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JOBS DROP UNEXPECTEDLY: Senate Candidate Calls for Abolishing EPA to Stimulate Jobs (Guest in Central Time)
U.S. Senate candidate Bill Johnson of Kentucky is calling for the abolishment of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Said Johnson, “The Federal Government is standing between the American people and their use of their natural resources. It is time to abolish the Environmental Protection Agency return those responsibilities to the states.”
In Johnson’s state of Kentucky coal mining jobs are vital. Johnson stated, “The proposed cap and trade legislation will drive up energy prices in Kentucky and result in further loss of old jobs and manufacturing jobs.”
Kentucky currently has the second lowest energy costs in the nation with 90% of Kentucky’s electricity coming from coal. Johnson maintains that any federal legislation driving up the price of coal would have a disproportionate negative effect on Kentucky.
“Any further legislation restricting the use of coal for the use of energy would decimate jobs in Kentucky and drive up energy costs for nearly every person,” stated Bill Johnson.
When Bob Johnson speaks, people listen—and people respond in thunderous applause. See article below from Kentucky.com that acknowledges Bill received the loudest applause during a large public rally. (See article below with excerpt in bold font.)
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ABOUT YOUR GUEST, BILL JOHNSON:
Bill Johnson was born in Wichita, Kansas, and moved to Hopkinsville, Kentucky, in 1975. After completing elementary through high school in Christian County, Bill attended the University of Kentucky (UK) and graduated in 1988 with a degree in Electrical Engineering. He earned his Masters in Business Administration from The College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, in 1995.
While attending UK, Bill was selected for the prestigious U.S. Navy Nuclear Propulsion Program. Commissioned on Sept. 30, 1988, Bill served onboard the nuclear powered cruiser USS Virginia during the first gulf war. He later served on the staff of the Commander, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, and then onboard the aircraft carrier USS Eisenhower. During his military service, Bill received the Joint Meritorious Unit Award three times, Sea Service Deployment ribbon twice, Southwest Asia Service Medal with bronze star, Coast Guard Special Operations ribbon, National Defense Service Medal, Navy Commendation Medal, Navy Unit Commendation, and Navy Achievement Medal. He received an honorable discharge after 10 years of military service.
Following discharge and accepting a job with General Electric, Bill and his wife Delinda returned home, residing in the Northern Kentucky city of Florence. While at GE, he was a corporate auditor and global information security manager. In addition to GE, Bill has worked for Kroll-O'Gara and Logical IT, both located in Cincinnati. Most recently, Bill was part of an international leadership team at BP, responsible for contracting and buying of over $1.2 billion of 3rd party goods and services. Throughout his career in business, Bill has cut costs, managed multi-million dollar budgets, led international teams, and delivered projects on time.
Bill's military and business leadership has taken him to Cambodia, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, China, Azerbaijan, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Russia, Greece, Spain, Portugal, Panama, Belgium, India, and Canada where he interacted with diverse cultures and witnessed firsthand why America is the land of opportunity.
Bill has been a pilot since 1984, earning his private and instrument ratings while in high school. A third generation 'aviation enthusiast', he has worked with his father on aviation projects for as long as he can remember. Bill is an Airframe and Power plant aircraft mechanic with over 25 years of aviation experience. He is a member of the Aircraft Owners and Pilot Association (AOPA) and the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA). Bill currently owns a 1963 Meyers 200B and flies about 100 hours per year.
Bill, his wife Delinda of 20 years, and their two children, Will (age 14) and Julia (age 10), have lived in Elkton, Kentucky, (Todd County) for 6 years. Delinda, a native of Casey County, is a teacher and loving wife.
THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT BILL JOHNSON RECEIVED THE LOUDEST APPLAUSE AT THIS LARGE PUBLIC EVENT:
Kentucky.com/ Feb. 21, 2010
'Restore America' rally unites groups
ACTIVISTS PROMOTE SMALLER GOVERNMENT, CHRISTIAN VALUES
By Ryan Alessi
ralessi@herald-leader.com
FRANKFORT — More than 400 people spilled onto the state Capitol steps Saturday cheering and hoisting signs urging smaller government and an increased focus on Christianity as conservative speakers railed against politicians, taxes and the media.
The two-hour "Restore America" rally featured prayers and songs, such as We Want America Back, the 1996 anthem with lyrics that decry the state of the country.
The rally, organized by Rev. Jeff Fugate, the pastor at Clays Mill Baptist Church in Lexington, attracted activists from the Tea Party movement, anti-government groups and anti-abortion groups.
"Restore America is a movement to see America restored to its founding principles — founding principles of faith in God, family values, constitutional freedoms and financial responsibility," Fugate told the crowd.
He later implied that the Republican Party had shifted toward the political center, philosophically, allowing Christian activists and the Tea Party movement to gain traction.
"We need more than a conservative movement that follows the left and ends up where the left used to be," he said. "We need to turn to the right and head back to the standard."
Then, shifting into revivalist preacher mode, Fugate explained that the "standard" meant a renewed focus on Christian values.
"I believe America is due for some old time leather lung, window rattlin', shingle pullin', call-it-like-it-is, black-and-white, plain-statin' preaching from the word of God," he said, sparking cheers.
One state issue highlighted during the rally was the fate of a bill that would require women considering abortion receive an ultrasound and go over results with a doctor. The bill, S.B. 38, passed the Senate 32-4 in January and rests in the House Health and Welfare Committee, where it stalled last year. Margie Montgomery, executive director of the Kentucky Right to Life Association, told the crowd six of 14 committee members support the bill, leaving it two votes short of passage.
"It's not an earth-shattering bill but it's a necessary bill," she said. "It could save lives — it will save lives."
Critics of the legislation have said it will allow government to micromanage doctors.
Most of the speakers vented frustration at the federal government for approving more debt and applying taxes and regulation the speakers deemed unnecessary.
Tom Dupree Jr., founder of Lexington firm Dupree Financial Group, and Lexington radio show host Leland Conway urged attendees to ramp up their activism in the face of what both described as media efforts to marginalize them.
"Part of what the media wants to do is make us feel like we're part of some edgy cult that doesn't know what we're doing; we're uninformed, uneducated, foolish and completely out of the mainstream," Dupree said. "Don't listen."
Dupree added that the media doesn't take the movement seriously.
Yet, on Saturday, at least five TV news stations and two newspaper reporters covered the rally.
At least nine candidates for elected office on the 2010 ballot also attended, including Republican 6th District congressional candidate Andy Barr and two contenders in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate, John Stephenson and Bill Johnson. Johnson, a Todd County businessman, drew the crowd's loudest response when he was acknowledged.
Many in the audience punctuated speakers' points by shouting out sources of their frustration, usually Democratic President Barack Obama, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, or "greedy politicians," in general. And they waved signs underscoring themes of the rally. One read: "Get out of our House! A plan to evict all 435 politicians from the U.S. House, www.GOOOH.com."
The GOOOH group is a national grassroots organization aimed at ousting congressional incumbents in the 2010 election, said Laura Watkins, GOOOH's state coordinator.
Watkins, a Louisville stay-at-home mother, said GOOOH's process would allow voters in each district to choose principles and values most important to them and get behind a candidate who best represents those. Those values will likely vary from district to district.
The organization is beginning the process across the country, including Kentucky's six congressional districts, she said. But because of Kentucky's election laws, GOOOH-backed candidates will have had to have been registered as independents by Dec. 31 in order to get on the fall ballot. The filing deadline for anyone registered under a political party was Jan. 26.
Watkins said GOOOH activists have been attending events like the "Restore America" rally to recruit people similarly disaffected with government.
"We're agnostic on the issues," she said. "We want more accountability in government, and we've got a plan to give that all back to the people."
Original article: http://www.kentucky.com/2010/02/20/1148756/frankfort-rally-unites-activists.html
© 2010 Kentucky.com and wire service sources. http://www.kentucky.com
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