4 MORE YEARS:::: OBAMA KILLING THE BAGGERS>>> HISTORIC SPEECH

[opihimoimoi]

Its all over but the shouting...the GOPers are DOOMED

OBAMA is calling them out as OBSTACLES...as IN THE WAY

If ya can...watch the reruns....

LONG OVERDUE but worth the Wait

[elleng]

1. Thanks, will do.

[Glimmer of Hope]

2. A little preview of Thursday's speech. I like it so far!

[opihimoimoi]

5. It appears the Pres was playing Rope A Dope....but more likely overpowered

by the heavy schedule of the past several months...to address the shenanigans of them Baggers as he did today

[hedgehog]

3. HE'S BACK!

Listening carefully - he's got big business backed into a corner - it's either him or the Tea Party, and the Tea Party is bad for business!

[opihimoimoi]

6. GOPer Baggers are Stymied.....boxed into pergutory

[LaydeeBug]

20. I hope you're right!!! nt

[Mr Deltoid]

38. Yeah, me too

[jefferson_dem]

4. Strong, passionate, populist speech..

Sure, there will be naysayers but...no doubt ... that was a solid message! He's back, indeed!

[Cali_Democrat]

7. Obama gives a great speech. n/t

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

8. That he does. Now let's see if anything happens.

[disillusioned73]

9. Look forward to seeing it...

I just hope this isn't "campaign" Obama.

[immoderate]

12. Sounds like CampaignObama to me.

They trot him out to give speeches and keep the base sated. PresidentObama is back in the White House, working for the banks and corporations, and rolling back environmental regulations. He keeps the pressure on Don Seigelman and the pot heads, and pressure off the war criminals and Tom DeLay.

--imm

[FrenchieCat]

16. So much bullshit, and so little time.....

you must have on your hands.

[immoderate]

28. I'd be happier if I were wrong.

--imm

[movonne]

29. Hi FrenchieCat havn't seen you around lately..I missed you..

[FrenchieCat]

32. Hello!

I've been working.....
and just started posting more regularly recently.


:hi:

[jaxx]

30. No shit.

If they were so damned worried about why didn't they bother to watch the speech!

[JTFrog]

10. k&r

[bluerum]

11. Ooooooo! Another wonderfuly articulate speech that hits all the right notes. Ooo ooo.

[FrenchieCat]

17. You don't believe he should be able to give a speech

after accomplishing these things for Unions Rights?

Why not?

NLRB issues three decisions, two of which overturn Bush-era decisions
The NLRB has issued three more rulings following last week's announcement that employers would be required to notify workers of their rights under the National Labor Relations Act. Two of Tuesday's rulings overturn Bush-era NLRB rulings, both having to do with union decertifications.
more....
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/08/31/1012141/-NLRB-issues-three-decisions,-two-of-which-overturn-Bush-era-decisions


Labor Board Eases Path To Unions For Health Care Workers
08/30/11
WASHINGTON -- With the departure of the chairwoman of the National Labor Relations Board this past weekend, the board has been issuing a slew of last-minute rulings destined to please labor groups while irritating business interests and anti-union Republicans. Among the latest: a ruling made public on Tuesday that overturns a Bush-era decision and will likely make it easier for health care workers to unionize.

In the case, known as Specialty Healthcare, the board ruled that a group of nursing assistants at a facility in Mobile, Ala., could form their own bargaining unit without other types of nursing home staff, from maintenance workers to dietary aides. It's a decision that could greatly simplify the unionization process and, as HuffPost has previously reported, could have a huge impact on the growing and largely non-unionized nursing home industry.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/30/labor-board-unions-health-care-workers_n_942485.html


NLRB Proposes Removing ‘Unnecessary Barriers’ to Union Votes
06/22/11
Companies would have less time and opportunity to block unions under a proposed U.S. rule that would speed voting in labor elections.

The proposed rule issued today by the National Labor Relations Board, an agency that investigates unfair labor practices, would bring changes sought by unions, such as faster hearing deadlines and streamlined procedures.

