Obama to talk economy during visit to Cleveland steel plant

The Columbus Dispatch ^ | Nov 12, 2013 | Joe Vardon

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Obama to talk economy during visit to Cleveland steel plant

By Joe Vardon

The Columbus Dispatch Tuesday November 12, 2013 5:46 AM

President Barack Obama won re-election in Ohio last year on the winds of the argument that the economy here and elsewhere was improving.

On Thursday, he’ll be back, but Democrats’ message on the economy has changed now that the goal is to defeat Republican Gov. John Kasich next fall.

Obama will visit the ArcelorMittal steel plant in Cleveland to “deliver remarks on the economy and the strength of American manufacturing,” said a White House official. How Obama’s talk will mesh with Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ed FitzGerald’s views on the economy remains to be seen.

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Gee, no union payback here:

"PITTSBURGH (September 27) – President Barack Obama has announced the appointment of United Steelworkers (USW) International President Leo W. Gerard and 18 others to the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership (AMP) Steering Committee “2.0.”

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The United Steelworkers (USW) Marxist president Leo Gerard believes if Big Labor can’t get what it wants through the ballot box it’s time to start cracking skulls.

The Canadian-born Gerard loves a brawl. In 1999 he helped the violent anarchists protesting in Seattle block access to the World Trade Organization meetings. USW sent 1,400 goons to shut the talks down. Gerard’s agitation helped to push Algoma Steel of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, into bankruptcy in the 1990s.

USW president since 2001, Gerard wholeheartedly supports the labor-backed Occupy Wall Street movement – and wants it to become even more violent.

“You’re damn right Wall Street occupiers speak for us,” he recently told left-wing radio host Ed Schultz. “They do in Pittsburgh, they do in Chicago, they do in Oakland, they do in San Francisco, they do all across the country. And I think what we need is, we need more militancy.”

But occupying cities isn’t enough in the view of this man who began his career in labor activism at age 11 by handing out leaflets before a strike.

Gerard explained that the Left needs to start a “resistance” movement. “If Wall Street occupation doesn’t get the message, I think we’ve got to start blocking bridges and doing that kind of stuff,” he said.

Via: http://frontpagemag.com/

[FlingWingFlyer]

Barry going to Cleveland to pass gas so his union robots can wallow in the stink. They’re going to love it.

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You seen Cleveland lately? It’s a toilet!

[jimbo123]

Lakshmi Mittal Lakshmi Niwas Mittal (Hindi: लक्ष्मी निवास मित्तल Lakṣmī Nivās Mittal; born 2 September 1950) is a London-based Indian steel magnate. He is the chairman and CEO of ArcelorMittal, the world’s largest steelmaking company.

[mfish13]

Is Obama going to talk about his poor economy, or blame George Bush??

[Texas Eagle]

Barack Obama won re-election in Ohio last year on the winds of the argument that the economy here and elsewhere was improving.

That wind has passed.

[Paladin2]

Bammy's still full of it.

Who would listen to and believe a word that he said?

[jsanders2001]

> USW president since 2001, Gerard wholeheartedly supports the labor-backed Occupy Wall Street movement – and wants it to become even more violent.

“You’re damn right Wall Street occupiers speak for us,” he recently told left-wing radio host Ed Schultz. “They do in Pittsburgh, they do in Chicago, they do in Oakland, they do in San Francisco, they do all across the country. And I think what we need is, we need more militancy.”

The idiots don’t get that violence begets violence. If the keep ramping up the violence they’e going have to start dodging maltov cocktails. You don’t need guys like this in positions of power. They do more harm than good.

[pepsionice]

Considering all the things wrong with the economy....it’s remarkable that it functions as well as it does.

[AU72]

Love to keep track of the companies Bammy has visited that went under.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Is this the former LTV Steel plant on the Cuyahoga ?

[brownsfan]

Obama will blame Bush, and tell people how good the Obama economy is, in spite of what Bush left him.

Ohioans are beyond stupid, they will lap it up and get tingles.

It’s absolutely incredible how much the media controls people in America. If the stupid public is told things are good, then they are good. The media wouldn’t lie.

[jimbo123]

Not sure but the factory Obama is visiting is owned by an Indian billionaire.

[Red Badger]

Seems like every factory he visits soon closes......................

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Leo W. Gerard (born 1947)[1] is a steelworker and a Canadian and American labour leader. He was elected president of the United Steelworkers (USW) in 2001, and is the second Canadian to head the union.[3][4] He is also a vice president of the AFL-CIO.

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Corporate responsibility – ArcelorMittal

corporate.arcelormittal.com/who-we-are/.../corporate-responsibility‎

Having a clear corporate responsibility strategy is fundamental in an industry that ... Our 'Journey to Zero' campaign aims to reduce the number of workplace accidents. ...

While steel makes a vital contribution to renewable technology – ONE IN THREE WIND TURBINES in the world uses ArcelorMittal steel – we need to ensure that ...

[Eric in the Ozarks]

This Indian company has bought up several old steel making plants, besides the Cleveland property.

LTV Steel was upriver from Lake Erie, reachable via Great Lakes iron ore carrier. Many years ago, I was general manager of a steamship fueling business that had operated a depot directly across from LTV. The place was literally soaked in oil and likely contibuted the river catching fire back decades ago.

[SoFloFreeper]

LOL. Whatta laff.

Is he gonna brag about that 0.9% average growth over the last four years?

[Paladin2]

Are those large fans in the background focused on blowing the stinky 0bama away from the podium?

[Iron Munro]

n lesson in economics from Obama is like a lesson in modesty from Miley Cyrus.

Or a lesson in moderation from Chris Christy.

Or a lesson in Managing For Results from Kathleen Sebelious.

Or a lesson in ethics and personal responsibility from Hillary Clinton.