H/T Bigfoot
Stunner. Barack Obama’s Organizing for America website is helping to organize the “day of rage” protests in Wisconsin.
What a complete shock.
Ben Smith at The Politico reported:
The Democratic National Committee’s Organizing for America arm – the remnant of the 2008 Obama campaign — is playing an active role in organizing protests against Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s attempt to strip most public employees of collective bargaining rights.
OfA, as the campaign group is known, has been criticized at times for staying out of local issues like same-sex marraige, but it’s riding to the aide of the public sector unions who hoping to persuade some Republican legislators to oppose Walker’s plan. And while Obama may have his difference with teachers unions, OfA’s engagement with the fight — and Obama’s own clear stance against Walker — mean that he’s remaining loyal to key Democratic Party allies at what is, for them, a very dangerous moment.
The OFA Wisconsin twitter feed bragged about how they used students as props at their protests today.
http://gatewaypundit.rightnetwork.com/2011/02/shocker-obama-administration-is-behind-the-day-of-rage-in-wisconsin-students-used-as-props/
To add to the outrage, Obama does this…
Obama Defends Union Thugs From Republican Governor’s “Assault” (Video)
Barack Obama defended the public employee union thugs today. Under Republican Governor Scott Walker’s plan, public employees would have to increase their pension payments by 8%. This is not even close to what private employees pay. The unions would also strip government workers, including school teachers, of nearly all collective bargaining rights.
Scott Walker is a hero.
Via Real Clear Politics:
“Some of what I’ve heard coming out of Wisconsin, where you’re just making it harder for public employees to collectively bargain generally, seems like more of an assault on unions,” President Obama told TMJ4 in Milwaukee.Governor Scott Walker (R-WI) said Friday his proposals were necessary to help the state overcome the $137 million hole in the current budget, and eventually help the state make up the $3.6 billion shortfall projected for the next biennial budget.
Of course, talking to Obama about deficits and debt is like talking to 5 year-old child about Chinese algebra.
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