Labor leaders, lawmaker call (Schwarzenegger) meal break video propaganda

[Newsjock]

http://www.sanluisobispo.com/mld/sanluisobispo/11015847.htm

STEVE LAWRENCE
Associated Press

SACRAMENTO - Labor leaders and a Democratic lawmaker Monday denounced a Schwarzenegger administration video that was packaged as a television news story to promote regulations that opponents say would weaken workers' meal break guarantees.

"It's a blatant attempt to manipulate the media," said Assemblyman Paul Koretz, D-West Hollywood. "If a television station is lazy enough just to take this video (and run it), it completely manipulates and skews the story."

He suggested the video violated a ban on spending tax money to produce propaganda and said he would ask the attorney general's office to investigate.

But an administration spokesman, Rick Rice, said the video was "just a news release" and that television stations were "free to use it however they want. They're journalists so I am assuming they would do what journalists do, which is look at both sides of the story."

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[arcane1]

1. is EVERY repube doing this shit now???????

:wtf:

[PROGRESSIVE1]

4. Why yes they are! Republicans, like every other tyrant....

can only use propaganda to sell their crap.

[Emboldened Chimp]

2. This is good news if true...

The Dems control the legislature here in CA, so that means there will be investigations. Perhaps the exposure can spread to Washington.

[Carmerian]

3. Time to recall the Crookenator

I was hoping the Dems in California would have started on it by now. Every new revelation like this about Ken Lay's pal makes me wonder "is this the final straw?". Of course, I used to think that about *'s criminalities, too.