those on the inside of these corps are living the American Dream those on the outside only have their whines
let freedom ring! On Nov 23, 7:07 am, Doc Holliday <[email protected]> wrote: > The two party system is a myth! > > “One of the reasons we have such difficulty > perceiving our current conditions is our aversion > to this single word: fascism… > In any case, it is one of the most dangerous > forms of political myopia in which to indulge. > Italians, who invented the term fascism, also > called it the estato corporativo: the corporatist > state. Orwell rightly described fascism as being > an extension of capitalism. It is an economy in > which the government serves the interests of > oligopolies, a state in which large corporations > have the powers that in a democracy devolve to the citizen.” > Progressive Review , URL:http://prorev.com/fascist.htm > > "The DLC doesn't represent any Democratic Party voters. Its masters > include American and United Airlines, Aetna and New York Life > Insurance, Microsoft, DuPont, the agribusiness and pharmaceutical > industries, Citigroup and, until recently, Enron, among many others. > The DLC is an organization conceived in the boardroom and dedicated to > the proposition that moneyed interests trump all others. About two > hundred corporations comprise its Board of Advisors (fee: $5,000), and > nearly 100 pay the cost to be the boss on the DLC's Policy Roundtable > ($10,000 each). For $25,000, around 30 corporate executives pretend to > be Democrats as members of > the DLC Executive Council. Enron sat there, along with Philip Morris, > Texaco, Chevron, and Dupont."--Bruce Dixon, The Black Commentator>end > snip > > Peace, > Doc > > "The DLC doesn't represent any Democratic Party voters. Its masters > include American and United Airlines, Aetna and New York Life > Insurance, Microsoft, DuPont, the agribusiness and pharmaceutical > industries, Citigroup and, until recently, Enron, among many others. > The DLC is an organization conceived in the boardroom and dedicated to > the proposition that moneyed interests trump all others. About two > hundred corporations comprise its Board of Advisors (fee: $5,000), and > nearly 100 pay the cost to be the boss on the DLC's Policy Roundtable > ($10,000 each). For $25,000, around 30 corporate executives pretend to > be Democrats as members of > the DLC Executive Council. Enron sat there, along with Philip Morris, > Texaco, Chevron, and Dupont."--Bruce Dixon, The Black Commentator > > "New Democrats" are not officially connected with the DNC. They have a > very small grass roots presence, fewer than 10K after almost two > decades in existence, which explains their disconnect with rank and > file Democrats, a disconnect deliberately undertaken after Walter > Mondale’s crushing defeat in 1984. > > Rejecting Old Guard "liberal fundamentalists," such as feminists, > organized labor, African Americans, Latinos, gays and lesbians, the > DLC was originally founded to stem the defection of Southern Democrats > from the party in the early 80’s. > > Al From, a Capitol Hill veteran & former Carter aide, is the founder > and CEO of the Democratic Leadership Council. The Council is > essentially a business-funded think tank dedicated to “rescuing” the > Democratic party from the excesses of the 60’s. They produce copious > white papers and policy proposals in their misidentified Progressive > Policy Institute. Mr. From has served for years on the board of the > U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, and is Chairman of the Board of > the Corporation for Charter Schools. He "vigorously rejects the idea > that the DLC shapes its views to cultivate its donors: 'Anybody who's > familiar with the DLC knows that we do what we think is right.'" * > > Bouncing around on social issues for the last eighteen years, > depending on which elusive group of swing voters they have tried to > capture–white working class, followed by “new economy” hyperbole, > “soccer moms,” “office park dads,” “vital center” fence-sitters– the > DLC has been consistent in promoting their core policies on welfare > reform, smaller government, strong defense, tough on crime, fiscal > discipline, free markets & free trade. > > Meanwhile their annual budget has mushroomed from $400K to over $7M > per year as the New Democrat Network, the fundraising arm founded by > corporate lawyer Simon Rosenberg in 1996, has aggressively vetted and > connected right thinking candidates with bi-partisan sources of > campaign financing. > > The DLC’s greatest success was getting Bill Clinton on the ticket in > 1992, but their legacy is one of runaway corporate interests which > have benefited spectacularly from lack of opposition to their agenda > on either side of the aisle. And therein lies the challenge for grass > roots Democratic Party activists. The DLC and the interests they > represent would like us to just go away...and some of us already > have...to the Green Party and to various single issue advocacy groups. > > * Sources: Bruce Dixon, “Muzzling the African American Agenda with > Black Help,” The Black Commentator, June, 2003. > Robert Dreyfuss, “How the DLC Does It,” The American Prospect, April > 23, 2001. > John Nichols, “Behind the DLC Takeover,” The Progressive, September > 2000. > > “One of the reasons we have such difficulty > perceiving our current conditions is our aversion > to this single word: fascism… > In any case, it is one of the most dangerous > forms of political myopia in which to indulge. > Italians, who invented the term fascism, also > called it the estato corporativo: the corporatist > state. Orwell rightly described fascism as being > an extension of capitalism. It is an economy in > which the government serves the interests of > oligopolies, a state in which large corporations > have the powers that in a democracy devolve to the citizen.” > Progressive Review , URL:http://prorev.com/fascist.htm > > "The DLC doesn't represent any Democratic Party voters. Its masters > include American and United Airlines, Aetna and New York Life > Insurance, Microsoft, DuPont, the agribusiness and pharmaceutical > industries, Citigroup and, until recently, Enron, among many others. > The DLC is an organization conceived in the boardroom and dedicated to > the proposition that moneyed interests trump all others. About two > hundred corporations comprise its Board of Advisors (fee: $5,000), and > nearly 100 pay the cost to be the boss on the DLC's Policy Roundtable > ($10,000 each). For $25,000, around 30 corporate executives pretend to > be Democrats as members of > the DLC Executive Council. Enron sat there, along with Philip Morris, > Texaco, Chevron, and Dupont."--Bruce Dixon, The Black Commentator > > On Nov 22, 11:00 am, Dave <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Right now (November 22, 2009) the Total Public Debt Outstanding is > > 12,011,787,382,266.61http://www.treasurydirect.gov/NP/BPDLogin?application=np > > > At this point, I doubt that the United States will ever be able to pay > > that debt back. > > > Which means the United States will have to print money to pay those > > debts, > > which will lower the value of the United States Dollar across the > > World, > > which will turn the United States into a third world country, > > which will create a larger seperation between the Rich and the Poor. > > > The seperation between RICH and POOR in the United States is ALMOST > > COMPLETE! > > > The Democrats were RIGHT all along. The Republicans DO represent the > > RICH! > > > And soon, Government Run Health Care will push our National Debt even > > HIGHER. -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
