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Jimmy Hoffa
White House: 'Hoffa's Words Are His Own'
Teamsters President James P. Hoffa
White House spokesman Jay Carney put only a bit of distance between President Obama and incendiary comments Teamsters President Jimmy Hoffa made warming up a crowd before Obama's pro-union speech Monday.
Hoffa's comments caused a stir in GOP circles with many conservative figures and commentators accusing the Hoffa of inciting violence against Tea Party activists and the members of Congress they support.
Topics: 2012, 2012 elections, Barack Obama, Jay Carney, Jimmy Hoffa, Tea Party, Teamsters, White House
Jimmy Hoffa
Hoffa: 'Let's Take These Sons Of Bitches Out!'
Teamsters President James P. Hoffa
Teamsters President Jimmy Hoffa didn't mince words when warming up the crowd before President Obama's pro-union speech in Detroit Monday.
Hoffa described the recent Republican-led assaults on collective bargaining rights as a "war on workers" and described Obama as union workers' general who will lead them to victory in 2012 over the Tea Party and like-minded allies.
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