It is fitting that Barack Obama will be chosen as the Democratic nominee for President just a few days before Labor Day. Because this election is all about labor and working families. Wages have been stagnant for decades. Prices for gas, food and tuition have gone through the roof. Jobs are disappearing by the tens of thousands. Millions of working Americans have no health insurance or retirement security. Home foreclosures reach ever-higher, record levels.
At the same time, corporate profits have soared and the richest 1% in our country continue to get richer. In John McCain's America, where he can't even remember how many houses he owns, everything is just fine. But for the hard-working men and women who are the back-bone of our country and our economy, times are tough. Very tough.
Barack Obama understands that we will need unions to help us solve these problems. That's his message as Labor Day approaches. Watch him discuss the important role that unions have played in our history, continue to play today, and will play in building our future. Here are two videos of different appearances where he addressed the same question: do you support unions? Barack's answer was an emphatic "yes."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJ3ibE6LtEE&eurl=http://www.facebook.com/home.php?
http://www.necn.com/category/32/15988
You can help us spread the word about these videos. Invite your friends, neighbors, union brothers and sisters, and anyone else who cares about working families to visit this blog, read this post, and watch these videos. Then, encourage them to spread the word to everyone they know.
This is our candidate talking about our issues. You can help him let everyone know which side he is on.
Update:
If you are wondering what the reference to John McCain not knowing how many houses he owns is all about, watch this new commercial:
http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/seven_ad
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