Why would the union in OH ask Bush to speak to them?

[AlinPA]

Are they nuts or is it some "rule" that he can appear if he invites himself? Free specch, yes, but inviting the dirty bastard?

[Dear Prudence]

1. all sopping wet hat, no cattle

It was raining and not under cover.

I call Bush the Holiday Spoiler - can't he stay at home one holiday? He spoke in Texas on Easter when the poor P.O.W.'s who undoubtedly would have rather spent a morning with their family had to get up early to meet the Prez.

He came on Memorial today about doom and gloom.

He came to Ohio for the Fourth of July, shoving aside Wilbur and Orville Wright but not before he wondered what they would think about the jet he came in on .....

And here we are, Labor Day, paying host to Bush again........

(sorry, had to vent!)

[diamond14]

13. shrub doesn't even have the sense to come in out of the rain...

and his supporters are just as ignorant...sitting there while it rains on them....how dumb can you get ???

[madrchsod]

2. because they`re paid

extremly well for the jobs they do.op`s around here get close to 30hr+. they aren`t the poor joe six pack 10 hr workers. i would bet the majority of that union are republicans...

[AlinPA]

5. I could never figure it out.

How any union could have the dirty bastard visit them. There must be some "protocol" where if the US president (used loosely here) invites himself, they have to allow him/her to visit out of respect for the office. Dirty bastard is anti-union.

[Clete]

7. Isn't union member and Republican an oxymoron?

[MurryMom]

3. Union "crowd" in Ohio

I saw a few hundred drenched, all white, union members at
most.  Before today, the Repukes probably tried to limit
admission to keep protestors out.  Today, the Repukes probably
would have welcomed a few protestors to boost crowd numbers. 
Only little Dumbya can afford a disaster like today without
having the press ridicule him ala Dukakis in his tank.

BTW, when was the last time you saw little Dumbya jogging
outside with his SS entourage or shaking hands in a shopping
center?  Retail politics appear to be dead with ole
whistleass.

[SharonAnn]

4. Boy it's painful listening to Shrub with his limited vocabulary

Kind of like "See Spot run. Run, Spot, run"

"American workers are productive. They produce more. Productivity is good for the workers. Good workers are productive." etc.

Anyway, you get the idea.

[myomy]

6. Is it any wonder the rest of the world is laughing at Amurica?

.

[nostamj]

10. POS said:

because of increased productivity, workers are making more $$$

are earning more FASTER.

isn't that UTTER BULLSHIT ???

or do unions have waged pegged to productivity?? :shrug:

[BiggJawn]

8. Was this the Carpenters Union?

The same outfit that stumped for All Hat in 2000?
Any Union that'd support Chimpy ain't worth being called a union.

[AWD]

9. the REAL union men and women...

....were outside, protesting with 5 DUers.

I'm proud to have been there today.

[this_side_up]

11. Why Ohio? Didn't

the Diebold or someone in Ohio *promise* to give BushCo
all the Ohio votes?

If he makes x number of appearances there, then that
is supposed to explain why Ohio votes Rep in 04.

Who do they think is dumb enough to believe that other
than Reps?

[sistersofmercy]

12. I'd like to read some reports stating which company the union

workers are employed by. My guess they work for a company owned by a repub friend who will push to break the union if junior's reelected. Anyone have additional info!

[stickdog]

14. Let me guess --

the baseball players' union?

[Kbowe]

15. Bush campaign made a huge donation to the union fund...

that's the only reason that I could think of.