So let’s take a look at the farm subsidy programs. For conservation: $4.7 billion. Price supports: $7.1 billion. Crop insurance: $3.7 billion. That is a total of $15.5 billion. That would pay for a 14 week extension for the 99ers. So tell me, are you hating these damn farmers yet? Well I’m not. The excesses they are showing in the mainstream propaganda are being funneled into the pockets of the corporate farmers, at the same time as what is left of our family farmers are being attacked from every angle, in an effort to run them out of business and allow the corporation to take their land.
It is kind of like attacking the welfare recipient that is living 100% below the poverty level while ignoring the corporate welfare recipients who are out to destroy us all. It has been common practice for the last 50 years for huge corporate farms to move into an area and start growing and selling crops at a loss for the sole purpose of breaking the family farms.
Don’t fall for this crap. It is only another front in the assault on our unity. I will never turn against any unincorporated American under any circumstance. I know this is a war and I know who the enemy is.
Family farmers, you must stop listening to the propaganda also. If we are to take our country back it is going to take every unincorporated one of us, united. So do not allow the propagandists to turn you against your fellow citizens in the middle class, working poor, and poor.
99ers prepare yourselves to go on Facebook tomorrow. Obama will be holding an interactive town hall meeting at Facebook headquarters in Palo Alto, California. Every 99er reading this needs to participate in this town hall meeting. “I hope you’ll take a break from either friending or de-friending each other to RSVP at Facebook.com/WhiteHouse,” Obama says in the following video.
I personally will be putting forth the following questions:
- Will you address the deplorable conditions the 99ers are living in since losing their unemployment benefits?
- Is the issue of the 99ers being covered up in an effort to hide the true unemployment numbers?
- Do you believe the deficit in taxes being collected due to the massive unemployment is being ignored in the debate over cuts in spending?
- Why have you and why do you continue to refuse to say the word 99er?
Barry has hit the campaign trail. He thinks he is going to raise a billion dollars and buy a reelection. If we do not to take every opportunity to further drive in the thorn we have become in his side, we are fools.
Sunday is Easter. Is anyone out there going to accomplish an Easter Project protest? If there is someone out there who is not speaking up and intends to go forth with the project, make sure you contact the news media and if at all possible film the event so we can post it on From the Trenches and YouTube, and if nothing else, at least take photographs.
God, I hope everybody isn’t just sitting out there waiting for somebody else to do it. If so we are in for a lot more deprivations before things get better. If there is a group or groups out there who have their crosses ready and are going to go forth and do, I salute you.
99ers, On April 19, 1775, 236 years ago today a group of our forefathers stepped out onto Lexington Green and faced down the troops of the King of England. Later that day at Concord Bridge another group of militia traded gunfire with the king’s troops who had come to confiscate their guns. And though they did succeed in taking the armory they paid for their deed with their lives as common citizens poured out of their homes and mowed the British troops down every inch of the way back to Boston. I think if we can find our courage this could be a good week to fight.
God bless the Republic, death to the international corporate mafia, we shall prevail.
Vote: Donald Trump for president, he wont allow the Chinesse to take over America anymore!
Never in a Million years!
Never in a billion yrs would I vote for this Sarah Palin wanna be. Really?, you really think that if he got into office he would tell China/OPEC off??? “Oh Please”.
Listening to him is like listening to nails down a chalk board., his voice is just as bad as Palins. And Donald do something with that cotton candy hair.
I like Henry’s idea re. the hair…Spray it with Raid.
The magic of the comb over
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Donald Trump will destroy America just like Bush did you cant be that stupid educate yourself
Oh, you mean like Obama has been doing since he came into office? Now he even takes credit for the killing of Osama Bin Laden. Anybody would be better than what we got now.
Joey,
Maybe we might want to be careful with the “anybody” thing. That’s how we got where we are today.
What time tomorrow is the town hall meeting on Facebook with President Obama?
I googled it and found the following on Facebook’s website.
“President Obama’s facebook townhall – April 20 @ 1:45pm PDT / 4:45pm EDT
Share · Public Event.Time Wednesday, April 20 · 4:30pm – 5:30pm
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Location facebook HQ & http://www.facebook.com/WhiteHouse or http://apps.facebook.com/facebooklive
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Created By The White House
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More Info WHAT’S HAPPENING
President Barack Obama will hold a special “Facebook Live” townhall to connect with Americans across the country.
