Yeah, you're right Joe.
I guess I was focused on the nice guy Jimmy, who pulled on his boots
and headed off to help build homes for Habitat. Still, in the scheme
of things, Carter and Obama are good men...just not good for the
working class. While they seem to have lacked real Leadership, they
didn't have any personal scandals or corruption to deal with. Both
were quiet Wall Street Lackeys, true, which made them unable to
support the Causes of the working men and women.
I am sort of wandering around trying to differentiate between Greed
driven men and men who believe in the Oligarchy as the best way to run
the government. Simply put, Carter and Obama do not share my values.
Which just happen to be the Honest and True Values, Just ask me.
Carl Jarvis
On 12/1/16, joe harcz Comcast <joeharcz@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi Carl and All,
Not to "lionize" or de-monize one James Earl Carter I have some personal or
tangentential experiences.
Jimmy Carter was by all measures an ineffective at best President do mostly
to his own design and actions, not only in my opinion but also in my
experience.
He alienated all of the so-called establishment, which is not bad, but then,
not unlike Trump now replaced the prior establishment with one of his own
and often with nepotism.
Regardless, it has always amused me that J. Carter was some sort of "Jesus
ChristSuper-Star of American politics as often portrayed.
He wasn't so. He was an outsider for sure, not being a part of the
Washington "establishment" for sure.
But what the f was "won".
Whell we avoided nuclear war under Carterwhich isnt to be diminished by a
long or short shot.
Other than that we got in the after math union busting, and all sorts of
other more ugly things of which I'll expound in the future.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Carl Jarvis" <carjar82@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <blind-democracy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2016 12:37 PM
Subject: [blind-democracy] Re: Obama Quietly Undercutting Climate Legacy
With Foreign Fossil Fuel Investments:
Maybe. Maybe after securing his family, Obama will bend toward public
service. That's why I put him in the same room as Jimmy Carter.
Carter is a good man, and so is Barack Obama. But neither one was
able to slide around "The Monster in Waiting" who guards the Oval
Office. So both ended up trying to compromise with this unbending
pile of Greed.
If Obama's heart is in the right place, then I'll take him away from
partnering with Silent Cal" who was never a friend to the needy.
But regardless of how he tries following his 8 years, Obama will
always carry the stain of one who had opportunities, but failed to
seize them.
Carl Jarvis
On 12/1/16, Miriam Vieni <miriamvieni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I think that Jimmy Carter has done a lot of good, but that this happened
after his Presidency. And I think that if Obama feels financially
secure,
he may also, go on to do some good too, after his Presidency. But I
agree
with what Cornell West said this morning on Democracy Now. Obama is
very
good at doing symbolic things and making good speeches. But when it
comes
to
following through on real action that will help the people, he doesn't .
He
serves Wall Street.
Miriam
-----Original Message-----
From: blind-democracy-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:blind-democracy-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Carl Jarvis
Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2016 10:36 AM
To: blind-democracy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [blind-democracy] Re: Obama Quietly Undercutting Climate Legacy
With Foreign Fossil Fuel Investments:
Speaking of our Prince of Peace, perhaps now that he is about to shed
his
"Sheep's Clothing", we'll get a good sense of the toothless Wolf that
has
been lurking there these past 8 years.
At best we knew Obama might be one of those very bright men who could
rise
above themselves and champion the cause of the Working Class...sort of
filling the shoes left behind by FDR.
But unlike FDR, who, had he retired from his Fourth term as president,
to
the luxury of his inherited wealth, Obama has a future to attend to. He
is
not from money. Making certain that his future, and that of his family,
is
secure, has to be front and center on his mind.
Obama, no matter how nice a guy he appears to be, has never been the
friend
of the Masses. His real genius has been his ability to maintain his
ties
to
Wall Street, while appearing to sympathize with the working class.
Certainly the White Republican Congress did block him at every turn, but
on
the other hand Obama did not fight for much in the way of support for
the
American Majority. The best he appears to have dumped on us is
Obamacare,
which takes better care of the huge Health Cartel than of the people.
