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Wonderful Compilation of Essential Truths:

   If God wanted us to vote, he would have given us candidates. ~ Jay Leno
     The problem with political jokes is they get elected. ~ Henry Cate, VII
     We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office. ~ Aesop
     If we got one-tenth of what was promised to us in these State of the Union
speeches, there wouldn’t be any inducement to go to heaven. ~ Will Rogers
     Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where
there is no river. ~ Nikita Khrushchev
     When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President; I’m
beginning to believe it. ~ Clarence Darrow
     Why pay money to have your family tree traced; go into politics and your
opponents will do it for you. ~ Author unknown
     Politicians are people who, when they see light at the end of the tunnel, go
out and buy some more tunnel. ~ John Quinton
     Politics is the gentle art of getting votes from the poor and campaign funds
from the rich, by promising to protect each from the other. ~ Oscar Ameringer
     I offer my opponents a bargain: if they will stop telling lies about us, I will stop telling the truth about them. ~ Adlai Stevenson, campaign speech, 1952 A politician is a fellow who will lay down your life for his country. ~ Tex Guinan
     I have come to the conclusion that politics is too serious a matter to be left to the politicians. ~ Charles de Gaulle
     Instead of giving a politician the keys to the city, it might be better to change the locks. ~ Doug Larson
     There ought to be one day — just one — when there is open season on senators. ~ Will Rogers

Union

Teamster UPS Driver Dies In Tragic Workplace Shooting

By Teamsters Joint Council 32


MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 2, 2012 — Union Establishes Memorial Fund for Family


MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — On Thursday, September 27, 2012, UPS Driver Keith Basinski was tragically killed while making a pickup in Minneapolis, Minnesota.


He was one of the victims of a workplace shooting by a disgruntled employee at Accent Signage in Minneapolis. Unfortunately Keith was in the wrong place at the wrong time and had absolutely no connection to the company or the shooter. He is survived by three children ages 19 to 25, his parents and five siblings.


“Keith was a great member of our Teamster family who will be sorely missed. Our heart goes out to his entire family and friends for this terrible loss,” said Trevor Lawrence, Secretary-Treasurer of Teamsters Local 638 in Minneapolis. “This was a senseless tragedy that will forever weigh heavily on those who had the honor of knowing and working with him.”


“The thoughts and prayers of the 1.4 million members of the Teamsters Union are with Brother Basinski’s family today,” said Jim Hoffa, Teamsters General President. “Entire families have been devastated by this tragic event. We must all remain vigilant to ensure that no family ever experiences this type of tragedy again.”


“We pray for all of the families impacted by this tragic event and ask that you take a moment of reflection in memory of these victims,” Lawrence went on to say.


Funeral services have been set for Thursday, October 4, at 1:00 p.m. at Emmanuel Christian Center, 7777 University Avenue NE, Spring Lake Park, MN. Visitation is set for Wednesday, October 3 from 6:00-9:00 p.m. at Miller Funeral Home, 6210 Highway 65 NE, Fridley, MN.


A Memorial Fund has been established for the Basinski family. Contributions may be sent to the Minnesota Teamsters Service Bureau, 2828 University Avenue SE, Suite #100, Minneapolis, MN 55414-3384 in care of the Keith Basinski Memorial Fund.


SOURCE Teamsters Joint Council 32



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