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B.O. woos working-class voters in Michigan

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Posted by Fred 2008-05-15 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Were I a union worker, I'd feel insulted. He couldn't be bothered to campaign for the votes of unionized coal miners in West Virginia, but unionized car workers get his attention? What if manufacturers find a technique or technology to utilize coal cleanly -- will that get his attention and approval then?

Posted by trailing wife ">trailing wife 2008-05-15 07:17|| 2008-05-15 07:17|| Front Page Top

#2 He couldn't be bothered to campaign for the votes of unionized coal miners in West Virginia,

Coal is black. Coal miners on the other hand are predominately WHITE. Detroit is quite another story. Promising to "pump billions" into the Michigan industrial economy is just another way of saying.... when the peoples army prevails, the governors red Mercedes is yours comrade!!

Posted by Besoeker 2008-05-15 07:51|| 2008-05-15 07:51|| Front Page Top

#3 Was he wearing his flag lapel, the one with 57 states?

Posted by Raj 2008-05-15 08:15|| 2008-05-15 08:15|| Front Page Top

#4 You still suck!

/union worker

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2008-05-15 08:42|| 2008-05-15 08:42|| Front Page Top

#5 In a new initiative, Obama proposed spending $90 million a year to double the Manufacturing Extension Partnership. The 20-year-old program has helped manufacturers improve efficiency and growth, he said, but has been underfunded.

The Donk approach - Tax and Spend - See how wonderful I am, but you have to come to me. More jobs for federal bureaucrats.

The Trunk approach - Tax write offs/deductions. Clean and simple, but you have to do your own work.

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-05-15 08:58|| 2008-05-15 08:58|| Front Page Top

#6 "Please forgive me for denying your primary franchise last winter. But hey, I could use your vote in November. If, you know, my attack dogs succeed in keeping your delegates from being seated at the convention."

Posted by Mitch H.">Mitch H. 2008-05-15 10:12|| http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/]">[http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/] 2008-05-15 10:12|| Front Page Top

#7 Besoeker, intersting comment but what doesn't make sense if he gets 90% of the black vote anyway so why waste time and money courting them further?

Posted by rjschwarz 2008-05-15 15:53|| 2008-05-15 15:53|| Front Page Top

#8 He may get 90% of the Detroit black vote but the UAW is not nearly 90% black. Unfortunately for BHO 1 in 8 or so of his target audience 18-40 yr old black males from inner-city Detroit is probably sitting in Jackson, MI.

Posted by Broadhead6 2008-05-15 16:22|| 2008-05-15 16:22|| Front Page Top

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