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Radio Ad Transcript (Beginning October 28th, 2010) I'm King Banaian, candidate for MN House District 15B. I want to thank you for the opportunity, over the last 7 months, to talk with you about my ideas for getting our spending back in control and our economy growing. You can find them on our webpage at kingforhouse-dot-com. Now it’s your turn, because government accountability is your job too. On November 2nd, please vote. I’m King Banaian, I approve this message, and thank you for your support. Announcer: Paid for by King Banaian for House. Radio Ad Transcript (Beginning October 29th, 2010) I’m King Banaian, and most of you know me as an economist. But as a candidate for MN House District 15B, you also should know that I am pro-life and pro-family, and I believe a democracy means citizens get to vote on how their government defines marriage. I believe government living within its means is more than accounting, but a moral imperative. I am King Banaian, and I am asking for your vote to take your values to St. Paul as your state representative in District 15B. Announcer: Paid for by King Banaian for House. Radio Ad Transcript (Beginning October 11th, 2010) SFX – Door closing Woman: - Hi, honey! Man: - Hey! Did you see that sign the Jacobson’s put in their yard? It says some guy is running for king… Woman: - Haha, no, he’s not running for king, his name is King! King Banaian, he’s running for State Representative here in St. Cloud. Man: - Is that his real name? Woman: - It is! It was his grandmother’s maiden name or something…anyway, he’s got great ideas to balance our state’s budget by examining and accounting for every dollar it spends. And he’s got the background to do it, with a P.H.D. in economics. Man: - So, he’s an economist, a doctor, and a King? Woman: - Something like that… (Music change) King: - You wouldn’t expect a florist to fix your broken car, which is why we need an economist to fix our budget. Hi, I’m King Banaian, I approve this message, and I’d appreciate your vote on November 2nd. Announcer: Paid for by King Banaian for House. Radio Ad Transcript (Beginning October 4th, 2010) Announcer: If you want to fix the economy, send an economist to Saint Paul. King: I'm King Banaian. I am an economist who has taught at St. Cloud State for the last 26 years. I have consulted for banks and governments of developing countries on three continents. As your State Representative, I will review the entire state budget to eliminate unnecessary programs and make government accountable for every dollar. I will work tirelessly to find the places where government keeps us for creating jobs. I'm King Banaian and I ask for your vote for State Representative District 15B. Learn more at kingforhouse.com Announcer: Paid for by King Banaian for House. - - - - - - LWV Candidate Forum at City Council Chambers: Dist. 15 A&B and Senate 15 on 9/30/10 I’d like to thank the League of Women Voters and the St. Cloud Times for organizing this important debate tonight. And I’d like to thank the audience for taking the time to learn about the issues and us candidates. Two years ago many questioned the very core of our economic system. It was an election that brought many to seek solutions based on promises. Many of those promises now appear to be dust. Our state struggled with how to finance its own budget, and in the strain we saw a system that no longer worked. Legislators fought with each other; a governor stepped in with a unique solution; both went to court to argue why the other couldn’t do its job. What got left behind was a mess for the next Legislature and governor to deal with. Despite everything else you heard here tonight these facts are not in dispute: The current budget spends $30.5 billion in the biennium through the end of June next year. The next budget is expected to have $32.9 billion in revenues according to the state’s finance department. But the last Legislature agreed to spend $38.7 billion in the next biennium. When you hear others say they want to have a “balanced approach,” it is your wallet they want to throw on the balance to pay for their spending. I chose to run for this seat because I saw something was wrong with that process and think I have a plan to fix it. Higher taxes do not create jobs; the dollar that pays for any public spending must first be taken from someone else. What was that dollar going to do before, did you think? Would it have bought a new shirt? A pizza? What of the jobs for the tailor or the cook? I offer you a chance to do something different. We ask for – no, we demand as citizens – real accountability for our public resources. We demand that the regulations we face really work to solve problems that we agree are real and pressing. Regulations that inhibit job growth must be examined and, if not working well, removed. Your life is more than a job, but meaningful work makes us not only wealthier but happier. A life has dreams; your dreams that should not be subject to confiscation or undue regulation. Your dreams should not be subject to someone’s desire to increase spending by 27%. If that makes my approach imbalanced, fine. There is no midpoint between right and wrong. I’m King Banaian, and I offer to serve you as your representative for House District 15B, because your dreams deserve a chance to grow, because the growth of Minnesotans’ dreams was always what made this a great state. Thank you. - - - - - |
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