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Chris Bowers and Matt,

You always advocate encouraging democratic candidates to use framing that will benefit progressive movement in the long run. I am surprised and also disappointed that you totally ignore our frontrunner - Hillary Clinton's 'good' behavior.

Yesterday in Iowa, Clinton reaffirmed she is a progressive.
http://news.postbull...

During a stop earlier in the day in Dubuque, Clinton defined herself in sharply populist terms. She became the latest of the presidential candidates to align themselves with the trust-busting days of President Theodore Roosevelt in the early 1900s.
"America was a country filled with haves and have-nots with not too many people in between," Clinton said. "In response to those excesses, a progressive movement was formed and they understood that the welfare of each of us is dependent fundamentally on the welfare of all of us."
"I consider myself a thoroughly optimistic and modern progressive, and we need a new progressive vision for America," said Clinton. "I believe we can grow our economy in the face of global competition and do it in a way that benefits all Americans." ... Peggy Gaul, of Walnut, was wearing a bright orange National Rural Letter Carriers Association T-shirt, and said she was in Council Bluffs to hear Clinton talk about issues that affect her directly. "I am middle class, I am concerned about the middle class, and how she feels about working people and giving them a fair shake," Gaul said. "The working environment for the last few years has been not very supportive of labor, and I would like to see that change."

areyouready :: Hillary Clinton: I am a modern progressive
Yesterday in Iowa, Clinton reaffirmed she is a progressive.
http://news.postbull...

During a stop earlier in the day in Dubuque, Clinton defined herself in sharply populist terms. She became the latest of the presidential candidates to align themselves with the trust-busting days of President Theodore Roosevelt in the early 1900s.
"America was a country filled with haves and have-nots with not too many people in between," Clinton said. "In response to those excesses, a progressive movement was formed and they understood that the welfare of each of us is dependent fundamentally on the welfare of all of us."
"I consider myself a thoroughly optimistic and modern progressive, and we need a new progressive vision for America," said Clinton. "I believe we can grow our economy in the face of global competition and do it in a way that benefits all Americans." ... Peggy Gaul, of Walnut, was wearing a bright orange National Rural Letter Carriers Association T-shirt, and said she was in Council Bluffs to hear Clinton talk about issues that affect her directly. "I am middle class, I am concerned about the middle class, and how she feels about working people and giving them a fair shake," Gaul said. "The working environment for the last few years has been not very supportive of labor, and I would like to see that change."

On the other hand, Obama continues to use right-wing frame to blame democratic party, even his mouthpiece Huffintton did not like it...

Obama Says Bush Not Solely to Blame
http://www.huffingto...

Not all the nation's ills can be blamed on President Bush, Democratic candidate Barack Obama said Wednesday as he called on Americans to change the nature of politics and institute more openness in government.
"Part of the problem here is not just George Bush and the White House," Obama told a crowd of hundreds gathered at a park in Cedar Falls. "We can't just change political parties and continue to do the same kind of things we've been doing. We can't just go about business as usual and think it's going to turn out differently."

He's accusing Clinton of some sort of 'divider', and he himself a better 'uniter'. This is simply wrong. He's use right-wing framing to elevate his own stature...
I hope you can be fair in that regard no matter how much you loathe Clinton. Otherwise your rhetoric of promoting progressive ideas is simply not credible...
 

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by: areyouready @ Thu Aug 16, 2007 at 10:08:07 AM CDT

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by: Matt Stoller @ Thu Aug 16, 2007 at 10:10:32 AM CDT

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Male dominated jobs? (0.00 / 0)

The stereotype of union jobs like these is that they are male dominated.  Would that be accurate for these new jobs? 

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by: Astera @ Thu Aug 16, 2007 at 11:55:08 AM CDT