On Stephen Lerner and the SEIU’s “Economic Terrorism”

Posted by RB in Blog on March 22, 2011 3:38 pm / 19 comments

As many of you have heard by now, The Blaze obtained audio of a meeting in which former SEIU official, Stephen Lerner, described a strategy that can only be characterized as Marxist Economic Terrorism.

You can hear the the full unedited video here. Business Insider did a full write up here.

As professional smear merchant, Eric Boehlert, points out, Lerner no longer works at the SEIU. Of course, Eric will never tell you Lerner was fired because he was dipping into the union coffers to implement this very plan. Ed Morrissey at HotAir.com doesn’t have Eric’s constraints:

This might be more compelling if not for the fact that the SEIU fired Lerner in November, as BI reports, for trying to spend millions of dollars on this very project. Apparently, the first rule of Labor Nihilist Club is not to talk about Labor Nihilist Club. The second rule of Labor Nihilist Club? Keep your hands off the union cash, dude. It’s a point of exceptional irony that just can’t be missed.

So Lerner was canned because he was using union money. It’s doubtful there was a philosophical objection to what he was doing.

Regardless, the real story here is what these Marxists are capable of. They were actually doing it and hit a bump in the road. What we need to do now is see where Lerner winds up next. A guy like that won’t stay unemployed for very long.

UPDATE: Robert Stacy McCain has all the angles covered here. It’s worth the read.

19 Comments

Naumkeag says:

March 22, 2011 at 4:21 pm

This is treason. Obama has invited him to the White House. Obama is a self-proclaimed die-hard SEIU supporter. Therefore, Obama surely is the traitor within.
Richard Sheets says:

March 22, 2011 at 4:26 pm

Take this tra traitor and ship him off to live in Cuba. He sounds like he wants to destroy this country. I classify him right up ther with Bin Laden and all the Islamic wackos that bumped their heads and think they can tear down America. They all deserve to spend the rest of their lives wrotting in a prison where they can feel free to discuss their dipleasure of their failed miserable lives.
RB says:

March 22, 2011 at 4:26 pm

To be fair, I’m not sure if Lerner has ever been to the White House.
David says:

March 22, 2011 at 5:29 pm

Lerner should be arrested for domestic terrorism. Where are you Eric Holder? Lerner and people like him are dangerous to our way of life. Union people, wake up. My dad was union and would have been against people like this.
Mary Cohen says:

March 22, 2011 at 6:04 pm

Obama and his whole Democratic machine has to be defeated in Nov., 2012. We can do this, America. Down with Socialism!
Mandy says:

March 22, 2011 at 9:20 pm

At RB
White house attendance records.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/disclosures/visitor-records

And your right, to be fair we don’t know if it the same Stephen Lerner
Lucy Arrom says:

March 23, 2011 at 1:27 am

the enemy has been led into the white house. See how this free speech country has changed its tune,m now that we have a trader running the country. All of the bull that Ohbamas friends and special interest groups are all communist. Distribution of wealth!! Are u freaking kidding me. CUBA!!! ANTI AMERICAN! This administration is using the unions to make noise so that we dont continue to see harm this president is doing and will do while ther unions create up rise like in Libia, Eqypt. Gee could this be the White Houses plan, and does the ‘President” think hes so smart that we dont see the real agenda!!!
Merry says:

March 23, 2011 at 1:49 am

@Mary Cohan, You do realize that anything that is government regulated or controled is basically socialism in action. For example, our school systems, social security, the armed forces, the FDA. There are good forms of socialism, it’s not a dirty word.gjgjgkglgjgjgjg
Sam I am says:

March 23, 2011 at 1:53 am

I just want to thank the person who came forward with this recording! Everyone should hear this.
RB says:

March 23, 2011 at 8:19 am

Actually Merry, no. There are basic functions of government. That’s not “Socialism”. Social Security, yes. Public School systems, debatable. Armed forces and the FDA? No.
J Myers says:

March 23, 2011 at 2:13 pm

Wow this guy is not too bright. I guess he doesn’t realize that JPMorgan is too big to fail. Maybe he’s had his head in the sand for the last 30 years.
steve m says:

March 23, 2011 at 4:22 pm

Why don’t those of us that are honest hard working AMERICANS.take up a collection and send Lerner to Cuba?….or better yet, set aside someplace where he and those of his ilk that DON’T WANT TO WORK can fend for themselves?…I say SCREW ‘EM
gee gee says:

March 23, 2011 at 4:37 pm

we are in deep duty…
Scott says:

March 23, 2011 at 4:38 pm

Unfortunately it appears that the average American has become so consumed with their own needs that they are willing to look the other way while their freedom and worlds best free market economy is taken away from them by stupid people who don’t understand that capitalism and the free market have brought more people out of poverty and dictatorship than any other system EVER in the world. There is no debate on this point. I will always rather have the market determine the winners not some Washington politician. getting freedom back is a he’ll of a lot harder than loosing it in the first place.
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