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Posted for WGOW: Obama & the Nobel, a different view

Mon, 10/12/2009 - 08:45 — Archon

We greens do have issues with the current President
But based on ideas not a personal animus against the man.
All we can say is that we hope he does take this as a challange.
I'm posting this because it represent a view in the debate not often heard in Chattanooga media.
And certain web pages can't seem to handle the code.

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Wed, 10/14/2009 - 22:35 — Archon

Part of GPUS response to Obama winning the Nobel

As the Nobel Prize awards continue to be announced from Oslo this week, the Green Party of the United States looks to honor those who support the Green Party despite the incredible support the international community has given to President Obama's version of "peace".

Despite Tuesday's Washington Post report that President Obama has secretly authorized 13,000 more American soldiers to continue the occupation of Afghanistan - in addition to an announced increase of over 20,000 soldiers - the Nobel Peace Prize committee chose to honor his promises to bring about change.

We honor the Green Party members, supporters, candidates, and donors who are helping create real change by supporting the real alternative to corporate, war-making politics.

The Nobel Peace Prize committee chose to honor President Obama's promise to end the American-led war in Iraq, yet over 100,000 American troops still occupy that country.

We honor the hundreds of thousands of Americans who voted for Green Party candidates in 2008 in an attempt to put real leaders into power - leaders who follow up on their promises, work for real peace, and work to save lives, not put them in harm's way.

The Nobel Peace Prize committee chose to honor President Obama's promises to work for poor people around the world, and to re-shape our economic policies to keep the rich from getting richer and the middle-class and poor from continued suffering. Yet the day before his Nobel Peace Prize was awarded, President Obama's Department of Defense requested $680 billion more in defense spending for the Pentagon.

We honor those who don't have million-dollar defense contracts but still chose to give what they can to support the Green Party. We honor those who work every day to expose the corporate backing of our elected officials in Washington and the favors those corporation get in return for their "investment".

We honor the thosands of Greens who have participated in actions against the Bush and Obama administration's war plans for Iraq and Afghanistan, and we honor those who will once again take to the streets on October 17th in a national day of actions against those wars.

We honor YOU - the supporters of the Green Party of the United States - and once against ask you to support us as we work from the grassroots to elect local and county, state, and Congressional leaders who will take a real stand for peace and will be able to back up the Peace Prizes they win with actions, not just hope and promise