We heard lots of uplifting words about the state of the
union, and there was a number of standing ovations and applause to the state of
the union speech. Here are some examples of what might be called the true state
of the union. The sources are listed in the endnotes below.
[People on Food
Stamps:]
“Since taking office in 2009, food stamp rolls under
President Barack Obama have risen to more than 47 million people in America,
exceeding the population of Spain.”
[1]
[Taxpayers Pay for
Bailouts:]
This is reported about the Troubled Asset Relief
Program(TARP)
“The reality is that bailed out firms essentially wrote off
their losses on their taxes. As of Dec. 30, TARP was still owed $67.3 billion, including $27 billion in
realized losses — that is, that money is gone and is never coming back.” [2]
[The “right to kill?”]
“Let that sink in. The President of the United States of America
believes he has the absolute right to kill you based upon secret “evidence”
that you might be a terrorist. Not only does he think he can kill you, but he
believes he has the right to do so in secret, without formally charging you of
any crime and providing you with an opportunity to defend yourself in a court
of law. To top it all off, the memo asserts that these decisions about whom to
kill are not subject to any judicial review whatsoever. This is what one would
call Mafia-style justice, when one powerful overlord—in this case, the
president—gets to decide whether you live or die based solely on his own
peculiar understanding of right and wrong.” [3]
[The Suffering of
Soldiers:]
“Last year more US
troops died by suicide than died in combat in Afghanistan. More than 20 percent
of military personnel deployed to combat will develop post-traumatic stress
disorder (PTSD). Some 32 percent of US soldiers reported depression after
deployments. More than 20 percent of active-duty military are on potentially
dangerous psychotropic drugs; many are on multiple types. Violent crime among
active duty military members increased 31 percent between 2006-2011.” [4]
[China “buying up” America?]
“What in the world is China up to? Over the past
several years, the Chinese government and large Chinese corporations (which are
often at least partially owned by the government) have been systematically
buying up businesses, homes, farmland, real estate, infrastructure and natural
resources all over America. “
[5]
[G.M. Invests in COMMUNIST
China:]
“General Motors is becoming China Motors”
Watch and listen toYou Tube video [6]
[Veterans:]
“Nationwide, about 900,000 veterans and their families have
been waiting about nine months for a decision on their claims, ...” [7]
[The Killing of
Children:]
“That political party has dedicated itself to making certain
killing legal. The Democrats have continually celebrated the abominable
decision of the Supreme Court in Roe vs. Wade, issued 40 years ago this week.
They have championed abortion for the past 40 years. They have assaulted the
greatest and most fundamental of human rights: the right to live. In doing so,
they have succeeded in causing the government to permit the killing of more
than 50 million American babies in their mothers' wombs in the past 40 years –
for the sake of convenience and sexual activity without consequence, in a
manner that is antiseptic and lawful. And no one hears the babies' cries of
pain or anguish.
The president himself has more directly killed about 176
children in Pakistan
by the use of CIA drones. These drones have been dispatched by him alone – not
pursuant to any congressional declaration of war. At least two of these
murdered children were Americans. But since the cameras were kept away, since
all of this takes place 10,000 miles from America, and since the survivors
are legally and politically helpless, no one here hears the Pakistani
children's cries of pain and anguish....” [8]
[Drug Money
Laundered:]
“LAST month, HSBC admitted in court pleadings that it had
allowed big Mexican and Colombian drug cartels to launder at least $881 million.
The bank also admitted to using various schemes to move hundreds of millions of
dollars to nations subject to trade sanctions, including Iran, Cuba
and Sudan,
in violation of the Trading With the Enemy Act. “On at least one occasion,”
according to a statement by Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer, “HSBC
instructed a bank in Iran on
how to format payment messages so that the transactions would not be blocked or
rejected by the United
States.” [9]
“What is going on in America” Dennis Kucinich
Listen and watch the video [10]
Stephen J. Gray
February 13, 2013.
