It has long been argued that the King-Maker is more powerful than the King, as America is just beginning to learn.
Indeed, the Union Label Blog has even questioned whether the SEIU’s Lavender-Lapeled Lord of Labor Andy Stern is, in fact, the hand in President Barack Obama’s puppet, citing a LA Times article that reported:
When the president met privately with the health industry leaders that day, Stern and a second Service Employees International Union official were the only labor representatives in the room.
And this…
Stern can boast that union officials are scattered throughout the Obama administration. White House political director Patrick Gaspard is a former executive at an SEIU local based in New York. No other union has placed anyone at such a high level in the White House.
Anna Burger, SEIU secretary-treasurer, was appointed to Obama’s economic recovery board. And union associate counsel John Sullivan was named to the six-member Federal Election Commission.
Moreover, Stern has enjoyed considerable entree to the new administration — starting on Inauguration Day, when he joined Obama and the new president’s family on the reviewing stand outside the White House to watch the inaugural parade.
Plus this…
Stern’s access is envied by some fellow union leaders. John Wilhelm, head of Unite Here, the apparel, hotel and food service union, said his perception is that Stern gets a steady stream of invitations to the White House that other union executives do not.
Well, those upstarts at Breitbart have uncovered a video that provides even more evidence that the Organizer-in-Chief gives his allegiance to the SEIU.
In this video, then-candidate Barack Obama pledges allegiance to the SEIU, stating, “I’ve been working with the SEIU before I was elected to anything” and boasting he was organizing with the Purple People Eater, the SEIU.
Watch as he finishes up by saying: “SEIU, I’m glad you’re with me. Together let’s change the country.”
For more on the SEIU, go here.
Cross-posted on LaborUnionReport.
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2 awesome diaries in a row!
Steph C (Diary) Monday, October 12th at 8:14PM EST (link)You started with a bang, didn’t you?
If this keeps up we might see Obama outta there before his first term is up.
With all this ‘smoke’ you have to wonder if there is some ‘fire’ somewhere and we just haven’t found it, yet.
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Thanks, Steph...
LaborUnionReport (Diary) Monday, October 12th at 10:07PM EST (link)We’ve been blogging about unions and EFCA for a few years now…Only a few days on RedState, though.
We also run a weekly wrap-up of labor union shorts (in “tweet” form) that we’ll start posting, as well
Thanks again for the compliment!
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Obama out early???
rcov092 (Diary) Monday, October 12th at 10:27PM EST (link)One can only hope! Pray he drags his pedophilia promoting “Safe Schools Czar” with him. It is time, as Jennings claimed for the schools to get back to “aggressively promoting heterosexuality”.
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When Obama gets knocked down to the ground
izoneguy (Diary) Monday, October 12th at 10:31PM EST (link)he may stay down because he is not a heavyweight fighter.
He is a flyweight talker. Obama may soon tire of the office of president when he does not get his way. President, Nobel Prize whiner, what’s next? Queen of England?
The point cannot be made often enough: Modern liberalism, as embodied in the Obama presidency, is the defender of the status quo. And the status quo is a road to economic ruin. Political forces cannot redistribute the wealth that the economic system does not produce.
Purposeful?
michael_j_lambert (Diary) Monday, October 12th at 11:12PM EST (link)Was your replacement of “winner” with “whiner” purposeful, or was it an ominous slip of the finger?
Hmm, Troll I don't think you understand. -nt-
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Joe Biden is like a Decrepit Park owner with a Meth lab that happens to not only be a dealer but a user.
Let’s Bankrupt the Democratic paty. Make spend all the money to defend thier candidates.
Heh, Winner - Whiner -
izoneguy (Diary) Tuesday, October 13th at 10:10PM EST (link)what is the difference when it comes to Obama?
I think I misspelled it and started correcting it and went -
you know what? He is the Nobel Prize whiner……
The point cannot be made often enough: Modern liberalism, as embodied in the Obama presidency, is the defender of the status quo. And the status quo is a road to economic ruin. Political forces cannot redistribute the wealth that the economic system does not produce.
And I thought it was George Soros
6eorge Jetson (Diary) Tuesday, October 13th at 12:29AM EST (link)At least I was on the trail…
Great diary!
There are more puppetmasters
Steph C (Diary) Tuesday, October 13th at 7:11AM EST (link)handling Obama’s strings than we probably know about. Considering there are is it any wonder nothing makes sense these days?
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