Conservatives celebrate Labor Day by attacking organized labor

[Joanne98]

For OpEdNews: Media Matters - Writer

Following Fox News' lead, conservative media outlets celebrated Labor Day by attacking labor unions, often smearing them as "socialist" and violent.

Conservatives attack unions as "socialist" "thugs" on Labor Day
Beck guest host Thompson: "Happy socialism day!" During the September 6 edition of Premiere Radio Networks' The Glenn Beck Program, substitute host Doc Thompson opened the show by saying "Happy socialism day!" He continued:

Today is America's yearly tribute to that great political system known as socialism. Oh there are going to be those who are going to pretend today is to honor workers, honor the people who labor, we're just giving a little tribute to them. But it's really a day that honors labor unions.

Breitbart.tv posts "Labor Day Special" videos, which depict union members as "thugs." On Labor Day, Andrew Breitbart's website Breitbart.tv posted several anti-union videos with the title "Labor Day Special." Several of the videos depict union members as "thugs" who engage in acts of violence or intimidation against those with which they disagree.

http://www.opednews.com/articles/Conservatives-celebrate-La-by-Media-Matters-100906-39.html

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1. How long before it's "Right-to-Work Day".

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