Posted on 11/04/2011 10:21:19 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Ohioans might be hearing from former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin this weekend as the fierce battle over a controversial labor law enters its home stretch.
Palin, the Republican nominee for vice president in 2008, took to her Facebook page Friday to urge support for Issue 2.
A yes vote on the Tuesday ballot measure would uphold Senate Bill 5, the GOP-backed overhaul of the state's collective-bargaining system for public employees.
"As a proud former union member and the wife, daughter, and sister of union members, I'm encouraging you to learn the facts about Issue 2 in Ohio," Palin wrote in a note on her Facebook page, which has more than 3 million followers.
"To the hard working, patriotic, selfless union brothers and sisters in Ohio and throughout our country: I believe that Issue 2 is needed reform. It will help restore fairness to Ohio taxpayers and help balance the budget."
The plea coincided with word on Twitter, another online social network, that Palin had taped robo-calls urging a yes vote. Several Ohioans tweeted that they had received a prerecorded telephone call from the conservative firebrand.
It was not immediately clear who funded the messages, but they come amid reports that the nationally known conservative organization Citizens United pours more than $100,000 into a last-minute advertising push in support of Issue 2.
The blitz is an attempt to overcome a huge cash gap between Building a Better Ohio, the group advocating for law, and We Are Ohio, the group opposed to it.
We Are Ohio has raised more than $19 million since July, according to a campaign finance report filed last week. Building a Better Ohio raised $7.6 million in that time.
On Thursday, after word of the Citizens United push surfaced, We Are Ohio slammed efforts by "shadowy out-of-state groups." In the same news release, We Are Ohio announced a new television commercial featuring John Glenn, the former Democratic U.S. senator and astronaut from Ohio.
"Here in Ohio, we don't turn our backs on those who watch ours," Glenn says in the 30-second spot, a nod to public safety workers who would lose the ability to negotiate on-duty staffing levels under SB 5. "That's why I'm joining millions of Ohioans who are voting no on Issue 2."
Uh, yeah, like maybe a bit over three million, two hundred and fifty thousand followers.
Uh, yeah.. and Justin Bieber has over twelve million.
Based on that, Bieber is four times more influential.
Put a lot of stock in that Facebook crap, do you?
Palin was a union member?
Where have you been? She just gave a speech for the Republican Party of Florida.She help raise 1 million dollars more than the democrats raised in the whole third quarter.
Sadly, all I see in my community is NO on issue 2 signs in peoples yard.
Only one time did I see a YES on issue 2 in my community.
And the lying, fear mongering commercials from pro issue 2 folks are all over the place, like stink on $hit.
Now people are seeing the benefits of the legislation. Once tax bills come out, it will be even clearer to most that what was done was necessary and good. If the initiatives of your gov. are beat back before they have a chance to show similar benefit, that is a very sad thing for all of America.
Whatever though snarky, one thing for sure, Pain is still 3.5 million times more politically influential than you will ever be.
She spoke at a Florida Republican fund raiser, which in one night brought in more money than the Florida democrats had in a full quarter.
How much could be raised if you were the keynote speaker, 10 bucks? Provided of course if you donated the ten spot?
Ah yes, the influence of Pain.
Pain can make you cry, it can make you weak and it can make you scream.
Pain is something to be ever avoided, never embraced.
Pain is more influential than you will ever be, although Mama Fizzly made you feel a lot of it.
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