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Adding to Obobo’s totals?
DeWitt, Mich. — The protesters popping up at Mitt Romney’s rallies throughout Michigan Tuesday look like run-of-the-mill grassroots liberals — they wave signs about “the 99 percent,” they chant about the Republican’s greed, and they describe themselves as a loosely organized coalition of “concerned citizens.”
They’re also getting paid, two of the protesters and an Obama campaign official told BuzzFeed.
…Meanwhile, about 50 feet away, another protest had been organized by local Democrats in conjunction with the Obama campaign. A campaign official told BuzzFeed they had nothing to do with the other group — which he said he believed they had been sent by the labor-backed “Good Jobs Now” — and confirmed that they were being paid.
…By the end of Romney’s remarks, most of the “Good Jobs Now” group was standing in the shade, chatting amongst themselves and letting their signs hang to the the ground. And while the Democrats aligned with the Obama campaign continued to shout at rally-goers as they filed out of the event, the other group of demonstrators made their way down the street and loaded on to a charter bus.
…two protesters said they were getting paid to stand outside of the rally, though their wage is unclear: one said she was getting $7.25 per hour, while another man said they were being paid $17 per hour
Well, that sounds like “Crappy Jobs Now” — and pay discrimination, too.
Pro Forma Denial in….
[David] Axelrod wrote on Twitter, “I strongly condemn heckling along Mitt’s route. Shouting folks down is their tactic, not ours. Let voters hear BOTH candidates & decide.”
Oh, yeah. Of course it is. I remember all those Tea Partiers shouting down Ann Coulter, tossing pies, breaking in on CPAC meetings… Sure.
So let’s see who Good Jobs Now say they are…
raise the federal minimum wage
Voter ID Laws Are An Attack on Democracy
[yer gonna need an ID to cash that paycheck, no?]About: Good Jobs Now was launched on April 25, 2011 and ever since then we have been dedicated to helping the citizens of Detroit find jobs, fight crime, take back their neighborhoods and improve education. We are not afraid to speak up for the betterment of our community!
Good Jobs Now Protests Mitt Romney at Ford Field
On February 24, more than 200 protesters stood outside of Ford Field during Mitt Romney’s Michigan campaign tour.
The “Rally Against Mitt Romney” took place in response to Romney’s support of reducing business income tax rates…
Paying just the legal, bare minimum amount in taxes is not good enough, DTE. You need to pay the fair amount.
Good Jobs Now
Inside the #romneybustour event in Frankenmuth, Michigan.
hm… that’s pretty clear. Let’s play follow the linkys, eh?
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A look at the books might be really interesting. Betcha the front and back doors do a lot of opening and closing.
Non profits are mostly just a scam to provide lucrative employment for the people who run them while avoiding paying business taxes, the very thing the Dems are screaming for.
FYI, Dick, The Tea Party Patriots are a 501(c)(3) organization. We file regular reports on funds raised and our expense account (rental costs for meetings, member get-to-gathers, costs and sales of Tea Party red shirts, sweatshirts, ball caps, posters, bumper stickers, cups, Flags(American, Gadson, Tea Party Patriot-large and small), various pins, and boxes of Tea…) Also the cost of operating our website and published monthly newsletter.
NONE of the Board members or Committee heads or president are paid. Strickly voluntary. Donations pay for all bus transport to other areas. Guest speakers get no stipend. All tax refunds go back into the donations fund.
WE do this for the very reason that Liberals constantly demand to see our books because they are positive we are scamming! (…as they would do….)
The main benefit from my personal point of view: Seeing them get the “Fucking Vapors”!
I heard Mittens told the protestors you stand on that side of the street and the people who want jobs can stand on this side. I’m thinkin’ :)))) maybe!!! We’ll be able to call Obama by his full name.
Paid protestors? Nothing new. Democrats have been using hired thugs for decades.
geezerette : “… people who want jobs can stand on this side.”
I can’t find that line online (however, the one and only link the search engines find is SondraK’s (she must be slipping Google a bucketful of money to get in there so quickly). If he really did say that, he’s finally started hitting back.
^(3) ColJ – Re Tea party: No argument there. Salvation Army is another low overhead, genuinely charitable organization.
Problem is, hundreds of tax exempt pretend dogooder organizations are for the beneficial employment of their officers and their dogood activities consist of lobbying legislatures to spend more taxpayer money.
PS – I belong to the local Tea Party and voted for our candidate in the recent primary.