Unions who funded Osama ad demand money back

[ldoolin]

Machinists Denounce Ad They Funded

This is classy.

Unions who funded the group that produced the Dean-Osama ads have demanded their money back.

more at
http://www.nathannewman.org/log/archives/001453.shtml#001453

[drfemoe]

1. story also at

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2003/12/16/politics1842EST0673.DTL

Several labor unions that endorsed Dick Gephardt donated $50,000 apiece to a group broadcasting commercials that question Democratic presidential rival Howard Dean's credentials, including one spot that features Osama bin Laden and two others that align the former Vermont governor with President Bush.

One of the unions, the International Association of Machinists, called Tuesday for the group, Americans for Jobs, Healthcare and Progressive Values, to pull the ad and release the names of its financial backers. Other labor unions that gave money to the group include the Laborers International Union of North America and the Ironworkers Union, both of which have endorsed Gephardt for president.

"The ads are despicable and we ought to ask for the refund," said Rick Sloan, a spokesman for the International Association of Machinists. "They've done more to damage Dick Gephardt than anything any of his opponents could have done or dreamed of doing."

... con't

[ClintonTyree]

2. Way to go Gep...............

I'm glad, no I'm happy, no I'm friggin ecstatic! This crap from ANY of our candidates toward ANY other candidate is completely uncalled for. Run on your own merits, if they don't add up the people of this nation will see that and find someone that does add up. A toast :toast: to these brave union members who stood their ground and didn't want to be part of underhanded tactics used by Gep.

[ldoolin]

3. kick

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