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British Columbia (Canada)
4/5 rDev +1.3%
05-15-2014 03:05:13 | More by KStark
2.7/5 rDev -31.6%
On a Sunday afternoon, I was in Port Townsend to check out the architecture and such that I had read about on Wikipedia. At the grocery store I learned that this brewery across the street. Building was a sort of dingy place, very low lighting and the bar maid made it seem like she didn't want to be there. I tried a sampler and thought their beers were average at best, their darks lacking a malty wholesome goodness and their IPA being run of the mill. Maybe it was a bad day but I was not at all impressed with this place, and considering its remoteness to other urban areas most likely won't be back again.
12-03-2011 18:15:47 | More by MilwaukeeCrusher
3.16/5 rDev -20%
I'm really kind of surprised that the reviews are this good on this place. Been here maybe 3 times. Atmposphere is ok, its located in the PT boatyard but there is nothing special about the taproom itself, kindof a small place with really no view or anything. I've had all the PT beers and for the most part I would say they are pretty sub par. They do seem to have quite a good selection of beers though. When i was there last they had 2 IPA's both of which i didn't care for. The winter and scotch ale were full of diacetyl. The porter and barleywine were pretty solid however. Service was alright from what i can remember every time i have been there. I would say this place is just ok, wouldn't go out of my way to visit here but if you are in the area they have a quite a selection to try so maybe you might find something you like.
01-19-2011 01:09:58 | More by loren01
3.58/5 rDev -9.4%
A: Pretty cozy place with a small L shaped bar, a long bar table in the center with plenty of seating. Holds 44 people if I recall. Friendly people, locals mainly. Pretty relaxing and quiet
Q: Had the porter, bwine and winter warmer and all were average. They all seem to lack body and character.
S: Guy behind the bar was nice and prompt. No issues
S: It looks like they had about 12 beers on, two seasonals including the winter warmer and bwine
F: Did not have food, did not see a menu
Very good stop if in the area, no other beer stops in Pt townsend that I saw
12-28-2010 00:34:56 | More by barleywinefiend
British Columbia (Canada)
4.3/5 rDev +8.9%
Yes it is in a boat yard complex but it is easy to find by car as it is across from the Safeway. The brewpub is really a place to have some beers and hang out not to order up a nice meal to go with it. The servers are friendly and the atmosphere is relaxed and full of lots of regulars either in the bar of walking in to fill their growlers. You could go into the garden to drink outside if the weather is nice.
Ordered the taster set and they brought a tray with 13 beers. Ranging from golden ale to barley wine and DIPA. Almost were excellent and the barley wine was so good I had to buy a bottle. Had their beers in bottles about 5 years ago and I must say they have improved.(They were pretty good then). The new IPA is first class and they do a great porter and stout.
Pricing was reasonable and the Safeway across the street also carries a good selection of their beers at the same price as the bar.
06-11-2010 18:37:56 | More by canucklehead
4.3/5 rDev +8.9%
Finally getting around to reviewing one of my old standby places.
First off,Port Townsend Brewing is probably the friendliest bar on the Olympic Peninsula. The bartenders are helpful and cordial, the regulars are a lot of fun to talk to. A big plus in my book.
Look for PTB on your right before you head into the downtown area, near the boatyard. A blue building. Keep an eye out, it is easy to drive right past, even if you are looking for it.
Port Townsend Brewing beers are all solid. They are readily available both in bottles, and on tap, all over the Peninsula, as well as other areas of Washington. What I like about PTB, and what keeps me coming back, is that they always have a couple of beers on tap that they do not bottle. On my last visit, 09/09/08, they had an Imperial IPA which was well above average, and a very fine Red Ale. You really cant go wrong with any of PTB's beers, their Amber is one of my favorites ever of the style.
No real food, but you can get a HUGE bowl of local peanuts in the shell for $1.50, a great deal, and some chips and the like.
A very fine Washington State brewery.
09-12-2008 19:54:26 | More by wingedeel
South Carolina
4.84/5 rDev +22.5%
I stumbled across this beauty while adventuring around the Pudget Sound Islands via ferry rides. We were very fortunate because we got there on a Friday afternoon and the weather was nice. They had live music in an outstanding beer garden right behind the brewery. There was a collection of long-haired local characters hanging out and the atmosphere was exceptional. Friendly people were everywhere. I did take some time to sit inside and enjoy their new (and second) tasting room. It was one of the largest and nicest tasting rooms I have come across. The food rating for this place isn't applicable because all they serve is bar snacks, but the roasted peanuts were local and delicious. Now to the beers. They had a very large assortment of beers. I think I tried 12 different sampler sized varieties. I found that each of the beers was of very high quality. After trying them all the bartender began mixing different combinations of some of my favorites to create a new blend, which they already had clever combination names for. While all of the beers were good, probably the only bad thing I can say is that I didn't find one beer that I thought was outstanding. All in all a great experience and I would definitely go back.
06-16-2008 18:31:58 | More by shirsch
4.28/5 rDev +8.4%
My favorite of the two breweries in Port Townsend, but doesn't serve food. Well worth the trip to the boatyard to find this place. It is immediately on the right as you pull into the boatyard, the new tasting room being very visible. This was my first trip here in two years and the tasting room is now in the opposite end of the building and much larger, seating up to 44 people. With the old tasting room, it was pretty crowded with about a dozen people in there. I am told the old tasting room and beer garden are open on wednesdays and fridays each week, often with free live music.
Anyway, the locals here were very friendly and sociable. I had a sampler of 12 beers. The brewer is doing a very good job with the beer because they all tasted good. The two standouts were the Hoppy IPA and the Porter. The Rye IPA also tasted pretty nice, but didn't have nearly the aroma that the Hoppy IPA had. A sampler of their 12 beers ran around $8.The brewer, who happened to stop by, was nice enough to go in the back and get me a small sample of the Black Bart Ale, which was currently not hooked up to the taps at the bar. This was also an excellent beer, equivalent in quality to the porter.
