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Argument that charles made. and charlie buttressed, unions drove hostess out of business and communities without youths are better. there are in each of these cases, multiple factors about what happened here. and to say that it was the unions fault is just to bash them without really adding to this debate. its one thing that-- >> the plan, some of the stuff and the benefits that the gm workers received. im a union guy, but youve got to give in on this. when they push too far, they lose and thats...

Charles made and charlie butressed that they drove gm out of business. >> they did. >> there are in each of these cases multiple factors. to say that was unions fault is to bash them without really adding to the debate. >> pension plans and some of the benefits that the gm workers received, listen, im a union guy but you have to give in on this. when they push too few they lose -- too far, they lose. >> i could make a list of ten other things. republican party pushing so hard on immigration has ...

>> i was in union and i hate it had. >> a >>. >> youre not a union guy. >> i am. i am a union guy. >> all right, and ben actually is. >> i am a member of screen actors guild, writers guild of american west and american federation of radio television artists and the laws transferred to unions are he extremely bad. theyre a fading portion of the u.s. and raise a hundred million for campaigns and when you think of what they were like in the 50s, 60s, early 70s, theyre nothing, thats nothing. >> the...

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So dont go spreading rumors. >> that was not rumors. >> i think this is a very sad story. after 9/11 we had to go through a series of obstacles to get on to a plane and american airlines now is bankrupt. stewardesses are there for our stave see. -- safety. we have to be respectful and mindful, and it bothers me that someone of celebrity would treat a woman who is in charge of your safety with disrespect. >> or a man. >> there are transgendered attendants all over the world. i saw lute you in you...

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Minute colmes. unions are abusing their power in many circumstances. im a union guy, i could have resigned when i started work here. i still pay the dues. i want colmes to understand this. the union has abused the power it takes dues and supports candidates that it likes. i dont have any say in that tha. nra, all kinds of groups you support. >> bill: nra is voluntary. >> some benefit. >> some benefit anyway. if you take away collective bargaining rights when you are going against a government ...

The democratic party and many liberals want strict worker protections and entitlements. republicans and many conservatives say the nation cannot afford to pay lavish entitlements and that the union system is rigged in favor of the democratic party. in the middle of all of this, is me. a union guy. and im trying very hard to cover the story in a fair and balanced way. because its my job to look out for all the working americans, whether they are unionized or not. up to this point on the factor we...

>> well, theres an old story which im going to tell you now and tell you very quickly, when dwight eisenhower had a heart attack in 1955 and in the hospital, richard nixon then vice president came to see him and said, mr. president, is there anything i can do for you? anything at all? ike said to him, first, you could get your foot off the oxygen tube. and that -- >> my guess is -- >> thats sort of what im -- >> president nixon probably put his other foot on it. >> no, he didnt. he was a great g...

Bargaining that employee enjoys those benefits and dent get to pay thats wrong. thats what he is -- trying to correct. >> if you look at the jobs right and amount of unemployment in the states that are not recognizing this law it is a better deal for them. >> and full disclosure my dad was a union guy. listen, you give businesses more costs, add to what they have to pay out they are gonna offer less jobs. simple equation. if you are barack obama and you want unemployment to go down and increase ...