May 31, 2007
The Nation: Clinton Campaign Strategists Closely Tied to Union Busters, GOP Operatives, Conservative Media http://www.democracynow.org/20…
A new expose in The Nation magazine finds that while Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton is publicly trying to win support of unions in her presidential campaign, behind the scenes she is being advised by a team of strategists closely affiliated with unionbusters, GOP operatives and conservative media. We speak with the reporter who broke the story.
In campaign news, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton reached out to members of the Culinary Workers Union on Wednesday during a stop in Las Vegas.
The union represents casino and hotel workers. Senator Clinton said it should be easier for unions to organize and that private equity firms should honor union contracts after buyouts.
While Clinton is publicly trying to win the support of such unions, behind the scenes she is being advised by a team of strategists closely affiliated with unionbusters, GOP operatives, conservative media and other Democratic Party antagonists.
We now know the results of that advice about the Culinary Workers Union. It served to create a devisive internal split in that Union that they may not recover from. Is Hillary being gullible like she was back in 1998 when she was defending Bill before he fessed up or in her hunger for power is she allowing herself to be used by those people she warned us about in 1998 to further bust up the Democrat Party?
It’s just about doing anything needed to win. Some people like that about the Clintons, but I find it distasteful. I guess that makes me naive or idealistic.