Posted on 01/12/2007 8:18:22 AM PST by Sub-Driver
StarKis(t)ing Nancy Pelosi [Kathryn Jean Lopez]
There are some real stars in the 110th minority. Among them, Eric Cantor and Patrick McHenry. They called out some Nancy Pelosi fishy business earlier this week. Here’s the story, as relayed by the Fox and Friends gang:
STEVE DOOCEY: We teased you with this a moment ago. On Wednesday the U.S. House passed a bill that says the minimum wage in this country will rise over time from $5.15 an hour to $7.25. Now, here's the thing. Included in the small print is the fact that the minimum wage will now include the islands of the northern marinas but it exempts American Samoa which is the only U.S. Territory not subject to minimum wage laws.
BRIAN KILMEADE: What's the big deal about that?
DOOCEY: It covers all islands except American Samoa. Why American Samoa?
GRETCHEN CARLSON: It just so happens Steve that Star Kist tuna ploys 75% of the island's work force. They are making a lot of tuna there. Apparently then that is shipped off to San Francisco in a district where Nancy Pelosi is from. And now her people are saying that, you know, she has never been influenced by Star Kist at all but other people are saying, hey, this is a little bit of hypocrisy because how can this particular group of people benefit by not having to pay the new minimum wage which is almost $2 more an hour before.
(Excerpt) Read more at corner.nationalreview.com ...
That happens to some. But when I was in High schoold and college I was a supermarket manager and the raise in minimum wage NEVER forced me to fire anyone. I may cut hours to make budget but they basically made the same money for less work and eventually they made more money as my budget was increased. So in the end they do make more money.
Thanks! This info and the fact that he sits on the Board of Directors - needs to get out fast!
Thank you so much!
Eliot Spitzer(D)
Forget it. He's part of the borg.
paging Ronnie Earle. /sarc
MAybe she will ended sleeping with the fishes!
The first hundred hours of corruption.
Brilliant.
EWWWWWW! YUK!
Session Of Greed!
Keyword... think.
Problem... lack of.
Results... liberals screaching and hooting when caught being dumber than river rocks.
Congress is in session .... business as usual.
I buy a lot of canned tuna and personally, I am not going to buy any Starkist tuna until Pelosi explains why American Samoa is exempt from the minimum wage hike.
Anyone care to do likewise?
So far, she's starting out looking as "ethically challenged" as she claimed the Republicans were.
Speaking of, I do pity the poor staffer who had to tell Nancy that her little secret had been found out. I'll bet they drew straws for that task.
thats not happening not a prayer, at least lets expose her
The greatest affects are in the smallest businesses, particular individual (one location) businesses where - as opposed to the large franchises and chains - there is considerably less chance for the increased cost differential to be diminished by increased sales volume.
True. But to me what ticked me off about min. wage increases was I busted my butt when I was 15 & 16 to make more money (about $1/hour more then my peers). Then min. wage goes up and they caught up to me for doing nothing.
Sorry Charlie, we want people who pay well, not people who are well-paid...
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