Right-Wing Hoaxster (Andrew Breitbart) Smears Labor Educators

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.labornotes.org/2011/04/right-wing-hoaxster-smears-labor-educators

Jane Slaughter and Mischa Gaus | April 28, 2011

Two Missouri labor educators are under attack in the right-wing blogosphere from notorious hoaxster Andrew Breitbart, whose outfit was responsible for the deceptive video that took down the national community organization ACORN.

This week’s target is labor studies, specifically a University of Missouri course taught by labor educator Judy Ancel and Operating Engineers business manager Don Giljum, who’s taught labor ed classes since 1989.

According Breitbart’s website, Ancel and Giljum have spent the spring semester teaching union members how to gain power through violence and intimidation.

In a now familiar technique, the evidence for the grand conspiracy is a video that’s been sliced and diced so much it looks like coleslaw.

Breitbart released two seven-minute videos, deceptively edited and remixed snippets that are taken from more than 30 hours of classroom video-conference tapes.

The videos cut away context and patch statements together from weeks apart to turn probing academic questions into semi-endorsements of violence. Watch Giljum seamlessly change shirts between sentences.

FULL story at link.

[OHdem10]

1. How aout those teabaggers Mr. Brietbart. Carrying Guns to rallies

rallying on Capital Grounds, spitting on a Congressman.
Even now the Tea Baggers in Congress consistently threaten
if they do not get their way.

Yes, the Tea Baggers have taken Alinsky's Agitation method
up a notch and a half.

[saged52]

2. thank you for posting this -

Mr. Giljum has been the Business Manager of IUOE 148 for 27 years. My husband is the Vice President/Head Steward of 148, has known Mr. Giljum for over 20 years and has the highest amount of respect for him. Mr. Giljum is, indeed, retiring soon although this has been his plan for several months and was not a recent or hasty decision. Ironically, IOUE 148 is currently involved in some messay contract negotiations w/Ameren. One has to wonder about the time line of Breitbart's latest chopped up videos and outright lies.