Supporting public sector unions in Wisconsin must be hurting Barack Obama. We know because he is using the New York Times to back away from his earlier statements and the tactics of his own Organizing for America.
In fact, the White House says the involvement of the DNC and OFA “were overblown from the start”, but even the Times can’t help but note
Before Mr. Obama complained late last week of an “assault” on the unions by the Republican governor in Wisconsin, Scott Walker, the Democratic Party had alerted its volunteers in Organizing for America to support the protests there and elsewhere, seeing an opening to show solidarity with the labor movement and rev up the party’s liberal base ahead of the 2012 elections.
By the weekend, national party officials were taking credit for encouraging the protests, especially through the use of Twitter and other online social networks.
The White House now is forced to claim the DNC and OFA went forward without talking to the White House political team. Riiiiggghhhhttttttt . . .
The question, of course, is why? Why the walk back and the distancing?
Let me suggest that this White House understands Barack Obama continues to do poorly in polling with independents. His gut and preference may be to side with the socialist hijackers of the taxpayers we call public sector unions, but he can’t be too bold and upfront. That hurts him with independents.
Nonetheless, we need to remember — it was Barack Obama’s own Organizing for America taking credit for the union antics in Wisconsin that have escalated to the verge of violence.
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bcochran1981 Monday, February 21st at 11:00AM EDT (link)on WOKV 690 here in NE Florida. Doin a great job. AND writing posts at the same time? Whether it be the Kraken, Thor’s Hammer or a Rockstar energy drink, you appear to be pretty energized right now. Keep it up!
You can fool all of the people some of the time, some of the people all the time and liberal voters every time.
Rasmussen has got Obama tanking to pre December
charliebravoNH (Diary) Monday, February 21st at 11:11AM EDT (link)levels. Which is a beautiful thing. Support for Gov Walker is ten points higher than the Unions.
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Seems like BO keeps making the same mistake
veritaseequitas Monday, February 21st at 11:17AM EDT (link)over and over again…he opens his mouth and invariably shoves his size 13.5 foot in it. Keep up the good work Barack!! Your chickens will be coming home to roost soon.
I have it on good authority that O still wears diapers
johnt Monday, February 21st at 11:21AM EDT (link)Worse, he needs help putting them on.
They should have played it smart, keep it low key, don’t over commit, a little subtlety, recognize national conditions and moods, use your brains, Whoops!
I got carried away there, thought I was talking about Normal People, people with at least a modicum of intelligence.
And we are supposed to be the stupid ones.
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Even my two year old can put on her own diapers, but
earlgrey (Diary) Monday, February 21st at 11:36AM EDT (link)I’d prefer she use the potty.
They did play in really safe on the Tuscon thing, which he should have come out right away to quiet the media speculation. Some things are just wrong and if you can’t even get that right, than how can we expect him to do the right thing in WI>
The thing is that his love for unions must be very close to his heart or he wouldn’t have come out so quickly. Just like the Cambridge thing. He really wanted to believe that guy was racist so he put his foot into his mouth.
It must be getting pretty crowded in BO's mouth. nt
chbroussard (Diary) Monday, February 21st at 4:22PM EDT (link)Luv it!
soljerblue Tuesday, February 22nd at 11:01AM EDT (link)It must be getting pretty crowded in BO's mouth. nt
chbroussard (Diary) Monday, February 21st at 4:22PM EDT (link)One editorial writer opined
Flagstaff (Diary) Monday, February 21st at 4:58PM EDT (link)that the primary thing President O’s statement about an “assault” on unions proved is that he’s in the pocket of the unions.
Hard to disagree. They gave him a lot of money, so they had room for him there.
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This horse runs well
Goldwater_Conservative (Diary) Monday, February 21st at 11:24AM EDT (link)kinda like the domestic energy expansion horse, the GOP needs to ride both of these horses as far as they can go. These types of issues unite so-cons, fi-cons and indys while putting Obama into a tiny corner with his union and EPA goons.
He can't be "bold and up front"...
macbookben (Diary) Monday, February 21st at 11:40AM EDT (link)…because his style is more “lead from the rear.” Obama’s handlers don’t want him all bloodied up, so they have him perched back in the rear echelon where he can fall back while the NYT and the rest of the media give him covering fire. He’ll need the respite, too, because his rent-a-mob, what will be left of it, has a big campaign planned for Ohio.
