Does GE Biotechnocrac equal Bioterrorism?
Quote of the day from KEEP The BEET Media
Star the World's First Talking Beet Plant.
Other quotes of interest from BILL GATES,
PRINCE CHARLES, MICHAEL MOORE, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN,
THOMAS JEFFERSON, and more.
Date: 1/27/2010 4:30:04 AM ( 14 y ) ... viewed 1680 times
“If people let the government decide
what foods they eat and what medicines
they take, their bodies will soon be in as sorry
a state as are the souls who live under tyranny”
THOMAS JEFFERSON
"Those who would give up essential Liberty,
to purchase a little temporary Safety,
deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN,
Pennsylvania Assembly:
Reply to the Governor,
November 11, 1755.—
The Papers of Benjamin Franklin,
ed. Leonard W. Labaree,
vol. 6, p. 242 (1963).
This quotation, slightly altered,
is inscribed on a plaque in the stairwell of the pedestal
of the Statue of Liberty:
“They that can give up essential liberty to obtain
a little safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.”
These comments above bring to mind
the FOOD SAFETY LEGISLATION
#US BILL HR FSEA 2749
and S-510. US BIll HR 2749
passed the House in late July.
S-510 is still forthcoming to the
senate floor as of January 27, 2010.
Wrote this during the night.
went looking for quotes on other
PLANT YOUR DREAM BLOGS
from THOMAS JEFFERSON,
and BEN FRANKLIN related to food safety.
could not find them. Then finally did.
THis is a Draft, and gives info
that will be used in other blogs.
Thanks.
Leslie
Noted,
8:42 AM
January 27, 2010
QUOTE FROM KEEP THE BEET MEDIA STAR
THE WORLD's FIRST TALKING BEET PLANT,
the U.S. Czarina of Foods
From the point of view of a simple beet,
each person in 2010 is mandated by Mother Earth
herself to remember how to grow some of their food.
We are here now to regain confidence that we can grow
our own food, and befriend our remaining Farmers
who through authentic sustainable growing practices,
are our true giants of industry. We are each here
to befriend local, organic, food,
growing in harmony with the beat of nature,
Genetically Engineered Biotechnologists are a breed
unto themselves. From the point of few of a simple
beet and her allies of the field, they are
Bio Terrorists, using their extreme methods
of fragmentation to defy the natural scheme.
What is the natural scheme?
We, your vegetative friends,
are here to bring the best out of you.
We are here to foster your uniqueness,
to give your children strength to be the best
intended.
Democracy is all about sitting at the same table.
It is about expercising "our" Unity and Diversity Muscle.
It is not about a World of Have's and Have' Not's,
Bankers and Borrowers. I say "our" because
we, too, us vegetables, are rising up
to speak for ourselves in an age where
intelligence is deminished, and wisdom
a legacy increasingly hidden.
From the point of view of a simple beet,
attempting to modify the genetic code of
nature's original technology-an inspired
technology--capable of rooting dreams
is a crime against your nature. You are each
part of Nature's Original Technology,
and Mother Earth's aim is to bring you back now
to your roots.
Uniqueness--individuality that exists in a
fabric of interdependence--this is the path
toward Cultivating authentic Food Justice.
Our world is here to breed pleasure.
It is an Enchanted Garden. Suffering
and pain--caused by taking away inherent
human rights--goes deep into the earth,
is received, and comes back at you--
resounds back at you--
as harsh as a high pitched human cry
capable of shattering glass.
Earthquake, your tidal waves;
extremes of hot and cold--
you play more a role in these than you
imagine. Imagine deeper,
and go higher. The world is
more than you make of it.
It is richer, deeper, more elevated,
more grounded.
Send the earth your love, give your
hands to the soil, and your your kind efforts
will be rewarded by increased fertility both
of soil and soul. Call not the soil, dirt.
You misname holy substance.
The Biotechnocrats have taken liberties
with our Food Safety for decades now.
It matters not how many friends they have
in high places.
Nature's Original tech stands in harmony
with even higher authority. It is simple
Divine. This is your moment.
This is your time.
The end is near for a world divided
into pieces, that no longer sees
the consequences of the natural laws
it breaks daily, a world out of sync with why you
are here, and why you have been gifted
Life.
