Ticker at MSNBC says AFL-CIO endorses Dean

[slinkerwink]

Trying to pull the rug out from under Gephardt? If so it certainly doesn't break my heart, especially since Gephardt is on Hardball right now talking about the "rumors" that Dean supporters are going to Iowa to pose as Iowa voters in the caucuses...not just to campaign for Dean. Sleazy. AFL-CIO is a nice coup for Dean.

Edit: This is hearsay, and it might be a local AFL-CIO union that endorsed Dean. But it's good news anyway if a local AFL-CIO union endorsed Dean.

[cthrumatrix]

1. the "sleaze is in high gear tonight"...liars and thieves against Dean

they should have every darn caucus voter verifed in Iowa. because if Gep. wins this ...i'll never believe it.

[ThirdWheelLegend]

2. remind me again, exactly what does Dean do for unions?

TWL

[JVS]

9. The answer is quite simple, but you'd be insulted so I'm not telling you.

[ThirdWheelLegend]

13. no please go ahead....

TWL

[tameszu]

3. This would be huge--but I can't find a link to it anywhere

Found anyting about this on the Net?

[slinkerwink]

7. I found it off dailykos.com

[arcos]

10. I can't find anything either... n/t

[JVS]

4. Wonder how long it will take before the AFL-CIO is denounced here?

[Cha]

5. geppy is major sleaze and he hangs out with

bush squatters..

[liberalnurse]

15. This photo tells it all.

Plus, I will never forget seeing Gephardt in Cincinnati at some union hall begging for endorsements when he was suppose to be in Congress.....voting against the overtime bill.

We lost that vote to the repugs because Gephardt and several other democrats were absent.

[David Zephyr]

Wow!

I feel a bit sorry for Gephardt, but he should have expected this. He's run an "Iowa only" campaign and he can not expect the AFL-CIO the put their eggs in that basket.

Tom Harkin is next.

[batman]

6. yes!

great news.

[slinkerwink]

12. remember it's just hearsay first

;-)

[jonnyblitz]

8. stand by for somebody"'who has a friend" in the AFL-CIO

who also has a friend who DOESN"T support Dean to post on this thread claiming that is PROOF it isn't true. :eyes:

[arcos]

11. hahahahahaha... n/t

[YellowDawgDemocrat]

19. AFL_CIO wants to be attached to a "winner."

I'm a big Labor guy. Local Union President and all that stuff.
Naturally, I was in the Gephardt camp early on. I have since switched to Dean as I could see the writing on the wall from the AFL-CIO for quite some time now.

Organized Labor has been under attack for several decades and we need to be identified with a winning campaign to reverse the damage done by 3 decades of offensive legislation.

In our hearts, we all know Gephardt is the best friend Labor has. Sometimes politics suck.

[tameszu]

14. Just checked MSNBC ticker too--nothing

Maybe you misread? Anything on BFA?

[slinkerwink]

16. nothing on BFA----*sigh* just another rumor.

[David Dunham]

17. No AFL-CIO Endorsement for Dean

The AFL-CIO will not endorse any candidate. Too many unions are committed to Gephardt for Dean to enough support to win an endorsement.

[THX1138]

18. Maybe MSNBC is

confusing this:

http://www.aflcio.org/mediacenter/prsptm/pr01082003.cfm

with an endorsement?

Good either way!

[burning bush]

20. Sorry! This is the Wellstone Award

I posted a thread on it here:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=85294

Here's the title of the article:

AFL-CIO to Grant Inaugural Wellstone Award to Gov. Howard Dean (VT) and State Sen. John Burton (CA) For Exceptional Support of Workers' Freedom to Form Unions

and here's the link:
http://www.aflcio.org/mediacenter/prsptm/pr01082003.cfm