Growlers were $4 empty and $7 or $8 with the fill. The biggest disadvantage I saw was lack of food (other than peanuts.) I am told they are selling more beer lately, and with the expansion of the tasting room hopefully they will consider adding food at some point.
A unique setting for a brewpub, instead of looking out onto the water at boats, you get to watch people working on their boats in drydock. You can come over on foot on the Keystone Ferry and take a scenic 15 or 20 minute walk to the pub, or else take the shuttle for an easier and faster trip.
07-03-2007 05:40:10 | More by Beerquester
3.65/5 rDev -7.6%
Port Townsend Brewing does not actually operate a brewpub, but I wish they would consider it. They are a regional microbrewery with a small tasting room and beer garden producing a dozen styles of beer for sale in bombers and kegs. To find them, turn off Hwy 20 onto Haines Place and enter the boatyard. Theyre immediately to your right in a sheetmetal building whose every inch would seem to be occupied by brewing apparatus.
The tasting room is quite tiny and has limited facilities, i.e. no kitchen and just one very popular toilet. Food is limited to peanuts and pretzels except when music is featured in the garden and a rolling BBQ is brought in. Other things you wont find here: booze, wine, neon, TV, bar games, or guest taps. Theres simply no room for any of these things, but of course, theyre not missed. House beers are limited to American and U.K. styles. Standouts include Chets Gold a light, flavorful golden ale that makes for great summertime sessions and, on the opposite end of the potency spectrum, a 10.5% ABV barleywine of considerable grace. Most PT beers are sold in bombers and growlers and are a staple among the locals.
The garden is a tended lawn with umbrellas, propane heaters, and a small, covered stage framed by hop bines. There arent really tables here, just a few plastic end tables and bright red benches. Since the garden stretches further than 25 feet from the door, smoking is legally permitted at the far end. Inside the taproom, peanut shells collect on the floor, two beer engines are put to good use, and popular Renoir prints adorn the walls. Be advised that PT Brewing closes early, most nights by 7PM, Friday at 9PM.
Port Townsend is a village of hearty men and inspiring women (see the barmaid) and PT Brewing is as friendly a place as youd ever care to visit (again, see barmaid). Theyre very popular with the locals and for this reason I hope theyll consider expanding their seating capacity and their hours. A posted beer menu on the wall might be nice too.
07-26-2006 02:17:02 | More by RedDiamond
4.16/5 rDev +5.3%
Following WA SR 19 into Port Townsend is easy enough; Finding this place is just as easy. Just keep an eye out for the multitude of masts at the boatyard. As soon as you see the entrance to the boatyard, take a right. (It's right across the street from Safeway). Then take another immediate right, and you're there. At first I expected to have to search around, but a large PT Brewing truck caught my eye, and there was the brewery, as pictured.
To your right, the open door to the cramped brewery, gently hissing and fermenting away, with the tools of the trade out in the open for passers-by to see; Through a short gate to the brewhouse's beer garden, a small outdoor area filled with tables and a small covered bandstand, the biergarden was a bit useless on the cloudy Washington state day of my visit, and was thus empty. Entering, there's what appears to be a single small room with stools and a bar wrapping the walls, and the server's bar in the center. It is, shall we say, intimate? It is such a tight squeeze that trying to slip between the barstools and the wall to make your way to the far side of the small, square bar would make most people blush, but the ambiance was right, and the small place was quite full. People seemed to be happily enjoying their beers all nestled together under the barmistress' care.
The interior has a kind of aged-paint feel, which really hits all the right cues. The walls are sparsely, but carefully decorated with pictures of the brewpub's lengthy history, and it's lit by dim light and ambient cloudy light coming in through a couple of small windows. The bar is heavy, light colored wood, as is the ceiling, and the walls are all an aged, cream-colored paint. There's a bell hung above with a very nicely made old bell knot and with a small sign - "Those who ring this bell in jest / buy a round for all the rest".
The barmaid was happy to allow me to sample some brews; I knew I was there for a sessionable growlerfull, and requested a sample of the Boatyard Bitter. From the shotglass taster, I was smitten, and didn't even need to try anything else. One growler at $11.75 including the glass, a thanks and a wave to the other customers, and I was on my way.
Yes, I only popped in for about five minutes - but I would have stayed if there had been a bit more room at the bar. Port Townsend is a lovely town, and this brewery makes me wish I lived there instead of here, an annoying fifty-odd miles away. Great ambiance, friendly staff - a real down-home, customer-commited place.
Edit: This weekend I went back and hung about for a couple of hours. The crowd is very familiar, a somewhat older group who all seem to be regulars, with the occasional mid-twenties chap thrown in. The barmaid Roxanne is attentive and happy to make any kind of conversation. It's a great little pub, and I honestly wish it wasn't a fifty-mile commute to visit. :(
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National Employee Freedom Week Helps Educate Union Members on their Rights
82.87 percent of Americans say union workers should be able to opt out without force or penalty. Many union members don't know they already have that right.
National Employee Freedom Week (NEFW) is working to change just that. NEFW is a nationwide campaign to let employees know they have the freedom to opt-out of their union. Through a coalition of 77 groups in 44 states, NEFW aims to "empower workers by informing them of their choices, sharing alternatives that may better serve their needs and provided them the resources needed to make the choice that's best for them."
Among these options, NEFW emphasizes that employees in "Right-To-Work States" have the option to leave their union entirely. The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, Inc. explains nearly half of the US—24 states —protect employees from being required to join unions. Even those living in "Non-Right-To-Work States," have options within their union. Employees in these states can either become an agency fee payer that only pays for the non-political parts of union membership or become a religious/conscientious objector who does not fund the union whatsoever.
Alternative professional organizations provide additional options such as insurance and opportunities for professional development at a fraction of the cost of a union membership. For example, organizations such as the Association of American Educators offer insurance benefits for just $16.50 a month and cover $2 million in liability insurance.
