Journalism in America is Dead, or T.Boone Pickens is a liar

T. Boone Pickens on CNBC Tuesday July 7, 2009 7:37 AM EST

He was pushing for the idea that US should claims rights on Iraqi Oil Reserves. Since we have spent so much money and lives on invading Iraq, they should owe the US Government preferential access to the reserves.

He said, he repeatedly went to Bush Government (and to Obama Administration) with this idea and the idea did not get any “traction”. And GEORGE W. BUSH TOLD T.BOONE PICKENS PERSONALLY THAT WE DID NOT GO TO IRAQ FOR OIL.

Sooooo, what is the follow up question?
Wake up American and repeat after me….
“T-H-E-N, W-H-Y D-I-D W-E I-N-V-A-D-E I-R-A-Q”?

I thought Barack Obama was the candidate of “hope and change”. Apparently that slogan didn’t apply to the people of Iran. Obama seems quite content to let the mullahs rule Iran with an iron hand.

Joe B.

We all know your deep faith and entusiasm about Obama and the issues in the Middle East.

How about Papua New Guinea? Do you like their government? Should we ask Obama to send troops to Port Moresby? They are technically ruled by Constitutional Monarchy. Should Obama overthrow the current Governor-General Sir Paulias Metane?

Here we go again… Dorftrottel!

The Senate are selling out the American public on health care. Obama is losing ground and he is now losing the faith of the American public. He lost me when he hired Summers and Geithner and seems to be escalating the war in Afghanistan.

Single payer NOW!

This may feel like “old news” but as a new resident of the State of South Carolina, I am still feeling disappointed in the behavior of Gov. Sanford. The legislature is not going to ask for his resignation, there probably is not enough evidence to impeach him, nor is there any mechanism by which the people can mount a recall. This man, who is supposed to serve at the pleasure of the people, gets to keep his office regardless of the fact that a substantial majority of his constituents want him gone.

Ms. Parker states she is not an economist, but she states as “economic facts” talking points from Republican fear factories that are nowhere near facts or even coherent theories about facts. Let her tell us what businessman (who wants to stay in business) will invest (add more workers or buy equipment if he doesn’t see anyone who will buy his product) to get the economy going again?

With the Fed at a zero interest rate it has no capability to stimulate the economy, so a fiscal stimulus is all that is left. Giving money to the states was trimmed in the first stimulus when that would have slowed or prevented the current round of severe cuts in nearly all states and should be a major or only section of a second stimulus.

Talking about the economy:

In the conversation, it was mentioned that retail sales are still down. Obviously, we all want to see businesses stay afloat and ultimately thrive, but perhaps we need to look at other ways to bolster our economy other than what people are spending. Going back to the old model of consumerism being the foundation of our economy is madness. Our way of life is unsustainable without a foundation other than stock markets and Americans purchasing goods. We have to produce something, build things, created products and globally salable ideas, innovate new ways of living without so much waste, etc. The old ways need to change, so is it a bad thing that people of buying less stuff, and saving more?

Thanks for a great show–one of many!

In talking about China’s & India’s CO2 emissions, it was pointed out that they are trying to raise their standard of living, and ask us not to live by a double standard, etc. Good points & commonly made; but it is also worth considering “whose” emissions these are in the first place. Is the US willing to take responsibility for the emissions created by the manufacture of goods we import?

Here’s thought, if the scientist who are studying this are right and global warming keeps going we wont need an economy. If the temperature rises 2 to 3 degrees the entire southwest will become one huge death valley.

New Hampshire will have a climate like South Carolina.
Think about this, the millions of people who will be heading North as these areas start to die from prolonged drought.

I have found the coverage of Michael Jackson`s death to be disgusting. The voyeuristic nature of the coverage was best summarized by a poll on CNN.com which asked the public where Jackson should be buried.

Tabloids mourn the loss / By moonwalking on his grave / R.I.P Michael.

If you remember what happened with the Clinton health care plan, watch how Obama is getting the Congress invested in clean energy and health care. Now it is incumbent on those of us who want reform to get active and make our legislators know we are watching and what we want. Otherwise we don’t deserve to get reform (and we won’t because Obama cannot do it by himself against the vested interests of each issue).

Just to flesh out the consequences of staying the current business as usual (BAU) course, by 2090 Kansas will have over 120 days of over 90°F heat, which means a lot of over 120°F days (Florida will have over 180 days over 90°F). If you don’t think that will dry out the soil and make growing crops problematic, good luck.

