Posted on 11/16/2012 2:14:46 PM PST by Marketfly1
The corporate closure will eliminate not only jobs, but 33 bakeries, 565 distribution centers, 5,500 delivery routes and 570 bakery outlet stores in the United States. While some workers bucked threats from union bosses and returned to work, it was not enough. "The problem is we don't have enough crossing those lines to maintain normal production,” said Rayburn.
So, this ends a company that has been in business since 1930 providing delicious treats to generations of customers. While it is a sad day for most Americans, one person who will be celebrating is First Lady Michelle Obama, who is the self-appointed healthy eating czar in our country. She famously told her husband that he could not eat a fried Twinkie at the Iowa State Fair. Not long ago, Mrs. Obama bashed Gabby Douglas, Olympic gymnast and Gold Medalist, for craving the taste of an Egg McMuffin after the games.
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Union web site is overloaded, “bandwidth exceeded” message. I was hoping they had a blog or forum.
Probably quite a long time if you freeze them so they don’t crush and then move them to Foodsaver bags.
Twinkies can survive a nuclear war but not Obama’s second term.
Blast from the past......thanks! :)
GREAT NEWS, COMRADES!!!!
18,500 of our Mostly-Union brothers at Hostess Brands have received HOPE-N-CHANGE!, in the Glorious struggle against prosperity, and the bringing forward of the Glorious Socialist World of Next Tuesday!(tm).
And, as an added bonus, we have finally vanquished the EVIL TWINKIE!
Join us in welcoming these brothers in to the great Democrat-voting society, and help them with their transition to Welfare, Medicaid, Obamaphones, EBT Cards, and all of the other glorious benefits of the Socialist Revolution!
Signed:
SEIU
ACORN
Moveon.Borg
MediaMatters
Your Mainstream Media
Barack Obama
“Hostess Shrugged”....
GREAT PIC! Unfortunately, some will get the point, most will not.
fwiw, they will still be made in Canada.
Thanks! I put most of them in the freezer, so we’ll see how that goes.
Yeah, good point. I’m off to buy more, it’s like Cabbage Patch dolls again! lol
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