ARE YOU ONE OF THE 5 AMERICAN INDIANS THAT VOTED FOR McCAIN? -check this out-

[mikekohr]

From Indianz.com




The Real Reason for McCain's Loss

Everyone wants to blame Sarah Palin and George W. Bush but the real reason John McCain lost the 2008 presidential election was his top adviser Martin Eisenstadt. The fun stuff starts 44 seconds into the following video:

"John McCain, as the head of the Indian Affairs Committee in the Senate, knows hands-on, full-well, the importance of development and how a casino can transform a people," Eisenstadt says. "Only 20 years ago, Indians were drunk and homeless and committing crimes. Today, they're prosperous and wealthy, driving Mercedes satellite dishes on their homes.


go to link at: http://www.indianz.com/InTheHoop/archive/011964.asp

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Click on the You Tube Link. You can't make shit like this up.


mike kohr

[jwirr]

1. I love that description. Apparently none of us out here in my community

are Indians. Driving Mercedes? Rich? Dishes? And to be truthful some of us are still alcoholics. This speaker is totally out of touch with the world as it really is.

[mikekohr]

10. Makes you wonder what the qualifications were to become an advisor in the McCain campaign

From Palin, to Foreclosure Phil Gramm, it's clear now just which candidate was the riskier choice. But aside from that wingnut in the video, in fairness to McCain himself on the issue of Native Americans I do feel he has been one of the more enlightened Senators in that arena.

mike kohr

[bunnies]

2. I guess someone forgot to gimme mah mercedes.

Oh, and my snazzy house with the satellite dish too. Now, wheres mah booze at... I guess I'll just go back to being drunk. :banghead:

[denem]

3. "driving Mercedes satellite dishes"

on their roofs no less. Amazing guys, these 'indians'.

[pansypoo53219]

5. not what i saw in the WI reservation.

i visited with a woman from denmark who spent a lot of time at the tribe. she took me along for interviews and they did have a very nice new library/museum/culture building, but no mercs.

[zalinda]

4. I'm sure that those in Pine Ridge Reservation

are wondering were all their stuff is. I guess it got lost in the mail.

zalinda

[mikekohr]

6. From the Website "International Brotherhood Days"

Of all ethnic groups in the United States, Native People are the most economically disadvantaged, 22% live below the poverty level, nearly double the national rate of 12.4%.

Seven of the ten poorest counties in the United States fall within various "Indian reservations." Of these seven poorest counties, three are on the reservations within the borders of the state of South Dakota, home to many of the Lakota people.

Over the the last forty years, Shannon County in South Dakota, has been our country's most poverty stricken county. Shannon county is comprised of The Pine Ridge Reservation.

Pine Ridge has the nation's lowest per capita income, the highest percentage of families below the poverty rate, the highest percentage (63.1%) of persons below the poverty level, and the second highest percentage of children below the poverty level.
Indian Health Services reports suicide rates that are triple that of the national average.

Harvard School of Public Health reports that the life expectancy of Lakota People living on Pine Ridge Reservation to be the lowest in the United States, and only in Haiti is the life expectancy lower than the Lakota of Pine Ridge in the entire Western Hemisphere.
The average life expectancy of a man on Pine Ridge is 61, 16 and 1/2 years lower than the national average. At 70 years of age the life expectancy of a Lakota woman on Pine Ridge is 13 and 1/2 years less than the national average.

Unemployment on Pine Ridge Reservation ranges between 80% and 95% of the population of about 22,000 people.
The average household occupancy on Pine Ridge is 17 people. There are over 900 families on waiting lists for housing. Many of those fortunate enough to have a house live in sub-standard structures.

Thirty-three percent of homes do not have electricity or running water. Twenty-two percent of all homes are in need of major repairs or need to be replaced.

Seventy percent of Lakota people living on Pine Ridge Reservation do not have access to transportation.

Nationally, telephone service reaches 98% of the populace. On reservations phone service only reaches between 46% and 55% of Native people. On the Pine Ridge Reservation more than 70% of the homes are without phone service.

Native People are victimized by violent crime at a rate that is more than twice the national average. Approximately 70% of these violent crimes against Native People are committed by people of a different race. This cross-race victimization rate of Native People is substantially higher than black or white victims.

Approximately 30% of all Native People have been a victim of violent crime. This figure is probably much lower than reality however. Many Native People are reluctant to report crimes because of indifferent or racist attitudes they face in the criminal and the judicial systems.

http://www.brotherhooddays.com/interestingfacts.html

mike kohr

[zalinda]

8. Not only that, but

crops are very hard to grow on the rez, except one crop, hemp. Yup, hemp, it apparently grows quite well up there and the government won't let them grow it. One guy has been in court for years over it, and his crops have been destroyed a few times.

zalinda

[mikekohr]

9. That would be Alex White Plume, former Tribal President,

who has land just north of Manderson, SD. Alex is a good man and a hard worker. He plants and tends the industrial hemp (very low THC levels) and the Feds harvest it for him. It's not a good working business model however.

mike kohr

[zalinda]

11. I'd have to agree

not a good business model.

Pine Ridge has a special place in my heart. I belong to a group who donate items to the Main. We make hats, mittens, socks, scarves and blankets to send to them. We also send things that we buy like school supplies, seeds and such. We also send new or gently used clothing. We don't have much ourselves, but we try to send what we can, and hope that we are making a difference.

zalinda

[mikekohr]

12. I wish to congratulate you for your interest and concern

If you have not yet, please stop by our site, "International Brotherhood Days," http://www.brotherhooddays.com which was founded on the vision and memory of Severt Young Bear Sr..

I encourage you and your group to visit:

COKAN TIOSPAYE http://cokantiospaye.com This site is an excellent source of demographic and historical information about the Pine Ridge Reservation. The Cokan Tiospaye is a school dedicated to educating the young men and women of the Porcupine and Evergreen communities of the Pine Ridge Reservation. If you are looking for a worthy organization to support, I highly recommend this site. http://www.brotherhooddays.com/linkspage.htm

This school, for at risk young men and women, is run by Eli and Carolyn Tail of rural Porcupine, SD. They are two of the finest people I have ever met. The schools needs are substantial.

In the Spirit of Brotherhood,

mike kohr

[Zynx]

7. Good Lord. That's astonishing.