It appears that Obama bought off the IMA Union president Buffenbarger.
Posted on Wed, Sep. 26, 2012
International Machinists president to speak at Wichita Aero Club
By Molly McMillin
The Wichita Eagle
Tom Buffenbarger, the international president for the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, is the keynote speaker at Thursday’s Wichita Aero Club meeting.
“He invited President Obama to visit Wichita to see the importance of the city’s aviation industry after Obama blasted the use of business jets and their owners, calling them “fat cats.”
Four years ago, Buffenbarger, a staunch supporter of Hillary Clinton, became a YouTube hit when he blasted the then-Sen. Obama.
“Hope. Change. Yes we can. Give me a break,” Buffenbarger said during a speech in 2008. “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.”
The Machinists union now formally supports Obama for re-election.”
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