A new Republican organization headed by Republican Scott Jennings is pretending to “protect” Kentucky jobs:

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And from a press release from the fake PR organization:

The Coalition to Protect Kentucky Jobs (CPKJ) launched today its statewide coalition with a clear mission – protect Kentucky jobs from harmful policies under consideration in Washington D.C.  CPKJ will stand up for small businesses and workers in the Commonwealth who grow the economy, and will work to educate voters about where political candidates stand on key issues.  First and foremost, CPKJ will inform voters about the Employee ‘Forced’ Choice Act (EFCA).  CPKJ believes EFCA would devastate Kentucky employees and small business owners already struggling to survive in a tough economy.

CPKJ is committed to informing citizens about issues affecting the workplace, particularly those which would result in job loss and undue burdens.  EFCA is the number one priority for national labor unions and it has been introduced in four straight sessions of Congress.  American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) President Richard Trumka said recently that if Big Labor can’t pass EFCA on its own they will succeed in appending it to another piece of legislation.

“The Coalition to Protect Kentucky Jobs will stand up for the rights of small business owners and workers, and it will ensure that the public understands how damaging the Employee ‘Forced’ Choice Act would be to our freedoms and overall economy,” said Scott Jennings, state director of the Coalition to Protect Kentucky Jobs (CPKJ).

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“EFCA will cost Kentucky jobs, make no mistake about it,” said Janey Moores, a Lexington small business owner. “I support this effort to educate voters about the dangers of this bill and where political candidates stand on the issue.  It is vital that we do all we can to prevent Congress from enacting a fundamentally un-American legislation.”

Jennings said the CPKJ will “work to obtain the positions of all candidates seeking federal office in Kentucky with regard to the job-killing Employee ‘Forced’ Choice Act and engage in a dialogue with Kentucky voters on this important issue.”

The Coalition to Protect Kentucky Jobs (CPKJ) will ask candidates for U.S. Senate and U.S. House via questionnaire to state their positions on workplace issues, including the Employee ‘Forced’ Choice Act.  CPKJ will publicize those responses along with other public statements so that citizens are informed about candidate positions.

I like Scott Jennings a lot. But he learned everything he knows, apparently, from Karl Rove and the George W. Bush crew during his days at the White House.

This little project of his is paid for by the Workforce Fairness Institute, an organization funded by anti-union corporations like Walmart and Home Depot, has been written about by Media Matters.

These folks should be ashamed for trying to push their sham push to a disguised effort to kill card check on me as news.

Happy Friday!

P.S. I waited until today to run this story so I could see how many mainstreamers swallowed Jennings’ email hook, line and sinker. One of them took the bait. And didn’t bother digging in to the group or its funding.