Green Party Accuses Obama of Selling Out To Corporations

by AlvarezGalloso | November 21, 2008 at 05:50 am

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The Green Party of America has accused President Elect Barack Obama of pandering to corporations and "warhawks" with the appointments of Rahm Emanuel, his choice of vice president such as Joseph Biden, nomination of Eric Holder for Attorney General, and former Governor of Iowa Vilsack for Agriculture Secretary.

Cliff Thornton who is the spokesperson for the Green Party of the USA accused the emerging Obama Administration of not living to its promise of change. He also revealed the records of each of the nominees. The following was taken from the Green Party USA Press Release.

"Greens called Mr. Obama's choice of Rahm Emanuel for White House Chief

of Staff especially unfortunate, citing Mr. Emanuel's position as

managing director of investment banks Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein,

earning him $18 million between 1999 and 2002 and his track record in

Congress since 2003. The appointment of Mr. Emanuel confirms Mr. Obama's pledge to AIPAC that he will maintain the same uncritical support for <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 />Israel as the

Clinton and Bush administrations, whose policies resulted in

increasing human rights violations against Palestinians and greater

instability in the region. Mr. Emanuel was also one of the original

drafters of NAFTA and now favors similar antidemocratic 'free trade'

pacts with Colombia, Panama, and South Korea, which would cost more US

jobs and suppress environmental and labor protections.

Despite his reputation in the media as a defender of

working people, Mr. Biden helped draft a law signed by President Bush

that relaxed regulations on financial institutions, giving them more

power over Americans facing financial problems and transferring risk

from predatory lenders to borrowers. As an architect of mandatory

minimum drug laws (including the RAVE Act), Sen. Biden helped put the

children of working families behind bars.

Among the corporate-connected names on the list for the Obama Cabinet

are Eric Holder, Jr. for Attorney General and former Iowa Gov. Tom

Vilsack for Secretary of Agriculture. Mr. Holder is a partner at

Covington & Burling, which represents the National Football League,

Chiquita, and Merck, and Gov. Vilsack is an enthusiastic advocate of

genetically engineered crops and corn- and soy-based biofuels, with

ties to Monsanto, whose products and policies have destroyed

independent and family farms around the world."

I am already making plans to invite the Green Party of America for an interview with Now Public. There is no guarantee that they will reply. I will also check these reports by the Green Party of America and publish them in Now Public.

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Paschen

at 06:12 on November 21st, 2008

He has not even entered his new post yet and is all ready forgetting the environment and his Children's Future?

AlvarezGalloso

at 06:38 on November 21st, 2008

Paschen: It was never a surprise that this would happen. It was for this reason I supported the Libertarians and or the Greens in the US Elections. They were the real change. Unfortunatly, an election that favours Republicans, Democrats, Interest Groups combined with voters caught up with the frenzy whipped up by the two major parties were the deciding factors in this event. There will be investigations into these comments by the Green Party and people will be invited to be interviewed. Thanks again for your comments.

Amy Judd

at 08:32 on November 21st, 2008

Isn't it a bit early to be accusing Obama of anything?

AlvarezGalloso

at 09:15 on November 21st, 2008

Thank you for your comments amyjudd. This is the link. It appears that after Obama is elected, Al Qaeda, the Green Party, and some of the defeated politicians want to make accusations. It is for this reason that I will attempt to talk with the Green Party and review the records of the appointees.

http://www.gp.org/press/pr-national.php?ID=147

Rachel Nixon

at 09:44 on November 21st, 2008

I'll be interested to judge Obama's administration based on what it does when he is in office, and see whether his stated environmental policies are enacted.

AlvarezGalloso

at 15:54 on November 21st, 2008

Let us see what will happen. I will keep you informed.

Fairbanks

at 10:14 on November 21st, 2008

pandering to corporations and "warhawks"

. . .

of course it is the other corporations and warhawks.

AlvarezGalloso

at 15:53 on November 21st, 2008

True. It is for this reason I am trying to give the Greens an opportunity to present their viewpoints.

eastvanray

at 12:26 on November 21st, 2008

What the hell do people expect? He was elected President of the United States not the President of the Kingdon of Never Never Land. These are America's priorities and he has been elected by the same interests that elected all previous Presidents to preserve what they want preserved. Why would anyone think otherwise? Did voters actually buy all that BS about "change". America will get some change, for sure, but not institutional level change. It will be more tinkering than tearing down and rebuilding.

AlvarezGalloso

at 15:51 on November 21st, 2008

I agree with you. I did not support the Republicans and Democrats because of the desire of institutional change. Regardless, there has to be some institutional change or there will be no USA in the future.