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2011-09-06 Home Front: Politix
White House Declines To Comment On Union Leader's Anti-Tea Party Rhetoric At Labor Day Rally
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Posted by Beavis 2011-09-06 08:51|| || Front Page|| [5 views ]  Top

#1 Expect these people to cheat and lie every chance they get.
Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2011-09-06 11:55||   2011-09-06 11:55|| Front Page Top

#2 White House had no comment this afternoon after Teamsters Union leader James Hoffa

What they fail to realize is, no comment is a comment.
Posted by Besoeker 2011-09-06 11:59||   2011-09-06 11:59|| Front Page Top

#3 Sounds to me like he's all for it.
Posted by Deacon Blues 2011-09-06 12:26||   2011-09-06 12:26|| Front Page Top

#4 In the Democratic / Socialist Dictionary Bipartisanship is defined as 'agreeing to whatever the left wants'.

What Hoffa and Obumbles don't understand (or are ignoring) is that the Tea Pary are the workers.

One wonders how may real 'workers' attended this Labor Day Rally verses how many 'union officials'....
Posted by CrazyFool 2011-09-06 12:38||   2011-09-06 12:38|| Front Page Top

#5 What this rather drab flavor flav wannabe is attempting to do is, first, make like a Michael Buffer intro for a badass fighter, get Present Obama to look tough for unions, perhaps even a bit of power politics against obama as in get it done or we go after you too. See, obama is not a union man, he is a certain unions man.

Second, to make all unions everywhere appear united person to person, which just is not so, and likely on the other end. A number of vocations a person must join a union, and a number of union memberships require forced donations, both of which can upset people especially when they see their boss collect big money, fail on promises, and quite likely need the money garnished from the paycheck.

Obama has a history of having hype men/women say outrageous things, he take the stage and appear to surf with style, then back off a day or so later quite appearingly quite appalled and confused of the controversy, like the Bernie Mac opener.

NBA players union would have a player fined and suspended by the first showing of sportscenter for such open talk to an opposing player; here the leaver of the fee world votes present.
Posted by swksvolFF 2011-09-06 12:49||   2011-09-06 12:49|| Front Page Top

#6 O'Bummer will continue to decline b!tch-slapping Hoffa. When DNC-Little-Debbie-Wasserman-Schultz declined to address Hoffa's remarks during an interview today, I suspected it was all a put up deal anyway. Wasserman Schultz strikes me as the female counterpart to Anthony Weiner--strident, abrasive, and offensive--a Dem attack dog. O'Bummer was looking tough by association (with Hoffa) for the union vote. O'Bummer probably helped Hoffa script it. O'Bummer is in full campaign mode.
Posted by JohnQC 2011-09-06 14:55||   2011-09-06 14:55|| Front Page Top

#7 O'Bummer is in full campaign mode.

I didn't know he left it.
Posted by CrazyFool 2011-09-06 16:13||   2011-09-06 16:13|| Front Page Top

#8 I believe that that this Hoffa spent some time in prison for conspiracy to bomb a company that the Teamsters local he led was striking.

It might not be wise to assume that he doesn't mean exactly what he says.
Posted by SR-71 2011-09-06 16:34||   2011-09-06 16:34|| Front Page Top

#9 It should be noted that the Teamsters are under a *perpetual* consent decree from the Justice Department since 2000. This decree means that they are effectively managed by the Just Us Department, and cannot do anything without Just Us Department permission.
Posted by Anonymoose 2011-09-06 16:46||   2011-09-06 16:46|| Front Page Top

#10 this Hoffa spent some time in prison for conspiracy to bomb...

In that case he's probably a very good friend of Obumbles.

Bumbles seems to like to pal around with domestic terrorists for some reason.

(and no - I do not consider Bill Ayers an ex terrorist.)
Posted by CrazyFool 2011-09-06 16:47||   2011-09-06 16:47|| Front Page Top

#11 When DNC-Little-Debbie-Wasserman-Schultz declined to address Hoffa's remarks.............................. O'Bummer is in full campaign mode.
Posted by JohnQC

I agree, a rather disgusting little critter.
Posted by Besoeker 2011-09-06 17:12||   2011-09-06 17:12|| Front Page Top

#12 this Hoffa spent some time in prison for conspiracy to bomb...

As opposed to the other Jimmy Hoffa who has spent some time... somewhere.
Posted by SteveS 2011-09-06 17:53||   2011-09-06 17:53|| Front Page Top

#13 It might not be wise to assume that he doesn't mean exactly what he says.

Channeling the Cartman in Hitler persona. Yes, when people of such position say something so clear, they should be taken at their word, even if it is biden.
Posted by swksvolFF 2011-09-06 18:33||   2011-09-06 18:33|| Front Page Top

#14 IIRC FOXNEWS Segment this Guam AM > VPOTUS JOE BIDEN "ANTI-GOP/CONSERVATIVES" SPEECH AT OHIO RALLY = argued that, vee the Tea Party, UNIONS = US LABOR MOVEMENT IS NOW IN A DE FACTO EXISTENTIAL STRUGGLE FOR ITS VERY HEART-N-SOUL.

SAME = the Bammer didn't downplay or criticize HOFFA'S "TAKE OUT THE SOBS" REMARK because Veep Biden was in Ohio ranting agz the GOP + Conservatives for obtructing the Obama Admin.

and

* FOX FIVE Panel-Member comment = "Its Official -the USA now has MORE JOB PLANS/SCHEMES THAN ACTUAL JOBS".
Posted by JosephMendiola 2011-09-06 19:20||   2011-09-06 19:20|| Front Page Top

#15 Bumbles seems to like to pal around with domestic terrorists for some reason.

"A nonunion contractor who operated heavy equipment, Eddie York was shot to death during a strike called by the United Mine Workers 17 years ago. Workmates who tried to come to his rescue were beaten in an ensuing melee. The head of the UMW spearheading the wave of strikes at that time? Richard Trumka. Responding to concerns about violence, he shrugged to the Virginian-Pilot in September 1993: 'I’m saying if you strike a match and you put your finger in it, you’re likely to get burned.'"

"A federal jury convicted one of Trumka’s UMW captains on conspiracy and weapons charges in York’s death. According to the Washington, D.C.-based National Legal and Policy Center, which tracks Big Labor abuse, Trumka’s legal team quickly settled a $27 million wrongful death suit filed by York’s widow just days after a judge admitted evidence in the criminal trial. An investigative report by Reader’s Digest disclosed that Trumka 'did not publicly discipline or reprimand a single striker present when York was killed. In fact, all eight were helped out financially by the local.'"
Posted by Pappy 2011-09-06 19:29||   2011-09-06 19:29|| Front Page Top

#16 Interesting find, Pappy, thanks.

Anyone have the similar cite for James Hoffa Jr.?
Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2011-09-06 20:37||   2011-09-06 20:37|| Front Page Top

#17 Good point - you don't have to actually pull the trigger to be a terrorist - look at Osama, Arafat, Ayers and his wife, etc...
Posted by CrazyFool 2011-09-06 22:58||   2011-09-06 22:58|| Front Page Top

#18 CF, ayers and his wife did pull the trigger on bombs as I understand it.
Posted by Hellfish 2011-09-06 23:19||   2011-09-06 23:19|| Front Page Top

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