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THE USA, LED BY BY THE SELFISH GREEDY RICH IS AMONG THE MOST BRUTAL AND UNCIVILIZED NATIONS ON THE PLANET

November 29, 2009 in 2011 Blue Dog Pasture, 2011 Republican Pasture, Liars and Nuts, Lobbyists, Obama, Obama Administration

Just another reason to be disgusted with the Obama, Bush Jr. Administration.  Now we learn that George Bush’s policy on the use of land-mines will remain intact.

“The Obama administration has decided not to sign an international convention banning land mines.

State Department spokesman Ian Kelly said Tuesday that the administration recently completed a review and decided not to change the Bush-era policy.

“We decided that our land mine policy remains in effect,” he said. . .”  MORE

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Howard Dean said in an interview on Fox that “the base” is still with Obama and that he will get re-elected in 2012.  I disagree with Dean on BOTH accounts.  I know that I am not still “with Obama”, and I know that many of my progressive friends are not either.

If any candidate who is not a multimillionaire centrist and who is not a bonafide nut job runs against Obama in 2012, that is the person I’ll be voting for.

I’m fed up with a Wall Street government for the rich.

I’m ready for a real democracy.  I’m fed up with the Republican/Centrist Democrats and their good cop/bad cop routine.  BOTH PARTIES CAN GO TO HELL AND THEIR MULTIMILLIONAIRE “LEADERS” WITH THEM.

OBAMA IS TURNING OUT TO BE AN EVER BIGGER JOKE THAN GEORGE BUSH.

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    Tea Baggers worried about government control? They better start worrying about CORPORATE control of health care. Now they want to sterilize citizens.

    October 16, 2009 in Health, Healthcare, Lobbyists

    JUST WHEN WE THINK THAT CORPORATE HEALTH CARE CANNOT GET MORE BIZARRE WITH THEIR UNREALISTIC DEMANDS ON THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, THEY PROVE US WRONG.

    I just got this information in the mail this morning.  UnitedHealthcare wants to sterilize some of its customers!  I’m sure this is a plan that Senator Kyl might like since he doesn’t want to include maternity benefits on health care policies because he does not get pregnant.

    SEIU

    Dear Elizabeth,

    After having a c-section, Peggy Robertson received a letter. It was from her insurance company, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, and it basically said this: get sterilized, or you won’t receive coverage.

    No insurance company should ever be allowed to demand a woman be sterilized.

    Today, Peggy shared her story before a Senate committee. Her experience mortified everyone, including Sen. Mikulski, who called it “bone-chiling” and the insurance policy “morally repugnant.”  Today, she stood up for herself, her family and millions of American women. We need to make sure she’s not standing alone.

    But Peggy’s story didn’t end there. A year later, insurance companies refused to cover her healthy two-year-old son – first, because he was prone to fainting and, later, because he was “too small.”

    Peggy’s son Luke is currently covered by a special program in Colorado that extends insurance to the terminally ill, but there is nothing wrong with him! He’s yet another victim of insurance industry practices, just like his mom. Tell Congress about Peggy’s story, and why it’s time to deliver on health insurance reform.

    Watch Peggy’s story, then send a message to Congress

    As the health care debate moves to the Senate floor, we need to make sure members of Congress know the human price of their delay. We can’t let children like Luke continue to go without coverage because they’re “too small.” And we can’t let the insurance industry deny another woman like Peggy coverage because of “pre-existing conditions” like c-sections. Join us in reminding Congress that it’s time to deliver on health insurance reform.

    Thanks for speaking out,

    Jessica Kutch
    Online Campaign Manager
    SEIU Healthcare

    P.S. On Facebook? Join our group “I am not a pre-existing condition” and stay up-to-date on the latest with this campaign.

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      Bottom Line about yesterday’s vote: It proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that we do not have a Democracy in the USA

      September 30, 2009 in 2011 Blue Dog Pasture, 2011 Republican Pasture, Blue Dog Jackasses, Lobbyists, Obama, Obama Administration

      When from 65 to 83% of the American people want at least a STRONG public option and 61% want a single payer solution and multimillionaires in the Senate Finance Committee vote down a public option, we can say without a shadow of a doubt that they do not represent the American people.  They represent the health care insurance companies who pay for their campaign funds and whom many of them probably own stock in.