--KEEP The BEET Media Star
The World's First Talking Beet Plant
January 27, 2010
2:17 AM-2:46 AM
January 27, 2010
QUOTE FROM BILL GATES
PC BIOTECHNOCRAT, One of the
World's Richest Public Men
GATES BLAMES HUNGER IN AFRICA
ON ANTI-GMO ENVIRONMENTALISTS
UPDATE 1-Bill Gates says ideology threatens hunger fix
By Christine Stebbins and Roberta Rampton
Reuters, Oct 15, 2009 http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_19384.cfm
DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct 15 (Reuters) - The fight to end hunger is being hurt by environmentalists who insist that genetically modified crops cannot be used in Africa, Bill Gates, the billionaire founder of software giant Microsoft, said on Thursday.
Gates said GMO crops, fertilizer and chemicals are important tools -- although not the only tools -- to help small farms in Africa boost production.
"This global effort to help small farmers is endangered by an ideological wedge that threatens to split the movement in two," Gates said in his first address on agriculture made during the annual World Food Prize forum.
"Some people insist on an ideal vision of the environment," Gates said. "They have tried to restrict the spread of biotechnology into sub-Saharan Africa without regard to how much hunger and poverty might be reduced by it, or what the farmers themselves might want."
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in recent years has turned its focus to helping poor, small-holder farmers grow and sell more crops as a way to reduce hunger and poverty.
The foundation, which has committed $1.4 billion to agricultural development efforts, announced on Thursday nine new grants worth a total of $120 million aimed at raising yields and farming expertise in the developing world.
"The Gates Foundation has hired Rob Horsch, Monsanto's vice president for international development partnerships. "
CROP FAILURES IN INDIA
MONSANTO INTERRUPTS SEED SAVING
in INDIA. "FARMERS who knew their land
harvested ideally seeds suited for each area"
Monsanto prevented farmers from collecting
their own seeds."
The GM genocide: Thousands of Indian farmers are committing suicide after using genetically modified crops
By ANDREW MALONE
Last updated at 12:48 AM on 03rd November 2008
Prince Charles is so distressed by the plight of the suicide farmers that he is setting up a charity, the Bhumi Vardaan Foundation, to help those affected and promote organic Indian crops instead of GM.
"But we, all of us, have to remember that there’s more of us than there are of them. There always have been. There always will be. There’s nothing to be afraid of here. It’s time to step up and take this country back."
--Michael Moore to Amy Goodman
MICHAEL MOORE: Well, capitalism and democracy are the opposite of each other. Capitalism is a system that guarantees that a few are going to do very well, and everybody else is going to serve the few. Democracy means everybody has a seat at the table. Everybody. And the wealth that is created is shared amongst everybody. That’s democracy. That’s the basic tenet of virtually every faith, this temple, the Christian Church, Islam, the Buddhists. The things that every—religious people say they believe in, that is one of the first tenets of those religions, that we all sit at the table and that we don’t create a society that shoves so many off into the other room.
So, capitalism has had some incredible victories in the last week. They’ve had a weak president and a scared Congress during this last year. So they are running a number of victory laps right now. They’ve been popping a lot of corks. But we, all of us, have to remember that there’s more of us than there are of them. There always have been. There always will be. There’s nothing to be afraid of here. It’s time to step up and take this country back. And, you know, I will climb out of my own personal despair of what I’ve witnessed in this last week. I will pray for those in Haiti who suffer, those who have died just during the course of this interview, hundreds, maybe thousands just during this brief time. And I will demand that my government get help to those people and start behaving the way we expect them to behave.
"If I were alive today, I would likely have been
arrested by the FDA for practiciing medicine without
a license."
--HIPPOCRITES
FROM THE CZAR OF FOOD
MICHAEL R. TAYLOR of the FDA
THIS IS KEEP THE BEET's
ULTIMATE FAVORITE QUOTE OF 2009
from her friend MICHAEL R. TAYLOR
7:59 PM
July 31, 09
MICHAEL TAYLOR JULY 29 said:
"In addition, FDA is leading an effort
through the Codex Alimentarius Commission,
the international food safety standards body,
with support of the Food and Agriculture
Organization/World Health Organization,
to develop commodity-
specific annexes to the Codex hygienic code
for fresh fruit and vegetable production,
starting with an annex for fresh leafy
vegetables and herbs."
--Mr MICHAEL TAYLOR
Our Food Czar for the FDA
Senior Adviser to the Commissioner on food issues
The above quote is from the written testimony
of MICHAEL TAYLOR July 29 at the
REP DENNIS KUCINICH
SUBCOMMITTEE ON DOMESTIC POLICY
COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT
AND GOVERNMENT REFORM
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The Subcommittee Hearing was Titled:
"Ready to Eat or Not? It Examined
the Impact of Leafy Green Marketing Agreements.
