Originally Posted by
TonyC
I understand you're trying to be funny, which is actually pretty tacky, but I just thought I'd point out a couple of facts for you to consider.
Jimmy Hoffa was the President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT). He was a crook, a thief, and a friend and an enemy of the Mafia, and he served time in jail for some of his antics. His antics and reputation set back the labor movement more than we may ever know.
Richard Trumka served as President of United Mine Workers of America, and later as president of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO). The IBT once was a member of AFL-CIO, but left in order to form Change to Win Federation.
To associate Richard Trumka, who had more class in his little finger than any of us will ever know, with the crime and mafia infested president of the Teamsters is grossly ignorant and patently offensive.
But you probably didn't know that, so there's that..
I was bouncing off the previous post. Of course, I was trying to be funny.
Sure I hit a nerve with you. Today, comedic styles of Johnny Carson and Bob Hope, being able to laugh at ourselves, in this hyper sensitive climate, are greatly offensive to snowflakes. Today, many of the comedians are espousing political positions, and are less about humor and poking fun on all sides of the political spectrum.
I respected Richard Trumka a lot more that Jimmy Hoffa. You probably didn’t know that.