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The GOP has been obsessed with the issue of voter fraud, maintaining that it is a far bigger problem than commonly thought. Well, apparently they would know. Indiana's Republican Election Chief was convicted on 6 counts of Felony Voter Fraud, Perjury, and Theft.
http://news.yahoo.com/indiana-election-chief-found-guilty-voter-fraud-073551102.html
Yes, in the most high profile incidence of Voter Fraud in recent memory, it is an Indiana REPUBLICAN elected official (the one in charge of elections for his state) who was the perpetrator. A Republican Special Prosecuter in Indiana, one of the states to recently tighten voter ID laws under Republican administrations, convicted The Secretary of State of voting using a false ID, Perjury, using a false address, and theft.
The theft charge related to the fact that the Secretary of State previously held an office for which he was not legally eligible based on his REAL address for which he collected a salary from taxpayers.
Prosecutors explained "he used his ex-wife's address instead of a condo he had with his fiancée because HE DIDN'T WANT TO GIVE UP HIS $1,000-per-month Fishers Town Council SALARY after moving out of that district."
Charlie White, is still pictured on the Indiana Secretary of State's Election Division page, as of the time of this posting.
http://www.in.gov/sos/elections/2401.htm
Gov. Mitch Daniels immediately appointed an interim Secretary of State; but deferred making a permanent appointment or asking for Charlie's resignation, explaining:
"I have chosen not to make a permanent appointment today out of respect for the judge's authority to lessen the verdict to a misdemeanor and reinstate the elected office holder," Daniels said in a statement. "If the felony convictions are not altered, I anticipate making a permanent appointment quickly."
The justification for asking the judge to reduce the verdict to a misdemeanor is explained by White's attorney, Carl Brizzi, who said, "he will ask the judge to reduce the charges to misdemeanors because his client has no criminal background and has a long record of public service."
Gov. Mitch Daniels apparently buys this argument, as he is holding the office open and implies that he will reinstate White if the charges are reduced at the Judge's discretion. Others might point out that White's "long record of Public Service" includes the period during which he fraudulently voted, held an office he was ineligible for, and fraudulently collected thousands of dollars of taxpayer salary.
Sounds to me that Charlie's "record of Public Service" was more a "record of the Public serving Charlie". Not uncommon among politicians I suppose. LOCK HIM UP!
FURTHER READING:
Find Charlie's official SoS Bio here (as of 4 Feb. 2012):
http://www.in.gov/sos/2363.htm
Candidate Charlie White's Statement on the need for Voter ID to combat Voter Fraud:
“My office has vigorously investigated various forms of election fraud in multiple counties and we combat daily the problem of identity theft in consumer transactions. The Voter ID statute was a reasonable step to ensure the integrity of the electoral process and prevent fraudulent voting from taking place, and so I am pleased that the Indiana Supreme Court has declared that the statute is constitutional. Indiana’s Solicitor General, Tom Fisher, who argued successfully before the United States Supreme Court on this very issue, deserves considerable credit for the constitutional defense of the law before Indiana’s high court,” - Charlie White, Republican Candidate for Secretary of State
Is that sweet or what?The GOP has been obsessed with the issue of voter fraud, maintaining that it is a far... more
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A bill proposed by one Indiana Republican has been withdrawn after its provision to drug test recipients of government largesse was widened to include lawmakers themselves, according to Arthur Delany at The Huffington Post.
Republican lawmaker Judd McMillan (R-Brookville) removed the bill from consideration by the Indiana General Assembly after Democratic colleagues amended it, but, the Republican says, he intends to reintroduce it on Monday once he has reworked it.
“I’ve only withdrawn it temporarily,” said McMillan, stating that he crafted the bill to elude questions of constitutionality with regards to illegal search and seizure, issues that caused a Florida judge to overturn a similar rule earlier this year.
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/01/28/indiana-welfare-drug-testing-bill-withdrawn-after-lawmakers-included/A bill proposed by one Indiana Republican has been withdrawn after its provision to... more
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I LOVE it... "LUNCH PAIL REPUBLICANS"
EXCERPT FROM - GOP group launches ad against "Right to Work"
http://www.wthr.com/story/16530862/gop-launches-ad-against-right-to-work:
David Fagan is a member of the Lunch Pail Republicans. He says he's been a Republican since he was 18, held office as a Republican, but the debate at the Statehouse has him fighting against his own party leaders and he plans to take that fight to the trenches...