This is from today’s NY Times in the comments section of Paul Krugman’s column.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/10/opinion/10krugman.html

Ruskin
Buffalo, NY
July 10th, 2009
6:40 am

My fear is that that inability to admit mistakes is a marked tendency – a trait of character, one might almost say – in the person whose presence at the very center of the administration’s economic policies worries me most. Larry Summers failed, miserably failed, in the biggest job of his career, and it was not all because he made remarks about women in science. Everything the ordinary person can see from watching him and listening to him on television, and the internet, suggests a kind of arrogance that is disinclined, to say the least, to admit mistakes. The President appointed him, and presumably the President listens to him carefully, but I earnestly hope that while he’s listening, he factors in the possibility that a hint of “I’m infallible” is somewhere in the picture.

I can’t agree more with this comment. Obama is turning into a HUGE disappointment on all fronts. It irks me to say this as a progressive but President Obama is turning out to be another Clinton or worse Bush II.

Thank you Kathleen Parker for some insight and compassion regarding MJ. It’s the story of a life with a lot more to it than a few easy taglines could begin to capture.
As for climate change, who really believes the world will suddenly unite, solve the renewable energy deficit, and instantly start to reduce greenhouse emissions. I’d be happy to make a bet that in 5 years the emissions will be higher still, not lower, even by a single percentage point. The reduction just won’t start any time soon. Perhaps it’s time to start seriously looking at mitigation – sunlight filtration (it already happens to some extent via particulate pollution) reflection, or whatever might work. I’m not suggesting “relax, technology will save us” – more the opposite: as of right now, nothing will.
Maybe On Point could have an hour on mitigation.

William once we reach that point of no return, that is the earth’s climate raises by 3 degrees, the polar ice caps will melt, once that happens it’s over, there is no turning back.

In spite of the irreverent nature of the, ‘Week in the News, I will note a double standard displayed by Kathleen Parker.

She cold busted on Michael Jackson’s pathology (no argument but that’s not the point) and yet, albeit for brevity, when giving rushed final thoughts on McNamara’s passing she blurted out the ~ ‘I’ll stick to the standard that one should not speak ill of the dead.’

One could say that McNamara’s shortcomings had a greater effect on the world than Michael Jackson’s and should have been allowed a wee bit more analysis.

Okay, think what you want of Sarah Palin and her abilities or disabilities, but can journalists at least have the integrity to call out a lie, even if it is about someone they do not like? Tom, Kathleen please speak up when you hear a lie about Sarah Palin. A caller referred to the often debunked story that Sarah Palin charged rape victims for test kits. This is not true. Please educate yourselves. Don’t be lazy: http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/arch
ive/2008/09/26/debunk-a-bunk.aspx

There is no need to demonize Sarah Palin. It’s a modern day witch hunt where truth just doesn’t matter, and this is scary and hugely disappointing. Why doesn’t anyone in the news care to be objective and truthful anymore?

I think President Obama’s visit to Ghana is a statement of respect for the tremendous effort Ghanaians have made in recent years to change peacefully from a dictatorship to a stable democracy, with an improving economy. Ghanaians are a friendly, outgoing people, fond of music and skilled at crafts. Travel to Ghana can only benefit the people, while Ghanaians can bring to America their culture and work ethic. Barely 200 years ago, Ghanaians came to America as slaves; now they can come on their own, examples of how, over time, the world does change for the better. For Africans, Ghana’s transition to democracy is certainly a strong statement to its neighbors that life can improve and peace is not just a dream. President Obama’s journey reinforces America’s commitment to Africa and its people.

Peter Randall, Photographer/Publisher
Ghana: An African Portrait Revisited

i was listening to some of the other npr stations talking about obama trip to Ghana not so much as a good will effect but corporate and closed to most people.

would love to see what ceo if any will be traveling with him.

sad that lobbist will screw the majority of americans for a small elite few.

if jack was correct about 1.25million a day from the health insurance lobbist than over 456 million dollars are spent to deny us health care a year.

if u took the senate of 100 than it would be around 456,000 to buy each vote a year, and 2,736,000 a term. In theory if u wished for your senator to vote for the public plan and health care than u would have to beat the average bid per senator of 456,000 per year.

as for Lilya,

why would the bush admin state they went to iraq for oil?wouldnt help there arguement for freedom and democracy and further incrimate themselves nor would obama wish to push that on iraqi atleast in the public news reporting would look bad. Like lobbying in the u.s. and the world. backroom deals are made and tranparancy is second unless forced or politically good.

