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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Dickhead trying to crawl back.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The leopards! My facccee!!

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago

I thought it was a good speech in the right venue. Those asshat haven't heard anything like that. Trump looked confused.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago
[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 months ago

Looks like yeah actually it was pretty shitty for him to give that speech there https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/17/teamsters-sean-obrien-rnc-speech

[–] [email protected] 28 points 2 months ago (2 children)

In this thread: "bothering to reach half the country who tends not to agree (or understand) your positions is icky".

Y'all need to get on board with diversity of tactics. Memeing on your ass isn't going to cut it alone.

The union's job is to empower the workers, like it or not, by getting inserted at the RNC, it will have a lasting impact.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Lol if you think the bozo who is in a union and votes Republican will ever change their minds about anything. News flash buddy it's ain't logic they are running on. You might as well preach to a wall.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

I watched his speech and I am not a Republican voter.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Case in point, is it more impactful to hear a criticism of Trump from a DNC speaker or an RNC speaker? Wtf is the actual complaint here?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago (1 children)

His presence gives the Republicans standing to claim (however falsely) that they're the party of working people.

I get the argument, but it seems to me that the RNC took advantage of him much more than the other way around.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That may be true, but he also got a different kind of message out to a large variety of viewers that was different from the rest of the convention.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Again, I get the argument.

I just hope he thinks it was worth his career, because the union is going to replace him at their next election.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Acceptable losses IMO

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 months ago

This comment chain has illustrated how effective control over corporate media is. All I knew before was that he spoke at the RNC, and assumed the worst, which I'm sure was the intention. The content of his speech is definitely not widely distributed.

[–] [email protected] 101 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Maybe next time don't support someone that tried to overthrow the government.

[–] [email protected] 61 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Did they support Trump though? He spoke at the RNC but his speech was vehemently anti-Republican.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

He praised Trump, Vance, and other anti-union politicians in his speech. So, yes?

[–] [email protected] 38 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yeah - I was the first to criticize him for thing there, but the speech was very pro-union and a slap in the face to the GOP. He walked into the lion's den giving double-fingers.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

The best way to walk into a GOP convention.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Honestly, as someone who lost their job, in part, thanks to Sean O'Brien, I really applauded his speech to the RNC. It was great.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

If he cost you your job, you were on borrowed time anyway.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

I definitely won't go into it in details for obvious reasons, it's mostly management failing to negotiate in good faith, just trying to say while I've plenty of personal reason to have beef with him, but really appreciate what he has to say

[–] [email protected] -5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Did media ask him when he is going to rescind his endorsement?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

He explicitly didn't endorse a candidate.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

~~I don't think he implicitly endorced anyone either~~

Reading comprehension fail on my part

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

When did he endorse someone?

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