SHIRLEY SHERROD IS RIGHT. IT IS MORE ABOUT CLASS THAN RACE

UPDATED 2:12PM, AUGUST 15, 2010: See todays Hightower 's Shirley Sherrod article HERE:

 

ALSO UPDATED LINKS AND YVES SMITH VIDEO AT THE END OF THIS POST

 

You ever notice that … When a certain class of people engage in a certain behavior it is okay, while it is not okay if another class of people engage in the same behavior? For instance, if powerful or affluent people engage in the behavior it’s not so bad, or even bad at all; however, if the "not powerful" or non affluent people engage in the same behavior it is wrong. Remember that whole BillO’Reilly speech about the pregnancy of the daughter of Sarah Palin (a power, affluent conservative) beinga family issue (even though she was not married) while just weeks or months earlier he defamed girls (who were not affluent or powerful, [or were from a different political party]) for the same behavior.

 

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The affluent and powerful have even created a different setof rules for the haves and have-nots. The pharmaceutical industry is an example of this difference. For instance, as long as you have a prescription for an addictive drug and/or a behavior/or mind altering drug it’s just fine and dandy; however, if you buy addictive and/or mind altering drugs “off the street” you must be punished (perhaps even imprisoned for a very long time). Both kinds of drugs have the potential to do all kinds of harm; however there is no punishment for buying with a prescription, but there is punishment for buying “off the street”.

 

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Look, this is all about money and power … it’s okay for the affluent to do it, or do it to get richer or stay rich. Militarycontractors get away with murder; GoldmanSachs gets slappedwith a fine for engaging in tactics [very questionable legalfinancial schemes] that caused some people to lose their home and savings and perhaps their life or their health as a consequence of losing their savings.

 

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Different set of rules for the affluent and powerful. They are above the law. I’ll say it again, …. They are above the law. Every now and then one of them gets sacrificed for their cause; however, you ever notice how these people won't pay much of a price, or won’t serve much time; or when they get out of prison they are welcomed back into the fold and even rewarded. Hell, the Mafia did this all the time. They’ll tell the *"sacrificial lamb” to “do the time” and we’ll take care of your family and/or reward you when you get out; or (Mr. sacrificial lamb) "takethe bullet" and we’ll take really good care of your family.

 

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I don’t have to give you example after example because you know it’s true. They even know you know it’s true … it’s the reason why they constantly distract you. It's the reason they get you fighting over age, and race and gender and religion and ethnicity. They know these are hot button issues; but they exaggerate and define these issues … Hell, some issues they even dream up (Obamacare [specifically a standard “living will”] will kill grandma). There are numerous conservative blogs with this "Obamacare will kill grandma and Americans" crap. These conservatives won't tell you that the "good ole" health insurance companies deny you treatment every day, and give your personal and medical information to the MedicalInformation Bureau (MIB) for other health and life insurance company members to see. We certainly know these same health insurance companies denycoverage based on pre-existing conditions. Health insurance companies have real life and death policies. The game of the affluent and powerful is to distract you with lies and misinformation.

 

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To hell with the truth. The (Haves) super rich and powerful and affluent willeven go to war to protect their way of life. They will even offer up some of their own children, ... but we all know what "class" the vast majority of the children (who will pay the price) will come from.

 

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They don’t want to level the playing field … (their mission) just distract these insignificant people with their misery and have them point their fingers at each other …. Hook them on frivolous and dangerous things while they go about the business of amassing and keeping money and power no matter what the cost to the planet, or the environment or your life. They have no shame … no shame. They will murder, lie, rob, cheat and steal … whatever it takes to maintain their lifestyle and their seat at the” head of the table”.

 

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ShirleySherrod said it … this is more about "class" than race. It’s about the Haves and Have-nots.She told the truth and we know it, and that’s why Shirley Sherrod will be dissected by the Haves and even some of the Have-nots for speaking the truth. We’ve already seen some of the have-nots in the Tea Party (and among some conservatives) vilify her (and distort her message) for telling the truth. Some have-nots would rather stay in denial and hate their own class, than do something about pushing the have-nots up, or leveling the playing field.

 

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Some of the Have-nots have "sold out" because they think they will be rewarded by the "Haves"; and indeed some of them have been rewarded by the Haves. My dear friends, there are Judases everywhere … those (people) who are “bought and paid for” by the super rich, affluent and powerful. They are promised a small piece of the pie if they protect their way of life.

 

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YVES SMITH ON THE WASHINGTON JOURNAL 8/7/2010/ READ YVES SMITH'S EXCELLENT BLOG - NAKEDCAPITALISM

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VIDEO CAN BE VIEWED AT: http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294958-5

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RACERELATIONS IN THE USA - CSPAN JULY 25, 2010 (link corrected

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Max Keiser: NSA, CIA and Secret America -Alex Jones Tv 1/6

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THEDOUBLE STANDARDS IN FORECLOSURE ...

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*PRESIDENTBUSH PARDONS LEWIS "SCOOTER" LIBBY (November 17, 2005)

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RESIGNATIONOF SHIRLEY SHERROD - WIKI

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IS GOLDMAN SACHS LOOKING FOR A SCAPEGOAT?

Matt Taibbi exposes Goldman Sachs and soon after the FBI arrest a man who went to work for Goldman Sachs in May 2007.

I would definitely read Matt Taibbi’s article in Rolling Stone. Matt posted excerpts from his article on July 2, 2009.

On July 3, 2009, the FBI arrest Sergey Aleynikov. Read A Goldman Trading Scandal? by Matthew Goldstein

Does this smell fishy to you; and my second question is, … Why is Matthew Goldstein defending Goldman Sachs?

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LABOR LEFT OUT OF THE DISCUSSION

I wasn't going to get on the computer today, but I'm really pissed off. I'm listening to the President of the World Bank, Mr. Robert Zoellick , who was previously managing director of Goldman Sachs and former Vice President of Fannie Mae. During 1999, Zoellick served on a panel that offered Enron executives briefings on economic and political issues. "In the 2000 U.S. presidential election campaign, Zoellick served as a foreign policy advisor to George W. Bush as part of a group, led by Condoleezza Rice, that called itself The Vulcans. James Baker designated him as his second-in-command — "a sort of chief operating officer or chief of staff" — in the 36-day battle over recounting the vote in Florida.[11]" You can read about Zoellick on wikipedia.

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Mr. Zoellick's past is more than a little scary to me. I heard him on C-SPAN2 this morning. He was talking about the G20 meeting coming up and his conversation turned to the CEO's of major corporations, etc.

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This is my major criticism of these groups (G8, G20, World Bank, etc.) and most politicians and major corporations; that criticism is that labor is left out of almost every discussion. Labor has virtually no representation at all.

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Without labor, there is no corporation. What's equally frustrating is that white collar and blue collar labor (management will not be part of these groups) are always at odds. One group thinks it's better than the other group while both groups are getting screwed.

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There has always been a concerted effort by the power players to keep labor fractured. ALWAYS! God forbid that they join together as a cohesive group around the world asking for an equal share of the wealth. Wise-up labor. You consistently point fingers at the wrong people instead of forming a united front ... a united labor organization. Do you really want to go back to business as usual? Cause that's where we are headed right now!!!!

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