No Need for Obama to Condemn Hoffa’s ‘SOB’ Remark

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Nice to see that Unions are still representing the weak, stupid and lazy.

TedTedTed of MI 6:48AM September 11, 2011

If you don't like Hoffa and want him discredited then be happy he is showing himself to be the hostile mafioso that streotypes unions and is causing thier rapid decrease in membership. Who wants to be associated with such as that? And getting him to reiterate it was classic rope-a-dope.

If you do like Hoffa and think he's doin' it right, then re-read the above paragraph..........those oppossed to organized labor would apreciate your emulating that behavior loudly and often.

Eggman of CO 3:56PM September 09, 2011

If you don't like Hoffa and want him discredited then be happy he is showing himself to be the hostile mafioso that streotypes unions and is causing thier rapid decrease in membership. Who wants to be associated with such as that? And getting him to reiterate it was classic rope-a-dope.

If you do like Hoffa and think he's doin' it right, then re-read the above paragraph..........those oppossed to organized labor would apreciate your emulating that behavior loudly and often.

Bruxley of AZ 3:53PM September 09, 2011

Anonywriter, I was illustrating Ms. Marshall's hypocrisy by quoting from another of her columns. I think you were under the impression they were my own comments, or that I support them. That is incorrect.

Rich of CO 4:16AM September 09, 2011

RICH, you are in denial. It has been proven from interview after interview that Loughner was ultra-left. He was a socialist and insane. To blame the right for the actions of a known insane socialist shows that you have no concept of reality.

Anonywriter of IN 2:18AM September 09, 2011

Many people are buzzing about an article at truthout.org by one Mike Lofgren, a longtime Republican staff aide on Capitol Hill who just couldn’t take the crazy anymore, left his job, and produced this buzzy (and quite well-written) lamentation about his party’s tactics and goals. If you haven’t read it, you must

The Lofgren piece is full of harsh observations and accusations, but here’s just a little sampling:

• The debt-ceiling debate was an act of “political terrorism,” in which the GOP concocted a crisis and used it to ensure that the party's unprecedented demands were met. He writes: “Everyone knows that in a hostage situation, the reckless and amoral actor has the negotiating upper hand over the cautious and responsible actor because the latter is actually concerned about the life of the hostage, while the former does not care.”

• The August FAA reauthorization fight was another instance such of hostage-taking: “Republicans were willing to lay off 4,000 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employees, 70,000 private construction workers, and let FAA safety inspectors work without pay, in fact, forcing them to pay for their own work-related travel—how prudent is that?—in order to strong arm some union-busting provisions into the FAA reauthorization.”

• The GOP plan to discredit government in the people’s eyes is very conscious: “A couple of years ago, a Republican committee staff director told me candidly (and proudly) what the method was to all this obstruction and disruption. Should Republicans succeed in obstructing the Senate from doing its job, it would further lower Congress's generic favorability rating among the American people. By sabotaging the reputation of an institution of government, the party that is programmatically against government would come out the relative winner.”

• As for belief as opposed to tactics, the party basically really cares only about the rich. Actually, Lofgren doesn’t say “basically.” He says “solely and exclusively.” And he explains how they’ve camouflaged this with talk of protecting small businesses and so on.

There is much, much more. He’s not very happy either about his party’s militarism, its cynical use of religion, its total opposition to doing anything about the environment, and other matters, but most

programs so they will be there in the future."

rain of CO 9:20PM September 08, 2011

If you don't like Hoffa and want him discredited then be happy he is showing himself to be the hostile mafioso that streotypes unions and is causing thier rapid decrease in membership. Who wants to be associated with such as that? And getting him to reiterate it was classic rope-a-dope.

If you do like Hoffa and think he's doin' it right, then re-read the above paragraph..........those oppossed to organized labor would apreciate your emulating that behavior loudly and often.

Bruxley of AZ 2:42PM September 08, 2011

"....on a billboard in Colorado that said to vote for Obama a DemocRAT, or as Hitler on a billboard in Iowa."

Don't forget the billboard in Minnesota with a smiling G.W. Bush that reads, "...miss me yet?"

I have never seen "any" billboards denigrating a POTUS like this in my entire life!

These are only exhibitions of the feelings of most of the citizens of this country, Marshall, and he, most assuredly, deserves it!

...so, what is your problem???

Haberdashery of ID 9:07AM September 08, 2011

you gotta love it.palin,limbaugh and others go out there and throw insults.when someone throws back,they become selfrighteous and cry foul.

bruce b of NV 7:05AM September 08, 2011

We union bosses got good jobs,

Even if all the members don't.

Lots of money and perks agobs.

Give that all up, hell no we won't.

Obama know he needs us to

Get him his reelection goal.

He cares not what we have to do.

But he damn better play his role.

We wanna see new good jobs go

To our members right away,

And exec orders ordered so

We get while others have to pay.

Our terms for a second term -

All anti-unionists will squirm.

Ima Ryma of IL 3:14AM September 08, 2011

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Leslie Marshall

Leslie Marshall

Leslie Marshall is a nationally syndicated radio host heard nationwide weekdays from 7-10pm Eastern time on radio and streamed live at www.lesliemarshallshow.com. Leslie is also a Fox News contributor seen weekly on The O'Reilly Factor, America Live, monthly on Hannity and she sits in for Bob Beckel as one of the co hosts on The Five. She lives in Los Angeles.

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