      Yesterday also proved that there is little difference between many Democrats and Republicans when it comes to their representing the upper 1% and Corporate America over the Americans.

      They may think that it doesn’t matter because they get most of their money for their campaigns from corporations anyway, but they are wrong.  Money is not enough in a real democracy as long as the people are engaged and enraged. The following Democrats may not have lost the healthcare battle, but they have lost the support of the progressives in their primaries.  I am among thousands who will fight an blog against them and even small sites like IFLIZWEREQUEEN with its 5,500 daily average hits has far reaching influence because we live in a viral world in the 21st century.

      THE FOLLOWING DEMOCRATS, INCLUDING ALL THE REPUBLICANS ON THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE, DON’T GIVE A DAMN THAT THE PRIVATE HEALTH CARE INSURANCE INDUSTRY IS KILLING THOUSANDS OF AMERICANS EVERY YEAR.  THESE DESTINED FOR THE PASTURE BECAUSE THEY CHOSE CORPORATE AMERICA OVER THE PEOPLE.  WE WILL FIND REAL DEMOCRATS TO REPLACE THEM. This revolution will not be fought with guns like some morons believe.  It will be fought with votes.  AND if you think that henceforth I’ll give a dime to the Democratic Party, you are wrong.  I’ll support only the candidates of my choice–directly.

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      Send these Corporate shills to the pasture:  Note that only one is up for election in 2010–Blanche Lincoln. People in Arkansas, start looking for a Democrat to replace her.

      Max Baucus Montana- elected 1978 next election is 2014.  Baucus top contributors are Schering-Plough Corpa health care corporation; Aetna, Inc.;  Goldman Sachs (how convenient since Baucus is the chair of the Senate finance committee); KKR & C0, a private equity corporation another financial institution to benefit from Baucus position as chair on the Senate Finance Committee; American International Group, another insurance company who has benefited greatly from Baucus’s position and government handouts.  Here is an interesting note on his finances:  Max Baucus is in the red -$40,000. Yes, the fiscally conservative Democrat whose budget hawk nature has frustrated liberals on health care reform is, himself, in the red, having spent nearly a million dollars on a new house in D.C. Source Yes, at least for the moment, Max Baucus is the poorest Democrat in Congress, but he must have a lot of confidence in his future, spending a million dollars on a home in this economy. I don’t know many Americans who would do that. Most of us are struggling to pay our current mortgages.

      Kent Conrad (North Dakota, Middle Class.org gave Conrad a C in 2008 for representing the middle class; He should get an F for 2009; Conrad first took office in 1987 and his current term and career ends with the 2012 election) Conrad’s net worth: between $1,392,054 and $3,635,999; Conrad’s top contributor is DaVita a healthcare corporataion for dialysis services and equipment whose corporate headquarters are located in Colorado and whose other corporate offices are located in California–not North Dakota–Conrad represents these people over the people in North Dakota.)

      Blanche Lincoln (Arkansas, Middle Class.org gave Lincoln a score of 78% for representing the middle class–not good enough for me; Lincoln first took office in 1999 and her term and career ends with the 2010 election; DaVita was also among Lincoln’s top five contributors; her net worth is  $756,016 to $1,915,000

      Bill Nelson Florida- Net Worth is $1,678,014 to $6,645,000; Nelson with his contributors is better positioned to  help out war contractors.  Nelson first took office in 2001 and his term ends in 2012
      Tom Carper DE- Middleclass.org give Carper a C and his current score to day for this year is 78; Carper first took office in 2001 and his career ends with the election of 2012; Carper’s net worth is  From $2,668,117 to $7,421,999; Senator Carper owns stock in Cardinal Health (purchased Dec. 2007); Wyeth labs; Carper’s top contributors are from the financial industry:  JP Morgan Chase, Citigroup, MBNA Corp and Bank of America.

