“He Says One Thing And Does Another”: Ralph Nader Reviews Obama’s State of the Union Speech
democracynow on Jan 25, 2012
democracynow.org – Responding to President Obama’s State of the Union address, longtime consumer advocate and former Presidential candidate Ralph Nader says Obama’s criticism of income inequality and Wall Street excess fail to live up to his record in office. “[Obama] says one thing and does another,” Nader says. “Where has he been for over three years? There are existing laws that can prosecute and convict Wall Street crooks. He hasn’t sent more than one or two to jail.” On foreign policy, Nader says: “I think his lawless militarism that started the speech and ended the speech was truly astonishing. [Obama] was very committed to projecting the American empire, in Obama terms.”
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Considering the choices for President, Obama may be the best of a bad lot or the lessor of all evils. So sad America has arrived at this point.
From: Ray Cormier
Sent: October-15-11 10:35:34 PM
To: postmaster@nobel.no; library@nobel.no
Subject: Peace Prize/War Prize
Honourable Members of the Nobel Committee,
Considering the speeches candidate Obama gave before the Global Financial Meltdown-Economic Pearl Harbour-Tsunami of September 2008 under the watch of his predecessor, I was happy when your august Committee awarded the new President the Nobel Peace Prize.
I supposed at that Time, you awarded it to him knowing the mess he inherited would leave him holding the bag, and at a great disadvantage with the American people to start with, and you hoped awarding him such a prestigious award at the outset of his Presidency might ameliorate the disadvantage of inheriting a failed economy and in those circumstances, help keep him focused on the Prize of Peace.
I am positive I am not the only resident of earth to see the difference between the words of Candidate Obama and the inexperienced new President Obama you awarded the Peace Prize to, and his actions since then. Since being given the Prize, his actions on the world stage show he resorts to military action 1st and not as a last resort. He is showing by his actions to be undeserving of The Nobel Peace Prize.
I may not be the 1st person to write to you about this, but I see justifiable reasons to recall the Peace Prize awarded to President Obama prematurely in wishful thinking. He is showing himself by his policies to be unworthy of it. If you can’t take it back, at least make a Public Statement saying in retrospect, The Committee made a hasty decision.
What moved me Today to write to you was reading the latest article in the Blog of Professor Richard Falk, International Law Scholar titled ‘
Missing the Point Twice: International Law as Empire’s Sunday Suit
http://richardfalk.wordpress.com/2011/10/15/missing-the-point-twice-international-law-as-empire%e2%80%99s-sunday-suit/#comment-4783
Peace
Ray Joseph Cormier
GENERAL/PRESIDENT DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER – The Last Real Commander-In-Chief
http://ray032.wordpress.com/2011/09/04/generalpresident-dwight-d-eisenhower-the-last-real-commander-in-chief/
I don’t vote for “the lesser of 2 evils”. So, Obama, the war criminal will not receive my support/vote.
There are other options. Each one of us must choose according to our own ethics. I will not vote for Obama regardless of who the Republican nominee will be.
Please see any of the posts in this category/tag: http://en.wordpress.com/tag/meet-the-new-boss-the-same-as-the-old-boss/
See also: https://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/2012/01/25/obamas-state-of-delusion-address-rebuilding-america-with-war-crimes-by-finian-cunningham/
Being Canadian, I don’t have to make the choice.If you will not vote for Obama, who is left?
Left? As in who to vote for? Stewart Alexander, for one. Whoever becomes the Green Party nominee, for 2. Rocky Anderson is another choice. Someone else may run as an Independent yet.
The msm never mentions those people. This is the 1st I’ve heard of them.
Yep, and they won’t unless in very brief passing. To be a good citizen, one needs to go to the Internet and find out about other candidates on one’s own.
Listening the Ralph Nader following President Obama’s state of the union speech is like watching the real thing as opposed to a bad actor.
Good one, Bev, thanks.
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