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Another Reason Why The End Is Nigh
Alan Levy | 7/9/12 | Alan Levy

Posted on 07/08/2012 11:23:12 PM PDT by Absolutely Nobama

From the diseased mind of HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius:

(Emphasis added where appropriate. Snarky comments from me are in [brackets].)

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"Every American deserves to have a clean, safe and healthy environment. Today, we understand better than ever before that our health is not only dependent on what happens in the doctor’s office but is determined by the air we breathe, the water we drink and the communities we call home. Over the past two years, the Administration and our agency have taken unprecedented steps to ensure strong protection from environmental and health hazards for all Americans.

There’s nothing more important than health. When we live longer, healthier lives, we have more time to do our jobs, volunteer in our neighborhoods, play with our children, and watch our grandchildren grow up. Health is the foundation of our country’s prosperity. Healthy adults are more productive workers, healthy children are better students and healthy families can make bigger contributions to their communities. [How....Stalinist of her to say.]

In our Environmental Justice Strategy and Implementation Plan, you can find many programs that are already making a difference, such as the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Minority Worker Training Program. This program has awarded grants in more than 30 communities across the United States to recruit and train individuals who live in vulnerable communities at risk of exposure to contaminants for employment in the environmental field.

The Affordable Care Act, the health reform law of 2010, includes a new community transformation grant program that builds on the Economic Empowerment Zone model. By promoting healthy lifestyles, especially among population groups experiencing the greatest burden of chronic disease, these grants help improve health, reduce health disparities, and control health care spending. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made 61 awards, totaling approximately $103 million, to state and local government agencies, Tribes, and territories, and to non-profit organizations. Several awardees are planning to focus on expanding efforts to address healthy and safe physical environments. [And this is Constitutional how, Benedict Roberts ? This isn't a tax, it's social engineering.]

With the release of our Strategy and Implementation Plan, we are renewing our commitment to working with our Federal partners to promote environmental justice. Equally important, we are reaffirming our commitment to work with communities who are eager to get involved in this effort. We look forward to this collaboration as we continue to focus on building safe and healthy communities. ["I have a bad feeling about this!"--Han Solo]

Kathleen Sebelius Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services"

http://www.hhs.gov/environmentaljustice/strategy.html

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Before we continue, I think we should review exactly what "environmental justice" actually is. Here's the official Federal Leviathan version:

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"Environmental Justice is the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies'. Executive Order 12898, Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-income Populations requires each Federal agency to 'make achieving environmental justice part of its mission by identifying and addressing, as appropriate, disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental effects of its programs, policies, and activities on minority populations and low-income populations.' The Executive Order also states that 'each Federal agency responsibility set forth under this order shall apply equally to Native American programs.' "

http://www.hhs.gov/environmentaljustice/strategy.html

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No, that didn't make any sense to me, either. Let's ask the expert, Van Jones.

Heywaitaminute! Van Jones ? Isn't he---

That's right. That's the same Van Jones that Glenn Beck outed as a commie, and that's the same Van Jones who used to be Chairman Obama's "Green Jobs Czar" until he was quietly fired on a moonlit Friday night.

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"Mother Jones: Can you briefly explain what 'environmental justice' means to you?

Van Jones: Environmental justice is the movement to ensure that no community suffers disproportionate environmental burdens or goes without enjoying fair environmental benefits."

http://motherjones.com/environment/2008/10/qa-van-jones

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Vannie, Vannie, Vannie. You're holding out on us! Let's try that again, but this time, give us that old, tired commie pinko self-righteous victim rhetoric:

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"MJ: What's the relationship between environmental justice and sustainability ?

VJ: Well, the only reason that we have the unsustainable accounting that we have right now is because incinerators, dumping grounds, and sacrifice zones were put where poor people live. It would never have been allowed if you had to put all the incinerators and nasty stuff in rich people's neighborhoods; we'd have had a sustainable economy a long time ago. We'd have had a clean and green economy a long time ago. It's the environmental racism that allowed the powerful people in society to turn a blind eye for decades to the downsides of the industrial system that got us to this point. So there's a direct relationship between environmental racism and the lack of sustainability of society as a whole. We were the canaries in the coal mines, crying for relief. Now finally the consequences are affecting everyone, with global warming and everything else. The other thing is that the environmental justice agenda is also changing. Before, it was much stronger on demanding equal protection from environmental bad. Now we are also demanding equal opportunity and equal access to environmental good. We don't want to be first and worst with all the toxins and all the negative effects of global warming, and then benefit last and least from all the breakthroughs in solar, wind energy, organic food, all the positives. We want an equal share, an equitable share, of the work wealth and the benefits of the transition to a green economy."

http://motherjones.com/environment/2008/10/qa-van-jones

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So in other words, "environmental justice" is a ---

A "green" version of "social justice", yes. And, as we all know--

"Social Justice" is nothing more than a polite word for--

Marxism.

