Saul Alinsky, Obama's mentor.President Obama is finally getting to utilize as president the only skill he truly has, community organizing. He’s stuck his neck out to lend support for his base, public sector workers. He’s dispatched Organizing for America, his own organizations that specializes in agitation to bully their way into getting what they want.
The president has taken ownership of not only what happens in Madison, Wisconsin, but also every other public sector union throughout the country.
This is what he knows how to do!
He’s siding with the very culprits that are responsible for sucking the U.s. taxpayers dry to fund their extremely generous benefits packages.
Liberals like to talk about shared sacrifice, but never wants to apply these measures to public sector unions that fund their political campaigns. It’s a mutual back scathing orgy of greed and Obama wants to keep his peeps happy at the expense the majority of the American people.
However, he’s not being very presidential. But, what can you expect from a community organizer?
The Washington Post reports that President Obama thrust himself and his political operation this week into Wisconsin's broiling budget battle, mobilizing opposition Thursday to a Republican bill that would curb public-worker benefits and planning similar protests in other state capitals.
The president has taken ownership of not only what happens in Madison, Wisconsin, but also every other public sector union throughout the country.
This is what he knows how to do!
He’s siding with the very culprits that are responsible for sucking the U.s. taxpayers dry to fund their extremely generous benefits packages.
Liberals like to talk about shared sacrifice, but never wants to apply these measures to public sector unions that fund their political campaigns. It’s a mutual back scathing orgy of greed and Obama wants to keep his peeps happy at the expense the majority of the American people.
However, he’s not being very presidential. But, what can you expect from a community organizer?
The Washington Post reports that President Obama thrust himself and his political operation this week into Wisconsin's broiling budget battle, mobilizing opposition Thursday to a Republican bill that would curb public-worker benefits and planning similar protests in other state capitals.
Obama accused Scott Walker, the state's new Republican governor, of unleashing an "assault" on unions in pushing emergency legislation that would change future collective-bargaining agreements that affect most public employees, including teachers.
The president's political machine worked in close coordination Thursday with state and national union officials to get thousands of protesters to gather in Madison and to plan similar demonstrations in other state capitals.
Their efforts began to spread, as thousands of labor supporters turned out for a hearing in Columbus, Ohio, to protest a measure from Gov. John Kasich (R) that would cut collective-bargaining rights.
By the end of the day, Democratic Party officials were organizing additional demonstrations in Ohio and Indiana, where an effort is underway to trim benefits for public workers. Some union activists predicted similar protests in Missouri, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Under Walker's plan, most public workers - excluding police, firefighters and state troopers - would have to pay half of their pension costs and at least 12 percent of their health-care costs. They would lose bargaining rights for anything other than pay. Walker, who took office last month, says the emergency measure would save $300 million over the next two years to help close a $3.6 billion budget gap.
"Some of what I've heard coming out of Wisconsin, where they're just making it harder for public employees to collectively bargain generally, seems like more of an assault on unions," Obama told a Milwaukee television reporter on Thursday, taking the unusual step of inviting a local TV station into the White House for a sit-down interview. "I think everybody's got to make some adjustments, but I think it's also important to recognize that public employees make enormous contributions to our states and our citizens."
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