"Right To Work" an Orwellian newspeak term.
Uh Oh, what language will the GOP and Frank Luntz use if their sycophants all get wind of their newspeak terminology? thinkingblue
http://myapologies.wordpress.com/2011/12/04/gop-newspeak/
I use to get so angry at Andrew Sullivan for his pathetic attempt to paint Neocons as heroes but now, since he started THINKING... Believe it or not he's making sense! thinkingblue
Sullivan supported the 2003 invasion of Iraq by the United States, and was initially hawkish in the war on terror, arguing that weakness would embolden terrorists. Immediately following the September 11 attacks in 2001, he wrote a controversial essay for The Sunday Times, in which he stated, "The middle part of the country — the great red zone that voted for Bush — is clearly ready for war. The decadent Left in its enclaves on the coasts is not dead — and may well mount what amounts to a fifth column."[45] In an October 14, 2001 post, Sullivan announced that recent anthrax attacks had sealed his support for war on Iraq, including the possible use of nuclear weaponry by the United States. From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Sullivan
Now watch the NEW AND IMPROVED Andrew Sullivan on Hardball:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jac6Vz_32zgI LOVE it... "LUNCH PAIL REPUBLICANS"
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In keeping with the long and ignoble tradition of plastering the Lord's Prayer on every flat surface in creation, Christians in the Indiana legislature have introduced a bill to require reciting the Lord's Prayer at the beginning of every school day.In keeping with the long and ignoble tradition of plastering the Lord's Prayer on... more
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Sen. Vaneta Becker, R-Evansville, has introduced a bill that would set specific "performance standards" for singing and playing "The Star-Spangled Banner" at any event sponsored by public schools and state universities.
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Hey, Indiana Current posters: Are all of your state's problems fixed? Does a state senator really have time to be trying to legislate just how the national anthem is to be preformed at public schools and colleges? Take this woman down a few pegs. At least point out that the tune is actually an old British drinking song, so the addition of Keye's poem as lyrics is actually a sort of satire to begin with.
Then, there's that whole free speech thing. If burning a flag is protected, parodies of songs just might be too.
GOP pols: no real answers to any/all the problems facing Americans, no solutions, no acknowledgement that there are some real problems, no clue. They just know they have to divert attention from the fact that they are posers.|topnews|text|IndyStar.com
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Call 317-684-4305 those who are still looking for information about loved ones involved
in the accident.
Five people killed 48 injured Saturday night the grandstand stage collapsed
in Indiana at the State Fairgrounds. State Police have confirmed four deaths.
Red Cross offers help
Red Cross issued the following statement early Sunday, for those who are still looking
for information about loved ones involved in the accident.
"Everyone has been evacuated from the fairgrounds. For those who are still missing a
friend or loved one, we have opened up our chapter located at 441 E 10th Street in
downtown Indianapolis to wait for information. We have mental health professionals
on hand to speak with those who need counseling."Call 317-684-4305 those who are still looking for information about loved ones... more
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Absolutely gut-wrenching video of the Indiana State Fair concert stage collapse from last night. Reports indicate a freak wind burst and sudden weather may be partially to blame, and that the concert was delayed at the time.
It goes without saying that our hearts go out to the victims of this awful, awful incident.
Update: There are a now-confirmed five dead and 40-plus injured (including a rumored paralysis).
Labeling this an engineering accident was short-sighted and the post has been updated to reflect that fact.
[You can see] audience members who were not injured in the collapse are running toward the accident. Even seconds after this disaster unfolded, there were brave men and women sprinting toward potential danger to help others.
http://gizmodo.com/5830685/terrifying-video-of-the-deadly-indiana-state-fair-stage-collapseAbsolutely gut-wrenching video of the Indiana State Fair concert stage collapse from... more
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“If dogma trumps pragmatism and neither side budges, Indiana’s most vulnerable citizens could end up paying the price as the collateral damage of a partisan battle,” U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Walton Pratt wrote in her decision.“If dogma trumps pragmatism and neither side budges, Indiana’s most... more
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Walkerville 101
The New Face of Activism and the Strength of solidarity , is more than a mere flash in the pan and my friends at 'Working in these times " have the scoop ... so without further ado...-Figgdimension
By Mike Elk
Members of the Wisconsin Education Association Council rally outside the Wisconsin state capitol on Sunday in "Walkerville," a tent city set up in opposition to Gov. Scott Walker. (Photo by Wisconsin Education Association Council
This week in Madison, Wis., has seen the largest protests since a "budget repair bill" virtually outlawing collective bargaining proposed by Gov. Scott Walker inspired an occupation of the state capitol building and massive street protests this past winter.
