Politics and Insights from History

Earlier I wrote about Obama and his connections with SEIU.  Let us now look at the Apollo Alliance.

The Apollo Alliance came into existence soon after 9/11.  Though not a Union they are an environmental activist group with strong ties and influence on the federal government.  According to their website, the Apollo Alliance’s mission statement is:

“The Apollo Alliance is a coalition of labor, business, environmental, and community leaders working to catalyze a clean energy revolution that will put millions of Americans to work in a new generation of high-quality, green-collar jobs. Inspired by the Apollo space program, we promote investments in energy efficiency, clean power, mass transit, next-generation vehicles, and emerging technology, as well as in education and training. Working together, we will reduce carbon emissions and oil imports, spur domestic job growth, and position America to thrive in the 21st century economy.”

Basically, they want to do away with oil and coal energy and promote solar, wind, and anything that they deem environmentally safe. The problem is instead of finding a free market way to promote it, they chose to force taxpayers by influencing government regulation. They do so by organizing labor unions and activists for “social justice”. The Apollo Alliance, like SEIU and ACORN are using the federal government to accomplish their ends.

How is Obama connected to these people? Look at Van Jones, Obama’s former Green Jobs Czar. Jones is one of the founders and President of the group Green For All and a board member of Apollo Alliance.[i] Van Jones only resigned his post after it came out that he is an avowed communist. Van Jones is a radical Marxist whose statements brought a lot of heat on the Obama Administration. But the ties to Apollo do not end there.

There is John Podesta, co-chairman of the Obama-Biden Transition Project. Basically he is on Obama’s transition team and his helping to reshape the power structure in Washington. He is the President and CEO of the progressive group Center for American Progress. He is also on the board of directors for the Apollo Alliance.

On an interesting note, Gerald Hudson, who is the Executive Vice President of SEIU is also on Apollo’s board of directors. President Obama has close ties with SEIU and is in constant contact with Andy Stern. He has also given speeches at some of their conventions saying, “Your agenda has been my agenda.”

Then we have Wade Rathke who is also on the board of directors of the Apollo Alliance. He is the founder of ACORN, an organization that Obama worked for. Obama has kept close ties with ACORN. In fact, ACORN has received federal funding thanks to the American Recovery and Reinvestment ACT (AKA Stimulus Bill). ACORN also funds Apollo.[ii]

On another note, Jeff Jones, the director of the Apollo Alliance, was a domestic terrorist who managed to evade capture from the law for eleven years.  He also founded the Weather Underground with Bill Ayers, who happens to be in close relation with Barack Obama.

The Apollo Alliance is also helping to shape public policy. They brag about it on their website. They helped write the Stimulus Bill that Obama signed into law in January 2009. That bill promised federal money for renewable energy research, green jobs, and clean energy programs. The chairman of the Apollo Alliance said, “The recovery bill represents the focused work of labor, business, environmental and social justice organizations who developed a clear strategy about where the nation needed to go, and worked together to achieve it.”[iii] If they helped write the Stimulus Bill. What else are they trying to push through Congress?

Even Senator Harry Reid acknowledged the Apollo Alliance’s involvement with this bill. “We’ve talked about moving forward on these ideas for decades. The Apollo Alliance has been an important factor in helping us develop and execute a strategy that makes great progress on these goals and in motivating the public to support them.”[iv]

Congress is currently debating Cap and Trade, even though you will not hear about in the major news organizations. Cap and trade imposes a punitive tax on corporations and businesses for CO2 emissions. It will also be another green jobs bill, meaning that it will promote clean energy by funding and establishing green jobs. What really happens is that environmental groups get federal money and never see any jobs produced.  Who do you think will benefit from this bill? The Apollo Alliance. They have probably even helped write it. Many of their own people are a part of Obama’s administration and they continue to lobby Congress for money.

The health care bill that Obama has been promoting and demanding has been strongly influenced by SEIU. SEIU has helped write portions of it. They also have close ties to Apollo and ACORN. It is safe to assume that Apollo will be granted money in this bill along with SEIU and ACORN.

The Apollo Alliance is an organization that seems to have endless amounts of money and an incredible amount of influence on the federal government. The point is, Obama has too many ties to radical groups like Apollo Alliance, ACORN, Center for American Progress, and SEIU. Apparently all of his campaign promises about no lobbyists, no special interest groups were all a bunch of lies.

