WY ALECers - Confuses Propaganda with Transparency

Oh, my .....

Today - two pieces of pro-ALEC propaganda in the newspapers.

One of the pieces interviews ALEC PR poobah in detail (to be covered tomorrow) notes:

Meierling said ALEC didn't have a public affairs office until he was hired a little more than a year ago.

Oh, my ........
That's what started off my day - more lying from ALEC
When they lie so much - you can't help but question everything they say - bunch of psychopaths.
    BTW:  they had plenty of PR people in the past
    2011  "according to ALEC Senior Director of Public Affairs Raegan Weber"
    2009 - "For more information, contact the ALEC Public Affairs office." 
    2002 - In an ALEC report - - -  Graphic Design: ALEC Public Affairs
    1993 - an ALEC article written by By Noel R. Card Director of Public Affairs
           he was ALEC Director of Public Affairs for 9 years & 4 months
or this from a bio on the web
    Wolf served as director of public affairs for ALEC

More deception - rather than transparency - put in the media.

More deception - rather than transparency - put in the media.

Interesting thing to me is that most of this ALEC propaganda is showing up mostly as op-eds and editorials.  

That way ALECers can spew their ALEC propaganda without anyone being able to question the validity of what they have written.

It appears that PR Poobah Meierling is the only one allowed to be interviewed by the press
- and as shown above
- his honesty with the press
-  is not the best.

ALECers doesn't want to participate in a real honest to god investigative article on ALEC 

    - just op-eds and opinion pieces.

    Their side of the story (so to speak), without question. 

Hope to god that the citizens are smart enough to comment on the op-ed below

    - ALECers need to know they may be able to bamboozle the press 

       (cause of their ignorance)

but

       ALEC CAN'T bamboozle the citizens  - cause we're smarter than that!

Well - here goes - - - - - -

Mead shares Wyoming ideas and suggesses with national group
BY
Rep. Norine Kasperik, R-Gillette, is the ALEC public sector co-chair of Wyoming and Wendy Lowe is the ALEC private sector co-chair of Wyoming.

They should put that at the top, not the bottom – so people know the pro-corporate, extremist ALEC bias of the op-ed

I think they meant "successes" - but ALECers don't know how to spell that - everything they do is a free-market experimental failure.  

Having attended the December meeting of ...  (ALEC), we greatly appreciate Gov. Matt Mead taking the time to share ideas about what has worked in Wyoming

What a shame – another governor in love with ALEC. 

The exchange council is a forum for policy experts and lawmakers to gather, to share ideas and exchange data and experiences.

"exchange council" – there’s that secretive ALEC mumbo jumbo.  

Why not say "ALEC is a forum" - cause they don't want "ALEC" to show up in web searches.  

Trying to hide.

"Lawmakers in Wyoming can learn from the successes or failures in Georgia or North Dakota, and vice versa."

When do you do that – before or after you hear the corporate and right wing speakers –telling you what they want done?

When do you do that – at the private parties hosted by the corporations that are looking for favors from ALEC legislators?

Research analysts present information before a diverse group of legislators, industry leaders and constituent groups,

Those are the corporate and right wing speakers – telling you what they want done, right?

How many of the speakers are actually ALEC legislators?  Based on your past meeting documents that were LEAKED by Common Cause - speakers who are ALEC state legislators represent ONLY 5-10% of the speakers, at most - right? right?

they all engage in robust debate and then decide whether proposals are consistent with ALEC priorities: free markets, limited government and federalism

“they all engage in robust debate” – but if the corporations decide they don’t like it – it doesn’t get passed.  If the legislators like it – but the corporate lobbyists don’t – it DOES NOT get passed. 

Forgot to mention that, huh?

If a proposed model policy is adopted, it is posted at www.alec.org for anyone to access, read and consider.

But not comment on – big deal in a representative democracy!

But then ALEC members are dedicated to “limited representative democracy"– ALEC members only.

So much for secrecy.

So much for secrecy?

Really - you want to put that out in the public?

Really?

Then where are the ALEC membership lists?  Transparency – hello – transparency.

Then where are the scorecards listing what has been introduced by ALEC members across the US?  Transparency – hello – transparency.

Then where is the ALEC logo on the top of each piece of legislation or amendment that is introduced across the US?  Transparency – hello – transparency.

Come on – get real – posting crap on a webpage doesn’t prove anything.   

Just because you put some docs and videos on a webpage – that doesn’t count as “transparency”.

Anybody can put crap on a webpage and still remain anonymous - ask me - just ask me. 

Nonprofit think tanks representing a variety of citizen interests make up 40 percent of the organization.

40% of the membership is right wing think tanks – okay.

What percent of membership is corporate lobbyist? Transparency – hello – transparency.

Policy suggestions, once adopted and posted for public view, do not equate legislation. Each policy must survive the public vetting of the legislative process in a state.

“public vetting”  of “ALEC” written legislation?

The legislation actually says “ALEC” on it?  Transparency – hello – transparency.

America is a wonderful country, where there is an organization to represent literally everyone’s interest, ranging from community pharmacists or small business owners to religious, parent or teacher groups to hobbyists, such as birdwatchers and classic car enthusiasts. .

I hope to god – you aren’t implying that ALEC is that organization

    "to represent literally everyone’s interest,"

I hope to god – you aren’t implying that ALEC is that organization

A reminder - folks - ALEC is an ultra-conservative, pro-corporate organization

     that does NOT "represent literally everyone’s interest,"

The American Legislative Exchange Council represents an extremist wing of the GOP only.

ALEC doesn’t represent small business owners – they can’t afford the dues.

ALEC doesn’t represent community pharmacists – they can’t afford the dues.

Bird watchers and car enthusiasts are represented by ALEC – get real – what a crock of sh#t.

Teachers groups are represented by ALEC?  Really – Really?   

    Are you sure you want to say that?  Really, Really? 

Legislators, industry leaders, policy experts and constituent groups choose to participate in ALEC based on their shared interests in free markets, limited government and federalism.

And don't forget they "choose to participate" because of the free trips to cities that most ALEC members would never be able to go to - except for the fact that the trips are

    - paid for by the very corporations that want ALEC legislators cooperation

And don't forget they "choose to participate" because of the free trips to posh hotels that most ALEC members couldn't afford - except for the fact that the hotel rooms are

    - paid for by the very corporations that want ALEC legislators cooperation.

And don't forget they "choose to participate" because of the free parties at posh hotels and other venues at ALEC meetings 

    - paid for by the very corporations that want ALEC legislators cooperation

Transparency – hello – transparency.

Wyoming voters do vote, 

Yes they do

Yes they do

And Wyoming voters need to #VoteNo2ALEC.