Obama
may well have earned himself a place alongside Calvin Coolidge, as one
of
the nation's most forgettable presidents. At best he might rise to
stand
beside Jimmy Carter, but that will depend upon how much of his "legacy"
remains after the new administration finishes with him.
Obama had his opportunities to stand tall, but he chose to play the
"good
son" for his handlers, in the belief that his future is held in their
golden
hands.
One thing Obama did accomplish, he helped me decide that I would no
longer
call myself a Democrat.
Carl Jarvis
On 11/30/16, Miriam Vieni <miriamvieni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Obama Quietly Undercutting Climate Legacy With Foreign Fossil Fuelcapacity.
Investments: Investigation
Published on
Wednesday, November 30, 2016
by
Common Dreams
Obama Quietly Undercutting Climate Legacy With Foreign Fossil Fuel
Investments: Investigation
Under Obama, Ex-Im Bank has gotten three times more financing than
during George W. Bush's terms by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
A coal-fired power plant near Becker, Minnesota. (Photo: Tony
Webster/flickr/cc)
President Barack Obama's climate credentials are being undermined by a
federal agency in his administration that is putting billions of
taxpayer dollars into foreign fossil fuel projects.
So finds a Columbia School of Journalism and Guardian investigation
published Wednesday which looks at the U.S. Export-Import Bank, or
Ex-Im Bank, which is tasked with promoting U.S. exports.
Based on documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act,
their investigation found: "Since January 2009, the U.S. Export-Import
Bank has signed almost $34bn worth of low-interest loans and
guarantees to companies and foreign governments to build, expand, and
promote fossil fuel projects abroad."
That total is roughly "three times more financing than the
taxpayer-backed bank provided during George W. Bush's two terms, and
almost twice the amount financed with loans and guarantees under the
administrations of Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, and Bill
Clinton-combined"
The biggest investment was almost $5bn in 2012 to Dow Chemical and
Saudi Aramco for a power boiler and heat exchange manufacturing for a
new petrochemical plant in the kingdom.
The financing hit a peak of $10bn in 2013. In that year, as climate
advocacy group Friends of the Earth (FOE) has noted, Obama "announced
an end to public financing for coal plants abroad, except in limited
circumstances."
The new reporting continues:
Our investigation shows the president's domestic climate policies,
including the 1.1bn ton carbon reduction promised with his new vehicle
engine efficiency standards and the 2.5bn ton carbon savings the
pending clean power plan is estimated to make, will largely be erased
by the bank's overseas emissions.
The climate impact of greenhouse gas emissions is the same, the
reporting notes, whether they are spewed out from somewhere in the
U.S. or elsewhere in the world. The investigation adds:
Using information from the Energy Information Administration, if the
Clean Power Plan were enacted this year, over the next 15 years it
would reduce U.S. carbon emissions by about 2.5bn tons. That is nearly
the same number that the Ex-Im Bank's overseas fossil fuel projects
will produce over 15 years, assuming they were all running at full
It's not the first time the bank has come under fire for fuelingcapacity.
climate change.
Environment advocacy group Pacific Environment, for example, said in
2012 that "[t]he Obama Administration is supporting skyrocketing
export subsidies for dirty fossil fuels" via the bank. "Ex-Im Bank's
worsening fossil fuel binge makes a mockery out of the U.S.
Government's stated efforts to curb climate change and President
Obama's pledge to phase out fossil fuel subsidies," said Doug Norlen,
the group's policy director, at the time.
ThinkProgress also wrote last year that FOE has been fighting against
Ex-Im's practices since 2002, when the group issued a lawsuit against
the bank over its support of natural gas projects.
The group has been trying to make sure the bank stops financing fossil
fuel projects that can be harmful to the environment and local people,
and instead finance renewable energy projects, such as solar and wind.
FOE is also pushing for the Ex-Im Bank to have a high level of
transparency with properly enforced regulations."
The Ex-Im Bank's future, however, is uncertain. Politico writes that
it "has been operating at less than full capacity for nearly a year
and a half."
The
New York Times reports: "In December, the bank's bipartisan supporters
in Congress secured the agency's reopening," but Senate Banking
Chairman Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) "bottled up President Obama's
nomination of a third member for the bank's five-person board. Only
the board can approve transactions of more than $10 million; without a
quorum of three it cannot,"
the Times wrote.
