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62. Obama was talking a different talk during the 2007 AFL CIO Democratic debate
Fri Apr 17, 2015, 07:16 PM
Apr 2015

Keith Olbermann Hosts The 2007 AFL-CIO Democratic Debate in Chicago

The whole trade segment begins at 18:18

@18:37 Hillary- "NAFTA...Has hurt workers"

@20:22 Keith: "Scrap NAFTA or keep it- Senator Obama"

Obama: "I would immediately call the president of Mexico and Canada...blah blah..."


You have to see this to believe it



more on unions around 60:00
Yeah those dumb unions wanting jobs with living wages and stuff LittleBlue Apr 2015 #1
I could not believe my ears. WillTwain Apr 2015 #2
His Wall Street cronies, maybe? whathehell Apr 2015 #4
whathehell is with this whathehell? WillTwain Apr 2015 #7
Well, Will.. whathehell Apr 2015 #14
Did he really say that about the eighties? WillTwain Apr 2015 #16
Here you are: F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #25
Thanks, stunning. WillTwain Apr 2015 #35
Apparently someone who fooled everyone who voted for his promise of Hope and Change. :( nt daredtowork Apr 2015 #204
Not gonna get fooled again. BeanMusical Apr 2015 #220
Hillary may need Bill to sell this one more time. WillTwain Apr 2015 #323
Yeh. Let's have a Republican instead. That's the ticket. HERVEPA Apr 2015 #326
What does that even mean? WillTwain Apr 2015 #328
It's the General election already? BeanMusical Apr 2015 #376
Charter schools and infrastucture loans. Right off the old DLC website. merrily Apr 2015 #250
Did Anyone See Rachel Maddow's Show About The VA? ChiciB1 Apr 2015 #435
Yes, even I was surprised..I heard it on the radio whathehell Apr 2015 #38
This pretty much sums up the new Democratic party: CrispyQ Apr 2015 #275
Time for upheaval WillTwain Apr 2015 #278
+100 ND-Dem Apr 2015 #299
21st Century Feudalism CrispyQ Apr 2015 #344
It is all preordained, WillTwain Apr 2015 #364
Agreed..and they've been able to get away with the "social issues alone" agenda whathehell Apr 2015 #342
My thought on these Gen 80s loving, Gen Reagan loving and Ayn Rand & Milton Friedman appalachiablue Apr 2015 #389
Just returned from a TPP rally. Not a millennial or gen-xer to be found, average age probably 60. WillTwain Apr 2015 #392
Where were his walking shoes when labor was in trouble in Wisconsin? JDPriestly Apr 2015 #22
Precisely. I was very disappointed in him for that, and it said a LOT, in my view.. whathehell Apr 2015 #36
+1 Go Vols Apr 2015 #48
Harvard probably did not have a class in breaking your back for a paycheck. WillTwain Apr 2015 #37
"comfortable Pair of shoes..."- he hasn't found any in 6+ years nt msongs Apr 2015 #187
+ a gazillion!!! Lifelong Protester Apr 2015 #209
50-50 Omaha Steve Apr 2015 #43
EFCA was his promise. I feel for Hillary. WillTwain Apr 2015 #46
Not to worry. There's always Diebold or whoever owns that franchise now. merrily Apr 2015 #248
Yes Diebold or another e-vote corruptor unfortunately. appalachiablue Apr 2015 #396
Okay.. whathehell Apr 2015 #154
Glad to see you mention "comfortable shoes" -- that was the first thing I thought of. Jim Lane Apr 2015 #172
Golf shoes are plenty comfortable. I know he owns them. WillTwain Apr 2015 #374
OS Googling sit down window strike didn't help me. merrily Apr 2015 #245
Obama Embraces Chicago Factory Sit-In: Symbol of New Wave of Activism Omaha Steve Apr 2015 #252
Thanks. I saw that when I googled but he was not President yet then, so merrily Apr 2015 #253
yes, the republic doors & windows occupation was december 2008; obama assumed the ND-Dem Apr 2015 #301
P.S. I would not have expected him to walk a picket line, but merrily Apr 2015 #249
and he was even worse Mnpaul Apr 2015 #97
Truth. nt hifiguy Apr 2015 #166
He fooled us again? Enthusiast Apr 2015 #223
Two party system leaves no option. Fooled or not he got all our votes. WillTwain Apr 2015 #375
Yes, it WAS a cheap shot..I wonder how much $$ he took from the unions when campaigning? whathehell Apr 2015 #3
I do not get his disdain for the very people that got him elected. WillTwain Apr 2015 #5
Well, most union workers, excepting those in Sports & Entertainment, aren't rich whathehell Apr 2015 #9
Father Knows Best WillTwain Apr 2015 #11
