Posted on 11/06/2008 8:03:41 AM PST by NorCoGOP
Indianapolis - Lines were long and tempers flared Wednesday not to vote but to get paid for canvassing for Barack Obama. Several hundred people are still waiting to get their pay for last-minute campaigning. Police were called to the Obama campaign office on North Meridian Street downtown to control the crowd.
The line was long and the crowd was angry at times.
"I want my money today! It's my money. I want it right now!" yelled one former campaign worker.
A former spokesman for the Obama campaign said 375 people were hired as part of the Vote Corps program and said people signed up to work three-hour shifts at a time. Three hours of canvassing got workers a $30 pre-paid Visa card.
The workers showed up to get their cards Wednesday morning at 10:00 am.
"There was a note on the door saying 1:00 pm and then at 1:20 pm everybody was like why is nobody here. They just got here and they're trying to get it organized," said Heather Richards, a former campaign worker.
The large gathering of around 375 people prompted police to call in extra officers and set up temporary barricades. The barricades helped keep the crowd from spilling out onto Meridian Street. Police say the several hundred people in line were for the most part orderly.
"No arrests. Some of the people were upset at first because the line wasn't moving as fast as they thought it should. But we really haven't had any problems," said Major Darryl Pierce, Metro Police.
Eventually people did start getting paid, but some said they were missing hours and told to fill in paperwork making their claim and that eventually they would get a check in the mail.
"Still that's not right. I'm disappointed. I'm glad for the president, but I'm disappointed in this system," said Diane Jefferson, temporary campaign worker.
"It should have been $480. It's $230," said Imani Sankofa.
"They gave us $10 an hour. So we added it. I added up all the hours so it was supposed to be at least $120. All I get is $90," said Charles Martin.
"I worked nine hours a day for 4 days and got paid half of what I should have earned," said Randall Waldon.
Some people weren't satisfied with filling out a claim form for money they felt was still due to them.
"They say that they gonna call you or they going to mail it to you, but I don't know. We'll see what happens," said Antron Grose.
"Talking about they'll mail it to us. I ain't worried about that, man. They're not going to mail nothin'," said Martin.
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This is only the beginning...how many other promises will he break?
Or, will it be shorter to see how many promises he keeps?
Obama and his advisors will hypnotize them again and they will forget all about it.
He’s just spreading their wealth! What’s the problem?
This is called and “Aha” moment.
What?! You mean to tell me that those people WORKED and expect to receive ALL the money they earned? They should truly be patriotic and donate back some of that money they earned. Obama needs it more than they do.
Socialism sucks doesn’t it...
The dumbasses wanted change, they got CHANGE! (but not the kind they can put in their pockets)
What do they expect, obama hasn’t had time to confiscate our cash yet!
these ppl need to stop being selfish and think only of themselves. they were surpose to be working for free
I’m sure this will be all over the network “newscasts” tonight - NOT!
Why are they complaining? He’s taking out half to share with those who didn’t get up and work for the money - get with the program folks - share the wealth!
“I want my money today! It’s my money. I want it right now!”
LOL...
The battle cry of liberals everywhere. ‘I want YOUR money..It’s MY money and I want it NOW!!
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“I want my money today! It’s my money. I want it right now!” yelled one former campaign worker.
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Whatever happened to spreading the wealth?
We want pie! We want pie!
They won’t learn.
It’s like an abused wife or a beat dog. They’ll come back and eat his puke.
He is just redistributing the money.........
Just spreading their wealth around.
ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!!
Joke’s on them!!!!! And they are TOO STUPID to get it!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!
What the hell are they complaining about? After all, they won’t have to worry about paying their mortgage or filling their gas tank, and the besides that, the seas have stopped rising.
Awwwwww. Poor widdle tings with their hands out. Somebody isn’t getting their pie now are they?
They act so surprised, like, they actually believed him.
BWWWWAAAAAAH!
Alright, this cannot be true!/s I watched Anderson Cooper last night and one of the panalist (the supposed R one) said that Bama was paying his staff and medical throughout the remaining year so they would have time to find another job. He was a fine man for doing so, something they have never seen.
It was quite sappy.
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