"Well, this award is largely for what Obama might do. Let's take a look at what he has done:
* War mongered against Iran, even though he has known about this facility for at least a year, and has known of all sensitive materials that were moved into it for at least 6 months.
* Been hypocritical on torture: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
* Expanded the war in Afghanistan.
* Supported a fraudulent election in Afghanstian, in which Karzai, used the assistance of a one of the country's "most notorious militia leaders" to gain support.
* Says he will leave up to 50,000 troops in Iraq even after "ending military operations."
* Extended Blackwater's (aka Xe's) military contracts, Blackwater which has gone virtually unaccountable for its crimes.
* Expanded the use of military contractors.
* Helped give us an annual $1.4 trillion deficit, 3 times larger than the previous largest annual deficit.
* Hypocritical on the Defense of Marriage Act and Don't Ask Don't Tell.
* Says he does not need Congressional authority to hold detainees indefinitely.
* Continues to spy on peace groups through "fusion centers."
* Issued signing statements, meaning that he will selectively choose to enforce parts of a law.
* Withdrew support for a bill to force financial firms to offer at least some "plain vanilla" products.
* Reappointed Bernanke, who espouses the same easy credit policies of Greenspan.
* Proposes to make the Fed a "super-regulator" when they are not equipped for such a job, and did not regulate adequately in the lead up to the financial crisis.
* Allows the Fed to monetize more debt, against the charter of the Fed, and partake in "quantitative easing."
* Will not release White House visitor logs in a transparent fashion.
* Supports swine flu propaganda and police state measures associated with it, including the mandatory vaccination of 1.4 million Americans in the military.
* Allows the Federal Housing Authority, which provides nearly 40% of all mortgages, to go down the same road of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.
* Attempts to protect ATT from prosecution by saying they are an "intra-governmental" agency.
* Flip-flopped on whether he thinks journalist should be forced to reveal sources. He now thinks they should.
* Continues to support Colombian military government, and has refused to let a Colombian civil rights advocate enter the country.
* Supports the growing trend of police militarization.
* Has the American tax payer on the hook for up to $23.7 trillion in stimulus and bailouts, while the unemployment rate continues to rise.
* Continues to use misleading unemployement figures.
* Misrepresents the facts, 2, 3, and costs, 2, 3, of Health Care/Insurance bill, including the $80 billion in savings from the insurance industry he so highly touted.
* Allows military to "award arms globocorp General Dynamics a $10m contract to set up a network of psychological-warfare "influence websites" supporting the Global War On Terror."
* Allows staff to collect web users' data without notice, and use it for questionable purposes.
* Pushed to continue provisions from the Patriot Act, including the "Lone Wolf" provision.
* Has only attempted to "suspend" $30 million in aid for the Honduran military government that overthrew democratically-elected President Zelaya, when they could withhold $150 million.
* Allows SEC inactivity even though their lack of oversight of the financial industry is one of the main things that has gotten us in this mess: 1, 2, 3, 4
* Has continued "extraordinary rendition."
* Supports the President having control of the internet in case of an "emergency."
* Held a phone conference with 1,000 Rabbis to try to get them to support his health care plan during Rosh Hashanah services.
* Won't show contract given to company to build website to increase transparency of the bailout.
* Reversed pledge to renegotiate NAFTA.
* Waited until August to finalize TARP lobbying rules.
* Has been uncooperative with attempts to make his adminstration more transparent, 2.
* Claims that the U.S. Government is completely immune from litigation for illegal spying.
* Suggested that veterans should use their own private insurance to pay for injuries incurred in the line of duty.
* Pushed for bailout while the Democratic Presidential candidate.
* Supports Bush's plan of school privitization.
* Refuses to follow through on campaign promise to fund 20 different projects based on the Harlem Children's Zone, despite the fact that Education Secretary controls over $5 billion in funds, the most ever for an Education Secretary.
* Broke campaign promise of allowing five days of public comment before signing a bill.
* Appointee Rahm Emmanuel attempted to intimidate Senator John Kyl with the threat of federal stimulus money being withheld from his state.
* Appointee Rahm Emmanuel thinks US citizens on the No-Fly List should not be able to own guns, despite the fact that the ACLU estimates that over 1,000,000 Americans are on the No-Fly List.
* Appointee Eric Holder helped negotiate a settlement on behalf of Chiquita Brands in a Colombian death squad case, and also filed an amicus brief on behalf of the state in DC vs Heller, in which the state tried to argue that individuals did not have a right to gun ownership.
* Appointed former chief Monsanto lobbyist to head the FDA.
* Worked in close conjunction with Phrma lobbyist Billy Tauzin on health care legislation.
* Continues to allow 2/3rds of US corportations to avoid paying income tax.
* Has attended weekly prayer meeting of fascist political lobbying group "The Family," as has his Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who describes Family leader Doug Coe as a 'genuinely loving spiritual mentor.'
* Supported FISA bill that 'allows the President to grab all incoming and outgoing international communications without a warrant.'
"Hope and Change! Hope and Change!"
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Pravda: Karl Marx Predicted Collapse of US Dollar in 1857
"The chief economist of HSBC Bank Stephen King believes that if the US officials fail to stop the fall of American currency, it may provoke another financial crisis. 'A dollar collapse would be a disaster all round… It would leave the international monetary system short of stability and long of fear. It would unleash economic upheavals on a similar scale to those seen in the 1970,” King wrote for The Independent.'"
Bob Parks: Hypocrite Of The Day
"Media ##### Sharpton sought to claim his 15 seconds in an issue that initially didn’t involve him, accused Rush Limbaugh of racism because of quote he never said, brought up older quotes out of context (which I may try on Sharpton someday), and now since there was no NFL-controversy money to leech off of, he’s going to try and shake down Limbaugh."
Alan Caruba: They Don’t Care!
"They don’t care!"
I think they need to make this message simpler for people to understand.
I think they need to make this message simpler for people to understand.
Jerry McConnell: Without A Shot Being Fired, A Dictator Has Taken Over the United States
"How could so many millions of U. S. citizens just gently cede their heritage and birthright so easily?"
Klaus Rohrich: It’s never been about global warming
"In fact, as the proponents of climate hysteria come to realize that developed nations’ citizenry may not be on board for a gigantic wealth transfer, they are looking at other avenues to facilitate separating wealthy nations from their money."
Marilyn M. Barnewall: A RUSH OF TESTOSTERONE AND ALPHA MALES
"Was Rush being a racist? Or, was he merely telling the truth."
Wake Up American: Post-Dispatch Editor's Note Admits Limbaugh Quote "Cannot Be Verified' NBC Sports issues a report
"As you know, we've never contended that Limbaugh uttered the words that have been attributed to him by Huberman. Unless and until Huberman identifies a compelling source, there is absolutely no evidence that Limbaugh uttered the words.
"In our view, Huberman should not be permitted to hide behind legal advice. He needs to either identify a source or publicly admit that the quote is false. Until Huberman (or anyone else) identifies a compelling source, we will assume that the quote is false, and that Limbaugh is telling the truth."
"In our view, Huberman should not be permitted to hide behind legal advice. He needs to either identify a source or publicly admit that the quote is false. Until Huberman (or anyone else) identifies a compelling source, we will assume that the quote is false, and that Limbaugh is telling the truth."
Poltico: AFSCME head Gerry McEntee takes on Obama's White House
"From labor to civil libertarians to anti-war activists, progressive organizers have had to choose between biting their tongues and losing the access and power that comes with friends in the White House. McEntee is among the most prominent leaders who has been willing to challenge the administration."
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