Yeah, it's shitty.. whathehell Apr 2015 #24
What about the party as a whole? WillTwain Apr 2015 #42
To be honest, Will, I don't think he cares.. whathehell Apr 2015 #67
HIs actions speak loudly about who he cares about. Not the working class. WillTwain Apr 2015 #73
He still has to raise money for his Presidential Library, but merrily Apr 2015 #246
Rahm - mayor of Chicago WillTwain Apr 2015 #372
But most union workers make a good wage. AngryAmish Apr 2015 #17
For what they do, the pay is OK - no better than that. WillTwain Apr 2015 #26
Yes, but non union wages are worse. merrily Apr 2015 #251
Of course...The unions really "made" the middle class from the forties until the eighties whathehell Apr 2015 #33
He is on board fully with the Larry Summers model. WillTwain Apr 2015 #44
Obama hired Summers, knowing what havoc repeal of Glass Steagall had caused this country and others, merrily Apr 2015 #254
Imagine the closed door meetings between Obama, Emannuel and Summers - laughing at us. WillTwain Apr 2015 #264
The one percent does need a large middle class Mnpaul Apr 2015 #108
No, if they did they would support policies that support one. whathehell Apr 2015 #145
A good portion of the world can't afford their products Mnpaul Apr 2015 #184
I've often thought of that, and don't know the explanation, but I agree with with whatthehell. merrily Apr 2015 #255
Maybe that's why whathehell Apr 2015 #322
Retired Union member here happynewyear Apr 2015 #64
Big hug! merrily Apr 2015 #263
Congatulations, another union success story. WillTwain Apr 2015 #265
elitism is a poison PowerToThePeople Apr 2015 #41
I don't disagree.. whathehell Apr 2015 #45
I thought he fancied himself as Lincoln. What a pile. WillTwain Apr 2015 #47
i will go a step further and claim that PowerToThePeople Apr 2015 #65
And the truth of Lincoln's statement should be obvious. zeemike Apr 2015 #152
I am in complete agreement. n/t PowerToThePeople Apr 2015 #163
Honest Abe, Dishonest Barack WillTwain Apr 2015 #373
It never ceases to amaze me what... StarzGuy Apr 2015 #216
He seems to be absolutely heartless. Enthusiast Apr 2015 #224
Greenspan, Summers, potaytoe, pohtahto. merrily Apr 2015 #256
Obama has been the greatest because he fooled so many. WillTwain Apr 2015 #268
Lots of dollars, now he betrays them. That is why we can never listen to what they SAY sabrina 1 Apr 2015 #19
Sadly, Hillary will pay for this distrust. WillTwain Apr 2015 #39
Look at Obama's cabinet Mnpaul Apr 2015 #114
I agree with you DrKZ Apr 2015 #131
I'm more concerned about all the Republicans he placed back in power in his cabinet. Democrats sabrina 1 Apr 2015 #134
Not only in his cabinet, but on Commissions. merrily Apr 2015 #266
Also, the dems he appointed are hand picked shills for the most part. WillTwain Apr 2015 #270
You know his commission picks but not that he said he was like a 1980s moderate Republican? merrily Apr 2015 #272
One hand washes the other. It is a poisoned society of group think. WillTwain Apr 2015 #274
That bears no relevance to my question. merrily Apr 2015 #282
I shudder to think what happens when Ginsburg retires. merrily Apr 2015 #422
......! KoKo Apr 2015 #347
Many members of team Hillary were in his campaign, as was pointed out during a 2008 debate. merrily Apr 2015 #259
An intelligent person would find out Hillary's position on TPP before causing her or any Democrat still_one Apr 2015 #168
And New Democrats like Hillary haven't helped them a whole lot. merrily Apr 2015 #261
They claim she was on our side fighting at Walmart - she failed. WillTwain Apr 2015 #273
You expressed sympathy for Hillary at least twice on this thread. merrily Apr 2015 #284
It is sympathy for the fact she will pay for Obama's words. He made her bed, seems a bit shitty. WillTwain Apr 2015 #293
Looking at only this one thread, I see inconsistencies in the opinions you express. merrily Apr 2015 #425
Hillary troubles me but I am holding out hope. WillTwain Apr 2015 #427
Hillary and Wal-Mart merrily Apr 2015 #419
Sadly? Um, ever read about Hillary and Walmart? merrily Apr 2015 #258
There may be something in the water or air and it's most likely money. A Simple Game Apr 2015 #118
