Vice President Joe Biden paid the Teamsters Union a visit at their annual convention in Las Vegas, Nevada and issued them a stern warning. “And don′t any of you, by the way, any of you guys vote Republican. I′m not supposed to say, this isn’t political…don′t come to me if you do! You′re on your own, Jack!” Needless to say, Biden wants the Teamsters, and all trade unions for that matter, to support Barack Obama in 2012. One would think such would be obvious. But, when we look at history, the Teamsters do what is best for themselves, and often, that means voting Republican.
We have seen this in 1968, 1972 and in 1980. The Teamsters supported the election of Richard Nixon as they believed, and rightfully so, that the Democrats were too deep in bed with radicals and Communist agitators. So the union joined the Silent Majority, whom had had enough of demonstrations and rioting in the streets. Likewise again, in 1980, the Teamsters backed Ronald Reagan, as Jimmy Carter and his economic policies had plunged the nation into the depths of stagflation and chronic unemployment.
Given how the Obama administration has ruined our economy, bankrupting the federal government, bullying job creators and attacking the energy industry, it is easy to see why the Teamsters might jump ship in 2012. Teamsters want growth and prosperity, not endless years of high unemployment and declining GDP. Another thing Teamsters want is oil. They need it to fuel their trucks. Obama′s policies are taking food off their table and costing them jobs.
So will Joe Biden making threats to the Teamsters and other trade unions work? His speech in Las Vegas, Nevada to trump up support for Barack Obama for 2012 may fall on deaf ears. Unions that work in the private sector may be growing weary of the sluggish economy and high unemployment rates. The Teamsters in particular may find Obama′s assault on the oil industry is also an attack on their own livelihood. They might see the better alternative is to vote Republican in 2012, and replace Obama with someone who will fix the economy and create more jobs, as well as keep the gas pumps flowing.
July 2nd, 2011 at 6:43 am
Go ahead Call me Jack
ROFL
July 2nd, 2011 at 7:10 am
“And don′t any of you, by the way, any of you guys vote Republican. I′m not supposed to say, this isn’t political…don′t come to me if you do! You′re on your own, Jack!”
Hey ass hole !
It was your idiot boss who told everyone to “stay away from Vegas, dont waste your money here”
And now you want my vote ?
Sometimes you’re funny because you’re cute.
Sometimes you’re funny because you’re just a plain idiot.
This is one of your idiot moments
July 2nd, 2011 at 9:11 am
Listen yous guys, if you vote Republican you’ll wind up like Chuck.
Stand up Chuck so they can all see ya.
Oh, what am I saying…
July 2nd, 2011 at 10:22 am
Oh, but Biden would never be asked if he were a flake. His gaffes never are repeated on the MSM. Morning Joe has even declared themselves a Biden-Free-Gaffe-Zone.
What a pair Obama and Biden make. Dumb and Dumber!
July 2nd, 2011 at 2:32 pm
“Oh, but Biden would never be asked if he were a flake.”
I thought that was a foregone conclusion.
July 2nd, 2011 at 2:47 pm
“What a pair Obama and Biden make. Dumb and Dumber!”
The scary thing is,… assuming Andys saying Joe is “dumber”.
Is that, I’d feel better if “dumber” was running the show.
Now, that might sound stupid, wanting the dumber half in charge.
Well, its not because I dont think Joe is as evil as Barry.
Joes dumbness has an innocent stupidity to it.
Barrys dumbness has a very dark and sinister side to it
July 4th, 2011 at 9:27 am
Joe Biden isn’t a flake and he isn’t stupid.
Actually, he is a pretty good guy, and he is very smart and very savvy, and he is a moderate, not a liberal, and he is probably
the only sane member of that administration, admired and respected by politicians and their staffs in Congess on both sides of the aisle.
Both out and front and from behind the scenes, he has always been a “hawk”, too, supporting whatever it has taken to defend this country against its enemies, both foreign and domestc, though he is laid-back, low-key and he doesn’t seek publicity to draw attention to himself like some politicians do. He is a humble, good, decent man. I suspect that he was selected by the DNC to be VP as a moderating influence on Obama, only to have been marginalized by extremists, Obama, Clinton, Geithner, Napolidumbo and Panetta. THat was predictable. But I don’t think that he saw it coming. Believe what you want. That is your prerogative. But I’m inclined to cut Joe some slack.