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"”I trust her completely.’ --Barack Obama, describing his relationship with Jarrett (Chicago Tribune, July 27, 2008)”
The nutshell: Valerie Jarrett has enormous influence to determine the path of democracy in the United States. How much do you know about her? When you get to know her, will you feel confident she is an advocate of your views as well as the values of America?
Valerie Jarrett has been a part of President Obama’s life for 17 years. Currently, she is Senior Advisor and Assistant to President Obama. Prior to that, she served as co-chair of the Obama-Biden campaign as well as Senior Advisor to Obama’s presidential campaign. She is seen as Obama's "other woman", and also closely advises Michelle Obama. He relies heavily on her input and approval in his decision making.
White House staff have distinguished her as one of two women Obama does not say "no" to, the second woman being his wife, Michelle Obama. When a person has this much influence on the President of the United States it makes you wonder, what exactly are her aspirations for our country?
Valerie Jarrett was born in Shriaz, Iran, and speaks both Persian and French. She spent her early childhood in Iran and London. As a teen she dedicated her summers to traveling to Ghana, Nigeria and Egypt. She was Vice President, and in 2007, became President and CEO of Habitat Co., where she served a total of 12 years. Her parents currently live 2 blocks down from Obama’s Hyde Park home in Chicago.
QUESTION: DO YOU AGREE THAT LIFE EXPERIENCES (CONSCIOUSLY OR UNCONSCIOUSLY) INFLUENCE WHO YOU ARE TODAY? IF YOU DO, ARE PARENTS ONE OF YOUR INFLUENCES?
Valerie Jarrett’s mother, Barbara Taylor Bowman helped to create the Erikson Institute, which created the Head Start program. How would you feel knowing that the father of radical William C. Ayers was on the Board of Trustees? It’s true! Bill Ayers was the leader of the Weather Underground Organization, the American radical left organization most remembered for enacting and carrying out a "Declaration of a State of War" assault on the US government! Weather Underground Organization bombings include the US Capital in 1971, the Pentagon in 1972, and the Department of State building in 1975. (Note: Bill Clinton pardoned Bill Ayers. The question is...why?)
HOW ELSE DOES JARRETT USE HER INFLUENCE?
- Jarrett drove hard to create the position of Chief Diversity Officer/FCC, which was filled by Mark Lloyd (see: Who Is Mark Lloyd and why should I care). (Among the concerns on Lloyd are his admiration of Hugo Chavez and his belief that public radio needs to be regulated which would assault freedom of speech rights.)
- Jarrett herself interviewed and is familiar with Van Jones and trumpeted hiring him. (After video tapes of him were played on the news where he declared himself an avowed Communist, (in addition to other radical views and associations with radical left policies), he stepped down from his White House position. HE HAS NOT PUBLICLY DENOUNCED HIS STATEMENT ABOUT COMMUNISM.)
- Jarrett also was pleased to endorse inviting Jamel Jaffer to the White House Ramadan dinner (to celebrate the Islamic holy month of Ramadan). (Jaffer, a citizen of Canada, is lauded by admirers for his career litigating against, yes, AGAINST the United States of America! He litigates in support of terrorists and radical Islamists, among other incomprehensible criminals. Although Valerie Jarrett had numerous other options of people to invite to the event, she absolved to have Jaffer on the List.)
- Jarrett also can claim the honor for recruiting Obama's friend Cass Sunstein (see: Cass Sunstein...in a nutshell) who now holds extreme power.
IN THE END IT LEAVES THE INDIVIDUAL TO QUESTION:
Why does she hire and choose anti-Americans to senior level positions of staff, as well as choose to invite them to Presidential functions?
As Obama’s chosen prominent advisor, are HER views HIS views?
Why does he seek her influence and how much will it determine the conceptual framework of the United States of America?
How will our country emerge after she exerts her convictions?
Sources: American Spectator 9/8/09, White House. gov, Huffingtonpost.com (interview with Katie Couric), Time. com, washingtimes.com
In a nutshell: The IMF stands for the International Monetary Fund. Briefly,
- the IMF is comprised of 186 countries who give money to the IMF in order to create a pool of money that struggling countries can borrow from on a temporary basis.
- the IMF is an agency of the United Nations but has its own charter, government structure, and finances.
- "through its economic surveillance the IMF keeps track of its member countries".
- the IMF is headquartered in Washington, D.C. and has a staff of 2,478.
- the current director for the U.S. is Tim Geithner. The alternate director is Ben Bernanke. They have a 20% voting right.
