Candidate Obama says, "Denied Right To Bargain, I'll Walk Picket Line With You"

[eleny]

Run time: 01:12 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5voSHCn6NE   Posted on YouTube: February 18, 2011 By YouTube Member: hardbollux Views on YouTube: 43   Posted on DU: February 24, 2011 By DU Member: eleny Views on DU: 1463

 
He says this at about the 00:48 second mark.

[Brickbat]

1. Wow, that guy is good! Too bad he never took office.

[HereSince1628]

6. Oh, that burns. The age of instant access to archival footage

must really give politicians heartburn.

I am sure that one of the giant pharmaceutical companies have something to ease that pain. ;^)

[pam4water]

25. Giggle snort!

[FreakinDJ]

2. Nice Speech

:sarcasm:

[eleny]

4. It was posted in response to this thread started by Will Pitt over in GD

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x496993

[FreakinDJ]

7. That speech is specifically why I voted for him

Where's the Beef Mr President

[Smarmie Doofus]

3. He'll never be nominated. Too radical. He'd carry Vermont,

the DC, and *maybe* greater Seattle.

Yikes.

[habitual]

5. this video more than any other to this point has driven home

the difference between what we were promised and led to believe we were getting, and what we actually got.

[Historic NY]

8. I sent him a note....

What happened? What changed? Workers under assault and the silence is just deafening.

[Courtesy Flush]

10. Next time sign David Koch's name. nt

[ZombieHorde]

9. r

[guruoo]

11. Now older, and wiser.

Yes.

[eleny]

12. It would be very classy of him to put on some walking shoes and say he's walking with them in spirit

Classy - and wise.

[guruoo]

17. IMHO, (for now) his maintaining distance is critical to the movement's success, and expansion

otherwise, this will become more an issue about him, and less about labor.

[eleny]

19. "(for now)"

:thumbsup:

[mmonk]

26. Though I wrote a story on it that went viral today, you may be correct

in a sense. I'm thinking in terms of impact:

Does it make better news to have it the Republicans against the people or
the Republicans against Obama over the union.

The imagery of Republicans against the people may have a deeper impact with people and is harder to manipulate.

[Angry Dragon]

13. Many say he gives a pretty speech ...... I agree

Perhaps he does not have a pair of comfortable shoes and has not had time to get a new pair
Can't blame a man nor woman for that

[Vinnie From Indy]

14. We need a President like the guy in the video

Cheers!

[Enrique]

15. wow, he sounds like he really means it

you can tell he's not just saying it, he means it. He's really getting into it, and the audience really believes in him. No way he'd let them down!

[xchrom]

16. +1

[bvar22]

18. Remember the Employee Free Choice Act ?

When he was pursuing the “labor vote” in Ohio’s Democratic primary, Barack Obama told a blue-collar crowd in Lorain, Ohio:

“If a majority of workers want a union, they should get a union. It’s that simple. We need to stand up to the business lobby and pass the Employee Free Choice Act. That’s why I’ve been fighting for it in the Senate and that’s why I’ll make it the law of the land when I’m president of the United States.”

And who can forget the unilateral re-negotiation of NAFTA.

BOTH down the Memory Hole on Day One.


I must be one of those who wasn't paying attention during the campaign.

[somone]

20. Wouldn't Be Prudent

[truebrit71]

21. See, this is why KO was kicked off the airwaves...he'd probably use this as his lead story...

...Late spring can't get here soon enough..

[eleny]

27. Ed kicked off his tv show with the video tonight

And I agree about Keith. I miss him terribly this past week.

[walldude]

22. K&R... Video is forever.

Promises... not so much.

[Marr]

23. He's a corporate fraud.

Always has been.

[pam4water]

24. File under "Promise them anything to get elected" :( N/T

[QC]

28. What ever happened to that guy, anyway?

He was pretty cool!

[meow mix]

29. Cue Joe Wilson.

make the remark its now appropriate