Sportsmen for Obama ( I will not take away your shot gun, rifle, or hand gun I believe in 2nd amend)

[Omaha Steve]

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http://blog.aflcio.org/2008/10/03/update-mine-workers-support-obama-with-day-of-protest/

by Seth Michaels, Oct 3, 2008

Last week, a West Virginia coal company tried to drive a wedge between the Mine Workers (UMWA) and Barack Obama. The UMWA members showed they wouldn’t stand for it.

On Monday, more than 440 UMWA members called a one-day work stoppage at the Blacksville, W.Va., mine to protest an attempt by Consol, the coal company for which they work, to manipulate the election. Every member took part, halting coal production for the day.

Consol had allowed a camera crew from the National Rifle Association (NRA) onto their worksite, and management instructed miners to talk with the camera crew, who asked dishonest and leading questions meant to sow doubts about Obama.

The NRA camera crew was hoping to mislead miners about Obama’s record. Obama supports the Second Amendment, the right to bear arms, and is committed to protecting access to hunting and fishing areas—but the NRA tried to catch miners on videotape saying otherwise. It’s a cheap political stunt, and the miners let both the NRA and Consol know they wouldn’t fall for it.

Eric Greathouse, vice president and safety chairman of UMWA Local 1702, said he was offended by Consol’s attempt to manipulate the election.

This was a surprise visit, and a lot of the miners felt this was a direct slap in the face of the union because they were trying to coerce our people into saying things against Barack Obama.

UMWA Local 1702 member Mark Dorsey is one of the union members who stayed home.

Consol doesn’t let anybody on their property—never. And for them to let the NRA come on the property and solicit our membership was totally uncalled for. We made our endorsement through our political process, and we didn’t bother them, and they shouldn’t be harassing our membership over this.

The union movement, fundamentally, is about workers coming together and protecting their rights in the workplace and as voters. UMWA Local 1702 this week showed they wouldn’t tolerate management attempts at intimidating them.

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[billyoc]

1. The Democratic party has abandoned that nonsensical anti-gun plank.

It was always a total loser anyway.

[jody]

2. Sad but the Dem platform pledges to reinstate the assault weapons ban, Obama supports that, & Biden

has a bill in the senate to do that task.

The "assault weapons ban" is a concocted cover by the Violence Policy Center and Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence to ban all semiautomatic firearms used by the majority of gun-owners which is perhaps 80 million out of an electorate of 215 million.

I wish Obama would pledge to veto H.R. 1022 and S.2237 and take the issue off the table in this campaign.