Yeah. I used to have respect for Wyden and Obama. Enthusiast Apr 2015 #225
No, but he got all he really needed. Remember, we only see the hard money numbers--and even they merrily Apr 2015 #243
Pitiful and gross. Good old Raygun minus the Southern Strategy strikes again. TheKentuckian Apr 2015 #6
Can he at least try to hide his hatred? WillTwain Apr 2015 #8
The new democrats do not like nadinbrzezinski Apr 2015 #10
Nobody is claiming this as news, It needs to be reported on, anyway. WillTwain Apr 2015 #27
My apologies, but let me clarify nadinbrzezinski Apr 2015 #31
I have been trying to let DUers know about the perilous position democrats are in. WillTwain Apr 2015 #51
I would not quite go that far, YET. nadinbrzezinski Apr 2015 #52
They have threatened openly already to walk away. WillTwain Apr 2015 #57
Not the locals nadinbrzezinski Apr 2015 #59
Trumka has clearly threatened for 2016. WillTwain Apr 2015 #61
But trumka needs the majority of presidents from local labor councils nadinbrzezinski Apr 2015 #77
Trumka has agreement from all the unions to move forward together. WillTwain Apr 2015 #82
Take my word on this, or not nadinbrzezinski Apr 2015 #86
Ok, maybe Trumka is speaking about something else. WillTwain Apr 2015 #90
He is floating it nadinbrzezinski Apr 2015 #92
That was a very big and specific statement you made in reply 82, to retract this quickly. merrily Apr 2015 #288
Check this story out. He says they signed an agreement. WillTwain Apr 2015 #292
An agreement to announce at the same time, not to endorse the same person. merrily Apr 2015 #426
No he doesn't DrKZ Apr 2015 #127
There are good reasons actually nadinbrzezinski Apr 2015 #148
+1,000 happynewyear Apr 2015 #58
+1 a unique voice on DU merrily Apr 2015 #262
I speak to people in labor all the time DrKZ Apr 2015 #119
There is absolute talk of just working local races nadinbrzezinski Apr 2015 #137
I am an officer in an AFL-CIO union QuestionAlways Apr 2015 #177
working families ticket, or doesn't that matter to you? merrily Apr 2015 #271
this is not making it easier for them to get elected imo redruddyred Apr 2015 #123
he no longer needs votes Skittles Apr 2015 #12
Hillary may end up paying for his blatant disrespect. WillTwain Apr 2015 #21
she already has Skittles Apr 2015 #96
He was never on our side. FiveGoodMen Apr 2015 #13
I Call Them Stealth Republicans WillTwain Apr 2015 #23
Groomed for the job of stealth and betrayal. Enthusiast Apr 2015 #226
Yes, Obama is clearly a secret Republican! Thanks, you made me laugh! Fred Sanders Apr 2015 #294
Nothing funny about it. WillTwain Apr 2015 #302
You made me laugh again! Hyperbole is fun! Fred Sanders Apr 2015 #305
Man, keep following him off a cliff. It is your life you are ruining. WillTwain Apr 2015 #308
Fred lives in the UK, he doesn't whathehell Apr 2015 #380
I've always suspected that.. whathehell Apr 2015 #55
With sadness I agree. 840high Apr 2015 #89
BooHoo.. you have no idea what you're saying. Just a lazy cheap pot shot that shows you haven't Cha Apr 2015 #193
the prez is a smart guy. he know which side is bread is buttered. KG Apr 2015 #15
When they finally walk away, he will be a big reason why. WillTwain Apr 2015 #18
The unions have threatened to walk away from the Dem party right before the last presidential sabrina 1 Apr 2015 #28
Unions built America,the party and Obama, yet he talks down to them like this. WillTwain Apr 2015 #34
They walked away in 1980 n2doc Apr 2015 #260
This Rank and File RobinA Apr 2015 #411
Nothing new here. sadoldgirl Apr 2015 #20
Same old song and dance. WillTwain Apr 2015 #30
Whatever did you expect from a 80s' Republican? DeSwiss Apr 2015 #29
Oh My God WillTwain Apr 2015 #32
You want more truth? DeSwiss Apr 2015 #63
Well, The general consensus seems to be that money & power corrupt jonno99 Apr 2015 #212
When you see things clearly you're not pessimist, you're a realist. DeSwiss Apr 2015 #217
For me, it played only to 2:58, then stopped. Can you give us a brief clue? merrily Apr 2015 #277
I checked it and it's working for me...... DeSwiss Apr 2015 #369
Worked WillTwain Apr 2015 #371
Thanks so much, DeSwiss! merrily Apr 2015 #420
Yeah, sad. cui bono Apr 2015 #85
