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President Obama talks about NCLB
In tough economic times, President Obama unveils a new NCLB program to ensure fairness “from Main Street to Wall Street.” Stephen Price Blair goes to the White House to discuss this new program with the President.
President Obama speaks about change with the Reader in the Roosevelt Room of the White House.
Stephen Price Blair: I’m going to toss the toughest question first, Mr. President. Mr. President, the Republican hopefuls seem to be campaigning under a slogan of stinginess, that in tough economic times failures, for example, failing banks, should be allowed to fail with no public assistance. How will the White House counter such a blatantly selfish strategy?
President Obama: “I don’t understand the Republicans. They think that if the banks had been left to fend for themselves, that we wouldn’t still be in a depression today.”
Stephen Price Blair: Mr. President, some of your opponents charge that your administration has engaged too much with private industry, that this is not the change you promised when you ran for office. How do you respond to these charges?
President Obama: “Change can sometimes be hard to understand. Change is bailing out the auto industry, an industry that hasn’t changed since the fifties. Believe me, it was not politically popular to engage in that kind of cronyism, but we cannot allow the auto industry to fail. When you let a company fail, you never know what new businesses are going to take its place. Friend, we must bail out the banks! We must bail out the auto companies! We must bail out Fannie Mae! These companies must not be allowed to collapse. These are good people. They donate to my campaigns!”
“Further, I believe that everyone deserves their fair share of bailouts, that everyone, from Main Street to Wall Street can play by these rules. To this end, I have directed NASA to implement a new wealth distribution program to ensure fairness: No Crony Left Behind.”
Continue at No Crony Left Behind on page 20
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President Obama switches parties
President Obama, angered over the Democratic Senate’s inability to pass basic legislation, says he will become a Republican.
An uncomfortable President Obama signs the Democrat’s two-month payroll tax cut. “It was this act of incompetence by the Democrats that convinced me to look for an alternative party.”
President Obama is heading into his re-election campaign with plans to step up his offensive against an unpopular Congress, concluding that he cannot pass any major legislation in 2012 because of Democratic inability to pass basic legislation.
According to the White House, the Democratic Senate of Harry Reid (D-NV) hasn’t even passed a budget in nearly three years, “including when they controlled both the Senate and the House,” said the President. The Republican House has passed a budget, “but Reid won’t discuss it.” The Senate hasn’t passed a recovery plan since the disastrous trillion-dollar crony bailout in 2009, but the Republican House has passed several. “But Reid won’t discuss them.”
Continue at Obama turns Republican on page 22
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Public Citizen: Democracy is for Individuals, Not People
Where two people join together, there is a giant corporation that needs to be squashed.
From 1600 20th Street, DC, Public Citizen calls for a constitutional amendment to break Citizens United. Public Citizen’s Robert Weissman wrote to the Weekly Reader to discuss Public Citizen’s campaign.
Thursday Morning
Dear Friend,
Two years ago, the Supreme Court ruled in Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission that giant corporations like Carvin Corporation, Karl Strauss Brewing Company, and Nana’s Cookie Company have a constitutional right to donate to support or oppose politicians and positions that hinder job creation in their industries.
Now we’re seeing the results: the economy is finally starting to turn around, and with that we’re losing the crises we need to reform private industry to look more like government projects.
Continue at Disbanding united citizens on page 26
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