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whereisjustice

(2,941 posts)
Fri Oct 10, 2014, 10:47 AM Oct 2014

When President Obama says he supports net neutrality...

We've heard similar populist campaign positions just before elections. Torture was bad until the President sanctified it as an act of patriotism by folks who simply did their jobs too well.

And of course Mr. Obama was against spying and wiretapping before he was for it. And let's never forget the Peace Prize winner's disaster known as the Afghanistan surge, a surge of wasted lives and money.

And with all the President's talk about alternative energy, we have massive expansion of fracking and deep water drilling near environmentally sensitive areas.

Who can forget the President's well known rhetorical support of single payer and the public option?

There are those who would scold us for trusting words before an election. They will argue that the fault is ours, we should have known better before we voted. In a twisted defense, they will tell us deception serves a noble purpose which simple citizens are not competent to understand.

Words matter. This is a critical issue. Let the Democratic Party know you will be holding them accountable for their words.

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When President Obama says he supports net neutrality... (Original Post) whereisjustice Oct 2014 OP
If Obama were sincere about supporting Net Neutrality... Eric J in MN Oct 2014 #1
exactly. Actions speak louder than words. liberal_at_heart Oct 2014 #3
Everyone runing for office should be held accountable for their words.... Stellar Oct 2014 #2
He was... JaneyVee Oct 2014 #4
Well, let's work on one at a time... environment whereisjustice Oct 2014 #6
Agreed. closeupready Oct 2014 #5

Eric J in MN

(35,619 posts)
1. If Obama were sincere about supporting Net Neutrality...
Fri Oct 10, 2014, 10:49 AM
Oct 2014

...then he wouldn't have appointed a cable industry lobbyist to head the FCC.

 

JaneyVee

(19,877 posts)
4. He was...
Fri Oct 10, 2014, 11:02 AM
Oct 2014

For surveillance and afghan surge before the 08 election. He is for a public option but couldn't get the votes. And he has a great environmental record policy wise but I think his policy of oil expansion may negate or balance it out. If we're holding him accountable for his words then his actions seem to have backed it up.

whereisjustice

(2,941 posts)
6. Well, let's work on one at a time... environment
Fri Oct 10, 2014, 11:10 PM
Oct 2014
You Thought California's Drought Couldn't Get Any Worse? Enter Fracking.

Almost 3 billion gallons of oil industry wastewater have been illegally dumped into central California aquifers that supply drinking water and farming irrigation, according to state documents obtained by the Center for Biological Diversity. The wastewater entered the aquifers through at least nine injection disposal wells used by the oil industry to dispose of waste contaminated with fracking fluids and other pollutants.

The documents also reveal that Central Valley Water Board testing found high levels of arsenic, thallium and nitrates—contaminants sometimes found in oil industry wastewater—in water-supply wells near these waste-disposal operations.

http://www.motherjones.com/tom-philpott/2014/10/they-fracked-califronias-most-productive-and-drought-stricken-ag-region-you-won



I guess if you are going to pollute billions of gallons of water, might as well do it out of sight. EPA is on top of fracking like Holder was on top of bank fraud.
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