Of 454 union members surveyed, NEFW found 136 wanted to leave their union. By increasing awareness through their August 10—16, 2014 campaign, NEFW can help union members to understand their options and weigh the opportunity cost of paying thousands of dollars in dues or freeing themselves from the unions.0 Comments | Post a Comment | Sign up for NTU Action Alerts
DC Mayor Gray Presents $300 Million Gift to Local Unions
Last week, following in the footsteps of his predecessors, Washington, DC Mayor Vincent Gray announced the signing of a Project Labor Agreement (PLA) for the construction of the $300 million DC United soccer stadium. His reasoning? The PLA ensures that District construction workers are paid federal Davis-Bacon wage rates.
However, according to TheTruthAboutPLAs.com:
…existing law called the Davis-Bacon Act governing federal, federally funded and DC-funded projects already requires above-market government-determined union scale wages and benefits to be paid to craft labor with or without a PLA. It's a smokescreen to cover the fact it is a gift to unions [emphasis added].
The White House explains that a PLA is "a pre-hire collective bargaining agreement with one or more labor organizations that establishes the terms and conditions of employment for a specific construction project."
But let's get real. A PLA is nothing more than a corrupt scheme that removes competition from the construction bidding process and instead awards a contract to unionized construction workers.
Unfortunately, we've seen this game played in DC before with Nationals Ballpark. The end result? Eighty-five percent of construction workers and 95 percent of minority-owned contractors were left out of the work, and the project cost tens of millions of taxpayer dollars more than anticipated. Makes one wonder just how much the city actually cares about its workers.
From our support of Right-to-Work laws and public pension reform, it's no secret that National Taxpayers Union is an outspoken proponent of fair labor laws that benefit workers, not just union bosses. Despite what may appear to be a well-intentioned effort to protect workers, Mayor Gray's PLA for the DC United Stadium is nothing more than a kickback scheme to his union pals. The deal represents another example of just how dangerous backroom government dealings with unions can be – not only to taxpayers but to non-unionized construction workers struggling to find work in the Obama economy.
For more on the DC United Stadium PLA debacle, go HERE.0 Comments | Post a Comment | Sign up for NTU Action Alerts
DC Mayor Sides with Walmart, Jobs, & the Free Market
Today, DC Mayor Gray announced that he will veto a bill that would require large retailers, including such stores as Walmart, Target, and Lowe's, to pay employees a higher hourly wage than other businesses. In a letter to the DC City Council, Gray said:
I recognize that reasonable people passionately support [the Large Retailer Accountability Act of 2013]. And I strongly believe that all District residents should earn a living wage. However, after careful consideration, I have concluded that the bill, while well-intentioned, is flawed and will fail to achieve its intended goals.
He goes on to list six reasons for rejecting the bill, including that, if enacted, the bill would affect many more companies than just Walmart (the target of the bill's proponents) and it would result in the underserved consumers of the District's low-income areas to continue to pay more for everyday items (either in traveling longer distances or shopping at stores with smaller selections and higher prices).
What does this mean for DC residents?
Jobs Jobs Jobs. According to the DC Chamber of Commerce, if Walmart builds the two or three stores, 900 jobs will be created and available for low-income and low-skilled District residents. That's more money in their pockets and gaining experience for the future. It's helping take people off of welfare and grow the local and national economy.
What does this mean for DC Government?
For those who believe that the economy creates jobs, they will see some $7 million in new government revenues. That's $7 million that you can use for road repairs (taking down some speed cameras), school reform (add some more kids to the Opportunity Scholarship Program), or (dare I say it) lower taxes for everyone. Other companies will also see DC as pro-business instead of a city picking winners and losers.
For those who think that government creates jobs, sorry. You will be disappointed in the increased revenue because you have convinced yourselves that your citizens who are getting a paycheck from a private, successful company is a bad thing. As a result, the DC Council seeks to override the Mayor in passing this bill, which would require large companies to pay employees $12 an hour instead of the city's minimum wage. They very well may succeed but, as I explored back in July, the consequences will hurt them, DC's citizens, and DC reputation.
Why discriminatory wages are bad for DC:
Here's what I'm saying and I think that Mayor Gray is saying something similar (though we disagree on the solution): If you are going to make one business pay more for something because of government policy, you should make all businesses do so because that's fair. Be it a McDonalds or a vegan bakery, the government is not the arbiter of success. Success comes from hard work, specialization, local knowledge, and innovation. All of that can be found in the free market.
We will, again, see what develops and if DC will see this wage hike again.
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Ac-"customed" to Waste?
All too many federal agencies can be cited for having budgetary skeletons in their closet, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is no exception. From poorly managing a drone fleet purchase, to making questionable demands for more employees, CBP has raised fears for the security of taxpayers' wallets in the past. Yet, Congress has an opportunity to ease future fears, over a controversial new CBP project, before it can cause a fiscal fright.
Two years ago, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) concluded a letter of intent with the United Arab Emirates to build a "pre-clearance" facility at Abu Dhabi airport which would allow travelers to the U.S. to clear customs before arriving on American soil. So far, so good: pre-clearance can not only save time and reduce congestion at U.S. points of entry, it can also help ease the way for tourists who contribute to economic activity while visiting here.
Now for the not-so-good:
All these drawbacks lead to one long question: Given CBP's service challenges at existing airports, is it really a good idea to plow ahead with a facility whose use will be comparatively scarce in the near term, and give another leg-up to an airline backed by its own government as well as ours, at the expense of an already overtaxed flying public?
And "overtaxed" is an understatement. As NTU has often noted, the typical overall government tax and fee burden of 20 percent on a $300 domestic airfare is higher than the average effective rate a middle-class American is likely to pay on his or her 1040 income tax return. International air travelers can have it even worse, with impositions such as separate departure and arrival taxes along with a passenger agricultural inspection fee (which the Obama Administration ill-advisedly considered raising in 2009) and a customs fee.
Proponents of the CBP station at Abu Dhabi argue that the investment of U.S. tax dollars will be minimal since UAE will pick up 85 percent of the project's expense under the current agreement. But that's little comfort to tax-weary travelers in America (see above), who remain worried that whatever share they will be forced to commit could escalate if construction or operating costs are not contained. Meanwhile, there's that pesky matter of how best to apply CBP's fee collections as well as appropriations from general funds – should they be used to expedite higher-priority passenger and cargo entry-exit services?
