2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumJustAnotherGen
(31,869 posts)He's speaking to them this evening.
Yesterday he was raising hell at a Trump The Racist owned casino with his mostly Hispanic employees in favor of them unionizing . . . Against Trump The Racist.
ETA - coverage from yesterday!
http://www.democraticunderground.com/12812476
Koinos
(2,792 posts)He has been very active and campaigning hard.
You might want to check in here now and then:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=forum&id=1281
Frankly, the deafening "food fights" taking place all over DU tend to crowd out real discussion of actual policy statements by O'Malley and others.
But hopefully that will improve as things quiet down and people realize that O'Malley's positions and accomplishments are real.
We have a long way to go in this primary.
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)But I find it odd that the cone of silence has extended to DU, save for the O'Malley group.
elleng
(131,077 posts)just try not to SCREAM too loudly!
(In an op-ed to be published in the Quad-City Times in Iowa, OMalley will make his case with an implicit jab at Clinton, whose call to enhance Social Security is seen by some liberals as intentionally ambiguous. OMalley will write that Democrats should expand Social Security benefits, not cutting or merely enhancing them.
As progressives, it is our responsibility to ensure that Americans who put in a lifetime of hard work are able to retire with the dignity they deserve, OMalleys op-ed continues.) http://time.com/4005849/martin-omalley-social-security/
4139
(1,893 posts)Hard for someone who has something meaningful to get coverage when Hillary talking about what type of cloth she uses to clean
Koinos
(2,792 posts)They'll do anything to distract from real issues and ignore good people working hard to effect change.
Politics has become another type of juvenile entertainment.
Hence, Trump is 24/7 and O'Malley is ignored.
Unfortunately (or fortunately), O'Malley's campaign lacks the funds to buy big chunks of media time.
To become known, one needs either free or paid media.
The best way to get gobs of free media nowadays is to act like a complete moron.
Morons are entertaining, after all. Sensible people are "boring."
You know, like the bad kid who gets attention at school, while the smart and behaved kids get ignored.
The republican party is an entertainment paradise and cash cow.
FSogol
(45,524 posts)Last edited Thu Aug 20, 2015, 08:43 PM - Edit history (1)
the Lassy Project. He also found time to support the largest culinary union in Vegas and troll Trump at the same time.
Here's what Rachel Maddow said about him yesterday:
and he said:
O'Malley ended his speech by saying: "Our economy is people. We are on the threshold of a new era of American progress and we are in need of renewed faith and a new leader."
He then asked the audience to join him for a beer.
Insert mike-drop smilie here
JustAnotherGen
(31,869 posts)FSogol
(45,524 posts)Recursion
(56,582 posts)As well as soliciting questions from the public for the "maverick" debates he intends to run if the DNC keeps the current debate schedule:
http://omly.us/debatequestions
elleng
(131,077 posts)Want in on the fun? Join our team: http://omly.us/1UVPW6E O'Malley For Iowa
Democratic presidential candidate Martin O'Malley is scheduled to address the Young Democrats of America National Convention tonight at the Millennium Biltmore. The former Maryland governor will discuss his recently released "15 goals to rebuild the American dream" and "issues...
http://www.dailynews.com/article/20150820/NEWS/150829971
Martin O'Malley Gives Boost To Immigrant Trump Hotel Workers Trying To Organize Union.IBT
Former Maryland Gov. Martin OMalley took a swipe at Donald Trump on his own turf. The Democratic presidential hopeful lent his support Wednesday to a group of largely immigrant workers trying to organize a union at a Las Vegas hotel owned by the real estate mogul-turned-Republican presidential front-runner.
There are a couple of things Donald Trump doesnt understand, OMalley said at a press conference outside the Trump International Hotel Las Vegas, flanked by workers. No. 1, if we want our economy to grow, we need to treat our workers with dignity and respect. Secondly, in every generation, new American immigrants have made our economy stronger and made our economy better.
OMalley called for making it easier, not harder, for people to join unions and bargain collectively for better wages and passing comprehensive immigration reform. The demands are clear rebukes to Trump. His hotel in Las Vegas has opposed a union drive from the citys powerful Culinary Workers Union and his presidential campaign has launched vicious rhetorical attacks against immigrants.
http://www.ibtimes.com/martin-omalley-gives-boost-immigrant-trump-hotel-workers-trying-organize-union-2060578
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=forum&id=1281
Recursion
(56,582 posts)and increase benefits for all retirees.
http://martinomalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/OMalley-Retirement-Security.pdf
Yesterday, he was at a rally in front of a Trump-owned hotel in Las Vegas for workers being denied the right to unionize there.
The day before, he was in Iowa, laying out his 15 goals for his administration.
Koinos
(2,792 posts)Recursion
(56,582 posts)I hate to say it that plainly, but I really think that's going to show as the campaign gets into gear.