Say NO to Frankenfish!!!

Tell President Obama and the FDA you won't eat GMO salmon!

Right now President Obama and bureaucrats at the FDA are preparing to unleash genetically engineered salmon on the market. After years of controversial regulatory review, this past week, the Obama administration cleared a final hurdle for AquaBounty??s GMO salmon to be approved at any moment.

On Friday, December 21st, 2012, FDA bureaucrats declared that AquaBounty??s GMO salmon poses no —significant?? risk to the environment. This recent FDA decision comes on top of the agency??s 2010 declaration that the GMO salmon were safe for humans to eat, despite no independent long-term studies. Once again, the FDA is putting corporate science over public health.

If approved, AquaBounty??s GMO salmon would be the first genetically engineered animal to be sold for human consumption and could appear in restaurants and supermarkets as early 2013.

We can't allow this to happen. Tell President Obama and the FDA that you won't eat GMO salmon!

Article: http://www.livescience.com/25799-frankenfish-salmon-gmo.html<BR>

PLEASE SIGN PETITION HERE:
http://action.fooddemocracynow.org/sign/stop_gmo_salmon_now/?akid=700.469184.lqqeGr&rd=1&t=6

You know... I have often wondered if all of this GMO shit that people are eating is responsible for America being the most obese country in the world.

Ten of the more ocmmon GMOs are : Corn, Soy, Cottonseed, Papaya, Rice, Tomatoes, Rapeseed (renamed canola), Dairy products, Potatoes, and Peas.

Monsanto has there nasty hands in just about everything... Round-up proof Alfalfa for example, resistant to Round-up made by Monsanto. It is likely the cows are now eating Round-up. They also created a wonderful chemical known as Agent Orange. A company that specializes in death has no business producing food.

I am curious now... what is the reason behind GMO Salmon ? Are they being oil-spill proofed or something now ?

Incidentally, whether it was to be Obama or Romney... the result would have been exactly the same... they had most of the same corporate sponsors !

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Incidentally, whether it was to be Obama or Romney... the result would have been exactly the same... they had most of the same corporate sponsors !

Logic like that is what allows these guys to continue to skate when they pull these stunts. It has to stop somewhere and they have to be held accountable.

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Where to start ? What would happen if instead of voting for the two remaining candidates, everyone just checked choice 'C' ?

JFK was the last REAL President... always REAL crowds to hear his speeches... crowds of thousands ! Today one can only see the President on TV speaking in front of distinguished guests... all of them getting up to clap at stupid shit every 2 minutes. JFK had a lovely multilingual wife... and quite the mistress on the side (unlike Clinton in either case), at a time when the public did not concern themselves with the trivial.

The 'Presidents' as of late... they care not for what the people think... they care not for the people... they are simply the spokesmen for the Corporatocracy's agenda... whether we want it or not.

Yup... I'm American... I just live in France.

I'm all for writing in Cowpuncher on the next ballot... let's get everyone to do it... by the people for the people, as it is supposed to be. I'd bet you'd look good in the 'Oral' office. 😉

I admit that I am na??ve about the story behind JFK's fortune... but he must have been doing something against the flow of things... he warned us too, by the way... but whatever he was doing got him shot. Bush the 1st was on the grounds that day... coincidentally the next shooting was Reagan while Bush the 1st stood watch as his Vice. Election fraud ? Enriched illegally ? Nothing here that strikes me as being out of sync with the political norm. The rule of law does not apply to politicians quite the same as it does you and I... we are just the peasants... peasants pay the tax... peasants work the land... this is the way it has always been... the way it will always be.

France does not import American beef, nor does it import 'other' GMO foods... you might be surprised how different REAL food can taste. Bread is rock hard in less than 2 days. Maybe it was the adding of preservatives that was the first step in food modification. But corporate altered food is coming here... via Germany and Belgium. Since the FDA has approved GMOing Salmon now... it MUST be good for us, right ? Right... the FDA approves whatever they are told to approve ! The peasants are the only ones eating it anyway.

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You know... I have often wondered if all of this GMO shit that people are eating is responsible for America being the most obese country in the world.

Ten of the more ocmmon GMOs are : Corn, Soy, Cottonseed, Papaya, Rice, Tomatoes, Rapeseed (renamed canola), Dairy products, Potatoes, and Peas.

Monsanto has there nasty hands in just about everything... Round-up proof Alfalfa for example, resistant to Round-up made by Monsanto. It is likely the cows are now eating Round-up. They also created a wonderful chemical known as Agent Orange. A company that specializes in death has no business producing food.

I am curious now... what is the reason behind GMO Salmon ? Are they being oil-spill proofed or something now ?

Incidentally, whether it was to be Obama or Romney... the result would have been exactly the same... they had most of the same corporate sponsors !

