AFL-CIO Endorses Obama
The AFL-CIO, the U.S.'s largest labor organization, endorsed Barack Obama on Thursday, paving the way for the organization's money and manpower to get behind the presumptive Democratic nominee.
The unanimous decision from the 56 member union presidents and other member of the executive council was expected once Hillary Clinton dropped out of primary contest with Obama. The organization declined to make an endorsement during the primaries, but a dozen individual unions did endorse Clinton, according to the Associated Press.
"Barack Obama has proven from his days as an organizer, to his time in the Senate and his historic run for the presidency, that he's leading the fight to turn around America," said AFL-CIO President John Sweeney in a statement. "We're proud to stand with Sen. Obama to help our nation chart a course that will improve life for generations of working people and our children."
The unions will now be spending parts of its $200 million war chest to help Obama, as well as get-out-the-vote efforts which are critical to Democratic campaigns. They have also launched a new Web site, Meet Barack Obama.
"Our program is going to be worker to worker and neighbor to neighbor. We're ready to mobilize. We're ready to rock and roll. This country and our people are ready for change," said Gerald McEntee, president of American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, who was one of Clinton's top union supporters and is also the AFL-CIO's political committee chair.
The AP reports that between the AFL-CIO and the rival Change to Win labor organization (which has already endorsed Obama), the nation's labor movement plans to spend around $300 million.
© 2008 CBS Interactive Inc.. All Rights Reserved. The unanimous decision from the 56 member union presidents and other member of the executive council was expected once Hillary Clinton dropped out of primary contest with Obama. The organization declined to make an endorsement during the primaries, but a dozen individual unions did endorse Clinton, according to the Associated Press.
"Barack Obama has proven from his days as an organizer, to his time in the Senate and his historic run for the presidency, that he's leading the fight to turn around America," said AFL-CIO President John Sweeney in a statement. "We're proud to stand with Sen. Obama to help our nation chart a course that will improve life for generations of working people and our children."
The unions will now be spending parts of its $200 million war chest to help Obama, as well as get-out-the-vote efforts which are critical to Democratic campaigns. They have also launched a new Web site, Meet Barack Obama.
"Our program is going to be worker to worker and neighbor to neighbor. We're ready to mobilize. We're ready to rock and roll. This country and our people are ready for change," said Gerald McEntee, president of American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, who was one of Clinton's top union supporters and is also the AFL-CIO's political committee chair.
The AP reports that between the AFL-CIO and the rival Change to Win labor organization (which has already endorsed Obama), the nation's labor movement plans to spend around $300 million.
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Would part of this "waste" you are talking about include the middle class?
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Can you prove any of this?? This is TYPICAL neocon SMEAR - it''s all they know how to do...it''s the only way they can win elections, Fear and Smear.
Your screen name fits you so well.
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Great post - I couldn''t agree more.
Vote McCain and vote your job away!
Posted by Mattcat25 at 03:24 PM : Jun 26, 2008
"B.S."
Posted by RowdyWicca
There needs to be selected and carefully structured tariffs to assure that American Jobs Stay in America. John McCain and the Conservative Agenda want cheap workers with no benefits, no taxes paid, no taxes earned, and no maintenance of our general commons. American Workers are currently being squeezed out of the American Dream by the Conservatives.
We%u2019ve seen home foreclosures, bridges and levees fail, unemployment and new employment at much less pay, unending war with injuries and deaths to our young soldiers that many had no choice but to join the military, high fuel prices and an increase to everything else!
And, at the same time we%u2019ve witnessed the increase of $Billionaires and $Billions of Dollars in record profits sifted to the top1% all due to the Conservative Agenda.
It%u2019s time for change, and Americans need to hold the Corrupt Republican Party responsible for their actions and results.
Vote McCain and vote your job away!
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Posted by Mattcat25 at 03:24 PM : Jun 26, 2008
B.S.
Vote McCain and vote your job away!
Whites like Me are the True Victims Here !!
George Bush & D!ck Cheney are Geniuses and Barack is Bi-Racial, Vote for George Bush for a 3rd Term or The Pure & White 72 Yrs old Semi-Senile John McCain...Please !!!
Obama`s a Marxist, Communist, Leninist, Stalinist, Polygomist, Racist...
He!! Any (Ist Word) I can Think of ...
Whites Only in the White House !!
Oh Please White God, We Are the Only Race, that should be in the Oval Office !!!
Oh Great KKK (White Christians) Aryans, Nazis, White Seperatist, White Supremist Everywhere.
Please Don`t Allow this to Happen, Jesus is White, White People...
PLEASE WHITE GOD...NOOOOOO !!!!!!!
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WELL AT LEAST WE KNOW WHERE YOUR SCARED TO DEATH, WHITE RACIST A$$ STAND AND HOW EXTREMELY DESPERATE YOU ARE.
I`ll be Glad when All Candidates say, in Debates `I`m Implementing the Seperation of Church & State Rule` ...
My Religion is the Constitution.
My Religion, is to the (Republic) For which It Stands.
My Religions are the Senate, Congress, The State, This Nation and Its People.
You Hypocrites can Have Your Religion, I have Enough on My Plate, as You can See.
John McCain has Hagee & Parsley to Denounce, and You give McCain the Pass & Accept Every Excuse, but when its Obama...You all just Pile On.
Seperation of Chuch & State...For ALL Candidates.
They should not Attend Church...Anywhere.
Because the Pastor-Preacher can say Anything Controversial, at Any Time and this can Only Hurt the Politician, who may or may not have been in the Church, when the Pastor- Preacher says what he says.
All Politicians should use this Election as a sign...Seperate, Church & State...Permamently.
PS: Politicians & Most People don`t Attend Church Religously, Devoutly..Anyway, Just Like YOU...HYPOCRITES.
I`d Love to See Your Church and its Members.
Ans: He`s gone from Moderate, To Elitist To a Bleeding Heart Liberal !!
You Mean like the Biggest of Big Government Spending $$ of Your current President, George W. Bush Jr.
Whose Absolutely DESTROYED THE ECONOMY !!
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He`s gonna Tax and Spend like Jimmy Carter and we`ll watch this COUNTRY SINK LIKE A STONE !!
Then his Muslim brethren can walk in with their Herion money and Buy America.
Ans: The Afghanistan Poppy Fields are Being Cropped & Shipped By the US Government as we Speak.
George W. Bush, has Done all the Work...A$$ 4 A Hole !!
You mean like the Current Government Ran by Your Bretheren George W. Bush & D!ck Cheney ??
George W. Bush has an Over 25 yr Relationship with the Saudi`s, Bin Laden Families & The United Arab Emirates.
They have done a Great Job of keeping the national Surplus well Stocked...Huh