Is anyone surprised? From the Wall Street Journal:
Sen. Barack Obama won the endorsement of the Teamsters earlier this year after privately telling the union he supported ending the strict federal oversight imposed to root out corruption, according to officials from the union and the Obama campaign.It's an unusual stance for a presidential candidate. Policy makers have largely treated monitoring of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters as a legal matter left to the Justice Department since an independent review board was set up in 1992 to eliminate mob influence in the union.
Well, he likes to associate with terrorists and racists, so why not corrupt teamsters and mobsters, too?
Besides, he's a politician. Who cares about what's good for the people when he could screw them over to get a few extra votes?
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Unnecessary government inte... (Below threshold)1. Posted by Adrian Browne | May 10, 2008 10:31 AM | Score: -8 (8 votes cast)
Unnecessary government intervention in the free marketplace is good in the long run.
1. Posted by Adrian Browne | May 10, 2008 10:31 AM |
Score: -8 (8 votes cast)
Posted on May 10, 2008 10:31
2. Posted by COgirl | May 10, 2008 10:47 AM | Score: 6 (6 votes cast)
Pandering for votes is all this is.
The problem, Adrian, is that there is history of corruption with the Teamsters. I don't know that it's time yet to take away the government oversight.
2. Posted by COgirl | May 10, 2008 10:47 AM |
Score: 6 (6 votes cast)
Posted on May 10, 2008 10:47
3. Posted by SteveC | May 10, 2008 11:57 AM | Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
How is it good Adrian?
3. Posted by SteveC | May 10, 2008 11:57 AM |
Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
Posted on May 10, 2008 11:57
4. Posted by GianiD | May 10, 2008 12:12 PM | Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
Far left libs against corruption?
Must be a typo!
4. Posted by GianiD | May 10, 2008 12:12 PM |
Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
Posted on May 10, 2008 12:12
5. Posted by epador | May 10, 2008 1:45 PM | Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
Attempt at sarchasm across a rivulet of intelfectual micturation.
5. Posted by epador | May 10, 2008 1:45 PM |
Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
Posted on May 10, 2008 13:45
6. Posted by epador | May 10, 2008 1:45 PM | Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
[re post #1]
6. Posted by epador | May 10, 2008 1:45 PM |
Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
Posted on May 10, 2008 13:45
7. Posted by Knightbrigade | May 10, 2008 3:23 PM | Score: 3 (3 votes cast)
Yo Adrian..........I did it!!!
I finally realized the Teamsters are a church choir, and Jimmy Hoffa was Gandhi!!
the MOB? WHAT mob? No such thing as Cosa Nostra..fugettaboutit..
Oh wait....darn, this realization was after my brain injury...
7. Posted by Knightbrigade | May 10, 2008 3:23 PM |
Score: 3 (3 votes cast)
Posted on May 10, 2008 15:23
8. Posted by Brian | May 11, 2008 1:53 PM | Score: 0 (4 votes cast)
he supported ending the strict federal oversight imposed to root out corruption
Hey, he's acting just like the Republicans!
8. Posted by Brian | May 11, 2008 1:53 PM |
Score: 0 (4 votes cast)
Posted on May 11, 2008 13:53
9. Posted by Zelsdorf Ragshaft III | May 11, 2008 6:50 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Amazing, a communist supporting a labor union. I wonder how long after the election it would take for the night of long knives to take place. Than again, what else would you expect from a Chicago politician.
9. Posted by Zelsdorf Ragshaft III | May 11, 2008 6:50 PM |
Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Posted on May 11, 2008 18:50