Obama consults with civil rights "leaders" on fiscal talks

[RKM]

Obama Consults With MSNBC Host Al Sharpton, and Other 'Civil Rights Leaders,' on Fiscal Talks


4:38 PM, Nov 16, 2012 • By DANIEL HALPER

This afternoon, President Barack Obama consulted with MSNBC host Al Sharpton, who's also assicated with the National Action Network (NAN), about the fiscal talks between the White House and Congress. At the same meeting, Obama also consulted with other "leaders of civil rights and civic organizations."

Via the pool report:


President Obama and Vice President Biden met with leaders of civil rights and civic organizations to discuss negotiations over how to avoid the fiscal cliff. The meeting lasted over an hour, and participants spoke to reporters outside the West Wing after they wrapped up.

Per the White House, expected attendees included:

* Peter Berns, The Arc
* Sister Simone Campbell, NETWORK
* Chad Griffin, Human Rights Campaign (HRC)
* Wade Henderson, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights (LCCR)
* Deepa Iyer National Council of Asian Pacific Americans (NCAPA)
* Ben Jealous, NAACP
* Marc Morial, National Urban League
* Janet Murguia, National Council of La Raza (NCLR)
* Barry Rand, AARP
* Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, MomsRising.org
* Rev. Al Sharpton, National Action Network (NAN)
* Aaron Smith, Young Invincibles
* Rev. Jim Wallis, Sojourners

Pool can confirm that Campbell, Henderson, Iyer, Jealous, Morial, Murguia, Rand, Sharpton, Smith and Wallis were there, 'cause they all came out and talked.

 

[cjjtulsa]

Wow. A coalition of mostly ethnic promotion groups are going to negotiate with him on how to avoid the "fiscal cliff". He might ask for a little input from people who are actually experts in finance. One demographic seems to be strangely missing from that list, for the most part. Of course, that demographic isn't allowed to organize the way the others are.

Swirling the drain, folks. Swirling the drain.

 

[HackerF15E]

Hopefully he told them that their groups were going to get cut off from the Federal teat during the negotiations.

 

[GlockCop]

Loks like a lineup of real minds in the financial field....

 

[farmerbyron]

That's like asking the mob how to fight crime.

 

[HMFIC]

One trick pony...

That's all he knows how to do is meet with "community organizers".

 

[RickN]

Lets see, he is already talking about raising taxes on the top 2% now instead of the 1% before the election. Wants to raise the top two tax brackets which means couples making over $178,600 a year. This move will let them raise about $22 billion a year or about 2% of the deficit.

Yea I can believe he would turn to this brain trust.

 

[sanjuro893]

Obama Consults With MSNBC Host Al Sharpton, and Other 'Civil Rights Leaders,' on Fiscal Talks


4:38 PM, Nov 16, 2012 • By DANIEL HALPER

This afternoon, President Barack Obama consulted with MSNBC host Al Sharpton, who's also assicated with the National Action Network (NAN), about the fiscal talks between the White House and Congress. At the same meeting, Obama also consulted with other "leaders of civil rights and civic organizations."

Via the pool report:


President Obama and Vice President Biden met with leaders of civil rights and civic organizations to discuss negotiations over how to avoid the fiscal cliff. The meeting lasted over an hour, and participants spoke to reporters outside the West Wing after they wrapped up.

Per the White House, expected attendees included:

* Peter Berns, The Arc
* Sister Simone Campbell, NETWORK
* Chad Griffin, Human Rights Campaign (HRC)
* Wade Henderson, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights (LCCR)
* Deepa Iyer National Council of Asian Pacific Americans (NCAPA)
* Ben Jealous, NAACP
* Marc Morial, National Urban League
* Janet Murguia, National Council of La Raza (NCLR)
* Barry Rand, AARP
* Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, MomsRising.org
* Rev. Al Sharpton, National Action Network (NAN)
* Aaron Smith, Young Invincibles
* Rev. Jim Wallis, Sojourners

Pool can confirm that Campbell, Henderson, Iyer, Jealous, Morial, Murguia, Rand, Sharpton, Smith and Wallis were there, 'cause they all came out and talked.

Hmmmm.... I wonder if we can count this as Obama's list for the "founding fathers" thread.

 

[Lone Wolf '49]

Loks like a lineup of real minds in the financial field....

thank you, they have NO concept of the real world,and all here no what I mean!

 

[Lone Wolf '49]

That's like asking the mob how to fight crime.

Good one, and you are correct, sir.