IP: when are blue-collar workers not blue-collar workers?!

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 10:07:37 -0800
> From: Jim Warren <jwarren () well com>
> Subject: fwd: when are blue-collar workers not blue-collar workers?!
>
> At 7:05 AM -0800 3/22/01, Severo Ornstein wrote:
> > Today's Press Democrat had a funny little story about reality in
> > Washington, DC.
> >
> > After the recent House passage of acting president Bush's tax plan there
> > erupted outside the Capital Building a  spontaneous rally of support by
> > a horde of seeming construction and factory workers, thus demonstrating
> > a broad based support for the legislation.
> >
> > Only they weren't really blue collar workers... the Republicans had
> > circulated a "request" (put out by Dennis Hastert) to hundreds of
> > Washington lobbyists telling them to all show up to the rally dressed as
> > "working type people" complete with coveralls, hardhats, etc.
> > --
> > Severo M. Ornstein
> > Poon Hill
> > 2200 Bear Gulch Road
> > Woodside, CA 94062
> > Tel: 650-851-4258
> > Fax: 650-851-9549



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