President Obama Calls Mitch McConnell an Old Man Telling Kids To Get Off His Lawn

[babylonsister]

http://www.politicususa.com/2014/04/02/president-obama-shreds-mitch-mcconnell-pretty-telling-kids-lawn.html

President Obama Calls Mitch McConnell an Old Man Telling Kids To Get Off His Lawn
By: Jason Easley
Wednesday, April, 2nd, 2014, 4:51 pm


President Obama took aim at Senate Minority Leader McConnell today. During his speech on raising the minimum wage today, the president compared McConnell to an old man telling kids to get off of his lawn.

Video @ link~

President Obama said:

You would think this would be a no brainer. Politically, you would think that people would be rushing to do this. Nearly three in four Americans support raising the minimum wage. Nearly three in four. Here’s the problem. Republicans in Congress, not Republicans in America, because some of them get paid the minimum wage, so they want to see it raised. Republicans in Congress don’t want to vote to raise it all.

In fact, some want to scrap the minimum wage. One House Republican said its outlived its usefulness. No, that’s what he said. No, no. Don’t boo, organize. That’s what you need to do. They may not hear the boos, but they can read a petition, and they can see votes.

You got some Republicans saying we shouldn’t raise the minimum wage because, they said this, because, well, it just helps young people.

Now, first of all, I think it is pretty good to help young people. I don’t know what’s wrong with helping young people. Folks who say that probably the thing you know, they’ll say get off my lawn!

I think it’s okay to help young people, but the fact is most people who would benefit from a higher minimum wage are not teenagers taking on their first job. The average age of people getting paid the minimum wage is 35. A majority of lower wage jobs are held by women. May of them work full time often to support a family, and by the way, what’s wrong with helping young people to get ahead?

President Obama never mentioned his name, but on the January 26, 2014 edition of Fox News Sunday, Sen. Mitch McConnell said, “Yes. But, of course, the minimum wage is mostly an entry level wage for young people. We have a crisis in employment among young people right now, and generation 18 to 30, people that got out of college, are finding there are no jobs for them. The last thing we want to do is have even fewer jobs for younger people.”

Without naming names, the president basically called Sen. McConnell a grouchy old man who doesn’t want to help young people. That pretty much sums it up. The Republican members of Congress have no interest in helping people in general, unless they are wealthy.

The president’s basic argument for raising the minimum wage is a powerful one, and making Mitch McConnell the face of the Republican Party is a brilliant move. McConnell represents everything that the American people don’t like. He has obstructed progress at every turn. He actively works against what the majority of the American people want, and he is completely owned by big money special interests.

Obama hit the nail on the head. Mitch McConnell does sound like an old man who is closer to telling those dang kids to get off of his lawn than doing anything productive in the United States Senate.

The president likely hasn’t forgotten McConnell’s statement that his top priority was to make Obama a one term president. The political worm has turned, as it looks more and more likely today that Obama is out to make sure that Mitch McConnell doesn’t get reelected.

[Cha]

1. Excellent Mr President.. this is how Dems get elected.. take note Mid-termers!

mahalo babylonsistah..

[msanthrope]

2. It's the Midterms. nt

[Frustratedlady]

3. He is fired up! We have the old Obama back and it's good to see!

I'm loving every bit of his speech, today. I've only seen bits and pieces, but what a relief to see him get those kooks stirred up. The Pugs are at the point of blubbering out their words and that makes me feel great. I'm so sick of seeing them bash Obama for so long without someone standing up for him.

It is also good to see the people in the crowds with wide smiles and enthusiasm about his speech. It's the only way we'll win 2014 is for him to get those people fired up again. He is in campaign mode and I love it.

[flamingdem]

4. His speech today was a

Ton of fun!

[Skittles]

5. WOO!

[frazzled]

6. "Don't boo, organize"

I've heard Obama say that many times over the past years, and I think it's a phrase that encapsulates pretty precisely what some of us here have been trying to say.

Yelling and screaming is not what gets things done or changed, and it doesn't work well at convincing people of anything (it probably just makes them get further entrenched). I think all of us here share the same goals, pretty much (with some exceptions, of course). Our fights are more about tactics. I agree with the president: Don't boo, organize.

[sheshe2]

9. That quote stick out for me too, frazzeled!

Thanks for what you said.

[freshwest]

11. +1,000

[Iliyah]

7. Pres O called Rayn's budget plan a stinkburger - LOL

[DinahMoeHum]

8. Want to help Mitch's Democratic opponent?

Here:
http://alisonforkentucky.com/

[sheshe2]

10. Mitch McConnell

Has diarrhea of the mouth, it is uncontrolled, unpleasant and stinks to high heaven!

[riqster]

13. Coupled with constipation of the brain.

[sheshe2]

14. What a combination! nt

[freshwest]

12. Thanks for the text. The video is private and won't play. Would have loved to hear it! n/t

[olegramps]

15. I can only hope that those who would benefit the most VOTE!

The failure of the working class to register and vote will not affect me. I was fortunate to have enjoyed the best years that this country provided for those entering the work force during the late 1950's. I have a good pension, homes that are paid for plus SS and a IRA.

If the young people and working class are to have any chance for a future, it is imperative that they get off their ass, register and vote. Its either that or bleak future with little opportunity. Dead end jobs paying minimal wages if they are lucky. The future that the Republican oligarchs have for the working class is a return to the 1800's. Education is not the sole answer. There will only be just so many technical jobs available and let's face it not everyone is adapt at mathematics and the sciences. We need good paying industrial jobs along with the technological professions. The last damn thing that we need is any more of these so-called Fair Trade Agreements. What we need is tariffs. Many of the world markets are not open to American made products. For example, it virtually impossible to actually market our products in Japan. While, many sign trade agreements, they pass restrictive legislation making impossible to obtain the necessary licenses and safety requirements to sell a damn thing. The Republicans are pushing a line of bull crap when they oppose tariffs. Let's have a trade war and you will see these countries quickly change their polices since they would be destitute without our markets.

[IrishAyes]

16. To quote my sainted father for the millionth time:

Beware the wrath of a patient man!

[JazzFanInTX]

17. I was laughing so hard when I heard this

Man, he can be funny when he wants to. Likening Conservatives to Mr. Wilson from the old Dennis the Menace show is one of the better analogies I've heard.

The video at that link is marked as private. There is audio available in the Maddow Show podcast. Here's a link to the MP3:

http://msnbcpod.vo.llnwd.net/l1/audio/podcast/pd_maddow_mp3-04-04-2014-191022.mp3

[polichick]

18. Colorful and aimed at young voters - full campaign rhetoric once again...

But if he really wants young voters to come to the polls, he could act differently re: NSA, TPP, pipeline, marijuana, etc.