Laura Flanders is one of those Left wing journalists who has worked for groups like Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting. You know the type — the corporate media is shallow and full of lies, blah blah blah. Leave it to Flanders to be the first legitimate journalist I could find willing to spin the 9/11 attack,
Describing how New York City sanitation workers rushed to the area of the World Trade Center to help clear debris, Flanders can’t help but fit in a little political commentary,
More and more city garbage is picked up these days by private contractors. These city workers, members of the Teamsters local 127, have been without a contract for a year.?
“It’s always police and hospital workers who get the credit, but we’re here when you need us,” said union member Ray Garcia. It’s true. Dark skinned, blue collared, hot and waiting, these are emergency workers. Workers we depend on in an emergency. Cut public spending on social services? Think about it. Right now, chances are, I’d be looking at an empty street.
Jesus Christ. That’s about all the response I can muster.