The Future ... Very well informed by the past ... All in one picture ...

[understandinglife]

Onward.

[rug]

1. Where's Barbara Walters?

[demo dutch]

2. Shriver endorsing Obama, & Arnold endorses McCain?

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

3. They're all very rich.

[demo dutch]

4. very very rich, hardly comparable to the common person!

[fenriswolf]

6. like hillary is?

[demo dutch]

8. At least she not throwing some meaningless party for some meaningless event where

athletes are overpaid. Paid for what kicking around a ball, Please!

[fenriswolf]

9. as opposed to going to a state

that she was not supposed to be campaigning in, claiming she won it when all of the candidates were not on the ballot then claiming their votes should count after she had won it. jeezus man. look at the issues and stop throwing mud.

[Tatiana]

5. Beautiful.

[stevedeshazer]

7. Who is the woman on the right in the boots?

Bottom pic

[Bread and Circus]

10. a labor union high up muckity muck. I forget her position, but it's quite prominent.

[FunkyLeprechaun]

11. I think it's Jean Kennedy Smith

Not sure.

I predicted a couple of weeks ago, replying to someone's post that Eunice Kennedy Shriver would support Obama because she's close to her brother (he's her only surviving brother and her baby brother). Same for Ethel Kennedy as well... I know she isn't related to the Kennedys by blood but she sees the same thing they do (she lives on the compound with them).

Turns out I'm right! :-)

We shall see how it goes on Tuesday.

[Tatiana]

12. Maria Elena Durazo

http://www.launionaflcio.org/who.html">MARÍA ELENA DURAZO
Executive Secretary -Treasurer
Los Angeles County
Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO

María Elena Durazo was elected to serve as Executive Secretary-Treasurer on May 15, 2006. Through over 300 local unions, the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor represents over 800,000 workers in every key industry, including transportation/goods movement; entertainment/media; services including janitorial and hospitality; teachers and construction; public sector and supermarkets, to name a few.

The daughter of Mexican immigrant farm workers, Maria Elena learned the importance of hard work and determination at a very young age. As a child, she traveled from Oregon to California with her parents and nine siblings to work in the fields.

Before leading the Federation, Maria Elena was President of the hotel workers union UNITE-HERE, Local 11, one of the most active unions in Los Angeles County.

In July 1996, Maria Elena became the first Latina elected to the Executive Board of HERE International Union. Her election to the Executive Board was followed by her 2001 election as General Vice-President of HERE International, a position that lead her to represent approximately 250,000 workers in the hospitality industry from the U.S., Puerto Rico and Canada.

In 2003, Maria Elena became National Director of the Immigrant Workers’ Freedom Ride, a national mobilization campaign initiated by HERE International to address the nations immigration laws.

One of Maria Elena’s most significant achievements was her election in 2004 to serve as Executive Vice President of the newly formed UNITE-HERE International, leading her to represent more than 440,000 active members and more than 400,000 retirees throughout North America. As Executive Vice President of UNITE-HERE she represented a diverse membership, comprised largely of immigrants and including high percentages of African-American, Latino, and Asian-American workers in sectors such as: apparel, textile, apparel, industrial laundries, hotels, casinos, foodservice, airport concessions, and restaurants.

A resident of Los Angeles, Maria Elena is the mother of two sons, Mario and Michael and the widow of Miguel Contreras former Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO Executive Secretary–Treasurer. Maria Elena is a graduate of St. Mary’s College in Moraga and earned a law degree from the People’s College of Law in 1985.