[big campaign] Cantor Celebrates Festivus, While Sticking It To The Rest of Us

From:Weiner@americansunitedforchange.org To: bigcampaign@googlegroups.com Date: 2010-12-08 16:36 Subject: [big campaign] Cantor Celebrates Festivus, While Sticking It To The Rest of Us

[cid:image001.jpg@01CB96DC.AEAFA7F0] www.americansunitedforchange.org<http://www.americansunitedforchange.org/> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Lauren Weiner, 202-470-5870 December 8, 2010 Eric Cantor Celebrates Festivus, While Sticking It To The Rest of Us Washington, DC - Conservative policies have left too many Americans with little holiday spirit this season, but clearly incoming House Majority Leader Cantor (R-VA) is not one of them. Cantor is holding a fundraiser tonight in observance of Festivus<http://www.festivusweb.com/>, a holiday made popular by the sitcom Seinfeld which rituals include the "airing of grievances." But at $500 a ticket<http://blog.politicalpartytime.org/2010/12/03/festivus-for-the-rest-of-us/>, it's hard to imagine that Cantor will be hearing much from the millions of middle-class Americans who have justifiable grievances against him. To ensure Cantor experiences Festivus to the fullest, Americans United for Change<http://www.americansunitedforchange.org/> thought we would help by presenting him with some of the top grievances from the middle class. Airing of the Grievances against Cantor * Despite his pledge to "bring down the deficit,"<http://pledge.gop.gov/resources/library/documents/pledge/a-pledge-to-america.pdf> Cantor's first order of business in the lame duck session was insisting, at any cost, on deficit busting tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires * Cantor derided the Economic Recovery Act as a "flop"<http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2009/07/13/republicans_call_obama8217s_stimulus_plan_a_flop_oppose_a_second_package/>. Of course that didn't stop him from hosting a job fair<http://thinkprogress.org/touting-recovery-opposed/> with companies that were offering jobs thanks to stimulus funding. The fact is if Eric Cantor had had his way, up to 3.6 million<http://www.cbpp.org/cms/index.cfm?fa=view&id=3095&emailView=1> more Americans would be without jobs today. * Cantor co-wrote the "Young Guns<http://thinkprogress.org/2010/09/17/cantor-campaign-book-debate/>" book, laying out the GOP plan for privatizing Social Security<http://www.rollcall.com/news/49456-1.html> and replacing Medicare with vouchers not worth the paper they're printed on<http://mediamattersaction.org/mobile/factcheck/201009130010> * Time and again, Cantor voted to protect tax breaks<http://www.speaker.gov/newsroom/reports?id=0472> that rewards corporations that ship American jobs overseas, decimating American industries Tom McMahon, Executive Director, Americans United for Change: "Just like Republicans ignored the voice of Americans<http://thinkprogress.org/2010/09/10/america-speaks-out/> on their "America Speaks Out" website, Rep. Cantor chooses to insulate himself behind corporate lobbyists instead of facing the real problems our country must tackle. Deferring to their wealthy benefactors, they continually tear down any policy that benefits the middle class. The American people have plenty of grievances this holiday season but Cantor and his GOP colleagues have no plan to seriously address them. If Rep. Cantor was actually celebrating Festivus, and giving any credence to the middle class, we would not want to be there for the feats of strength<http://www.festivusweb.com/festivus-feats-of-strength.htm>. It wouldn't be pretty." ### -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "big campaign" group. To post to this group, send to bigcampaign@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe, send email to bigcampaign-unsubscribe@googlegroups.com E-mail dubois.sara@gmail.com with questions or concerns This is a list of individuals. It is not affiliated with any group or organization.