Many Members of Congress seem to think so. In June, the House of Representatives passed an amended FY 2014 DHS Appropriations Bill specifically blocking the Abu Dhabi pre-clearance scheme. In May, a bi-partisan group of 11 Senators echoed the sentiment of their House colleagues in a separate letter to DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano, questioning whether the agency's "decision was made as a result of a risk based analysis."
Alas, earlier this month DHS announced it was moving forward with a data-sharing agreement that could pave the way for the facility's activation, even as it faces a concerted petition effort from interested industry groups with considerable clout.
Regardless of the politics involved, the taxpayer aspects of the issue deserve further exploration – that goes not only for the Abu Dhabi pact but also the ever-troubling direction of the Ex-Im Bank. Allowing the free market and fiscal responsibility to sort out needs from niceties would provide some badly-needed bone-rattling for those accustomed to budgetary business as usual in Washington.2 Comments | Post a Comment | Sign up for NTU Action Alerts
Wal-Mart Facing New Challenges from DC Council
The DC Council is expected to adopt new regulations that would force Wal-Mart to play by different rules than other retailers in the District. The measure would require corporations with $1 billion in sales that operate stores with at least 75,000 square feet of retail space to pay their workers $12.50 per hour -- 52 percent more than the District's $8.25 per hour minimum wage.
What does this mean? Quite a few things. First off, Wal-Mart will reconsider development plans for at least two, if not three, of its stores that are set to open in DC. The stores were a result of years of negotiations between the DC government and Wal-Mart. Now, DC might remain Wal-Mart-free and the avoidable results could be stark. Without the new stores, DC risks losing out on at least 900 jobs and $7 million in annual revenue for crucial items like school repair, community revitalization, or road construction.
There are also the reactions of other big box stores to consider. While Lowe's doesn't have a store in DC, Home Depot and Target each have one location. These corporations would be affected, while other popular retailers, such as Starbucks and Apple, would not be.
I am usually examining the unintended consequences of government action but this is wholly intended and understood by lawmakers. Although the law is not explicitly directed at Wal-Mart, the requirements were developed as a result of political tension between the retailer and labor groups within DC. By requiring Wal-Mart to pay wages beyond what is already required by District and federal laws, the Council has all but forced the company to avoid operating in an area with rules that are detrimental to its business. The Council could claim that Wal-Mart is only looking out for its bottom line (like all businesses do), but it would be ignoring the fact that other smaller businesses in DC are paying their workers at lower wages.
Supporters of the Large Retailer Accountability Act cite:
Some large retailers pay very low wages and do not provide their workers affordable health benefits. Without safeguards, large retailers threaten to erode both living standards for working families in the District, especially given the cost of living in the District. By adopting living wage standards for large retailers, The District can ensure that economic development better meets the community's need for family-supporting jobs.
Supporters also believe that Wal-Mart's threat of pulling out of DC is a bluff to avoid paying the higher wages.
Wal-Mart's response:
[The Act] means most shopping dollars will stay in the suburbs, unemployment will remain in the double-digits in some neighborhoods and underserved communities will continue to have disproportionate access to affordable groceries.
According to Slate's Matt Yglasias:
… I do think councilmembers should consider starting over again. If they think a higher minimum wage would be good for the city, then they should raise the minimum wage. If they think a $12.50 minimum wage would crate a lot of unemployment, then they should raise the minimum wage but raise it to something less than $12.50—there's a big gap between that and the generally applicable $8.25 wage. A special minimum wage that applies to retail workers but not janitors or restaurant workers and to Walmart but not the Gap doesn't make a ton of sense.
We will see how this drama of jobs and wages plays out.23 Comments | Post a Comment | Sign up for NTU Action Alerts
National Employee Freedom Week Buzz!
This past week, a diverse group of organizations (including NTU) banded together to ensure employees are properly educated regarding employment freedom. The results have been outstanding, and the word has spread broadly! Check out some of the op-eds and articles that have covered NEFW:
The Washington Free Beacon: "Opting Out:National Employee Freedom Week Survey Shows Union Households Would Leave Labor Organizations."
Fox News: "Happy Employee Freedom Week, America."
The Washington Times: "Respecting Employee Freedom."
The Colorado Springs Gazette: Celebrate freedom from unions during National Employee Freedom Week
Forbes on America's teachers' unions.
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: "Knowing Rights Empowers Workers."
The Hill: "Some States Can't Celebrate National Employee Freedom Week."0 Comments | Post a Comment | Sign up for NTU Action Alerts
It's National Employee Freedom Week!
This week, National Taxpayers Union (NTU) is participating in the nationwide effort to inform union employees of their rights known as National Employee Freedom Week (NEFW); which will take place from June 23-29.
During NEFW, a diverse, bi-partisan coalition of over 50 organizations will join forces to equip union employees with the information necessary to make the decision about union membership that is best for them, including non-union alternatives that may better suit their needs. Events are scheduled to take place in over 30 states.
The idea of NEFW grew out of a discovery by the Nevada Policy Research Institute (NPRI) last summer: While right to work movements have found success passing legislation in numerous state legislatures, many union employees in these States did not know the full extent of their new freedoms; even when they did, many did not know how to navigate the procedural requirements to resign their membership.
To explore the issue further, the Institute launched a small scale-information campaign to let teachers in Clark County, Nevada know that they could opt-out of the Clark Country Education Association by submitting written notice from July 1 to July 15. The response to the Institutes information was tremendous and hundreds of teachers elected to opt out. When asked why they had not resigned from the union earlier, many of the teachers responded that they simply did not know or that they forgot due to the inconveniently short drop period window. NPRI realized that the experiences of the Clark County Teachers were not isolated and that millions of union members across the nation faced a similar dilemma. In response, NPRI determined that a large scale effort would have to be launched to inform union employees across the nation of their rights—NEFW had been born.