T.BOONE PICKENS is going back on his call for alt resources least for another few years. as BP is cutting theres alt engery sites and research as well to focus on producing and making more of oil after the force earlier retirement of the previous ceo for more profits to the shareholders and CEO.

actually 4,560,000 per year
and 27,360,000 per senate term.

also on health care today

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106470889

the doctor had some great points

also along the lines from above

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106470896

How can we miss this about Sarah Palin

No vetting, not ready, does not have any ideas…
Could not get along with McCain people, was not a team player, major problems…

Who was touring the convention center along with his buddy McCain? Remember those days….
Who was “closest” politician to McCain around the time of the convention?
Who was the #1 choice for the VP, before somebody chartered an airplane for the Palin Familia?

Sarah Palin was a window dressing. After the elections, they were going to ask her to resign and replace her with somebody else within weeks.

Then you were going to see (according to the GOP Script): drum rolls….
President Mr. McCain and VP. Mr. Lieberman

I always listen to the Friday edition of On Point’s Week in the News, but I was disappointing today by the depth of analysis offered by Kathleen Parker She said a number of times that she had little to offer on various topics, except for Michael Jackson, which she had just written a column on. Perhaps this was a summer “fill-in” – but I expect more from your guests.

Lilya off the meds are we?

I find Ms. Parker’s remarks on Russia & our “ABM” system were quite telling.

On Russia, she fails to see what the Russian people see – NATO expanded to their borders & a pledge broken when WJC/GWB allowed that. How would we feel if Mexico & Canada decided to join the CIS Russian confederation? And if Cuba joined? Then Bermuda, the Bahamas? We’d feel surrounded just as the Russians do now. And this comes after the disaster of economic shock therapy & the oligarchs of The Chicago School of Greenspan, etc.

As to the ABM system, the fact that she assumes we actually can knock down a hostile missile shows a Beltway illusion that accepts the “report” that the DOD releases after each of these “tests.” The Union of Concerned Scientists & news reports have always had to include caveats mostly amounting to “the incoming target was destroyed, so we must have destroyed it, despite the fact that the target was not touched by our interceptor or its debris.” The Patriots couldn’t knock out the SCUDS. The techies have improved their prototypes, but the offensive options from decoys to simple MIRVs, etc. make the GWB boast that we have an effective ABM system as empty as his promise to rebuild NOLA after Katrina.

This doesn’t include the physics problems associated with trying to hit a long distance target with targeting radar at any distance over about 300 miles. Until we learns how to make electrical/radio signals break the speed of light ABM effectiveness is the Baghdad Bob of defensive systems.

The HuffPost headline is that since the start of the year – probably after 20 January -the insurance, Pharma, med appliance firms & their lobbyists are spending $1.40 million per day on the 535 on the Hill.

Beware of the trojan horses coming out of Washington. They are now trying to fool us by changing the names of things they want us to swallow. The health care bill has a tax on benefits and a new phrase, “shared responsiblity.” By the way, AIG is giving out bonuses again.

I watched Bill Moyers Journal tonight. Everyone should.
It’s worse than I thought. It’s all about wall street, surprise surprise. Obama and the dems have sold out the country. I have to say I’m starting to want this man out of office, he’s worse than Bush.

I never thought I would ever find myself saying this. But this man used millions of Americans goodwill to get elected and now hes just doing the bidding of corporate America. At least with Bush I expected this kind of crap. Obama campaigned on change, on changing how things work in Washington. He has either just given up, or he’s on of the most cynical manipulating politicians to come down the pike.

http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/07102009/profile.html

http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/blog/2009/07/assessing_a_public_option_for.html

or he’s one of the most cynical manipulating politicians to come down the pike.

sorry typo…

putney,

i disagree, though i disagree with some of the things obama has done or has not done. There has been things, like talks on global warming, lifting the ban or partly more on stem cells, attitude towards europe and the middle-east, pushing for troops to come home i agree with,and a renew focus on science, and even still trying to work with the no nothing republicans who i wish sometimes he flip them the bird. But Obama did far better at explaining whats going on, or what he is trying to do than anything bush did, tried, or would do. He has given use far more information than bush would ever have (good or bad).

Obama has alot on his plate and it is though annoying sometimes unreasonable to think he can fix everything in a short period time.

