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30. Buy a couple thousand boxes now ...

Reply to Pab Sungenis (Original post)

Fri Nov 16, 2012, 04:07 PM

Nov 2012

They last for decades!!

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It wasn't the union that killed the Twinkie. It was vulture capitalism. [View all] Pab Sungenis Nov 2012 OP

but...but.... MynameisBlarney Nov 2012 #1

But the anti-Labor crowd here on DU totally ignores all of that. Ikonoklast Nov 2012 #2

Who here is anti labor? Initech Nov 2012 #4

Look here: Ikonoklast Nov 2012 #8

Tell me about it. Savannahmann Nov 2012 #9

That's what happens when both parties move so far to the right a2liberal Nov 2012 #21

I don't know why DU puts up with these scabs... backscatter712 Nov 2012 #22

So how bad do you suppose it will have to get before enough people wake up Egalitarian Thug Nov 2012 #27

no time now to look at that other thread, but amborin Nov 2012 #56

Thanks for the femrap Nov 2012 #67

The same suspects that shout down taking to the streets for any protest. nt Hotler Nov 2012 #36

Never question those better than you. Knuckle under. Take what they give you. Ikonoklast Nov 2012 #37

And here: Hugabear Nov 2012 #73

Unions helped build the middle class Waltg Nov 2012 #41

50K? More like $33K ($16/hr), to be reduced to $22K ($11/hr) HiPointDem Nov 2012 #16

Figure 'all in'; pension contributions, health care, paid vacation time, etc. Ikonoklast Nov 2012 #25

Grrrrr... fleabiscuit Nov 2012 #58

And to help avoid the first bankruptcy, Labor made huge concessions ehrnst Nov 2012 #3

And management voted themselves millions in raises this past summer Squinch Nov 2012 #34

I posted that in several threads.............. thelordofhell Nov 2012 #81

Hey! I think your point and the information you uncovered is crucial to this discussion. It's all Squinch Nov 2012 #86

What's been happening to Hostess is ruthless corporate raiding thelordofhell Nov 2012 #88

I got thru femrap Nov 2012 #68

i know i wasn't about to blame the union. barbtries Nov 2012 #5

And the list of iconic name brands continues to shrink thanks ChisolmTrailDem Nov 2012 #6

Kicked and recommended. hunter Nov 2012 #7

Thank you, and this will be distributed to my non-union friends..... a kennedy Nov 2012 #10

kr. Lots of "Democrats" are happy to have hostess go under so people won't eat HiPointDem Nov 2012 #11

Hopefully, they're not any more happier with that then they are... MrMickeysMom Nov 2012 #33

Amazing how certain posters suddenly get "concerned" about nutrition when union issues come up. n/t backscatter712 Nov 2012 #44

In this case though, another competitor can take up the market treestar Nov 2012 #85

the competitor that will probably step in is bimbo, who also owns entermans (sp?). HiPointDem Nov 2012 #87

Oh geez treestar Nov 2012 #93

they can move it to mexico, or a lot of it. or to canada. or even to china, actually. HiPointDem Nov 2012 #92

I don't eat their stuff treestar Nov 2012 #94

The Wikipedia article is intersting krispos42 Nov 2012 #12

crapitalism. pansypoo53219 Nov 2012 #13

Yep the reich wing is having a field day 47of74 Nov 2012 #14

Hostess employees agree... TeeYiYi Nov 2012 #15

+1. the more i read, the more i believe this is a case of those in charge deliberately HiPointDem Nov 2012 #17

+1 progressoid Nov 2012 #40

Classic 2naSalit Nov 2012 #59

THose fuckers were responsible - Hell Hath No Fury Nov 2012 #18

Kick to read later. Thanks. SalviaBlue Nov 2012 #19

The "My Way Or The Highway" Mindset at its finest! Jamaal510 Nov 2012 #20

If only we'd known. If only someone had been warning us about the consequences of Egalitarian Thug Nov 2012 #23

No doubt libodem Nov 2012 #24

Thank You for the info. busterbrown Nov 2012 #26

Exactly. And it looks like FTI was brought in to liquidate it, sell off brands and property suffragette Nov 2012 #28

Greedy sociopaths sulphurdunn Nov 2012 #29

Buy a couple thousand boxes now ... N_E_1 for Tennis Nov 2012 #30

This message was self-deleted by its author bupkus Nov 2012 #31

My Republican blamed the UNION HockeyMom Nov 2012 #32

Demand for their products has probably gone down LeftInTX Nov 2012 #38

average revenue since 2003 = about $3 billion a year. In 2003 they made a profit HiPointDem Nov 2012 #45

Sorry about that. I was talking off the cuff & didn't have the facts. LeftInTX Nov 2012 #48

no need for sorry but yeah, it's not about their product line at all -- except the looters HiPointDem Nov 2012 #49

And the next 2 years WinniSkipper Nov 2012 #50

They went into bankruptcy 9/04, the very next year after they made nearly $30 million HiPointDem Nov 2012 #51

Correct WinniSkipper Nov 2012 #52

correction: thieves. HiPointDem Nov 2012 #53

Did they try to sell the company? WinniSkipper Nov 2012 #55

Excellent research Pat. Heathen57 Nov 2012 #35

I am confused Model_T Nov 2012 #39

Ripplewood made out like bandits. Pab Sungenis Nov 2012 #43

"Republican or Democrat, a crook is a crook." = +1. Collins also = Citibank. HiPointDem Nov 2012 #46

Thanks, was about to post an angry rant about this... SomethingFishy Nov 2012 #42

k&r Starry Messenger Nov 2012 #47

I come here not to mourn the Twinkie, but to bury it. slackmaster Nov 2012 #54

Not just Twinkies .... SomeGuyInEagan Nov 2012 #57

Most if not ALL of What Hostess Made Was Junk Food triplepoint Nov 2012 #63

When there was a storm femrap Nov 2012 #66

Rodney Dangerfield: "Great Whiz, but How'd You Make It So Thick?" triplepoint Nov 2012 #69

I wasn't a big fan femrap Nov 2012 #91

A "King Kong" allusion? "Oh no, it wasn't the airplanes. It was beauty killed the beast." WinkyDink Nov 2012 #60

On His Death Bed, "Inventor" of the Twinkie Claimed It Wasn't World's Ultimate Junk Food triplepoint Nov 2012 #61

It there a link texshelters Nov 2012 #62

Legalized Looting by Romney Types colsohlibgal Nov 2012 #64

The MSM is reporting that femrap Nov 2012 #65

No, it has to be the unions' fault because, you know... Hissyspit Nov 2012 #70

Isn't it that they make crap? BainsBane Nov 2012 #71

Terrible analogy...Vultures dont kill anything...they are scavengers. hexola Nov 2012 #72

This is how Romney became a very rich man! B Calm Nov 2012 #74

Heard your name mentioned on Thom Hartman's show on my drive home valerief Nov 2012 #75

Right on. yardwork Nov 2012 #76

Can you imagine one of these misanthropes wanted to be our... orpupilofnature57 Nov 2012 #77

Unions were set-up pipewrench Nov 2012 #78

That makes total sense Teamster Jeff Nov 2012 #80

Indeed Libertas1776 Nov 2012 #84

And there it is. Starry Messenger Nov 2012 #83

The Twinkie is NOT dead... Figaro78 Nov 2012 #79

What I don't understand is okieinpain Nov 2012 #82

The vulture capitalist company.... typeviic Nov 2012 #89

Pretty obvious ratcheting of the "blame labor" theme at the last second. DirkGently Nov 2012 #90