Hoffa declares war on Tea Party

Bawana jim · September 05, 2011, 15:51

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-.../2773942/posts

"Today at a labor rally in Detroit, Teamsters President Jimmy Hoffa Jr. declared war on the Tea Party and rallied the crowd to “take the son’s of b#$%$$ out.” He implored the President to use his vast resources and that the unions were Mr. Obama’s “army” and that they were “ready to march”.

Jim

**308bolt** · September 05, 2011, 16:01

'bout time for the famous disappearing hoffa act again.

John Culver · September 05, 2011, 17:18

'violent rhetoric' is only bad if its said by a non-democrat

**2barearms** · September 05, 2011, 17:51

Quote:

Originally posted by John Culver
'violent rhetoric' is only bad if its said by a non-democrat

They pull that crap on an armed tea party member and it won't turn out well
for them since the Dickocracks are unarmed. So now we have white americans
calling for civil war against white americans, here we go.

flopshot · September 05, 2011, 19:23

Giant's stadium needs another midfield hump .

55bird · September 05, 2011, 20:59

How many tea party people could boycott all union products and what would happen?Hmm...I can hear all the recipients of easy money even screaming on this board.Hoffa and cronies must pay.

**TheDanimal** · September 05, 2011, 21:05

Quote:

Originally posted by 2barearms

since the Dickocracks are unarmed.

Don't be so sure. They are hypocritical in ALL ways. Just because they don't want YOU to have guns, doesn't mean that they don't.

**Blackmore** · September 06, 2011, 07:32

Quote:

Originally posted by 2barearms
...since the Dickocracks are unarmed...

Quote:

Originally posted by TheDanimal

Don't be so sure. They are hypocritical in ALL ways. Just because they don't want YOU to have guns, doesn't mean that they don't.

Absolutely correct. I saw at least one bodyguard (goon) on the stage with Hoffa. I'm sure there were a couple of more thugs* off camera.

*With apologies to the New Mexico variety.

DK · September 06, 2011, 08:52

"...and that the unions were Mr. Obama’s “army” and that they were “ready to march”.

And the new Brown Shirts line up....

DK

DJ · September 06, 2011, 15:37

To Hoffa Tea Party people are "sons of bitches"......to turbo Joe, Tea Party people are barbarians.......
Personally, I think both of those guys are f@#kin idiots!

Hoffa wants a war? To him I say......bring it on a$$hole. I'll give ya a war!

**DakTo** · September 06, 2011, 16:56

The Administration and the unions are scared.
Both are attempting to energize their base to provoke the Tea Party and Republicians to cave in to Obama's upcoming jobs plan. Obama is also is a tough spot as support paybacks to the unions have not been forthcoming after the first infamous stimulus package. Now the Republician majority House has the control of the purse strings and Obama & Company are pleading their case in the MSM.

Obama and the unions may get some of their wishlist but time will tell on what concessions they make to the Republicians. The Republicians may allow them to get their collective beaks wet but with the elections 14 months away, making Obama any type of champion in certainly not in the cards.

D P Six · September 06, 2011, 17:40

Using the unions as a convenient wipping boy misses the point. Union membership is now down in the 11% range of workers and most of those are in the public service sector. Our problems arise when voters want an endless stream of stuff from the government that they don't have to pay for and politician who will dole out anything to them to ensure re-elected. If unions disapeared tomorrow, the country would still be in the dumper. We are throughly screwed.

gates · September 06, 2011, 17:50

Hoffa has the same problem as the Congressional Black Caucus - if they are actually calling for some kind of violence - veiled or otherwise - they need to check their math... they be a tad out numbered - should have been clear where the unions stand after what happened in Wisconsin - the taxpayers are DONE - no more skittles for you a hole! you want to stomp your feet and threaten violence - bring it:-)

**TheDanimal** · September 06, 2011, 20:37

Quote:

Originally posted by gates
- the taxpayers are DONE - no more skittles for you a hole! you want to stomp your feet and threaten violence - bring it:-)

No they're not. I talk to people all the time (just not for very long, and hardly ever on this forum) that haven't figured it out yet.

RJCapt · September 07, 2011, 00:00

Hoffa is a liar a cheat and a thief.

He is also running for re-election as President of the IBT.

I am a teamster, and have been for the last 15 years. I have also held elected positions within our local (including Chairman of our Executive Council) for 11 of those 15 years. I recently attended the IBT convention in Las Vegas as a delegate. Heck, I even had my picture taken with Hoffa in his office (don't ask...) when our new Local that I founded (my name is on the charter) was approved. It's Local 357 (yes I picked the number and 308/762 were unavailable....).

All that being said, I have a little insight to what's going on with the unions right now. It's simple.

Greed

Hoffa is paid by the International. The international takes roughly 22% of all union dues collected from the membership. The more members, the more the International makes. To a lesser extent, the more the membership makes (dues are a percentage of income) the
more the International makes. The more the International makes, the more Hoffa makes.

Hoffa takes in almost 400k/yr all the while denigrating, as he calls them, "the wall street fat cats". Irony? I think not.

