Posted on 01/12/2007 5:31:29 AM PST by txradioguy
Phoenix Republican Congressman John Shadegg is criticizing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other Democrats for exempting American Samoa and its tuna canneries from the House of Representatives' recently passed minimum wage increase.
Del Monte Foods Co. (NYSE: DLM) subsidiary Starkist Tuna employs three-fourths of the work force in American Samoa. Del Monte is based in San Francisco, Pelosi's home district.
The minimum wage is $3.62 per hour in American Samoa, and would remain so under the bill, Shadegg said. The House bill, which would raise the U.S. minimum wage from $5.15 per hour to $7.25 per hour, did include the Northern Marana Islands.
Shadegg said the Samoan/Starkist exemption is fishy.
"Simply put: It is unethical to provide a special benefit to a company in any member of Congress' hometown," he said. "For Democrats to act in such a manner so early on in their tenure is hypocritical at best, and criminal at worst," said Shadegg.
Never attribute to malice what can be adequately explained by stupidity.
"I, Nancy Pelosi, do solemnly swear to tax the sh** out of every American to the greatest depths of their wallets, and to spend it on a diversity of perverse issues."
The evil spirit and DNA of Il Douche lives and thrives in Evita Pelosi.
"
"
Apparently, American Samoa is already exempt from the federal minimum wage of $5.15 per hour. Has American Samoa ever been subject to the federal minimum wage?
Who has that picture of Pelosi and that Applewhite guy that was the leader of the heavans gate cult? There eyes were bugged out itentically.
LOL! HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA.
Funny. Why should they read bills? They don't affect the artistocratic class.
Most members just vote the way their leadership tells them to.
Since this involves Pelosi, don't expect any attention to this hypocrisy in the complicit MSM.
FOX News is running this hard right now and will all day.
I'm sure O'Reilly, Hannity, etc. will follow suit.
Great! It's a shame that Fox is the only one focusing on it (as this once again proves that FOX most certainly IS fair and balanced). I'm still waiting to see if the networks give it any air time--especially CBS.
Youb won't hear a peep from any of them. Just the usual 'America-hates-Bush' propaganda.
This was to be the first time...in the new bill...that the American Territories were subjected to the Federal minimum wage regulations.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.