Now, thousands are protesting Governor’s Walker drastic cuts to the social safety net and workers’ rights, contained in his 2011-2013 budgets. The budget would cut education funding by $824 million and Medicaid by $466 million. Walker is making these cuts despite giving away nearly $320 million in tax cuts to big corporations.
The Republican governor has also proposed allowing local governments to privatize their highway departments and hire private contractors to maintain state roads in Wisconsin. This upset many highway workers who would be stripped of their union representation if highway work was privatized in Wisconsin. Many claim not having union representation would make highways dramatically more dangerous as it would be more difficult to speak up about safety problems if highway workers did not have union protection.
Also, the budget bill would strip police and firefighters of their right to collective bargain over their healthcare plans. Previously, police and firefighters had been exempted from the ban on public employees collectively bargaining that passed as part of a budget repair bill in March.
Of course, a Wisconsin Court has ruled that that bill’s passage was illegal since it violated the Open Meetings Law. It nullified the bill. There are even rumors that Republicans might try to pass a new, less legally dubious version of the ban of public employee collectively bargain as part of the 2011-2013 budgets, since Republicans expect to lose control of the State Senate in a series of six state senate recall elections to be held this July.
Activists, who have been locked out of the Capitol by Governor Walker’s administration despite numerous court orders telling the administration to re-open the Capitol, have responded by setting up a tent city on the Capitol Lawn called “Walkerville.” More than 300 people have been sleeping on the lawn of the Capitol all week lawn in protest of Walker’s attempt to pass the bill.
On Monday, there was a large march against the budget by more than 1,000 people led by former Senator Russ Feingold. While there has been a lot of coverage of the recent protests in Wisconsin in local media and national progressive outlets, what hasn’t been talked about much is what the protests now entering their 116th day—if you start counting from the initial response to Walker's "budget repair" bill back in February—have done to deepen the militancy of the people involved.
As the struggle in Wisconsin wears on, workers have become engaged not just in acts of protest, but in acts of civil disobedience. On Monday, 25 people were either arrested or cited including two journalists from the media outlet The UpTake, who were covering the protesters breaking into the Capitol.
Activists have also gotten more creative in how they have targeted expanding direct, militant action to other targets of corporate power. After the protesters were pushed out of the Capitol, they went to the local M & I Bank branch, a major financial backer of Governor Walker’s campaign where by protesting it they forced the bank to close for the day. Activists have begun to draw up lists of banks that pay no taxes and look for ways to resist the attempts of those banks to foreclose on homes in their neighbors.
The attack on workers’ rights in Wisconsin has proven to be a training ground for activists in a lot of ways that are going to pay long-term benefits for activism in the state. Unions stripped of their ability to automatically deduct dues from workers’ pay checks have started training activists and shop stewards to collect dues individually from workers each month. Collecting dues individually from workers is a process that involves hundreds, thousands of activists. (more at link) and get involved NOW!)Walkerville 101
The New Face of Activism and the Strength of solidarity , is more... more
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Firedoglake coverage of State Public Employee and Collective Bargaining Protests in Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana, and beyond.
COMMUNITY COVERAGE OF SOLIDARITY RALLIES
Solidarity with Wisconsin here at FDL and MyFDL — Rayne rounds up Firedoglake members’ reporting on their actions across the country.
Nashville’s Solidarity With Wisconsin — Check out masaccio at Tennessee’s capitol with Mrs. masaccio; such a cute couple of “radicals.”
#WIUNION – Denver Solidarity Action — Community member Kelly Canfield attended the rally in Denver where it was sunny in more ways than one today.
NY Hearts Wisconsin — watertiger snaps great shots in NYC along with a choice LOL photo.