I really wish you'd stop interrupting me, it's--

Rather rude ? Don't worry. I won't do it anymore. The gag's done.

All kidding aside, this is some pretty serious stuff. What exactly does Frau Sebelius' plan entail ?

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"To update the 1995 HHS EJ Strategy, HHS created an Environmental Justice Strategic Planning Committee, composed of representatives from agencies and offices across HHS. The Committee reviewed past and current environmental justice programs and accomplishments to glean lessons learned and build upon successful strategies and activities. HHS also engaged multiple stakeholders during the strategic planning process in order to hear community and other stakeholder concerns, discuss best practices and model programs, and learn about ongoing and emerging environmental justice issues impacting Americans.

The 2012 HHS EJ Strategy provides direction for HHS efforts to achieve environmental justice as part of its mission by: (1) identifying and addressing disproportionately high and adverse human health and environmental effects on low-income populations and Indian Tribes, and (2) encouraging the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of affected parties with the goal of building healthy, resilient communities and reducing disparities in health and well-being associated with environmental factors. Driven by public input and HHS support, the strategy maintains the following three guiding principles:

Create and implement meaningful public partnerships Ensure interagency and intra-agency coordination Establish and implement accountability measures

On the basis of the guiding principles, the 2012 HHS EJ Strategy is organized into four strategic elements; (1) Policy Development and Dissemination, (2) Education and Training, (3) Research and Data Collection, Analysis, and Utilization, and (4) Services. The 2012 HHS EJ Strategy reflects new and ongoing actions that are underway or planned for the near term. Each strategic element is aligned with targeted goals, strategies, and actions to be undertaken by HHS. The heightened coordination within and outside of HHS and the engagement of communities and other stakeholders will facilitate the implementation of the 2012 HHS EJ Strategy and support the realization of the vision."

http://www.hhs.gov/environmentaljustice/strategy.html

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Well, isn't that just ducky ? What will the aktion--er, uh, plan look like ?

(Emphasis added where appropriate. Snarky comments are in [brackets].)

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"Strategic Element I: Policy Development and Dissemination

Goals:

Strengthen the application of health and environmental statutes and policies in minority and low-income populations and Indian tribes.

Identify and address, as appropriate, human health or environmental effects of HHS programs, policies, and activities on minority and low-income populations and Indian tribes.

Support and advance a 'health in all policies' approach that protects and promotes the health and well-being of minority and low-income populations and Indian tribes with disproportionately high and adverse environmental exposures.

Strategies:

Integrate environmental justice principles and strategies into the implementation of key statutes and policies that may impact minority and low-income populations and Indian tribes.

Incorporate environmental justice principles and strategies into consideration of emerging issues that may disproportionately impact minority and low-income populations and Indian tribes.

Provide consultation and/or partner with other Federal departments, where appropriate and feasible, on environmental policies, programs and initiatives that may impact health and well-being, with particular attention to minority and low-income populations and Indian Tribes.

Strategic Element II: Education and Training

Goals:

Educate communities, workers, the general public, health professionals, human services providers and the HHS workforce about environmental justice and environmental health to empower them to actively participate in the development and implementation of programs, policies and activities impacting and serving minority and low-income populations and Indian tribes with disproportionately high and adverse environmental exposures. [In layman's terms, this means propaganda.]

Build a health workforce prepared to prevent and diagnose conditions associated with disproportionately high and adverse environmental exposures and to provide high quality, culturally competent care. [????]

Strategies:

Educate the public, especially in communities with minority and low-income populations and Indian tribes with disproportionately high and adverse environmental exposures, about environmental justice, environmental hazards, and healthy community environments. [Again, this means propaganada.]

Enhance health professionals’ and human services providers’ education and training in environmental health and environmental justice. [Time to indoctrinate the docs!]

Increase the knowledge and understanding of health and environmental justice across HHS agencies and among HHS employees.

Strategic Element III: Research and Data Collection, Analysis, and Utilization

Goals:

Strengthen research and advance data collection on the health and environment of minority and low-income populations and Indian tribes.

Empower the public to participate in the development and implementation of HHS policies, programs, and interventions by improving access to data and research findings on the risks of adverse environmental exposures.

Strategies:

Increase the involvement of minority and low-income populations and Indian tribes with disproportionately high and adverse environmental exposures in research and in data collection and utilization, and communicate findings to stakeholders.

Identify and characterize environmental and occupational factors that have disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental effects on minority and low-income populations and Indian tribes.

Bolster the efforts of HHS, state, local, territorial, and tribal agencies, as well as non-governmental organizations, to collect, maintain, and analyze data on disproportionately high and adverse environmental and occupational exposures and on health effects in minority and low-income populations and Indian Tribes.

