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RNC: Peter King frets about GOP hard-hat bashing
After listening to speakers on the first night of the Republican Convention, Rep. Peter King (R-Seaford) said he became a little uncomfortable about all the labor bashing, especially of the building trades.
"Last night, there were too many attacks on labor," King told Newsday. The convention, he said, "needs a change in tone . . . because any building trade guy, once he hears...