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Subject: Obama signed order to Close Gitmo -
On Jan 22st, 2009, TWO DAYS
after his inauguration, President Obama signed an EXECUTIVE ORDER to
CLOSE GITMO.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/ClosureOfGuantanamoDetentionFacilities
Jon Stewart even showed VIDEO of him signing it. Oh look! here it is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KApcUIG2uBw
WHY isn't it closed? Because of all the times Congress has voted to
fund it (four that I know of - maybe more)
- because it costs MONEY to close it. You can't make everyone swim
home, and just burn all the equipment
- Only SIX Dems in Congress voted to FUND it.
The non-closure of GITMO is on THE COWARDS IN CONGRESS, not President
Obama.
They would have done the same to HIllary, and it would still be OPEN.
The even bigger question is - HOW COME YOU DON'T KNOW THIS? Isn't this
NEWSWORTHY?
It was a minor story when all the GOP in Congress screamed like little
babies that they didn't want those
terrorists to be transferred to the US mainland, to our prisons, since,
I guess, it seems that they're totally
not secure, even though it's a growth industry, and the GOP makes a TON
of money off the US Private
Prison Industry.
Remember
that? "OH NOES WE CAN'T HAVE THEM HERE! BIN LADEN WILL ATTACK US!"
As for the Health Care bill, it will create Single Payer. It's obvious
if you think about it, and a brilliantly
smart way to get there: In 2014 the real non-profit companies come onto
the exchanges. They will be
heavily regulated. They will offer CHEAPER PLANS for FAR LESS MONEY
because they don't have
$12million CEOs to pay, or stocks to sell. Those will be allowed to
merge across state lines to offer larger
risk pools (and offer even cheaper plans), eventually merging
nationwide, and VOILA! Single Fucking Payer!
It's
NOT a "hollow" bill. It's more than anyone has EVER accomplished
regarding health care in this country,
and it's a fucking miracle it happened considering the spineless whore
BlueDogs like Ben Nelson said the
Public Option was a NON STARTER before any talks had even begun, and we
never had 60 D votes.
Hmm.. I wonder who all in Congress has taken money from United
Healthcare?
Don't give me credit. I don't care. I do care if you print my
name and edit the fuck out of it, and call me a nag.
Just print the truth. The President hasn't gone back on his word. He
did try to close it. He signed a goddam
EXECUTIVE ORDER to close it. The POTUS isn't a dictator. Stop expecting
him to be a gansta because he's not.
Stop expecting him to be some black super hero, because they do not
exist.
Be MAD that this isn't front page news, and that our PRESS/MEDIA is a
wholly-owned subsidiary of the GOP,
that refuses to DO THEIR JOB and shame the Republicans in Congress for
their insanity, their record obstruction,
joke use of the filibuster, and recklessness with the credit of the
USA.
If you monkey mail this you're helping Romney win.
Please stop saying things to discourage people from voting.
I AM BEGGING.
All I'm doing is telling the truth.
If I publish something that's not true, I expect you'll call me on it.
After
Wisconsin, people are disheartened, and many think they shouldn't
bother, especially with all the
voter suppression and e-voting malfeasance - which is starting to leak
out. TALK ABOUT THAT.
Encourage people to call the the DOJ and scream at them to get on it.
IT HAPPENED IN WISCONSIN:
http://www.bradblog.com/?p=9334
I know it's hard for you to print anything that makes the POTUS look
good, or have President Obama's
back on ANYTHING, but unless you HELP him, you're helping Romney become
President and we'll get
a minimum of THREE (probably FIVE) more CONSERVATIVE SCOTUS judges,
which will fuck this
country permanently. PEOPLE NEED TO UNDERSTAND HOW BAD THAT WOULD BE.
I
don't think most can wrap their heads around it.
Also - if you want to know what the POTUS does with all his time, there
is a website that has several
updates daily regarding his schedule, with photos, video - you'll be
shocked at just how much our
"press" doesn't cover - http://theobamadiary.com
Tally
I think if you look around
you'll see I'm one of Obama's biggest defenders.
Thanks for checking in - you have fans
here.