WHERE & WHEN IT’S HAPPENING
Where? Well, everywhere! The event at Facebook’s headquarters, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg & COO Sheryl Sandberg, will be live streamed for anyone to watch. Just come back here at the right time: Wednesday, April 20 @ 1:45pm PDT / 4:45pm EDT. Unless invited to attend in person, …please do not show up at Facebook HQ. You can watch and participate via the event’s live stream.
WHAT IT’S ABOUT
President Obama will connect with Americans across the country to discuss the tough choices we must all make in order to put our economy on a more responsible fiscal path, while still investing in areas like innovation that will help our economy grow and make America more competitive.
HOW YOU CAN PARTICIPATE
Facebook will be selecting questions for President Obama to answer during the event. Submit questions now by posting them right here, on this event’s wall. As an alternative, you may submit a question via WhiteHouse.gov/facebooktownhall.
STILL READING?
Then you definitely need to make sure you’re a fan of the White House on Facebook! Facebook.com/WhiteHouse”
Deborah,
That should be a scream!.The guy acts like some wet behind the ears kid just promoted to regional mgr for a large cosmetics mlm company. Hmmm….isn’t that exactly what he really is? They have obviously no interest in our country as a place where people live.
Just noticed the date on this thing…gee ! did I actually miss this back in April? Oh what a loss…Must’ve been really interesting like all the rest of his canned crap aimed at the brain dead! Don’t even know how I found this old post.
“Ah”, elections coming up. Didn’t care to talk to us before.
The key phrase here is, “Facebook will be selecting questions for President Obama to answer during the event.” This is just like any other so-called ‘town hall’ meeting , or interview. Questions and ‘participants’ are ‘pre-selected’. It’s easy to weed out all the topics you want to avoid addressing. I guarantee an omission of the number 99 in any way, shape, or form. Have fun with your freedom.
You are so right, cynical girl!!! No way will anything of truth be heard!!! We know all too well who controls the media………
CynicLgrrl,
We know Obama is not going to say a word about the 99ers. The reason we are going to bury him in messages from 99ers is to let him know that we are still out here and we are coming for him in 2012.
obama is nothing but a piece of shit and a puppet im homeless now thanks for the hope and change you are as bad as bush and every other politition ive heard revolution please let get it started
Vote Donald Trump to save America from the chineese reposessing it.
Give it up. You’ll NEVER convince us.
Angel,
Desperation continues. What happened to “great” men like Ronald Reagen? Just think where we’d be without “Crumbs falling to floor from King’s table” economics? Did old Ronny forget how greedy the King IS? Sure glad those crumb catchers got installed!
Hey…how about Calderon? Let’s really go for it!
No way will any true “99ers” be heard from…..like the other night on CBS MoneyWatch big report…a gentleman in his 60’s finally found a part time job after 2 years…then went on to say this is still the greatest country in the world with tears in his eyes! Really? Do they think we are that stupid? Of course, I am happy for this gentleman in finding employment, but he still lives in a beautiful home…not on the street like me…..I have nothing left….TO Trump Fan…please do not insult my intelligence by posting here….do you think that Trump will do anything for you, me or any other “99ers”? He is just one more talking head full of bs…..neither side is ever going to do anything for us…..just continue to tax us to death, cut any type of social services that we might qualify for to keep us going one more week….as far as myself, all of the social service agencies, including social security are nothing but a bunch of liars themselves…everything for the foreign born citizens, but nothing for Americans….I was told that i can go to the local homeless shelter and sleep on a mat…WTF???I am 55 years old, with many health issues and that’s all they have to offer me???I can tell you, that is not even an option for me…..
Yes, that is beyond absurd! What ever happened to “Death Before Dishonor”? Oh yeah…that was back when we had a country. Looks like we dropped our guard…..a long time ago!
President Obama
Please use the power of your office to pass HR 589 immediatelty along with a tier 5 extension…Many millions of formerly tax paying Americans are suffering, while the US continues to provide massive aid overseas, often to enemies of the United States….
The Republicans need an “offset”,..reducing the massive aid to foreign countries and reducing the number of US troops in Europe protecting countries who are in better shape than the US economically is ludicrous…CHARITY MUST BEGIN AT HOME
I’ll be there….well by there I mean online maybe we need someone to be a lobbyist for us. we are being treated like a special interest group. so why don’t we lobby?
trump for president? are you serious?…hell if things are that bad why not get jesse ventura the nomination lol…you could do worse:)
What’s in there now IS worse.
All i am trying to say is that the entire country is going down the toilet very fast and that their is nobody that can help, especially Obama! (he has doesnt have enough business sense; he is just a poser with great speeches!