More than a small political worldview, that clip. Octafish Apr 2015 #50
Yeah, me too. DeSwiss Apr 2015 #68
Same here. Enthusiast Apr 2015 #227
this is pure politics tho redruddyred Apr 2015 #130
I try to eschew all labels..... DeSwiss Apr 2015 #171
President Obama has no love for Organized LABOR. bvar22 Apr 2015 #40
I sense he loathes them. He drips with contempt when he speaks of them. WillTwain Apr 2015 #53
He's spoken of progressives like that as well. n/t whathehell Apr 2015 #167
Halter was collateral damage. merrily Apr 2015 #286
Ugh. That's repulsive. AtomicKitten Apr 2015 #49
Obama explains why union leaders formally oppose Free Trade agreements. yallerdawg Apr 2015 #54
Thanks for the explain, yaller. elleng Apr 2015 #66
obama can be intelligent, and yet completely wrong redruddyred Apr 2015 #139
So the fact that he taught at U Chicago LAW SCHOOL suggests he followed Milton Friedman's economics? elleng Apr 2015 #156
yes but likely has connections with the academic community there. redruddyred Apr 2015 #164
Not necessarily, but they don't suggest he's a progressive democrat either.. whathehell Apr 2015 #341
The hostility is FUD ... notice the off hour recs on these half truth threads are.. uponit7771 Apr 2015 #235
What do you mean by "off hour recs"? bvar22 Apr 2015 #359
Nice WillTwain Apr 2015 #360
Pure Bunk: He will create good jobs all right in China. What does he know that Trumks doesn't? WillTwain Apr 2015 #69
WHAT. A. FUCKING. LOAD. DeSwiss Apr 2015 #80
I was making around 34 bucks an hour in '95 Go Vols Apr 2015 #95
Of course you realize the Instant Outrage Based On One Sentence Out of Context has already begun? Fred Sanders Apr 2015 #124
Sometimes it's like being in a giant cave... yallerdawg Apr 2015 #186
I was just being amazed we are back to ODS treestar Apr 2015 #242
How his actual words are not his actual words is a hell of a concept. WillTwain Apr 2015 #304
Ever heard of "context" and "ad hominem" logical fallacies, because some have? Fred Sanders Apr 2015 #306
You do not get the big picture at all. He loves and needs you. WillTwain Apr 2015 #309
I get your viewpoint, I get you completely....and you are completely wrong. Trust Obama? Or not? Fred Sanders Apr 2015 #310
What do you "completely" get about me? I cannot read your mind. WillTwain Apr 2015 #314
Here is a little more context for you pal. WillTwain Apr 2015 #311
Washington Examiner? You win! No more kicking a boring thread.....Pal. Fred Sanders Apr 2015 #313
Thank you for conceding. Pal. I actually thought you were too proud to admit Obama is rude. WillTwain Apr 2015 #315
They promised the same stuff with NAFTA jeff47 Apr 2015 #170
BS absolute BS QuestionAlways Apr 2015 #183
Anyone stupid or naive enough to buy these bullshit, well worn, and nonsense lies TheKentuckian Apr 2015 #194
Those were the same EXACT talking points used to push NAFTA and GATT Populist_Prole Apr 2015 #203
We heard the same LIES leading up to NAFTA. Enthusiast Apr 2015 #228
the stupid facts CONSTANTLY get in the way of me being needlessly pissed at Obama!!!! uponit7771 Apr 2015 #234
Many call him a charlatan. WillTwain Apr 2015 #279
Another disappointment from the most disappointing POTUS ever. Scuba Apr 2015 #56
It is like he is cheating on us, then laughing about it in public. WillTwain Apr 2015 #60
"most disappointing president ever"=absurd hyperbole of the week. nt geek tragedy Apr 2015 #98
You must have expected very little good from BHO's administration, kinda like how I felt about Bush. Scuba Apr 2015 #102
Ooh, I spoke to soon. Can't get much more absurd than Obama=Bush nonsense. geek tragedy Apr 2015 #116
Not what he said at all. F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #132
Well, they also suggested that the only way geek tragedy Apr 2015 #185
+1 You nailed it. Enthusiast Apr 2015 #229
Dead enders is right. They refuse to acknowledge all the Progress our Dem Prez has made but Cha Apr 2015 #415
If you support Third Way Democrats, then just say it. PrefersaPension Apr 2015 #430
I Find You "LOL" Offensive! ChiciB1 Apr 2015 #436
They refuse to acknowledge all the Progress our Dem Prez has made but Cha Apr 2015 #446
Did you watch the clip of him marginalizing unions. WillTwain Apr 2015 #449
