FLASHBACK: OBAMA MOCKS TRUMP FOR PROMISING TO KEEP CARRIER PLANT IN U.S.
In June, President Obama participated in a PBS townhall and was asked about Trump's promise to keep Carrier's Indiana plant in the U.S. The townhall participant -- Eric Cottonham, a member of the Steelworkers Union employed by Carrier -- asked Obama if anything could be done to stem the tide of jobs flowing out of the country, as Trump had recently promised to do.
"I see here you are doing a lot of things, but in Indianapolis, there's nothing there for us," he asked. "I mean, what's next? I mean, what can we look forward to in the future as far as jobs, employment, whatever? Because all of our jobs has left or in the process of leaving, sir."
"Those jobs of the past are just not going to come back," Obama told Cottonham.
Instead, Obama advised workers losing their jobs to learn how to adapt their skills to "some of these new technologies," in particular, the "clean energy sector."
"Let's focus on those," he suggested. "The days when you just being able to you just being willing to work hard and you can now walk into a plant and suddenly there's going to be a job for you for 30 years or 40 years, that's just not going to be there for our kids because more and more, that stuff's going to be automated."
Obama also singled out Trump for derision, saying:
When somebody says, like the person you just mentioned who I'm not going to advertise for, that he's going to bring all these jobs back, well how exactly are you going to do that? What are you going to do? There's... there's no answer to it. He just says, Well, I'm going to negotiate a better deal. Well, how... what how exactly are you going to negotiate that? What magic wand do you have? And usually, the answer is he doesn't have an answer.
On Wednesday, the White House downplayed Carrier's decision to remain in the U.S. And today the White House doubled down, claiming Trump would need to make a similar announcement every week for eight years to match Obama's record.
Link: Those jobs of the past are just not going to come back
Replies to: FLASHBACK: OBAMA MOCKS TRUMP FOR PROMISING TO KEEP CARRIER PLANT IN U.S.
That is great stuff.
Of course, In the meantime, Barry guaranteed the rights of the 0.000001% of American high school students who identify currently as transgender.
which is still a higher percentage of Americans than work at 1 plant in IN.
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Unfortunately, letting 14 year olds play Victor/Victoria doesn't put food on the table.
So, yeah, your reply is laughable.
He has a valid point despite what Trump is. Cankles and the D's were betting on identity politics
carrying the day. Thus the trannys in the bathroom, the BLM moms at the DNC, women power etc. That worked with a Barry because those who vote on those issues came out for him. Not for her though, and their ignoring of bread and butter economic issues did them in, even though she still did poll two million more votes than him.
I was amazed at the attention this bathroom BS got and it just turned off a lot of people who have much more important problems to deal with.
P.S. Good way to lose NC by aligning with those who were boycotting the state economically over this bathroom shit.
Interestingly the R governor of NC lost, likely due to the bathroom bill
I don't disagree on the failed Clinton approach. Sanders was the candidate talking about economic issues and the DNC and MSM did their best to stop him.
Good point. It's NOT a thing that people care to be front and center. The fact that he made it so
prolly hurt him as well.
It's an issue, but for most voters not a big one and they punish candidates who make it so. Like the governor who started it,and then all the other assholes who jumped in to try to punish the whole state for his stupidity.
Trump isn't even president yet and he is already saving jobs.
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Damn, he could he even start his own college to teach his wisdom.....oh yeah, nevermind.
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Somehow the working-class warrior Bruce Springsteen hates him
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Perhaps because he understands a bullshit artist when he sees one.
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No. It's because his black wife would kick his dago ass if he voted for a Republican...
Let's just call a spade a spade. (with respect to DeNiro)
Bruce is f'in clueless.
Talking Bruce not Bobbie.
He sees Trump,for what he is, a wind bag demagogue.
I know what yer talkin' about. They are cut from the same cloth. Whenever I want enlightened...
