[ITSALLABOUTMEMAN] Re: President Obama, PLEASE Come to Flint

 

Dear Mr. Moore,

Is your intent to embarrass our pathetic and useless "leader"?  Most of his other supporters are very careful to avoid creating any public expectations by demanding anything of him.  If anybody else does, they shout "racist!"  Is that what you want, to be called a racist by your peers?

Seriously, Obama is your mess, not mine. I never voted for him, but you did, you clean him up. He's a toxic mess in the White House.  He's caused the deaths of way more than 10 people. He's the best friend of the people that have pummeled your city that you could ever find. Why would you even want him to come around?  Why don't you ask for Bush instead?  He cares just as much, he'll do just as much, and he's about the same degree of evil.

Really, this is the silliest posturing I've seen since... well, since the last time I heard Trump on the radio.

Sincerely,

Matt Love

On Sat, Jan 16, 2016 at 3:32 PM, Michael Moore <maillist@michaelmoore.com> wrote:

I'm outraged at what's happening in Flint, so I decided to write President Obama asking for his support. Read my new letter below and sign our petition here: http://michaelmoore.com/ObamaComeToFlint

Dear President Obama,

I am writing this to you from the place where I was born -- Flint, Michigan. Please consider this personal appeal from me and the 102,000 citizens of the city of Flint who have been poisoned -- not by a mistake, not by a natural disaster, but by a governor and his administration who, to "cut costs," took over the city of Flint from its duly elected leaders, unhooked the city from its fresh water supply of Lake Huron, and then made the people drink the toxic water from the Flint River. This was nearly two years ago.

This week it was revealed that at least 10 people in Flint have now been killed by these premeditated actions of the Governor of Michigan. This governor, Rick Snyder, nullified the democratic election of this mostly African-American city -- where 41% of the people live below the "official" poverty line -- and replaced the elected Mayor and city council with a crony who was instructed to take all his orders from the governor's office.

One of those orders from the State of Michigan was this: "It costs too much money to supply Flint with clean drinking water from Lake Huron (the 3rd largest body of fresh water in the world). We can save a lot of money doing this differently. So unhook the city from that source and let them drink the water known as 'General Motors' Sewer' -- the Flint River."

And, lo and behold, the Governor was right. It was a lot cheaper! Fifteen million dollars cheaper! And for saving all that money, it is now estimated that to repair the damaged water system in Flint, it will cost at least $1.5 billion. Someone had suggested to the governor, before he did this, that the river contained many toxins. He ignored that. One of his own people said maybe they should add a safe-to-drink "corrosive protector" to the water so that the toxins in said water wouldn't leach the lead off the aging water pipe infrastructure and into the drinking water. "How much will that cost?" asked the governor's office.

"Just $100 a day for only 3 months," the governor was told. Oh, $100 a day?! THAT'S TOO MUCH!, came the reply from the governor. Don't worry about the lead. "Lead is a seasonal thing," he would later explain to the public. "Heck, there's lead in everything!" Just let them drink the river water.

This is a city full of poor black people, a city where half the population (including myself) found a way to escape the misery and the madness (the crime rate is so bad, we've lead the country in murders for most years -- and just to get an idea of what that means, if NYC had the same murder rate as Flint last year, over 4,000 New Yorkers would have been killed, instead of the 340 who actually were).

My city has been pummeled by General Motors, Wall Street and the State and Federal governments. It's no surprise that the Republicans who control our State Capitol in Michigan didn't have to worry about any push-back from the residents of Flint because, to them, that's just a bunch of eviscerated black people who have absolutely no power, "don't vote for us any way," and have NO means to fight back.

And now, after every single child in Flint has been poisoned with lead-filled water that the State knew a year ago was in that water, we learn that the governor's office sought to cover it up, hiding it not just from the defenseless African Americans they secretly fear and despise, but also hiding it from YOU and the federal government! (Link)

And, as if things couldn't get any worse, the news of 87 people with Legionnaires Disease happened this week. Ten Flint residents have been KILLED by this disease which is caused by tainted water. Not by gun violence, not in Afghanistan, but by an act of racism and violence perpetrated by the -- I'm sorry to say -- white, Republican governor of Michigan who knew months ago the water was toxic.

