Jerry Brown’s Republican-Like Message
Jerry Brown released his first official campaign television ad and it contains a decidedly Republican theme. Following a revisit of his governorship by an announcer, Brown comes on the screen to tell voters three points of his platform: We must live within our means; power must move to the local level; and no new taxes without voter approval.
Of course, there are many Republicans who want no new taxes — period! But, generally, for years Republicans have emphasized the points expressed by Brown.
However, Brown adopting these themes raises some questions in the current political environment.
Hijab-Gate: Employees Rights and Responsibilities
Recently, Orange County’s biggest private employer has been in the spotlight over a suit filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission by Imane Boudlal, a restaurant hostess working at Disneyland citing religious discrimination. Boudlal, who has worked at Disneyland for the past two years, recently obtained her U.S. citizenship, and began wearing a hijab last week to work. She was asked to remove the headscarf or work in another job at Disneyland. She refused and went home.
Every business has the right to create guidelines, policies and regulations to better serve its customers, in addition to better protecting themselves. Companies like Disney work hard to ensure their products and services continuously meet certain standards, meet their mission and the brand that generations have grown to love over the last 55 years.
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Buy the DeLorean, Meg, and Take Me Back to 1982
On Monday, Meg Whitman’s rapid response division (team doesn’t do justice to its size) unleashed a response to Jerry Brown’s ad on his gubernatorial record today.
The response used lots of data and statistics to argue that Brown didn’t leave California in the best economic and budgetary shape in 1982. But looking at the numbers, I had a reaction that I don’t think the Whitman people intended.
Take me back to 1982!
Small Business Choice for Governor is Meg Whitman
The nonpartisan National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Save America’s Free Enterprise Trust announced its endorsement of Meg Whitman for Governor. NFIB made this endorsement after balloting our nearly 20,000 members about which candidate we should support for Governor – and the choice was clear.
Meg is the only candidate who has run a business, created jobs for California and signed the front of a check. She has the track record, commitment and vision that we know will transform today’s Sacramento mindset from heaping huge new burdens upon Main Street to one that will finally provide struggling small businesses the incentives and support they so desperately need.
Meg believes innovation and entrepreneurship should be encouraged, not penalized. She recognizes that small businesses are the backbone of our economy and as Governor, she will make certain California government gets out of the way of small businesses and creates the conditions for them to thrive.