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Teamsters' Hoffa refuses to apologize for call for workers to "take out" tea party members -- (link)

Posted by prayformojo (aka mayhem) Sep 7 '11, 07:10

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/44/post/teamsters-hoffa-stands-by-labor-day-remarks-about-tea-party/2011/09/06/gIQAZcBL7J_blog.html?hpid=z9 (www.washingtonpost.com)

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I don't understand the outrage here. Hoffa threw a bunch of red meat to union members. It happens at political rallies all the time. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 7, 07:12 25
- I don't either. Are there people out there who actually think he meant "take out" as in "kill"? - Jim Sep 7, 07:17 24
  - Of course there are, just like there were people who thought Palin wanted people to kill Giffords. -- nm - Ender Sep 7, 07:35 1
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  - "we're at war" "we're your army" "let's take those sons of bitches out" - Stephen Sep 7, 07:33 20
    - So you're telling me that you think he meant they should what..."whack" the Tea Partiers? -- nm - Jim Sep 7, 07:40 1
      - Well it is Hoffa and the Teamsters... - Stephen Sep 7, 07:54
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      - When you call for an end to this type of rhetoric, and it's then used at a rally you speak at 20 minutes later your response shouldn't be... - Stephen Sep 7, 07:48 3
        
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        He was at the event Jack, he spoke 20 minutes later, he praised Hoffa (and other union leaders) - Stephen Sep 7, 08:02
        
        Gotta love it...they've now got Dawson arguing FOR Obama. hehe -- nm - Jim Sep 7, 07:53
      - No. -- nm - Diva Sep 7, 07:39
      - He apologised for words that his preacher said. -- nm - Bacon Sep 7, 07:37 11
        
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        I don't think "apology" would be the right word, but given that Obama spoke at this event like 20 minutes later I think a disavowal would be in line. -- nm - Ender Sep 7, 07:43 9
        
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        The problem here isn't actually whether those words can be attached to Obama, it's his blatant hypocrisy for only calling these types of words out when it's the other side. -- nm - Ender Sep 7, 07:52 5
        
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        This was said at an event he himself spoke at. I don't think an "of course we don't approve of violent rhetoric" out of his spokesman is out of line. -- nm - Ender Sep 7, 07:57 2
        
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        Of course not... - Stephen Sep 7, 08:15
        
        No shit...if he called them out everytime, he'd never accomplish anythi....um, wait a minute. -- nm - Jim Sep 7, 07:55
        
        Obama wasn't even there yet. -- nm - Jim Sep 7, 07:46 1
        
        Do what we say, Boy and apologize! - Repubs si Sep 7, 07:51
  - Taken in full context, I agree. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 7, 07:20

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