I think GMO's are a big problem in American food industry. Soy is in everything, even in skin care products. 😢 It's hard to avoid it. Corn syrup is another one that's very slow for our digestive system to process. It's in all the foods too.

I think this new Salmon is suppose to be twice the size of a normal Salmon. As much as I love salmon and would eat it for breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert; I don't need it THAT bad. It's not like there is a fish shortage. I think what's pushing this is population control. What better way to reduce the numbers than to give us death by ingestion. Like Cancer, at this point it should be considered an epidemic. Too many people are dying of Cancer. Many of the products in food, skin & hair products are carcinogenic.

I also agree that regardless of who is President they will have strings dangling from behind them.

Interesting thing about corn syrup... Do you remember Coca-cola... then New Coke... then Coca-cola Classic ? Coca-cola Classic is sweetened with HFCS... Coca-cola was sweetened with sugar. New Coke was a failure by design to make the transition between the two... so that no one would notice the difference in how it tasted... people were just happy to have their Coca-cola back. The original Cola-cola still exists in Europe... I tastes better.

I think that a cure for cancer actually exists... but... there would be no money in THAT ! The money exists in those experimental technologies where they 'practice' using all that new (expensive) gadgetry on their 'subjects'. Insurance comapanies, pharmaceutical companies, the FDA, medical equipment manufacturers, and Monsanto making certain that people have not a fighting chance against disease... and Walmart always happy to sell those products for less ! Population control ? I think not yet... this the big cash-out... acquiring the world's wealth and resources... best to reap the harvest before burning the farm.

Yes I remember Coca-Cola. I used to love it, I weened myself off of any kind of soda drink. What is HFCS? Does all food taste better in Europe? 🙂 I was told by a few Germans that American food is awful. LOL

Yes Cancer is a multi-billion dollar business. I've been hearing that there is a cure but don't see an official "cure" coming anytime soon. It's unfortunate so many people have to die in order to make others rich.

Ideas of population control has supporters like Bill Gates, Ted Turner and David Rockerfeller. They are using vaccines to reduce population and claiming to improve health; which would receive a lot of supporters. Because everyone wants good health right? It's not about money, it's about control, these people are already rich.

Ted Turner:

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Btw, did you also know that LBJ was supposed to be riding in the car with him, and begged off with some excuse the night before? That little tidbit makes the plot thicken quite a bit, doesn't it 🙂

Sorry, back to GMO now everybody 🙂 lol

One of the best ways to fight back against Monsanto is to just learn how to raise some of your own food. It's a great skill, will save you money, is DEEPLY satisfying to the soul, and you can do something whether you live in a high rise apartment with a balcony, or on a 10,000 acre spread in the Western USA. Buy some non GMO seeds, and a good book to teach you how to turn them into food for your table, using nothing but a pot if need be! It doesn't seem like much if you are just raising a few tomato plants on a balcony, but just by that simple act you are doing the following, each very important:

1) Supporting small companies that are NOT owned by Monsanto and their ilk, that are striving to provide heirloom (non-GMO) seeds and remain profitable.
2) Learning a valuable skill. If you can raise 2 or 3 small tomato plants and some lettuce on a balcony, you can raise an acre of it the same way... with a lot more work though lol... if you ever get a patch of land.
3) Taking up a hobby that will relax, nourish, educate, and enrich you all at the same time. There is something very deep inside of all of us that derives a kind of peace from working in the soil... even just a humble balcony planter. Try it and see.
4) Saving some money. Even a couple humble Brandywine tomato plants will give you lots of tomatoes for your table, and considering prices at the store, it adds up.

Here are some sources of seed that I like to buy from, and have found to be reliable:

Victory Seeds: www.victoryseeds.com

Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds: www.rareseeds.com

You will find just about anything you could ever want at those two links. Next up... I'll provide some links to a couple good books.

Mr. CowPuncher, thank you. I have been wanting to purchase Heirloom seeds for the longest. I'm glad you posted some websites. I was actually researching small farm land to grow and sell my own organic non GMO foods last year.

I was going to try http://stores.arkinstitute.com/StoreFront.bok.<BR>

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Yes I remember Coca-Cola. I used to love it, I weened myself off of any kind of soda drink. What is HFCS? Does all food taste better in Europe? 🙂 I was told by a few Germans that American food is awful. LOL

Yes Cancer is a multi-billion dollar business. I've been hearing that there is a cure but don't see an official "cure" coming anytime soon. It's unfortunate so many people have to die in order to make others rich.

Ideas of population control has supporters like Bill Gates, Ted Turner and David Rockerfeller. They are using vaccines to reduce population and claiming to improve health; which would receive a lot of supporters. Because everyone wants good health right? It's not about money, it's about control, these people are already rich.

HFCS is High Fructose Corn Syrup... which is not good for anyone... and since it is mostly coming from GMO corn... I don't imagine it to be any healthier.

