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April 29, 2008

An Open Letter To The Truckers Of America

By William Cormier

The truckers of America may be our last hope to effectuate immediate change and force the impeachment and prosecution of the Bush administration. We are out of time.

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As a nation, we are all being gutted by high fuel prices, food costs that are rising so rapidly that the "average American" is experiencing difficulty in keeping food on the table for their families - and the sub-prime crisis and subsequent collapse of several corporations that were once household names is rapidly causing the collapse of our entire economy. Progressive and Liberal writers, now often joined by Republicans as well, have been attempting to organize the people to participate in a general strike - but as usual, the mainstream news media refuses to tell America the truth - and the people remain unaware that the worst is yet to come, and that as a nation, the Bush administration is playing God with all of our lives... "The Decider" has ignored the majority of the people and has demonstrated, time and time again, that the average American is meaningless in the scheme of his quest to dominate and enslave America, breaking us down to the point that people find it hard to attend peaceful protests because they can't afford the gas to travel where they are needed. I noted in an article that appeared on RAW Story that many truckers in South Dakota couldn't attend a planned protest because they couldn't afford the fuel - which is obviously the intent of destroying the American economy. Destitute people cannot risk a day or a few hours of their wages as they live from check to check - and its been planned that way as the government uses food and fuel as a weapon against the American people!

I commend your efforts in the recent protest that was staged in Washington, D.C., however, when I learned that Jeff Sessions, a leading Neo-conservative and an individual that helped to get us all in this mess in the first place stated that:

"It's particularly heartbreaking to hear their stories, because not only is there an economic slow down, which means they are hauling less," but a surge in diesel prices adds more burdens, he said.

If you believe that Jeff Sessions gives a rats butt what happen to the "average American", then you might as well quit reading this call to action to the only group of individuals that still has enough power to literally shut-down this country until Congress does their duty and immediately impeaches and prosecutes those who have spat on our constitution and violated our own laws, as well as international law that has made the world's premier democracy into the most hated and feared nation on earth!

Truckers protest high gasoline prices

BRETT ZONGKER
AP News - Apr 28, 2008 21:05 EST

Members of Truckers and Citizens United circled the National Mall before parking their rigs at RFK Stadium. From there, about 100 protesters marched and took shuttles to the Capitol, where an afternoon rally was held.

"The high price for oil is hurting our economy," organizer Mark Kirsch said. "It's hurting middle class people."

The national average price of a gallon of regular gasoline is a record $3.51, according to a recent survey of stations by AAA and the Oil Price Information Service. The price for diesel - used to transport most food, industrial and commercial goods - is $4.20 a gallon.

Dave Gares, an independent trucker from Lebanon, Pa., said the $1,400 it costs to fill up his tractor-trailer with 220 gallons of diesel fuel has been a drain on his income. MORE

Whereas I commend your efforts, I also believe the protest was ineffective and meaningless; Congress and the Presidency will only respond to large-scale protests that impact the bottom-line of the corporations that are profiting from the misery of America - and based on an article in the New York Sun, within two (2) years gas prices could reach $7.00 to $10.00 dollars per gallon for gasoline, and what diesel will cost will effectively end the careers of ALL independent truckers throughout the entire country. If you don't take action today, there will be no "tomorrow" for your livelihoods, and what you have worked for all of your lives will vanish - just as our manufacturing base and millions of jobs that were outsourced to nations that are now economic powerhouses - all compliments of the Bush administration as they progressively destroy this nation and transfer the wealth of the Average American to their corporate buddies and the elitists that rule this nation!

Gas Price May Soar to Between $7 and $10 a Gallon

By DAN DORFMAN, Special to the Sun | April 28, 2008 (Excerpts)

Get ready for another economic shock of major proportions - a virtual doubling of prices at the gas pump to as much as $10 a gallon.

Gasoline nationally is in an accelerated upswing, having jumped to $3.58 a gallon from $3.50 in just the past week. In some parts of the country, including New York City and the West Coast, gas is already sporting a price tag above $4 a gallon. There was a pray-in at a Chevron station in San Francisco on Friday led by a minister asking God for cheaper gas, and an Arco gas station in San Mateo, Calif., has already raised its price to a sky-high $4.62.

In Manhattan, at a Mobil gas station at York Avenue and East 61st Street, premium gas is now $4.03 a gallon. Two days ago, it was $3.96. Why such a high price? "Blame the people at STOPEC (he meant OPEC) and the oil companies," an attendant there told me.

NOTE: The original article appears to have been pulled by the NY Sun, most likely because of government censorship. (IMO) LINK

The truckers of America are the last group, in this writer's opinion, that actually has to power to immediately force Congress to take action against a Presidency that refuses to listen to them, or even more importantly, to the American people. There is no time left. I am asking that America's truckers unite, and instead of protesting in a manner that will not do anything more than cost you fuel and time off the job - mount a protest that will immediately send a message to Congress that they must effectuate the change the people are demanding or face the consequences of a nation that has suffered enough!

If the truckers go on strike, we all know that the United States will come to an immediate stand-still - and it will hurt, but in these times when most of Middle-class America is under assault by our own government and fuel prices are destined to soar even more, what choice to you have to ensure your own economic future and be in a position to feed your own families?

I ask you to protest intelligently, making sure that essential medicines and hospital supplies reach their destinations and other services that are critical to ensuring that your protest does not endanger lives - but will send a message that will reverberate throughout the world! Begin organizing a general strike within your own ranks, refuse to haul anything other than goods that are essential to prevent the loss of life - and do it for at least a week, with the promise that if Congress doesn't act, the next one will be infinite - and will only stop when Congress rejects the corporatist enablers of fascism and votes the will of the people, something they have failed to do even when that's why they ere elected in 2006 to halt the illegal activity of the Bush administration.

If you do protest in this manner, you will be able to shut-down this country and make the voice of America heard once again, and it's been far too long that anyone has banded together in solidarity to help and protect the Average American. Use your intelligence and disable your vehicles so they cannot be commandeered by scabs and government operatives; you know how, and it can be reversed immediately when Congress gets a message that has been too long in coming.

Do it for yourselves and do it for the United States of America. We will all feel the pain of bringing this nation to a stand-still, but looking at the situation realistically, nothing else has worked, and you DO HAVE THE POWER TO USHER IN CHANGE! The truckers of America may be our last chance to bring this nation back on track, and if you fail us as most of the general population has, the throats you cut will eventually be your own - and the era of independent truckers in America will soon be another segment of our economy that is vanishing as fast as the food from our tables.

William Cormier



Authors Bio:

My Bio is as varied as my life. In 2012, my twin sons murdered a Journalist in Pensacola, Fl., for 100K worth of "Magic The Gathering" playing cards and buried the body in my backyard. I was once a regular writer here, but PTSD from my son's actions took their toll. First, I lost everything I had. Second, I lost my fiancee. Third, I almost lost my life. Recovery has been a hard and lonesome road, and it isn't quite over yet. I will overcome this disaster as I have others, and return to college to resume my quest to receive a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism.

Admittedly, I have chosen to get back in the mix and do my duty to help destroy any chance that Trump may have of being elected to a second term.


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