United Steelworkers Local 8888 Surprises George Allen (must read this :-) )

[Omaha Steve]

http://blog.aflcio.org/2006/11/06/united-steelworkers-local-8888-surprises-george-allen/

United Steelworkers Local 8888 Surprises George Allen

Doris Crouse-Mays, secretary-treasurer of the Virginia AFL-CIO, sends us the following report from that state, where a neck-in-neck Senate campaign could make the difference for Democratic control of the Senate.

On Friday, Sen. George Allen (R) tried to appear at the shipyard gates at Northrop Grumman in Newport News, Va. What he did not know was that the Women of Steel, along with many union members, already had scheduled a rally with Lynda Robb, the wife of former Sen. Chuck Robb and daughter of President Lyndon Johnson, state Sen. Mamie Locke and state Reps. Mamye BaCote and Jeion Ward.

Imagine the look when Allen turned the corner and saw that there were 30 to 40 Jim Webb signs. Somebody had made a big mistake on the part of the Allen campaign. The Republican Chairmen for Hampton and Newport News were extremely shocked, along with Allen. Allen did get out, looked over the situation and quickly stepped into a nearby restaurant. There would be no shaking hands at our gates—the only shaking hands were done by the Women of Steel and the Local 8888 union members.

Allen was followed and talked to as only true union members can do and finally realized this was one campaign stop that had broken down and was a disaster. We asked his staff: Where was he in 1999 when we had to strike? Unlike Webb, who walked the picket line with striking members of the United Steelworkers last week, Allen didn’t greet the workers then, so no reason to greet them that day. It was a great scene in Newport News.

[AlecBGreen]

1. lol

love it! Thanks for the laugh :hi:

[KingFlorez]

2. He must have looked like a fool

LOL!

[LynneSin]

6. Too late for that - he already is a fool

:shrug:

[napi21]

3. Ohhh, I bet a couple of campaign workers got hell!

That was not only embarrassing, but a waist of precious last minute time! Talk about the gang that couldn't shoot straight!

[Earth_First]

7. Absolutely!

I couldn't be happier to hear that Allen was wasting time today!

[joneschick]

4. HUZZAH!!!!!! eom.

[Olney Blue]

5. Disaster indeed.

:rofl:

[MichDem10]

8. Is there any video footage?

That would be PRICELESS!!

[Upfront]

9. USWA

One dam fine Union!!!!

[LiberalFighter]

10. Hey!!! He was showing the workers that he was friends of their boss

What's good for the boss is good for the workers! We all know that to be the truth. That's why the bosses let the workers give their input on how to run the business.

[Fierce]

11. Don't mess with union women.

Just DON'T.

[FogerRox]

12. YO Steve.. SOLIDARITY

[bobbie]

13. Wow, quite the little vortex of evil there

Thug Macacawitz vs the daughter of the thug who covered up President Kennedy's murder.

Were heads spinning around like in The Exorcist?

[readmoreoften]

14. That's fucking RIGHT! HAHA! /nt

[dajoki]

15. BEAUTIFUL!!

I'll bet his pasty face turned bright red!! Start packing George!!

[banana republican]

16. It takes a real woman to clean the floor of the senate.....

[cui bono]

17. Wonder if he hid in the janitor's closet like ol' Jeb did in Pittsburgh.

:rofl: