognitive capacity such as yours."
#34. To: Ferret Mike aka Cron Flake Girl (#33)
alien implants?
URL Source: http://www.libertypost.org/cgi-bin/ ... gi?ArtNum=242006&Disp=158#C158
Liberals:
-Pro nuclear proliferation.
-Support fundamentalist religion that execute gays.
-Have no issues with inmate abuse.
-In discussions to release J.Pollard.
#35. To: Ferret Mike (#33)
Liberals:
-Pro nuclear proliferation.
-Support fundamentalist religion that execute gays.
-Have no issues with inmate abuse.
-In discussions to release J.Pollard.
#36. To: WhiteSands (#34)
#37. To: WhiteSands (#35)
"Do you see Big Foot?"
#38. To: Ferret Mike (#36)
Liberals:
-Pro nuclear proliferation.
-Support fundamentalist religion that execute gays.
-Have no issues with inmate abuse.
-In discussions to release J.Pollard.
#39. To: Ferret Mike (#37)
Liberals:
-Pro nuclear proliferation.
-Support fundamentalist religion that execute gays.
-Have no issues with inmate abuse.
-In discussions to release J.Pollard.
#40. To: Ferret Mike (#37)
Liberals:
-Pro nuclear proliferation.
-Support fundamentalist religion that execute gays.
-Have no issues with inmate abuse.
-In discussions to release J.Pollard.
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