Yeah - I was the first to criticize him for thing there, but the speech was very pro-union and a slap in the face to the GOP. He walked into the lion's den giving double-fingers.

Honestly, as someone who lost their job, in part, thanks to Sean O'Brien, I really applauded his speech to the RNC. It was great.

He praised Trump, Vance, and other anti-union politicians in his speech. So, yes?

He never supported Trump. His speech was phenomenal. Maybe you should go listen to it.

lol did you listen to his speech at the RNC?

His presence gives the Republicans standing to claim (however falsely) that they're the party of working people.

I get the argument, but it seems to me that the RNC took advantage of him much more than the other way around.

I watched his speech and I am not a Republican voter.

No shit right?

Most lemmings don't seem to be able to get past a sophmore level of analysis on politics.

To Lemmy users who just don't get it: The headline was "Headline speaker at night one of RNC refuses to endorse Trump"

Sean O’Brien used the RNC as a platform to deliver the most pro-labor, pro-progressive, anti-capitalist speech of ALL TIME. As in, hands down, the most progressive speech, at ANY major party political convention EVER.

He took the platform, and didnt endorse the candidate. Do you have any idea how big of a fucking deal that is?

If you are mad that Sean O'Brien took the opportunity to use a platform he was offered to speak truth to power, this is you:

To be fair it hasn't paid dividends weeding through mountains of vitriolic, bigotry and small-mindedness for a literal diamond in the rough. It's not too far fetched to see how many could think speaking at a party convention for fascist asshats is a tacit endorsement.

Did he sell out at all though?

Pump up the jam