This may seem like a fairly innocuous Get Out The Vote email from the Obama organization … Until you see the disclosure at the bottom, the Foxx Campaign IS the Obama Campaign.   Anthony Foxx is simply Obama’s man in Charlotte … Looking out for the DNC’s interests and not OURs.  Don’t you want a Mayor for Charlotte? Elect Scott Stone!!!

Wasserman-Schultz and Gantt Mislead Public at Democratic Kick-Off

Host Committee is taking corporate and PAC $ for Convention

For Immediate Release

Contact:  Rob Lockwood: (919) 828-6423          

September 6^th 2011

RALEIGH, NC – Former Mayor Harvey Gantt today at the “Democratic Convention Kick-Off” stated that the convention would be fully financed by “you the people” and “not by corporations or PACs.” This is simply not true. The facts were reported in today’s Charlotte Observer, which highlighted that the “Host Committee” is in fact taking corporate money.

DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz also made it a point to thank the ‘Host Committee’ for all their efforts to make this ‘the best convention in history.’

NCGOP Chairman Robin Hayes had this to say on the issue, “The Democrats have once again misled the public on how they are going to pay for anything. Taking corporate money is a violation of President Obama’s pledge not to do so, and they should not be allowed to campaign on faulty rhetoric. It begs the question: Does President Obama believe that it is okay for the ‘Host Committee’ to use corporate dollars to help his convention?”

“The new restrictions, however, don't apply to the host committee itself.

$15 million for committee

Duke Energy CEO Jim Rogers, who co-chairs the committee, is quietly raising up to $15 million for the committee, in part from corporate contributions. That's on top of the $37 million in noncorporate contributions for the convention itself. Among other things, the money will go toward organizing and hosting events for the expected 35,000 visitors.

"We don't have the same restrictions on the host committee that are on the (convention)," says Murrey.

Wells Fargo, for example, expects to donate an unspecified amount of money to both conventions, says spokeswoman Alexandra Ball. And Belk Stores is giving the Democratic convention $100,000.

"We think it's a great opportunity for Charlotte," says Chairman and CEO Tim Belk. "It sort of puts Charlotte on a stage and we'd like to be supportive of it as much as possible."

Corporations also are permitted to give in-kind contributions, such as telecommunications equipment or vehicles. Republicans say any corporate contributions fly in the face of Democratic promises.

"Barack Obama and the Democratic National Committee like to make big promises, whether it's swearing off corporate money for their convention or that they would turn our economy around," says national GOP spokesman Ryan Tronovitch.”

URL:    http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/09/06/2582467/a-year-left-to-sell-the-dnc.html#ixzz1XB02mHMG

###

Perdue Hosting Summit to Learn from GOP Job-Creators

The “Jobless Governor’s” much needed tutoring session in job creation and leadership

For Immediate Release

Contact:  Rob Lockwood: (919) 424-5555

August 18^th 2011

RALEIGH, NC – The Southern Governors’ Association will be hosting their annual meeting this weekend at the Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa in Asheville, North Carolina. The overall goal of the conference is to “discuss regional and federal strategies for supporting job growth.” North Carolina is desperately in need of new ideas, as unemployment in the state unacceptably remains at 9.9%. A recent poll showed that 9 out of the top 10 “most pro-business states” were governed by Republicans, meaning that Governor Perdue has many successful gubernatorial colleagues that she can learn from.

URLs: http://www.southerngovernors.org/Default.aspx?alias=www.southerngovernors.org/amregistration

http://www.pollina.com/top10probusiness.html

We recommend one individual particularly that Governor Perdue set aside time to talk with, Gov. Bob McDonnell (R-VA). Governor McDonnell was elected in the fall of 2009, the year following the election of President Barack Obama. McDonnell saw the failure of the big government agenda across the nation and in his state, and he decided to adhere to his conservative principles to turn the state around. He cut spending and regulations, and the result was a surplus in the budget and 6% unemployment. He did all of this while working with a Democratic controlled State Senate, a testament to conservative principles working in a bi-partisan environment.

NCGOP Chairman Robin Hayes had this to say on the conference, “It’s wonderful to have leaders from across the south come visit our beautiful state. Many of them have had success creating jobs and building a better business environment. This is a golden opportunity for Governor Perdue to learn about job creation and take copious notes on how to get North Carolinians back to work.”

This summit is an excellent opportunity to discuss the regional impact of the NLRB vs. Boeing case. The highest profile fight for jobs in America is occurring in the state of South Carolina. President Obama’s National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is legally contesting the right of Boeing to move a production plant to South Carolina. The NLRB, Obama’s union-controlled committee, has told Boeing that it ‘illegally shipped jobs to South Carolina.’ Governor Haley has taken a strong stance defending Boeing’s right to provide jobs in South Carolina, but the people of North Carolina are unsure where Gov. Perdue stands on the issue.

Why this question is relevant for the conference: Governor Perdue has chosen a series of union representatives to lecture during a Sunday morning 10 AM “Business Session” seminar on jobs, and it is assumed that those unions would support the union-controlled NLRB’s opinion that South Carolina doesn’t have the right to put their people back to work. The question that North Carolinians have for Perdue is this: If a company wanted to relocate to North Carolina, but Obama and the NLRB told them that they couldn’t, would she break political party loyalty by fighting for the right to work in the Tar Heel State?

URL: http://www.southerngovernors.org/amregistration/Agenda.aspx

Right now, North Carolinians do not know where Governor Perdue stands on this issue. If it can happen in South Carolina, it can happen in North Carolina. The case of Boeing is related to North Carolina, because of the proximity our state has to the Boeing situation. North Carolina has the ability to produce related manufacturing jobs and research if the plant is allowed to open in South Carolina. We lose our potential to do so if Obama and the NLRB crush the free market by refusing to allow Boeing to open-up shop in the Palmetto State.

The Washington Post Editorial Board commented on the move by saying the “NLRB goes too far…” and “substitutes the government’s judgment for that of the company.” With everyone except extreme union sympathizers standing against the NLRB, it must be asked of Gov. Perdue, does she stand with the 67% of North Carolinians who want her to take action to prevent the NLRB from potentially interfering in North Carolina’s job creation efforts in the future?

URLs: http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/flight-risk-for-boeing/2011/06/17/AGH9Q5bH_story.html

http://www.nccivitas.org/2011/civitas-poll-voters-tell-perdue-to-help-s-c-fight-nlrb/