by Mandatory Marcus

Created on: June 11, 2009   Last Updated: June 26, 2009

Every once in a while I hear something so magnificently preposterous, that I am forced to pause and wonder if I could actually have just heard it. Like last night (5/28/09)

I heard a radio ad from the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor on KABC 790 TalkRadio; the home of Dodgers Baseball. The ad is running during live broadcasts of Dodgers home games and supports something called

The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA); which is public relations spin to describe the elimination of the secret ballot method of voting to unionize in the workplace. The EFCA is designed to create a system whereby, a union can be recognized without a formal election once a majority of members of the bargaining unit has signed union cards. In other words, it abolishes free private elections.

Now I could go on and on about what a horrid idea that is...but my problem here is actually with the ad itself; which you can listen to yourself right here. So you can really soak it in. I have transcribed it here verbatim:

"Hi everybody, this is Rick Monday for the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor. There's only one thing more all American than baseball, that's service in the United States Military. Americans joined the service by signing their names and they ought to be able to join the union the same way.

The LA County Federation of Labor believes that every veteran deserves a good union job in a country they fought to protect."

This is so mind numbingly dumb, that I am forced to dissect it line by line in order to prevent my head from imploding as a result of spontaneous brain shrinkage brought about by the massive dose of stupidity this ad delivers.

So let me address it line by line, with my interpretation and response:

"Hi everybody, this is Rick Monday for the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor."

I am an ex-athlete that played so long ago, nobody under the age of 45 even knows who I am. So thank God somebody is willing to throw me a bone and let me read some lines for money.

"There's only one thing more all American than baseball, that's service in the United States Military."

Actually there is no comparison. Generations of US Military personnel have served and some have died, in service to this country. Although it is "America's Pastime"...baseball is still just a game...on steroids.

"Americans joined the service by signing their names and they ought to be able to join the union the same way."

That this line could actually be written, let alone spoken, is a disgrace. An American joining the

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