To be honest and logical the republican side for 2012 will produce someone far worst than obama. Since

1. the base has moved far right so a moderate would not be able to win.

2. if a moderate managed to win the republican ticket than his VP would have come suck up to the far right

3. The far right foreign policies are danagerous and conflitatinl and will further promote tension with the europe and the middle east, along with russia.

4. The far does not believe in a public option at all or social programs so u could kiss the pubic health care good bye along with even deeper cuts

5. The far right will further take away Transparency and accountability to americans, the senate and house.

6. the far right will do almost anything to get, stay, keep power

7. the far right somehow believes that not paying for a war is fine but paying to help unemployed workers is hierarchy

8. dont believe me look at john mccain someone how i and many others thought about voting for in the beginning until he sucked up to the far right than he said in 2k were radicals(haggie) and what this election did to his standing. Or some of the paris H. ads,, and picking palin. and now the republican party is smaller with more extreme elements in it. So getting a moderate in there ranks not beholding to the right is highly unlikcly

9. the far right still demonizing all muslims as terrorist(who before 2004 often voted republican) racist towards Mexicans,Blacks, still against GBLT,

10 Because of this if a republican running for office would first have to appeal to the above far right republicans and often more radical base to receive the ticket once elected as President will be beholden not just to wall street like some democratics but they religious base(palin type), think there going to even try to fight climate change or corporate america think again and only will dig deeper holes for the poor and middle class in guise of the boot strap mentality.

Best bet would be to make obama fight for your vote and keep pressure on some of the cowardly dems, and republicans to get the job done along with obama of course.

A third party would be great causing all side to come up with better ideas but i doubt it.

remember this is what the base has been becoming for the republicans with moderates pushed off.

clip from the glen beck show with can u believe this a former CIA official

http://www.youtube.com/v/Irs9nbIv9vU&hl=en&fs=1

conflitatinl =confrontational

Mike listen to how Obama talks about health care now compared to when he was campaigning.

He’s sold us out. With Bush I knew what to expect.
Obama and the wall street dems are worse because they pretend to be “for the people” they are not.

The rest of the stuff your talking about, such as stem cell research, well read the fine print, the Obama administration has made it harder to do not easier.

Bottom line is, and what I am saying is our government is for the corporations and of the corporations, that’s it.

We do not count.

The other thing is that Obama is also keeping most of the Bush rules regarding White House secrecy and we still have the same lack of transparency that we had with Bush.

In short Bush made the presidency more powerful, Obama is not willing to give this up.

Bottom line, he used people like me to get elected, which is to be expected and I’m not that naive to think that politicians are altruistic. But he really used people, millions of them to get into the White House, he has made a huge mistake thinking that independents like me will just automatically vote for him again. Fool me once…

to putney—

please give concrete example of your statement re obama made it harder to do stem cell research, not easier if you read fine print. Thanks.

Also obama not living up to expectations– lets not exaggerate with ultra negative–the sky is falling–type comments. Let’s make a few distinctions between lousy and not good but mediocre results. We can’t turn our sick political culture around completely with 1 election. It will tak several, and plenty of citizen demonstrations.

in the news today,

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106521628

also on the bbc as well

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8146466.stm

just imagine what other laws cheney broke that we’ll probably never know about it.

Obama has said that single payer is off the table in regards to health care. He said he was in favor of this during his campaign. Furthermore Obama’s plan as well as the democrat’s plan for health care will only make it worse. Obama wants to mandate that all Americans have to have health care as we have in Massachusetts. Well in Massachusetts this is not working and the system is still breaking down. People still go broke for being sick. Obama made some very poignant campaign promises in this area and he is now back tracking on all of them.

lets not exaggerate with ultra negative–the sky is falling–type comments. Give me a break, Obama has mismanaged the economy, his economic team is failing.
They have given away trillions of dollars and the banks still call the shots! ellenb, wake up and open your eyes this guy is selling us out and we don’t even see it.

You can start here; http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/04/20/obamas-guidelines-for-stem-cell-research-dodge-controversial-bullets/

It’s there, the Obama administration has made it harder to do this kind of research by setting into motion extremely imposable guidelines for doing research.

Obama has completly done a reversal on Afghanistan.
Mark my words, Afghanistan will become his Viet Nam, Obama is morfing into LBJ…

Has anyone noticed that when Sotomayor is confirmed that there will be six Catholics on the Supreme Court.