McCain Crosses Picket Line for Leno Appearance (4th Republican candidate to cross) [View All]

[Omaha Steve]

http://blog.aflcio.org/2008/02/01/mccain-crosses-picket-line-for-leno-appearance/

by Seth Michaels, Feb 1, 2008

Last night, Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) appeared on NBC’s “Tonight Show with Jay Leno.” To get to this national audience, he had to cross a picket line of striking writers.

We’ve already noted the new front-runner’s lack of economic expertise, his shaky record on issues important to working families (like jobs and trade) and his vote to filibuster the Employee Free Choice Act, so perhaps it should come as no surprise he wouldn’t hesitate to cross a picket line.



Members of the Writers Guild went on strike Nov. 5, seeking a new contract that will give them a fair share of the revenues from online and DVD distribution of the shows they create.

Several other Republican candidates have crossed the Writers Guild Picket lines, starting with Rep. Ron Paul (Texas), who appeared on ABC’s “The View” in December. Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney also crossed the picket line to appear on the “Tonight Show.”


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