All fingers from the doctors and scientists point to the filthy, toxic Flint River as the cause of this Legionnaires Disease outbreak. 10 human souls deceased. In an average year, Flint already had an astounding 8 cases (and rarely a death) of people contracting Legionnaires Disease. Since the citizens of Flint were forced to use the water from the Flint River, EIGHTY-SEVEN CASES OF LEGIONNAIRES DISEASE have happened! AND TEN DEATHS! And the number is expected to rise.

President Obama -- the people of Flint are crying out to you for help. Our Congressman, Dan Kildee, has called the federal government for assistance. But he's been told that it's a "State issue" and that "the State of Michigan has to be the one asking the feds for the help."

NO! The STATE is the one who CAUSED THIS! That's like asking the fox if he could repair the chicken coop. No, Mr. President, we need YOUR help -- TODAY. 100,000 people have no water to drink, to cook with or to bathe in.

This week, you are coming to Michigan to attend the Detroit Auto Show. We implore you to come to Flint, less than an hour's drive north of Detroit. Do not ignore this tragedy taking place every day. This may be Gov. Snyder's Katrina, but it will become your Bush-Flying-Over-New Orleans Moment if you come to Michigan and then just fly away. I know you don't want that image of flying over us as you "fake-sad" look down on Flint just as Bush did in that never-to-be-forgotten photo-op over New Orleans. I know you are going to come to the rescue here in Flint. I can't imagine any other scenario.

We need:

1. The CDC here at once to truly assess all of the disease and damage that has been forced upon the people of Flint.

2. FEMA has to supply large water containers in every home in Flint -- and they must be filled by water trucks until the new infrastructure is resolved.

3. The EPA must take over matters from the State (can the governor be removed and replaced like he did to the mayor of Flint?). Immediately.

4. You must send in the Army Corps of Engineers to build that new water infrastructure. Otherwise, you might as well just evacuate all the people from Flint and move them to a white city that has clean drinking water -- and where this would never happen.

President Obama, I'm counting on you to give us a response. Can we expect to see you, in Flint, in the next few days?

Yours,
Michael Moore
Filmmaker
Flint native

P.S. - Everyone please sign our petition and share this! http://michaelmoore.com/ObamaComeToFlint

 

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[ITSALLABOUTMEMAN] Re: Who should replace Obama?

 

You dumbshits, if you want to replace Obama, endorse another Bush. If you want a real president, endorse Jill Stein.

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[ITSALLABOUTMEMAN] Re: Syria - one simple way to help

 

What's a simple way we can help end the West's assault on Syria? We are responsible for those deaths, not the ones Russia has inflicted. My, you folks have sure gone downhill.

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[ITSALLABOUTMEMAN] Re: Thanks to you, a victory for refugees

 

Dear Senator Peters,

What I'd like to know is this - will you support a movement to impeach Obama, and end his criminal regime?  Contrary to international and domestic law, he continues to create refugees (and terrorists) through his own terrorist actions, his criminal attacks on innocent civilians in countries we are not at war with. This is the pressing question I have for you.

We were all terribly disappointed that Obama elected to not allow investigations into the criminal Bush regime for its crimes against humanity. Our disappointment deepened when Obama continued to commit the same sorts of crimes, and even added some new ones in the mix. 

Are you going to utterly fail to uphold the values that could make our country great (it's never been great before, but it could possibly be great if it turned away from empire and towards democracy) or are you going to break from the corrupt and depraved Washington consensus and start acting like a civilized human being?

Sincerely Yours,

Matt Love

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Dear Michigan MoveOn members, 

Thank you.

