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In reply to the discussion: Farmers Rally at White House to Protest Monsanto's GMO Empire [View all]bvar22
(39,909 posts)39. Good Luck to them, because Monsanto owns this White House.
Tom Vilscak (Mr. Monsanto, King of Iowa GM Monocrop Corn) was appointed by President Obama to head the US Dept of Agriculture (USDA) in 2008.
Google: Vilsack & Monsanto
Michael Taylor, a Monsanto Lawyer and Marketing Shill was appointed by Obama to head the Food and Drug Administration.
"Michael R. Taylors appointment by the Obama administration to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on July 7th sparked immediate debate and even outrage among many food and agriculture researchers, NGOs and activists. The Vice President for Public Policy at Monsanto Corp. from 1998 until 2001, Taylor exemplifies the revolving door between the food industry and the government agencies that regulate it. He is reviled for shaping and implementing the governments favorable agricultural biotechnology policies during the Clinton administration
http://www.counterpunch.org/2009/08/14/monsanto-s-man-in-the-obama-administration/
http://www.counterpunch.org/2009/08/14/monsanto-s-man-in-the-obama-administration/
Google: Micheal Taylor & Monsanto
...and this is just the tip of the iceberg. These agencies are staffed by a roster of "former" Monsanto and BIG AG employees.
It wouldn't be so bad
IF there were voices and representatives from the Safe Food, Green, Sustainable movements represented in these agencies,
but there are not.
Like the voices for Expanding Medicare, the Voices for healthy, Green, Sustainable food have been purposefully blocked from representation in these agencies.
Michele's "Organic Garden" on the White House Lawn is Only for Show.
It is window dressing that adds insult to injury.
Everything INSIDE the White House that affects our Food and Agriculture IS controlled by Monsanto.
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You will know them by their WORKS,
not by their rhetoric, promises, or excuses.
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You, and other small farmers, are supposed to get the majority of help from our Gov't,
BlueCaliDem
Jan 2013
#7
Forgive me if this is a stupid question, but why would a small farmer plant corn
japple
Jan 2013
#46
The truck farming scenario is what I thought might work best. I don't know what kind of operation
japple
Jan 2013
#50
goo woo yourself- what are they, supposed to do testing for free as a public service?
farminator3000
Jan 2013
#57
It's not as if this is the first time you've been busted for posting woo sites
Major Nikon
Jan 2013
#60
if i am posting woo, you are posting poo. you are either posting shill or swill
farminator3000
Jan 2013
#65
first of all, homeopathy is probably older than science, and i'm still sneezing from dust from that
farminator3000
Jan 2013
#75
If homeopathy is your idea of closer to the truth, I'm not sure what more there is to say
Major Nikon
Jan 2013
#76
if you think big M would even begin to want the truth to be known, you're delusional
farminator3000
Jan 2013
#78
in fact it is the most used pesticide by a factor of 2.3 times and pollutes the Mississippi
farminator3000
Jan 2013
#59
The government also says it poses "no unreasonable risks or adverse affects"
Major Nikon
Jan 2013
#62
so was DDT you keep trying to change the subject because you know you are totally wrong
farminator3000
Jan 2013
#77
cuba does ok taking care of itself, sometimes. Haiti, on the other hand...
farminator3000
Jan 2013
#83