-- "RNC bills should not be paid with Teachers Union Money"
LONEGAN CALLS ON STEELE TO RETURN NEA DONATION TO RNC
ORADELL -- Republican Gubernatorial candidate Steve Lonegan today urged Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele to return a $15,000 donation from the National Education Association Political Action Committee
Politico reports that the NEA PAC donation was part of $90,000 collected from PACs in the last month, the first under Steele's chairmanship.
"I believe in raising money from people who share your vision of leadership," said Lonegan whose own campaign is closing in on the $2 Million fundraising mark including matching funds. "But I do not believe in asking for or accepting money from people or organizations whose mission differs from yours,” he added. "The National Education Association agenda is the exact opposite of the Republican Party's agenda, or at least what our agenda should be."
"What's next? Accepting money from the National Abortion Rights Action League, Handgun Control, Gay Marriage PACs and George Soros?" Lonegan wondered.
"Chairman Steele needs to return this $15,000 check to the NEA and stop the practice of asking our enemies to underwrite our activities. If Chairman Steele cannot run the RNC with the support of rank and file Republicans, then he should step down and turn the job over to someone else."
Lonegan said he was very disappointed in the first few weeks of Steele’s tenure.
"First he stepped out and attacked Rush Limbaugh, who has done more to galvanize taxpayers against the Obama agenda than the RNC has done. Then he said abortion was 'a choice' and now is taking money from the Teachers Union. While my opponent Mr. Christie and other party liberals may have no problem with Chairman Steele's actions, I do. We’re going to take back this country by standing tall for what we believe, not getting in bed with our opponents. And the battle to take back our nation starts right here in New Jersey, "Lonegan added.
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Money is money, and the rnc needs it. If the NEA wants to give em money, let them, it's not like the rnc will dictate all republicans be pro-nea now.
We can't afford to be picky, and as long as it's not from a convicted criminal I don't see a problem with it.
Of course what this has to do with Lonegan's campaign for Governor is beyond me. If he expects to be the candidate after June he should watch what he says to the RNC, they might want to invest in this state.
As a teacher, I suggest Mr. Lonegan should do a little research. While we can't admit to being Republicans because of the union leaders, all my fellow coworkers are Republican. If you can get NEA money, take it! Take it because all us Republican teachers pay dues, too!
I was happy to see Michael Steele, (who had his election stolen from him in Maryland, as several Dem states have done, a la Louisiana and Washington state), become our national chair, but lately am getting nervous that he's more liberal and "Rep-lite" than I'd hoped/ thought( kind of like our lovely state leadership).. I do understand what Lonegan is saying, we sure get beaten up by the unions, and on all levels, it's clear that, while we know many rank and file good folks, who work hard and GET it, are Rep., it's the leadership of 99% of them that are in the tank for the Dem's, and wasting union dues promoting Dem's, to further wack the taxpayers.. so, don't take it too personally, ALL "regular" working folks need to to pay attention, wake up, and, no mater what your vocation, UNITE, to defeat these radicals, who are ruining our freedom and country, on a daily basis!...
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