I don't know if that is absurd hyperbole. It is not disappointing when R's screw over labor kelly1mm Apr 2015 #122
For better or worse, TPP is probably the geek tragedy Apr 2015 #129
It stands to reason that it will cost American workers. Enthusiast Apr 2015 #230
No I don't but thanks for trying to help. nt geek tragedy Apr 2015 #291
They love Bush... they hate being wrong about him uponit7771 Apr 2015 #236
Hyperbole, when over-used, is hyperbolic. WillTwain Apr 2015 #324
Obama was talking a different talk during the 2007 AFL CIO Democratic debate nationalize the fed Apr 2015 #62
I am fucking sick of this bull. WillTwain Apr 2015 #72
You all do know TPP includes Obama's NAFTA fixes? yallerdawg Apr 2015 #78
OK WillTwain Apr 2015 #83
Fixes? DeSwiss Apr 2015 #84
My eyes almost didn't stay in my head BrotherIvan Apr 2015 #325
Scooby Doo, off with the mask. WillTwain Apr 2015 #329
It's the new meme going around BrotherIvan Apr 2015 #330
So, let's all enjoy the German countryside in the lovely trains on the way to Auschwitz. WillTwain Apr 2015 #332
Uh oh, a Godwin BrotherIvan Apr 2015 #333
I knew it was risky. WillTwain Apr 2015 #337
Yeah, I step over the line often myself BrotherIvan Apr 2015 #349
So tell mey yellerdawg nadinbrzezinski Apr 2015 #91
What have they changed in Article 17 of Mexican Constitution? Hoyt Apr 2015 #331
Forgive me 123 nadinbrzezinski Apr 2015 #340
Forgiven.. So what did they have to change in Article 123? Please try to focus in your response. Hoyt Apr 2015 #343
They started by weakening strike rights nadinbrzezinski Apr 2015 #352
TPP and NAFTA are responsible for all of that? Hoyt Apr 2015 #353
Do you ever listen to the other side? Listen to Trumka and Gerard. They dwarf Oabama's knowledge. WillTwain Apr 2015 #354
They are protecting their turf, I get that.. But it's a relatively small turf nowadays. Hoyt Apr 2015 #357
What does that even mean? Or prove? This is a much deeper discussion than trite comments. WillTwain Apr 2015 #358
Yes. It is making the country ready for the treaties nadinbrzezinski Apr 2015 #355
That's what we're afraid of. Enthusiast Apr 2015 #231
Hackneyed excuses are getting old-yaller. WillTwain Apr 2015 #276
When Hillary is elected, sulphurdunn Apr 2015 #70
We are tying our own noose. WillTwain Apr 2015 #74
Very disappointed in this......d*mn. a kennedy Apr 2015 #71
Two more years. WillTwain Apr 2015 #76
Because the politician definition of 'trade' is very different from the dictionary definition Scootaloo Apr 2015 #75
Nicely stated. WillTwain Apr 2015 #79
I don't think he "detests us." Scootaloo Apr 2015 #106
They have his ear. We do not. Enthusiast Apr 2015 #233
this is exactly what occurs when PowerToThePeople Apr 2015 #88
Thanks for sharing that. Enthusiast Apr 2015 #232
Well put, Scootaloo malthaussen Apr 2015 #257
“They are always against Trade" busterbrown Apr 2015 #81
Heard it on the ED Show WillTwain Apr 2015 #87
I’m looking all over the place on his facebook google everything busterbrown Apr 2015 #93
Look at this thread, you will find it. WillTwain Apr 2015 #110
Try looking in the thread of all places. You owe me an apology. WillTwain Apr 2015 #140
http://www.msnbc.com/the-ed-show/watch/hillary-clinton-breaks-silence-on-tpp-429927491836 WillTwain Apr 2015 #107
Yep Andy823 Apr 2015 #94
This is a fucking disgrace.. busterbrown Apr 2015 #100
Waiting for the apology. WillTwain Apr 2015 #113
This is a disgrace all right. WillTwain Apr 2015 #121
Hey Buster, You owe me an apology. You promised. WillTwain Apr 2015 #135
Hardly a cheap shot... busterbrown Apr 2015 #143
Thank you Buster. I appreciate your apology. Very nice. WillTwain Apr 2015 #149
Hey buddy, the link is posted and it is even worse than reported. Settle down. WillTwain Apr 2015 #111
Hey will...Here’s one for U.. busterbrown Apr 2015 #147
At least you are trying. WillTwain Apr 2015 #155
Apology will be accepted upon delivery. WillTwain Apr 2015 #128
You need to give a damn about your fellow Americans! PrefersaPension Apr 2015 #176
Andy, what I give a damn about is you apologizing for ugly assumptions. WillTwain Apr 2015 #280
Here are the remarks in full, White House website. Bluenorthwest Apr 2015 #146
