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I wonder how much he made last year?LAS VEGAS (AP) _ Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama told union hotel and casino workers Friday that he was ready to walk their picket lines should current contract talks turn sour.
"I have already bought my suntan lotion," Obama said, prompting members of the Culinary Workers Union members to rise to their feet. "I'm prepared. I'm equipped. I'm ready to walk, I'm ready to walk. I'm ready."
The 60,000-member union is locked in contract negotiations with its major employers, MGM Mirage Inc. and Harrah's Entertainment Inc. The union is expected to be a key organizing force in the Jan. 19 Nevada caucuses, and its endorsement is highly sought.
On Friday, the second day of a campaign swing, Obama railed against increasing executive pay and said companies were leaving U.S. workers out of their success. He also voiced his objections to the immigration bill in Congress.
He said he opposes provisions governing a temporary worker program in part because the program would create a class of workers unable to unionize. The Illinois senator also said he hoped to change provisions in the bill that create a point system for immigrants entering the country based in part on education and job skills.
"The people who came through Ellis Island _ nobody was testing them to see if, you know, they were Ph.D.s in physics," he said, arguing the system would undermine the current family reunification-based system and favor immigrants from wealthier countries.
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=3165953&page=1
wonder what they have to hide?
Especially those that rally against the rich..
wonder what they have to hide?
Especially those that rally against the rich..
I fail to see the significance of it.frasier said:http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=3165953&page=1
wonder what they have to hide?
Especially those that rally against the rich..
The problem with the U.S. political system as I see it is there is too much focus on petty "issues". The American people continually complain about the poor quality of candidates. What do you expect? No one in their right mind would run for higher office today.
The current process leads to a poor environment that can never deliver a quality leader. Lincoln would never get elected today. He probably wouldn't even run.
American voters should be more concerned about what the candiates plan to do with the country instead of how much money they make, who they slept with, how many times they've been married and what God they pray to.
I wish he'd rally for US workers to maintain their right to a private ballot when voting to unionize.
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onthebottom said:I wish he'd rally for US workers to maintain their right to a private ballot when voting to unionize.
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Secret ballots are the union thugs worst nightmare.
Hear. hear what the wise man says.lookingforitallthetime said:I fail to see the significance of it.
The problem with the U.S. political system as I see it is there is too much focus on petty "issues". The American people continually complain about the poor quality of candidates. What do you expect? No one in their right mind would run for higher office today.
The current process leads to a poor environment that can never deliver a quality leader. Lincoln would never get elected today. He probably wouldn't even run.
American voters should be more concerned about what the candiates plan to do with the country instead of how much money they make, who they slept with, how many times they've been married and what God they pray to.
