Whoa--"The only Americans who'll work at the same place for 30 years and get a retirement

[valerief]

package are in this room."

You got that right, Obama!

[monmouth4]

1. Did I hear some grumbling after he said that? LOL...nt

[GP6971]

2. You sure did. n/t

[Rex]

3. Must he leave? I am already missing this guy and we still have a year!

I'll miss him driving the GOP into a foaming rage-idiot mob.

[uponit7771]

4. +1

[Fumesucker]

30. Either Bernie or Hillary will do for that, Bernie particularly so I suspect

Bernie is so eminently reasonable and good at deconstructing the conservative framing that he'll drive the Republicans absolutely around the bend as POTUS.

I want to see Bernie as the nominee as much for the fact he's going to hit the Republicans from a direction they've never been hit from before as anything else.

I still remember watching Joebituary debate Ctheney in the 2000 VP contest, he spent more time agreeing with the Dick than disagreeing.

[derby378]

5. Word

I haven't had a steady job since 2010, and I'm getting rather pissed off about that.

[busterbrown]

44. At who?

There are many who are culpable..but who specifically?

[CTyankee]

46. 2009 for my husband and he is pissed. Lotsa workers were laid off at City Hall like him.

sad day...

[2naSalit]

47. I haven't had one since

2001. Not getting any younger and only a few years left to retirement age... I'll be working until I drop dead on the job, unless some kind of miracle happens.

[Wellstone ruled]

6. Love the moans and groans on the Rethug side of the room.

What the man said is the truth,worked 62 years at four different careers and found myself just friggin lucky to be able to make the necessary transitions. And when you are fifty one and the firm you work for closes in the middle of the night,that is a bitch. Like I said,was lucky to make a transition,only took three months and away we go. Friggin Luck and timing.

[randr]

32. It seemed to me the groans came from both sides of the aisle

Most jarring reaction of the night and not one mention on follow up shows that I saw.

[Wellstone ruled]

34. Agree ,noticed a couple of well healed Dems moan.

The Pres has 12 months left,and it appears from news pieces,we have more than one Dem that needs to be shown the door. What is becoming more apparent is,are certain Dems going to vote with the Rethugs as a stick in your thing. After reading Orin Hatch's in your face comments today about Mr. Obama's speech,it was not even close to pleasant. Is he going for Impeachment since he is the ranking member?

[Dustlawyer]

41. You would have thought he had said that he was going to take away their self-given right to commit

insider trading! Of wait, they did away with that under pressure and quietly put it back months later a few years ago. Almost everyone of them is an amoral crook, ready to sell out their constituents for a few thousand dollars in campaign donations! It is definitely,

BERNIE TIME!!!!

[AzDar]

43. ...

[malaise]

7. Great line

They were speechless

[BlueJazz]

24. Yep, if you're like me malaise, you love it when the GOP gets a 2X4 rammed up their ass.

I get a nice warm glow out of it.

[jalan48]

8. Nothing like a dose of reality to wake up the wine club.

[elmac]

20. As Boehner would say

I'll drink to that.

[retrowire]

9. as a young american who has just been laid off

from his job of 2 years... hearing this sentence makes me fear for my probable future.

[Ed Suspicious]

16. I hear you man. I took a surprise ending of my temporary contract after 4 1/2 years in October.

I've worked a few days in a couple of bindery positions, but nothing that will put food on the table. Thankfully my wife and my student loans can help us limp along for a while.

We need a new direction in this country.

[retrowire]

17. We're in this together.

Let's work hard for Bernie... He may not immediately solve our problems, but he'll be a great step in the right direction.

[Ed Suspicious]

23. I'm with you.

[mountain grammy]

10. I missed that line..good one!

[JDPriestly]

11. With the exception of Obama's plea for the TPP, it was a very Bernie-favorable speech in my

opinion. He hit on Bernie's themes. And he agreed with Bernie over and over.

[LittleGirl]

13. +1 n/t

[nomorenomore08]

19. +2

[Dretownblues]

26. +3

[madokie]

45. +4

[LanternWaste]

37. Also, Bernie's been hitting on Obama's themes, and agreeing with Obama over and over.

Also, Bernie's been hitting on Obama's themes, and agreeing with Obama over and over.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

12. It's getting to the point where this generation doesn't even know what a pension is.

[retrowire]

14. ....What's a pension? nt

[Spitfire of ATJ]

21. A long time ago companies used to offer benefits to their workers....

It was around the same time that doctors made house calls and milk was delivered to your door in bottles.

[Loudestlib]

25. That was back when labor was valuable

They can use workers from anywhere in the world but God forbid that you try to order your meds from Canada.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

28. That was back when the working class owned the government.

[Mbrow]

35. Thanks to my union

I'll be able to retire with a pension.. Go Unions!

[wolfie001]

40. I graduated college in 1982

Reagan and his ideology have wrecked the Middle Class. No doubt about it.

[George II]

15. Loved that line, along with this one:

"Food stamp recipients did not cause the financial crisis"!

[retrowire]

18. That's a great line.

And in fact, I've tried arguing with Republicans with this simple question...

"What costs more? An M1-Abrams Tank with full ammunition or a years worth of food for a family?"

I never get an answer either. :/

[Spitfire of ATJ]

29. Saw a chart that shows we pay more in officer pay to the Air Force than the budget for HUD....

Give this clip from the Mike Malloy Show a listen...

http://server4.whiterosesociety.org/content/malloy/MalloyMemories/Money_matters.mp3

[lpbk2713]

22. Hey ...

[Uncle Joe]

27. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, valerief.

[randr]

31. I have been trying to find any commentary on this point

so far I have found none. It is like the biggest groan of the night did not happen. The MSM must not want us to know how guilty Congressional members are over their self imposed privilege.

[tom_kelly]

33. Thanks, Obama! (kidding, of course) n/t

[Dont call me Shirley]

36. And the RWingers moan at the blunt truth, that they are causing.

[B Calm]

38. They need to do away with their retirement packages and solely rely on their 401k

like the rest of America.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

39. Well, their 401K and whatever they can get from corporations.

many votes are for sale.

[Enthusiast]

42. He nailed that one.

[Stryder]

48. Nice to know

we're still good for a laugh.