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From: LarryT (l02turner![]() |
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Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2009 11:39:43 -0800 (PST) |
Welllll.. obama *said* he'd change things. seems like a strange mix of
cabinet selections and "advisors" -
If you have found that elusive way to move money to a safe haven - without the IRS knowing - now's the time!
;-) Unfortunately my portfolio dropped by 40% so there's not enough to move. Sincerely, Larry T (74 911, 91 300D 2.5T) www.youroil.net Oil Analysis Kits & Porsche Posters/Weber parts Test Results - http://members.rennlist.com/oil/ http://www.scamfreetop10.com/1233.html .----- Original Message ----- From: "Rich" <Rich355 [at] comcast.net>
To: "Larry Turner" <l02turner [at] comcast.net> Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com> Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 1:07 PM Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Excited about government
Enjoy driving your F car as much as possible. The Messiah hired another Socialist Envirok00k that will no doubt smack old car owners with new polllution taxes, or impose some other kind of punitive damages on owners for destroying the Earth. January 12, 2009 Obama climate czar has socialist ties Stephen Dinan Until last week, Carol M. Browner, President-elect Barack Obama's pick asglobal warming czar, was listed as one of 14 leaders of a socialist group'sCommission for a Sustainable World Society, which calls for "global governance" and says rich countries must shrink their economies to address climate change. By Thursday, Mrs. Browner's name and biography had been removed from Socialist International's Web page, though a photo of her speaking June 30 to the group's congress in Greece was still available. Socialist International, an umbrella group for many of the world's socialdemocratic political parties such as Britain's Labor Party, says it supportssocialism and is harshly critical of U.S. policies. The group's Commission for a Sustainable World Society, the organization's action arm on climate change, says the developed world must reduce consumption and commit to binding and punitive limits on greenhouse gas emissions.Mr. Obama, who has said action on climate change would be a priority in hisadministration, tapped Mrs. Browner last month to fill a new position asWhite House coordinator of climate and energy policies. The appointment doesnot need Senate confirmation. Mr. Obama's transition team said Mrs. Browner's membership in the organization is not a problem and that it brings experience in U.S. policymaking to her new role."The Commission for a Sustainable World Society includes world leaders froma variety of political parties, including British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, who succeeded Tony Blair, in serving as vice president of the convening organization," Obama transition spokesman Nick Shapiro said."Carol Browner was chosen to help the president-elect coordinate energy andclimate policy because she understands that our efforts to create jobs, achieve energy security and combat climate change demand integration among different agencies; cooperation between federal, state and local governments; and partnership with the private sector," Mr. Shapiro said in an e-mail. Mrs. Browner ran the Environmental Protection Agency under President Clinton. Until she was tapped for the Obama administration, she was on the board of directors for the National Audubon Society, the League of Conservation Voters, the Center for American Progress and former Vice President Al Gore's Alliance for Climate Protection. Her name has been removed from the Gore organization's Web site list of directors, and the Audubon Society issued a press release about her departure from that organization. Republicans said Mrs. Browner's work with Socialist International raises questions. "Does she agree with the group's positions on global governance - that theUnited States should abdicate its international leadership to internationalorganizations? Does she support its position that the international community should be the ultimate arbiter of climate change policy?" said Antonia Ferrier, a spokeswoman for House Minority Leader John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican."These are questions that merit answers - especially when you consider thisgroup's deep skepticism about America's ability to be a force for positive change in the world," she said. An aide on the Obama team said its information shows that Mrs. Browner resigned from the organization in June 2008. The aide, who asked not to be named because he was discussing internal matters, said the transition team was aware she had been a member of the group when she was vetted. The Socialist International Web site didn't have a copy of her June 30speech, but the agenda for the meeting had her scheduled to speak as part ofa panel on "How do we strengthen the multilateral architecture for a sustainable future?" Other panel participants were Sergey Mironov, speaker of the Russian legislature's upper chamber and a close ally of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin; Zhang Zhijun, vice minister of the International Department of the Chinese Communist Party's Central Committee; and Jesus Caldera, a formerMinister of Employment and Social Affairs of the Spanish Socialist Workers'Party. A woman answering the phone at Socialist International's headquarters in London said all officers were traveling. Nobody from the organization returned a message left Friday. Socialist International bills itself as the world body of democratic socialist movements. It includes members ranging from Israel's Labor Party and France's Socialist Party to Angola's MPLA, which won the 1970s Angolan civil war with the aid of Soviet arms and Cuban troops. The organization distinguishes itself from violent or revolutionary communist parties. However, some such groups, including the Chinese Communist Party, have been invited to its events as guest organizations.The Democratic Socialists of America, not the Democratic Party, is listed asthe group's U.S. representative. But Mrs. Browner was listed as an individual member of Socialist International, but not a member of the DSA. While agreeing with Mr. Obama on the need for action to address climate change, the organization wants more draconian policies than the president-elect's preferred solution. During the presidential campaign, Mr. Obama called for a cap-and-trade system to control carbon emissions. He argued that such a system is efficient and lets the free market determine where it's easiest to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Socialist International says such "flexible mechanisms" do not clamp down hard enough on polluters. The organization often takes a decidedly critical view of the U.S. At this summer's meeting, the group issued a statement on economics that blasted the "neo-liberal market ideology and the unilateralist, U.S.-dominated approach in the global economic system," and attacked the U.S. for dominating international financial institutions. At its meeting earlier in 2008 in Santiago, Chile, Socialist International endorsed "global governance" as the solution to the world's problems of peace and climate change.At a July meeting in St. Petersburg, the commission said developed countries"should think of decreasing current consumption levels" - which would mean shrinking their economies - in order to help the environment. Socialist International regularly blasts the construction of fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border. The fence was approved by both houses of Congress, including with Mr. Obama's vote in the Senate.Socialist International was congratulatory when Mr. Obama won the election, issuing a statement noting that "the sky may seem a bit brighter today" butwarning still that "there are enormous global challenges that must be addressed effectively and without delay." http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jan/12/obama-climate-czar-has-socialist-ties/print/----- Original Message ----- From: <rolindsay [at] yahoo.com>To: "Rich" <rich355 [at] comcast.net> Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com> Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 1:15 PM Subject: [Ferrari] Excited about governmentBelieve it or not, I just heard the CNN announcer say, "Americans arebecoming excited about their government." I almost dropped my coffee mug! I then realized that they must be using the word "excited" as one would dowhen saying, "The crook with the gun seemed to be excited." -synonymous with panicked... Rick :-P Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T _________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe or modify your subscription options, please visit: http://lists.ferrarilist.com/mailman/options/ferrari/rich355%40comcast.net Sponsored by BooyahMedia.com and F1 Headlines http://www.F1Headlines.com/_________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe or modify your subscription options, please visit: http://lists.ferrarilist.com/mailman/options/ferrari/l02turner%40comcast.net Sponsored by BooyahMedia.com and F1 Headlineshttp://www.F1Headlines.com/
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