For his part, President-elect Donald Trump said last year, "I'd be
against it" and called the bank "a lot of excess baggage."
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Obama Quietly Undercutting Climate Legacy With Foreign Fossil Fuel
Investments: Investigation
Published on
Wednesday, November 30, 2016
by
Common Dreams
Obama Quietly Undercutting Climate Legacy With Foreign Fossil Fuel
Investments: Investigation
Under Obama, Ex-Im Bank has gotten three times more financing than
during George W. Bush's terms by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
. 9 Comments
.
. A coal-fired power plant near Becker, Minnesota. (Photo: Tony
Webster/flickr/cc)
. President Barack Obama's climate credentials are being undermined by
a federal agency in his administration that is putting billions of
taxpayer dollars into foreign fossil fuel projects.
. So finds a Columbia School of Journalism and Guardian investigation
published Wednesday which looks at the U.S. Export-Import Bank, or
Ex-Im Bank, which is tasked with promoting U.S. exports.
. Based on documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act,
their investigation found: "Since January 2009, the U.S. Export-Import
Bank has signed almost $34bn worth of low-interest loans and
guarantees to companies and foreign governments to build, expand, and
promote fossil fuel projects abroad."
. That total is roughly "three times more financing than the
taxpayer-backed bank provided during George W. Bush's two terms, and
almost twice the amount financed with loans and guarantees under the
administrations of Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, and Bill
Clinton-combined"
The biggest investment was almost $5bn in 2012 to Dow Chemical and
Saudi Aramco for a power boiler and heat exchange manufacturing for a
new petrochemical plant in the kingdom.
The financing hit a peak of $10bn in 2013. In that year, as climate
advocacy group Friends of the Earth (FOE) has noted, Obama "announced
an end to public financing for coal plants abroad, except in limited
circumstances."
The new reporting continues:
Our investigation shows the president's domestic climate policies,
including the 1.1bn ton carbon reduction promised with his new vehicle
engine efficiency standards and the 2.5bn ton carbon savings the
pending clean power plan is estimated to make, will largely be erased
by the bank's overseas emissions.
The climate impact of greenhouse gas emissions is the same, the
reporting notes, whether they are spewed out from somewhere in the
U.S. or elsewhere in the world. The investigation adds:
Using information from the Energy Information Administration, if the
Clean Power Plan were enacted this year, over the next 15 years it
would reduce U.S. carbon emissions by about 2.5bn tons. That is nearly
the same number that the Ex-Im Bank's overseas fossil fuel projects
will produce over 15 years, assuming they were all running at full
It's not the first time the bank has come under fire for fueling
climate change.
Environment advocacy group Pacific Environment, for example, said in
2012 that "[t]he Obama Administration is supporting skyrocketing
export subsidies for dirty fossil fuels" via the bank. "Ex-Im Bank's
worsening fossil fuel binge makes a mockery out of the U.S.
Government's stated efforts to curb climate change and President
Obama's pledge to phase out fossil fuel subsidies," said Doug Norlen,
the group's policy director, at the time.
ThinkProgress also wrote last year that FOE has been fighting against
Ex-Im's practices since 2002, when the group issued a lawsuit against
the bank over its support of natural gas projects.
The group has been trying to make sure the bank stops financing fossil
fuel projects that can be harmful to the environment and local people,
and instead finance renewable energy projects, such as solar and wind.
FOE is also pushing for the Ex-Im Bank to have a high level of
transparency with properly enforced regulations."
The Ex-Im Bank's future, however, is uncertain. Politico writes that
it "has been operating at less than full capacity for nearly a year
and a half."
The
New York Times reports: "In December, the bank's bipartisan supporters
in Congress secured the agency's reopening," but Senate Banking
Chairman Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) "bottled up President Obama's
nomination of a third member for the bank's five-person board. Only
the board can approve transactions of more than $10 million; without a
quorum of three it cannot,"
the Times wrote.
For his part, President-elect Donald Trump said last year, "I'd be
against it" and called the bank "a lot of excess baggage."
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike
3.0 License