The push for quicker elections is a victory for unions after defeats at the hands of Republican governors seeking to curb public-employee unions. It’s also a sign of the NLRB’s pro- labor bent since President Barack Obama’s appointees have become a majority, according to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
http://www.treasuryandrisk.com/2011/06/22/nlrb-proposes-removing-unnecessary-barriers-to-uni


How the Obama administration is Using Executive Power to Support Union Goals:What The NLRB’s Recent Complaint Reveals
04/25/11
http://pajamasmedia.com/ronradosh/2011/04/25/how-the-obama-administration-is-using-executive-power-to-support-union-goalswhat-the-nlrbs-recent-complaint-reveals/?singlepage=true



Screeners Under Obama May Give Federal Unions Biggest Vote Win in Years
03/09/11
A collective-bargaining vote by airport security workers that starts today may give federal employee groups their biggest victory in years, even as public workers in some states struggle to keep their union status.

The country’s two largest federal-employee unions are competing to represent the 44,000 screeners who can cast their ballots through April 19. The effort, which Senate Republicans failed to stop last month, may raise Transportation Security Administration costs if workers push through changes such as increased staffing.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-03-09/screeners-under-obama-may-give-federal-unions-main-win-in-years.html

Obama Gives Unions A Big Victory In Unionizing Air Travel Workers
05/11/10
WASHINGTON (AP) — Labor unions will have an easier time organizing workers at airline and railroad companies after the Obama administration on Monday changed a 76-year-old rule on union elections.

The change is a victory for unions that have struggled to reverse years of decline in membership. And it’s the most significant initiative so far in a string of White House moves intended to help organized labor.
http://sayanythingblog.com/entry/obama-gives-unions-a-big-victory-in-unionizing-air-travel-workers




WHILE THE OPPOSITION DOES ITS THING!

Bill Introduced to Reverse President Obama's Executive Order on Project Labor Agreements
http://www.laborrelationstoday.com/2011/02/articles/executive-orders/bill-introduced-to-reverse-president-obamas-executive-order-on-project-labor-agreements

[Historic NY]

13. The Freep press....

http://www.freep.com/article/20110905/NEWS01/110905009/Live-blog-Obama-challenges-Congress-support-his-jobs-plan

challenging congress....

"We’ve got roads and bridges across this country that need rebuilding," he said. "There is work to be done and there are workers to do it."

"Prove you’ll fight just as hard for tax cuts to middle class families as you do for oil companies," he said.

[alltherage]

14. Unless The Jobs Start Appearing, Americans Are Through With Rhetoric

Put up, or shut up. I'm not joking.

Jobs appear = Obama gets reelected

Unemployment stays the same = Hello, President Perry

It's that simple. This is why killing Osama bin Laden did not guarantee Obama's reelection. Americans care about their pocketbooks, first and foremost.

[shraby]

18. As if Perry is better? He's a stupid loser...his state is literally

burning up and he's praying to God for rain. That's real productive. Maybe he should do a raindance also?

[ChairmanAgnostic]

21. the topic is not Perry. It is Obama's chances for victory.

and yes, it does depend a great deal on the economy.

[FrenchieCat]

22. The Republicans ran on Jobs, jobs, jobs.....

but have yet to propose any jobs program.

Think the morans can figure that out,
or should we may be help them out with that?

[Sheepshank]

25. Hey Debbie Downer

That equivalency is not that simple. And Perry will have to work harder than that. Of course he may get some help from a few DU'ers along the way, but he doesn't stand snowballs chance IMHO.

[MadMaddie]

37. The Republican led House has delviered exactly what in the last

2 years? How many jobs bills? Wha? Zero....

What have they delivered nothing but trying to destroy people on social issues....They need to put up or shut up....they have focused the last 2 years on saying no they forgot to do their own damn jobs.

[dennis4868]

15. he said the same thing in 2010...

and too many of us decided not to show up and vote...now look what we got for that! :-(

[ChairmanAgnostic]

19. that's simply not true.