With all of the information coming out about ACORN, SEIU, and the Apollo Alliance and their connections to President Obama, one has to wonder, how deep do these connections go?  Who is really in charge of the United States?  Who is behind recent legislation being pushed through Congress?  We all know that ACORN received money from Obama’s stimulus bill, though it is not the first time they received federal funds.  SEIU has a large stake in the Health Care Bill being rammed through.  And then there is Cap and Trade which is speaking through with little to no attention from the press.  How much you want to bet that the Apollo Alliance is going to receive a tidy sum from Uncle Sam?  They promote “green” jobs.  Isn’t that what Cap and Trade is supposed to do?

First let’s explore SEIU (Service Employee’s International Union).  Andy Stern is the president of SEIU.  He is a Marxist.  SEIU’s policies fall within Marxism. (Click on the link below to watch Bill Moyers’ interview with Andy Stern.)

Bill Moyers\’ Interview with Andy Stern June 15, 2007

Notice the similarities between what Andy Stern says and what Obama says.  He talks about making government work for the unions.  Oh he speaks about individuals, but if Stern had his way everyone would be part of the union.  Stern mentioned redistributing wealth and how it mustn’t be in the hands of a few people.  Obama mentions the sam when trying to answer Joe the Plumber\’s question. Which he failed to answer.  Andy Stern wants to use political power to change the behavior of corporations like Bank of America.  Obama is using political power to force people to buy into an insurance program they do not want; to force insurance companies to provide coverage that they do not wish to provide and may be unable to provide.  Of course, this will take care of the universal health care coverage that SEIU wants.

Andy Stern has had at least 22 visits to the White House where he has talked personally with Obama in the first 6 months since the inauguration.  He has had the most visits with the president than anyone else.  That is a lot of meetings between the president of a union and the President of the United States.  Didn’t Obama pledge to end special interests?  Apparently he only wishes to end the special interests of evil corporations and their profit making.  But Obama has no qualms about SEIU, a labor union, making a profit through taxpayer money.

Watch these three videos below.  (Click on the link to access the video.)  The first two are from an SEIU conference in October 2007.  The third from the SEIU convention of 2008.  In both video Obama is addressing SEIU.  Now listen to what he says.  Listen to what he promises SEIU member.

Obama\’s SEIU Agenda is my Agenda

Does Obama Represent the Country of SEIU?

Barak Obama Adresses SEIU\’s 2008 Convention

Here Obama admits to working with SEIU members during his days as a community organizer.  Did you notice the phrase, “get everybody organized”?  Does that mean we will all be forced into a union?  Is this the setup for his civilian task force which he mentioned in another speech?  Notice he said “Your agenda is my agenda.”  That is a very clear sign that SEIU is a special interest in the Obama Administration.  His agenda is their agenda!  In the third video Obama claims, “You and I together-together you and I, we are going to change this country and we are going to change the world.”  Sounds like SEIU and its president, Andy Stern, have authority over what happens in this country and influence over Obama.  Obama is admitting right here that they will work together to change America.

It is no secret that SEIU spent at least $60 million on Obama’s campaign for the presidency.  (Do you still believe that Barak Obama has no connections to this organization?)  Obama’s political director is Patrick Gaspard.

Gaspard is a former lobbyist for SEIU. [i] He first joined SEIU in 1999 to help organize the local 1199 “March For Justice”.[ii] He remained with SEIU promoting their agenda in Congress until 2008. He only quit that job to join Obama’s campaign. That is a good seven years with the union. The fact that he went straight from SEIU to Obama, who is also well connected with the union, shows that it is unlikely that Gaspard became disillusioned with the union and quit because of such sentiments. Especially since President Obama is promoting SEIU’s agenda. Gaspard also has known ties with ACORN. It is interesting how ACORN keeps popping up in Obama’s circle of friends.

It is well documented that Obama and SEIU are connected.  Very much so.  Obama himself said that SEIU’s agenda is his agenda.  He has a former SEIU lobbyist in his administration.  Lobbyists do not change.  Even though this evidence is circumstantial, the circumstances are suspicious.