Obama at the 'AMERICAS SUMMIT"

In the 1950s to the 1970s, during the cold war, the United States supported right wing military Governments in South America. The C.I.A. instigated revolutions that would put a leader into South American Countries that would be favorable to the U.S. Corporations. Without concern for the poor people in these countries the U.S. would prop up Government that would put down any rebellions by the people. Human rights were not a concern for the U.S. during the "Cold War". Leaders in these countries were encouraged to put down any movement by the common people.
In 1954, in Guatemala a legally elected Government of President Jacobo Arbenz was overthrown by an invasion force of mercenaries trained by the C.I.A. at military bases in Honduras and Nicaragua and supported by 4 American Fight planes flown by American pilots. The Invasion put into power Colonel Carlos Castillo Armas who had at one time received military training at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
The U.S. over threw a Democratic elected Government. President Jacobo Arbenz was a left-of-center Socialist. What was unsettling to American business interests was that President Arbenz had expropriated 234,000 acres of land owned by United Fruit. Pres. Arbenz offered compensation to the United fruit Company that was unacceptable to them. After the C.IA. invasion when Colonel Armas took over he gave the land back to United Fruit and abolished the tax on interest and dividends to foreign investors. The Colonel eliminated the secret ballot and jailed thousands of political critics.

Today, the right wing press is criticizing President Obama for going to a meeting of the "America's Summit". At this Summit Chavez shook Obama's hand and gave him a book (I know this book could have lies in it). However, the way America treated South American countries during the "Cold War" was something that we all should be ashamed of. When convenient the U.S overthrow democratically elected Governments

The way to peace is understanding. The way to peace is not threats. President Obama wants to hold out his hand to countries to help bring about peace and understanding to our world.

School vouchers

Right wings radio hosts criticize public schools as being union controlled with lazy teachers. they always contend that Public Schools are failing our children
Many studies, like those administered by the National Assessment of Educational Progress, show that public schools are generally on equal footing with private schools. Students doing the same coursework perform about equally in both institutions. Studies that show otherwise do not take into consideration things like living condition of students, educational level of parents, learning disabilities, etc. When these things are taken into account, we get a dramatically different picture. Public school are equal to private schools. Private schools will not accept these students and they can be expelled from private schools. Why should the public pay to send any children to private schools?
Although it would be nice for poor children to attend good private schools if the parents wish, that doesn't mean that it is the government's responsibility to fund it. If private schools wish to have such children attend, they can offer scholarships. However, they do not want all the children to attend their schools. Once again it is a ploy of the right to privatize education. Public funded schools date back before our Independence.
What could be behind their desire to privatize schools? Could it be that private religious schools will teach our children to vote for Republicans?

BAD PEOPLE

Kim Jong leader of NorthKorea. Dictator seeking a nuclear weapon. He ignores the U.N.

He would not join the U.N. Communist.

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad leader of Iran. Called for the elimination of Israel. Holds fixed elections Seeking to make a nuclear weapon to destroy Israel. Says there was no Holocaust.

Neil Boortz Radio Host Calls Pres. Obama a socialist. Is against helping the poor.

complains that Obama want to cut our defense system. When the military budget has gone up 4%.

Rush Limbaugh Radio Host against Medicaid. Against help for the poor Calls Pres Obama a Socialist Falsely reports that the President is destroying our National defense and says the Market went up because the President is out of town and went down because the President is coming home.

Sean Hannity Radio Host Just Like Rush Limbaugh says that liberals are a threat to our Country. Will do anything to get Republicans elected .

Anne Coulter Author always refers to Democrats as ignorant. A shill for the Right Wing. Her books are

filled misrepresenting statements. Do anything to sell books. Here is a quote from her.

"If we took away women's right to vote, we'd never have to worry about another Democrat president. It's kind of a pipe dream, it's a personal fantasy of mine, but I don't think it's going to happen. And it is a good way of making the point that women are voting so stupidly, at least single women." (I am not for it but, how about taking this womens right to write books and appear on Right Wing shows like Hannity. )