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To: Threshold who wrote (430528)	10/27/2008 1:28:49 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575174

Ajonesy, > 8 years of Bush "The Uniter", and the American people are at each others throats, literally. That's for sure. Bush goes in to change the tone in Washington, and ends up exacerbating the status quo. McCain is screwing up big time and won't (can't?) go after the one target that is juicier than an unpopular president. And that is an even more unpopular Congress. Bush will be gone, along with a handful of Republican senators and representatives in "swing" districts. Once that happens, Obama can "unify" the country under Pelosi, Reid, and Biden. Get ready to "share" any wealth you may still have after the real recession hits. Tenchusatsu

To: Threshold who wrote (430528)	10/27/2008 2:05:47 PM
From: bentway	3 Recommendations Respond to of 1575174

Ten is our thread disappointment. He should BE one of the "sane Republicans".

To: Threshold who wrote (430528)	10/27/2008 5:29:39 PM
From: SilentZ	Respond to of 1575174

>Dumbed down language to get the dumbed down vote I heard her get introduced by "Tito the Builder" today in Virginia. Can you get much more condescending towards the American people than that? -Z

To: Threshold who wrote (430528)	10/27/2008 5:33:33 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575174

Dozens Of Call Center Workers Walk Off Job In Protest Rather Than Read McCain Script Attacking Obama By Greg Sargent - October 27, 2008, 5:18PM At least three dozen workers at a telemarking call center in Indiana walked off the job rather than read an incendiary McCain campaign script attacking Barack Obama, according to two workers at the center and one of their parents. Nina Williams, a stay-at-home mom in Lake County, Indiana, tells us that her daughter recently called her from her job at the center, upset that she had been asked to read a script attacking Obama for being "dangerously weak on crime," "coddling criminals," and for voting against "protecting children from danger." Williams' daughter told her that up to 40 of her co-workers had refused to read the script, and had left the call center after supervisors told them that they would have to either read the call or leave, Williams says. The call center is called Americall, and it's located in Hobart, IN. "They walked out," Williams says of her daughter and her co-workers, adding that they weren't fired but willingly sacrificed pay rather than read the lines. "They were told [by supervisors], `If you all leave, you're not gonna get paid for the rest of the day." The daughter, who wanted her name withheld fearing retribution from her employer, confirmed the story to us. "It was like at least 40 people," the daughter said. "People thought the script was nasty and they didn't wanna read it." A second worker at the call center confirmed the episode, saying that "at least 30" workers had walked out after refusing to read the script. "We were asked to read something saying [Obama and Democrats] were against protecting children from danger," this worker said. "I wouldn't do it. A lot of people left. They thought it was disgusting." This worker, too, confirmed sacrificing pay to walk out, saying her supervisor told her: "If you don't wanna phone it you can just go home for the day." The script coincided with this robo-slime call running in other states, but because robocalling is illegal in Indiana it was being read by call center workers. Representatives at Americall in Indiana, and at the company's corporate headquarters in Naperville, Illinois, didn't return calls for comment. tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com