Progressives showed up in the same numbers. Obama lost the middle. Badly. Because he refused to fight. He let them define the argument, then he let them fill the voids with lies, and then, he adopted their policies in an effort to compromise. No surprise that people were turned off by his lack of leadership back then.

[FrenchieCat]

23. The middle didn't show up because the Television told them that

there was an enthusiasm gap, and they bought in to that....

and that was pushed here, day after day after day.

We sulked about the Public option and did little else,
beyond deriding this President, many from day one.

[Top Cat]

36. I agree totally.... If we lose in 2012 no one to blame.

POTUS has worked very hard to get things done cosidering that he has to deal with the Blue Dog, GOP and the Teabaggers. I keep asking myself what else could he do with that? Not much else from where I sit.

[leftynyc]

51. The problem is perception

I'll never regret my vote for President Obama and will be voting for him again. The perception is that he has no core values because he doesn't seem willing to fight for anything - it's not that we didn't get a public option, it's that it was never on the table, never discussed, never fought for. People understand losing battles, what they wont tolerate is not even showing up to fight the battle.

[Doctor_J]

43. They will be told the same thing for the next 14 months

So I guess we should expect the same result??

[dennis4868]

24. No, I saw stats on TV

that showed the left did not show up...as a matter of fdact you had some PL people telling their viewers not to vote in 2010. There are more dem voters than repubs...if this was the case we should win every election...we don't because we don't always show up.

[Life Long Dem]

45. Midterm elections never have the same turnout as presidential elections.

And once again we are at a presidential election!

[bemildred]

26. This is the beginning of the 2012 election. nt

[madamesilverspurs]

27. Our boots on the ground

are getting new soles. It's still "Yes WE Can!"

In spite of the media gloom, there was Trumka standing next to Obama.

Heck yeah!

[Inuca]

31. Trumka and

the head honchos of most of the other major unions.

[Scurrilous]

33. K & R

:thumbsup:

[w0nderer]

34. k&r n/t

[Top Cat]

35. Just watched the rerun on Cspan "Fired Up & Ready to kick some ASS"!!!

[opihimoimoi]

40. Finally some lefty BALLS.....the GOPers have no one close.;...

[Honeycombe8]

39. I think it's too late. And he's telling the wrong people. And he's not actually DOING anything.

He needed to tell the baggers that last year, and earlier this year. Not Democrats. He's preaching to the choir.

Besides, actions speak louder than words.

I'll listen to his speech next week and hope. Maybe I'll believe (again). But I suspect I won't.

Not sayin' I won't vote for him. But don't ask me to believe the same things again that I heard the first time, and found out those statements weren't backed up with action and leadership. Speeches I've heard a'plenty.

[rhett o rick]

41. Time for action. Stop the pipeline. nm

[Doctor_J]

42. Taking on the baggers & Repukes or taking on "Congress"?

Any speech that includes "bipartisan" is of no interest to me at all

[jenmito]

44. Maybe you should listen to/watch/read the speech before going negative. Here's the video:

http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/LaborDayRe

[Life Long Dem]

46. This cartoon says it all.

[Inuca]

47. Excellent! n/t

[opihimoimoi]

48. LOL....... :o)

[Marrah_G]

49. We all know he can give a good speech

[opihimoimoi]

50. This time he went for the Baggers Throats....he will survive the efforts of the GOPers

who wish Obama to be a 1 termer

[Marrah_G]

52. Maybe- but i don't put much stock in what he says while campaigning

I'll wait until I see what he actually does, because up to now, I'm less then thrilled.

[Cigar11]

53. I laughed my ass off

when these idiots were talking about the need for a Fence to make America secure …

What a bunch of stupid idiots; if the Republicans are not willing to support the upkeep of America’s Infrastructure, what build a FENCE.

If my Roof is leaking and my Foundation is crumbling … who gives a shit about a Fence perimeter?