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Old 02-26-2011, 11:05 AM
 
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Spartanburg, SC - 2007

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If American workers are being denied their right to organize and collectively bargain when I’m in the White House, I’ll put on a comfortable pair of shoes myself — I’ll walk on that picket line with you as president of the United States of America.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfoelUJLaDU

The promise by Obama was foolish from the beginning, and demonstrated just how little experience he has with executive office. Of course he’s too busy to walk a picket line. But Obama’s been backpedaling on the fight in Wisconsin ever since his ignorant answer on which unions got affected and how. He’s finding the running shoes a lot more comfy now than the picket-walking shoes Obama promised in 2007.
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Old 02-26-2011, 11:11 AM
 
Location: Great State of Texas
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They have a "right" to organize and that's where it ends.
Collective bargaining isn't a right..it's a union benefit.
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Old 02-26-2011, 11:19 AM
 
Location: Massachusetts
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Spartanburg, SC - 2007


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfoelUJLaDU

The promise by Obama was foolish from the beginning, and demonstrated just how little experience he has with executive office. Of course he’s too busy to walk a picket line. But Obama’s been backpedaling on the fight in Wisconsin ever since his ignorant answer on which unions got affected and how. He’s finding the running shoes a lot more comfy now than the picket-walking shoes Obama promised in 2007.

There may be no time to walk a picket line but there's plenty of time for a motown concert.

President Obama to host Motown concert at White House - Celebrity Circuit - CBS News
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Old 02-26-2011, 11:23 AM
 
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I'm waiting for the first Liberal Obamatron to come here and say that his words weren't a "promise".
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Old 02-26-2011, 11:43 AM
 
Location: Missouri
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It's metaphorical...
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Old 02-26-2011, 11:55 AM
 
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it is up to his party mates.. he is probably keeping an eye on this but will watch it play out.
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Old 02-26-2011, 12:05 PM
 
Location: SARASOTA, FLORIDA
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Amazing to see how the democrats have riled up trouble across America and the conservative are kicking liberals around like a bouncing ball.

Non liberals on this board are having a hey day with the liberals lies, deceit, etc.

Obama is the ultimate liar, he wont ever stand up with the people who elected him. Let alone walk the picket lines. He was a fool for even saying this knowing he would never stand up for anything his voters expected him to do.

It was not a promise, it was an outright deceitful LIE.
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Old 02-26-2011, 02:15 PM
 
Location: Missouri
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Amazing to see how the democrats have riled up trouble across America and the conservative are kicking liberals around like a bouncing ball.
You have a delusion of competency.
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Old 02-26-2011, 04:02 PM
 
Location: The #1 sunshine state, Arizona.
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Sometimes I feel like Micheal Scott from the Dunder Mifflin Paper Company is running the country.
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Old 02-26-2011, 04:31 PM
 
Location: Eastern NC
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I find it comically that repubs are calling Obama a liar when their 2 heroes, Reagan and Bush jr, were big liars themselves. Thats right, every President lies. Its the only way they can get into office.
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