NTU is proud to be a part of the first NEFW. NTU has a long history of supporting the right of employees and employers to enter into contract, free of union interference. History demonstrates that mandatory union membership harms both parties' involved by raising costs for businesses and decreasing employment opportunity for workers.
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NTU and Foundation Poll Youth Conference for Their Important Issues
Staff from the National Taxpayers Union and NTU's research and education arm, NTU Foundation, participated in the 2013 International Students for Liberty Conference (ISFLC) with one question for attendees: What policies will you fight for? Over the course of the weekend, students and young adults responded by voting for one of six issues that we thought Americans of all ages could at least agree needs addressing. Many attendees were interested in the mission of NTU and NTUF and asked us many, often challenging questions. I recall one conversation about the economic and realistic reasoning behind whether or not to establish a federal Balanced Budget Amendment. Some even took up the cause of lower taxes and less government by becoming members of NTU or saying that they would enjoy the opportunity to intern with us over the summer. If you're interested, check out our Internship page. We accept interns year-round and there's a lot of government to roll back. Still others were looking to show their support for NTU and Foundation in other ways:
Blogger and Vlogger Julie Borowski stopped by for a bumper sticker and a picture
We asked people to cast a vote for their number one issue that needs reform right now. Our six fishbowls highlighted some of the issues we thought the ISFLC participants would identify with the most. The issues were: a Balanced Budget Amendment, cutting the Pentagon budget, ending the Federal Reserve, less spending, real tax reform, and right to work. One lucky entry would be drawn to be interviewed on NTU's Speaking of Taxpayers podcast. The Results were interesting:
We also found that these six issues were just the tip of the iceberg. On a separate board, students pinned other ideas on where NTU and Foundation can help out taxpayers, including stopping sin taxes, ending corporate welfare, and fighting for bacon (yes, we had some serious bacon fans at ISFLC). All of this proved that young people are just as interested in the important fiscal issues as any other age group.
Thanks to everyone who came by our booth and let their voices be heard and congratulations to Annie Setten who will be interviewed next Friday!1 Comments | Post a Comment | Sign up for NTU Action Alerts
Speaking of Taxpayers, December 7 (AUDIO): Victory in Michigan, & More
Subscribe to NTU's podcast "Speaking of Taxpayers" via iTunes HERE!
NTU State Affairs Manager stops in with big news from Michigan and around the country, and as always the "Outrage of the Week"!0 Comments | Post a Comment | Sign up for NTU Action Alerts
Michigan Legislators Pass Right-to-Work
Yesterday, amidst a throng of angry protesters, union thugs, pepper spray, and filibustering Democrats, the Michigan Senate and House each passed Right-to-Work legislation that Governor Snyder has pledged to sign. Because of a procedural rule, the package cannot be finalized for at least five days, but on Tuesday, Michigan appears poised to become the 24th Right-to-Work state in the U.S. -- quite remarkable for the birthplace of the modern labor movement. Conservative leaders and activists have delivered yet another damaging blow to labor unions in Michigan, where an attempt to enshrine collective bargaining in the State's constitution was defeated soundly on November's ballot.
Also worth noting is that Right-to-Work protects our fundamental Constitutional right to freedom of association. Americans in Right-to-Work states maintain their ability to join unions, but they are also given the ability to decline membership without fear of being penalized.
For more on this historical victory in the Great Lakes State, head over to the Mackinac Center's blog for a great piece entitled "The Human Side of Right-to-Work Legislation."0 Comments | Post a Comment | Sign up for NTU Action Alerts


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Tear rolled on my chick Thought its me May your soul rest in peace AEP (Report) Reply
Edgar Allan Poe
From childhood's hour I have not been
As others were; I have not seen
As others saw; I could not bring
My passions from a common spring.
From the same source I have not taken
My sorrow; I could not awaken
My heart to joy at the same tone;
And all I loved, I loved alone.
Then- in my childhood, in the dawn
Of a most stormy life- was drawn
From every depth of good and ill
The mystery which binds me still:
From the torrent, or the fountain,
From the red cliff of the mountain,
From the sun that round me rolled
In its autumn tint of gold,
From the lightning in the sky
As it passed me flying by,
From the thunder and the storm,
And the cloud that took the form
(When the rest of Heaven was blue)
Of a demon in my view.
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Comments about this poem (Alone by Edgar Allan Poe )
Aftab Alam Khursheed (8/23/2014 9:41:00 AM)
Katherine Shaw (8/4/2014 10:05:00 AM)
I love all work by E.A.P. My work has been compared to his, I am honored. :) (Report) Reply
Michelle Claus (6/9/2014 10:33:00 AM)
Hauntingly conveyed. Many of us poets and writers deeply comprehend Alone. Thank goodness for poetry and literature, to give us a realm in which we can feel connected. (Report) Reply
Gajanan Mishra (6/9/2014 5:58:00 AM)
Gangadharan Nair Pulingat (6/9/2014 4:11:00 AM)
Pessimistic poem and the experience of childhood felt it very nice. (Report) Reply
Lyn Paul (6/9/2014 12:17:00 AM)
Primrose Tee (5/5/2014 6:34:00 AM)
Dea Dear (4/29/2014 5:18:00 AM)
when i red this 86324poem i wrote these two lines from my childhood i have not been, , , , , , happy but that doese not mean , , , , , , , i was on this planet without aim, , , , , , , , my great hope is my creator name (Report) Reply
* Sunprincess * (4/27/2014 1:30:00 AM)
.......a poem which leaves a haunting image in the mind....enjoyed.. (Report) Reply
Herbert Guitang (4/25/2014 7:34:00 AM)
Very harmonize kind of poem. Perfect in theme (Report) Reply
Taylor Kilgour (2/21/2014 4:06:00 PM)
Let's face it, 'Alone' is one of the greatest, most powerful, deep and meaningful poems of all time. (Report) Reply
Valentin Savin (2/21/2014 1:25:00 AM)
I love the poem so much, because it reminds me of my own childhood. My father left my mother when I was six y.o. and I was brought by stepmother. I can't say she was bad. She was just alien to me. I did'nt wish to call her mother and was bitten by my father. There were three of us children. Myself, my sister and my stepbrother. I was always guilty if anything went wrong with us children and was always to blame. I was sort of introvert and different from others. I felt myself alone and abandoned. So much for that. The thing is I've translated the poem into my own toungue - Russian. And I hope that my countrymen will be able to understand and appreciate Poe's poems. (Report) Reply
Drex Van Zandt (1/23/2014 3:51:00 AM)
Aka Poetess (1/17/2014 3:59:00 PM)
Ed Nigma (1/9/2014 1:15:00 AM)
And the cloud that took the form of a demon in my view, (When the rest of heaven was blue) . When I read this I get the feeling the color blue is the shade a person turns when they have died. Double meaning being the color of sky. A cloud taking form of a demon to me seems like the creator isn't visible in his present situation hence why heaven was blue (dead) and all he sees is evil being manifested as the cloud transforms into a demon so to speak. I like those few lines a lot. (Report) Reply
* Sunprincess * (1/6/2014 9:39:00 PM)
.......this poem causes me to wonder if he was an only child...
