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Today's Shocker: Terry McAuliffe Caught in a Lie
Granted, there are times when you can’t take people at their words. In the bloodsport of politics, there seems to be a lot of fallacies spread around, and there are times when both parties are guilty. There are times when the truth can be stretched too far.
Case in point, during a recent campaign kickoff for Del. Scott Surovell (D-Fairfax), former Democratic National Committeeman Terry McAuliffe was caught “stretching the truth,” when he made this statement:
“The $1.8 billion in [transportation] bonding, we don’t have a repayment mechanism.”
Well, this seems odd…no repayment plan for the transportation debt? Something doesn’t seem quite right here, so PolitiFact Virginia did some research and pointed out that McAuliffe hit the Pants on Fire on the Truth-o-Meter.
The General Assembly, during the 2007 session, had a plan that involved setting aside some proceeds from a tax on insurance proceeds, along with taxes on wholesale gasoline to pay for the transportation debt. Revenues are also used to repay the transportation loan.
It seems that desperation has been hitting the Democrats lately, as they try to do and say anything to get a vote.
Talk about Embarrassing…
Terry McAuliffe is back! This time he is focused on attacking Bob McDonnell for not bringing jobs to the Commonwealth. In an interview with reporters, McAuliffe said that McDonnell was making it harder for the Old Dominion to attract jobs. According to the Richmond Times-Dispatch, McAuliffe said:
“McAuliffe says the new governor, who just marked his 100th day in office, isn’t making it any easier to attract new jobs to the state by getting bogged down in controversies over his Confederate heritage proclamation and resisting legal anti-bias protections for gay Virginians.”
Isn’t it ironic considering that Northrop Grumman is relocating to Virginia? Governor McDonnell worked hard for this deal and has fulfilled one of his campaign promises of bringing more jobs to the Commonwealth. This all happened during the first 101 days in office. There will be 110 new jobs created from this move.
McAuliffe is busy playing politics (supposedly, he wants to run for Governor again) and ignores the positive job growth occurring here in Virginia.
Democrats Dodging the Question
Click here to watch the three Democratic candidates for Governor dodge questions about card check. Only one candidate, Republican Bob McDonnell gave a detailed response on where he stands on card check and forced unionism. H/T to Bearing Drift
**Cross Posted at Virginia News Platoon
Terry McAuliffe Prefers Union Workers over the Non-Union Workers
It appears that Terry McAuliffe, who is seeking the Democratic nomination for Governor, made a huge gaffe at a debate held on Tuesday at Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale. The comment he made was that he created jobs in Florida and hired all union workers. Like Virginia, Florida is also a right to work state, which prohibits compulsory unionism membership as a condition of employment.
It looks like McAuliffe has stepped into some deep chicken shit here, as he violated Florida’s law, and would most likely advocate doing the same in Virginia. RPV Chairman Pat Mullins even made a statement about McAuliffe’s union worker preference.
“Terry McAuliffe either doesn’t know or doesn’t care what the letter and spirit of right-to-work laws are if he brags about discriminating against non-union workers,” said Republican Party of Virginia Chairman Pat Mullins. “Requiring all workers to be unionized is against the policy of Virginia and it is shocking that he would boast about breaking it. Our hard-working citizens and employers deserve to know: will Terry McAuliffe encourage the same kind of discriminatory hiring practices in Virginia he claims to have engaged in while in Florida?”
**Cross Posted at Virginia News Platoon
Ouch, that's gotta hurt!
Wow, this is not good. At a recent Terry McAuliffe Rally featuring Bill Clinton, it appears that Stevens Miller, who is running for Delegate in the 86th District, was not given speaking privileges at an event held in his district. Instead, Delegate Ken Plum, who represents the 36th spoke to the audience instead, while Miller did not speak to those in his own “home” (not technically…read previous Miller posts to get the full scoop on the Carpetbagger of the Year) district.
Things are getting a little heated
At a recent Democratic Governor’s Forum in Danville recently, there was a smackdown of epic proportions over whether or not Terry McAuliffe would support offshore drilling. In this video, Brian Moran simply calls McAuliffe out for his lack of silence on whether he supports offshore drilling. This is where things really start to get heated. McAuliffe starts attacking Moran on supporting legislation that would increase the development of natural gas. Watch the drama unfold.
Now, let the festivities begin as the Democrats are eating themselves alive.
Show me the $$
Show me the $$. The race for Governor in Virginia is all about the benjamins, and now, we are starting to see large amounts of donations coming in from out-of-state to both Bob McDonnell and Terry McAuliffe. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that McDonnell has received a $1 million check from the Republican Governors Association, and Terry McAuliffe has received $475,000 from two unions. This only means that this race is shaping up to be one of the most expensive governor’s races in state history.
However, it does prove a slightly interesting statistic that the unions believe that Virginia is a state that they can take back, and they are willing to give as much as they can to prevent McDonnell from being Governor. Virginia is a right-to-work state with a solid reputation as being good for business, and there is no doubt that the unions be trying everything in their power to have the Right to Work Law repealed. In fact, the Democrats nationwide are starting to pay attention to this and the Democratic Governor’s Association, led by Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer (ironically, Montana is NOT a right-to-work state), is funneling tons of money, paid TV and radio ads, newspaper ads, and canvassers into Virginia through a PAC known as Common Sense Virginia.
There is no doubt that all of the races (Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Attorney General) will be extremely competitive over the next few months, and a constant stream of money will be coming into these races as well.
McAuliffe and the Lobbyist
At a recent campaign stop, Terry McAuliffe showed that he can fundraise, even if the donation comes from a lobbyist. However, doesn’t he go against his proposed ban on accepting gifts from lobbyists? According to the Richmond Times-Dispatch, McAuliffe wants to stop lobbyists from giving gifts to legislators, as it will “”strengthen transparency and accountability” in state government and in the private sector.”
Something tells me that if this lobbyist finds out about the proposed ban, she will not shower him with money.
H/T to Tertium Quids
**Cross Posted at Virginia News Platoon