Yes... everything tastes better in Europe. I went to the US for Christmas a year ago... had a traditional turkey dinner (a turkey here is half the size as it is in the US) ... I had one plate... it really didn't taste as good as I remembered it to taste... so going for seconds and thirds was pointless. I was there for 3 weeks... and in 3 weeks I gained 3 kg (about 6.6 lbs)! Mind you, I didn't eat any more than I normally do, so what was the problem ? It took 3 months for that extra weight to come off after resuming my normal activities.

Just to list some of my personal 'favorites':
Donald Rumsfeld is 80, Larry Silverstein is 82, George Soros is 82, Alan Greenspan is 86, Queen Elizabeth II is 87, George Bush I is 87, Henry Kissinger is 89, and David Rockerfeller is 97 ! C'mon ! Some of these people have got to be kicking the bucket soon, no ?

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Spend the money to get Baker Creeks' catalog, I think it's 4 bucks. Order it now, so you can look through it and pick what you want. Their catalog is this big, gorgeous, full color thing... you will keep it handy to look through in your spare time.

Some stuff they carry that interests me:

Arikara watermelons - an old variety from North Dakota, grown by the native americans there in times past. The vines produce these small single-serving sized watermelons, cut it in half, grab a spoon, and dive in.

Dessert King Yellow Watermelon - Never had one before, but a good friend of mine from Arkansas says they raised them when he was a kid, and it's the most flavorful watermelon he's ever had.

I don't remember the variety, but they also have these really interesting long tomatoes, for slicing, if you like lots of slices of tomato that are roughly of equal size, and some varieties specially developed for canning whole if you would like to can whole tomatoes for winter cooking.

Something you might really like is the "Tom Thumb" variety of lettuce. It's a buttercrunch variety, and at least old enough that Thomas Jefferson raised it. Few know this these days, but among his many talents was a great talent for farming, and developing better crops. Tom Thumb lettuce forms a neat little head about the size of a man's fist. JUST enough for you to pick a head and make one good big salad for yourself with it. It takes a little longer to grow than many other varieties, but imho it's the best lettuce I've ever had.

Buying a small farm so I can grow my own non-GMO food and have some elbow room is one of my most cherished dream. It will be happening in the next few years.

Lunarmaiden if you would want to start a thread dedicated to fighting GMO by growing your own, I'll gladly put my Merc in Sag to work message-bombing it if you'd like?

Thank you CP, you are a wealth of information. 🙂 Please I could use your Merc in Sag. I think I will make a thread, you never know who else may be interested. Putting this information out is how we fight GMO's. Good luck with your farm.

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HFCS is High Fructose Corn Syrup... which is not good for anyone... and since it is mostly coming from GMO corn... I don't imagine it to be any healthier.

Yes... everything tastes better in Europe. I went to the US for Christmas a year ago... had a traditional turkey dinner (a turkey here is half the size as it is in the US) ... I had one plate... it really didn't taste as good as I remembered it to taste... so going for seconds and thirds was pointless. I was there for 3 weeks... and in 3 weeks I gained 3 kg (about 6.6 lbs)! Mind you, I didn't eat any more than I normally do, so what was the problem ? It took 3 months for that extra weight to come off after resuming my normal activities.

Just to list some of my personal 'favorites':
Donald Rumsfeld is 80, Larry Silverstein is 82, George Soros is 82, Alan Greenspan is 86, Queen Elizabeth II is 87, George Bush I is 87, Henry Kissinger is 89, and David Rockerfeller is 97 ! C'mon ! Some of these people have got to be kicking the bucket soon, no ?

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Your list will not kick the bucket anytime soon because they don't eat GMO foods. Even if they may support GMO's for the poor dumb public. I had the same issue with food and weight. I couldn't understand why I was gaining and struggling to lose weight when I didn't eat junk food and I actually ate pretty well. Then I stopped eating a lot of meat and changed my intake to 80% vegetables. Some days I don't eat meat at all. And of course adding regular exercise and the weight came off. Whatever they are putting in the meat to increase the size of the animal, is going into us. And we are increasing in size too.

I have not had authentic French food yet. I hear it's delicious. So far I have only eaten at American french restaurants.

I found the English food pretty bland actually. But when I added salt and pepper it was delicious.
I love German food.
Cuban food was horrible. I didn't know what kind of meat that was. 😢

"Though many Americans don't know it, Walmart, General Mills, Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Nestle, Unilever, Kellogg??s, Starbucks — even McDonald??s — are GMO-free in Europe,"

I guess that I can deduce that they ARE NOT in the US — Incidentally, Walmart flopped in Germany. 🙂

http://grist.org/food/are-walmart-and-big-food-pushing-for-gmo-labeling/

This is bad news because I usually shop for all my groceries at Walmart. It appears Germans are smart. 🙂