As the American Poverty Rate Soars, the Economic Elite Have Never Had it Better (Audio & Transcript)

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Note, this speech was public and free and transcript of the remarks is not under copyright by anyone

http://ampedstatus.com/as-the-middle-class-collapses-and-the-american-poverty-rate-soars-the-economic-elite-have-never-had-it-better-audio-transcript">As the Middle Class Collapses and the American Poverty Rate Soars, the Economic Elite Have Never Had It Better (Audio & Transcript)

David DeGraw recently gave a speech to World War II veterans and their families summing up his recent reporting on the severe economic attacks that are being carried out against the US public. Below is the introduction and part one of the speech. We will be posting the second part of this speech within the next few days.

http://ampedstatus.com/david-degraw-speech-intro.mp3">Introduction (audio)

http://ampedstatus.com/david-degraw-speech-part1.mp3">Part 1 (audio)

http://ampedstatus.com/print-version-degraw-speech1.doc">Printer Friendly Transcript


Transcript: INTRODUCTION

Thank you, thank you for all being here today, taking time out of your busy schedule, I appreciate it. It is obviously a beautiful Sunday and I’m sure that you, much like myself, would rather be outside right now having fun with family and friends. So it’s unfortunate that we have to be here today, on many levels.

As you will soon see, I am not a public speaker in any way, I have never given an extended speech like this, and I don’t enjoy standing in front of people, behind a microphone and talking like this. I’m also battling against a cold right now, as you can probably already tell, and I certainly don’t have a nice sounding voice to begin with, and to be giving a speech right now with a cold, I apologize for that.

I do, however, feel an incredible sense of obligation to do this. Just to give you a little background, I’ve spent the last ten years of my life dedicated to researching power politics, and I’ve been investigating this economic crisis since before it was known as a crisis. I consulted on a documentary film back in 2006, which was subtitled, America Before the Bubble Bursts. It was director by a colleague of mine named Danny Schechter, at the time of the documentary’s release the economy was soaring along, home values were at all-time highs, so the few critics who actually reviewed the film, they dismissed it as an “alarmists view.” Of course, a year after the release of the film, the economy did crash and the bubble did burst. So I’ve watched this crisis unfold very closely, and I have reported extensively on it, As most of you are already aware I have a book out now called The Economic Elite Vs. the People of the United States. Which I will give free copies to anyone here today who would like one.

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So it is the least that I can do to present to you this speech and a audio recording of it. It is, sadly, one of the many tragic things about our current crisis, that at this later stage of your life, you are witnessing the collapse of the middle class that you created.

So obviously that gives me zero enjoyment in saying that, and I hate the circumstances in which I am here right now, but I am doing everything I possibly can to explain the current situation to as many people as possible. I’ve dedicated my life now to working around the clock to get this very urgent message out about what is now unfolding. After my analysis, I now realize that I have no other choice. So I’m here doing my best imitation of Paul Revere. Now I know that sounds a bit silly, but I am here to sound the alarm. Obviously it’s not the British who are coming, it is the Economic Elite who are coming, in fact, they are most definitely already here and making themselves at home. So, I’ve come to the very unfortunate conclusion, after much research and analysis, that as bad as things have been over the past two years, things are about to get much worse.

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PART ONE: The Economic Elite Vs. The People of the United States

As I said this is going to sound very extreme to you, and it is extreme. However, it is the very unfortunate reality of our current crisis…

The United States has been attacked by a well-organized Economic Elite who are tactically destroying our way of life. They have paid-off leaders of both the Republican and Democratic parties, they have seized control of the US Government, the US Treasury, our tax system, the Federal Reserve, the stock market and US and global economy.

We no longer live in a society with a functioning free market, what we have now is a rigged market, and with that, a rigged government.

(Click the Links Above for Complete Introduction and Part 1 of Speech.)

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I've got to come back to this later to give it the time it deserves, but meanwhile :kick:

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6. Edumication takes a little time

Heard an interesting lecture on Huntsville, AL NPR last night about the coming resource wars, given by Michael Klare (author of Blood and Oil).

We face a struggle for assets and resources not only from within our own nation, but also from the growing crowds of people in China and India and elsewhere who want to drive and shop the way we used to do. We face a future of wars over energy, water, food.

Unless we get smart and figure out how to get along and how to fairly allocate resources, the future looks dim. Not being fatalistic, but the writing is on the wall for anyone to see...


Oh, and K & R :kick:

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