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Carrying Water for Obama, Hilda Solis Picks a Fight with the Tea Party
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With the team behind President Barack Obama targeting the Sunshine State in their bid for a second term in 2012, the White House sent U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis to speak to the Florida Democratic Convention on Saturday.
A day after Vice President Joe Biden told the convention at Walt Disney World that Obama needed to carry Florida to win in 2012, Solis attempted to rally Democrats for the elections and urged them to push for the Obama jobs plan which, with Republicans controlling the U.S. House, has no chance of passing Congress.
Speaking at a luncheon event on Saturday, Solis carried water for Obama, bashing Republicans and praising the administration’s economic policies.
Solis offered harsh words about conservatives. Looking at 2012, Solis slammed the tea party movement, calling them “teabaggers” and promising the Obama administration will take them on.
Combating the noise of a crowd often more concerned with holding their own conversations and eating their lunches than listening to her speech, Solis attempted to defend the Obama economic policies, praising the federal stimulus that the White House backed and the president’s job plan.
Solis claimed that the Obama job plan was backed by 65 percent of the American people and would “put 2 million people, especially construction workers, back to work.”
Besides attempting to sell the Obama jobs plan, Solis took aim at the Republicans. She attacked Republican Gov. Rick Scott’s labor policies, arguing that he is looking to take away collective bargaining and other rights from public-sector employees.
Solis accused Republicans in Florida and other states, including Ohio and Wisconsin, of “picking on” teachers, police officers and other government workers.
Blaming globalization and market changes for the decline of organized labor in the private sector, Solis conceded that government workers retained strong unions. “We’ve seen the movement in the labor house diminish in the private sector,” said Solis.
Solis urged the crowd to back Obama and his jobs plan.“You need to understand that this president is fighting for you,” she insisted.
When Obama took the oath of office in January 2009, the national unemployment rate stood at 7.6 percent. In September 2011, the national unemployment rate was 9.1 percent.
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A day after Vice President Joe Biden told the convention at Walt Disney World that Obama needed to carry Florida to win in 2012, Solis attempted to rally Democrats for the elections and urged them to push for the Obama jobs plan which, with Republicans controlling the U.S. House, has no chance of passing Congress.
Speaking at a luncheon event on Saturday, Solis carried water for Obama, bashing Republicans and praising the administration’s economic policies.
Solis offered harsh words about conservatives. Looking at 2012, Solis slammed the tea party movement, calling them “teabaggers” and promising the Obama administration will take them on.
Combating the noise of a crowd often more concerned with holding their own conversations and eating their lunches than listening to her speech, Solis attempted to defend the Obama economic policies, praising the federal stimulus that the White House backed and the president’s job plan.
Solis claimed that the Obama job plan was backed by 65 percent of the American people and would “put 2 million people, especially construction workers, back to work.”
Besides attempting to sell the Obama jobs plan, Solis took aim at the Republicans. She attacked Republican Gov. Rick Scott’s labor policies, arguing that he is looking to take away collective bargaining and other rights from public-sector employees.
Solis accused Republicans in Florida and other states, including Ohio and Wisconsin, of “picking on” teachers, police officers and other government workers.
Blaming globalization and market changes for the decline of organized labor in the private sector, Solis conceded that government workers retained strong unions. “We’ve seen the movement in the labor house diminish in the private sector,” said Solis.
Solis urged the crowd to back Obama and his jobs plan.“You need to understand that this president is fighting for you,” she insisted.
When Obama took the oath of office in January 2009, the national unemployment rate stood at 7.6 percent. In September 2011, the national unemployment rate was 9.1 percent.
Reach Kevin Derby at kderby@sunshinestatenews.com or at (850) 727-0859.
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Neither is "Hispanic".
Hispanic/Latino are made up terms to separate the descendents of the White/Spanish and Spanish speaking members of the White race, out of the White race.
Which in itself is ethnocentric, and therefore "racist".
Latin is a dead languge, there is no country called "Latin". If it is supposed to refer to what is slangly called "Latin America", what nation speaks Latin?
It would be more apt to call it Hispanic America.
What "Latin"s conquered Mexico, Central and South America? The Spanish and Portuguese?
Those were White men from Europe.
Hispanics are White people with Spanish heritage.
Mexican is a nationality, not a race.
When people try to separate themselves in order to procure special priveleges (like funding), by making up names to call themselves something other than what they are, that smacks of racism. This is exactly what the terms "Hispanic", and "Latino" are all about.
Racism.
Having said that, as a TPP I fully denounce illegal immigration so don't even go there. And if you question my patriotism, I am retired Military, a Vietnam veteran and have participated and supported every TP demonstration from the beginning. Buenos Dias!
BTW, "Latino" isn't a race, so don't try to pull the race card.
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Now, if you want to talk about the Taxed Enough Already (TEA) Party, that's another subject.
The Tea Party isn't a political party, it's a group of people that represent and support traditional American values, and is made up of traditional Americans of all races, ages, income levels, professions, and both political parties. Their influence derives from American traditions of freedom of speech demonstrations, and democratic principles of majority rule. Their agenda is smaller government, a balanced budget, and less government intrusion unless it is supported by the Constitution or the will of the majority of The People.
Teabaggers are liberals who are too stupid to pronounce Tea Party.
Fortunately Ms Solis does not have to worry that the Tea Party would stoop to her crass level and describe Latinos as Beaners. She needs to be muzzled if she can't think and speak like an adult, cabinet member or not!
It won't pass with Democrats controlling the Senate either dickhead.
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