'I've got news for all the latte-drinking, Prius- driving, Birkenstock-wearing, trust fund babies'

[Eric J in MN]

'...crowding in to hear him speak! This guy won't last a round against the Republican attack machine. He's a poet, not a fighter.'

- Tom Buffenbarger, president of the machinists' union (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers), February 20, 2008.

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/20/684411.aspx

[yellerpup]

1. Nice serve.

Hope you gave it to him cold. :headbang:

[Eric J in MN]

3. I never met Tom Buffenbarger, but...

...Barack Obama proved yesterday that he could prevail over the Republican attack machine.

[yellerpup]

12. Yes he did!

It was a history changing day.

[TwilightZone]

2. That's Mr. President the poet to you, pal.

:)

Hmm, turns out that he was a poet and a fighter. Whouda thunk it?

[DavidDvorkin]

4. So where's my trust fund?

I'll skip the rest, but I want that trust fund!

[BuelahWitch]

6. I'd be happy with a paid in full Prius myself

[AZBlue]

13. No kidding, give me the trust fund and I'll spring for the lattes & a Prius

(I'm just not a fan of Birkenstocks, sorry)

[ipfilter]

5. hmm....I'm a member of this very union and I seem to recall them

endorsing Obama in a big way.

[Eric J in MN]

8. Maybe their endorsement was later in the year?

This speech was February 20, 2008.

[liberalmuse]

7. You can bring up everything a Hillary supporter may have said...

during the primaries, but some of us consider it deeply devisive, and that is not the shit we want right now. Many people have had a change of heart since February 2008. That was aeons ago.

[codjh9]

9. Ha ha - well, we all know how THAT turned out, don't we?

[gardenista]

10. Wait, let me put you on speaker! Oh, this damn iPhone...

Ok, got the latte in the cup holder, pulled over and pushed the "off" button. Now what did you say?

[bunnies]

11. That guy is an ass. Hope he's choking on those words. :) nt

[happychatter]

14. I live in a valley of laid off Boeing Machinists working in sweat shops for Asian Subcontractors

That union and their "special" symbiosis with that ONE corporation, makes them SUCH primadonnas

they have no solidarity with the Union movement at all

that schmuck got spanked last night, eh?

thanks for posting

[and-justice-for-all]

15. "...won't last a round against the Republican attack machine."

Uh, he has been for over 2 years dumb ass.

[Arugula Latte]

16. Negativity and sneering attacks backfired in the primary and they backfired in the general.

Nice to see -- finally!