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Related: About this forumPresident Obama speaks at the 2014 Milwaukee Laborfest
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Jackpine Radical
(45,274 posts)Oh, yeah, K&R.
alp227
(32,018 posts)Jackpine Radical
(45,274 posts)NYC_SKP
(68,644 posts)Lately she's been taking some paid gigs as keynote.
Jackpine Radical
(45,274 posts)But for a Dem Gubernatorial candidate to duck out on the President when he comes to give a fairly important speech in the largest city in your state
Hoodafuk is advising that woman?
hue
(4,949 posts)It's more a matter of professional etiquette.
dragonlady
(3,577 posts)See the discussion here for why Mary Burke was not on stage with President Obama: http://www.democraticunderground.com/108412407.
According to the Journal-Sentinel, she had a talk with him there, and plans are being made for a campaign visit in October.
However, as reported by John Nichols, she did march in the parade with the RaiseUpMKE group, who are working to get higher wages for fast food workers. This was a significant showing of solidarity with a segment of the Milwaukee population who will be crucial to success in November. A photo of Mary and the group is on the Nichols Twitter page (sorry, I'm too tired to figure out how to embed it): https://twitter.com/NicholsUprising
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indivisibleman
(482 posts)I guess he greeted the president at the airport and then got the hell out of there.
yallerdawg
(16,104 posts)His message for America?
If you don't like Republicans, stop booing and VOTE!
dotymed
(5,610 posts)sadly most of us are still sinking.
Cut the COLA of social security recipients and then give a speech about "feeling good" when the least among us are prospering...
I am not bashing just stating the obvious.
DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISM for me please.
edited to add- Most SS recipients have worked a lifetime hoping to retire with dignity. We should Unite and collectively bargain
for our pay. Hell, WE worked hard and funded this system yet we have no voice about the starvation (taxed as ) wages we receive monthly.
yallerdawg
(16,104 posts)"I'd join a Union!"
That's where we'll get our Democratic Socialism!
Omaha Steve
(99,582 posts)K&R!