West Virginia miners for Obama defy NRA

By GottaLaff

Via Huffington Post:

Coal production at a mine in Monongalia County came to a halt today when every union miner stayed home, as part of a political protest. [...]

More than 440 workers who are members of the United Mine Workers of America took what's called a Memorial Day instead of going to work.

Union officials say they took the day to protest after a film crew from the National Rifle Assocation showed up at the Consol mine last week to interview union workers.

They say the crew tried to get union coal miners to speak out against Barack Obama.

This makes so many strong statements on so many levels. Um, IWRC* Palin? Who really represents "Joe six-pack"?

And anyone who stands up to the NRA's pressure demonstrates more integrity and backbone than some coercive bully trying to put out propaganda.

H/t: One of our Anonymi

*"In What Respect, Charlie?"