...political insight, I seek out Springsteen and his ilk.
Often, Bruce’s desire to identify with middle and lower-class America causes critics to paint him a hypocrite, considering he is obviously quite wealthy.
In 2004, he endorsed Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry and lent the Kerry campaign his song, “No Surrender.” He supported Obama in 2008 as well, even opening the president’s inaugural celebration concert.
On social issues, Springsteen has been a longtime supporter of labor unions and is an outspoken supporter of gay rights and gay marriage.
If he’s anything, he’s a Limousine Liberal.
OY!
He's clearly a limo lib. Which is why he can read Trump who was one himself.
Still is in many ways.
Surprised that you don't see through the Don's BS.
Here's what I see...
I see a country sick of the Marxist @ 1600.
I see the muslim Brotherhood infiltrating our gov't, at the highest levels.
I see a globalist willing to hand over our nation to a group of self-serving bankers.
I see a woman who is a liar and a thief that will pursue an office, even if it means breaking the law.
I see Trump as the dirty bastard that will tear it all down and let the chips fall on the cabal's head.
I like his moxie ...and his strength to reap revenge upon the Bush/Clinton cabal.
He may get discredited, as a result, but he has accomplished two things...he's exposed the 4th estate for the propagandists that they are.
The second is that two can play at this evil game...and he will never lose to these rank amateurs.
Trump will do nothing of the sort.
Have you seen his cabinet picks?
Almost all Bushie retreads, or establishment R figures. A Goldman banker for Treasury? Which Rothschild picked that one? He will cut taxes, and deficit spend just like Bush did. He will leave entitlements out of control. There will be a nice fat bubble just like Georgie poo had and then kerplunk, hello wooo woo Liz Warren.
Don is the PT Barnum of our day.
What you may fail to understand is that whomever was elected...
...was inheriting a big shit sandwich, financially.
The only question is which one is a Capitalist and which is a Socialist?
Neither can repair the intentional disrepair that Ohomo and his handlers already put in place, with respect to a $20T debt.
Hell...it's gonna' take 3 years just to fix the ACA, let alone repair the toxic social issues that the charlatan has managed to inflict upon our nation.
I'll say one thing about Ohomo...he DOES follow orders, like a good boy should.
You will get no argument on the Obama shit sandwich from me.
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The sad thing is that we're all gonna' have to take a bite.
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Springsteen, like DeNiro also suffers from manic depression...
...Most of these Musicians/Hollywood types are suffering from mental illness.
It makes them easier to control and they are useful idiots when it comes to being "mouthpieces" for the youth in our culture.
I've always felt that youth is wasted on the young, but...that's a tome for a different time.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Manic Depression from kata2k14 on Vimeo.
Hahahaha! Obama couldn't see any way that it could be done (of course because he is The Amateur).
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"Trump has to average two of these announcements a week, every week of his eight, year presidency-
in order to meet the same standard. So, the bar is high."
-Josh Earnest
What irony. A White House Press Secretary, named "earnest".
RU f'in kiddin' me? Shall we start w/Solyndra?
Hey, at least he admitted that Trump will have an 8 year Presidency!
What a dumbass.
Correct. Obama's only business creation was Solyndra, and the creation of Government Motors
though Bush originated much of that tax payer funded BS pension bail out program.
Soooo Barry has one bankruptcy bailout and one gubment created bankruptcy.
Whew, thankfully we are getting a prez who was never that irresponsible to have to go through that process.
You fail to understand the difference in the competency of his advisors.& ability to lead
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Banning.....//BWHAHAHAHAHA.
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Though I was referring to cabinet members, Bannon is brilliant by all accounts.
Several rungs up the intellect scale from Val Jarret.
You go right on thinking otherwise though. That is what put Don's enemies on the losing side.
Like whose account?
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You mentioned him before. I asked you who he was. No answer. Who is Banning?
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Post of the year x2
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Keep following along. You may learn something.
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