I Just Work here

From Crooks and Liars, John Amato:

Have you noticed that every person suddenly knows everything there is to know about how the economy works? Wow, it’s all so simple. Activists now know all there is about the dollar and oil prices and mortgages. I wonder why they never chimed in before…I started asking people for their stock tips since they are all experts now. We will all get rich quick. Right.

Not me. I just work here. Where do I do I go to file a complaint about the gajillion articles on the economy and the bailout I see everyday?

Do call me when it's time to kill zombies though. I live for that.

Speaking of brain eating zombies, the new NRA, that glorious gun propaganda branch of the Republican party, showed up at a coal mine in West Virginia. They wanted coal miners to speak out against Barack Obama. Here's what happened:

Coal production at a mine in Monongalia County came to a halt today when every union miner stayed home, as part of a political protest.

It was an idle day Monday at the Blacksville #2 Mine.

More than 440 workers who are members of the United Mine Workers of America took what’s called a Memorial Day instead of going to work
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Union officials say they took the day to protest after a film crew from the National Rifle Association showed up at the Consol mine last week to interview union workers.

They say the crew tried to get union coal miners to speak out against Barack Obama.

The NRA didn’t just show up at the coal mine, this was apparently an unprecedented move by mine management, who allowed them in and supported the manipulation and exploitation of their employees. Consol just learned a big lesson - don’t f*#k with your union workers.

“Consol doesn’t let anybody on their property - never,” said Safety Committee Member Mark Dorsey, “And for them to let the NRA come on the property and solicit our membership was totally uncalled for. We made our endorsement to our political process and we didn’t bother them and they shouldn’t be harassing our membership over this.”

Oops. The NRA didn't count on everybody in the world not loving the NRA, John McCain and the shite that is the Republican party. Nothing makes a day of work in a coal mine easier than having a bunch of political propagandists running around looking for men they can exploit for their own political purposes, right?