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        U.S. Congress Bought and Paid For? Afraid so.

        September 28, 2009 in Congressional Antics, Democrats in Action, Lobbyists

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          Will Max Baucus be wearing his NACAR jacket with his coporate mascot Liz Fowler at his side this morning when he announces THEIR plan, not the people’s plan?

          September 9, 2009 in Health, Healthcare, Lobbyists, Obama, Obama Administration, Single Payer

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          MAX BAUCUS, as reported by FireDogLake this morning, should wear corporate labels on his jacket when he presents his “healthcare” bill this morning.

          The Queen suggests the addition of Liz Fowler in a cheerleader’s skirt with pom poms beside him.  Ms. Fowler  (What a great irony in her name–Fowler–fouler) a former VP  of WellPoint, is the author of the bill.

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          WHAT A LIE AND TRAVESTY IS THE ENTIRE SENATE OF MULTIMILLIONAIRES TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AND TO DEMOCRACY ITSELF.

          WHAT A FLIPPING JOKE.

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          Ok I’m holding you accountable too, Mr. President.  What happened to your promise about keeping lobbyists out of Washington?  What are they doing writing our bills?  Why does Max Baucus listen to them and throw out citizens who come to talk about Single Payer–the ONLY SOLUTION THAT WILL COVER ALL AMERICANS?

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            Who is the largest polluter in the world?

            August 15, 2009 in Afghan War, Bipartisanship, Blue Dog Jackasses, Corporate Greed, Corporations, Environment, Lobbyists, Obama, Obama Administration, War, War in Iraq

            “The U.S. Department of Defense is the largest polluter in the world, producing more hazardous waste than the five largest U.S. chemical companies combined,” explains Lucinda Marshall , founder of the Feminist Peace Network. Pesticides, defoliants like Agent Orange, solvents, petroleum, lead, mercury, and depleted uranium are among the many deadly substances …

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            SO WHY ISN’T OUR CONGRESS DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT?

            WHY, DIDN’T THE DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS THAT WE ELECTED IN 2006 ON A MANDATE TO END THE WAR AND BRING ALL US TROOPS HOME DO THAT?

            WHY DID THEY INSTEAD RUBBER STAMP GEORGE BUSH’ SURGE AND SEND 100,000 MORE TROOPS OVER THERE.

            WHY HAS BARACK OBAMA EXPANDED THE WAR IN AFGHANISTAN?

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            WHY INDEED?

            THEY PREFER TO FEED THE CORPORATE BEAST AT ANY COST!

            BECAUSE MOST OF THE ELECTED OFFICIALS IN CONGRESS ARE CORPORATE PATSIES.

            WHEN ENOUGH ORDINARY AMERICANS ARE FED UP ENOUGH WITH IT, WE WILL ELECT OFFICIALS WHO ACTUALLY REPRESENT US AND NOT CARE MORE ABOUT FEEDING CORPORATIONS.

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              MEET THE MONSTERS BY NAME WHO ARE GOBBLING UP OUR GOVERNMENT AND DEMOCRACY

              August 14, 2009 in Banks, Corporate Greed, Corporations, Economics and Ideology, Healthcare, Lobbyists, Obama, Obama Administration

              HERE ARE THE WORLDS LARGEST ECONOMIES.

              Sources: Sales: Fortune, July 31, 2000. GDP: World Bank, World Development Report 2000.

              Of course, some of these positions have shifted.  For example, I doubt that GM still holds position 23 as shown here.  BUT WHEN When Sarah Anderson and John Cavanagh first did this comparison in their original report in 1996, there were still 51 corporations out of the top 100 economies, even though the order has changed.

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              Most of theses monsters could NEVER have grown to such an outrageous size without a sizable government dole.  These are the monsters.  These are the ones to fear–not big government.

              Think of the coalitions that they could form 8 or ten of them could band together and form an economy larger than that of the United States.  Unlike the United States and other nations, these corporate entities are like pirate entities, islands unto themselves who can pretty much wield their power as they choose.

