Here's why I thought my words were being twisted around :
"Like I said, you were lied to and you drank the kool-ade, like a lot of other people. You just admitted it."
I don't feel as if I was lied to.People may TRY to lie to whoever they want to but it's still an individuals choce as to what they believe.
The "alleged" gaffes by Palin aren't really alleged.she said those things and in the end they really didin't matter.But to me they showed that she either doesn't handle pressure well or that a college education doesn't automatically equal being smart.But what those statements did,in my instance, were to convince me that she wasn't a very good choice for VP.
I understand that 15 more years of life experience is invaluble.I have an older brother who's in his mid 60's(also a Nam vet who was w/ the Marines,Gold Co. from '69-'70) who believes that our President is doing a pretty good job considering what he was handed.I wish I could convince some of our young firefighters that not everything is learned from a book.I have almost 23 years on the job and as a union member.I realize that there are alot of people who have also "drank the kool-aid" presented by media sources like Fox news and some politicians that Public sector unions are the reason for the economic problems that some Governors are saying that we're experiencing.Here in Ohio it was proven to be a lie.Our governor said that passing his bill was essential to be able to balance his budget.well,his bill failed and he still balanced his budget.As time passes more and more of his lies are coming to light.Recently he announced that his "rainy day" fund had something like $450 million in it and that when he took office there was $.87. When the truth came out it was found that he had taken the profit money from our lottery which is earmarked to go to our schools just to put it in HIS fund.The voters agreed to the lottery only because the profits were supposed to fund the schools.
On ALEC,our governor has been a member of that organization since the Nixon years.MANY of our nations newly elected Governors are members of ALEC.Many of them introduced virtually the same types of anti-public sector union bills all at the same time.It wasn't simply a coincidence.It was,and it's easy to research,simply a part of ALEC and it's agenda.They also have implemented "jobs" programs in many of these same states too.Here in Ohio the JOBSOHIO program will have it's day in court because the Governor appointed an out of state person to head it up and is using tax dollars to fund it and that is against our states constitution.Indianas same program has been proven to be a fraud and is also probably headed to court.These same Governors are also pushing for "Right To Work" legislation in their states.Basically it's a law to further weaken unions and the actual result is that workers on the average make 6.5% less on wages.
This link shows their members,both individuals and businesses.MANY businesses have dropped out of the organization in recent months because they did not want to be associated with ALEC because of some of their actions in various states where politics are concerned.
The 2nd link is the ALEC site.I thought I'd include both to show both sides of the coin.
But there is no denying that this organization is the face of the Republic strategy for the next election.
http://www.alecexposed.org/wiki/ALEC_Exposed
http://www.alec.org/
"I think they are wrong. I think that anyone that works for the government should not be allowed to join a union. It's wrong for a group of people to be able to hold the public hostage with strikes or the threat of them, simply because they want something more."
That statement isn't factual where safety forces are concerned.In Ohio and many other states,safety forces cannot strike.Some people even beileve that we have the ability to determine our staffing levels.not true! many depts. have been operating at severely reduced staffing levels for many years now due to the economy.The Governors proposal here in Ohiowent as far as to eliminate our ability to bargain for safety equipment.Can you honestly imagine the outcome of politicians being allowed to say what we should have where safety equipment is concerned?