Via The Hill:
Racial prejudice is being cited among senior union leaders to explain Sen. Barack Obama’s difficulty in winning over support from white rank-and-file members.
Obama (D-Ill.) is counting on organized labor to help win him key electoral votes in Ohio, Michigan and other battleground states.
Karen Ackerman, political director for the AFL-CIO, acknowledged that Obama’s race is an important factor for some union members.
“This race is very complicated because there is an African-American candidate for president,” said Ackerman. “We feel there is a racial component for some union members, but we’re confident we can overcome that.”
:Obama’s difficulties with white, working-class voters, who make up much of the ranks of organized labor, became apparent during the Democratic primary. Clinton beat Obama by large margins in states such as Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Kentucky, which have high concentrations of lower-income white voters.
“I think there’s more resistance than people want to admit,” said Edward Finkelstein, publisher of the Labor Tribune, a weekly publication distributed in about 80,000 union households in St. Louis and southern Illinois. “It’s ingrained that voting for a black is anathema to everything in their core.”
Call me crazy, but I am pretty sure that Union members have access to information such as:
Obama To Rural Pennsylvanians: Vote For Me, You Corncob-Smokin’, Banjo-Strokin’ Chicken-Chokin’ Cousin-Pokin’ Inbred Hillbilly Racist Morons
Obama Promised The Teamsters That He Would End The Oversight And Allow The Mafia Back In:Change the Teamsters can believe in, part 2
On NAFTA: Obama gave the heads up to Canada that he’s running for office, so just disregard what they may here
H/T to MM
This is classic. After relentless rhetoric from Obama and his minions about the inherent racism of conservatives, we now have left-wing union leaders assailing their rank-and-file for their inherent racism.
This is of course true. Michelle Obama’s speech last nighyt defined the issues, and drew the line in the sand. You see, she said she was very proud of America. She said Dr. King’s dream is still alive, and she loves Obama (so you should too). She looked very cute, and weren’t the kids cute too?
So from now on it is confirmed: If you are a whitey and don’t vote for Obama, you are a racist!
(Interestingly, when the Messiah appeared on the big screen TV, he said Michelle had been “unbelievable”. My thoughts exactly, but in a different way!
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Of course it is racism, everybody knows it! Now that Hillary is out, there is absolutely no reason to vote for anyone other than Obama! And that’s right if you don’t you are a racist there is no other explanation!
Republican is the white party as Dr. Dean so superbly stated. Democratic is the rainbow party! So who are the racists? Everybody knows that!