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bvar22

(39,909 posts)
23. "those things happened from 40 years of middle class assault"
Fri Jun 21, 2013, 04:10 PM
Jun 2013

EXACTLY!!~!
That is why I voted for "change",
not more of the same policies that destroyed the Middle/Working Class.

Remember when he promised to renegotiate NAFTA ,
and put on those"comfortable shoes" to march with strikers?

HA!
THIS is how the White House really feels about people who Work for a Living:
Ed Schultz on White House Insults to Organized LABOR after the Arkansas Democratic Primary
http://videocafe.crooksandliars.com/heather/ed-schultz-if-it-wasnt-labor-barack-obama-

Instead of "renegotiating NAFTA",
he's pushing NAFTA on Steroids,
"Privatizing" everything in reach,
Busting Unions (support for "Charter" Schools),
Expanding H1B In Sourcing of cheap labor,
and supporting and endorsing virulently Anti-LABOR candidates in Democratic Primaries.

Nobody expected to see these trends reversed in 5 years,
but we DID expect him to champion policies that would start mitigating the damage,
and projecting a VISION of reversing these trends.

The above Economic Trends don't even get MENTIONED by the White House
beyond an oblique reference like the one above.
The White House is too busy trumpeting the "Recovery" (of Wall Street & the 1%),
and bragging about adding Low Wage, No Benefits McJobs.



You will know them by their [font size=3]WORKS,[/font]
not by their excuses.


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irony...just in time for lunch. du rec. nt xchrom Jun 2013 #1
Tone deaf n/t Catherina Jun 2013 #2
Tone Deaf = thinking outside word = DU fudr and bashers uponit7771 Jun 2013 #15
I gotta give it to the power structure nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #3
I regret donating to his campaign mick063 Jun 2013 #4
I gave to his campaign too - an error in judgment on my part byeya Jun 2013 #5
Yeah, we need to increase internet access.... hlthe2b Jun 2013 #6
Me Too... WillyT Jun 2013 #7
I would ask him why he can't find Democrats for cabinet positions. Maybe the reason why he sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #8
I wonder if sometimes he thinks by just saying what he needs to do Puzzledtraveller Jun 2013 #10
Donate GiveMeFreedom Jun 2013 #11
jfk,bobby,martin,jfk jr questionseverything Jun 2013 #16
ya blew it. datasuspect Jun 2013 #9
He's asking for suport on the things they agree on. Progressive dog Jun 2013 #12
Many Of Us Have Been In Need Of His Help For The Last 4+ Years, And Still Are... WillyT Jun 2013 #13
If the President was serious about the "Dwindling Middle Class", bvar22 Jun 2013 #18
No, those things happened from 40 years of middle class assault. Not 4yrs of Obama. JaneyVee Jun 2013 #22
"those things happened from 40 years of middle class assault" bvar22 Jun 2013 #23
+ 1,000,000,000... What You Said !!! WillyT Jun 2013 #24
Saving GM saving Chrysler Progressive dog Jun 2013 #25
The Corporations of GM and Chrysler were "saved" on the backs of the Workers, bvar22 Jun 2013 #29
I don't remember that either Progressive dog Jun 2013 #31
Senator Obama supported TARP, bvar22 Jun 2013 #32
Of course I remember, most of the Senate voted Progressive dog Jun 2013 #33
I support Obama, not going to ever give up a Cadi that can be worked cause it has a dent uponit7771 Jun 2013 #14
Progressive pressure is even more important in the areas we *don't* agree. pa28 Jun 2013 #17
I will kick this since... kentuck Jun 2013 #19
It's All Good !!! WillyT Jun 2013 #20
I liked the up-beat violin music in the Potemkin progress montage. Poll_Blind Jun 2013 #21
Rebuild the middle class? I thought it was peaches at 250k? Rex Jun 2013 #26
President Obama has pretty selective hearing Vinnie From Indy Jun 2013 #27
"Make no mistake™... only by mooning Democratic values can I cultivate Democratic values." MannyGoldstein Jun 2013 #28
The TPP is a very twisted way of "rebuilding the middle class." forestpath Jun 2013 #30
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