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dogman

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45. Cohen may not be a lobbyist, but he sure employs a lot of lobbyists.
Thu Apr 25, 2019, 05:34 PM
Apr 2019

Seems like having your cake and eating it too.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
And then there is what is actually at the link. WeekiWater Apr 2019 #1
+1 LongtimeAZDem Apr 2019 #4
Read more closely. They're a management-side firm and do not work for unions or their members. WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2019 #14
They're lawyers. They work for clients. LongtimeAZDem Apr 2019 #17
They accept and specialize their work for certain clients and not others. WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2019 #18
Like almost all lawyers... LanternWaste Apr 2019 #29
Indeed. WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2019 #31
Right. And their clients happen to be those at the top and not the workers. progressoid Apr 2019 #38
"Unionized clients" mean management, not unions nt Fiendish Thingy Apr 2019 #65
So what...they are one of 12...you need money. They are corporate lawyers... Demsrule86 Apr 2019 #32
If I had decided on a candidate, maybe your comment would hit home. WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2019 #34
Just because Joe gets money from "union busters" doesn't mean they'll buy him off -- gateley Apr 2019 #51
Wink wink MyNameGoesHere Apr 2019 #52
People might not believe it, but I don't have a preference in the primary. WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2019 #53
Oh please ...it is a Comcast fundraiser. And I dont give two fucks in the age of United Demsrule86 Apr 2019 #67
Maybe I missing something. What part of that is a good thing? progressoid Apr 2019 #5
The fact that they represent unions. Not sure how you are missing it. WeekiWater Apr 2019 #6
No they don't... brooklynite Apr 2019 #8
Here is the bottom line. The post is misleading it is sponsored by Comcast, Demsrule86 Apr 2019 #37
Read more closely. They're a management-side firm and do not work for unions or their members WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2019 #10
That entire paragraph deals with their work on behalf of management. Hassin Bin Sober Apr 2019 #12
"For our unionized clients" progressoid Apr 2019 #13
NIce try for a smear ...undecided huh? Demsrule86 Apr 2019 #15
Yep. Undecided. progressoid Apr 2019 #25
You mean you actually read more than a headline? tymorial Apr 2019 #27
Yes, you DO have to read more than a headline. progressoid Apr 2019 #41
Cough tymorial Apr 2019 #46
So they will argue any position for money. guillaumeb Apr 2019 #54
Only if that position supports the employer. WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2019 #59
And? George II Apr 2019 #2
Not exactly the best way to show you have the backs of the rust belt union members. progressoid Apr 2019 #3
Did you read it. They represent union as well. Demsrule86 Apr 2019 #16
"For our unionized clients" progressoid Apr 2019 #19
Please highlight the part where they represent unions. I'm not seeing it. WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2019 #21
Too time consuming tymorial Apr 2019 #28
No worries... as each candidate is imperfect. LanternWaste Apr 2019 #30
Right all corporations are evil.,.this purity crap is why we lose. Demsrule86 Apr 2019 #60
Who said all corporations are evil? progressoid Apr 2019 #68
The Dem party supports unions. Cuthbert Allgood Apr 2019 #7
What's to figure out? Haven't you seen all the union endorsements that Biden already has? George II Apr 2019 #35
Biden has not gotten any union endorsements. WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2019 #36
See post #1, thank you. George II Apr 2019 #39
Am I through the looking glass? This is an anti-union law firm. WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2019 #42
No it isn't. George II Apr 2019 #43
Post no. 1 shows it is. WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2019 #47
Why would the President of the Pittsburgh local of the United Steelworkers Union endorse Biden? progressoid Apr 2019 #50
Mike Elk... lapucelle Apr 2019 #58
Bashing! Hit Job! Assasination! Smear! brooklynite Apr 2019 #9
Funny but what you say is true,..all of those things. Demsrule86 Apr 2019 #20
Glad to see this thread come back. Some people just don't like the truth. WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2019 #11
Yeah and some only tell part of the truth. Demsrule86 Apr 2019 #22
You are so correct Lordquinton Apr 2019 #23
It's an anti-union law firm. That's it. Some people are okay with it, some aren't. WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2019 #24
Cohen may not be a lobbyist, but he sure employs a lot of lobbyists. dogman Apr 2019 #45
And some don't mind bashing prominent and well respected members of the Democratic Party. George II Apr 2019 #40
The truth isn't bashing. WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2019 #44
all noise, to bolster the failing prospects of 20 announced candidates beachbum bob Apr 2019 #26
Excuse me? "Bolster the failing prospects of 20 announced candidates?" marylandblue Apr 2019 #49
This report is spot on. Some need to open their eyes and read. Hint: "This is an apple" mobeau69 Apr 2019 #33
Doesn't bother me at all.. Demsrule86 Apr 2019 #61
But do you like it? mobeau69 Apr 2019 #70
They are advisors, not Union busters. Blue_true Apr 2019 #48
It is pure semantics. guillaumeb Apr 2019 #55
Actually they are. Thanks for helping with wording. nt Blue_true Apr 2019 #62
The only difference between advisors and lobbyists in this context is purely rhetorical. hedda_foil Apr 2019 #57
Well. Blue_true Apr 2019 #63
I think it's called hedging your bet. jalan48 Apr 2019 #56
Mm, hm. Joe is the "safe" candidate... Fiendish Thingy Apr 2019 #64
Tossing Trump out of office. Demsrule86 Apr 2019 #72
Um Comcast is hosting it. Demsrule86 Apr 2019 #66
In 2013, Cohen endorsed sitting Republican Governor Tom Corbett for the Governor's bid. progressoid Apr 2019 #69
Well that's better. Hassin Bin Sober Apr 2019 #71
Biden co-host Dan Hilferty's group (AHIP)pumped $102 million in 14 months to try and block Obamacare Celerity Apr 2019 #73
This is the kind of holier-than-thou circular firing squad crap that softened up Hillary for Trump EffieBlack Apr 2019 #74
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