The EPA Changed the Way it Makes Scientific Decisions to "Sustainable" In January 2012, the EPA announced it was "realigning its entire research enterprise around the concept of sustainability." The new initiative is titled, "The Path Forward." Agency scientists and managers agreed to base their process on "the widely used definition of sustainability as outlined by the Brundtland Commission in 1987..." The 1987 Brundtland Commission report, also known as "Our Common Future," stated that the earth was in danger, there was too much poverty and industrialized nations like the US were the cause. According to Brundtland, the only way to protect earth was for powerful central authorites to control all of society, the economy and the environment in an initiative it coined as "sustainable development."
Union Founder's Words on Socialism "Socialism has no place in the hearts of those who would secure the fight for freedom and secure democracy." Samuel Gompers 1918 Samuel Gompers was the founder and longest serving president of the American Federation of Labor. (AFL) "Deja vu All Over Again?"
FDR won his first two terms by attacking the wealthy and pitting them against poor Americans. In 1932 he promised to "cut government operations by 25% and lower taxes", but did neither. In 1936, he overwhelmingly won by raising taxes on the rich then redistributing the money to larger voting blocks in swing states using the WPA, Silver Purchase Act and the Agricultural Act. By 1940, needing businesspeople to win the war, he called for unity among the same people he divided and won another decisive victory. In 1944, FDR sidestepped laws prohibiting union money in elections by forming the nation's first Political Action Committee. This provided urban labor support. Fearing a backlash by Japanese prisoners if released from internment camps, he created an executive order to keep them imprisoned until 3 days after the elections. To gain the Polish American vote, FDR promised special treatment for Poland after the war. He won nearly 90% of their vote, and then betrayed the group by failing to offer the promised "self-determination" for Poland at the Yalta conference. Still, he won a fourth slim victory. Upon his death, the NYT wrote, "Men will thank God on their knees 100 years from now FDR was in the White House."! 
Between budget battles and elections, politicians and media supporters spin wildly to advance their own positions, leaving the public misinformed. In this column we will attempt to unravel some of the worst spins. Worst Economy, I think! In 2008, now Pres. Obama said "we are in the worst economy since the Great Depression." Presidential Whoppers! During the Healthcare Summit and his 2010 State of the Union message, Pres. Obama declared the healthcare bill would cut the federal deficit. |
Teacher's Union Official: "We Are About Dues, Not School Children"Most of us don't understand that the goal of the NEA is not to educate our nation's children. As Albert Shanker said, "When school children start paying union dues; that's when I'll start representing the interests of school children." Mr. Shanker was a union organizer for the NYC's United Federation of Teachers and was their president from 1964-85. When NEA's General Counsel of 41 years, Bob Chanin, gave his farewell address on July 9, 2009, he made these awakening remarks:
While you may not agree with the recent teacher's union strikes in Wisconsin, nor the poor example they set for their students, this at least gives a glimpse into their attitudes and motives. The recall vote against Scott Walker was, to use Mr. Chanin's prescient words, about two things: money and power. Neither school children nor the well-being of the State of Wisconsin were part of this equation. Back | ||
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