2007: Barack Obama promised to "walk on that picket line" if workers are denied the right to bargain

Barack Obama in Spartanburg, SC. Nov. 3rd, 2007.

"And understand this: If American workers are being denied their right to organize and collectively bargain when I'm in the White House, I'll put on a comfortable pair of shoes myself, I'll will walk on that picket line with you as President of the United States of America. Because workers deserve to know that somebody is standing in their corner."

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[foxfly23]

He didn't break promises. He flat out LIED. Anyone who took the time to do any research knew full well what he was going to do when he got into office: Emulate and surpass his Bush brethern. Of course mentioning these things makes you a YAAAWWWWN racist.

[lottiesocks]

Obama is a buffoon

[Matt Adams]

did Obama lie?

[Lee Mulcahy]

I voted for him the first time. I'm the buffoon. Here's what happens in Aspen if you speak out against Obama's BFF, the billionaire Crowns:  Google lee mulcahy teri obrien.

[rockindude05]

When you have to STRIKE(last resort) because management is not bargaining on a contract fairly...you are being denied your right to "collectively bargain." Obama should make an appearance in Chicago and put pressure on Rahm to back the hell off and stop being an ass.

[bucklaw]

Yeah right.

[uzimodem]

did you not watch the video? not too bright are you?

[Justin Burton]

Whats that rotting? Your intellect? Obama has made several pro-union moves since he got into the whitehouse. Has he actually "come down" and picketed? Naaa..and that would hardly be useful anyway...that would be called a photo-op, sleezy politics, no shame, just telling people what they want to hear, what a faking lieing un-American...He fights collective bargining obstruction the best he can againt the obstructionists that you help put into a majority across the country's local and state

[Justin Burton]

What lie is that exactly?



[Justin Burton]

Wow...sorry, but getting the time to come in and do that in a huge way, more than he has already, such as in Ohio, isn't as easy as posting some bias judgmental rant...the strike started yesterday. Gotta love bafoons...rant, rant...oh, and you guessed it, more rants. Go drink some tea, maybe that will calm you down.

[Shirley Hessler]

Ok........which is it. The people who are making 75.000 a year that want more money and the students are failing or are you going to stand up for the students getting a better education! I have no problem with what they make or giving a raise is a raise is deserved! I see no proof that they deserve a raise.