Kerry speech on Environment suppressed by media today!

[kerrygoddess]

This did not get much (or I should say any) coverage today in the news, but I reported this morning that JK was speaking on the environment today at the Brookings Institution...

If we don't start talking about Bush is doing to the planet we won't have one to talk about!


Climate Change Policy: What's Next?
9 February 2005

One of the greatest losses in the past election cycle was the opportunity to discuss the real issues, not the issues that the Bush campaign forced down the throats of America’s with their propaganda driven news media control, but the real issues, like the environment.

Sadly, during the three presidential debates there was only one question on the environment. Environmentalists had no doubt, who the clear choice was during the election. The difference between John Kerry’s record on the environment and George W. Bush’s record are like night and day.

Among the travesties in Bush’s newly released budget are cuts to the EPA to the tune of $450 million. The L.A. Times reported today that “Bush Plan Could Drain Effort to Clean Up Waters.”

If approved by Congress, 2006 funding for the popular program to finance clean water improvements with low-interest loans will be cut nearly in half, from $1.35 billion in 2004 to $730 million.

Thankfully, while Bush is busy tweaking with the environmental priorities of our country, the Shadow President, John Kerry was out today speaking at a conference at the Brookings Institution on Climate Change Policy in Washington, D.C.

Kerry said today, regarding the current Climate Change Policy in D.C. that “our nation has been forced into a great step backward in our work to protect the global environment.”

More & Lot's of links - http://www.lightupthedarkness.org/blog/default.asp?view=plink&id=350

[GetTheRightVote]

1. I hope we put * out of power before he allows the lost of our environment

I have mailed Sen. Kerry, thanking him for his speech today.

:kick:

[kerrygoddess]

6. Cool! Thank You!

:kick:

[paineinthearse]

2. I read my junior senator's website every day.

The text of the speech was there earlier today. Duh, didn't think of posting here.

[KissMeKate]

3. the media covers the rest of the climate change conference

and suppresses Kerry? or are they just not covering speeches made to the brookings institution?

[kerrygoddess]

5. I don't know what happened

I had hoped it would be on C-Span and it wasn't!

Thankfully there was a transcript on his Senate website. Awesome speech.

[Erika]

4. It is so sad to think what could have been with Kerry

and what is with Bush. Kerry offered promise. Bush offered fear and gloom. Kerry wished to protect the environment, Bush wishes to exploit it. Kerry wanted to uplift every American, Bush could care less about any American, unless they represent corporatism. Kerry wanted to offer a health plan, Bush wants to cut health coverage.

Whoever voted for W deserves what they sowed, I just wished they hadn't dragged the rest of under also.

[juajen]

7. There has to be something we can do about this lack of coverage

Why couldn't our NY bretheren take signs and protest GMA. Even we watch this.

BTW, we've been chosen to be Nielson family. Any advice out there for advancing our cause. I'm thrilled that they will be noting that we are not watching mainstream news any more, and, of course, I will have c-span on and Keef; but, any other suggestions?

[marcologico]

8. If they covered it, they wouldn't be able to lie about it later,

when they write about how Kerry has said nothing, nothing about the environment in the entire time he's been in the Senate.

[Dr Fate]

9. The only way DEMS get on TV is interviews....

...or doing somthing "controversial"...

If DEMS want their speeches on TV, they will have to give the Info-tainment shows somthing juicy!

[zann725]

10. JK might try giving a speech on Social Security. THAT would get coverage.

He seemed so committed to saving it during his campaign. But is so "silent" on it right now.

While it's admirable he's concerned about the Environment, saving Social Security is far more IMMEDIATE THIS WEEK. Bush's decisions NOW are irreversible.

But I guess if I had millions, it would not be a priority I could relate to.

[LittleClarkie]

11. He had several good comments on MTP about SS

That there is no crisis.

That it was meant as an insurance fund, not an investment fund. Oh, he's had plenty to say about it. And health care, which he was also committed to during the campaign.

And this was a conference he went to about the environment. I don't think the environment folk showed up for a SS speech.

You'd think it could have made CSPAN. And I thought the point was that the conference got coverage, but they skipped over what would have been a familiar name to the audience. Or maybe they didn't even cover it. I don't know.

[marcologico]

12. Kerry on SS, NBC-TV, Jan 30: "President Bush is hyping a phony crisis."

"President Bush is hyping a phony crisis. The crisis in America today is 45 million Americans who don't have health care. The crisis are 11 million children that I just talked about that we ought to be covering with health care.

You know, Social Security does not run out, as the president says, and become bankrupt in 2018. It can pay 100 percent of the benefits until 2042, and after 2042, it can pay 80 percent of the benefits.

"And all you need to do to move Social Security into safety well into the 22nd century, into the next century, is to roll back part of George Bush's tax cut today. His tax cut takes three times the deficit of what is contained in Social Security.

"Now, there are any number of other things that you could do to try to fix it smart. What President Bush wants to do is put at risk something that has stood up not as an investment program but an insurance program, an insurance against poverty.

"Without Social Security, 50 percent of seniors would be in poverty. Without Social Security, people with disabilities, widows, orphans, children would not get help.

"And the president is willing to put that at risk so that you have $940 billion of fees that go to Wall Street and a whole bunch of young people get to invest money in who knows what, and there's no guarantee that money will be there for them in their lifetime. "

transcript here: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50306-2005Jan31_5.html