He got the endorsement of a firefighter’s union today. I don’t think he should be the nominee, but I did feel bad for him that Hillary walked away with the ‘experience’ mantle when Dodd, Joe Biden, and Bill Richardson have tons more time spent in public office than she does.
CNN reports:
Democratic presidential candidate Chris Dodd called Thursday one of the best days he’s had on the trail so far. Of course, for a man who’s polling as low as he is, “best” is relative.
The senator from Connecticut stood on stage for what could eventually prove to be a helpful photo op. Holding his hand under the lights was the man often credited with lifting John Kerry’s 2004 presidential bid to a new level. That man is Harold Schaitberger.
Schaitberger is the president of the International Association of Fire Fighters, a union representing 281,000 full-time professional fire fighters.
Wednesday he announced the IAFF is throwing all of its support behind long-shot candidate Chris Dodd.
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September 1, 2007 at 12:17 am
I was thrilled he got that as a boost. it was totally cool.
Though I am a total Obama supporter I am happy that Dodd got some deserved recognition.
Biden’s book made the bestseller as well.
I wish more people would pay attention and the media as well to these two as they have put serious time in and are deserving of respect.
Hillary is not. The media treats her like they are coronating the queen and ignore her total lack of any reason she should be given a free pass and her lack of experience beefed up to make it seem the opposite.
Billary embody the worst of the baby boomers. The typical selfish, self involved, greedy, corrupt ways. the thinking that after 8 years already they deserve 8 more instead of abiding by the constitutional amendment. They are the polarizing people who fight those 40 year old battles, don’t think about the country or anything but themselves and what they want. That whole, ”it’s all about me myself and I’ thinking.