Hoffa needs members to pay his salary, and right now he needs their votes. He's a scumbag who will say anything he needs to say to perpetuate his wealth.

Irony is when the cleaners who work his offices tried to unionize and he busted their attempt....

Pete

John Culver · September 07, 2011, 01:13

Have a friend who WAS a Teamster truck driver, till the teamsters ordered him and his fellow drivers to strike.

The result? company went bankrupt and they all lost their jobs.

Yah, its all about supporting the 'workers'

richardrose67 · September 07, 2011, 02:19

I spent a number of years in the carpenters union, NOT ONCE did I vote the way they wanted me to. Most of the guys I knew didn't either. The union boss's made all their speech's and we did what we believed was right anyway.

**Blackmore** · September 07, 2011, 06:29

Quote:

Originally posted by RJCapt

Hoffa takes in almost 400k/yr...

So he is one of those "millionaires" that Obama/Democrats denigrate?

**DakTo** · September 07, 2011, 07:20

Quote:

Originally posted by richardrose67
I spent a number of years in the carpenters union, NOT ONCE did I vote the way they wanted me to. Most of the guys I knew didn't either. The union boss's made all their speech's and we did what we believed was right anyway.

I once shortly worked in a food processing plant in the warehouse and our union membership voted on a .75 cents increase or to strike.
Our union officials came back and said we would get a .15 cents increase because the ownership refused to budge.

Would it be needless to say the union president was driving a new car a few weeks later?

**DakTo** · September 07, 2011, 07:33

Quote:

Originally posted by D P Six
Using the unions as a convenient wipping boy misses the point. Union membership is now down in the 11% range of workers and most of those are in the public service sector. Our problems arise when voters want an endless stream of stuff from the government that they don't have to pay for and politician who will dole out anything to them to ensure re-elected. If unions disapeared tomorrow, the country would still be in the dumper. We are throughly screwed.

Not the wipping boy but the poster child of the Obama Administration.
The rank and file unionist have only one single objective and that is to protect their income and to maintain their quality of life no matter if it contributed to the demise of our economic system.
The decline of their ranks is noteworthy and cause for concern for the possible loss of future collective bargaining. But with the oursourcing of American manufacturing the across the board union payscale & benefits are out of sync with the average worker and if the unions continue to push the envelope US manufacturing will be an event of the past.

dadman · September 07, 2011, 15:05

My wife, children and self are SOB's and barbarians that need taken out?
Some of the SOB's and barbarians that Jimmy Hoffa and VP Biden are freaked out about:

Cincinnati Tea Party - Who Sent You?

Cincinnati Ohio Tea Party 3/15/09
"So, why am I here Joe?"

September 05, 2011, 15:51	#1
Bawana jim Registered FALaholic #: 17482 Join Date: May 2005 Location: west coast Posts: 5,341	Hoffa declares war on Tea Party http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-.../2773942/posts "Today at a labor rally in Detroit, Teamsters President Jimmy Hoffa Jr. declared war on the Tea Party and rallied the crowd to “take the son’s of b#$%$$ out.” He implored the President to use his vast resources and that the unions were Mr. Obama’s “army” and that they were “ready to march”. Jim

September 05, 2011, 16:01	#2
308bolt Heathen Silver Contributor FALaholic #: 19255 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 19,967	'bout time for the famous disappearing hoffa act again. __________________ "The bandwagons rumble past. I sit here on the curb," ~ John Hartford ~ "Nil desperandum, -- Never Despair. That is a motto for you and me. All are not dead; and where there is a spark of patriotic fire, we will rekindle it." ~ Samuel Adams ~

September 05, 2011, 17:18	#3
John Culver Registered FALaholic #: 6035 Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Klamath Falls, OR Posts: 8,619	'violent rhetoric' is only bad if its said by a non-democrat __________________ The speculative line of demarcation, where obedience ought to end and resistance must begin, is faint, obscure, and not easily definable. --Burke. ---------------------- The CPU Shack - CPU History and Microprocessor Collection.

September 05, 2011, 19:23	#5
flopshot Registered FALaholic #: 21389 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 2,045	Giant's stadium needs another midfield hump . __________________ "The Obamas behave as if they were sharecroppers living in a trailer and hit the Powerball, but instead of getting new tires for their trailer and a new pickup truck, they moved to Washington." Mychal Massie- April 19, 2011

September 05, 2011, 20:59	#6
55bird Registered FALaholic #: 799 Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Tampa,Fl,U.S.A. Posts: 1,041	How many tea party people could boycott all union products and what would happen?Hmm...I can hear all the recipients of easy money even screaming on this board.Hoffa and cronies must pay. __________________ The very things my grade school teachers of the 1960's warned me about communism,my government is today:skull:

September 06, 2011, 08:52	#9
DK Cereal Killer Bronze Contributor FALaholic #: 134 Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Piney Woods of Middle GA Posts: 2,513	"...and that the unions were Mr. Obama’s “army” and that they were “ready to march”. And the new Brown Shirts line up.... DK __________________ Historically Freedom is bought with steel, not gold... "The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money." Margaret Thatcher