Strategic Element IV: Services

Goals:

Improve access to and quality of care and services for minority and low-income populations and Indian tribes with disproportionately high and adverse environmental exposures.

Advance the economic potential and social well-being of minority and low-income populations and Indian tribes with disproportionately high and adverse environmental exposures.

Strategies

Increase the capacity of health professionals delivering care and services to minority and low-income populations and Indian tribes with disproportionately high and adverse environmental exposures to prevent, diagnose, and treat medical and behavioral health conditions associated with adverse environmental exposures.

Identify minority and low-income populations and Indian tribes with disproportionately high and adverse environmental exposures, as well as the physical and behavioral health conditions and concerns of communities affected by these exposures.

Provide technical assistance and information resources to minority and low-income populations and Indian tribes with disproportionately high and adverse environmental exposures in order to empower communities to address identified health and human services needs.

Provide funding opportunities and technical assistance to advance the economic potential and social well-being of minority and low-income populations and Indian tribes with disproportionately high and adverse environmental exposures."

http://www.hhs.gov/environmentaljustice/strategy.html

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And this is another reason why the end is nigh.

The Doomday Clock is at 11:59:00.

Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock......


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KEYWORDS: agenda21; bohica; environmentaljustice; fascism; globalwarminghoax; hhs; kathleensebelius; marxism; obamacare; obamatax; racism; sebelius; threatmatrix; tyranny; uscrisis; vanity; vanjones
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To: Absolutely Nobama
When we live longer, healthier lives, we have more time to do our jobs...
No need to go any further than that.

A healthy cow gives more milk over a longer period of time.
We need you alive and at work to pay your taxes so government continues to exist.

61 posted on 07/09/2012 8:44:28 AM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty, and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: Absolutely Nobama

Heil, Kathleen!


62 posted on 07/09/2012 9:06:59 AM PDT by bgill
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To: No One Special
no one with any sort of a voice that would be heard will say a thing

Our elected officials only care about their kickbacks and under the table deals to line their pockets. They couldn't care less about the people who put them in office.

63 posted on 07/09/2012 9:13:27 AM PDT by bgill
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To: Absolutely Nobama
Is this how it ends ?

Picture Red Dawn and Hitler's Germany without Patrick Swayze or the allied forces.

64 posted on 07/09/2012 9:21:46 AM PDT by bgill
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To: Absolutely Nobama

Received this in an email.

If you see a Justice United organization operating thru churches where you live-———it is all part of the Alinsky’s Chicago operation.

These community organizing people never go to work in legitimate
businesses-—why should they when they can get corporate suckers
to donate money and give them grants to their structures where there is
virtually no financial accountability and where any salaries
they get is the old three for one game——one taxable for Uncle, three paid
in some manner that it is masked as expenses or
other subtle ways to avoid taxes all while tearing down the government they
are focused on destroying. By the way when I was
in corporate most corporations donated to their causes less the corporations
be targets for all sorts of discrimination charges.
All one of them has to is apply for a job and not get hired-——BOOM-—a
charge of discrimination and the media
just loves to make those stories front page stuff-——get those nasty
corporations because they are discriminating against
minorites———this is the norm in the corporate world until I figured out
that we were being duped. Now most corporations
know they are being duped by these justice united type groups, but they
donate anyway to avoid charges and bad press.
IT IS ALL BLACKMAIL IN ITS RAWIST FORM——I saw it for several years until I
could get away from it-—made me sick.
I know what they and their ilk do because I served on some of their boards
as a representative of the corporate community (which we we
almost mandated to do by our own legal and policy departments),
until I found out what was going on and people were charged with fraud. But
the books are never audited by certified
auditors, so thousands of these groups get away with stuff that would curl
our hair.
Remember in the communist socialist dogma it is ok to lie, cheat, steal,
rob, riot, commit mayhem or worse, if it promotes
and produces the intended results-—”the end justifies the means”-——and
they really believe that because Saul Alinsky’s
book, Rules for Radicals, spells it all out for them, which is Obama’s
bible——if we only knew half of it we all would throw up.
Really-—been there-—saw that over and over.
Watch Acorn. Take a look at IAF Hq Chicago:
www.industrialareasfoundation.org. Saul alinsky’s original group——then
click
on their affiliates-—they are like roaches all over the place. Guess who
trained there! YUP, the man.

I know you will want to get mad——won’t help, they are bigger than any and
all of us-——fungus attached to all out trees.


65 posted on 07/09/2012 9:33:42 AM PDT by sweetiepiezer
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To: Absolutely Nobama; F15Eagle; mnehring; COUNTrecount; Nowhere Man; FightThePower!; ...
I think null and void is the best to ping on this one ...

I think it's worthy of a ping, but doesn't rate a graphic.

Nut-job Conspiracy Theory Ping!

