[lbo-talk] McEntee: Dean is "nuts"

Chuck0 chuck at mutualaid.org
Fri Feb 20 10:00:49 PST 2004


Doug Henwood wrote:


> New York Times - February 20, 2004
>
> Labor Supporter Says Dean Ignored His Entreaties to Quit
> By ADAM NAGOURNEY
>
> WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 - One of Howard Dean's most powerful labor
> supporters, Gerald W. McEntee, said on Thursday that he had decided that
> Dr. Dean was "nuts" shortly before he withdrew his support for Dr.
> Dean's candidacy and begged him to quit the race to avoid a humiliating
> defeat.
>
> Mr. McEntee, the president of the American Federation of State, County
> and Municipal Employees, defended his decision to abandon the campaign,
> saying he told Dr. Dean that he did not want to spend another $1 million
> of his union's money "in order to get him a couple of extra points in
> Wisconsin."

Why the fuck is a union spending $1 million on party politics instead of on organizing workers?

McEntee is the crazy piecard here.

Chuck0



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