Machinest Union President: Obama has two positions, nose in the air pontificating when the coast is clear and in a bum's rush to get the hell away from conflict

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Excerpt from a speech by R. Thomas Buffenbarger, IAM International
President, Youngstown, Clinton Rally, February 19, 2008:
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". . .We began to take a closer look at the wonderkid

Know what we saw?

A guy with two basic positions -- nose in the air pontificating when
the coast is clear -- or, as soon as anyone throws a punch -- he's in
a bum's rush to get the hell away from the conflict.

Where was Barack Obama?

Not on the picket line.

Not with us in the state legislature.

Not in the United States Senate passing a bill to help us.

Not side by side with us at the negotiating table hammering out a
deal.

No, Brothers and Sisters, he was off by himself polishing his
wonderful speech about "hope", "change" and "yes we can", getting
ready to take the show on the road and run for President.

Well, my friends, here we are today.

The Barack show is playing to rave reviews.

Sold out . . . on college campus . . . after college campus.

Standing room only crowds to hear his silver tongued orations.

Hope!

Change!

Yes we can!

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." [. . .]

http://www.goiam.org/publications/imail/PDFS/02_21_2008_IAM-RTB-HRC_2%20stump.pdf

http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/weigel/archive/2010/12/08/we-are-all-tom-buffenbarger-now.aspx