To hell with Obama

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Permalink Reply by Richard on January 1, 2009 at 7:38pm

Concerning Hawaii. I always thought of it as a natural place, so far away from mainland contamination. I want to move there one day. But GMO industry is right in your backyard. As made apparent in this video posted by Wayne Martin recently:

http://www.giveittomeraw.com/video/pinky-presents-islands-at-risk

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Permalink Reply by Richard on January 1, 2009 at 8:08pm

I apologize if people don't like my swearing. I was angry when i read about this story and then wrote this post.

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Permalink Reply by Charles on January 1, 2009 at 8:10pm

How about his pick for Interior Secretary, Ken Salazar? Here's an article about him from The Colorado Independent:

The secretary of the Interior, as the head of the National Park Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the Mineral Management Services, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and enforcer of the Endangered Species Act, is the most important federal position tasked with the protection of America’s terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. This is not a trifle. In my opinion, Sen. Ken Salazar is not a great choice for that position. Here is why:

1. Mr. Salazar has done little to halt oil and gas drilling on Colorado’s Roan Plateau. Yes, he has protested. Yes, he has “discouraged” the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) from opening the area to drilling. But this falls far short of what is needed. Salazar has failed to introduce or support federal legislation to protect this area from destruction and protect the local people from the toxic effects of the drilling. This is a crying shame. The Roan is one of the most incredible places in my home state. That it will be industrialized is nothing short of a calamity.

2. Mr. Salazar strongly supported former Interior Secretary Gale Norton when George W. Bush nominated her to the post. Norton, a former lobbyist for the lead-paint industry, is the source of all the problems Interior faces today. Those problems include Interior employees having sex with oil company executives in exchange for oil and gas leases. And worse. This was a decidedly poor judgment call on Salazar’s part (he also strongly supported Alberto Gonzales for Attorney General, as Time magazine recently recalled, “even escorting Gonzales into the U.S. Senate on the first day of his nomination hearings.”)

3. Mr. Salazar has consistently supported the interests of the oil and gas industry above the need for conservation and alternative energy sources. He maintains very strong industry ties. He voted (like Obama) for the appalling 2005 energy bill. He voted to end the offshore drilling moratorium; he voted against the repeal of tax breaks for Exxon-Mobil and voted against increasing Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards.

4. Mr. Salazar has consistently supported corporate welfare for the ranching community to the detriment of the environment. He has, again and again, pushed rancher subsidies. He has fought endangered species protection. As Colorado attorney general, he threatened to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for even thinking about listing the black-tailed prairie dog as endangered.

5. Mr. Salazar voted against a very popular bill that would have forced the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to consider climate change impacts when planning water projects.

6. Mr. Salazar got the American taxpayer stuck with the bill for cleaning up the Summitville Mine Superfund site.

7. Mr. Salazar supported the bill to allow guns in national parks. Ugh.

8. Native Americans have never been too impressed with Mr. Salazar. Interior has a big impact on Native American populations, and they will need a strong advocate in charge at Interior.

9. Finally, Salazar pushed for the elevation of William Myers III to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. Myers, a long-time lobbyist for the ranching industry, is widely considered to be one of the most anti-environmental judges around. This is a guy who argued to allow a company to mine cat litter on ground considered sacred by Native Americans. This was a guy with Abramoff connections. This is a guy who sees the Clean Water Act as some sort of fascist pronouncement.

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Permalink Reply by Leigh Ann on January 1, 2009 at 8:15pm

Slow down champ.

http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/642/petition.jsp?petition_KEY=...

Action - not anger, ok?!

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Permalink Reply by Charles on January 1, 2009 at 8:50pm

A petition is not action.

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Permalink Reply by Richard on January 1, 2009 at 8:16pm

what angers me is obama made millions from donations made by millions of ordinary Americans. I want to start a Refund campaign to humiliate Obama since he lied to us on the campaign trail to get our vote and money. His picks are awful and simply BUSINESS as usual.

I donated money to Obama and I want my money back. If he proves to be a good president, I will give it back to him in 4 years, plus more.

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Permalink Reply by Charles on January 1, 2009 at 8:53pm

$742 million, to be precise... of which he spent $712 million. And yet people are now shocked... SHOCKED... that he's catering to corporate interests.

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Permalink Reply by Richard on January 1, 2009 at 8:21pm

I don't know anything about infowars. I googled and the page came up. It includes a link to the petition Leigh Ann provided above. What do you mean by head hunting grounds?

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Permalink Reply by Richard on January 1, 2009 at 8:24pm

That's silly of them. I don't see why they should bother.

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Permalink Reply by Richard on January 1, 2009 at 8:39pm

you lost me ;)

I just hope I'm not cataloged and now tracked by the CIA. That would suck.

Either way...the story that was posted is true.

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Permalink Reply by Matty Wilson on January 5, 2009 at 11:11am

the end is nigh for these control freaks

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Permalink Reply by TreeOfLove on January 1, 2009 at 8:42pm

lol. I saw all of this coming...

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