More on Today's Meeting Between the White House and Labor

Clio the Leo

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Thu Jun-10-10 08:34 PM
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More on Today's Meeting Between the White House and Labor

... from one of the reporters who broke the story Tuesday night...

It fell to White House political director Patrick Gaspard to meet with senior labor leaders today, trying to quell anger at some blind quotes published in this space and elsewhere about White House frustration with labor's decision to spent $10 million to knock off Blanche Lincoln. Labor was happy to hear Gaspard acknowledge that labor got to make its own decisions about spending, and the White House was happy to point out instances where labor had publicly knocked Obama. Tempers did not flair and the mood was cooperative when the meeting ended.

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/10/06/the-night-beat-610-a-meeting-is-set/58006

A good time was, no doubt, had by all. :)

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Cha

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Thu Jun-10-10 08:37 PM
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1. I remember reading about the advantages of

having Patrick Gaspard on your TEAM!

Nice to have adults with brains in charge.

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rurallib

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Thu Jun-10-10 08:43 PM
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2. and why shouldn't labor knock Obama

He has been real short on delivering on promises.
Hope they pay a call on Schumer also.

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emulatorloo

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Thu Jun-10-10 08:46 PM
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3. Still glad to hear that "Tempers did not flair and the mood was cooperative when the meeting ended.

Shumer needs some ass-kicking.

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Clio the Leo

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Thu Jun-10-10 08:48 PM
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4. because the WH would turn around and knock them when they got the chance?

mebbe? perhaps? :shrug:

Or is one side only allowed to knock the other?

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Cha

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Thu Jun-10-10 08:59 PM
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5. Nah, he's been delivering more than a few ..working real hard up against

a mountain of superassholes.

Tracking Obama�s promises

114 Promise Kept
35 Compromise
19 Promise Broken
82 Stalled
251 In the Works
3 Not yet rated

http://www.politifact.com/

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Jennicut

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Thu Jun-10-10 09:01 PM
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6. No one punched each other out?!

Seriously, I hate them fighting. WH is lucky they have Gaspard around, he understands what Unions want. The WH cannot go around dissing the Unions for no reason.

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