              THEY ARE THE ONES TO FEAR–NOT “BIG GOVERNMENT”.

              THE WORLD’S TOP 100 ECONOMIES

              THEY ARE THE ONES THAT OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS ARE SELLING OUR DEMOCRACY TO.

              Rank Country / Corporation GDP / sales ($mil)
              1 United States 8,708,870.00
              2 Japan 4,395,083.00
              3 Germany 2,081,202.00
              4 France 1,410,262.00
              5 United Kingdom 1,373,612.00
              6 Italy 1,149,958.00
              7 China 1,149,814.00
              8 Brazil 760,345.00
              9 Canada 612,049.00
              10 Spain 562,245.00
              11 Mexico 474,951.00
              12 India 459,765.00
              13 Korea, Rep. 406,940.00
              14 Australia 389,691.00
              15 Netherlands 384,766.00
              16 Russian Federation 375,345.00
              17 Argentina 281,942.00
              18 Switzerland 260,299.00
              19 Belgium 245,706.00
              20 Sweden 226,388.00
              21 Austria 208,949.00
              22 Turkey 188,374.00
              23 General Motors 176,558.00
              24 Denmark 174,363.00
              25 Wal-Mart 166,809.00
              26 Exxon Mobil 163,881.00
              27 Ford Motor 162,558.00
              28 DaimlerChrysler 159,985.70
              29 Poland 154,146.00
              30 Norway 145,449.00
              31 Indonesia 140,964.00
              32 South Africa 131,127.00
              33 Saudi Arabia 128,892.00
              34 Finland 126,130.00
              35 Greece 123,934.00
              36 Thailand 123,887.00
              37 Mitsui 118,555.20
              38 Mitsubishi 117,765.60
              39 Toyota Motor 115,670.90
              40 General Electric 111,630.00
              41 Itochu 109,068.90
              42 Portugal 107,716.00
              43 Royal Dutch/Shell 105,366.00
              44 Venezuela 103,918.00
              45 Iran, Islamic rep. 101,073.00
              46 Israel 99,068.00
              47 Sumitomo 95,701.60
              48 Nippon Tel & Tel 93,591.70
              49 Egypt, Arab Republic 92,413.00
              50 Marubeni 91,807.40
              51 Colombia 88,596.00
              52 AXA 87,645.70
              53 IBM 87,548.00
              54 Singapore 84,945.00
              55 Ireland 84,861.00
              56 BP Amoco 83,556.00
              57 Citigroup 82,005.00
              58 Volkswagen 80,072.70
              59 Nippon Life Insurance 78,515.10
              60 Philippines 75,350.00
              61 Siemens 75,337.00
              62 Malaysia 74,634.00
              63 Allianz 74,178.20
              64 Hitachi 71,858.50
              65 Chile 71,092.00
              66 Matsushita Electric Ind. 65,555.60
              67 Nissho Iwai 65,393.20
              68 ING Group 62,492.40
              69 AT&T 62,391.00
              70 Philip Morris 61,751.00
              71 Sony 60,052.70
              72 Pakistan 59,880.00
              73 Deutsche Bank 58,585.10
              74 Boeing 57,993.00
              75 Peru 57,318.00
              76 Czech Republic 56,379.00
              77 Dai-Ichi Mutual Life Ins. 55,104.70
              78 Honda Motor 54,773.50
              79 Assicurazioni Generali 53,723.20
              80 Nissan Motor 53,679.90
              81 New Zealand 53,622.00
              82 E.On 52,227.70
              83 Toshiba 51,634.90
              84 Bank of America 51,392.00
              85 Fiat 51,331.70
              86 Nestle 49,694.10
              87 SBC Communications 49,489.00
              88 Credit Suisse 49,362.00
              89 Hungary 48,355.00
              90 Hewlett-Packard 48,253.00
              91 Fujitsu 47,195.90
              92 Algeria 47,015.00
              93 Metro 46,663.60
              94 Sumitomo Life Insur. 46,445.10
              95 Bangladesh 45,779.00
              96 Tokyo Electric Power 45,727.70
              97 Kroger 45,351.60
              98 Total Fina Elf 44,990.30
              99 NEC 44,828.00
              100 State Farm Insurance 44,637.20
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                More fake corporate “grassroots” uprisings–this one for the coal industry