CA Unions & Others Demonstrate In Support Of WI Protestors @ Capital — Mary McCurnin rallied in Sacramento and took a lot of nice photos to share with us.
A Southeast Rally in Solidarity with Wisconsin — Community member Jim Hickey captures the energy of union workers rallying in Atlanta, Georgia; it’s a good sign in a state where only 4 percent of workers are union members.Firedoglake coverage of State Public Employee and Collective Bargaining Protests in... more
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This is from Indiana Outdoor Adventures, preview from season 2, episode on Silver Carp.
It's been said that a couple companies have set up shop to harvest and process invasive carp into fish pattys for sale. Mostly to prisons. Can't they use them for cat food, or fish meal? I know it's not Albacore but do cats give a damn? I'm no biologist but I have an inkling that these things are devastating the natural harmony of that ecosystem. Eating everything in site (for example: baby ducks, tadpoles, frogs, other small fish, small crustaceans) like I said, everything.This is from Indiana Outdoor Adventures, preview from season 2, episode on Silver... more
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While we were venting our outrage at shenanigans in Wisconsin politics, in fact while Republicans were planning last night’s attempted coup, the Michigan state legislature quietly passed a bill giving the Governor of Michigan martial control over the state. Except instead of using actual military, the Governor is more likely to use private security. But make no mistake–rights would be suspended.
Here’s how it works:
The governor, on his own initiative, can declare an economic emergency in any town and appoint an administrator. The administrator can be any person, including a corporate person.
The administrator has the power to do anything in the name of economic stability, including void contracts, void collective bargaining agreements, dissolve the town council, dissolve the school board, fire anyone including elected officials, hire private security, unincorporate the town, and sell off public property.
The people of the town have no say in this. They can neither demand nor turn away the administrator. That is because this provision is meant to be used against the people.
What might constitute an emergency in the Governor’s eyes?
A labor strike is the first thing that comes to mind. Too many foreclosures. Crime! In short, anything he wants it to be–and with billionaire backers, any controversy can be created.
What might the administrator do in that emergency?
First, privatize everything. Fire public workers and take over all public functions–running schools, police and fire service, and so on. Michigan just made this legal.
Second, imprison dissidents, shutter businesses, and seize property by eminent domain. This is not legal, but hey, that didn’t stop the Wisconsin Republicans.
In short, take over control and turn it into a corporate town.
We need to pay attention to Michigan because they are farther along the road to corporate statehood–to where the Republicans want to take all of us.
Other things you should know:
–The outnumbered Democrats in Michigan tried to add an amendment that the administrator’s could be paid no more than the governor, but that was voted down. All the better to drain the public treasury.
–Michigan voted to increase taxes on the poor and elderly. What little property they own will belong to the government soon.
–Michigan voted to disallow charitable tax deductions for donations to universities. When universities depend more on public money, it is much easier for the government to control them. Universities liberalize people, so they must be changed.
–Finally, people have been leaving Michigan in droves due to its poor economy. If there had been no auto bailout–and it was hotly contested even by non-corporatists–there would be ghost towns all over the state. As it is, there are large ghost neighborhoods. These empty public nuisances are ripe for corporate ownership.
This is the Republicans’ end game: drain public entities of assets, privatize, turn what’s left over to corporations to run. In the running, they will use onerous taxation or find other ways to take away ownership of what is now privately held.
Corporations will control the government, and between the two of them, they will own all property. And there will be nary a peep in the bulk of the media because the corporations control that too.
We can stop this, and the protests that started in Wisconsin are the way to start. It may get uglier before it gets better, but we can take our country back.
http://www.politicususa.com/en/martial-law-michiganWhile we were venting our outrage at shenanigans in Wisconsin politics, in fact while... more
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By Lindsay Beyerstein, Media Consortium blogger
On Monday afternoon, the Capitol Police in Madison, Wisconsin refused to enforce an order to clear the Capitol building of hundreds of peaceful protesters who have been occupying the site to protest Governor Scott Walker’s plan to eliminate the collective bargaining rights of public employees.
Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! interviews State Rep. Kelda Helen Roys (D), who spent Sunday night in the Capitol building with other protesters. Roys describes what happened at four o’clock on Monday afternoon when the government gave the order to clear the protesters from the building:
And after several hours of the same sorts of scenes that we’ve been seeing all week—singing, chanting, drumming, speechifying—the Capitol police captain, Chief Tubbs, made an announcement, and he said that the protesters that had remained in the building, they were being orderly and responsible and peaceful and there was no reason to eject them from the Capitol.