September 06, 2011, 15:37	#10
DJ Registered FALaholic #: 126 Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Brookville Pa Posts: 2,129	To Hoffa Tea Party people are "sons of bitches"......to turbo Joe, Tea Party people are barbarians....... Personally, I think both of those guys are f@#kin idiots! Hoffa wants a war? To him I say......bring it on a$$hole. I'll give ya a war! __________________ *Proud Air Force dad* I'm a "barbarian" and I VOTE! "He might have gone on livin' but he made one fatal slip, he tried to match the Ranger with the Big Iron on his hip." Marty Robbins, "Big Iron"

September 06, 2011, 16:56	#11
DakTo MadMinuteDude Gold Contributor FALaholic #: 9689 Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: The Constitution State Posts: 5,428	The Administration and the unions are scared. Both are attempting to energize their base to provoke the Tea Party and Republicians to cave in to Obama's upcoming jobs plan. Obama is also is a tough spot as support paybacks to the unions have not been forthcoming after the first infamous stimulus package. Now the Republician majority House has the control of the purse strings and Obama & Company are pleading their case in the MSM. Obama and the unions may get some of their wishlist but time will tell on what concessions they make to the Republicians. The Republicians may allow them to get their collective beaks wet but with the elections 14 months away, making Obama any type of champion in certainly not in the cards. __________________ Never Take A Pistol To A Gun Fight!

September 06, 2011, 17:40	#12
D P Six Registered FALaholic #: 15219 Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 2,086	Using the unions as a convenient wipping boy misses the point. Union membership is now down in the 11% range of workers and most of those are in the public service sector. Our problems arise when voters want an endless stream of stuff from the government that they don't have to pay for and politician who will dole out anything to them to ensure re-elected. If unions disapeared tomorrow, the country would still be in the dumper. We are throughly screwed.

September 06, 2011, 17:50	#13
gates Registered FALaholic #: 129 Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: phx az Posts: 10,313	Hoffa has the same problem as the Congressional Black Caucus - if they are actually calling for some kind of violence - veiled or otherwise - they need to check their math... they be a tad out numbered - should have been clear where the unions stand after what happened in Wisconsin - the taxpayers are DONE - no more skittles for you a hole! you want to stomp your feet and threaten violence - bring it:-)

September 07, 2011, 00:00	#15
RJCapt Registered FALaholic #: 12442 Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 221	Hoffa is a liar a cheat and a thief. He is also running for re-election as President of the IBT. I am a teamster, and have been for the last 15 years. I have also held elected positions within our local (including Chairman of our Executive Council) for 11 of those 15 years. I recently attended the IBT convention in Las Vegas as a delegate. Heck, I even had my picture taken with Hoffa in his office (don't ask...) when our new Local that I founded (my name is on the charter) was approved. It's Local 357 (yes I picked the number and 308/762 were unavailable....). All that being said, I have a little insight to what's going on with the unions right now. It's simple. Greed Hoffa is paid by the International. The international takes roughly 22% of all union dues collected from the membership. The more members, the more the International makes. To a lesser extent, the more the membership makes (dues are a percentage of income) the more the International makes. The more the International makes, the more Hoffa makes. Hoffa takes in almost 400k/yr all the while denigrating, as he calls them, "the wall street fat cats". Irony? I think not. Hoffa needs members to pay his salary, and right now he needs their votes. He's a scumbag who will say anything he needs to say to perpetuate his wealth. Irony is when the cleaners who work his offices tried to unionize and he busted their attempt.... Pete

September 07, 2011, 01:13	#16
John Culver Registered FALaholic #: 6035 Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Klamath Falls, OR Posts: 8,619	Have a friend who WAS a Teamster truck driver, till the teamsters ordered him and his fellow drivers to strike. The result? company went bankrupt and they all lost their jobs. Yah, its all about supporting the 'workers' __________________ The speculative line of demarcation, where obedience ought to end and resistance must begin, is faint, obscure, and not easily definable. --Burke. ---------------------- The CPU Shack - CPU History and Microprocessor Collection.

September 07, 2011, 02:19	#17
richardrose67 Registered FALaholic #: 42935 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: biloxi ms KATRINA COUNTRY Posts: 231	I spent a number of years in the carpenters union, NOT ONCE did I vote the way they wanted me to. Most of the guys I knew didn't either. The union boss's made all their speech's and we did what we believed was right anyway. __________________ SMSGT RETIRED,CATM, S.O.G, NBC WARFARE 1965-2003

September 07, 2011, 15:05	#21
dadman Registered FALaholic #: 3338 Join Date: May 2001 Location: oHIo Posts: 1,045	My wife, children and self are SOB's and barbarians that need taken out? Some of the SOB's and barbarians that Jimmy Hoffa and VP Biden are freaked out about: Cincinnati Tea Party - Who Sent You? Cincinnati Ohio Tea Party 3/15/09 "So, why am I here Joe?"

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