MSNBC and American Prospect Blame Racism in UAW’s VW-Chattanooga Loss
‘As many unions have discovered, generally to their woe, the politics of race and culture often eclipse those of class in the United States’
Sore Losers at MSNBC and American Prospect Play 'Race' and 'Culture' Cards in UAW's VW-Chattanooga Loss (NewsBusters)
File this under "Pathetic" and "Predictable." On Alex Wagner's MSNBC show yesterday, Wagner set up Timothy Noah, an MSNBC.com columnist, with the latest and most desperate excuse for the UAW's failure to gain the ability to represent VW-Chattanooga workers in a plantwide election last week. She did so by referring to an American Prospect column earlier in the day by Harold Meyerson, who blamed "the politics of race and culture" for the loss.
Noah predictably took the bait, even though "race" was not mentioned once in any coverage I saw in 2-1/2 days after the election until Meyerson went there.
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