You can read Michael Taylor's complete
testimony at the above link.
These days, we find that Taylor has morphed from Monsanto’s VP into a “research professor” at George Washington University School of Public Heath and Health Services. He also spends his time writing policy at a number of industry-funded think tanks, including Resources for the Future, Resolve Inc, the Food Safety Research Consortium, and the Alliance to End Hunger,
Those who are concerned about what the Organic Consumers Association calls the real Monsanto bill, The Global Food Security Act (SB 384), can see Taylor’s contribution to that piece of legislation by reviewing a report he wrote for a think tank called the Partnership to Cut Hunger and Poverty in Africa. The report, “Beating Africa’s Poverty By Investing in Africa’s Infrastructure,”(7) supports the expansive agenda of biotech firms. The organization is funded in part by the Rockefeller and Gates foundations, and Taylor’s work product provides the rational for SB 384.(8) According the organization’s website, it aims to “implement Partnership activities to strengthen agricultural and rural enterprises and to facilitate their integration into regional, national and global markets” by bringing together “core representatives from U.S. and Africa-based private and public organizations who have experience with Africa’s agriculture and trade-related issues.” To give him credit, Taylor is relentless and prolific. If only his work sought to empower rather than enslave.
The FDA's pro-rBGH activities make more sense
in light of conflicts of interest between the FDA
and the Monsanto corporation." Michael R. Taylor,
the FDA's deputy commissioner for policy, wrote
the FDA's rBGH labelling guidelines.
The guidelines, announced in February 1994,
virtually prohibited dairy corporations from making
any real distinction between products produced
with and without rBGH." To keep rBGH-milk from being
"stigmatized" in the marketplace, the FDA announced
that labels on non-rBGH products must state that
there is no difference between rBGH
and the naturally occurring hormone. In March 1994,
Taylor was publicly exposed as a former lawyer
for the Monsanto corporation for seven years.
While working for Monsanto, Taylor had prepared
a memo for the company as to whether or not
it would be constitutional for states to erect labelling
laws concerning rBGH dairy products. In other words.
Taylor helped Monsanto figure out whether
or not the corporation could sue states
or companies that wanted to tell the public
that their products were free of Monsanto's drug.
SOME LINKS that will LEAD YOU
DOWN HIS RABBIT HOLE into a
odd smelling WONDERLAND.
Gratefully we have choice
to begin building the Enchanted
Garden, starting in our own backyard:
If you live near San Diego, you are welcome
to attend our last Sunday of the Month
COME ROOT YOUR DREAM Gathering.
We do gardening that connects our dreams
to growing plants. RSVP with Leslie
at the email under YOUR ENCHANTED GARDENER
or get in touch as best you know.
MICHAEL OLSON, of THE FOOD CHAIN,
ON FOOD SAFETY LAW HR #2749
that went through the House in a few days last
July. This applies to Santa Bill S510, now going
through the Senate. Interview here is
with PETE KENNEDY
There are two food systems now.
Food purchased in supermarkets.
vs. Farmers' Markets, local organic.
paraphrase by PETE KENNEDY,
lawyer.
HEALTHY FOOD SAFETY:
What's Your Say?
Many outstanding links here
and questions to consider
as you discuss this with your friends. http://curezone.com/blogs/fm.asp?i=1460328
COLATERAL DAMAGE
I have been looking for this one for hours
THE CUREZONE SEARCH ENGINE
helped me find it in a minute!!!
Thank you!!!
“If people let the government decide
what foods they eat and what medicines
they take, their bodies will soon be in as sorry
a state as are the souls who live under tyranny”
THOMAS JEFFERSON
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
COMMENTS ON #US BILL HR FSEA 2749
and S-510, and all impending
FOOD SAFETY LEGISLATION
"Those who would give up essential Liberty,
to purchase a little temporary Safety,
deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN,
Pennsylvania Assembly:
Reply to the Governor,
November 11, 1755.—
The Papers of Benjamin Franklin,
ed. Leonard W. Labaree,
vol. 6, p. 242 (1963).
This quotation, slightly altered,
is inscribed on a plaque in the stairwell of the pedestal
of the Statue of Liberty:
“They that can give up essential liberty to obtain
a little safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.”
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