UAW Autoworkers Confront Republican Sen. Shelby in D.C. Office Over Future of American Manufacturing. Priceless!

   Good to see the autoworkers get into the face of this Alabama asshole!

On December 8 2008, active and retired UAW members from across the U.S. traveled to Washington D.C. to put a human face on the real issues underlying the future of the domestic auto industry, manufacturing, and the American working family. The workers marched, held a press conference, met with Democratic Congressman and author of Single-Payer Bill H.R. 676, John Conyers of Michigan, and confronted Republican Senator Richard Shelby on his views regarding unions, the value of domestic manufacturing, health care, green jobs, the double standards that exist between white-collar and blue-collar labor – especially with regards to the government's handling of the banking and automotive assistance plans – and more.
After being informed at Shelby's office by Ashley Bowles that the Senator was not in that day, Bill Duhnke and Mark Oesterle of the Republican staff on the Banking Committee agreed to sit down with the workers to discuss the Senator's positions.
Voice your opinion.
Call, email, or stop by the offices of:
Senator Bob Corker (R) Tennessee
http://corker.senate.gov/public/
Senator Jim DeMint (R) South Carolina
http://demint.senate.gov/public/
Senator Richard Shelby (R) Alabama
http://shelby.senate.gov/public/
http://www.AutoWorkerCaravan.org
http://www.LaborNotes.org
NOTE: This is an initial rough cut of the raw video

 

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President Bush Attacked By Flying Shoe's....

  and I'd like to see more of this kind of stuff, only done here in America.

   As you know, Bush kind of crept out of the United States so that he could go play in Iraq. Probably just to see how things are going so that he could come back with some fresher lies to tell us.

   Anyway, while speaking his usual bullshit, a protestor threw two size 10 shoes at Bush while telling him"This is a farewell kiss, you dog!" 

  Bush did manage to duck out of the way of the flying shoes. Should note that the protestor is a journalist with for Al-Baghdadia television.

"There is still more work to be done," Bush said after his meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.

It was at that point the journalist stood up and threw a shoe from about 20 feet away. Bush ducked, and it narrowly missed his head. The second shoe came quickly, and Bush ducked again while several Iraqis grabbed the man and dragged him to the floor.

In Iraqi culture, throwing shoes at someone is a sign of contempt. Iraqis whacked a statue of Saddam with their shoes after U.S. marines toppled it to the ground following the 2003 invasion

  Maybe Bush should consider borrowing a football helmet from the Washington Redskins the next time that he goes out of town.

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