This week, thanks to your tremendous work, we saw an important victory: a government spending bill free of anti-refugee provisions.

Just a few weeks ago, this outcome seemed like a very long shot. The House of Representatives passed legislation effectively halting the refugee program, and Senate leaders pledged to take up the bill as well. But MoveOn members in Michigan and around the country demanded that elected leaders choose compassion over fear, making phone calls to legislators, holding rallies and vigils, signing countless petitions, and, in many communities, welcoming refugees into their homes for Thanksgiving.

Believe me: your voices were heard in Washington.

And you are not alone. This is an issue close to my heart. Earlier this year, I had the opportunity to visit the largest Syrian refugee camp in Jordan. The refugees I spoke with had lost hope and felt they had no future. Their greatest wish is to live in peace with their families—the exact same thing you and I want for our own families.

Like many of you, I feel that America could and should do more to help. That's why after that trip, I wrote a letter to President Obama, urging him to welcome at least 100,000 refugees in the coming years, particularly persecuted religious minorities from Syria and Iraq. Like you, I was deeply saddened by the terrorist attacks in Paris. We all grieved together alongside the people of France and denounced the brutal attacks on innocent civilians. Unfortunately, for many people, the feelings of sadness turned into a misplaced fear of families fleeing from the very same kind of violence in the Middle East.

As a member of the Homeland Security Committee, I am committed to ensuring that our nation is safe from all threats at home and abroad. But as MoveOn members know, and some in Washington forgot, refugees entering the United States undergo some of the most rigorous vetting processes applied to any travelers entering our country. The families who move through our vetting process are exactly the people described by the poem on the Statue of Liberty: " ... your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free." They're people who need our help.

In recent weeks, I've been working to remind my Senate colleagues of the humanity of these refugee families. Thank goodness I had your help. You spoke out, and our nation is stronger as a result.

So, once again, a heartfelt thank you. Let's celebrate this victory and recommit ourselves to upholding the values that make our country great. Let's keep the doors of America open for those fleeing terror and persecution.

With gratitude,

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[ITSALLABOUTMEMAN] Re: "I kill Muslims"

 

Because only your buddy Obama hast the right to kill and terrorize innocent Muslims.

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Last week, a Muslim store owner in New York was beaten by a man yelling, “I kill Muslims!” A pig’s head was left outside a Muslim community center in Philadelphia. And in California, a mosque was set on fire while people prayed inside, and a woman threw hot coffee on Muslims praying in a park.¹

And that’s just a partial list of the anti-Muslim hate crimes sweeping the country.

The only way to stop it is for all of us who reject hate to speak out. Loudly.

That's why we’re helping jumpstart a nationwide campaign called "Hate Has No Business Here." We're organizing small-business owners, community centers, libraries, schools, town halls, places of worship, and others to stand up against Islamophobia.

Will you chip in $3 and help stand up against anti-Muslim hate crimes? 

Yes, I'll chip in.

The wave of Islamophobia since the Paris attacks is terrifying, and the FBI was reporting a disturbing rise in anti-Muslim hate crimes even before Paris.

And with Republican presidential candidates whipping up fear, things could get out of control fast.

That’s why we were so inspired by a couple of small-business owners in Minnesota who launched a nationwide campaign with a simple gesture. They put a sign in their window saying, "Hate has no business here."

Now we’re teaming up with them and the Main Street Alliance to get these signs posted in businesses all over America.

Your donations will allow us to distribute thousands of posters—and expand the campaign to public spaces across America. We'll collect stories and photos and drive media coverage to push back against the stories of hate and violence.

Will you chip in $3—and help stand up against anti-Muslim hate crimes? 

Click here to chip in.

Thanks for all you do.

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[ITSALLABOUTMEMAN] Re: ✈ Matt + Hillary + Bernie + Martin ✈

 

Add Jill Stein to the bill, and I'd be into this event like a train!

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[ITSALLABOUTMEMAN] The wonderfulness that is Facebook Pt. 2

 

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