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ladym55

(2,577 posts)
Tue Sep 8, 2015, 10:30 PM Sep 2015

Time to Be the Canaries in the Coal Mine

Remember how Sherrod Brown always wears a lapel pin with a canary in a cage? It represents the canary in the coal mine that warned miners of danger. We can play that role when it comes to John Kasich's run for the White House. He is gaining in popularity and M$M is gushing about what a moderate he is.

We know better. We live here. We know what he did to local government budgets. We know how he has attacked public workers and unions. We know his Medicaid expansion was a cynical ploy to make himself look good outside of Ohio. We know how he has attacked access to women's health care. We know about the disasters of charter schools and the millions in public dollars pulled from public education to underperforming for-profit charters. We know that one child in four in Ohio is living in poverty and that our Infant Mortality Rate is either 47 or 48 (I've heard both numbers). We know that we are lagging behind much of the rest of the country in job growth.

Let's get the word out--especially to friends and relatives who don't live in Ohio. We need people all across the US to know just what John Kasich is all about.



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Time to Be the Canaries in the Coal Mine (Original Post) ladym55 Sep 2015 OP
I agree, he worries me the most. He appears so sane. mountain grammy Sep 2015 #1
Absolutely! SoapBox Sep 2015 #2
I think that's part of why zentrum Sep 2015 #4
I concur. fbc Sep 2015 #3
There are no moderate Republicans. zentrum Sep 2015 #5
I have one of those pin from Sherrod liberal N proud Sep 2015 #6
Sigh ladym55 Sep 2015 #7
I have not seen the support education ad yet liberal N proud Sep 2015 #8
It shows up on local Cleveland TV news ladym55 Sep 2015 #9

SoapBox

(18,791 posts)
2. Absolutely!
Wed Sep 9, 2015, 12:21 AM
Sep 2015

When the lame media gets tired of playing with Rump, they'll drop him like a hot potatoes.

THEN the fear of a Dem staying in the WH will set in...they'll then need to promote a RePuke...this guy is the one that scares me as well.

zentrum

(9,866 posts)
4. I think that's part of why
Wed Sep 9, 2015, 01:16 AM
Sep 2015

…..the Bushes got away with so much. Especially pop. So mild and bland and harmless looking. Lethal as hell.

zentrum

(9,866 posts)
5. There are no moderate Republicans.
Wed Sep 9, 2015, 01:26 AM
Sep 2015

They are all completely radical protectors of oligarchy and monopolistic style capitalism. Eisenhower was the last moderate republican.

liberal N proud

(60,944 posts)
6. I have one of those pin from Sherrod
Wed Sep 9, 2015, 05:48 AM
Sep 2015

Don't forget his plan to give all the state prisons to a private organization to be run for-profit.

And I love how they are running an ad in Ohio right now blaming the slow job growth on the previous Governor.


ladym55

(2,577 posts)
7. Sigh
Wed Sep 9, 2015, 10:48 AM
Sep 2015

I think we could all go for days listing the bad things Kasich has done to the state of Ohio.

We are getting bombarded with dark money ads already. Between the guy saying Ted Strickland killed his job to the white mommy explaining why she is a Republican to the gem about how Republicans believe in education, I'm ready to lose it, and the election season has not yet begun. I keep waiting for a bolt of lightning to strike the TV when the announcer tells me that Republicans support education.

liberal N proud

(60,944 posts)
8. I have not seen the support education ad yet
Wed Sep 9, 2015, 11:42 AM
Sep 2015

I would probably throw something at the TV if I heard that bull shit lie.



ladym55

(2,577 posts)
9. It shows up on local Cleveland TV news
Sat Sep 12, 2015, 09:49 PM
Sep 2015

Designed to reach out to the low-educated voter. I haven't thrown anything at the TV yet, but have yelled some things that have caused the dog to blush.

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