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Greed vs. Economic Prosperity

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A Wrong Turn on Detroit?

admin — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 08:47:43 +0000

President Obama has seemingly signaled that blue-collar contracts are less sacred than bonus contracts for bankers. Is this what we voted for last November?

In watching President Obama’s announcement yesterday concerning the U.S. auto industry, I was disappointed to hear him suggest that UAW employees may be in line for even more forced concessions if the industry is to be saved. I hope that isn’t so. Especially not after hearing members of the administration defend the validity of AIG bonuses under the guise of honoring contracts.

If a contract is a contract, then it should be that way whether you’re an overpaid executive or an assembly line worker struggling to keep his family afloat. I hope President Obama understands that as well.

Watch the President’s address:

Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy

A Bit more on the $70 an Hour Myth

admin — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 09:16:23 +0000

This time, in video format. In case you only have a couple minutes to catch up on the lie, Keith Olbermann gives a good summary (including how the lie picked up steam in the media):

And, to make sure everyone sees them, I’ll tack on the list of related links from the previous post about this:

When You Need a New Direction

admin — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 10:11:52 +0000

Thoughts on Race and Identity from Another Time

admin — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 09:03:44 +0000

If you haven’t seen it (or just haven’t seen it in a while), here’s the excellent scene from the movie Gettysburg with the “Killer Angels” monologue in it:

Thanks to Tom for the link.

How You Vote. Why It Matters

admin — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 16:02:06 +0000

Teamsters across the country have been receiving mailers about the upcoming election, many of them featuring actual Teamster members explaining why they’re voting for Barack Obama this year. This past week, one of those fliers bore a face familiar to Local 384 members. The member featured in this one was none other than Local 384 Trustee/Business Agent Steve Gallagher (in case you haven’t seen it, click the picture below for a larger image).

As the inside of the flier states, Steve has been a loyal Republican all his life, but this year he can’t afford to continue that pattern. Neither can I. Neither can millions of other working Americans.

Barack Obama has the positions and policies that can actually help everyday people, while John McCain is pledging to extend the policies of the past eight years that have left regular people further and further behind. It doesn’t matter whether the issue is:

taxes — where John McCain plans to give most of his tax cuts to the wealthiest, while Barack Obama plans to focus his tax relief on the majority of Americans who actually have to work for a living
healthcare — where John McCain wants to eliminate coverage standards and employer based plans, while Barack Obama wants to take advantage of what already works and add to the mix of solutions
other issues that directly affect working people like the Employee Free Choice Act — which McCain opposes, while Barack Obama has pledged to sign it into law

Barack Obama has put forth ideas that can better help working people and the middle class. A lifelong Republican like Steve Gallagher knows it. And so should every other regular American who understands today’s economic reality.

But in case not, here’s a short video to illustrate the point:

Visit TeamstersforObama.com. Go to the “Teamsters Speak” page to read more testimonials from actual Teamsters (including me), or you can add your own.

If you don’t already know the password for the Teamsters for Obama website, you can find it on the mailers bearing the website’s name, in recent issues of Teamster magazine, or follow the instructions on the login page to get the password.

Discussing Middle Class Issues with Sen. Bernie Saunders

admin — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 23:45:00 +0000

Meet the Bloggers had Sen. Bernie Saunders (I-VT) as a guest this past week. It’s worth a look, as they discussed the shrinking middle class of this county and some of the reasons it’s shrinking. Click on the video window below to watch: