Padgett Campaign Manager Finds Eaton Press Release “Interesting”

By Kleinheider Posted on July 25, 2008 at 3:32 pm

Jed Brewer, campaign manager for Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mike Padgett, grants a request for comment by Post Politics on a press release issued by candidate Ken Eaton referencing Bob Tuke’s attorney client list which allegedly includes companies who outsource jobs overseas:

“After taking a quick look at Mr. Eaton’s release, I find it interesting.

“Throughout this campaign, I thought that Mike and Bob were standing side by side on the issue of protecting American jobs and fighting the practice of outsourcing.

“But if Bob has clients who send jobs overseas – while he’s promising voters that he’ll do something about Tennessee losing jobs to cheap overseas labor* – then he’s talking out of both sides of his mouth.

“If this is true, I am really disappointed in Bob. I’d really be interested in what he has to say.

“As a partner in a law firm that profits handsomely from clients who outsource jobs, how can he credibly say he’ll take a stand against outsourcing?

“Mike remains committed to protecting and creating decent-paying jobs for Tennesseans and all Americans and punishing companies that outsource jobs overseas. If the information you have is correct, I don’t see how Bob can credibly make that same promise.”

Tuke for Tennessee had not responded to a request for comment on the release at the time of this posting.

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Tags: Bob Tuke, Ken Eaton, Lou Dobbs, Mike Padgett, outsourcing, overseas  

TN Manufacturing Sector Hardest Hit In Job Losses

By Kleinheider Posted on April 18, 2008 at 6:24 am

From the AP:

Over the past year, manufacturing lost 13,500 jobs. Financial activities employment lost 1,200 jobs.

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Tags: erosion, Manufacturing base, outsourcing, unemployment