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Twinkie lovers…

Scanty Demon

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A new White House petition wants President Obama to nationalize the "Twinkie industry," saving the popular junk food from possible extinction.

 

"We the undersigned, hereby request Barack Obama to immediately Nationalize the Twinkie industry and prevent our nation from losing her sweet creamy center," a petition on the White House "We the People" website requests.

 

Hostess Brands Inc. — maker of the Twinkie, the Ding Dong and Wonder Bread — is preparing to shutter operations amid a labor strike and rising costs. Unionized workers rejected a major pay and benefit cut, sparking the latest strike.

 

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"What’s happening with Hostess Brands is a microcosm of what’s wrong with America, as Bain-style Wall Street vultures make themselves rich by making America poor. Crony capitalism and consistently poor management drove Hostess into the ground, but its workers are paying the price," AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka said in a Friday statement.

 

A full shutdown of the company could result in as many as 18,000 job losses – though it's possible a buyer could be found for some of its dozens of brands.

 

The White House petition was posted Friday. It needs 25,000 signatures to generate an official White House response.

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Ektris

 

Electric Turahk, on , said:

 

...I mean the job loss is the real issue here...

 

But...

 

No.

This is the only issue.

Exactly.

 

And this would inadvertently save some of those I guess. Hence the implied hesitation.

 

But it's a downright wrong reason for the petition. This is just silly.

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Aanchir

I think the petition is a joke, guys. A pretty obvious one at that. "Prevent our nation from losing her sweet, creamy center"? I don't think anyone could type that with a straight face.

 

Anyway, with all the unintentionally-hilarious petitions posted to the White House site in the wake of the election, it helps to throw in a little deliberate humor from time to time. Thanks for sharing this; possibly the most hilarious reaction to the Hostess ordeal I've read all day.

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Havelock Vetinari

I'd be all for this. Prevent job loss and hey, I bet we could sell them overseas. Tell them it's american luxury food. Worked with those noodles in Japan. Government sells them junk food, makes money, uses money to help pay off debt. Then uses the money to...uh, we'll say build a giant elevator to the moon.

 

Because why not?

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