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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.
Comments (685)
I'm sick and tired of the left being allowed to be as inciting, hateful, racist, and insulting as they want to be without being called out and put down by their leaders and media.
It is also amazing that the keep screaming that the stimulus worked (so well we need more) and that it is supported when most people do NOT support it. As for public sector unions, no bargaining. We pay them and we should decide. They should not be able to launder money through their groups back to the Democrats.
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Obama makes a Florida appearance, then sends in Obiden, and finally organized labor. I wonder how else they are going to buy Florida votes. A chicken in every pot? Payouts to government workers?
God luck to a bad idea, heh.
The reduction in unions is not because of "globalization" or "market forces" but stupid free trade policies that funnel all the profits to the top 1% and completely screw everyone else. Whoever addresses this nonsense policy will get my vote but it looks like both parties are only interested in taking money from me and handing it to the rich.
The reduction in unions is not because of "globalization" or "market forces" but stupid free trade policies that funnel all the profits to the top 1% and completely screw everyone else. Whoever addresses this nonsense policy will get my vote but it looks like both parties are only interested in taking money from me and handing it to the rich.
AND THE POOR, POOR TAXPAYER SERFS AS THE LOSER---no wonder 6 million poor Americans have lost their jobs under these thugs
LISTEN FREAK - 11 MONTHS AND WE REMOVE YOU GUYS THAT ARE JUST FRONTS FOR UNION THUGS - THE 80% of the rest of the nation are sick of your hatred and socialism............THE WORKERS, THE REAL WORKERS ARE THE 80% that carry the union's water and ARE DONE WITH IT............teachers go down first - there are 400,000 unemployed americans every week that will take their jobs for less money, no tenure, no pension and no free healthcare - NO MO MONEY guys - the rules have changed in your face
Of course, to her, they are just old and white. Her comment is racist to the core. Isn't this what SHE would claim if the situation was reversed and a Republican politician referred to La Raza with an obscene word.
I don't think we should let this go. Obama should be pressured to remove this racist woman from office.
teabaggers: homosexual slur meaning to take the others scrotum into their mouth.
Is this now acceptable for Politicians and Obama? How low can they go. Stay tuned.
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