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Seneca to Obama: ‘You betrayed our trust’
Indian Country Today ^ | Gale Courey Toensing

Posted on 05/14/2010 1:16:34 PM PDT by Wilderness Conservative

BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Seneca Nation of Indians welcomed President Barack Obama to Buffalo with protesters in the street and a full page ad in the local newspaper saying he broke his promise to honor treaties when he signed a law that will devastate the Indian tobacco trade and put thousands of people out of work in Western New York.

The ad was in the form of an open letter.

“Dear Mr. President, Last fall you invited Native American leaders to Washington, D.C. and promised to listen to our concerns and respect our treaty rights. You pledged meaningful consultation and dialogue before any changes in federal policies impacting Indian Country.

“Your words instilled confidence and hope in the hearts of the Seneca people. We believed your pledge to make tribes full partners in the economy and give Indian children a shot at the American Dream. But, Mr. President, you failed to keep your word,” the ad said.

(Excerpt) Read more at indiancountrytoday.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: bho44; bhofascism; democrats; fubo; hopeychangey; indians; kenyanchief; marxist; obama; pos; seneca; senecanation; tobacco; traitor
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To: Wilderness Conservative
Technically speaking, the Seneca's "protector" is Great Britain. They were allied in the American Revolution and this situation was dealt with in the Treaty of Paris.

If anyone is letting down the Seneca it's UK ~ as usual.

When it comes to the Oneida and Tuscarora, they were, for the most part, American allies ~ and when it came to being protected the US government was supposed to protect them ~ but it didn't.

21 posted on 05/14/2010 1:29:42 PM PDT by muawiyah ("Git Out The Way")
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To: Wilderness Conservative

So, putting money in the pockets of dems isn’t paying off. So sad. NOT!!


22 posted on 05/14/2010 1:30:34 PM PDT by taxesareforever (Release Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich and let him and his family get on with their lives.)
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To: Wilderness Conservative

The Fuhrer betrayed anyone stupid enough to buy his BS:

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/137515


23 posted on 05/14/2010 1:31:59 PM PDT by ExTexasRedhead (Clean the RAT/RINO Sewer in 2010 and 2012)
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To: Wilderness Conservative
geeze - stand in line - the SOB lied to everyone.
24 posted on 05/14/2010 1:32:02 PM PDT by Gabrial (The Whitehouse Nightmare will continue as long as the Nightmare is in the Whitehouse)
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To: Apercu
Joke?


25 posted on 05/14/2010 1:36:20 PM PDT by Wilderness Conservative
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To: anniegetyourgun

Marxist-in-Chief to Indians, “Endeavor to Persevere”.


26 posted on 05/14/2010 1:37:38 PM PDT by Hacklehead (Liberalism is the art of taking what works, breaking it, and then blaming conservatives.)
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To: Wilderness Conservative
They are not the only ones who are highly pissed over this new law.

The tens of thousands of us who have been getting our tobacco products via the Indian reservations are just a little incensed as well.

This mostly came as the result of pressure from NY Congress-Critters including "Chuck-you Schmuker" and NY State legislators who after raising the taxes on tobacco to one of the highest in the nation, were trying every which way they could to kill the Indian business so they could reap the rewards in additional revenue--or so they believed.

Bottom line is our FASCIST gubmint can declare a legal product verbotten from being mailed using the Postal Service, what is to keep them from doing the same to any other product they decide they want to control?

You can take this to the bank: Next will be law forcing all Internet sales to charge taxes and remit same to the States from which the transactions emanate.

27 posted on 05/14/2010 1:38:01 PM PDT by Conservative Vermont Vet ((One of ONLY 37 Conservatives in the People's Republic of Vermont. Socialists and Progressives All))
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To: Southside_Chicago_Republican

Later


28 posted on 05/14/2010 1:40:51 PM PDT by Southside_Chicago_Republican ("During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." --Orwell)
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To: Wilderness Conservative

Should be titled truth in humor.


29 posted on 05/14/2010 1:43:40 PM PDT by Apercu ("A man's character is his fate" - Heraclitus)
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To: Wilderness Conservative

That’s great. I’m saving it. Thanks.


30 posted on 05/14/2010 1:44:40 PM PDT by RandallFlagg (30-year smoker, E-Cigs helped me quit, and O wants me back smoking again?)
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To: Wilderness Conservative

Oh come on now... everyone knows Obama speaks for these people. This must be an Onion report or something. /s


31 posted on 05/14/2010 1:50:16 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Excusaholic: MeCain lost to Jr., RINO endorsements are flying, & you live at 2012 Denial Blvd.)
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To: Wilderness Conservative

LOL. You folks BELIEVED Hussein?? you BELIEVED HIM??????

How pathetic. He is a LIAR. L.I.A.R.


32 posted on 05/14/2010 1:54:16 PM PDT by Recovering_Democrat
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To: Wilderness Conservative
We believed your pledge

Never believe a liberal socialist democrat.

33 posted on 05/14/2010 1:57:50 PM PDT by Domandred (Fdisk, format, and reinstall the entire .gov system.)
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To: Wilderness Conservative

Leaving a wake of remorse and regret where ever he goes.
Another failure, sport.


34 posted on 05/14/2010 1:59:23 PM PDT by two23 (Everything about them is a lie)
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To: DoughtyOne
I cannot tell you how relieved I am at The POTUS handling of the Indian Question.

The quaint and colorful American Aborigines will no longer be able to just say "White man speak with forked tongue," because Obama has offered to share that heavy burden with us.

35 posted on 05/14/2010 2:01:32 PM PDT by Kenny Bunk (Obama. He'll bring back States' Rights. In the meantime, this ain't gonna be pretty.)
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To: Hacklehead

Marxist-in-Chief to Indians, “Endeavor to Persevere”.

Indian to carpetbagger: “You drink it.”


36 posted on 05/14/2010 2:05:22 PM PDT by eaglestar
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To: Wilderness Conservative

Hey Drango, this should certainly make your day.......come on in and give us your thoughts.


37 posted on 05/14/2010 2:10:59 PM PDT by Hot Tabasco (Peanut butter was just peanut butter until I found Free Republic.........)
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To: Drango

Hey Drango, this should certainly make your day.......come on in and give us your thoughts.


38 posted on 05/14/2010 2:11:58 PM PDT by Hot Tabasco (Peanut butter was just peanut butter until I found Free Republic.........)
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To: Kenny Bunk

Isn’t that a hoot? Yes, now it’s Whitey and Blackie who speak with forked tongue. Good one.

I’ll have to admit to finding it very funny when a Black or Hispanic leader gets called on the red carpet for dissing minority interests.

Let’s see how golden boy scampers around this one.

Remember, he can’t just lay it off on White racists this time.


39 posted on 05/14/2010 2:13:28 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Excusaholic: MeCain lost to Jr., RINO endorsements are flying, & you live at 2012 Denial Blvd.)
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To: Wilderness Conservative

Cry me a river. You fools voted for him.

If you want sympathy, you can find it in the dictionary, it’s between sh!t and Syphilis.

There, I helped you, now go back to crying me a river.


40 posted on 05/14/2010 2:14:01 PM PDT by Gator113 (I do not want Obama just IMPEACHED... I want him IMPRISONED. Are we there yet? 2010-2012)
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