At least one lie/fabrication PowerToThePeople Apr 2015 #160
He is such a bullshitter. WillTwain Apr 2015 #285
Post removed Post removed Apr 2015 #393
You did not introduce yourself. WillTwain Apr 2015 #398
No thanks. Darb Apr 2015 #404
Obama is rude to union men. They know him too well and he is uncomfortable. WillTwain Apr 2015 #414
I'm certainly not defending those remarks, simply providing them for those who claim they are Bluenorthwest Apr 2015 #334
i did not think you were defending them PowerToThePeople Apr 2015 #336
The real quote is much worse than the shortened paraphrase. WillTwain Apr 2015 #338
Here is the full quote.... PosterChild Apr 2015 #368
regardless of what the provisions are, are opposed to trade. Unbelievable language WillTwain Apr 2015 #370
it is certainly historicly incorrect . .. PosterChild Apr 2015 #377
Blatantly false and merely an opportunity for a cheap shot at adversaries. That is all it is. WillTwain Apr 2015 #378
Insulting but not surprising. senseandsensibility Apr 2015 #99
Maybe Scott Walker will pick him of Vice President. WillTwain Apr 2015 #115
He became ineligible about three months ago. Jim Lane Apr 2015 #181
All the appointments that I am familiar with tell me a bad story. Enthusiast Apr 2015 #237
When it comes to unions and other issues that involve money democrank Apr 2015 #101
He saved my pension JohnnyRingo Apr 2015 #218
Obama did not save your pension - unions saved your pension. They forced his hand. WillTwain Apr 2015 #281
We see it differently. JohnnyRingo Apr 2015 #335
With all due respect, we do see it differently, WillTwain Apr 2015 #350
There is no center about it. Enthusiast Apr 2015 #238
Remarkable absence of pom poms and the wavers thereof on this thread Fumesucker Apr 2015 #103
Waiting for the official talking points, probably. QC Apr 2015 #125
There are enough to suit me. Enthusiast Apr 2015 #239
Presidential Assholery. polichick Apr 2015 #104
He has Tourette Syndrome for unions: Fuck you unions, Fuck you unions, Fuck you unions. WillTwain Apr 2015 #138
Ha! And for liberals too. polichick Apr 2015 #247
Stupid statement. Grand scale stupid. Darb Apr 2015 #394
My post was simply accurate... polichick Apr 2015 #439
Kicked! ibewlu606 Apr 2015 #105
Again we have been fooled into thinking this guy is a Democrat for INdemo Apr 2015 #109
He's Come A Long Way colsohlibgal Apr 2015 #112
He started that journey when he picked Rahm. FiveGoodMen Apr 2015 #191
Campaigned for Rahm in Chicago, avoided Wisconsin and Walker. In a nutshell, it says it all. WillTwain Apr 2015 #287
Mr. President & Congress turbinetree Apr 2015 #117
After years of this kind of outsourcing it can even becomes a serious national security issue. Enthusiast Apr 2015 #240
Correct turbinetree Apr 2015 #317
Thanks, turbinetree. Enthusiast Apr 2015 #319
unions are always against trade that trades away their fucking jobs elehhhhna Apr 2015 #120
recommended . nt Duppers Apr 2015 #126
This is a huge mistake for Obama and the Democrats. 99Forever Apr 2015 #133
Why a mistake? Geronimoe Apr 2015 #142
I'm sorry but it's a subject I... 99Forever Apr 2015 #144
So much for the community organizer. He is a DC insider. He has forgotten where he came from. liberal_at_heart Apr 2015 #136
He doesn't need their money or support anymore, and his post-presidential earnings hughee99 Apr 2015 #141
BS from the WH Beowulf42 Apr 2015 #150
Ask the workers at US based BMW, VW, TOYOTO, SIEMENS, etc., plants what they think of trade. Hoyt Apr 2015 #151
Appreciative the stuff you found on line today explaining the TPP.. busterbrown Apr 2015 #153
I get their concern, but it's gone far beyond that. Hoyt Apr 2015 #159
I agree Andy823 Apr 2015 #178
Forget about the politicians, and all that nadinbrzezinski Apr 2015 #169
Trade != free trade. jeff47 Apr 2015 #174
"Free" Trade = Low Wages TBF Apr 2015 #157
I don't know how you get around lower wages in a global economy. jonno99 Apr 2015 #213
I hear you - TBF Apr 2015 #312
There is, it is called progressive taxes. Except, it must be a global movement. WillTwain Apr 2015 #321
That's the way I see it as well. nt TBF Apr 2015 #348
