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In reply to the discussion: Democrats' Move to the Right Profoundly Affects our Young People and Our Future. [View all]bvar22
(39,909 posts)It is very difficult to deny something when everybody can see the Video of Candidate Obama himself arguing AGAINST the spurious claims you are trying to catapult.
You are way less convincing than VIDEO of Obama himself saying that he'll Raise the Cap to protect Social Security, and EVERYBODY knows where he is on that issue today.
I'm having fun, and like I said,
this is for the other readers of this thread,
because you are the MOST PREDICTABLE poster at DU.
Here's another "POLICY" Before & After.
This one doesn't get much exposure,
but [font size=3]Healthy Food & Sustainable Farming[/font] is a MAJOR issue for MILLIONS of Americans. This is such a BIG issue for my Wife and I that we moved to The Woods and started Growing our Own Healthy Food in 2006.
[font size=3]YOU asked For It![/font]
Lets see what Candidate Obama had to say to us about Healthy Food "POLICY" in 2008:
Aside from the Window Dressing of Michele's "Organic" Garden at the White House, lets look at policy:
*Well, we ALL know what happened to the POLICY of "IMMEDIATELY" implementing Country of Origin Labeling.
It hit the Trash Can on Day One along with "Implementing EFCA", "Renegotiating NAFTA", and "Raising the Cap on FICA deductions" to protect Social Security.
*But HERE is the REAL hard Right Turn.
On Day One, newly inaugurated President Obama appointed Tom Vilsack as the HEAD of the Department of Agriculture, and EVERYBODY in the Healthy Foods & Farms Movement KNOWS about Vilsack's TIES to Monsanto and Iowa Factory Farm Mono-cropping.
If THAT isn't bad enough, he also appointed Monsanto Lawyer and Lobbyist Michael Taylor as the head of the FDA. (and I though there wouldn't be any "lobbyists" in the Obama Administration?)
I strongly encourage everyone reading this thread to
GOOGLE Michael Taylor and Tom Vilsack's "TIES to Monsanto."
If President Obama had appointed ANYBODY from the Healthy Foods and Farms Movement to balance the hoard of Monsanto employees and lobbyists that infest the USDA and FDA, it wouldn't be so bad,
but he didn't. He appointed NONE to counter-balance the domination of Monsanto in these critical departments that protect OUR FOOD.
The USDA & FDA BELONG to Monsanto,
and advocates for Healthy Foods and Farms are LOCKED OUT of the Obama Administration.
Please explain HOW the Republicans Forced the president of the United States to do THAT,
and that DOES represent a solid "Policy" hard Turn to The Right.
Your Turn,
and remember,
[font]You Asked For It![/font]