We want to invite you to the We Stand with Gibson event happening in Nashville on Saturday, Oct. 8th.
This FREE event is to stand up for a great local business here in Tennessee against the overzealous actions of the Obama Administration, and in particular the extreme environmentalist ideology that is crushing our economy, costing us jobs and threatening the good name of Gibson Guitars.
ARLINGTON, VA The premiere grassroots organization Americans for Prosperity responded to President Obama after he criticized the American people on a local Orlando NBC affiliate Thursday night. President Obama accused Americans of going "soft" and that they need to get back that competitive edge to get back on track.
Americans for Prosperity President Tim Phillips reacts:
"How ironic that a president who has spent his entire first term telling Americans they cannot create jobs so government has to do it for them, that they cannot handle their health care so government has to do it for them, that they cannot run their own businesses or lives so government regulation has to do it for them -- now attacks Americans for going soft when his own nanny-state ideology has been the cause of the failure.
This week we find ourselves applauding both Gov. Bill Haslam and President Barack Obama for education reform efforts. No Child Left Behind (NCLB) was the brainchild of late Sen. Edward Kennedy and was embraced by the Bush Administration as a way to enforce high standards in education.
In reality, NCLB was a miserable failure, and we applaud Gov. Haslam for taking a leading role in demanding Tennessee have greater autonomy from federal bureaucrats.
And President Obama is right to stand up to the political force that is the teachers union and grants the NCLB waivers to the states.
A Gallup poll came out today that recorded trust for local government among the American people to be at a solid 68%, while trust of the federal government to handle problems remains moribund at 31%.
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker heroically took on the status quo in his states public education system; with unionized collective bargaining agreements placing so many obstacles and restrictions to reforming a broken system Gov. Walker took action.
Tennesseans are proud of Gov. Walker, as we went shared the same experiences in our efforts to get Big Labor out of our classrooms and give more responsibility directly to our teachers, local school boards and parents, and away from union bosses.
Gov. Walker will be coming to Tennessee in October, and we want to give you the opportunity to show your support.
Thursday October 25, 2011
5:30PM - Registration & Reception
6:30PM - Dinner
Location: Embassy Suites Nashville South/Cool Springs
820 Crescent Centre Drive
Franklin, Tennessee 37067
Payment Information:
$125 Single registration fee
$250 Couples registration fee
We've always said the EPA's extra-legal attempt to rewrite the 1970 Clean Air Act to twist it into a greenhouse gas law -- cap-and-trade by other means -- would be a disaster. Up to now, EPA tried to claim it would only apply permitting requirements to large industrial facilities. Now it is finally telling the truth -- that applying the Clean Air Act as written will force permitting for even small commercial facilities, schools, hospitals, churches, restaurants that use natural gas as a cooking fuel, and even larger single family homes.
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