Donald trump would save us from completely going all the way to the sewer drain and maybe allow us to float around longer in the toilet bowl!!!………..he would tax the heck out of all corporations that left the USA, and would never allow the chinesse to over power us!
we are becoming a 3rd world nation that only DONALD TRUMP HAS ENOUGH EXPERIENCE TO COMBAT!
Trump Fan,
Anybody who buys into the billionaire Donald Trump bullshit is as stupid as the glassy eyed idiots, with tears in their eyes, chanting, “Yes we can” at Obama’s inauguration. Remember what Obama said when confronted about going back on his campaign promises? He said, “The promises were just campaign rhetoric to get him elected.” And that is all this shit is coming out of Trump. If you think the billionaire scumbag Trump gives a shit about the middle class, 99ers, and poor in this country you are a fool.
The only person I see taking the Federal Reserve to task is Ron Paul, and if elected he will end this madness.
Are you even a 99er? If not maybe you better take your Trump propaganda somewhere else.
Ron Paul and Jesse Ventura in 2012 ! Trump Fan, I was fooled too, until it was pointed out to me that Trump might talk the talk, but he don’t walk the walk.
You sure your not talking about Obama there??
I DONT CARE WHAT OBAMA DOES. I AM GOING TO VOTE AGAINST HIM IN 2012
THE PRESIDENT HAS TO CUT THE BULL.China growth for the first quater was 9.7%.Lets get real.And what is the real unemployment rate.And how maney people are under employed.WE REALY NEED IS A STRONG PRESIDENT,NOT ONE THAT IS LEAD AROUND BY A FEW,WHO JUST WHANT TO FILL THEIR POCKETS,And take money out of the peoples pockets.The rich are getting richer,everyone else is getting poorer.NOW THEY WANT SPENDING CUTS.SO what do they want to cut?You got it medicare,ssi and other programs people need to live on.Lets look at the wars going on,look at the big bucks spent their,and first of all american lives.Is our goverment leaders realy americans.Maybe we should check the birth papers of all of them.They say cost of liveing is not going up.What country are they looking at.CHECK THE GAS PRICES.Our goverment said the polls say what they are doing is what america wants.WHAT POLLS ARE THEY LOOKING AT? WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO WAKE UP OUR GOVERMENT,WE COULD BE ANOTHER EGYPT.The point is we want america back for everyone not just a few.TAX THE IMPORTS HIGHER,MAKE A FAIR PLAYING FIELD FOR AMERICA.NO TAX BREAKS FOR ANY COMPANY THAT WENT OVERSEAS,CUT THEM OFF.LOOK AT THE OIL PRICES,AND WE ARE OVER THEIR TRYING TO GIVE THEM A BETTER LIFE,BUT OUR PRICES KEEP GOING UP? IS THE PRICE INCRESES CAUSE BY THEM OR IS IT OUR OWN DOING? Who do beleve anymore
NO HELP FOR THE 99ERS,MAYBE IF THE 99ERS WERE A BANK,WALLSTREET,A BIG COMPANY THEY WOULD GET HELP.WHATS WRONG WITH OUR GOVERMENT CAN’T THEY SEE WHATS REALY GOING ON,OR DO THEY HAVE THEIR EYES SHUT AND ONLY SEE WHAT THEY WANT TO SEE.
I would like to talk to Obama! But I would probably get rolled in the first couple of minutes.
THEIRS A BIG FIGHT ON THE ANERICAN PEOPLES HANDS AND WE HAVE TO START NOW.LETS SHOW OUR GOVERMENT WHAT WE MEAN.KEEP CALLING YOUR REPS.CALL THEM AS MANEY TIME AS IT TAKES.TELL THEM WHAT THE PEOPLE REALY WANT ,AND NOT WHAT THEY MAKE UP.IF WE WANT AMERICA BACK WE HAVE TO FIGHT FOR IT.The companies say they want big tax cuts to stay inthe U.S.That is a bunch of bull.Lets say all the big companies leve and go to CHINA.One thing the U.S lost its buying power,and the next once China has enough companies and the know how to run them they will take them over.THING ABOUT WHY HAVE A MIDDLEMAN WHEN YOU CAN TAKE ALL THE PROFITS. WE BEEN BULL S–T ENOUGH.No one realy wants to leve anerica.Its just a big game and they will this game until they are force not to.
A Center on Budget and Policy Priorities analysis concluded that unemployment insurance temporarily kept 3.3 million people out of poverty. Food stamp assistance kept another 2.3 million people out of poverty. On top of that, an additional 2.3 million people in prison were not counted in the poverty rate. Add up these numbers and we are looking at 60 million Americans living in poverty. Which means the government number glosses over 16.4 million Americans in poverty.
