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CNN's John King refers to Romney as 'Governor Mormon' (VIDEO)

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A Message to Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker

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Gov Walker gets Mic Ckecked

Members of Stand Up Chicago voice their dissatisfaction with Wisconsin Gov Scott... more

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Do you think Gov. Chris Christie’s weight could be a serious issue against his campaign to be the Republican nominee?

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Hyper-Evil Florida Governor Appears on 'Morning Joe'

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GOP Promises REAL BLOOD at Next Debate

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RICK PERRY The SUPER Ghoul:

Writing for the Huffington Post, reporters Jason Cherkis and Zach Carter published a... more

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ProgressOhio suggests Gov. Kasich is funneling state money to supporters

SB 5, the bill cutting collective bargaining rights for public employees which is on November's ballot for a citizen veto, probably ranks as the worst thing passed in Ohio under Gov. John Kasich. While there's a lot of competition for second place, the creation of JobsOhio has to be seen as one of the strong contenders.

Instead of the Ohio Department of Development continuing its traditional role,

House Bill 1, which Kasich signed into law in February, created a nonprofit headed by Kasich and eight board members he will appoint. JobsOhio will be responsible for reaching out to existing companies and firms thinking about expanding into Ohio, negotiating economic incentive packages and helping to commercialize research and technologies developed at the state’s universities.

As a private entity, the group will not be subject to the state’s open meetings and records laws, ethics and conflict of interest rules or other requirements that generally affect state agencies. Instead, JobsOhio will be required to have four public meetings annually and will have to disclose contract information, employee salaries and other details in an annual report.

As Plunderbund has detailed, the structure of JobsOhio creates the likelihood of kickbacks. Additionally, JobsOhio doesn't just represent a privatizing of job creation, but state liquor profits were handed over to the new entity, which removes a consistent revenue stream from the state.

Now, JobsOhio and Kasich's efforts to defend SB 5 have come together. ProgressOhio is suggesting that state money is going through JobsOhio to private chambers of commerce and development agencies that supported Kasich and other supporters of SB 5, as well as the bill itself:

Rothenberg said he began a close examination of JobsOhio after Kasich's surprise announcement that it will rely on Third Frontier money—in addition to hundreds of millions in liquor profits.

He especially took issue with Kasich's companion announcement that he has set aside a $24 million pool of Third Frontier funds for distribution to local chambers of commerce and other private, regional economic development agencies. The announcement came after most of the agencies or their partners endorsed SB5, a Kasich-backed law to limit the collective bargaining rights of police, firefighters, teachers and other public employees.

SB 5 or no, Kasich appears to be funneling state money to private organizations and businesses that are his ideological allies, and doing so within structures he set up to maximize his control and minimize transparency. The possibility that he's doing so in part to help underwrite a campaign on a ballot question just highlights how much corruption is possible within the structures he's set up.

Originally posted to Daily Kos Labor on Tue Aug 30, 2011 at 10:45 AM PDT.
Also republished by Class Warfare Newsletter: The Plutocracy VS the Working Class and Daily Kos.SB 5, the bill cutting collective bargaining rights for public employees which is on... more

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Governor Protects Corrupt Police Chief Who Suspends Police For Telling Truth

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Sarah Palin: Professional Grifter

It used to be that a huckster would rumble into town in a brightly colored wagon emblazoned with grandiose hyperbole about their stature and abilities. And the townsfolk, how they would flock to this charismatic charlatan, selling them something they thought they wanted, taking their "donations" for the promise of a better life and happier tomorrow. Then they would leave quietly in the night and the next morning the people would wake up, wonder who that wild eyed caricature was, why they were there, and why they got so excited about it.

It's nice to see that some things never change.

Internet personality and reality television subject Sarah Palin is currently cris-crossing the country, a trail of "reporters", whom she supposedly openly despises, clinging to her ass, unsure why they're following her, but knowing if they don't someone else will and people will watch them instead. No express purpose has been given for this continental wander, other than to see the great history spots of this fine country place. If this were a simple sight seeing trip with the family, exploring the many wonders that this land has to offer, it wouldn't require a tour bus with the subtlety of the bass player for Ratt fucking a groupie with a can of hairspray on a pile of tour shirts. What we do know is that she's not running for office, she's not promoting a movie, she's not really contributing anything to anything in any way measurable. What she does seem to be doing though, is taking an expensive independent study 6th grade Social Studies class with all of the money that people give her because... I don't know why.

Sarah Palin isn't going to run for President. Why would she want to? Being President would mean responsibility and accountability and a significant pay cut. So instead she's going to explore the possibilities, and search the belly fires, listen to what her imaginary sky monster tells her to do, and hem and haw and maybe and could be and if you're really Americany I just might, you know, for you. Because as soon as she says she's running, she can't spend her donation money on family vacations, so where's the up side? Being the leader of the free world? Who needs the headache?

The truth is that she doesn't want to be President. Who the fuck would anymore? Hell, she didn't want to be Governor of Alaska, where your only real responsibility is not freezing to death or accidentally eating one or more of your children to survive. What Sarah Palin wants is to be famous. She wants to be rich. She wants to have no responsibility, and be able to, almost expected to, reflexively, instinctively criticize and insinuate and insult, all while deflecting, offering no actual solutions or ideas of any kind and attacking anyone who would ever call her on any of her shit. It's easier to prey on the fears of middle America and talk about what's perceived to be wrong, than to say how to fix it and make actual things actually happen, actually.

So instead of offering anything of substance she shills bottles of Auntie Sarah's Americana Super Tonic Elixir! Good for all what ails ya! For all the REAL Americans. The hockey grizzly moms! The helicopter borne shooters of things! The lockers, the reloaders! Because God put that oil in the ground for America so we should go get it!

Tired of radical muslim extremist socialist Presidents pallin' around with terrorists? Just get yourself a bottle of good ol' Auntie Sarah's Americana Super Tonic Elixir! Tired of the lame stream media covering your every move just like you want them to so long as they don't try to ask you about your opinions or twist your words by playing them back exactly as you said them?

With Auntie Sarah's Americana Super Tonic Elixir you'll finally be able to see exactly what's wrong with America without the hassle of actually offering any ways to solve them, while simultaneously being able to attack anyone who ever questions the inherent greatness and superiority of this most perfect of nations given by lord Jesus McAwesome to the world as a beacon of light and freedom! These, the single 50 greatest United States of the Americas!

So step right up, no pushin' folks, there's no risk of missin' this show! Be amazed, be astounded, be disgusted and revolted by the Arctic Media Monster! The Sad, Inconceivable, Shameless Thing That Won't Go Away! The Incredible, Astonishing, Spectacular Neverdent of the United States of Real America! Sarah Palin: Professional Grifter!

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