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International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM)

A person I know here in St. Louis that has very close connections with the higher-ups at the local IAM informed me of this the other day. The IAM is due to endorse a candidate in the next week or two and have up until this point been supporting Barack Obama, but now are on the fence because he has not personally come out in defense of the Union workers whom are now on strike in Seattle.

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Gay marriage

although obama supports gay adoption and other gay rights, i would like it if he supported nationwide legalization of gay marriage, as opposed to letting states decide the matter which is his current stance. if that is not possible, it would also be good if all 50 states had to recognize the marriages of gay and lesbian couples who married in other states.

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Uncle Same wants YOU! to make art for America.

The arts need to be fundamentally supported by the government. Unions contracted to build solar panels, wind turbines, hydrogen cars?

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Minimum Wage

Obama should demand that workers receive a living wage instead of an inflation ravaged minimum wage. Most importantly , there must be a repeal of the anti-union Taft-Hartley Act of 1947, which has blocked more than 40 million workers willing to form or join trade unions to improve wages and benefits above Wal-Mart or McDonald's levels.

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Ad With McCain Stating Americans Won't Work for $50 an Hour

There is Youtube video of John McCain addressing union workers. In defense of having immigrant workers, he states that there are jobs Americans won't do, and he then offers anyone in the audience $50 an hour to pick lettuce, adding that none of them would do it. If Obama puts this sound or video clip in an ad, Americans will really see how out of touch he is. $50 an hour is $100,000 a year.

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We the people, in order to form a more perfect union

Obama is the candidate of a more perfect union. We know that undecided voters are looking for solutions for our crisis. However the Obamanian spirit is missing and he need to rescue the idealism that catches worldwide attention. The most touching phrases of his speech in Philadelphia should be used in ads with images of his communitarian work and troops back home.

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