Obama: U.S. Must Reverse Course With Indians

[L. Coyote]

Run time: 01:54 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlRX1hjkGDc   Posted on YouTube: November 05, 2009 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: November 05, 2009 By DU Member: L. Coyote Views on DU: 487

 
President Barack Obama is telling Native American tribal leaders he is determined to reverse the federal government's history of marginalizing and ignoring the plight of Indian nations. (Nov. 11)

Transcript
President Obama delivers remarks at White House, Tribal Nations conference
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/05/AR2009110502365.html

[elmerdem]

1. He obviously

hates Amurica! Wasn't enough to apologize all across Europe? Obama is so weak:sarcasm:

[swilton]

2. I'll Give Him Credit for Addressing this Thorny Issue

But he's got to do more than give a good speach!:kick:

[winyanstaz]

3. As a Native American..I will believe this change...

when I see it.

[L. Coyote]

4. Ditto that. Why didn't he annouce a change, proposed laws, executive decisions, real policy changes

instead of empty rhetoric? Where is the actual change?

[Uncle Joe]

5. One way the President could help Native Americans is to promote Medicare for every American

from the cradle to the grave.

If need be, increase taxes on the wealthy to pay for it particularly as much of the wealth accumulated in this nation came at the expense of the Native Americans.

[winyanstaz]

6. I agree on that too...

What we are about to get on health care is more stabs in the back.
I do not see why American people cannot have the same kind of health care they have in Israel.
We pay for it there..why not here as well?
Ending just one of these wars would pay for it too...
I don't know about the rest of the world but I am just fed up and sick and tired of the bullshit.

[Angry Dragon]

7. I am tired of the false and empty words also........