Obama takes a jab at Christie over teacher union comment

[Omaha Steve]

Source: NJ.com

By Matt Arco

TRENTON — President Barack Obama took a jab at Chris Christie on Monday over the governor's controversial statement about wanting to deliver a "punch in the face" to teachers' unions.

The president, in speech at the Greater Boston Labor Council's annual Labor Day Breakfast, mocked the governor along with Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, who's also well known for taking on teacher unions.

"One presidential candidate, he is bragging about he destroyed collective bargaining rights in his state. And he says that busting unions prepares him to fight ISIL. I didn't make that up," said Obama said, taking a jab at Walker.

Obama continued: "And then there was the guy — these guys are running for office, they're running for the presidency — who said a union deserves a punch in the face. Really? Tell me how you really feel."

FULL story at link.


President Barack Obama speaks during his visit to McGuire Air Force Base at where he spoke about military personnel and families while at the base in Wrightstown, NJ 12/15/14. (Ed Murray/NJ Advance Media)

Read more: http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2015/09/obama_to_christie_tell_me_how_you_really_feel.html

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RELATED: Christie comes out swinging at N.J. teachers' union in N.H. http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2015/08/christie_comes_out_swinging_at_nj_teachers_union_i.html

[Eric J in MN]

1. It's a strange part of presidential syntax

...that presidents feel free to talk about candidates, but only without using their names.

[Uncle Joe]

8. A sitting President runs the risk of elevating the culprit by using their name.

I believe that's the primary concern.

[Doctor_J]

12. well, if he referred to Christie as fat bastard, like I do,

That wouldn't be elevating him.

[tblue37]

2. KnR for visibility. nt

[The Polack MSgt]

3. Kick

I wish he could just call these guys names tho
I like Blimpy and Koch-hole the best for those two.

[MBS]

4. here's the link to the full speech

http://www.c-span.org/video/?327962-1/president-obama-remarks-labor-day-breakfast

[d_legendary1]

5. Meanwhile El Presidente

is busy working on TPP which would do more than punch union workers in the face...

[Lychee2]

6. Someone told me I deserved a punch in the face on Saturday.

For riding my horse on the same trail as hers, but in the opposite direction. (Actually, there was plenty of room to pass.)

Anyhow, that's why Christie wants to sock the unions in the face. They are going forward on the trail of progress and Christie is going backward, and given Christie's obesity, there could be no room for both.

Thanks to Mr. Sanders for making me clarify this.

[Lychee2]

10. How was I bashing unions?

Quite the opposite. You must have misunderstood my metaphor. Perhaps I should explain it. Christy is going back to the past and unions are headed toward progress, but there is no room for both on the same path because he is too fat to pass.

[bvar22]

7. That is ironic coming from Presient Obama.

He has proved to be no friend of the Teachers Union.
His plan to privatize our schools system with "Charter Schools",
and his appointment of Arne Duncan to run that show has done more harm to the
Teachers Union than that fat gas bag with the weird hair.

[roody]

11. Yup.