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Butt pinches, threesome requests and a glass ceiling: sexism is systemic in Michigan’s political culture Updated on 9:28 AM; Today 7:45 AM A woman stands underneath the glass ceiling on the ground level at the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing Michigan. Nicole Hester/Mlive.com There’s a glass ceiling in the Michigan Capitol. Designed as a glass floor for the building’s rotunda, it’s a big draw for school groups and other Capitol visitors. Little girls lay on it, faces pressed to the cloudy glass to see if they can make out shapes moving one floor down. But to the women entering below – staff, consultants, public relations professionals, interns, journalists, lobbyists and lawmakers – it’s a visual reminder of what they’re pushing up against. ....
Supposedly down to around 17%, if you can believe that. and michigan was considered the cradle of unionism. so, you know, unions are under assault. not just in the private sector, chris, but the public sector unions. remember, right to work yesterday has effected the entire public sector union movement. and that s where most of the membership and growth has been in the union movement in the last decade or two. okay. it s great having you on. bill, i hear you re a great reporter. and mr. geiss, good luck on your career. one of those on the far right richard mourdock is still pointing fingers after losing the senate race in indiana. sounds like sore loser. this is hardball the place for politics. [ man ] ring ring. progresso ....
back the [ mute ] up! let s go to michigan where i m joined by bill ballenger. and also doug geiss. he s a representative in the michigan state house. i hear you re a good reporter. what happened there yesterday? could you give us a good report on what we saw in words? not really. i think with 12,500 people milling around the capitol and inside the capitol, it s a miracle there wasn t more of this than there was. i think there were only three arrests, three pepper spray attacks by the police. i think you could have expected this, and i don t think we should be upset. well, let me ask you whether you re upset or not, i want to know what happened. so what happened? ....
back the [ mute ] up! let s go to michigan where i m joined by bill ballenger. and also doug geiss. he s a representative in the michigan state house. i hear you re a good reporter. what happened there yesterday? could you give us a good report on what we saw in words? not really. i think with 12,500 people milling around the capitol and inside the capitol, it s a miracle there wasn t more of this than there was. i think there were only three arrests, three pepper spray attacks by the police. i think you could have expected this, and i don t think we should be upset. well, let me ask you whether ....
i m afraid it s probably a long trend line. our percentage of union membership in the state is supposedly down to around 17%, if you can believe that. and michigan was considered the cradle of unionism. so, you know, unions are under assault. not just in the private sector, chris, but the public sector unions. remember, right to work yesterday has effected the entire public sector union movement. and that s where most of the membership and growth has been in the union movement in the last decade or two. okay. it s great having you on. bill, i hear you re a great reporter. and mr. geiss, good luck on your career. one of those on the far right richard mourdock is still pointing fingers after losing the senate race in indiana. sounds like sore loser. this is hardball the place for politics. new trident layers juicy berry + tangy tangerine ....