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Union Drops Mailer Blitz Hammering McCain As "Friend Of Big Corporations"

By Greg Sargent - October 14, 2008, 3:27PM

With the big unions unleashing their final pushes in the battleground states, the Communication Workers of America is blitzing the battleground states with over 120,000 mailers painting McCain as a stooge of big corporations and sharply contrasting him to Obama on the economy.

A CWA official sends over the mailers. The first takes a shot at "the pundits," calling on voters to "ignore" them and instead focus on the two candidates' records, which are contrasted in a tidy chart (click on the images to enlarge)...

The second piece focuses only on McCain and hits him over his "fundamentals" gaffe...

Late Update: CWA spokesperson Candice Johnson gets in touch to point out that the mailers are really a small part of the story when it comes to the work the unions are doing in the battlegrounds.

"CWA is focused on one-on-one worksite contacts, phone calls, and canvassing," she emails. "These mailers are really the tip of the iceberg. We deliver a lot of information to our members on the issues that they care about."

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McCain Transition Chief Aided Saddam In Lobbying Effort

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/14/mccain-transition-chief-a_n_134595.html

Posted by franki
October 14, 2008 3:31 PM | Reply | Permalink

Just coming to post that. McCain is terrible at vetting. Terrible.

Posted by Publicola Hussein in reply to a comment from franki
October 14, 2008 3:34 PM | Reply | Permalink

They dropped it? Title is confusing at first.

Posted by Mahatma Kane Jeeves
October 14, 2008 3:32 PM | Reply | Permalink

Is this a joke?

Everytime Greg or Eric use "drop" in this context, someone expresses confusion.

Is "to drop" as in "to distribute" really that obscure of slang?

Posted by hyperRevue2 in reply to a comment from Mahatma Kane Jeeves
October 14, 2008 3:38 PM | Reply | Permalink

I guess only to the Engrish empaired

Posted by Mahatma Kane Jeeves in reply to a comment from hyperRevue2
October 14, 2008 3:44 PM | Reply | Permalink

I defer to the Empairer.

Posted by PistonMoaned in reply to a comment from Mahatma Kane Jeeves
October 14, 2008 4:02 PM | Reply | Permalink

Maybe it's like dropping a bomb... or acid?

Posted by jzap in reply to a comment from Mahatma Kane Jeeves
October 14, 2008 4:09 PM | Reply | Permalink

mcFraud - Friend of the High Rollers.

Posted by TheraP
October 14, 2008 3:37 PM | Reply | Permalink

PPP Missouri Poll: Obama 49 McCain 46

http://publicpolicypolling.blogspot.com/2008/10/obama-takes-small-lead-in-missouri.html

Posted by brianna69
October 14, 2008 3:46 PM | Reply | Permalink

Typo: Obama 48 McCain 46

Posted by brianna69 in reply to a comment from brianna69
October 14, 2008 3:53 PM | Reply | Permalink

While we're busy "explaining associations"...

William Timmons, the Washington lobbyist who John McCain has named to head his presidential transition team, aided an influence effort on behalf of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein to ease international sanctions against his regime.
The two lobbyists who Timmons worked closely with over a five year period on the lobbying campaign later either pleaded guilty to or were convicted of federal criminal charges that they had acted as unregistered agents of Saddam Hussein's government.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/14/mccain-transition-chief-a_n_134595.html

Posted by middlenamesareseriousbusiness
October 14, 2008 4:09 PM | Reply | Permalink

As a former card-carrying memer of the Teamsters, I say thank God for unions! They're doing a hell of a job this election.

Posted by KZ
October 14, 2008 4:10 PM | Reply | Permalink

The best take on Obama:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyvqhdllXgU&eurl

Posted by tellmemore
October 14, 2008 4:12 PM | Reply | Permalink

THIS IS EXCELLENT NEWS!! FOR MCCAIN!!!

Posted by idiotic
October 14, 2008 4:15 PM | Reply | Permalink

Yay! Thanks, Idiotic - nobody does it like you.

Posted by HusseinTenaX in reply to a comment from idiotic
October 14, 2008 4:22 PM | Reply | Permalink

Is there some kind of story behind at least 3 people using the same avatar? (I see you, tellmemore (is this fogu?), and briana all using it)

Posted by matyra in reply to a comment from idiotic
October 14, 2008 5:14 PM | Reply | Permalink

Is there some kind of story behind at least 3 people using the same avatar? (I see you, tellmemore (is this fogu?), and briana all using it)

Posted by matyra in reply to a comment from idiotic
October 14, 2008 5:18 PM | Reply | Permalink

Aw crap. Stupid node problem got me duplicating.

Posted by matyra in reply to a comment from matyra
October 14, 2008 5:20 PM | Reply | Permalink

I'm not a union member, nor was my father before me. But I salute the unions who have stood up and supported the one candidate in this election who is looking out for the hard working people of this country.

Add "Destroy Unions"

To the ever increasing list of Republican failures.

Posted by we r all husseins
October 14, 2008 5:03 PM | Reply | Permalink