04/09/08 - News Links From The Greenwich Time

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Reader Submitted Comment - "We Have Displaced Hamilton School Children That Lack School Books And Supplies And A Bunch Of Insensitive Rich Folks Are Paying $2,300 A Person To Go To A Private Reception, While Another Bunch Of Bums Are Shelling Out $1,000 Donations To Get entry To A Later General Reception."

Not A Damn Dime Is Going To Help The Innocent And Displaced Children From Hamilton Avenue School.

McCain seeks money in town
Greenwich Time

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"Senator McCain has strong support in Connecticut and is looking forward to the trip tomorrow and will be back in the state as the general election campaign picks up," Benton said.

Story:

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain is slated to visit supporters at the Belle Haven Club tonight at a private fundraiser, while labor and anti-war protesters say they will protest his presence from the outskirts of the gated community...

Just Who Are These People Anyway....

...Benton would not say who is hosting tonight's fundraiser, except that they are Greenwich residents.

A large crowd of supporters is expected to attend the event to hear McCain speak, Republican Town Committee Chairman John Raben said....

... Protesters from two groups, the Connecticut AFL-CIO and Connecticut Opposes the War plan, to protest.

McCain's appearance from outside of Belle Haven tomorrow night, group leaders said.

John Olsen, state president for the AFL-CIO of Connecticut, which represents 211,000 unionized Connecticut workers, said members of the union feel that McCain's plan to extend President Bush's tax cuts for upper income Americans will result in less wealthy people bearing an unfair share of the tax burden and hurt an already faltering economy.....

...John Murphy, a member of Connecticut Opposes the War, said the group planned to shuttle protesters late tomorrow afternoon from nearby parking lots closer to Belle Haven to protest what they see as McCain's misguided policies on the war in Iraq.

"We're going to take our message to John McCain that he is not what the people of Connecticut want," Murphy said.

Murphy said if elected McCain will continue to put hundreds of billions of dollars toward the war in Iraq, draining resources Murphy feels would be better used to develop renewable energy and bolster infrastructure, education and health care for Americans.

"American lives are being wasted over in Iraq without any plan in place," Murphy said. "Our dollar is very weak now because of the war and we need to take care of our priorities at home now."....

Please See:

04/08/08 - "We have workers struggling with health care costs and low wage jobs and budget cuts to state programs," says AFL-CIO President John Olsen

And:

Today

The Washington Post

Sen. John McCain goes to a fundraiser in Greenwich, Conn., where some local AFL-CIO members and an antiwar group plan to protest.

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