Thu Jun 28, 2012, 02:29 PM

Real Time with Bill Maher on GMOs (Genetically Modified Foods)

Real Time with Bill Maher on GMOs (Genetically Modified Foods)

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Obama Betrays Campaign Promise to Label Genetically Engineered Food
In 2007, Senator Obama, campaigning for the presidency in the Democratic primary, promised to label genetically engineered food.

Now, if you write the Obama for America campaign about GMO labels, you get this response:

"Genetically modified crops hold out the promise of benefits like increased production and reduced reliance on pesticides. At the same time, some Americans want more information to help them choose their food. President Obama understands these concerns and is considering additional steps in this area."

What? How can he flip his position like that? What makes him believe Monsanto's lies? Why isn't he listening to the 9 out of 10 voters who want GMOs labeled? Is there anything we can do to get him back on our side before November?

The first step is to give Barack Obama a piece of our minds! Bill Maher did on his show last week, when he called the President out for breaking his campaign promise on GMO labels and putting Monsanto's Michael Taylor in charge of food safety. Please tell the Obama for America campaign what you think about broken promises.
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http://www.organicconsumers.org/bytes/ob335.htm

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7 replies	Author	Time	Post
Real Time with Bill Maher on GMOs (Genetically Modified Foods) (Original post)	Huey P. Long	Jun 2012	OP
What makes him believe Monsanto's lies?	Pharaoh	Jun 2012	#1
Nick Gillespie's rational is that there is no proof	siligut	Jun 2012	#2
At least with fresh produce, you can tell by the PLU - a leading '8' means GMO.	HopeHoops	Jun 2012	#3
What we don't know could kill us	rms013	Jun 2012	#4
Check this out. Things are about to get really wild-	Huey P. Long	Jun 2012	#6
help california and hawaii fight for labeling now	lunasun	Jun 2012	#5
Last week a rancher lost a herd of cattle to cyanide produced by his geneticaly ....	marble falls	Jun 2012	#7

Response to Huey P. Long (Original post)

Thu Jun 28, 2012, 02:44 PM

Pharaoh (6,282 posts)

1. What makes him believe Monsanto's lies?

Monsanto and a few other mega corporations own the government and the media, that's why.

What we have here is just the illusion of democracy.

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Response to Huey P. Long (Original post)

Thu Jun 28, 2012, 03:43 PM

siligut (11,130 posts)

2. Nick Gillespie's rational is that there is no proof

Well, gee Nick; where do you think proof comes from? Studies. Who does the studies? It is unbelievable how corrupt the system has become. From the food we eat to the health care we receive, there is corruption along the way. Not everywhere, but in some key areas.

Now eat your fuckin' mutant chili.

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Thu Jun 28, 2012, 03:49 PM

HopeHoops (47,675 posts)

3. At least with fresh produce, you can tell by the PLU - a leading '8' means GMO.

That would be a five digit code. A leading '9' means organic, and the 3000 and 4000 ranges are for conventionally grown. Although I had a recent discussion about fresh corn not being labeled, the vast majority of produce has such a sticker on it or on the price tag associated with it. The problem is that this labeling is only for fresh produce, most people don't have a clue what the numbers mean, and any kind of processed food is just not going to have it anywhere on the label except for the FEW that explicitly state there are NO GMO ingredients.

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Response to Huey P. Long (Original post)

Thu Jun 28, 2012, 04:50 PM

rms013 (116 posts)

4. What we don't know could kill us

Even hybrid, non gmo, created products can be harmful. In Texas a man lost his herd of dairy cattle to a hybrid grass which he had been using for 15 years. This grass started producing cyanide. His dairy herd was dead in a few hours after ingesting. It probably was caused by a random mutation.
The point is the producers of GMO seeds do not know or understand the long term effects of random mutations. These mutations may take a year or in the case of this hybrid grass 15 years. The effect of dna modifications on organisms was exemplified with a strain of salmon which was genetically modified. The salmon became impotent and developed sores and tumors, but the company that produced it touted it was safe before it was decided to stop the production.
If the bio engineering companies believe their GMO products do not cause harm then why are they so reluctant to label them so?

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Thu Jun 28, 2012, 06:40 PM

Huey P. Long (1,932 posts)

6. Check this out. Things are about to get really wild-

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Thu Jun 28, 2012, 05:00 PM

lunasun (3,604 posts)

5. help california and hawaii fight for labeling now

http://www.organicconsumers.org/monsanto/index.cfm

so many other countries are rejecting the big M

and yes this WAS a promise in 2007
then 2008 he appoints Vilsack as sec of AG!!!!!!
2009 Taylor comes in...ugh

Taylor is featured in the documentaries The Future of Food and The World According to Monsanto as a pertinent example of revolving door since he is a lawyer who has spent the last few decades moving between Monsanto and the FDA and USDA.

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Response to Huey P. Long (Original post)

Fri Jun 29, 2012, 09:06 AM

marble falls (1,909 posts)

7. Last week a rancher lost a herd of cattle to cyanide produced by his geneticaly ....

modified pasture grass. It was "proven" safe right up till last week.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57459357/grass-linked-to-texas-cattle-deaths/

Hey Nick, shut up and eat your fucking genetically altered chili, you freaking asshat.

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