Comments on: Carole Pratt – Candidate for 6th House District http://www.farmteam.org/2009/06/24/carole-pratt-%e2%80%93-candidate-for-6th-house-district/ For Women, For Virginia Wed, 14 Jul 2010 21:38:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Greg Smith http://www.farmteam.org/2009/06/24/carole-pratt-%e2%80%93-candidate-for-6th-house-district/comment-page-1/#comment-451 Greg Smith Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:53:10 +0000 http://farmteam.org/?p=808#comment-451 Filling cavities and serving on a few boards does not a good politician make. For some reason, Mrs. Pratt's assertions are not being examined and facts ignored. For instance, the statement about federal dollars creating a huge unfunded mandate that Virginia cannot afford is a fact which Mrs. Pratt refuses to address. Mrs. Pratt repeatedly makes statements about Ms. Crockett that are completely unfounded and, in fact, lies. Yet, it seems the media and Pratt supporters are content to ignore them. Democrat or not, liberal or not, it is time for voters to take a stand against candidates and politicians who speak untruthfully, won't directly speak to issues, and hide their true agenda. Filling cavities and serving on a few boards does not a good politician make. For some reason, Mrs. Pratt’s assertions are not being examined and facts ignored. For instance, the statement about federal dollars creating a huge unfunded mandate that Virginia cannot afford is a fact which Mrs. Pratt refuses to address.

Mrs. Pratt repeatedly makes statements about Ms. Crockett that are completely unfounded and, in fact, lies. Yet, it seems the media and Pratt supporters are content to ignore them.

Democrat or not, liberal or not, it is time for voters to take a stand against candidates and politicians who speak untruthfully, won’t directly speak to issues, and hide their true agenda.

]]> By: Frances Watson http://www.farmteam.org/2009/06/24/carole-pratt-%e2%80%93-candidate-for-6th-house-district/comment-page-1/#comment-113 Frances Watson Sat, 26 Sep 2009 04:24:38 +0000 http://farmteam.org/?p=808#comment-113 Carole,we haven't met but I feel like I know you--through listening and reading about issues that are important to you and through mutual acquaintances-Tom Brewster,Martha Jackson and especially Linda Diyorio.I am vice chair of the Wythe co. Democratic party so I have known and worked with Linda and John for a long time. I have been very busy and haven't been able to come to any of your events but I would like to make a contribution of money,hoping you can use it to bring you on to your final victory.If I don't see you sooner, I will see you at the bar-b- q on oct.31st. We're looking for a big crowd. Carole,we haven’t met but I feel like I know you–through listening and reading about issues that are important to you and through mutual acquaintances-Tom Brewster,Martha Jackson and especially Linda Diyorio.I am vice chair of the Wythe co. Democratic party so I have known and worked with Linda and John for a long time. I have been very busy and haven’t been able to come to any of your events but I would like to make a contribution of money,hoping you can use it to bring you on to your final victory.If I don’t see you sooner, I will see you at the bar-b- q on oct.31st. We’re looking for a big crowd.

]]> By: Jane Smith http://www.farmteam.org/2009/06/24/carole-pratt-%e2%80%93-candidate-for-6th-house-district/comment-page-1/#comment-112 Jane Smith Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:34:13 +0000 http://farmteam.org/?p=808#comment-112 Pratt says she will work to level the playing field for local businesses, but in the same breath says she would have accepted money from the Federal government for unemployment. If anyone bothered to research this issue, you would find that this Federal money also brought with it several other things that VA would have to do to fulfill the Federal mandate. After the money ran out, VA employers would have to still pay the same amount from their own pocket. The fact that this would cost a penny a day comes from unemployment figures from years ago, obtained using a heavily democratic panel. Before I support Pratt, I want to hear something real she will stand for instead of half-truths engineered to make her look good. Pratt says she will work to level the playing field for local businesses, but in the same breath says she would have accepted money from the Federal government for unemployment. If anyone bothered to research this issue, you would find that this Federal money also brought with it several other things that VA would have to do to fulfill the Federal mandate. After the money ran out, VA employers would have to still pay the same amount from their own pocket. The fact that this would cost a penny a day comes from unemployment figures from years ago, obtained using a heavily democratic panel. Before I support Pratt, I want to hear something real she will stand for instead of half-truths engineered to make her look good.

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