Obama pals around with Christian dominionists/Christian reconstructionists; democracy is anathema to blkmusclmachine Apr 2015 #158
Unions helped elect this man! wolfie001 Apr 2015 #161
Five words Madmiddle Apr 2015 #162
Crap, again? blackspade Apr 2015 #165
The middle class zentrum Apr 2015 #173
I noted that too and thought it undeserved. Elmer S. E. Dump Apr 2015 #175
It's going to be interesting to see where Obama PumpkinAle Apr 2015 #179
How can you care .... Caretha Apr 2015 #180
Link? I'd like to see the actual quote. JohnnyRingo Apr 2015 #182
Exactly. FACTS would be useful. elleng Apr 2015 #189
"He is not dissing unions -- he is explaining their opposition, and how he understands their Cha Apr 2015 #192
Yes indeed, Cha. elleng Apr 2015 #198
It almost doesn't matter what Obama actually said. JohnnyRingo Apr 2015 #339
Another way to see this. WillTwain Apr 2015 #351
History repeats JohnnyRingo Apr 2015 #388
You call wanting a president that puts American workers first a sanctimonious purity test. WillTwain Apr 2015 #390
Yeah, I know, JohnnyRingo.. only it's not really news to me. The same ol shit sandwich.. but, Cha Apr 2015 #385
Obama is a rude man. When he is cornered he loses his cool and turns into Cheney. WillTwain Apr 2015 #391
You're rude.. President Obama is an excellent President. Cha Apr 2015 #395
Run of the mill, WillTwain Apr 2015 #406
You don't get it and that's alright.. it's actually a badge of honor for President Obama Cha Apr 2015 #412
This message was self-deleted by its author WillTwain Apr 2015 #413
WillTwain compares Obama to Cheney JohnnyRingo Apr 2015 #432
He's just acting out for his "100 of Recs".. to show them just how insidpid he can be for those recs Cha Apr 2015 #445
WTF?? treestar Apr 2015 #444
Did you watch the clip of him marginalizing unions? WillTwain Apr 2015 #450
I can't seem to find it, but I'd like to see it JohnnyRingo Apr 2015 #451
It is in the OP, at the bottom, Incredible swipe at unions. WillTwain Apr 2015 #452
Hey Gringo, Any response? What a swell guy. WillTwain Apr 2015 #453
Thanx Elling. JohnnyRingo Apr 2015 #197
You're welcome, JohnnyRingo. elleng Apr 2015 #199
Too bad your suspicions are wrong. You may find listening to the people that got his quote right WillTwain Apr 2015 #327
Did you try looking for the quote, it is all over the thread. WillTwain Apr 2015 #289
and yet he did say that Enrique Apr 2015 #297
Something new, selective reading. WillTwain Apr 2015 #303
You just said Obama "Makes little sense." WillTwain Apr 2015 #307
k and r. this is disgusting, but not surprising anymore. bbgrunt Apr 2015 #188
Now that we know where Obama stands I wonder which Republican INdemo Apr 2015 #190
Unions are the part of the party that DLC types dislike the most. For now. Marr Apr 2015 #195
K & R Thespian2 Apr 2015 #196
For all those that are loyal to the president - a song. WillTwain Apr 2015 #200
Dems started distancing themselves from unions back in the 70s.... Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2015 #201
Non-unionized workers have become a nasty, selfish bunch daredtowork Apr 2015 #205
That's quite the broad brush you're deploying there Fumesucker Apr 2015 #211
Arg daredtowork Apr 2015 #215
Where I live the perception is that you get a union job by being related to or knowing someone Fumesucker Apr 2015 #296
People often get jobs of ALL kinds from knowing someone -- That's not unique to unions. whathehell Apr 2015 #345
Love your story. WillTwain Apr 2015 #356
Thanks! whathehell Apr 2015 #379
So here you are rhetorically beating up people who are struggling Fumesucker Apr 2015 #381
Try again, lol, I didn't "beat up" anyone and you know it.. whathehell Apr 2015 #384
That is a problem with unions - any organization will develop gatekeepers daredtowork Apr 2015 #362
How was I supposed to take your comments? Fumesucker Apr 2015 #382
I am trying to understand daredtowork Apr 2015 #421
Before you started in on the insults against 90% of the population I had already posted positively Fumesucker Apr 2015 #437
That's precisely why I got frustrated with the lack of strike support here daredtowork Apr 2015 #438
Not just the GOP, it's a substantial fraction of the Democrats too Fumesucker Apr 2015 #440
