[pickledpepperRN]

Radical bid to knock out political curruption:

http://mms.tveyes.com/Transcript.asp...&PlayClip=TRUE

[pickledpepperRN]

Hit the road with the nurses for Prop. 89
With modern politics now tied to focus groups, tracking polls, TV attack ads and the other oh-so-serious -- and often oh-so-boring -- accouterments of California elections, there's almost no time for good, old-fashioned political stunts that at least added a little life and personality to the voting business in years past.
The exception: The California Nurses Association, which is out on the hustings backing Proposition 89, the campaign finance initiative


http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/...entry_id=10231

[Spidey's mom]

Spacenurse - I'm one nurse who does not believe in giving MY money to politicians to run their campaigns. Let them use their own money.

I do not believe in publicly financed campaigns. Is there not enough PORK being purchased with my hard earned money? Now I have to give it to politicians?

No thanks.

http://www.noprop89.org/facts_factsheet.html


steph

[Spidey's mom]

Big Labor is even against this prop.

Labor Union

• California Federation of Teachers
• California State Council of Laborers
• California State Firefighters Association
• California Teachers Association
• International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 3
• International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 12
• Orange County Professional Firefighters Association
• Stationary Engineers, Local 39
• Stationary Engineers, Local 501
• United Food and Commercial Workers Local 324

Taxpayer Groups

• California Taxpayer’s Association
• Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association
• League of Placer County Taxpayers
• Kern County Taxpayers Association
• National Tax Limitation Committee
• National Taxpayers Union
• Orange County Taxpayers Association
• San Diego Taxpayers Association

[pickledpepperRN]

If you have any insurance, drive a gas powered vehicle, take medication, or have to pay anything to these corporations you are paying for the ads against proposition 89. They are also the BIG donors to political campaigns. In California this means mostly Democratic politicians get your money that YOU paid for insurance or energy.
Big labor, polluting corporations, and greedy HMOs want to keep control of politics. They don't want to lose their control of politicians.

Chevron Corporation
Occidental Oil & Gas
State Farm Insurance Automobile Insurance
Southern California Edison
California Hospitals Committee on Issues
California Building Industries Assn. PAC
United Healthcare Services, Inc. (HMO)
Farmers Insurance Group
Mercury General Insurance
Pharmaceutical Research and
Manufacturers of America
Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Zenith Insurance Company
California Bankers Association PAC
Chamber of Commerce
Baron Real Estate
Republic Indemnity Company of America
Safeco Insurance Company
Great American Life Insurance Company
Sempra Energy
Sprint Nextel
California Farm Bureau Federation
California Restaurant Association PAC
The Hartford (Hartford Life)
Travelers Indemnity Company
Waste Management & Affiliates
Western Growers PAC
Aetna, Inc.
21st Century Insurance
Fireman’s Fund Insurance
California Motor Car Dealers Association
California Business Properties Association
California Independent Petroleum Assn.
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Forgot the link:
http://www.cleanmoneyelections.org/

NURSES got signatures and are going to their churches, community groups, and making phone calls to explain the truth. CHEVRON paid for an ad calling nurses a "special interest"
I for one am very tired of spending my days off work to keep our safe staffing law, keep unlicensed personnel from being allowed to pass meds and perform invasive procedures, and all we have accomplished to make it possible to care for our patients. I want to work to make life better instead of fighting a Democratic Speaker of the Assembly whose wife is a lobbiest for the healthcare industry that wants to avoid safe staffing and building safe buildings. THEY took our Medicare money to "give" to politicians who do their bidding. AND a governor who has NO RESPECT for nurses work.

[Spidey's mom]

Originally Posted by spacenurse

If you have any insurance, drive a gas powered vehicle, take medication, or have to pay anything to these corporations you are paying for the ads against proposition 89. They are also the BID donors to political campaigns. In California this means mostly Democratic politicians get your money that YOU paid for insurance or energy.
Big labor, polluting corporations, and greedy HMOs want to keep control of politics. They don't want to lose their control of politicians.

Chevron Corporation
Occidental Oil & Gas
State Farm Insurance Automobile Insurance
Southern California Edison
California Hospitals Committee on Issues
California Building Industries Assn. PAC
United Healthcare Services, Inc. (HMO)
Farmers Insurance Group
Mercury General Insurance
Pharmaceutical Research and
Manufacturers of America
Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Zenith Insurance Company
California Bankers Association PAC
Chamber of Commerce
Baron Real Estate
Republic Indemnity Company of America
Safeco Insurance Company
Great American Life Insurance Company
Sempra Energy
Sprint Nextel
California Farm Bureau Federation
California Restaurant Association PAC
The Hartford (Hartford Life)
Travelers Indemnity Company
Waste Management & Affiliates
Western Growers PAC
Aetna, Inc.
21st Century Insurance
Fireman’s Fund Insurance
California Motor Car Dealers Association
California Business Properties Association
California Independent Petroleum Assn.
-------------------
Forgot the link:
http://www.cleanmoneyelections.org/

NURSES got signatures and are going to their churches, community groups, and making phone calls to explain the truth. CHEVRON paid for an ad calling nurses a "special interest"
I for one am very tired of spending my days off work to keep our safe staffing law, keep unlicensed personnel from being allowed to pass meds and perform invasive procedures, and all we have accomplished to make it possible to care for our patients. I want to work to make life better instead of fighting a Democratic Speaker of the Assembly whose wife is a lobbiest for the healthcare industry that wants to avoid safe staffing and building safe buildings. THEY took our Medicare money to "give" to politicians who do their bidding. AND a governor who has NO RESPECT for nurses work.

"Special Interest" iis not a dirty word and the CNA is a special interest group that has the right to lobby our representatives, just as all the other groups have a right to lobby.

Gotta run or I'd address the rest of your post . . . . bbl

steph

[pickledpepperRN]

Originally Posted by stevielynn

"Special Interest" iis not a dirty word and the CNA is a special interest group that has the right to lobby our representatives, just as all the other groups have a right to lobby.

Gotta run or I'd address the rest of your post . . . . bbl

steph

Tell Chevron - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGYr1...elated&search=

Tell Arnold - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtRI-d82cxw&eurl=

Tell this businessman trying to speak with his assemblymember - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oakHb...elated&search=

[Spidey's mom]

Prop 89 is simply welfare for politicians. No thanks.

I'll have to watch those links later . . .gotta take my 5 year old out to trick or treat.

steph

[pickledpepperRN]

Originally Posted by stevielynn

Prop 89 is simply welfare for politicians. No thanks.

I'll have to watch those links later . . .gotta take my 5 year old out to trick or treat.

steph

That is a line in the advertisement funded by Chevron and other corporations. It is not true.

Take time to get both sides OR just pay attention to BIG MONEY 30 second ads.
Each vote counts the same.

http://www.calnurse.org/

[pickledpepperRN]

How It Works, Transportation Division

April 5: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announces the appointment of Stephen Matich, president of the Matich Corp. construction company, to the Contractors State License Board. Total Matich donations to Schwarzenegger: $89,800...

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/poli..._works_pa.html