Boilermakers Endorse Obama for President

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AFL-CIO News Blog

by Seth Michaels

The Boilermakers today endorsed Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.), who now has three AFL-CIO affiliated union endorsements in the Democratic presidential race.

Newton Jones, president of the 65,000-member Boilermakers, says Obama stands out in a strong field of candidates:

Clearly, we have been offered the finest field of superbly qualified candidates that we could have hoped for in this primary process. Sen. Edwards, Sen. Biden, Sen. Dodd, Gov. Richardson, Sen. Clinton and all of those who have spoken their hearts in this campaign have contributed greatly to America’s debate and our decision. But one stands out now.

In our view, Barack Obama is the best answer to America’s need for a leader who can unite our nation and who can truly inspire us again with a message of hope and promise for fundamental change in our government’s policies and the working relations of our two political parties.


Read more: http://blog.aflcio.org/2008/02/20/boilermakers-endorse-obama-for-president/

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[NV Whino]

1. It was a boiler plate endorsement

;)

[OhioChick]

2. K&R

:kick:

[hatrack]

3. I'll drink to that!

:beer:

[rove karl rove]

6. that was my first thought when I saw "boilermakers"...

just another union endorsement for Obama, used to make the drink all the time when I worked in a bar.

[soothsayer]

8. Isn't a boilermaker just a shot and a beer, whereas a depthcharge is when you sink the shot

in the beer?

[LisaM]

4. Yes, but what about the Wolverines, Nittany Lions, Spartans, Hawkeyes,

Wildcats, Golden Gophers, Badgers, Hoosiers, Illini, and Buckeyes?

[htuttle]

5. And I'd like to endorse boilermakers!

Oh, you mean THE Boilermakers....

[Ian David]

7. Boilermakers endorse Obama! Slippery Nipples endorse Hillary! Rusty Nails endorse McCain!

Grain Alcohol Enemas endorse Ron Paul!

Shirley Temples endorse Huckabee!