it is a poem of childhood wonder and mystery
~And all I loved, I loved alone.
Then- in my childhood, in the dawn
Of a most stormy life- was drawn
From every depth of good and ill
The mystery which binds me still: ~ (Report) Reply
Alam Saj M.n (11/9/2013 4:52:00 AM)
really awsome poem..... I wonder where from u get such wonderful THEMES for poems... GREAT.. (Report) Reply
Aisha Baranowska (10/23/2013 3:49:00 AM)
This is a true masterpiece...! How beautiful...! I always have this particular poem in my mind, very present in my daily struggles with life and reality, when the lonely hours fleeting to me seem eternity - and I meditate the pointlessness of things... I am full of admiration for Poe's genius and for the inmense beauty of these lines, as they speak to my heart - they express my own feelings and perceptions, and my own personality. It is as if I was reading about myself... I love it! I truly love it... (Report) Reply
Shahzia Batool (10/17/2013 1:44:00 AM)
From childhood's hour I have not been
As others were; I have not seen
As others saw; I could not bring
My passions from a common spring.
From the same source I have not taken
My sorrow; I could not awaken
My heart to joy at the same tone;
And all I loved, I loved alone.
the best one...Edgar Allan Poe... my best one! (Report) Reply
Terrance Tracy (10/13/2013 5:57:00 AM)
I know the world that Poe was trapped in.
Unlike Poe I found a way out of the darkness of futility.
I saw the light that put my demons to flight,
Poe seems to have been content with the dark world of emotion. (Report) Reply
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The new attack on Herrera
Well, the salvo coming from the Lee campaign trying to smear Dennis Herrera for not being a strong enough supporter of same-sex marraige shows at least one thing: The race is closer than the polls are reporting.
For the former staffers of Gavin Newsom -- and everyone knows who they are, because there weren't that many people in those meetings -- to come forward two weeks before the election with these allegations was a serious political risk. For starters, Herrera is really popular in the LGBT community, and already, much of the city's queer leadership (including Tom Ammiano, Mark Leno and Scott Wiener) has responded by denouncing the attack. The three, along with Phyllis Lyon and representatives of both major clubs, Harvey and Alice, will be holding a press conference Oct. 27 in the Castro. A letter that went out today under Lyon's name notes:
A petty smear campaign is underway to personally discredit City Attorney Dennis Herrera over his years of work for marriage equality. Incredibly, despite all the heroic efforts of Dennis and his office right from the start, anonymous sources have pushed a story in the San Francisco Chronicle that Dennis wasn't "supportive" of Mayor Newsom's decision to issue same-sex marriage licenses back in February 2004. It's not true. These politically motivated attackers are hoping we'll forget the years of hard work Dennis and his deputies invested -- and continue to invest even now, in the federal challenge to Prop 8 -- for LGBT equality.
So this could easily backfire and wind up focusing attention on all of Herrera's LGBT support.
It's also a risk for Lee. Although his name isn't on any of this, his people are clearly behind it; Newsom (who just endorsed Lee) and his former staffers (some of whom are now Lee's staffers) wouldn't have contacted the Chronicle and pushed this story without the knowledge and permission of the mayor and his senior campaign people. Wiener, who is often one of Lee's allies on the board, is clearly unhappy about the blast at his former boss. Leno, who isn't involved in the election all, is now going to be pissed at the mayor. And if this winds up looking like a Lee-sponsored political swipe at an LGBT community ally, Lee's going to lose votes and support.
So why do it? It makes no sense -- Lee has tried to appear as the candidate of civility and reason, above the mudslinging fray. He's trying to act so much like the inevitable winner that he doesn't even show up for a lot of the debates and forums. There's no point in dishing this kind of story up -- unless the Lee camp has polling data showing the race tightenting and Herrera emerging as a serious challenger.
It's a pretty basic rule in campaigns: You don't risk political capital attacking candidates who are no threat to you. So if I were Herrera, I'd be mad -- but also encouraged. They're obviously worried.
If Herrera said that it wasn't legal to do something as council to the mayor then those people are as scheming as a progressive.
Herrera used city tax dollars and his office to further the moon bat agenda all over the state and country, which is why I would never vote for him. His using his office for political activism should be the issue.
A red herring, not even a good one.
As an LGBT voter I never had any intention of voting for Lee - so this really didn't impact me. Dennis has been a great friend to the GLBT community and outside of Bevan, who is a gay man, he'd be a great mayor for us. Really any of the candidates would - excepting Tony Hall.
What good do Herrera and Chiu do for the LGBTQ community if they both continue to so unacceptably enable large Wall Street developer high priced condo gentrification in San Francisco, making it more and more impossible for lower income LGBTQ youth to come to SF and establish themselves here in safe affordable homes...?
