President Obama talked about jobs during his visit to Detroit on Monday.
After a performance by Aretha Franklin, the president delivered a speech to metro Detroiters and labor leaders.
"If you want to know who helped lay these cornerstones of the American middle class, you just have to look at union labor. That's the bedrock this country is built on: Hard work. Sacrifice. Looking out for one another. ...," he told the crowd gathered next to the GM headquarters.
"These are tough times for working Americans, and even tougher for those looking for work. And a lot of folks have been looking for work for a long time," he said. The president then said he wants to "fully restore the middle class in America."
The president's comments were pro-union, and he talked about protecting collective bargaining rights. "We are strong when we are united. We're firing on all cylinders. The union movement is going to be the center of it."
Obama teased the crowd about his upcoming speech on jobs, which is planned for Thursday, saying he would propose "ways to put America back to work, that both parties would agree to."
"Labor's on board. Business is on board. We just need Congress to get on board to put Americans back to work," he said.
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Other local Detroit media coverage of the speech can be found here:
Detroit Free Press:
In Detroit stop President Obama: I will stand up for collective bargaining
The Detroit News:
Obama: New jobs plan includes rebuilding roads, bridges
WDIV TV with video:
You suggest you have no need to resort to namecalling about Fox News...yet in the above post you did it! You insulted Lee by suggesting his information is spoon-fed by Fox News. So it would be fair to say you are spoon-fed by MSNBC or any other democratic "newsworthy" source. Your brush appears to be a little broad as well. I personally don't give a hoot about what any of these sources say. You may not see it, but maybe you should take a look at your posts and realize that you are continuously insulting other peoples intelligence in a very clever way. But hey if it makes you feel like a bigger person than go for it.
You complain that the rich get more in tax savings than the middle class. The way our tax system works. the people who pay the highest taxes get the most benefit from a tax reduction. Tax them too much, attack them for being wealthy, and they just may not invest anymore. In fact, they might move overseas where the atmosphere is somewhat friendlier. We have one of the highest corporate tax rates in the world, 35%, only Japan is sometimes higher. Mark, obviously you have never tried to run a business. Try it sometime, boy, would your view change in a hurry!
I think I'm finished talking with you people. It's like a swarm of stupid.
Sorry Dems and unions, time for a change. Many of those in Detroit have read the writing on the wall (the smart ones that can read) and have simply moved, one obvious reason that Detroit has withered. Yet we have 13 city unions, no cutbacks, acting as if the city still has 2 million folk instead of 750,000. Have you ever tried to open a business in Detroit? Compared to other cities, Detroit stifles any business growth. How many other cities just send a bill for $260 , calling it an 'existance fee'? Charge $600 a year to pick up a garbage can? When my warehouse was broken into, and I called 911 for backup, and my door repairman,who do you think responded first? 30 minutes for a new door, 2 hours for the police to respond to clear out the building. There is hope for Detroit, but only if the Dems and unions leave. So far, their performance speaks for itself, deplorable. We can do better. Pittsburgh, Cleveland, even Toledo have a better administrative city system. By the way, since I secured the building, that made it twice as valuable, according to the city tax folk. Dumb! Kick the Dems and unions out!
Nice to see you rolling out your "anyone can name call" 4 days AFTER you stood by silently and watched your teabaggish friends ripping other users viciously, and now suddenly have a conscience. Nice.
'ripping other users viciously' is a 'general' statement, backed up by nothing. Since you didn't question my comments on Detroit, Dems, and unions, then can I make the assumption that you also agree with me?
Clinton argued that bringing China into the global trade regime will help make Beijing a more responsible and accountable member of the world community.The legislation is the result of a nearly year-old agreement between the U.S. and China that would ease China's entry into the World Trade Organization. With WTO membership, China will make significant cuts in its tariffs, thus opening its markets to the products and investment of America and other countries. You can read the entire article at: http://articles.cnn.com/2000-10-10/politics/clinton.pntr_1_wto-membership-china-global-trade-regime?_s=PM:ALLPOLITICS I find it interesting that you mention Fox, however I watched Hoffa's comments on a local news station. However, I think the point was that Mr. Hoffa used wording that has been deemed to incite violence by the Democratic party.
We have liberal commentators such as Mike Malloy who says terrible things and wished President Bush's death and talks about his hatred of the republican party or Ed Schultz who has made comments about Dick Cheney. I have never heard conservative talk show hosts ever wish for what these two guys have. I said it before, I believe it is disrespectful to suggest that people hold true to their beliefs because they have been brainwashed by "Fox News or Faux News". This saying came from somewhere...and you know what if you check out both of the liberal talk show hosts and others you will find they say it. So does that mean they brainwashed the masses to believe Fox news brainwash theory?
Liberals always talk about company creating jobs as if that's is the reason they are in business, get a clue, people go into business to make money not to make jobs. Because they are trying to make money they create jobs. If they are hindered by regulations, taxes and every other stupid social programs someone can think of to take away their profits from there own hard work and risk taking then you won't have new jobs. You can't have it both ways showing contempt for private sector and then asking them to risk their own time and money to hire someone.
LABOR UNIONS MADE MY DAY
You must live in detroit
Glad to see some support for a Right to work State status for Michigan. The free publicity will attract all kinds of business to our state. When I quote a job, they ask two questions, your QC rating, and are you union? Hmmm, is being union a good thing, or not.? My customers think not.....why is that?
http://dailycaller.com/2011/05/16/right-to-work-states-economically-better-off-study/
we are not like other states we are Michigan and everything we do is closely monitored by the democrats, they are the best people for our state after all we have Obama as our leader