President Clueless: House GOP are like striking workers, & should not be tolerated

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Clueless in DC.

The Washington Free Beacon reports on the latest instance of the President equating the House GOP to striking workers, evidently not quite grasping that the most common work strikes are instigated and organized by …. labor unions (via Memeorandum):

President Obama again analogized workers walking off the job and β€œshutting down the plant” to House Republicans refusing to raise the debt ceiling Tuesday on the White House press conference:

Q: (Off mic) β€” if you enter into a series of short-term funding bills or a debt ceiling bill, you would be back in the same place, presumably, with these β€” the same members of Congress.

PRESIDENT OBAMA: Again, I think –

Q: So what has changed in the political dynamic if you do the short-term β€” (inaudible) –

PRESIDENT OBAMA: Well, I think β€” I think what has changed is they’re aware of the fact that I’m not budging when it comes to the full faith and credit of the United States, that that has to be dealt with, that you don’t d– you don’t pay a ransom, you don’t provide concessions for Congress doing its job and America paying its bills.

And β€” and I think most people understand that. I mean, you know, I β€” I was at a small business the other day and talking to a bunch of workers, and I said, you know, when you’re at the plant and you’re in the middle of your job, do you ever say to your boss, you know what, unless I get a raise right now and more vacation pay, I’m going to just shut down the plant; I’m not going to just walk off the job, I’m going to break the equipment β€” I said, how do you think that would go?

They all thought they’d be fired. And I think most of us think that. You know, there’s nothing wrong with asking for a raise or asking for more time off. But you can’t burn down the plant or your office if you don’t get your way. Well, the same thing is true here. And I think most Americans understand that. All right?

Dear Mr. President: Since you’re so insulated from criticism and contrary opinions within your inner circle and since most in the mainstream media don’t have the guts to call you out on anything, let alone your obvious hypocrisy, here’s a little link that details the history of union strikes in America. You know, the unions whose support your party relies on to intimidate the opposition and win elections? You’re welcome.

Duh.

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