As the co-founder of the Freedom to Marry Task Force of Northern CA in 1996 who instigated and produced the first mass LGBT commitment ceremony of over 200 same sex couples at SF Pride, won Best Float for my Freedom to Marry Float, and went on to work for Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund for Baehr v. Miike -- the Hawaii Gay Marriage Trial, it is easy for me to say without reservation that Dennis Herrera is more supportive of LGBT marriage equality than even I am.
For partisans to attempt to paint him otherwise is laughable and desperate.
I lend my two cents here in the spirit of the truth and to tell people when it's time to back off.
Our global march for civil rights is too important for us to allow them to be undermined for the sake of what is, in the big picture, a provincial elected office.
Queer people are still getting beaten, killed, and committing suicide every day. Dragging down our quest for civil rights to try to achieve an elected office is going too far.
Brian Basinger
Seriously, who cares about this? Let's stick to the blocking and tackling.
It's perfectly plausible that Herrera as the City Attorney with a lawyerly bent would have been at first, opposed. But it's no big deal/ a non-issue.
I'm disgusted by a sleazy gay hit piece against Herrera. It arrived in my mail today, paid for by THE GAY AND LESBIAN VICTORY FUND. The Victory Fund should stick to supporting gay candidates, in this case Dufty, rather than attacking candidates who have been nothing but pro-gay rights like Herrera. Herrera provided his absolute best trial lawyers to overturn Prop. 8. He's a friend of the community. Also, as an attorney, he was 100 percent correct that the city had no standing to change the marriage laws like Gavin tried to do. I'm glad Gavin did it, but Herrera was just doing his job admirably (if it's true that as city attorney he advised Gavin not to). That's a man of integrity, and one who I'll vote for even though I'm both gay and married--probably thanks to Gavin. And Dufty, who I was going to include in my ranked vote will lose it unless he comes out publicly and denounces the hit piece as the sleazy misleading trick it is. As a former supporter of the Victory Fund, well I'm just ashamed for supporting that bunch.
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Because Peter Ragone couldn't help himself.
What the wealthy gays do not understand is that John Avalos is the one who will best represent the queer community when it comes to nightlife, taxing the rich their fair share, standing up for our civil rights, and securing funding for critical needs like health care.
That's where the presser is happening tomorrow with the so-called queer leadership trio of leno-ammiano-wiener leading the charge against one small piece of sleazy politics.
Let's also remember none of these gay pols bothers to hold regular town halls with the committee. they show up for pressers, meetings that others have organized, speak for a few minutes, then split the scene, usually after posing for cameras.
How about this queer leadership trio start open meetings?
Can we address other issues beyond the mayoral race and sleazy tactics, such as social security checks and CA medical benefits were cut back on july first, affecting thousands of elderly, disabled and other gays receiving public benefits, while our cost of living went up, and ammiano-leno-wiener have said nothing about the impact of the cuts on gays SSI/SSDI recipients?
I don't give a rat's ass about what newsom's fag-boys are now saying about herrera and how they're using the chronicle to toss mud on herrera and the gay political classes are simply shocked shocked shocked with reality of finishing this race.
The Castro ain't nothing but a banana republic with out-of-touch politicians and corrupt merchants keeping a tight lid on things, maintaining control of an agenda that in the end more benefits them then regular gays.
Let's see what happens at the presser at noon. Hey Tim and Guardian folks, you forgot to include the time and place of the presser in your post. That info is crucial to turning out folks.
when you hate it so much Michael?
You're nothing more than an underemployed "activist" whose time in the spotlight has long since passed - something you clearly have a hard time accepting. Newsom's "fag-boys" are more popular and influential in the GLBT community on their worst hair day than you ever were at the height of your "influence".
Queue one of Michael's rants about "elitist A-list gays" now. He's always on the outside of the dance floor looking in.
In another sign that Lee's "helpers" are nervous about the up coming election, Smearing Dennis with the LGBT community makes perfect sense. He is viable and many voters like Herrera on the marriage issue. Gavin's move though appreciated back in the day, resulted in a lot of press for marriage equality but also for him. I voted for Herrera as my number 2 putting Yee first. I put Dennis there because as an LGBT voter he earned my vote on that issue. Yee has also done a lot as a state senator and voting for marriage equality in D4 aint easy.
D4 has the only Mormon ward in it but Yee keeps voting positive for marriage equality and many other LGBT issues that mean a lot to us.
Now that Newsom's attack on Herrera is backfiring that clown Randy Shaw is trying to blame it on John Cote and Heather Knight at the Chron for not specifically naming the sources within Newsom's circle, rather than placing the blame squarely where it belongs with Gavin Newsom for swift boating a politician popular within the gay community.
Yesterday he was actually siding with the Chinese Communist Party against Falun Gong as though the CCP were somehow a more reliable source of journalism.
I'm just glad no one actually reads Beyond Corn anymore.
and his shady bullshit. Gotta keep the bad guys sussed out, and stay current on what they are up to ;)
Pains me to give him web hits though...
As someone who appreciates Castro nightlife culture and thinks San Francisco entertainers could go much farther with better support I intend to vote for Herrera, Dufty and Avalos as my choices. Seriously.
Under any of these three Castro night life will rock on even harder.
The bars and music suck. The energy has moved south to Potrero Hill and the Mission.
is engaged in it. The idea that different factions vote in blocks is highly misleading.
Moreover, attacking Lee when he goes on the offensive while turning a blind eye when Yee and Herrera do it (and with taxpayer money too) is clearly biased.
we want gays to represent gays."
Harvey Milk said that.
And the idea that "different factions" don't vote in blocks is absurd on its face. First of all - gay voters aren't a "faction," they're the most important voting block in the city - and they routinely vote as a block for Democratic candidates for federal and state offices. If you doubt GLBT voters vote as a block look at the returns from the Castro on Prop 8 - more than 96% of voters in that district opposed Prop 8 - that's called "block" voting - the figure citywide was 70% opposed.
And even thought there are 3.5 asian candidiates for Mayor, it looks like Lee has the asian vote locked up which alone should secure him victory.