To get onto The Nut-job Conspiracy Theory Ping List you need to threaten to report me to the Admin if I don’t add you to the list...

66 posted on 07/09/2012 10:29:57 AM PDT by null and void (Day 1265 of our ObamaVacation from reality - Heroes aren't made Frank, they're cornered...)
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To: DooDahhhh
You are going to see a mass exit of folks from the US if this creep gets reelected and this bull **it remains in effect.

Only among people who can afford the exit tax, and find someplace else that will take them.

Someplace else also has to be a country that doesn't bow to US pressure.

Perhaps this is why China built so many 'ghost cities'?

67 posted on 07/09/2012 10:35:29 AM PDT by null and void (Day 1265 of our ObamaVacation from reality - Heroes aren't made Frank, they're cornered...)
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To: null and void

T4TP! This is a good one....


68 posted on 07/09/2012 10:43:45 AM PDT by Cyber Liberty (Obama considers the Third World morally superior to the United States.)
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To: No One Special

“I’m talking about people who work in professional jobs and do have the capacity to understand if they could even bring themselves to believe that the cold war could have been lost and although it appears we won it, these new developments here indicate that may not be the case.

There are plenty of people who have been conditioned to think anyone who mentions communism as a potential threat is nuts.”

That is an ABSOLUTELY brlliant observation.

+100 trillion (You get a “+1” for every dollar Uncle Sugar owes in unpaid liabilities.)

I never, ever thought of it that way.

Rock on, FRiend!


69 posted on 07/09/2012 11:35:34 AM PDT by Absolutely Nobama (The Doomsday Clock is at 11:59:00......)
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To: piasa

Four legs good. Two legs baaaaaad. Some animals are more equal than others.


70 posted on 07/09/2012 11:38:03 AM PDT by Absolutely Nobama (The Doomsday Clock is at 11:59:00......)
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To: shibumi

In other words: Trickle Down Ghettoes.

Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock....


71 posted on 07/09/2012 11:42:14 AM PDT by Absolutely Nobama (The Doomsday Clock is at 11:59:00......tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock.....)
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To: rockinqsranch

Thank you, it’s greatly appreciated!


72 posted on 07/09/2012 11:43:47 AM PDT by Absolutely Nobama (The Doomsday Clock is at 11:59:00......tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock.....)
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To: Whenifhow; All

Hey everyone, check out post #49.

H/T: Whenifhow


73 posted on 07/09/2012 11:48:04 AM PDT by Absolutely Nobama (The Doomsday Clock is at 11:59:00......tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock.....)
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To: TheOldLady

Just doing my job, ma’am. Salesman of middling worth by day, Blogging Right Wing Avenger by night.

Funny, no one has never noticed that Alan Levy and Absolutely Nobama are never in the same room.........

:)

Thanks for the kind words!


74 posted on 07/09/2012 11:54:49 AM PDT by Absolutely Nobama (The Doomsday Clock is at 11:59:00......tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock.....)
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To: DooDahhhh

Czech Republic, perhaps ?


75 posted on 07/09/2012 12:02:10 PM PDT by Absolutely Nobama (The Doomsday Clock is at 11:59:00......tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock.....)
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To: DooDahhhh

Czech Republic, perhaps ?


76 posted on 07/09/2012 12:02:29 PM PDT by Absolutely Nobama (The Doomsday Clock is at 11:59:00......tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock.....)
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To: Absolutely Nobama

Blogging Right Wing Avenger? Too cool!

Maybe you and Alan Levy are never seen together because you’re wearing that mask and cape, and driving that neato keyboard when you’re a blogger?

You are welcome, O worthy target of kind words.


77 posted on 07/09/2012 12:10:27 PM PDT by TheOldLady
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To: P.O.E.

Lib migrations detroy “red” states almost as much as illegal aliens do. (I despise the term “red state”. When I think of “red states”, I think of places like Taxachussetts, New Yawk, the People’s Republic of Maryland, etc. But I digress. Don’t mind me, I’m an ideologue.)

Take my beautiful Florida, for example. We only have one statewide Dim in office. (Imperial Senator Bill Nelson) Yet, in 2008, Broward, Palm Beach, Collier, and Dade Counties handed Chairman Obama the state.

Where did those votes come from ? Transplanted liberals from northeasten states.


78 posted on 07/09/2012 12:13:29 PM PDT by Absolutely Nobama (The Doomsday Clock is at 11:59:00......tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock.....)
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To: melancholy

Thank you! Greatly appeciated!


79 posted on 07/09/2012 12:14:54 PM PDT by Absolutely Nobama (The Doomsday Clock is at 11:59:00......tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock.....)
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To: JDoutrider

Thank you!


80 posted on 07/09/2012 12:16:17 PM PDT by Absolutely Nobama (The Doomsday Clock is at 11:59:00......tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock.....)
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