AFL-CIO boss Trumka praises Newt in email

 
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AFL-CIO boss Richard Trumka, a union leader who has in the past excused violence against non-union workers, sent this email to supporters today, against endorsing Newt Gingrich's attacks on Mitt Romney's career at Bain Capital:


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“You have to ask the question: Is capitalism really about the ability of a handful of rich people to manipulate the lives of thousands of people and walk off with the money, or is that in fact a little bit of a flawed system?”
—Newt Gingrich

The rest of the email turns against Gingrich, and focuses especially on Indiana's efforts to pass right-to-work laws. But it's just one more clear sign that Gingrich has erred badly by attacking free market principles instead of just attacking his opponent like he's supposed to.

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