Kerry Hires Ala. Woman Fired for Sticker

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uslatest/story/0,1282,-4495480,00.html

Wednesday September 15, 2004 3:16 AM


DETROIT (AP) - Democrat John Kerry has a new campaign worker helping him drum up support in Alabama after hiring a woman who was fired for displaying the presidential candidate's bumper sticker on her car.

Kerry called Lynne Gobbell on Tuesday after reading a newspaper story describing how she had been fired last Thursday from her job packing cellulose insulation at a Moulton, Ala., plant.

Gobbell said her former employer had told her she could either work for him or Kerry. She said Kerry told her, ``Let him know that as of today, you're working for John Kerry.''

``He was proud of me for standing up for what I believe in,'' the newly employed, 41-year-old said of her quick phone call with the candidate.

Gobbell said Kerry didn't offer too many details about her new position. She will be helping the campaign and may be traveling a little as it gets closer to the election.

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Hope this isn't a dupe. Searched but am at wark and couldn't spend much time.

[qb]

1. This is so cool. But will it make the news on this side of the Atlantic?

[Eurotrash]

12. The original story made the U.S. press

But not the major outlets of course. As usual I had to find out about it in through the internet. It is linked below, a few posts down, from some dinky little small town paper. It infuriated me and I put the article in full on a few other, not exclusively political sites I frequent.

But this development should DEFINITELY get mainstream coverage. Not that I am hopeful, of course. There's nothing the media won't do to keep Kerry down.

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

15. There are some indigenous outlets carrying the story, I had to Google

Kerry Alabama to find the news story. The Guardian was the top result.

*sigh*

All in all, a good thing. I still believe and hope there's a law suit from hell awaiting her employer.

[ElectroPrincess]

2. Indeed, these are strange times ...

Sadly, we get the full story through the Brit media. The American Mass media are seemingly *all* whores to the Military-Industrial Complex.

[illiteratepresident]

3. REDNECK HELL

http://www.decaturdaily.com/decaturdaily/news/040912/sticker.shtml

[LynneSin]

4. To be honest, she should sue her employer for wrongful termination

She should not have been fired for bumperstickers on her car.

I hope the press makes a stink about this one!

[GingerSnaps]

23. The Press?

I wish we had one.

[thecrow]

5. This is what's wonderful about John Kerry

He really IS sticking up for the little guy.
I hope her employer gets sued by John Edwards, too.

[Hello_Kitty]

6. Why doesn't her old boss go enlist, since he looooves Bush so much? n/t

[GoddessOfGuinness]

7. Good move John!

Tell the rethuglicans to go fuck themselves! :bounce:

[DiverDave]

8. She isn't going to a lawyer???

Lady, get your behind down to your mouthpiece and SUE that bastad.
Don't let them get away with this kind of crap!!!!

[guitar man]

14. she probably doesn't have a leg to stand on legally

Down here in the "red" states, the absence of any viable labor laws leaves workers at the mercy of the employers, or "work at will" as it is called. An employee can be fired at any time for any reason, or no reason at all down here.

[jdj]

20. "right to work", you mean

[Eye and Monkey]

22. unless she has a good lawyer, like say, ummm...Edwards

Wouldn't it be nice to have a Veep who knows how that works...?

[DFWJock]

9. Bush response:

We're turning the corner, unemployment is down in Alabama!

[rvgwinn]

11. response

bush should have been on the phone telling her this kind of action is not condoned by the gop, or anyone else. he then should of been on the phone to this so called employer who is a bush supporter reading him his rights.

[TrustingDog]

10. what a wonderful story - love it. thanks for posting. n/t

[AngryLizard]

13. I actually cheered when I read this on Salon this morning

My husband came in and asked me what all the ruckus was about.

Just awesome. I heart John Kerry!

[2bfree]

16. Good for her!

Way to go Kerry! I hope she sues the heck out of her ex-boss.

[metisnation]

17. atta boy John

the GOP has been wiping their asses with the constitution since day one. put that in your free speech zone pipe and smoke it.

[Liberal_Dog]

18. John Kerry Has A Good Heart

And Lynne Gobbell is a great American.

[osaMABUSh]

19. I have a Kerry bumper sticker on my cube wall at work but

nobody has said squat to me about it. Technically, it is against company policy to use company property (a wall) to display a political statement.

Our company PAC is supposed to be neutral but I looked up ( http://www.fec.gov/finance_reports.html ) who the senior execs gave money to and it's 80% repuke.

[Eye and Monkey]

21. Now THAT'S putting your money where your mouth is. Kick

[Barkley]

24. I want a Kerry bumber sticker that says:

John Kerry Reports for Duty!

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

25. We have to wait until January for that one.