Congressman Keith Ellison: "President Obama should come to Wisconsin and stand with the workers."

[Better Believe It]

Go to Wisconsin to support labor, liberal leader urges Obama
By Michael O'Brien
February 24, 2011

President Obama should go to Wisconsin to show his support for the labor movement, a House liberal leader said Wednesday night.

Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.), the co-chairman of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, ramped up pressure on the president to weigh in more heavily against the Republican governor's labor reform proposal.

"I'd like to hear more from President Obama. He's made some statements. He should get credit for that," Ellison said on MSNBC. "We would like to hear him make some more statements. I think that President Obama should come to Wisconsin and stand with the workers."

Ellison joined Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.), the other CPC co-chairman, in a conference call on Wednesday morning to boost the administration and Democrats on their handling of the labor issue. The Minnesota congressman's remark adds pressure on the administration to act, especially by calling on Obama to travel to Wisconsin.

Read the full article at:

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/145865-house-liberal-leader-obama-should-go-to-wisconsin

[Better Believe It]

1. Obama sits out the anti-union attacks: Doesn't view organized labor as critical to winning in 2012

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x499738

[Angry Dragon]

2. If he stood up for the unions then that may piss some people off

[uponit7771]

3. ******OBAMA SHOULD NOT STEP FOOT IN WISCONSIN RIGHT NOW*******

Do NOT make this a dem or rep thing make this workers against KKKons and workers will prevail.

The moment it's "political" the unions loose

[Ken Burch]

4. It's ALWAYS been political

And a president has to take a stand sometimes-he was elected to be pro-worker.

[Better Believe It]

5. Right. It sure can't be framed as "Democrats support workers and Republicans support billionaires"

How could anyone expect Democrats to win elections if working and middle class people thought Democratic candidates stood on the side of working people and their right to form labor unions?

You raise yet another valid and powerful point uponit7771!

We need to push bi-partisan friendship and unity with Republicans, corporate America and Wall Street.

We are all in this together to win the future and other stuff.

A bi-partisan lovefest celebration should be called by President Obama.

That's the ticket to victory in 2012!

[FreakinDJ]

6. ###### EPIC FAIL ####### Obama is UnElectable in Next Election

You hitched your horse to a looser friend

If he doesn't take action RIGHT NOW to let the Average John E. Uninformed-Voter know exactly what the True Nature of this RATpubliCON Assault of Working Class actually is he is

FINISHED POLITICALLY

end of subject

[golddigger]

7. Some people just don't get it I guess FreakinDJ.

They will make excuses for this man all day.

[FreakinDJ]

8. It is GREAT a Blackman got Elected

but that alone is not enough. He needs to set a standard of excellence for all those who may wish to follow. A Moral High Ground, and on this issue he is failing pathetically

[Scurrilous]

9. Double ROFL

:thumbsup:

[FreakinDJ]

11. Don't worry - It only looks like the Progressive Blogusphere is turning on him

Oh wait - we did so well in the 2010 election cycle we don't need to worry

[Ikonoklast]

12. Obama wins in 2012. It's a mortall lock.

Sorry, but you'd be better off accepting that reality now.

[FreakinDJ]

13. Wake Up - Not without Labor and Progressives turning out to vote

Go ahead - mark the thread for future reference

He caved on Taxes

He Failed to prosecute the Wall St Execs who plunged this country into recession

He Failed to create job growth

you got any thing left to support

[Ikonoklast]

14. Bookmarked.

Labor will overwhelmingly back Obama in 2012.

[truebrit71]

10. ********PUTTING YOUR REPLY IN ALL CAPS DOESN'T AUTOMATICALLY MAKE IT VALID*********

...you do this ***************ALL*******************THE**************TIME************

Knock it off...