NWO Orchestrated Protests Across America

Obama Flying into Labor Unrest with Ohio Trip

“If we balance our budget--$8 billion in the hole--without a tax increase and we've cut taxes on income taxes, that's going to send a message to the rest of that country that if they can do it [in Columbus], they can do it in their state and they maybe, guess what, they might actually be able to do something like this in Washington." - Gov. John Kasich, R-Ohio, to FOX News on efforts to curb the power of government unions

February 22, 2011

FoxNews.com - President Obama is traveling to Ohio today to talk about his “Winning the Future” stimulus package, but is finding that local concerns are overshadowing his proposals.

As Obama arrives in Cleveland for his speech in support of his spending plan, 143 miles south on Interstate 71, union protesters will be massing at the Ohio capitol in what labor leaders hope will be a show of force equal to the protests that have gripped Madison, Wisc. for the past week.

Obama jumped out early in support for the Wisconsin protests, condemning the bill to curb the collective bargaining power of government worker unions as “an assault.” Obama’s grassroots campaign arm and the Democratic National Committee also swung in behind the government workers, helping organize the protests, which have drawn labor activists from around the nation and continued around the clock in the Wisconsin statehouse.

But, the White House over the weekend sought to distance itself from the battle between labor groups and Wisconsin Republicans as public opinion moved against teachers who stopped showing up for work and Democrats in the state Senate who went into hiding to prevent a vote. An administration spokesman praised the government worker protests, but said they were “organic.”

Now, union leaders are going to put Obama to the test.

Labor organizers, who compare their Midwestern movement to the popular revolts currently gripping the Middle East, are hoping to have 20,000 protesters descend on Capitol Square in Columbus this afternoon.

While the ostensible reason for the timing of the demonstration is a committee hearing in the state Senate on a bill similar to the Wisconsin measure, the real audience for the protests is the president up the road at Cleveland State University.

Any hope Obama has of winning in Ohio in 2012, and by extension, a second term in office, will depend on the support of the government unions that helped secure his 2008 victory in the Buckeye State. If 20,000 protesters are storming the state capitol, it will be very hard for Obama to ignore.

What Obama says when he is in Cleveland will matter a great deal. If he does ignore the protests, it will be a serious slap to the most important part of his political coalition. If he champions their cause, it will further cement the president’s affiliation with a movement that has left many swing-state taxpayers angry over labor unrest in the name of lavish government pay and benefits.

Based on the way Obama typically responds to such situations, he will likely equivocate. He may call for “greater understanding” or encourage all involved to “remain peaceful,” as he has during the Arab unrest that inspires supporters of the government union protests.

But it’s a subject Obama must address in some way as the union curbs and labor protests expand across the nation.

In Indiana, it’s private sector unions that are protesting. They are out in force against a “right to work” law similar to those in 22 states that allow individuals to opt out of union membership even if a majority of employees vote to organize.

In other states, workers have no choice but to join and pay dues if a union can win majority support among employees. “Right to work” states, which often have exemptions for skilled trades like electricians or pipe fitters that have apprenticeship programs, have seen private union membership decline steadily over the years.

The proposal in Wisconsin would do to public unions what “right to work” has done to private ones: make membership optional and make dues voluntary.

Obama Recycles Failed “Green Jobs” Strategies

President Obama outlined the “Winning the Future” strategy during his State of the Union address. It includes increased government support of energy research and development as well as education programs, including job training, to “to out-innovate, out-educate, and out-build our competitors,” according to the President.

February 3, 2011

NRCC - At a press conference today in Pennsylvania, President Obama is announcing new taxpayer-funded subsidies for so-called “better buildings,” the latest incarnation of his failed big government jobs strategy:

“In his State of the Union, President Obama laid out his vision for winning the future by investing in innovative clean energy technologies…

“The President’s Better Buildings Initiative will make commercial buildings 20 percent more energy efficient over the next decade by catalyzing private sector investment through a series of incentives to upgrade offices, stores, schools and other municipal buildings, universities, hospitals, and other commercial buildings.” (“President Obama’s Plan to Win the Future by Making American Businesses More Energy Efficient through the ‘Better Buildings Initiative,’ The White House, 2/3/2011)

By the White House’s own admission, this latest plan “builds on" the stimulus. President Obama has spent over $80 billion to date on green jobs, with no measurable results. Perhaps this is the Son of Stimulus.

“This initiative builds on our investments through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), and our continued commitment to passing the President’s proposed ‘HOMESTAR’ legislation to encourage American families to make energy saving upgrades in their homes.” (“President Obama’s Plan to Win the Future by Making American Businesses More Energy Efficient through the ‘Better Buildings Initiative,’ The White House, 2/3/2011)

“And although the administration has allocated as much as $80 billion through the stimulus package to create more than 6 million green jobs, it is impossible at this point to quantify success. For one, there is no official federal definition of a green job…” (Lois Romano, “Voices of Power: Adviser Sets Sights on Developing Green-Collar Jobs,” The Washington Post, 8/11/09)

Even allies on the Left doubt that Obama’s latest proposal can create jobs:

“Obama’s environmental agenda is in tatters. His green jobs plan has done little to make a dent in unemployment, which persists at close to 10 percent.” (Michael Shellenberger, "Cap And Charade" The Green Jobs Myth," The New Republic, 10/14/10)

"Even Obama's Democratic allies say the investment in a clean-energy future is unlikely to provide a lot of relief to the unemployed.

"'There are good reasons to create green jobs, but they have more to do with green than with jobs,' said Alan Blinder, a Princeton University economics professor and former Federal Reserve vice chairman. 'There is no reason on Earth to think that spending money on green jobs is more effective than spending on other things.'" (Michael D. Shear And Steven Mufson, "Obama Sticks With Clean-Energy Goals," The Washington Post, 7/13/10)

The Washington Post suggested that the White House is more concerned with optics than actual job creation, intent on showcasing Obama as a “cheerleader” for the economy. But no amount of flashy press events will change his failed jobs record of the past two years:

“He used to tour the country touting all the bills he had signed into law. But now, often with safety goggles covering his eyes, President Obama has become the host of what feels like a looping infomercial on American innovation….

“In this new stage of his presidency, Obama, once derided as anti-business, has adopted a different tone: cheerleader….

“For the administration, however, the events communicate another message: The president cares about the economy, and you can tell because he's standing beside a huge white generator, peering closely at the technology and greeting one of the workers producing it. These images emerge on the front page of the next day's local paper with quotes from an enthusiastic commander in chief.” (Perry Bacon Jr., “On Economy, Obama Takes A New Role: Cheerleader,” The Washington Post, 1/31/2011)