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LoZoccolo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 06:25 PM Original message |
If the AFL-CIO does not endorse Obama, but other unions do, how do you vote to support labor? |
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MannyGoldstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 06:26 PM Response to Original message |
1. Plenty of time - the rest will come 'round. nt |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 06:28 PM Response to Original message |
2. I would ignore the AFL-CIO and vote for Obama, who has always supported unions. |
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Arctic Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 06:29 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. What do you have as proof to that statement? nt |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 06:36 PM Response to Reply #3 |
11. History. |
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Arctic Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 06:46 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Uhhh, yeah.... |
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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 06:32 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. I'd go with the AFL-CIO and not vote for Obama, who has rarely supported Unions. |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 06:36 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. Who are you going to vote for? |
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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 06:57 PM Response to Reply #9 |
17. One Senator, one Congressman, and a whole bunch of down-ticket candidates. |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 06:47 PM Response to Reply #5 |
13. Sadly, I think that was a political call. He SAID he supported |
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sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 06:51 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. "...States' rights..." |
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LoZoccolo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 07:17 PM Response to Reply #13 |
20. I thought it was a bad idea for him to go simply because he was less popular than the protests. |
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Xicano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 10:17 PM Response to Reply #13 |
26. Talk is cheap. |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 10:28 PM Response to Reply #13 |
27. He sure is interfering with states investigating the banks though |
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tblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 06:35 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. Yeah. Like when? |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 06:36 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Like, his entire life. |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 11:38 PM Response to Reply #10 |
32. Bullshit alert!!! |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-26-11 08:50 AM Response to Reply #32 |
33. He has supported unions his entire public life. |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 11:37 PM Response to Reply #2 |
31. Looks to me like you've ignored Obama these last two years. |
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Travis_0004 (417 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 06:31 PM Response to Original message |
4. How about you think about the issues yourself, instead of voting for who somebody else tells you to. |
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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 06:34 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. How about we take the advice of someone who has stood face to face with Obama, rather than the media |
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Davis_X_Machina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 06:33 PM Response to Original message |
6. The AFL-CIO will endorse... |
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Omaha Steve (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 07:09 PM Response to Reply #6 |
19. The Hill: AFL-CIO: Labor will stand by Obama Aug 18, 2011 |
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Rabblevox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 06:50 PM Response to Original message |
14. I will vote Obama, but I will no longer donate or campaign like I did last time... |
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upi402 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 06:51 PM Response to Original message |
16. battered wives for Obama! |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 07:00 PM Response to Original message |
18. You don't VOTE to support labor, as far as I'm concerned, you protest |
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Itchinjim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 07:27 PM Response to Original message |
21. As former Teamster who was utterly appalled by their endorsement of Reagan... |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 07:36 PM Response to Original message |
22. AFL- CIO is not 'a union' it is 55 Unions. A national federation |
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saras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 07:56 PM Response to Original message |
23. It depends on what union you belong to - if your union supports you, support your union |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 09:18 PM Response to Original message |
24. The labor unions are not bound by what the AFL-CIO decides. |
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Telly Savalas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 10:02 PM Response to Original message |
25. Since Obama is Hitler v2.0, I will cherry pick the things that reinforce this hatred. |
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mitchtv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 10:37 PM Response to Original message |
28. If my union doesn't endorse |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 10:51 PM Response to Original message |
29. Well if you have to chose between A and B |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-25-11 11:06 PM Response to Original message |
30. Labor is running for office? |
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ChiciB1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-26-11 09:05 AM Response to Original message |
34. Even I, From A Union Family Will HAVE To Vote For Obama! However, I DO |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-26-11 09:10 AM Response to Original message |
35. My union, NEA, has endorsed Obama. Twice now. |
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