President speaks to Milwaukee Laborfest crowd - WISN Milwaukee

-- ROBBERY VICTIM TURNS THE TABLES ON AN ATTACKER. PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA BRINGS A JOBS MESSAGE TO MILWAUKEE ON THIS LABOR DAY. I WANT AN ECONOMY WHERE YOUR HARD WORK PAYS OFF WITH HIGHER WAGES AND HIGHER INCOME AND FAIR PAY FOR WOMEN. THE PRESIDENT'S POPE TO A BIG CROWD AT THE SUMMERFEST GROUNDED -- PRESIDENT SPOKE TO A BIG CROWD. PICKS THE PRESIDENT WAS IN MILWAUKEE FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS, LEAVING JUST BEFORE 3:00. HE HAD A RECEPTIVE AUDIENCE THERE. YES, HE DID. LABOR FEST WRAPPING UP HERE SHORTLY HERE BEHIND ME ON THE SUMMERFEST GROUNDS. OF FEW ACTIVITIES REMAINING HERE ON THE STAGE. PRESIDENT OBAMA WAS ON THE STAGE FOR LESS THAN AN HOUR EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON, BUT LONG ENOUGH FOR HIM TO PUSH SOME OF HIS WORK RELATED AGENDA ITEMS TO A FRENZIED AUDIENCE AND LONG ENOUGH TO GIVE A BOOST TO THE LABOR ROOM THAT IS ON THE REBOUND. PRESIDENT OBAMA'S RETURN VISIT WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT WORKER FRIENDLY INITIATIVES LIKE THE PUSH FOR A BOOST IN THE MINIMUM WAGE. THERE IS NO DENYING THE SIMPLE TRUTH, AMERICA DESERVES A RAISE. I'M NOT ASKING FOR THE MOON, I JUST WANT A GOOD DEAL FOR AMERICAN WORKERS. BOTH UNION AND NONUNION WORKERS WORK ANCHOR JUJU -- WERE EAGER TO CHEER HIS MESSAGE. MY PERSPECTIVE IS THAT WE NEED JOBS, WHETHER THEY ARE UNION JOBS OR NONUNION JOBS. ONLY ONCE DID THE PRESIDENT HINT AT THE RECENT LABOR CONFLICT IN THE ACT 10 CUTS TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING. I KNOW IT'S FRUSTRATING WHEN PEOPLE HAVE THE GALL TO BLAME YOU FOR THE PROBLEMS FACING WORKING AMERICA. I KNOW YOU HAVE SOME EXPERIENCE WITH THAT AROUND HERE. LABOR LEADERS SAY THE WHITE HOUSE WAS CLEARLY SENDING A MESSAGE BY THE PRESIDENT'S APPEARANCE HERE. I THINK IT IS VERY IMPORTANT AND I THINK THEY KNOW IT. THIS EVENT HAD THE LOOK OF A CAMPAIGN RALLY, BUT TECHNICALLY WAS AN OFFICIAL WHITE HOUSE VISIT, NOT A CAMPAIGN EVENT. DEMOCRATIC GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE MARY BURKE MET WITH THE PRESIDENT PRIVATELY. SHE DID NOT APPEAR WITH HIM PUBLICLY HERE AT THIS EVENT TODAY. FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE TODAY,

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