Gays are much less homogeneous. Some are homeowners; others are tenants. Some are 250K pa households; others are kids who just got here. And so on.
And as the comments here show, the votes are all over the place. As they should be - identity politics is ugly.
Asians aren't also tenants and homeowners with some making very little and some making a lot?
Your comment shows a real lack of understanding of either community and a willingness to issue blanket assumptions about both.
gays can only dream of. Asians listen to their leaders which why Lee, Yee, Chui and Adaci are falling over themselves to pander to their cultural cousins.
Gays are all over the place.
How is this for clearly biased?
I didn't realize Enrique Pierce was such a total scumbag until just now and I hope someone shoots a tear gas grenade in his face.
More than voter fraud: Mayor Lee Alliance committee & others hide their donors By Oliver Luby
"Less attention has been paid to another scandal: Neighbor Alliance for Ed Lee has yet to disclose the receipt of a single campaign contribution. No donors appear in any of its disclosure reports on file with the Ethics Commission.
Nevertheless, it has spent a hefty $135,000 in support Mayor Lee, exploiting an ugly loophole in campaign reporting law, one that harks back to the days of Willie Brown's own election campaign.
One account to actually address controversy regarding Neighbor Alliance for Ed Lee's lack of financial transparency appeared in the Fog City Journal. Luke Thomas's article indicated that Alliance coordinator and campaign consultant Enrique Pearce was told to leave the Buck Tavern by owner and former Supervisor Chris Daly, following an argument during which Daly queried Pearce about the source of Alliance's funding. Thomas's account of the argument indicated that Peace said Alliance would not disclose its funding until the late October filing deadline provided by state campaign law.
Thomas further wrote: "Asked why the committee is not being forthcoming about the book's benefactors, Pearce said, "Because we're complying with the law.""
1. Dufty
2. Chui
3. Adachi
But I'm not seeing a real consensus on that, which only helps Lee.
I'm not a voting block just a voter who decided when considering so many candidates that my votes would go to Yee, Herrera and Avalos. One cannot turn a blind eye to open attempts a organized election fraud, now under investigation by at least gascon and a request from 7 candidates for a state or federal oversight. As to Yee and Herrera using "taxpayer" money (public financing) for their election I think that's great. They will be accountable to the tax payer rather than big donors and even bigger down town power brokers who aren't. I believe in public financing especially for candidates, like John Avalos, who can have a better chance with matching funds. Many great candidates like John wouldn't have a fair shake in getting their message out without it. I am not into identity politics either. I don't vote for women candidates, nor LGBT candidates but look at their records and what they want to do as Mayor. I also look at who is supporting them and now, financially backing them.
All the above candidates are good on LGBT issues but there were other issues that I took into consideration for my vote and their ranking.
But my ballot is Ed Less especially since he vetoed closing the loop holes on HSF yesterday.
is suffering from, like frontruners always do, from a dirty tricks campaign.
I'm still undecided but my 3 picks will be taken from
As many of his dirty tricks are being exposed his campaign is heading down the toilet.
Which is exactly where the free speech attacking, lying little mustache puppet belongs.
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Howard Zinn, who just died, was known as a people's historian who was capable of bringing a full view of the realities into history, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was not ignored.
This message from the Campaign to End the Occupation (of Palestine) volume 8, no. 2, January 29, 2010, provided another look at this American Jewish leftist who, like Noam Chomsky, was addicted to telling the truth. He will be missed.
"We were all saddened to hear of the death of writer, historian, and activist Howard Zinn, whose determined opposition to militarism and his focus on the history of popular struggles served as an inspiration to so many. Writing about the development of his awareness of the violation of Palestinian human rights at the hands of U.S.-backed Israeli expansionism, Zinn--who served on the advisory board of US Campaign member group Jewish Voice for Peace-recalls his dawning realization that "the advance of "civilization" involved what we would today call "ethnic cleansing."
Here is Zinn writing in Tikkun Magazine about his developing understanding of Palestine and Israel (Tikkun is a member group of the US Campaign):
"It did not occur to me--so little did I know about the Middle East--that the establishment of a Jewish state meant the dispossession of the Arab majority that lived on that land. I was as ignorant of that as, when in school, I was shown a classroom map of American "Western Expansion" and assumed the white settlers were moving into empty territory. In neither case did I grasp that the advance of "civilization" involved what we would today call "ethnic cleansing."....It was only after the "Six-Day War" of 1967 and Israel's occupation of territories seized in that war (the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, the Golan Heights, the Sinai peninsula) that I began to see Israel not simply as a beleaguered little nation surrounded by hostile Arab states, but as an expansionist power....I had long since understood that the phrases "national security" and "national defense" were used by the United States government to justify aggressive violence against other countries. Indeed, there was a clear bond between Israel and the United States in their respective foreign polices, illustrated by the military and economic support the United States was giving to Israel...
Zinn will be missed, but we are inspired to see that the spirit he embodied so powerfully, of the power of people and workers and students to resist the hypocrisy of militarism and corporate abuse, lives on in the growing movement to end U.S. and corporate support for the Israeli occupation.
We saw that spirit yesterday, when University of South Florida student Laila Abdelaziz challenged President Barack Obama on U.S. aid to Israel and violations of Palestinian human rights. We see it in the across North American campuses to highlight the role that university investments play in supporting the Israeli occupation. We see it in a video from Carleton University's Students Against Israeli Apartheid and in the work of the University of Arizona Community for Human Rights, among many other student groups.
We see that spirit in the growing list of victories for the international movement for boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) directed against Israeli apartheid. Most recently, the largest Danish bank and the largest Danish pension fund divested from Africa Israel, a long-time target of US Campaign member group Adalah-NY, and from Elbit Systems, the notorious Apartheid Wall and U.S./Mexico border fence contractor that Palestinian activist Mohammad Othman was jailed for targeting."
So if anyone ever entertained doubts about just what Howard Zinn stood for during his life, it was about historical reality, which apply today to the injustices dealt the Palestinians by Israeli occupation and colonialism, and the siege of Gaza.
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