President Obama got busy pandering to the American working class and unions Wednesday, in a speech devoted to raising the minimum wage.
With the presidential election nearly a year away, and one foot out of the White House door, the Obama administration embraced the #RaiseTheWage movement that helped bring minimum wage increases to cities like Seattle and Los Angeles.
“The 40-hour workweek. Overtime pay. Health insurance. Retirement plans. The middle class itself was built on a union label.” —@POTUS
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) October 7, 2015
“Good pay. Benefits. Workplace safety. Work-family balance. Skills training. The freedom to organize. That’s what unions secured” —@POTUS — The White House (@WhiteHouse) October 7, 2015
RT if you agree: It’s time to raise the minimum wage. http://t.co/12kdzQvx1i #RaiseTheWage #StartTheConvo pic.twitter.com/r3eERD7O30
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) October 7, 2015
“We’ve been homeless at times and I work two fast-food jobs.” -Terrence Wise #StartTheConvo #FightFor15 pic.twitter.com/5hK9fPglgi — IWJ (@IWJNational) October 7, 2015
What better way to bring unions and a disillusioned middle-class back into the good graces of the Democrat Party than to take that fight nationwide?
The White House stunt was complete with a human prop, as Twitchy reported, and plenty of social media touting their not-so-original ideas. The White House also made sure to let the public know that anyone who dares to disagree agree with its position is against cops, teachers, firefighters, and well, just about everybody.
“When folks attack unions, they’re attacking the middle class. They’re attacking cops, firefighters, teachers” —@POTUS #StartTheConvo
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) October 7, 2015
@WhiteHouse @POTUS Straight from the playbook of Saul Alinsky. Demonize your opponent. — Keith Andrew (@iamkeithandrew) October 7, 2015
But the charade didn’t end there.
A man named Terrance Wise was paraded out to give his sob story about working for two long decades at only $8 per hour. There were no raises after two decades?
Folks just weren’t buying it.
Terrence worked 2 decades & makes only $8. That is not right! So he joined #fightfor15 #StartTheConvo pic.twitter.com/AZ3bs3CjfT
— Valerie Jarrett (@vj44) October 7, 2015
“I’ve been homeless with 2 daughters + things didn’t change until I joined the #FightFor15” Terrence #StartTheConvo pic.twitter.com/fqWMs5Dm66 — Fight For 15 (@fightfor15) October 7, 2015
“Terrence and his mom have been apart for ten years because they don’t make enough to travel to see each other” –@POTUS #StartTheConvo
— IWJ (@IWJNational) October 7, 2015
Jarrett was able to #StartTheConvo with #FightFor15 alright:
@vj44 apparently terrence did nothing to improve his stature… — EJM (@bosseone2) October 7, 2015
@vj44 There is no way that’s true. You’d have to be insanely incompetent to be in the workforce that long and still be only make $8/hr.
— Mysterion (@PornPops69) October 7, 2015
I once made $3.25/hr. Now make over $100K a yr. Self improvement and hustle sweetcheeks. @vj44 — Horace (@CoolPapa68) October 7, 2015
@vj44 @WhiteHouse its called get a different job. Thanks Obama job market!
— Anthony Piagentini (@abpiagentini) October 7, 2015
@vj44 Terrance should improve his ed., get a skill, or open his own business. Nobody owes him shit and you don’t get a raise for nothing. — JustASlice (@AmericanAsPie) October 7, 2015
Then, the White House went completely incoherent:
“If you’re not at the table—you’re on the menu. So we’ve got to get more working Americans to the table” —@POTUS #StartTheConvo
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) October 7, 2015
What?
@WhiteHouse @ObamaFoodorama @POTUS That makes absolutely no sense. @getinthesea — Streetfood & Vine (@StreetFoodUK) October 7, 2015
After the failed attempt at cleverness, the White House got serious:
“If you work hard in America, you should actually be able to take care of those you love.” —@POTUS: http://t.co/12kdzQvx1i #LeadOnLeave
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) October 7, 2015
Oh, now they hear you. Or not:
@WhiteHouse @POTUS Hard to do when you destroyed the economy. pic.twitter.com/JCHLfHzZ9N — Official_WH_PR (@White_House_PR) October 7, 2015
@WhiteHouse @POTUS you’ve been President for 7 years, it’s your economy there Barry.
— Edward (@US395) October 8, 2015
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