Posted on 09/20/2008 10:34:48 PM PDT by Salena Zito
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- You just knew that when Joe O'Connell, former head of the local AFL-CIO, got on stage here with John McCain and Sarah Palin things were not going smoothly for the Obama campaign among union voters.
"I am a lifelong Democrat, an intelligent Democrat, who is supporting John McCain," O'Connell said last week as a crowd of 7,000 waved "Another Democrat for John McCain" signs and roared its approval.
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Oh man...he better get a body gaurd and have someone start his car...
If “The One” loses Pennsylvania, what difference will it make who Colorado goes for?
Mistake on my #3, I meant Ohio...
:)
The Libs are dead set on making race the issue... but the issue is that Obama’s socialism does not wash with most union people, who tend to be die-hard American... and know a flaming Red when they see one. It is not that Obama is black, but rather it is the commie red glow that surround his halo.
Ya gotta love some of the McCain/Palin indorsements - needs to be an ad that highlights same. Should be put right alongside Obama endorsements - hamas/putin/chavez/castro
Gives me a little faith that some people can still mentally function and not just walk thru hollywood and washington like the night of the living dead.
As a wise guy who is always slamming unions, I’d like to thank Joe O’Connell for putting his Country First.
McCain can take Colorado too if he takes the union vote. The southern part of the state south of Colorado Springs has been very pro union for almost a hundred years. It reliably votes Democrat, but it is kind of ideologically seperate from the other Democrat strongholds. If McCain can take southern Colorado, he can take the state.
Was going to change my tagline but here’s another one.
Yeah...'cause you know how those peace-loving liberals are!
McCain/Palin supporters, I have seen the light shining upon Barack, and it’s so real. You stubborn biggoted holdouts owe REPARATIONS and, YES, YOU CAN, Support Barack, with a 100% TRUE Testimony*******************************
First, accept that Millions of people simply adore Barack and have come to get in your face and ROCK your VOTE, until you git it!
I just sold my home, what’s left of the stock portfolio, and all of my precious possessions and donated the proceeds to the Obama campaign. (They refused to take any of the kids or the dogs though, and I’m still trying to figure that one out.) It is the most patriotic thing to do to change all that’s wrong in America. Give to the Baracks-Government, it feels sssooo good., just like Mr. Bidens said it would. YES WE CAN! And it will ease your burdens and give you peace of mind.
I am now 90% guilt-free of the fact that 150 years ago, the USA had slavery. I can proudly stand up with Barack and yell,” I am not an EVIL WhiteDevil Racist, because I am voting for the “ONE” that we have all been waiting for!” We have finally Overcome Slavery, at last, and changed all that’s wrong in our bad country of America. YES, WE CAN!
Due to Barack’s color, he can promise me a job (and pay me if I don’t work), YES, We Can! However, I truly want a job so I can be more patriotic and start paying higher taxes and help to pay off the money that I owe for REPARATIONS ($$$ We emigrated in 1930s) Anyway, the reparations will erase the remaining 10% of my guilt afflicted mind and then I can move on as a citizen of the global world, just like Barack! YES, WE CAN!
Another reason to vote for the One: Barack will cure my bad leg through his Universal Healthcare plan. He will make all my cousins and their cousins- cousins legal citizens so they can have free medicine and vote, too (since they are entitled.). YES, WE CAN!
Barack has given me Hope, Change, and more Hope. And I Hope you feel the same way as I do about the Change to a handsome man of color. (He is even more handsome than our Great Mayor of the Chocolate City, Ray Nagen. Plus, he was a community organizer for the presigious ACORN organization. So I’m thinking he might have organized some of the peoples onto those hundreds of empty school busses instead of leaving them down here to drown. So there you have it, he is more handsome than our Great Mayor, a better ACORN organizer, and deserves to be President.) YES, HE CAN!
Whether you are born white(shamefully), or Indian, Asian, Latino, or anything non-Black, you should be embarassed to have been born a racist-American. So, you must stand at the next local Barack rally, wave a fist (men only), jump up and down while wiping tears (womens) and chant:
Vote Black, Vote Barack!...Vote Black, Vote Barack!....
{Note: The above does not apply to the followers of Mohammed. If you are Muslims, we welcome your financial support from here and abroad. But please stay away from our rallies and out of the media until our One ascends to Rule America. (Rewards will flow to you later)}
(p.s. if you come to our campaign stops, please leave your American flag pin at home, citizens of the world have pledged not to offend anyone with symbols of Yankee Imperialism and American Hegemony.) YES WE CAN!..YES WE CAN! and YES,.... HE, THE ONE, WILL RULE YOU!
Purdie Damtru
Louisiana Unites for the Faux-ONE
If Ohioans go "red" it will be because they are true freedom-loving,capitalistic supporting, patriotic Americans who already pay enough taxes and don't want any more of their hard-earned money going to an Obama communistic type government to distribute to those who don't work and/or continue to expect entitlements and Big Brother to take care of their every need.
The only "masses" I know in this country are usually held in Catholoc churches. Americans have never resonated with proletarian Marx-speak. Bambi's union supporters are living in some class warfare fantasy land. Thankfully, many union members can see through that Marxist 'psychology' bull and vote in the interests of the country.
Steelworkers, I believe.
He’s a member of the steelworker’s union...
the majority of racists are in the dem party.
why are they insulting their constituency?
Thank you. I wasn’t sure. Well, I guess McCain/Palin can count on them also.
This is bad news for Obama. He’s had trouble getting the “Reagan Democrats”, the blue collar traditionally Democrat voters who have gone more Republican in recent years.
This election may well be decided in places like Youngstown. Ohio might be the key swing state in the election, the way the other states are lining up. Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, and Florida are tight big states. If either candidate gets three of these four big eastern states, it could be an early election night.
Hillary was clumsy in the way she said it, but she said that Obama was having trouble with hard working white Americans. Maybe she was right, and with an election so close, this group could make the difference. There are big groups of these voters in : Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and maybe a couple of other states where they could be decisive.
The union members here in NYC, especially the trade unions have a lot of their people voting for McCain. Same for the Police unions.
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