MSNBC to carry SEIU endorsement live

[unfrigginreal]

Just announced that they would take the news conference live in a few minutes.

edit for live stream link:

http://www.msnbc.com/m/lv/?0cm=c21

[robsul82]

1. Rosie O'Donnell?!?

Ewwwww.

Later.

RJS

[Nailzberg]

2. Why are they endorsing Rosie O'Donell? j/k n/t

[robsul82]

4. LOL!

Niiiiiiiiiice.

Later.

RJS

[Sean Reynolds]

3. Waiting..THANKS!

Go Dean!


GO AMERICAN!


Yeah that was lame! :)

[WhoCountsTheVotes]

5. oh no

here it comes. We could have had a Clark/Gephardt ticket, which would destroy the Republican party for a generation. Instead, we'll have Dean/Nunn - two centrists with limited regional and personal appeal. With Clark/Gephardt, we would be talking about which congressional districts to go after. With Dean/Nunn, we'll be talking about how to make us look strong on national defense and gay marriage.

Ah well, I'm ABB. Good luck, Deanies, you're going to need it.

[Closer]

6. Nice useful, positive and encouraging post

not laced with bitterness and spite at all :eyes:


Thanks! You're the best! No really, you are!

:eyes:

[WhoCountsTheVotes]

8. no I'm preparing how to convince my friends to vote for this ticket

My friends and family would jump at the opportunity to vote for Clark/Gephardt. Convincing them to vote for Dean/Nunn is going to be a lot harder, that's all.

[Demobrat]

9. That's interesting.

I know some Kucinich and Gephardt fans, but I don't know anybody who likes Clark. Most were put off by his assumption that he would be the instant frontrunner. Others, by the idea of having a president who's whole life is war.

[WhoCountsTheVotes]

11. Well, my family is typical of most Americans, heavy on Veterans

Korean war vets, Vietnam war vets, current members in Iraq and around the world. So while you say Clark's "whole life being war" they would say "whole life serving our country".

The knee-jerk anti-military threads on DU would turn them off. It's going to be damned hard to get them excitied about Dean, but I'll do my best.

[mrgorth]

Who is Nunn?(nt)

.

[GainesT1958]

7. That union doesn't "rule" the AFL-CIO...

The ASFME has yet to endorse, and they DO carry some clout of their own. I've heard that they will not be eager to follow SEIU's lead, so this makes for more interesting candidate competition for union enodrsements to come...

B-)

[CMT]

31. actually in todays ABC News NOTE

they say that ASFME may very well end up endorsing Dean and that ASFME and SEIU can "work together". Check it out the Note is on www.abcnews.com in their political section.

[robsul82]

10. They're calling it for Dean!

Apparently it's a done deal! WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Later.

RJS

[robsul82]

12. Here we go...

...some guy's up there talking, and we're about to hear it soon!

Later.

RJS

[MissB]

13. Now they're saying they are holding off

WTF????

[robsul82]

14. Ahhh, c'mon...

...he's got a Dr. Dean SEIU varsity jacket on, lol. Bank!

Later.

RJS

[blm]

15. Funny...they didn't show the Fire Fighters endorsement of Kerry

or even talk about it on their news shows. Post 9-11, the fire fighters endorsement would hurt Bush too much and the publicity would have helped Kerry get his name out.


Don't remember live endorsements of Gephardt either.

[WhoCountsTheVotes]

17. very good point

You know how I feel about Kerry, but the firefighter endoresement could have been HUGE if the media didn't ignore it. Since the begining, Dean's gotten the press.

[blm]

19. yeah...but not many want to question WHY?

.

[Guaranteed]

35. Because the Republicans

want to go up against Dean, right?

Don't us Dems have any say about anything?

[Hep]

22. Dean has EARNED the press

What have Kerry or Gep done outside of criticize Dean? They are as much to blame as anyone for focusing all eyes on Dean.

[sangh0]

33. LOL!

Actually the question should be "What has Dean done outside of some small Northeastern state?"

[GumboYaYa]

25. Not really. At first Dean was given little attention.

Only once he began to rise in the polls did the media begin to take notice. Unfortunately for the other campaigns, one side-effect of trying to gang tackle an opponent is that the opponent becomes the front-runner by default and gets more attention. If you are going to go after Dean, you damn sure better take him all the way down. If you don't, the attacks may ultimately help him solidify his position.

[sfecap]

27. Whaaaaaahhh! Mommy!

"Mommy! Howie's on TV and Johnny's not! Whaaaaaahhh!"

LOL.

[WhoCountsTheVotes]

36. keep it up!

Tell us again about how our religion and values are stupid. It's gonna play real well in the general election! Good luck :)

[robsul82]

37. LOL!

Niiiiiiiiiiiiice.

Later.

RJS

[killbotfactory]

16. WTF? Waiting for AFSCME?

Is he going to get their endorsement, too?

[realFedUp]

18. Cool

The good thing about union support is that
the information about a candidate gets out
to more people early on.

[Sean Reynolds]

20. Dean gets the AFSCME endorsement!

Joint endorsement next week with the SEIU!

YES!

[robsul82]

21. Poor Dick...

:)

Later.

RJS

[Nazgul35]

23. If this is true....

just more proof that the good doctor can bring people who mistrust each other together in a common cause....

:evilgrin:

[dajabr]

24. Sean, details if you can...

I missed it...

Thanks!

[Sean Reynolds]

29. MSNBC reporting that the AFSCME......

MSNBC is reporting that the AFSCME wants to hold a joint conference with the SEIU next week, showing BOTH their support for Dean.

[dajabr]

32. Thanks...(nt)

[quinnox]

26. do you have a link to this...

even I have to admit this is big news.

[Sean Reynolds]

30. It was on MSNBC - waiting for link

They reported it.

[Nazgul35]

34. here's a link....

http://www.msnbc.com/news/988836.asp?0cv=CB10

[lysergik]

28. Why?

Why bother endorsing anyone at this point, especially making a big deal when their candidate may not even get the nod?

[CMT]

38. They want to have a say

the unions are also looking at electability and at least these unions think that Dean has it. They are impressed with his fund raising, his primary numbers, and his crowds.