Rick Gion's News from Headquarters
Fellow Democrats,
Republicans always seem to be spending their time getting a message out in front of people. Democrats often get caught up just trying to make a living, share time with our families and pray for better times. It’s time we started fighting back.
Case in point: we can’t let the president’s latest proposal to turn over management of our ports to a foreign country associated with terrorists go by without comment. Here are some talking points on that issue. Try to spend some time discussing this issue over coffee or lunch, e-mailing a non-believing friend, calling a talk show or writing a letter to the editor.
-Why should we let Dubai Ports World, which is owned by the United Arab Emirates, manage some of our country's major sea ports? They were one of five countries who recognized the Taliban regime as a government in Afghanistan. This is not good post- 9/11 policy.
-Millions of shipping containers pass through our seaports every year, but only 5 percent of them are inspected. Does it make sense to let a country with ties to terrorists run some of our ports?
-Since 9/11, the Bush Administration has consistently opposed Democratic efforts to increase funding for port security by nearly $2.4 billion.
-Senator Byron Dorgan introduced legislation Wednesday to prevent the Bush administration from proceeding with the deal, in the event Bush won't reverse his decision. The deal would let Dubai Ports World, owned by the United Arab Emirates, manage many of America's major sea ports.
-There's now been a 45 day investigation approved by Dubai Ports World that will be conducted by the Committee on Foreign Investment. That committee initially approved the deal. There's no indication that the review will do better in 45 days than what it failed to do in a few weeks before.
-A recent Rasmussen poll says that just 17 percent of those polled believe Dubai Ports World should be allowed to purchase operating rights to several U.S. ports. They also found that 64 percent of those polled said the sale should not be permitted.
-The Rasmussen poll also found that more people trust Democrats in Congress on national security issues. Forty-three percent said they trusted Democrats, opposed to 41 percent who trust President Bush.
-According to a new CBS News poll, “seven in 10 Americans, including 58 percent of Republicans, say they're opposed to the agreement.”
Take this issue and run with it. It’s time to start the campaign!
Rick Gion, Communications Director
Republicans always seem to be spending their time getting a message out in front of people. Democrats often get caught up just trying to make a living, share time with our families and pray for better times. It’s time we started fighting back.
Case in point: we can’t let the president’s latest proposal to turn over management of our ports to a foreign country associated with terrorists go by without comment. Here are some talking points on that issue. Try to spend some time discussing this issue over coffee or lunch, e-mailing a non-believing friend, calling a talk show or writing a letter to the editor.
-Why should we let Dubai Ports World, which is owned by the United Arab Emirates, manage some of our country's major sea ports? They were one of five countries who recognized the Taliban regime as a government in Afghanistan. This is not good post- 9/11 policy.
-Millions of shipping containers pass through our seaports every year, but only 5 percent of them are inspected. Does it make sense to let a country with ties to terrorists run some of our ports?
-Since 9/11, the Bush Administration has consistently opposed Democratic efforts to increase funding for port security by nearly $2.4 billion.
-Senator Byron Dorgan introduced legislation Wednesday to prevent the Bush administration from proceeding with the deal, in the event Bush won't reverse his decision. The deal would let Dubai Ports World, owned by the United Arab Emirates, manage many of America's major sea ports.
-There's now been a 45 day investigation approved by Dubai Ports World that will be conducted by the Committee on Foreign Investment. That committee initially approved the deal. There's no indication that the review will do better in 45 days than what it failed to do in a few weeks before.
-A recent Rasmussen poll says that just 17 percent of those polled believe Dubai Ports World should be allowed to purchase operating rights to several U.S. ports. They also found that 64 percent of those polled said the sale should not be permitted.
-The Rasmussen poll also found that more people trust Democrats in Congress on national security issues. Forty-three percent said they trusted Democrats, opposed to 41 percent who trust President Bush.
-According to a new CBS News poll, “seven in 10 Americans, including 58 percent of Republicans, say they're opposed to the agreement.”
Take this issue and run with it. It’s time to start the campaign!
Rick Gion, Communications Director
posted by Dem-NPL at 10:18 AM
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