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Thu Aug 6, 2015, 06:28 PM Aug 2015

Martin O'Malley addresses AFL-CIO

Last edited Thu Aug 6, 2015, 07:07 PM - Edit history (1)

Vaughn Hillyard ?@VaughnHillyard 2h2 hours ago
@MartinOMalley to (AFL-CIO) Iowa union members: I would not vote on a trade agreement without knowing what's in it! "What the hell" are we doing??




Sarah Beckman ?@SarahBeckman3
@MartinOMalley bringing back some liveliness in the room with enthusiastic intro speech at the Iowa AFL-CIO forum (today).




Amanda Krenz ?@ACKrenz 2h2 hours ago Altoona, IA
@MartinOMalley bringing the energy, getting good crowd response at IA Fed of Labor forum. @weareiowa5news


Kevin Hardy ?@kevinmhardy
At Iowa Federation of Labor, Martin O'Malley brings up tonight's Republican debate: "or shall we call it an audition for the Koch brothers."


Vaughn Hillyard ?@VaughnHillyard
@MartinOMalley fired up. Strong claps/hollers from union crowd. Getting in as many words in allotted time. Min wage, OT, infrastructure...


Kristin Sosanie ?@ksosanie 3h3 hours ago
@MartinOMalley gets warm welcome at IA Fed of Labor. First ? is on min wage. O'Malley calls for $15 #iacaucus





Iowa Starting Line ?@IAStartingLine
No Larry Summers or Robert Rubin in my cabinet gets @MartinOMalley first round of applause #IACaucus


Iowa Starting Line ?@IAStartingLine
@MartinOMalley seems to do well in section discussing TPP and other trade deals at AFL event, good applause #IACaucus


Justin Surrency ?@JustinSurrency
O'Malley is stirring up the Iowa Federation of Labor crowd. Says "America needs to stop stumbling backwards with bad off shore trade deals"


Kristin Sosanie ?@ksosanie
On TPP @MartinOMalley says: "Trade deals that lower standards for workers & lower protections for enviroment are bad for the US" #iacaucus


Iowa Starting Line ?@IAStartingLine
"You want wages to go up? You got to make it easier for people to join unions" @MartinOMalley at AFL-CIO #IACaucus


Iowa Starting Line ?@IAStartingLine
"When a bank becomes too big to fail, too big to manage, then it's too damn big" @MartinOMalley says at AFL #IACaucus


Meaghan Ryan Murphy ?@meaghan_ryan
Applause for strong support of Glass Steagall. @MartinOMalley @IowaAFLCIO


Meaghan Ryan Murphy ?@meaghan_ryan
"I believe we are on the threshold of American progress." @MartinOMalley is commanding the stage at @IowaAFLCIO. Standing ovation to close.


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Martin O'Malley addresses AFL-CIO (Original Post) bigtree Aug 2015 OP
OK I think we may need a Sanders/O'Malley ticket in 2016 nt 99th_Monkey Aug 2015 #1
I appreciate your passion and posts for O'Malley. Juicy_Bellows Aug 2015 #2
MartinOMalley bringing back some liveliness in the room with enthusiastic intro speech elleng Aug 2015 #3
Sarah Beckman said that he got the best response of the bunch at the meeting. askew Aug 2015 #4
GREAT! elleng Aug 2015 #5
K & R. n/t FSogol Aug 2015 #6

Juicy_Bellows

(2,427 posts)
2. I appreciate your passion and posts for O'Malley.
Thu Aug 6, 2015, 06:33 PM
Aug 2015

I like him, and I like the way his camp came out against the debate schedule.

elleng

(130,917 posts)
3. MartinOMalley bringing back some liveliness in the room with enthusiastic intro speech
Thu Aug 6, 2015, 06:39 PM
Aug 2015

at the Iowa AFL-CIO forum (today).

No Larry Summers or Robert Rubin in my cabinet gets @MartinOMalley first round of applause.

askew

(1,464 posts)
4. Sarah Beckman said that he got the best response of the bunch at the meeting.
Thu Aug 6, 2015, 07:16 PM
Aug 2015

Slowly but surely he is winning over voters in Iowa.

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