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Spot the misnomer
citizenjerry Monday, February 21st at 11:45AM EDT (link)Organizing for America may have changed their name once the man who would be God was elected, but their mission statement is still the original name: Organizing for Obama. Don’t blame this on America!
Let's drag it out.
Incredible (Diary) Monday, February 21st at 11:52AM EDT (link)The left wants this fight between its unions and the taxpayers. The favorability of poll numbers that the Tea Parties put up, as evidenced in the recent elections, and expecially compared to the polling of ‘Public Unions’, shows where John Q Public stands. We would do well to drag this out in Wisconsin. We can win now, or we can win after tanking D brand in polling. In the game of political chess, we need to be thinking at least 3 moves ahead. If Wisconsinites are rushing to the ballots in 2012 to drive out the Dems, wouldn’t that drive the top of the ticket and help rid us of the Present President?
Am I missing some sort of downside?
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We don't have to drag it out. The dems/unions are doing fine
carolina Monday, February 21st at 4:17PM EDT (link)all by themselves.
I agree with you. The longer this goes on, the worse it looks for the unions, imo.
and the longer it goes...
soljerblue Tuesday, February 22nd at 11:05AM EDT (link)the better Governor Walker looks.
I don’t think we’ve ever had a president from Wisconsin. Maybe it’s about time.
Let's drag it out.
Incredible (Diary) Monday, February 21st at 11:52AM EDT (link)The left wants this fight between its unions and the taxpayers. The favorability of poll numbers that the Tea Parties put up, as evidenced in the recent elections, and expecially compared to the polling of ‘Public Unions’, shows where John Q Public stands. We would do well to drag this out in Wisconsin. We can win now, or we can win after tanking D brand in polling. In the game of political chess, we need to be thinking at least 3 moves ahead. If Wisconsinites are rushing to the ballots in 2012 to drive out the Dems, wouldn’t that drive the top of the ticket and help rid us of the Present President?
Am I missing some sort of downside?
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I don't see how he's trying to back away from anything
bk (Diary) Monday, February 21st at 11:59AM EDT (link)It’s more like he’s trying to play both sides by saying meaningless on-the-fence gibberish, while giving a nudge nudge wink wink to the unions that when push comes to shove he’ll be on their side.
Where's that FDR quote on public employee unions?
Glaucon (Diary) Monday, February 21st at 12:13PM EDT (link)Somebody needs to hit the Democrats over the head with those quotes from FDR opposing public employee Unions. Then again maybe somebody already did.
glaucon, FDR quote
sharonmcp (Diary) Monday, February 21st at 4:38PM EDT (link)Here’s a link to not just the quote, but the entire letter.
Letter on the Resolution of Federation of Federal Employees Against Strikes in Federal Service
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Glaucon (Diary) Wednesday, February 23rd at 3:25PM EDT (link)That will come in handy.
Could it be because even some of his media flackies are starting to call him out
sharonmcp (Diary) Monday, February 21st at 4:22PM EDT (link)In a Washington Post piece posted on Saturday by editorial writer Charles Lane:
“Above all, we must realize that no arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women.” ~ Ronald Reagan
Isn't it odd...
jlsankot Tuesday, February 22nd at 7:01AM EDT (link)First, thank you for your post.
Isn’t it odd that the unions are in the tank to “redistribute the wealth”, but put on the brakes when it’s time to redistribute the sacrifice? Guess it’s just a mentality that I will never understand.
Flush
danandsis Tuesday, February 22nd at 6:03AM EDT (link)The boy leader of our country decided to dive into the bowl along with all the other thug controlled unions so all we have to do in 2012 is pull the handle for just disposal.
Unethical doctors writing fraudulent excuses
doubledok Tuesday, February 22nd at 9:47AM EDT (link)for teachers attending the Madison protests should be delicensed and charged with fraud, criminal conspiracy, abetting criminal activity after the fact, and sentenced! The minimal impact should be that they will be excluded from participating in insurances and medicare and medicaid after felony convictions. Susbequently, hospital privileges will melt away and voila – more teachers!
Give no quarter in the fight for your life!