WHY WOULD YOU CARE?
Because they use your tax money! In May, the IMF asked for $750 billion dollars to assist developing countries. In June, Obama approved an additional $100 billion dollar credit line to the IMF. Obama also gave the green light for the sale of gold for the IMF. Both of these authorizations were put in the supplemental war bill passed by the House and Senate. Transparency? What transparency?
Land is owned/propertied by “elites” usually at a 50% rent by the oligarchies. The IMF picks the winners/losers. “Reginald McKenna, former British Chancellor of the exchequer said, ‘They who control the credit of the nation direct the policy of governments and hold in their hands the destiny of the people.’”’ Money is combined with the power of politics. “America’s financial leaders seamlessly move from Wall Street to Washington and back to Wall Street”.
Is what is good for Wall Street, good for America? Are they spending your money the way you want them to? In other words, if they asked you to vote to give money to a 3rd party that is not accountable to you, would you vote yes? Is there a concentration of too much power when Tim Geithner is the U.S. Director with voting rights? Some believe the IMF is only a facade for Wall Street commercial interests. Natural resources become “privatized”, meaning foreigners buy mines and oil fields at low prices, particularly when the countries default.
HOW IS DEBT HANDLED?
When loans go bad they are socialized. Entire populations have to pay them off (which includes you, the U.S. citizen.) There is an average of 111 “conditionality’s” to abide by in order to obtain a loan from the IMF. These include trade policies. When the IMF dictates who gets the loans and under what conditions, they are taking U.S. citizens taxpayer money, giving it to a third party, and deciding whether or not these countries are required to pay back the debt. So maybe country x needs money, but the people of the United States think, “no, we can’t give you the money because we are 2 trillion dollars in debt”…Obama gives it to the IMF under “social justice” directives, and the IMF then can “lend” it out, and erase its debt obligation.
Why are so many countries who borrow from the IMF under astounding debt instead of catapulted into prosperity as a result of the lending? Huge loans are given to countries under conditions; contracts are awarded to U.S. corporations. The countries are then unable to repay their debts…then, civilian consultancies, (such as Chas T. Main, based in Boston) go in and say, “Hey, since you can’t pay the loan back you need to give us your rainforest, which is filled with oil.” Unbelievable, but this is indeed the case.
THE BOTTOM LINE, WHAT TO THINK ABOUT:
Currently, the United States is no longer the chief source of capital. The world’s top 3 banks are now Chinese. America’s bank is down at Number 5. Why then does the US contribute the most to the IMF? Who really reaps the benefits from the IMF? One might come to the conclusion that the IMF is a system that under the guise of social justice is really a FACADE to benefit the oligarchies that end up with the resources; while the countries who borrow and the taxpayers who pay, end up losing. Why are we heavily indebting ourselves to China yet still borrowing more just to lend it out? Through the IMF, will China end up increasing and ultimately having the most influence on global economic policy? China’s economic and political power seems to rise each and every day the United States increases our debt obligation. Some say the United States government is no longer working for the people; instead it now works for itself.
Sources: encyclopedia.com, Vanity Fair, July 2009, Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel Prize winning economist, Professor Columbia University, IMF.org
The question: Is our nation's breadbasket being turned into a dustbowl because of radical environmentalists?
The nutshell: San Joaquin Valley, CA, is our nation's most fertile farming area and produces 13% of our produce. Due to less snow over the last few years the area has less water. However, it is said the real hazard of the moment is due to a "man-made drought". The pumps have been turned off and water is being diverted to rivers and the ocean.
Why? The delta smelt is on an environmental protection list and it is harmed when it gets sucked through the pumps. The solution is to turn down the pumps which results in the farmers only receiving 10% of their water supply.
Should you care? You will if you like red sauce--40% of the worlds processing tomatoes come from this area, pizza sauce, ketchup, tomato paste etc., will all be affected. How about almonds? 99% of almonds are grown in this region. You might care if you enjoy lettuce, strawberries, cantaloupe, the list goes on.
Does it matter? Imagine if our produce will have to be imported from China. “That will never happen” you might think, but this is currently happening for the 30,000 people standing in food collection lines in Fresno. Will we become overly dependent on foreign countries for our food?
What has been done to remedy this situation? There have been 7 attempts made in Congress to turn on the water and 7 times House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has turned it down! Governor Schwarzenegger has said, "this is a terrible crisis", "self-inflicted", "the Federal Government has done this to us", "There are Federal judges for salmon, smelt, where is the Federal judge for the farmers?" So Obama found time for a beer summit for Professor Gates, but he hasn't come out to see this.
