Of the Corporation, By the Corporation, For the Corporation – Part 1
3/5/11 – President Obama – In his famous Gettysburg Address, Abraham Lincoln finished his speech thusly, “It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us -- that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion -- that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain -- that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom -- and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”
Sadly his words are no longer heeded by the American Government. They have changed into – That this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of tyranny – and that government of the corporation, by the corporation, for the corporation, shall not perish from the earth.”
How did this happen? The American economy is in a shambles and yet no bankers have gone to jail or even been charged. The same can be said for oil and mining execs. American media is dominated by a handful of corporations who present news as if it were scripted by the Pentagon's Psy-Ops team.
The People are fed spoonfuls of, doublespeak, disinformation, and out-and-out lies.
Last week federal jury in Salt Lake City convicted environmental activist Tim DeChristopher of two felony counts for disrupting the auction of more than 100,000 acres of federal land for oil and gas drilling. He could be sentenced to 10 years in prison. He wasn't allowed to tell the jury that he offered the payment to the BLM. All he was allowed to talk about in the trial was what happened on December 19th and nothing else. And it wasn’t because of his participation, but because of the way that BLM had operated and locked the public out of the decision-making process for public land, that the auction was invalidated. But again, that’s something that the jury was not allowed to know. The judge said that it was irrelevant and that it would confuse the jury, so they shouldn’t be allowed to know it. In other words, the jury was not allowed to hear the truth and, while bankers, oilmen, and mine owners walk free, Tim DeChristopher has been railroaded by the corrupt system. Continued in Part 2
Thomas Daly
Retired California Newspaper Publisher
www.tomasdaly.com
Of the Corporation, By the Corporation, For the Corporation – Part 2
3/5/11 – President Obama - WikiLeaks has opened the World's eyes to the truth and your government is doing everything possible to label them as someone who is aiding the enemy. Your government is holding Bradley Manning in a hell hole for 23 hours per day and now you've stooped to taking away his clothes – he is left naked to protect him from harm according to your torturers. Who is the enemy that he has aided? If he is responsible for the leaks, those leaks have helped liberate millions in the Middle East during the last few weeks.
The only reason Bernie Madoff went to jail is because he ripped off rich people. The bankers and the regulators knew what he was doing for years before he was apprehended.
The governors of Wisconsin and several other states are currently waging a war upon unions. As a candidate you told a crowd that you were proud to wear the “union label” and that if workers were denied rights to organize or collectively bargain when you were elected, “I'll put on a comfortable pair of shoes myself, I'll will walk on that picket line with you as president of the United States of America.” The whole world is waiting for you to make good on your words – or were they just empty rhetoric to help you win the election?
Millions of Americans have lost their homes and millions more are slated to be lost this year. Millions of Americans have lost their jobs. CEO of 3M, George Buckley recently said, “There is a sense among companies that this is a difficult place to do business. It is about regulation, taxation, seemingly anti-business policies in Washington, attitudes towards science.” ...Politicians forget that business has choice. We’re not indentured servants and we will do business where it’s good and friendly. If it’s hostile, incrementally, things will slip away. We’ve got a real choice between manufacturing in Canada and Mexico – which tend to be pro-business – or America.” He was spouting the corporate view, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce view, the screw the People view and your government is doing everything possible to enable him and his ilk. The Supreme Court has insanely given corporations the right to buy politicians and elections and the corporations were only too happy to thank the Court with the endless dollars they poured into last November's election. Government of the corporation, by the corporation, for the corporation.
Thomas Daly
Retired California Newspaper Publisher
www.tomasdaly.com