a:1:{s:15:"field_blog_body";a:1:{i:0;a:2:{s:5:"value";s:3723:"<p>Did you really think the United Auto Workers would really change? Can a leopard change it spots? Because the union was losing money, they had put up their &quot;retreat&quot; near Onaway up for sale. But, since things are looking up with the Big 3, it is <a href="http://detnews.com/article/20100818/AUTO01/8180315/1148/UAW-s-King-takes-north-Michigan-resort-off-market#ixzz0wzMbXSHW">no longer for sale</a>. Hey, even arm-twisting pseudo-mobster union bosses need a break once in a while:</p>
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<p>The United Auto Workers has put a hold on trying to sell its $33 million Black Lake retreat in northern Michigan. <br />
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<p>The Walter and May Reuther Family Education Center was taken off the market at the request of UAW President Bob King and the union's new executive board, said John Karver, a senior vice president at CB Richard Ellis, the real estate firm handling the listing.</p>
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<p>And why wouldn't things be looking rosy for the unions? The UAW has a union-friendly president in Obama, and they're hoping for a union-friendly governor in Bernero. Why give up perks that make the union bosses look like the overpaid thugs they are if they don't have to?<br />
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They'll continue to push for card check legislation (a.k.a. the Funnel Democrats More Money Act of 2010), making it easier for union thugs to intimidate voters. After all, Attorney General Eric Holder let members of the New Black Panther go free from charges of <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203550604574361071968458430.html">voter intimidation </a>of which they were so obviously guilty that even Debbie Stabenow could see it (though she'd never admit it). Yelling &quot;You are about to be ruled by the black man, cracker!&quot; seems sort of blatant to me.<br />
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<p>In addition to golf and leisure, the center offers weeklong conferences on political action, civil rights and leadership.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>&nbsp;You too can learn about intimidating voters and campaigning for Democrats, if you would only agree to give up some of your wages to pay for completely unnecessary middlemen to negotiate your salary for you. You can even participate in the 2-minute hate where you scream at various Republicans such at George W. Bush, Ronald Reagan, and Rush Limbaugh. Does relaxation get any better than screaming obscenities at people you don't like?<br />
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(That &quot;2-minute hate&quot; thing is a reference to George Orwell's 1984. You can tell I went to college because I make semi-obscure literature references.)<br />
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<p>The center, renovated in the 1990s, has a gym with two full-size basketball courts, an Olympic-size indoor pool, exercise facilities, table tennis and pool tables, a sauna, beaches, hiking and biking trails, sports fields, a boat launch ramp and rooms and condominiums.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>&nbsp;Oh, it has a basketball court? Maybe they're keeping it in the hopes that Obama will pay them a visit. After all, he does seem to be more interesting in his jump shot that in seriously tackling our economic issues. Hopefully, he's better at the former because he's a complete failure at the latter.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>[The UAW] spent $9.7 million on lobbying and political activities in 2009, compared with $10.6 million in 2008. And it reduced union administration costs from $32.4 million to $26.9 million.&nbsp;<br />
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<p>That's a pretty low number for spending money on Democrats. You could only bribe a handful of Senators and Representatives with that small amount of money. Yep, times are tough all over.</p>";s:6:"format";s:1:"2";}}}