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1776Forever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-11 11:26 AM Original message |
Ed Schultz said AT&T T-Mobile Merger SHOULD go thru - He is pissed at Sen. Al Franken - Whose right? |
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sakabatou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-11 11:29 AM Response to Original message |
1. Franken is right |
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daa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-11 11:57 AM Response to Reply #1 |
19. +1000 |
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tularetom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-11 11:30 AM Response to Original message |
2. As a T-Mobil customer formerly with AT&T, I say Franken is right |
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a la izquierda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-11 11:58 AM Response to Reply #2 |
21. I flat out told the T-Mobile employee... |
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hifiguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-11 11:31 AM Response to Original message |
3. Franken |
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pintobean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-11 11:32 AM Response to Reply #3 |
7. And how many jobs will the consolidation kill? |
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1776Forever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-11 11:49 AM Response to Reply #7 |
14. Excellent question! These are the kind of questions we need to consider! n/t |
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Blue Owl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-11 11:31 AM Response to Original message |
4. Franken |
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JustAnotherGen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-11 11:31 AM Response to Original message |
5. Forcing it to go through |
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BeyondGeography (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-11 11:31 AM Response to Original message |
6. This is about pricing power for AT&T, as if they need more |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-11 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
8. I can see Ed's point. He's backing up the unions who |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-11 11:50 AM Response to Reply #8 |
15. I dont understand how the unions can support this. nm |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-11 12:00 PM Response to Reply #15 |
24. Because it boosts union ranks. |
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1776Forever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-11 12:08 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. Do you have a link for these numbers - I wanted to share this info. Thanks! n/t |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-11 12:45 PM Response to Reply #26 |
32. I've seen them in several places. |
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1776Forever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-11 02:29 PM Response to Reply #32 |
39. Great links! Thanks for your time! Appreciate this very much! n/t |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-11 05:37 PM Response to Reply #24 |
42. Thank you very much for this information. nm |
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ProgressoDem (145 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 02:43 AM Response to Reply #8 |
47. I agree in certain respects. |
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rurallib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-11 11:34 AM Response to Original message |
9. I'll side with Franken |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-11 11:38 AM Response to Original message |
10. As a current At&T customer, I say Franken is right... |
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GoneOffShore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-11 11:39 AM Response to Original message |
11. Ed is full of it. Franken is right |
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nilram (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-11 11:48 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. +10 |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-11 11:42 AM Response to Original message |
12. Ed Schultz has been bought and paid for. Fuck him. n/t |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-11 11:51 AM Response to Original message |
16. If it's between Schultz and Franken, I will always go with Franken. nm |
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Pisces (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-11 11:54 AM Response to Original message |
17. Franken over Ed, that is a no brainer. Franken will always win. |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-11 11:54 AM Response to Original message |
18. That's what courts are for |
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louis-t (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-11 11:58 AM Response to Original message |
20. "promised to bring 5,000 wireless call-center jobs back" |
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nomb (884 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-11 11:58 AM Response to Original message |
22. It's the Union Vs Franken. Not Ed V. Franken, Ed's just supporting the Union line on this. |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-11 12:11 PM Response to Reply #22 |
28. Uh, that's one frame for it. But then, Al is a lifelong member of |
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BR_Parkway (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-11 11:58 AM Response to Original message |
23. When has combining the redundancies in 2 companies that merge ever |
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femrap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-11 12:06 PM Response to Original message |
25. If the merger goes thru, |
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ejpoeta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-11 12:13 PM Response to Reply #25 |
30. they MAY 'create' 5000 jobs, but after they cut all the tmobile employees what will the |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-11 12:09 PM Response to Original message |
27. Geez. That's a tough one. |
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Renaissance Man (420 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-11 12:13 PM Response to Original message |
29. I'm going to have to go with Al Franken on this one ... |
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1776Forever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-11 02:14 PM Response to Reply #29 |
37. Now that reply was well thought out & very informative! Thank you for your time! n/t |
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Lionessa (842 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-11 12:31 PM Response to Original message |
31. The answer is in the last sentence you posted ...they "promised to bring" |
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Stuart G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-11 12:52 PM Response to Original message |
33. The answer is this: ATT is union. |
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justiceischeap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-11 12:57 PM Response to Original message |
34. I'll side with not having monopolies |
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Indykatie (416 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-11 01:32 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. These Mergers Always Result in Reduced Workforces |
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Liberal In Texas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-11 01:51 PM Response to Original message |
36. Franken is right. |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-11 02:15 PM Response to Original message |
38. Ed needs to bone up on monopolies and admit he is wrong and |
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Ikonoklast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-11 03:00 PM Response to Original message |
40. I side with Sen Al. |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-11 03:02 PM Response to Original message |
41. Screw ED |
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Bake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-11 06:36 PM Response to Original message |
43. SOMEbody is going to buy T-Mobile. |
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Zoigal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-11 08:10 PM Response to Original message |
44. Gave up my I phone because i had to use AT&T |
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pintobean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 06:20 AM Response to Reply #44 |
48. You might want to |
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Enthusiast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 02:31 AM Response to Original message |
45. Ed is wrong........nt |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 02:36 AM Response to Original message |
46. Franken the union leadership is wrong on this one |
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