Why I Support Governor Mark Dayton
My life has been filled with amazing and diverse experiences that have brought me to the juncture that I am at today. I have lived in Minnesota almost my entire life and have been proud of the quality...
View ArticleMinnesota - Rally - Wed., 7/6
TODAYAt the Capitol4:30 - 6:30pmSee the invite from the Minnesota AFL - CIO below.
View ArticleExposing ALEC – Their Board & Getting Rid of ALEC Members
Many of us serve on the board of a nonprofit or have the desire to serve on the board of a nonprofit someday. Serving on the board of a nonprofit is your way of telling the world how important that...
View ArticleU of MN - Goes to Koch - Because of ALEC?
Sometimes I think that people don’t understand the impact of ALEC’s statement “With nearly 2,000 members, ALEC is the nation’s largest”– this statement represents almost a third of all legislators in...
View ArticleALEC - Info to Shock and Amaze You!
In the ALEC Report Card on American Education: Ranking State K-12 Performance, Progress, and Reform (2010) the following statement is made:Report Card on American Education: Ranking State K-12...
View ArticleExposing ALEC - ACTION DIARY
When something monumental happens in our history many of us ask ourselves, “ How can I be a part of this? I want to be part of this.”Today I am hoping that you will take the time to be part of the...
View ArticleA Letter to Minnesota ALEC Members
(This is a edited republish of a previous diary. )Three reasons caused this entry -First – I did not get my invite from the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) for their meeting in New...
View ArticleExposing ALEC - Finding Members
There is a frantic frenzy in the blogosphere and elsewhere right now to identify the members of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) . The lists are being compiled off of every part of the...
View ArticleExposing ALEC - Oklahoma
Well..............today is the last day of the ALEC Annual meeting. The Kiddie Kongress has sufficiently indoctrinated the next generation of ALEC-ers, the cigars have been smoked, the liberal...
View ArticleExposing ALEC - ALEC & the White House
(If you don't know what ALEC is - please see the links at the end of this diary.)The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) admits that 1/3 of state legislators belong to their organization.ALEC...
View ArticleLofgren Speaks Out to America!
Once in awhile it's important to read what the "other" side is saying. Some things are just too well written to cut and paste and give you snips, so I give you a few snips and a link to the whole...
View ArticleALEC - "Goo-Goo" Fascism?
During the 2010 election – like many of you – I was a door-knocker for a local candidate running for state legislature. During that election I ran into a situation that I had not run into in the...
View ArticleExposing ALEC - Day of ACTION (DIARY)
(If you don't know what ALEC is , please see the links at the end of this diary)Well folks - the protest at the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) States and Nation Summit is coming up on...
View ArticleExposing ALEC - Updated List and Request for Action
(If you don’t know what ALEC is – please see the links at the end of this diary.)I saw a tweet the other day that said we had to identify all the members of the American Legislative Exchange Council...
View ArticleHey! ALEC Members - You Gutless Wonders...
For those of you who are not familiar with the phrase “gutless wonder”– that is a person that my mother used to say was such a coward she had to wonder how they managed to crawl out of bed each day.
View ArticleALEC = Financial Corporate Greed
I have been struggling with the Move Your Money deadline that is coming up. I love the idea of moving my money away from big banks that are contributing to corporate greed – but I wonder if there is...
View ArticleHerman Cain - Is He Using ALEC's Enterprise Zone Legislation?
Many of you have heard Herman Cain spout his nonsense across the airwaves and for the most part – with the exception of the liberal media – no one is really looking at what he is saying.The background...
View ArticleHermain Cain - Is He Singing the Psalm of ALEC?
A couple of days ago I posted a diaryabout Cain’s 9-9-9/9-0-9 plan and his empowerment / opportunity zones and the possible connection of those ideas to ALEC. I have no intentions of voting for him or...
View ArticleDestroying ALEC - Putting "Boots to the Ground"
As always this is about the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).
View ArticleAbolish ALEC - Now and Forevermore
Earlier today I read a diary on preparing yourself for the holidays and dealing with your conservative relatives.That diary encouraged me to post today – in hopes that over the holiday and going...
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