                August 7, 2009 in Corporations, Liars and Nuts, Lobbyists, Uncategorized

                Coal Lobby’s ‘Purest Form Of Grassroots’ Delivered By GOP Voter Fraud Company

                lincolnstrategy The coal industry lobbying outfit the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE) is pressing forward with an aggressive astroturfing campaign going after U.S. senators — despite the recent revelation that it was responsible for forged “grassroots” letters to lawmakers, attacking the American Clean Energy and Security Act:

                Paid staff will both call people already on the group’s list and talk to other people at public events, asking them if they want information or T-shirts or would be interested in asking a question at a town hall meeting. “This is the purest form of grassroots,” Lucas said. “It’s facilitating constituents to talk one-on-one with members of Congress.


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                  Taking care of the rich minority before attending to the 70% of our population is allowing the tail wag the dog.

                  July 14, 2009 in Bailout, Banks, Economics and Ideology, Lobbyists, Obama, Obama Administration

                  Queen’s Comments: The foundation on which Tim Geither, Larry Summers and Ben Bernanke are trying to build an economic recovery can be compared to the sand at the water’s edge of a sea shore.  It will NEVER hold.  There will be momentary glimpses of success, only to have the latest attempt at order washed to sea.

                  At the heart of the Obama Administration’s mistakes in their attempts to “recover” the economy lie these following mistaken notions

                  1) the faulty belief that this economic system with all its neo-liberal myths concerning the value of privatization, deregulation, individual responsibility/accountability over community and the greater good, etc. can be recovered, or indeed is even WORTH recovering for the greater majority of us.

                  2) the fact that the people who have a vested interest in this failed system are the very one who have been put in charge of rebuilding it.  They should be removed immediately.  They should be replaced by economists who know what they are doing.  Larry Summers, Tim Geithner and Ben Bernanke, with all due  disrespect are nothing more than corporate swills who are on the take.  They will continue to try to “recover” an unrecoverable system as along as they can because that is where the wealth is for them and their friends.

                  The majority of the American people will continue to suffer for it.

                  It is time to not “recover” a failed economy, but rather to build a new economy that is based on true democratic principles–instead of manipulation by the rich few.  Because, the truth is that in the end, an economy that is set up to reward the few and punish the many eventually is a failure for all–and that is what we are witnessing now.  Thirty years of economic abuse by the wealth minority has finally played out.  There are no more shell games left for the financial wizards of Wall Street to play.  They’ve all been played.  What’s more, the ordinary Americans have no money left to play them even if we wanted to.

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                    Chalk up one for Hillary and Bill: Plan Colombia gets $50 million from USA taxpayers

                    July 11, 2009 in Colombia, Corporations, Lobbyists

                    QUEEN’S COMMENTS: I just read a blurb in Colombia Passport that $50 million was released for Plan Colombia.  Apparently the Colombian delegation that met with Obama a few weeks ago were told that.  Funny thing, I don’t remember reading about that in the USA mainstream media.

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                    Plan Colombia is a failed plan that the Queen has written numerous posts about over the past year.  Here are a few links if you care to dig into the truth about “Plan Colombia”

                    Colombia sending diplomats to DC to save Plan Colombia [Jan 5, 2008]

                    Speaking of Plan Colombia. . .[Jan 5, 2008]

                    What a joke!  Hillary says that USA will Continue to support Plan Colombia [Jan 18, 2009]

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                    QUEEN’S COMMENTS;  It will be an uphill battle to keep Bill and his Globalization Medicine Show off the road, but the Queen can be counted on to do all she can to water down Bill and his Conservative Centrist pals’ globalization snake oil so it does as little damage as possible.  January 26, 2009  –

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