Labor’s historic ’08 election drive means TV, money and troops (McCain can't have my baby 4 war!)

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doUWAsb5-ps


http://www.pww.org/article/articleview/13255/1/266/

A mother holds a baby boy on her lap. She says: “Hi, John McCain, this is Alex, he’s my first.

“So far, his talents include trying any new food and chasing after our dog.

“That, and making my heart pound every time I look at him.

“So, John McCain, when you said you would stay in Iraq for 100 years, were you counting on Alex?

“Because if you were, you can’t have him.”

The powerful TV ad just described is now being viewed by millions across the nation and is the result of a joint effort by the 1.4 million member AFSCME, the largest union in the AFL-CIO and MoveOn.org, the 3 million member progressive grassroots internet organization.

On June 18, a day after the ad was viewed by millions, AFSCME announced its endorsement of Barack Obama for president. Gerald McAntee, the union’s president who also chairs the AFL-CIO’s political committee, said during the press conference where he announced the endorsement, that he expects a federation-wide endorsement of Obama shortly.

The joint ad with MoveOn reflects what McAntee described as “labor’s deep concern about the legacy of John McCain’s reckless foreign policy. Union members are frustrated that we’re still in Iraq five years after Bush and McCain said it would be quick and easy and they see first hand the war’s toll in blood and treasure.”


FULL story at link.