Police attempted to clear the building of protesters on Sunday night, but they relented when the protesters refused to leave and allowed them to stay another night. On Monday, the police decided not to eject protesters already inside, but no additional activists would be allowed in. The governor plans to deliver his budget address on Tuesday afternoon. Walker is expected to call for spending cuts that could exceed $1 billion dollars.
Gov. Walker has threatened mass public sector layoffs if the Democratic senators do not return from Illinois by March 1. However, the Uptake.com reports that one of the absent legislators, State Sen. Jon Erpenbach, claims Walker is not telling the truth. Erpenbach says the unions have already agreed to come up with the money the governor needs to balance the budget, and therefore, he has no need to lay anyone off to bridge the gap.
Wisconsin 101
Matthew Rothschild of The Progressive describes the epic scale of the Wisconsin protests:
This is the largest sustained rally for the rights of public sector workers that this country has seen in decades — perhaps ever.
The crowds at the state Capitol have swelled from 10,000-65,000 during the first week all the way up to 100,000 on Feb. 26. Hundreds of people occupied the Capitol building with a sit-in and sleep-in for days on end, and total strangers from around the world ordered pizzas for them.
In case you’re still wondering what all of this means, Andy Kroll, Nick Baumann, and Siddhartha Mahanta of Mother Jones have joined forces to bring you this “Wisconsin 101″ primer.
The Republicans in the Wisconsin House passed a bill that would take away collective bargaining rights for public sector unions, restrict their ability to collect dues, and force them to undergo yearly recertification votes. But the bill cannot become law until the state Senate also passes it. Currently, 14 Democratic state senators are hiding out in Illinois to deprive the Republican majority of the quorum they need to vote on the bill. However, as Kroll notes, if only one Democrat breaks faith and returns to Madison, the Republicans will be able to pass the bill.
Nationwide solidarity
Jamilah King of Colorlines.com brings us a photo essay on the solidarity rallies held around the country over the weekend in support of the Wisconsin protesters. From San Francisco to Salt Lake City to Atlanta to New York, people took to the streets in support of the right of workers to organize. Also at Colorlines.com, historian Michael Honey draws parallels between the situation in Wisconsin and Dr. Martin Luther King’s last crusade. Shortly before his assassination, King stood with the sanitation workers of Memphis to demand collective bargaining rights and the power to collect union dues.
George Warner of Campus Progress profiles some young activists who took to the streets of Washington, D.C. to express their solidarity with the Wisconsin protesters. About 1,500 people came out to a rally in support of the protesters on Saturday.
Anonymous strikes again
In a bizarre twist, a loosely organized coalition of anarchic hackers known as “Anonymous” attacked websites linked to Koch Industries on Sunday, Jessica Pieklo reports for Care2.com. The Koch brothers are among Gov. Walker’s most generous benefactors. The hackers launched a distributed denial of service attack on the website of the Koch-funded conservative group Americans for Prosperity.
In addition to generous campaign contributions, the Koch brothers gave $1 million to the Republican Governors Association, which in turn paid for millions of dollars worth of ads against Walker’s opponent in 2010. Walker is evidently very grateful to Koch. Last week, a writer for a Buffalo-based website got Walker on the phone by pretending to be David Koch.
Don’t look now, but…
Meanwhile, in Indiana, the state assembly reconvened on Monday to find most of the 40 Democratic members had decamped for Illinois. The legislators are apparently taking a page from the Wisconsin playbook. Indiana’s Republican governor is trying to pass legislation that would make permanent a ban on collective bargaining by public sector workers and the Democratic legislators are seeking to deny him the 2/3rds quorum required to vote on the bill.
This post features links to the best independent, progressive reporting about the economy by members of The Media Consortium. It is free to reprint. Visit the Audit for a complete list of articles on economic issues, or follow us on Twitter. And for the best progressive reporting on critical economy, environment, health care and immigration issues, check out The Mulch, The Pulse and The Diaspora. This is a project of The Media Consortium, a network of leading independent media outlets.By Lindsay Beyerstein, Media Consortium blogger
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"We support Wisconsin!" and other signs showed Kentuckians solidarity with Wisconsin union workers. MoveOn.Org organized the nationwide rally to stand up for worker's rights, collective bargaining, attacks on unions and cuts to social programs.
