Archive: Jul 2008 (Page 4)

• A Human Shield Protects Jeanne Shaheen from a Terrifying Videographer

  Posted on Jul 15, 2008 by Granite Staters for Employee Freedom

  [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQ8R9Rim40E[/youtube] Governor Jeanne Shaheen, a Democrat running for Senate, has decided that her town hall meetings should be confidential. There is no other explanation for her decision to use her staff as a human shield to avoid being taped at a recent Deering, NH town hall meeting. In the video, you’ll see a little bit […]

• Jeanne Shaheen Changes Her Stump Speech

  Posted on by Granite Staters for Employee Freedom

  [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RpPww5GMC4[/youtube] At her last two public events, Governor Jeanne Shaheen has taken time out of her stump speeches to point out a constituent with a video camera. Shaheen says: “…I also wanted to introduce the gentleman in the back, so everyone understands who he is. He is here tracking for an anti-union organization, and if […]

• 126,125 Reasons Why Ashwin Madia is So Enthusiastic About EFCA

  Posted on by Minnesotans for Employee Freedom

  The new campaign fundraising reports are in, and have the unions ever made a serious ‘investment’ in Democrat Congressional Candidate and EFCA supporter Ashwin Madia. In just three months, between April 1 and June 30, Madia hauled in a whopping $126,125 in union special interest money for his Congressional campaign.  The itemized list is available to […]

• Alter: Obama should take on teachers unions

  Posted on by J. Justin Wilson

  Jonathan Alter has an interesting piece in Newsweek on education reform. He says that Obama can solidify his support among moderates by going up against teachers unions on the issues of merit-pay and teacher accountability. He runs through some of the more depressing statistics about the state of education today, including US students’ math skills […]

• Merkley says “Card Check” is Needed

  Posted on Jul 11, 2008 by Oregonians for Employee Freedom

  [youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=x9pPiBtDLZQ[/youtube] In a recent meeting with prospective voters, Jeff Merkley was asked about the Employee Free Choice Act and whether he felt that workers had the right to a private ballot in the workplace regarding whether or not to form a union. The Employee Free Choice Act is of course, the mis-named legislation sponsored by […]

• Who Supports Al Franken?

  Posted on by Tracie Gibler

  Minnesota Senate candidate and supporter of the deceptively-named Employee Free Choice Act Al Franken released his second quarter fundraising numbers yesterday. The release made this boast: In total, over 104,000 individuals – including almost 18,000 Minnesotans – have helped the campaign raise more than $11 million with an average contribution of just $64. In the […]

• Erik Paulsen Gives an Honest Answer to a Simple Question

  Posted on by Minnesotans for Employee Freedom

  Congressional Candidate Erik Paulsen demonstrates in this clip how you answer a simple question: With an honest and straightforward answer. Unlike his opponent, EFCA supporter Ashwin Madia, we didn’t need to chase down Paulsen or duck his handlers.[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=IpPAjaJK_R4[/youtube] Paulsen, who voted against a pro-EFCA resolution in the union-dominated Minnesota House of Representatives, clearly understands why […]

• Teachers unions oppose new merit-pay plan, despite compromises

  Posted on Jul 09, 2008 by J. Justin Wilson

  DC Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee has rolled out a new plan that proposes rewarding the best public school teachers with bonuses and increased salaries. Unsurprisingly, teachers unions oppose the plan, which would put new teachers, and current teachers who opt in, into a competitive track where compensation would be tied to performance instead of seniority. […]