Clinton's Junk Yard Dogs
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Tom Buffenbarger president of the machinists' union (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers)
Buffenbarger called Obama a “thespian,” and he sarcastically referred to the junior senator from Illinois as a “wunderkind.” He compared Obama to “Janus, the two-faced Roman god of ancient times.” And he pleaded with the crowd to boo Obama’s labor record.
Early in his speech, Buffenbarger asked, “So now we have a decision to make. Will we rely on the Harvard Law Review editor? The silver-tongued orator from Kansas, Hawaii and Illinois? The man in love with the microphone?”
Taking off the gloves, he said, “Barack Obama is no Muhammad Ali. He took a walk every time there was a tough vote in the Illinois State Senate. He took a walk more than a 130 times. That's what a shadow boxer does. All the right moves. All the right combinations. All the right footwork. But he never steps into the ring.”
But it was Obama supporters for whom Buffenbarger saved his most vitriolic contempt, and he proved that the Democratic Party’s coalition is nothing if not fragile. Channeling Howard Beale from the movie "Network," he yelled into the microphone, “Give me a break! I've got news for all the latte-drinking, Prius- driving, Birkenstock-wearing, trust fund babies 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.”
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The gloves have been off for a while but now they are now hitting below the belt. This guy in a speech introducing Clinton went off on Obama and his supporters. Last time I checked there were over 10 million people who have voted for Obama and all from different backgrounds. I highly doubt all of them are latte drinking, prius drivers. What this lowlife is getting has to do with those who don't fall in line and worship at the feet of Clinton are somehow traitors to the cause. This is classic republican talk and interesting that it has seeped into the Clinton campaign. The broad coalition that Obama has built can stand up to and even defeat the old guard. The DLC and DNC can be taken down and if these so called "Latte Liberals" are the ones to do it, so be it. I don't mind a riot and if it means taking out the scumbags of the party and building a new one from ground up, count me in.
Posted by mardenhill 2/20/2008 12:14:00 PM
Labels: Politics
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9:08 PM
This was your best commentary yet. This guy is spitting in the wind for sure. Go Obama!
