He raised that kind of money in a STATE campaign? Primary no less? Something is not right here.
The unions need to speak to this. There are shadows of hatred that should not be pinned on them. I sincerely believe the unions have a place in this. Perhaps an Asian-American Auto Worker standing with his union leader could talk to the insensitivity and remind the USA how far we have come. I'd feel better if the unions spoke out. It doesn't have to be political so much as peacemaking. Mentioning the controversial ad will end the hideous nature of it and remind everyone of how an affiliation with a union can end the hate.
The unions need to speak to this. There are shadows of hatred that should not be pinned on them. I sincerely believe the unions have a place in this. Perhaps an Asian-American Auto Worker standing with his union leader could talk to the insensitivity and remind the USA how far we have come. I'd feel better if the unions spoke out. It doesn't have to be political so much as peacemaking. Mentioning the controversial ad will end the hideous nature of it and remind everyone of how an affiliation with a union can end the hate.
...Michigan (click title to entry - thank you) has seen its share of Asia bashing, especially in the 1980s, when images of sledgehammers smashing imported cars were common. Chinese-American Vincent Chin died after being beaten to death in 1982 by two unemployed autoworkers angry about competition from Japan.
Republican Senate hopeful Pete Hoekstra began taking heat after his ad targeting Democratic incumbent Debbie Stabenow ran statewide Sunday before the Super Bowl football championship....
