Posted on 09/04/2012 10:39:44 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
When James Hoffa, president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, looks at the Tea Party today, he flashes back to 1964 and sees the John Birch Society.
"The Tea Party, these right wingers are basically the modern-day John Birch Society," he told U.S. News. "They are being extremists."
The John Birch Society gained traction in the earl 60s with its vehemently anti-communist rhetoric and distrust in government.
Hoffa says just like in the early 60s when the John Birch Society pushed for Barry Goldwater, who was the more conservative candidate, to be the Republican presidential nominee, the Tea Party has forced its the GOP further to the right.
"It's just like in 1964 when Goldwater ran against Johnson and the John Birch society was calling the shots."
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In 1964, the senior Hoffa was being investigated by Robert Kennedy.
Where is the country the John Birch Society conquered, raped, pillaged and destroyed? Now ask the same question of communism.
Which view is extremist?
Such a mouth on that Hoffa boy. Calling women bitches.
The Democrat War on Women continues.
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