Currently, the revenue loss to the farmers is close to 1 billion, 30,000 people are out of work, and unemployment in the area is 40%. How long can CA continue to produce 40% of the world's processing tomatoes, and 13% of our nations produce with the water turned off? But—thank goodness the smelt are safe.
There is such an easy solution-- turn the water back on. Cass Sunstein (see Cass Sunstein...in a nutshell) is now in charge so we can't help but wonder--are radical environmentalists transforming the nation?
Sources: Devin Nunes (R), Congressman CA; George Radanovich (R), Congressman CA; Jim Costa (D), Congressman CA; Governor Schwarzenegger, CA.
The spotlight is on FCC Diversity Officer Mark Lloyd (his official title is not "czar"). Who is Mark Lloyd and why should I care?
-He fundamentally is against any private media ownership.
-He is on record, on videotape, praising Hugo Chavez for taking over media in Venezuela to execute his takeover of Venezuela. He says the United States supported this.
-Diversity defined is not about diversity of opinions.
-He wants private radio to fund public radio, dollar for dollar.
-He is a Senior Fellow from the Center for American Progress. (They represent ultra-leftist views.)
-On the radio an overwhelming number of people prefer to listen to conservative and Christian radio. Mark Lloyd wants to "fix" the problem the free market created.
The questions are: Is our government moving toward regulating free speech and do you want them to?
If the media controls what you hear, will you only hear what the administration decides?
Finally, if the government is going to regulate the media don't the people have a say in who the regulator will be? After all, wasn't that what Congress and the Senate were put there for?
CZARS: What are they? Who are they?
In a nutshell, Czars are people in high level positions that are appointed through presidential executive orders that require no Senate approval (Cass Sunstein is the exception). The Senate does not review them, no questions, no background checks, no vetting process. As of today, there are approximately 33 "czars" (also referred to as Special Advisors) working for Obama. The czars work behind the scenes, "the shadow government", and are not accountable to Congress. Past presidents have appointed Czars, but never as many as our current president. (Note: Obama's key Czars all have Cabinet counterparts already in place.)
Czars do not need to represent the views of the American people since they are not approved. They may reflect your opinions, or they may not. They may love the Constitution or they may define themselves as a Communist follower. Van Jones the appointed "Green Czar" resigned after videos of his radical views began circulating on the news. This was just one appointed "czar" out of many, and many have radical views.
The question becomes who is making policy decisions?
The problem is these people need to be held accountable for their decisions.
Why are citizens concerned over Obama's choices? Because his czars play by different rules and have different ethics from the constitution.
In 5 minutes you'll know Cass Sunstein.
Here’s the scoop. He was voted in yesterday to be the Head of White House Regulatory Affairs. He now is one of the most powerful men in our nation because he has the ability to take all laws past, present, and future and "tweak" them. The question is, as an American do you agree with his views? In 2004, he wrote a book on animal rights.
-Animals should be permitted to bring suit with humans as representatives.
-He does not believe our nation should eat meat.
-He wants to ban all hunting, it should be allowed only if it is for sport.
-He believes everyone must be an organ donor. (His viewpoint is the law of our current explicit consent will be changed to "presumed consent.")
-Americans cannot remove rats from your home because it causes them pain.
-He does not believe in the 2nd Amendment, "individual rights to bear arms are wanted only by aggressive and social movements."
He is viewed as one of America's largest threats because he can tweak or "nudge" our country as he sees fit, in order to align our nation with his views. This can happen for example through not banning meat but changing laws ie, grazing land options, feed for cows etc., to make it prohibitively more expensive. He can transform our nation in subtle ways working with the USDA to take meat and dairy out of school lunches. He will be targeting farmers.
Off topic: Recently, in CA, which provides 13% of the produce for the nation, water has been rationed to farmers (see: CA farmers only receiving 10% of their water supply). Doesn't sound too bad until you find out they cut water 90%! Doesn't make too much sense either, it is NOT on the news--the farmers are protesting, but the nation has no idea. Crazy right?
One might ask, “Well wouldn't Congress, the Senators put a stop to this? 3 Senators did put a hold on this vote, and in an unprecedented turn they rammed it through. This vote which now also gives Obama unprecedented power over making choices for this nation, happened on the same night the hoopla for healthcare went on.
Many believe he is an incredible intellectual academic.... with radical views that can change America.
I think that was less than 5 mins of info, but that's it...in a nutshell.
