tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post2470844616699173118..comments2024-03-29T08:45:57.792-04:00Comments on Patricia Abbott (pattinase): My Town Monday: Detroit-Jimmy Hoffapattinase (abbott)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-56058324178244580092009-03-03T18:07:00.000-05:002009-03-03T18:07:00.000-05:00Wow, and here I thought he was dumped in one of th...Wow, and here I thought he was dumped in one of the Great Lakes while wearing concrete shoes. ;) Seriously, Patti is right about him giving the Teamsters a bad name and setting back the union cause. My dad was a long-time Teamster and he always defended Hoffa because the guys thought he had their best interests at heart. I don't think it was the Feds. Nixon was president at the time, and he didn't have it in for Hoffa the way the Kennedys did. Just MHO.<BR/>Fascinating post.Linda McLaughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15291670592316021851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-61421741890677677562009-03-03T04:10:00.000-05:002009-03-03T04:10:00.000-05:00One of the postulates in Devito's movie was that i...One of the postulates in Devito's movie was that it was highly personal between RFK and Hoffa.the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-67554090518724280702009-03-02T13:36:00.000-05:002009-03-02T13:36:00.000-05:00And do you suppose their tactics would be differen...And do you suppose their tactics would be different? Maybe not if they wanted it to look like the mob.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-78120487338650595902009-03-02T13:25:00.000-05:002009-03-02T13:25:00.000-05:00All these theories and no-one thought that the gov...All these theories and no-one thought that the government might have "disappeared" him?<BR/><BR/>Good post.Rebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05318594769530526005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-25235431908672212922009-03-02T09:59:00.000-05:002009-03-02T09:59:00.000-05:00Moving him makes no sense to be either. Michigan h...Moving him makes no sense to be either. Michigan has more deserted areas than New Jersey or Florida, I bet. Unless they threw him in the Everglades or the Pineys.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-71661391099261239092009-03-02T09:28:00.000-05:002009-03-02T09:28:00.000-05:00I always wondered why people thought Hoffa wound u...I always wondered why people thought Hoffa wound up in Jersey or Florida when there were so many local places they could have put him. Why truck a dead body halfway across the country when you could bury him under an already dug grave, or have him compacted? (It's not unknown for the mob to bury people in graves dug for someone else. Just make it a little deeper, throw the guy in, cover him up, and let tomorrow's funeral take place as if nothing happened.)<BR/><BR/>I agree about Hoffa's original intentions, but he wound up as corrupt as anyone, and set unions back years. I often wonder if Kennedy went after him as a way to get to the Chicago mob, since there was no RICO then.Dana Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350344882342624735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-63419674676031997162009-03-02T08:29:00.000-05:002009-03-02T08:29:00.000-05:00I've always been fascinated by Hoffa'a disappearan...I've always been fascinated by Hoffa'a disappearance.Travis Erwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09420879160702098979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-38342195375407521542009-03-02T07:20:00.000-05:002009-03-02T07:20:00.000-05:00Yes he started out with good intentions, much like...Yes he started out with good intentions, much like Coleman Young. Perhaps he needed to be tough and that led him in certain directions. But I think his tactics did much to hurt unionism, something I fervently believe in, in the end. And Bobby Kennedy didn't help, pursuing Hoffa more actively than the real mobsters.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-17207389022640945272009-03-02T04:42:00.000-05:002009-03-02T04:42:00.000-05:00Odd...I just watched Danny Devito's "Hoffa" this w...Odd...I just watched Danny Devito's "Hoffa" this week end.<BR/><BR/>While I may characterize Jimmy As a thug too, I would allow that he was a man of his times. Not a Walter Reuther mind you but trucking was a much tougher business back in the '20s.<BR/><BR/>He did do his part to ensure that Hundreds of thousands of drivers got paid enough to live a middle class life and educate their children.the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-65303679334082484402009-03-02T03:55:00.000-05:002009-03-02T03:55:00.000-05:00Mr Hoffa was leech, from what i know, but this is ...Mr Hoffa was leech, from what i know, but this is a smashing post.Paul D Brazillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12881642426845398389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-61665415637291002762009-03-01T22:12:00.000-05:002009-03-01T22:12:00.000-05:00It's now another restaurant, one in a chain of Ita...It's now another restaurant, one in a chain of Italian restaurants.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-4351614605497760172009-03-01T21:54:00.000-05:002009-03-01T21:54:00.000-05:00I never thought about all the theories about Hoffa...I never thought about all the theories about Hoffa's disappearance. You are right that all of the options are complicated and a bit sinister.debrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17676300309029588465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-32703976048283152302009-03-01T21:09:00.000-05:002009-03-01T21:09:00.000-05:00So, is the Red Fox still there? If yes, I wonder i...So, is the Red Fox still there? If yes, I wonder if the menu has changed with the times. What a neat MTM post!Barriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04678698296265168217noreply@blogger.com