Obama At AFL-CIO: WATCH LIVE VIDEO

Going before groups of autoworkers and union members, President Barack Obama is trying Tuesday to assure blue-collar audiences that the economy is coming back -- and that his administration deserves credit for saving some of their jobs.

The president is addressing the AFL-CIO convention in Pittsburgh, where he will urge the nation's largest labor union to support his health care overhaul.

"We didn't come here just to respond to crises; we came here to address America's prosperity in the future, and I think that's what he'll outline," White House spokesman Robert Gibbs told reporters Monday, previewing the president's message.

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Comments

[yvonne61]

AINT NO STOPPED HIM NOW HE ON THE MOVE

[stillable2think]

I want Single Payer Back on the table. The Public Option is good, but we can make Health care great.

[jimpager]

President Obama is finding the fist inside the velvet glove. If he continues,
LIKE THIS, he gets health care ! If he gets health care, he gets RE-ELECTED !!
If he gets re-elected, he will coat tail MORE congressmen !!! If he gets re-elected,
he picks A PROGRESSIVE SUPREME COURT !!!!

FIRED UP !

READY TO GO !

Great job President Obama. Turning this country around.

[makeshiftriot]

How does one "coat tail" congressmen when they are the president? o_O

[jimpager]

Not this congressional election...next presidential election in 2012. When people
go to the polls to vote for Obama, they don't NOT vote for everyone else. This insures
a great many votes for down-ballot congressmen (called coat tails) which we WON'T get in next year's congressional race but we will get in 2012.

[graceland9]

OH my - he is on FIRE today! That skinny guy just rocked the house!

PS - HP, this needs to be the main thread. Two major speeches today - hello???!!

[stillable2think]

Agreed! HP get your priorities straight. You had enough articles/press for that joke Wilson -- How about some press for our PREZ!!

[LisaMarieC]

I missed it! I hope they do replays tonight.... Gobama!!!!

[Brownforall01]

fired up ready to go there aint no stopping us

[Matt7]

Another good one, Mr. President.

Next . . . enter the "just words" tr0lls.

[yvonne61]

President Obama you are the only to get healthcare done

[stillable2think]

WE have to get Health Care done. An excellent quarterback can't move the ball without a good offensive line ---WE have call our Congressmen! WE have to make noise!

"YOP!!" -Dr. Seuss

[yvonne61]

public option on board

[stillable2think]

I want single payer back on the table!

[Raul Garcia]

I thought the Unions were in support of a Public Option?

Here we are again being played like cheap pianos.

[Leu]

I think your point has been addressed. They do.

[BeVeryAfraid]

You keep going off message. You need to listen.