Crowds were gathered at state capitols around the country to show their support for protestors fighting Wisconsin Governor SCott Walker's attempt to strip state employee's of their right to collectively bargain. State legislators passed the bill on Friday, however, Democrats have left the state blocking the vote.
Governors all across the country are facing budget deficits and many plan to follow Walker's lead should he succeed.
"On Monday night we were watching what was happening in Wisconsin and realizing that this was a crucial movement for the whole country." says MoveOn.Org Executive Director Justin Ruben. "What happens in Wisconsin will have an impact on people everywhere. The same dynamic is playing out in other states and in Washington, where Republicans are so intent on giving tax breaks to the rich and powerful that they are willing to destroy unions and kick the middle class in the teeth to do it."
"I think a lot of progressives have been watching with growing horror." says MoveOn.Org Executive Director Justin Ruben. "Republicans so dominate the debate over the economy that it's becoming a discussion of whether we should have massive cuts to vital services and massive lay offs or not so massive cuts and layoffs. And people are saying, where is the common sense?" This isn't the time to cut the services that people depend on and that create jobs. We need more that. We're seeing huge tax breaks go to the top 2% of Americans, and then the resulting worsening fiscal situation being used to justify draconian cuts--it's just too much."
"Honestly, Democrats haven't figured out a way to stand up to it," says Ruben. "And people realized, well we better show them how or we're dead. Progressives as a movement have been slow to articulate an alternative vision over the last couple years. Now it's happening, it's overdue, and it's essential."
The rally in Frankfort drew a crowd of about 150 to 200 people. This is relatively small compare to the 3100 reported by the New Jersery Star-Ledger in Trenton on Friday and the estimated thousands in New York, 2000 in both Chicago and Los Angeles and a thousand in Washington, D.C. Braving cold temperatures, those that did show for the rally were loud, energetic and showed signs of the frustration seen around the world. "We're not going to take it anymore" seemed to be a recurring theme.
Some of the people I questioned were not sure exactly what the issues were but knew it had to do with a bill in Wisconsin to bust the unions. Others thought it was about cuts to social services. One thing everyone agreed on was the sentiment that the Republicans and the Tea Party were coming for their money. There was also much talk of Governor Walker being a pawn for the Koch brothers and corporations. I met one young junior high student that explained tax cuts for the rich and military spending should be cut before social services and education.
Keith and Kelly Rouda hosted and emceed the event with Rikka Wallin. Several scheduled speakers and entertainers joined the event with the addition of some last minute guests.
* Melissa Williamson and David Smith - Working Class Poor - KY Association of State Employees
* Grant Short - Millennium generatino working in KY today without collective bargaining, first generation to make less than their parents.
* Dick Levine - Who are we standing with? United We Stand-Divided We Fall
* Andy Blyth - Union songs and group songs (Sing-alongs)
* David Davila - Why we need unions
* Charles Wheatley
* Jeanette Westbrook - We Shall Overcome (Song)
* Max Thomas - The importance of voting and what happens when we don't
* Larry Hujo - Last minute addition from the Indiana/Kentucky Carpenter's Union
* Representative Kathy Stein
"The more than 50,000 people who came out from coast-to-coast in every state today showed that the protests that started in Madison have now spread nationwide and that the Republican assault on the middle class has energized and mobilized progressives in a way not seen since the 2008 election." according to a statement released by MoveOn.Org. "The progressive movement has not seen coordinated rallies this size on this issue since the height of the anti-war movement during the Iraq war."
I went there expecting scenes like in Cairo, Tripoli and even in Wisconsin. While the crowds may not have been as large, the sentiment was the same. The middle class is hurting, they claim, and American workers will fight cuts to social programs and attacks on unions.
Continue reading on Examiner.com: Kentuckians support Wisconsin at Rally for the American Dream - Lexington courts | Examiner.com http://www.examiner.com/courts-in-lexington/kentuckians-support-wisconsin-at-rally-to-save-the-american-dream#ixzz1FIYTrXPt(Watch the video above for more details)
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