oakland, calif. — with a television crew and photographers in tow, obama spent wednesday morning mopping floors, cleaning cobwebs and preparing breakfast for an 86-year-old amputee while he accompanied a home health care worker on her daily duties.
a day on the job has become a new ritual of the democratic presidential campaign this year, after the powerful 1.9-million-member service employees international union demanded that candidates "walk a day in my shoes" with a union member in order to be considered for endorsement.
on wednesday, it was the illinois senator's turn. obama joined 61-year-old pauline beck as she cared for john thornton, a retired cement mason and widower who lives in a low-income neighborhood of oakland.
"i'm not going to lie to you. it's been awhile," obama said, after mopping the kitchen and bathrooms.
obama took the opportunity to promote the importance of home health care workers and paid sick leave and vacation for service workers, benefits beck said she does not receive.
the next candidate scheduled for time on the job with a union member is clinton, who is to accompany a nurse in las vegas.
Specializes in Med/surg,Tele,PACU,ER,ICU,LTAC,HH,Neuro.
My problem is getting through the offensive voter fraud at the polling booth from non-citizen, non-English speaking immigrants given free reign by corrupted politicians and money hauling business lobbyists.
My problem is getting through the offensive voter fraud at the polling booth from non-citizen, non-English speaking immigrants given free reign by corrupted politicians and money hauling business lobbyists.
If I can get through that, I will vote for him.
I will never support Obama and Im a hardcore Demo of several decades. I would like an Edwards/Biden ticket
leslymill
461 Posts
LOL
I WONDER WHY?