Hey, Obama, Try Embracing Labor Unions

You might like it.:) Just sayin'.:patriot:

Think about it for a minute.

I'm unwinding now. Tell me please. I admit ignorance.

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it will be a short one.

Get back to them in 2012.

I was hoping against hope, no pun intended.

I hate the anonymous unrec, so there I go.

Bash away.

Not to go back to the primary, but like with anything, history is involved. IIRC, Obama and unions have NEVER been cozy cozy with one another. Of course he's president now, but you can't expect a lot of kumbaya going on.

and what does that matter anyways?

of the labor support. After he left the race, they somewhat split between the two.

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:rofl:

Kiss my ass.

Labor unions would LOVE to work with the President, but it's got to be a 2-way street. I'm telling Obama to OPEN a door not close it.

Now they've named it to be Gibbs who said that Labor wasted 10 million. However, Obama didn't really get involved in the fight down there---he went once to back her but it was Clinton who pushed her along and destroyed Union support...not Obama. However he's been given the mantle as a hater as well because of this "Gibbs" <---Which I don't believe until I see a video.

He knows they got him elected, hell they spent 150 million during his campaign

And I'm sure he knows what they spent, but like they say," What has he done for me (unions) lately?"

Tell me, then we'll both know.

...and which would have also likely resulted in lost healthcare and lost pensions on top of the lost job.

got in the bailout, and strings attached that big business didn't have. Has anyone heard what exactly corporations/banks & their ilk did with the money they got? The last time I heard anything about this, they weren't too anxious to account for the money they got. Seemed a little tight-lipped to me.

If the American auto industry would have went under, that would have been pretty bad and the chain reaction of problems for related industries would have made it worse. If the megabanks would have failed, it would have been that times 100. You have to consider that the auto industry itself depends on the financial stability of these huge banks along with every other major industry in the country. I'm sure we both agree that banks should not be in a position to have that kind of leverage on society buts thats a whole other debate. So even with the shady stuff the banks have continued to do, the fact remains that of course it would take more money to bailout a much larger entity.

the "no strings" bailout money.

Its not that hard. Without the government's help, would their even be a UAW right now?

Revisionist history always gets in the way of the truth,but if your interested in the truth you might want to have a look here.


http://www.gregpalast.com/grand-theft-auto-how-stevie-the-rat-bankrupted-gm/


http://openleft.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=12584

You have not been paying attention, if you have checked the WH logs the labor heads have had so much time with this President that they might as well have an office in the west wing, and I am not exaggerating. The faux outrage on this subject is just ridiculous.

"Taking a two-term incumbent in deep red Arkansas into a runoff, and coming within a few thousand votes of her, is a virtually unprecedented achievement. If working families were able to accomplish this in Arkansas, imagine what they can achieve in other states."

It is Arkansas, Lincoln barely won her primary but she did win, it is more conservative there. Now, if it was a more moderate state, Unions could be used more effectively. The WH official was rude and should not bad name the Unions. The Unions were a bit naive (I mean, it is Arkansas) and I was not enamored with Halter who was slightly less worse then Blanche. Progressive? Hardly.
Sometimes I just want to put people in a room and yell at them, all of them.

to build a stronger coalition in southern states were there isn't a dominant union presence?

Just asking.

The Wall Street Banks wouldn't like that.

If it wasn't for unions, he wouldn't be president. Obama is afraid to go to the left.

Last week on my radio show- the only fm progressive show in NJ- I spoke with the President of the largest teachers unions in NJ.


Following up on his pledge to fight Governor Christie's radical agenda, Bob Carson, host of New Jersey's only FM progressive radio show, Carson's Corner, spoke with The NJEA President, Barbara Keshishian.( In addition to her years with the NJEA, Barbara Keshishian is also a representative on the National Council of State Education Associations (NCSEA) and has contributed her expertise to a whole host of groups, organizations, and boards in hopes of bettering our children's education.) Find out Barbara's response to the Christie's last minute rejection of the $ 400 million "Race to the Top" program. Is this a sign of poor leadership? Also, Barbara gives her response to the documentary titled, " The Cartel"- a biased look at the New Jersey public education system. What does Barbara want people to know about New Jersey's education system that perhaps the pro-Christie media doesn't want you to know? Tune in to find out. Segment 1: Rush Limbaugh married again for the 4th time? What does it take to get Elton John in the same room with Rush Limbaugh? Segment 2: Lying Liz Cheney is at it again. Cheney claimed on Abc's This Week that Halliburton had nothing to do with the BP oil spill. Bob calls Cheney's bluff. Segment 3: Is Obama softening his tone on Arizona's anti-hispanic law? Bob gives his thoughts on this and the mural controversy

http://bobcarson13.podomatic.com/player/web/2010-06-07T14_56_58-07_00