Why would you think that I think you're a bad guy? daredtowork Apr 2015 #441
You seem to think I'm "falling for GOP propaganda" Fumesucker Apr 2015 #442
I read all of your links daredtowork Apr 2015 #443
Unions are simply necessary. WillTwain Apr 2015 #365
Get a thick skin and keep fighting for the common good. PrefersaPension Apr 2015 #429
Yup. I heard that too... you can tell he's not running again.... truebrit71 Apr 2015 #202
Would it be too much to provide a quote and a link? BainsBane Apr 2015 #206
It is in the thread several times. WillTwain Apr 2015 #207
Yet not in the OP BainsBane Apr 2015 #208
You really do not want to read it. It is awful. A democratic president trashing unions like that. WillTwain Apr 2015 #210
Yet, you seem worried that this will reflect badly on Hillary. I find that odd. merrily Apr 2015 #267
Of course you wouldn't provide a link. Darb Apr 2015 #397
Did you watch the clip of him marginalizing unions? WillTwain Apr 2015 #448
here is the link— Demit Apr 2015 #244
BiBI, Do you have any input? Pretty damning vile comment. Think so? WillTwain Apr 2015 #283
As a 3rd generation Union Member I can say krawhitham Apr 2015 #214
Stop making sense. It will interrupt the ODS Darb Apr 2015 #401
Did you watch the clip of him marginalizing unions. WillTwain Apr 2015 #447
His 'comfortable shoes' never came out of the box AgingAmerican Apr 2015 #219
He never bought them in the first place. BeanMusical Apr 2015 #221
Look who President Obama has aligned himself with in support of the TPP. Enthusiast Apr 2015 #222
Strange Bedfellows - I wonder what he thinks of Ayn Rand. WillTwain Apr 2015 #290
Comfortable shoes. merrily Apr 2015 #241
Baucus, the guy appointed to champion the ACA. WillTwain Apr 2015 #295
If advocates of a single payer Euro style health care system were allowed Enthusiast Apr 2015 #316
His ignorance is staggering. They gave us exactly what they wanted. He was complicit with them. WillTwain Apr 2015 #318
The President said, "It would be too expensive." We cannot afford not to do single-payer. More B.S. WillTwain Apr 2015 #320
Not only that, bvar22 Apr 2015 #361
In 21 months Baucas returns the favor. Big wheels keep on turning. WillTwain Apr 2015 #363
No, Rahm led the ACA before it ever got to Baucus. merrily Apr 2015 #424
Kick whereisjustice Apr 2015 #269
he never did put on those comfortable shoes... ND-Dem Apr 2015 #298
He doesn't own any steel toed boots. He is well-heeled. WillTwain Apr 2015 #300
Unions are not against trade. They are against the globalist free trade that has Zorra Apr 2015 #346
His statement is right out of the Republican playbook WhaTHellsgoingonhere Apr 2015 #366
Obama has Cheney in a secret bunker. WillTwain Apr 2015 #367
How many over-the-top stupid posts are you gonna make? Darb Apr 2015 #400
Unions love trade. moondust Apr 2015 #383
"global predation" BeanMusical Apr 2015 #386
More or less. moondust Apr 2015 #387
I think 90% of you pony piners misinterpreted his words. Darb Apr 2015 #399
Deliberately or because of laziness? AuntPatsy Apr 2015 #402
Well said, Darb. The admins will have some Monday morning reading, I suspect. n/t FSogol Apr 2015 #403
Unrec. You Better Believe it! FSogol Apr 2015 #405
Hundreds of recs. WillTwain Apr 2015 #407
The Justin Bieber defense? FSogol Apr 2015 #409
It is interesting the difference between the thoughtful replies from the brilliant DUers that have WillTwain Apr 2015 #416
Maybe some us don't waste our time feeding the trolls? FSogol Apr 2015 #417
Yeah, that is it. WillTwain Apr 2015 #428
What is your definition of "trolls?" PrefersaPension Apr 2015 #431
Not far from my definition of sock puppet. FSogol Apr 2015 #433
Related to the "Third Way Democrats" -- if you are "Third Way" -- then just say it... PrefersaPension Apr 2015 #434
This message was self-deleted by its author myrna minx Apr 2015 #408
Of course. No one represents labor anymore. PeteSelman Apr 2015 #410
Somebody called him the most disappointing president. WillTwain Apr 2015 #418
Indeed, they trembled with fear when they had the power. PeteSelman Apr 2015 #423
I really don't see this as a cheap shot against unions. nt Cali_Democrat Apr 2015 #454
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