Women of Steel make George Allen run for cover!

[Coexist]

Link to article.

Way to go ladies!!

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.

I would've LOVED! to see Allen driven to hide out in a restaurant.

:yourock: :woohoo: :applause: :rofl:

[patrice]

1. That's a good number for Wymyn 8888. n/t

[Dhalgren]

2. "The Double 88s" Gotta love it!

[patrice]

4. Very Feminyn - in the old arcane sense of the word.

Kewl! about their effect on G. Allen!!!

[Warpy]

9. Uh, "88" is neo Nazi code

for "Heil Hitler." "H" is the eighth letter of the alphabet.

You learn a lot on IRC...

[Dhalgren]

15. Jesus! I had never heard that! I was thinking more along the

lines of that Japanese, girl group from "Let's Kill Bill I" Weren't they the "Crazy 88" or was that the Japanese gang?...Hmmm... :shrug:

[Subdivisions]

3. A big SHOUT OUT and a big HELL YEAH to the

United Steelworkers Local 8888 from a Sheet Metal Workers' International Association (SMWIA) Local 68 member!

[Raffi Ella]

5. !!!!

:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:



:patriot:

[gratuitous]

6. Why didn't George Felix show them his cowboy boots?

Or maybe wave a confederate flag? Or hold up a noose? Gee, you'd think all his little Virginia populist gimmicks were just . . . you know, gimmicks. Hard to believe that he'd run like a rabbit away from working women and men. This account makes him look like a scared little boy.

[BonnieJW]

12. Or spit?

There were all those women and he didn't spit?

[Coexist]

14. *snort*

maybe he tried to drag a few up the stairs by their hair.

[williesgirl]

7. I'm on my way out the door to vote this fucker OUT! recommended

[Poiuyt]

8. That reminds me of Jeb hiding in a broom closet to avoid protesters

[zbdent]

10. Where's youtube when you need it ...

[Coexist]

11. I know - there is nothing in the article about video cameras catching it.

I would love to see that one.

[Joe Chi Minh]

13. I hope the women were wearing wellingtons.