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It’s actually a lot more than 60 million if you actually count everybody off of benefits who once had them. There will be close to 9 million 99er’s by the end of the year. That is one hell of a lot more than just 2.3 million. And what about the people who are homeless who were never counted at all? The number is mind boggling.
Correction..
Actually there are probably around 9 million 99er’s right now, so that means around the end of the year, there will probably be around 15 million. My bad…..
My boyfriend and I are homeless because Washington won’t extend unemployment benefits! Middle aged, used to be middle class and now homeless. There’s one word to describe what is going on in this country: G-R-E-E-D.
I feel for you Susan….my sister and I are in the same position as you…I agree with you completely….we are all forced to live in this bad situation due to simple, unadulterated greed….
I still say that Donald trump is a better choice for leading our nation……….
1) He is willing to build a spectacular 200 million dollar ball room in the White house using his own money!!!!!!!
Can you imagine how much fun it would be to dance away the last years of your life in a beutifull ball room?……I feel so happy for the White house members…..oooh!
2) he apoligizes for allowing some of his casinos and businesses to go into bankruptcy and he regrets marrying his last two wifes because he doesnt like the fact that they were illegal to the USA like Obama….
3) I think it would be a lot of fun to have Trump run our country dont you?……kinda like Arnold Swertneger celebrities rule!
Yeah, just as much fun as sawing off my arm
Were do we go as american people,who will help us if our own goverment won’t.If you look at it our goverment let this happen,and it took maney years.They pass bills to help big companies to make more proffits.Gave big tax cuts for the rich.And put a lot of money in their own pockets.And they say crime don’t pay.They all should be in jail for what they did to this country.And don’t forget the ones who run our states.I think its time to take back our country .Our goverment pass bills that they say the country needs.Some of them are good for america,and most of them are good for who?SSI and MEDICARE SHOULD NOT BE CUT.WHAT SHOULD BE CUT IS THE BUMS RUNNING OUR GOVERMENT.We made CHINA what is is today and by doing so made america what it is today,a big mess.You can’t thank our goverment for that.The fair trade act and other bills they pass.They made some richer but made a lot more poorer. We need a goverment that tkinks before they pass any bills.Will it help america and the people or will it hurt them in years to come.
The bums running our government suffers from pathological lying disorder. We Americans fall for the pack of lies and promises time after time. Personally I feel the race card has worn out. The guy is a PATHOLOGICAL LIAR…..PERIOD!!!!!!!
The bottom line is companies make 20-30% more money sending work to other countries and no tax cut is going to change that!
Obama wants 99ers votes??? Really??? GOOD LUCK WITH THAT!!! I will NEVER, NEVER, NEVER vote this jackass in again!!! Everything in Washington need to be taken out like the trash they are!!! OBAMA WILL NEVER GET 99ERS VOTES AGAIN!!! And, this ass hole thinks it is the gas prices that is making his poll numbers go down?! Hell, his poll numbers were going south before the price of gas started going up!!! This idiot just don’t have a clue! When are we going to stop voting idiots in to be our president???
hey henry im still alive but now im officialy homeless this country is disgusting it’s not going to matter who the president is as long as congress is running the show were doomed there not doing anything abought the neanderthal nuckle draggers aka illegals they get all the free housing free care everything is for free for these parasites i cant get any help they tell me to fuck myself litterly this country needs a revolution i dont know how much more americans are going to take im waiting for someone to throw the first torch ive had two friends die because of this country political bullshit one by suicide and one that just gave and willed himself to death im in the same boat no where to turn nowhere to run nowhere to hide they are transforming this country into the third world you no what really makes me sick is this royal wedding the media should be shot if people realized that the royal familys money comes from rapeing murdering and piliging and torture this pathetic display is costing 65 million dollars and there taxpayers are footing half of it and they act like it’s no big deal england won the war look at this tax debacle in this country same tyranny as ares the rich do what they want and all of us have no say remember the movie gangs of newyork the poor got fed up and took the rich assholes out in the end every 99er should group together and take this country back i was looking at a picture of george washington on the wall at a masonic lodge thinking to myself if he only new he would be in tears the monkey cave people run the country now thanks for hearing me out henry
Brian S, So sorry to hear of your deteriorating situation. Things are getting worse all over in a hurry, but there isn’t a damn thing we can do about it until enough of us have been pushed down far enough to the point that we are bumping into each other on the street. It is a shame that the 99ers have to be oppressed to the level that you are in order to find the determination to do something about it.
I took the liberty of altering one word in your comment as we cannot lose light of the fact that there are a large number of our American brothers and sisters who are of Latin descent, a couple of which are members of my family. I will not bring myself to the level of hating the illegals as the fact that they are here is no one’s fault but our own.
We will take our government back and reinstitute our Constitution and our Republic. Afterwards everyone who came here illegally is going to have to go home. We should have reached a point a long time ago when we said we have all the people our land can support without deteriorating the standard of living we want to leave our children. But of course the filthy rich want to use our history of immigration as a tool to make us their slaves.
Don’t give up. I believe that a resolution to this problem is forthcoming. It has to be. The people et.al. know what is going on, it is just a matter of the spark that will ignite the fire. So hang in there.
I am so tired of the government talking lingo that some us can’t understand it. We need that you to tell us if you are going to pass HR 589 or not. Is that so hard to do since now you recess in June. We need help now or quit bullshitting us, because we are suffering financially and we need to pay our bills. I have been unemployed for almost 3 years, sending thousands of resume with no response. Obviously because I haven’t worked for that many years and they probably just put my resume at the bottom or e-maling back we will keep your resume on filed. Obama says he is commited to working in a bipartisan way to solve the fiscal challenges before us while continuing to grow the economy and lay a foundation for America to win the future. We need help now ASAP. What part does he not understand there are families losing their homes or have already had them foreclosed. Others are homeless or living in their cars if you can afford it and not repossed. What kind of a President is he if he does not listen to the 99ers and fails to mentionus who have lost our jobs of no fault of our own. Now he wants to run again, I will never vote for him again. Actually we don’t need a President when they don’t do anything for the American’s. But they sure help other countries, Wall Street, the rich give them breaks. Now our gas is so high you can’t even go for an interview, when you have to tell them SORRY I DON’T HAVE ANY GAS IN MY CAR.I HAVE HAD NO INCOME SINCE NOVEMBER. THEN HE SENT TO CONGRESS THE ODACITY TO SAY THEY WERE BUILT AROUND THE IDEA THAT WE HAVE TO LIVE WITHIN OUR MEANS SO WE CAN INVESTIN IN OUR FUTURE. WHAT THE HELL WE DON’T HAVE ANY MONEY TO EVEN LIVE ON LET ALONG TO INVEST FOR OUR FUTURE, WE DON’T EVEN KNOW WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN FROM ONE DAY TO ANOTHER. THERE ARE CHILDREN STARVING AND LIVING IN HOMELESS MISSIONS OR MAYBE THEIR FAMILIES, BUT THAT CAN’T LAST LONG. A FAMILY WANTS TO FEEL SAFE AND STRUCTURED WITH FINANCIAL STABILITY. LIKE WHAT WE HAD IN THE PAST BEFORE THE DEM/REP GOT VOTED IN. PLEASE HELP US WE NEED ASAP, HELL WITH THE DEFICIT THE MONEY GETS PRINTED OUT JUST AS FAST TO THE FAT CATS LIKE THE GOVERNMENT. THEY DON’T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IT. I BET YOU IF ANY CONGRESS/REP/SENATE OR OBAMA’S FAMILY WAS IN OUR SHOES THEY SURE WOULD NOT LIKE IT ALL. NOT EATING EVERYDAY AND GOING TO SHELTERS. THIS IS NOT AMERICAN DREAM ANYMORE,THAT WAS LOST ALONG TIME AGO, WE ARE THE POOR NO MORE MIDDLECLASS. OUR PARENTS HAD PENSIONS, STOCK, SAVINGS,VACATIONS, FULL TIME JOBS, ETC. WHEN ARE WE GOING TO GET OUR CHANCE IN LIFE OR DO WE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE IT EVER HAPPENS, GOD HELP OUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN. THIS GOV, NEEDS TO START WORKING TOGETHER FOR THE RIGHT OF THE PEOPLE ISN’T THAT WHAT OUR CONSTITUTIN SAYS!!
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I’m being led by a higher power who has instilled in me a vision that will allow those who need a leader to be represented. I believe in your trials and tribulations and I in fact know that you all are being hindered and held hostage. I will not play politics with you my fellow Americans, I will be your President who listens to the people. Yes I will have to listen to the corporations sides but I tell you I will not let them confuse the true state of America. If you want America back, please write in Mario Davis on your ballot election year 2012.
God Bless you all!!!
Mario Davis
Matthew 16:26 For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
Timothy 6:10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows
This country started going down when the government started letting the oil companies take over control. When the gas prices started rising, that’s when all hell started to break loose. Get these gas prices under control and this country will start building back to where it use to be. Obama could care less though. He needs to be out of office a.s.a.p.