Bush Administration Blocked Payments to Black Farmers

[tishaLA]

Aggressive legal tactics by the Bush administration have deliberately undermined a landmark 1997 civil rights settlement with African-American farmers, turning the claims process into another chapter in a long history of discriminatory treatment by the US Department of Agriculture.

A report released today by Environmental Working Group (EWG) and the National Black Farmers Association (NBFA) finds that almost nine out of 10 black farmers have been denied compensation for discrimination over USDA crop loans, even though U.S. District Court for the District Columbia -- in approving the settlement -- had described compensation payment as "automatic." ........ African-American farmers brought suit against USDA in 1997 in an historic civil rights case known as Pigford V. Glickman (now titled Pigford V. Veneman), claiming that USDA systematically discriminated against African-Americans by denying them crop loans readily made available to comparable white farmers.

http://www.bushgreenwatch.org/mt_archives/000157.php <<FIXED LINK

[fertilizeonarbusto]

1. WHAT?

OMG, they are the most evil motherfuckers EVER.

[maddezmom]

3. here's a link

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=domesticNews&storyID=5712812&src=rss/domesticNews§ion=news

[LittleApple81]

2. link does not work. n/t

[Tight_rope]

4. It's truely pathetic that the pResident of the USA promotes racism!...n/t

I truely "DETEST" pResident Bush. I really do.

[RebelYell]

5. This is sickening n/t

[dethl]

6. Heard about this

on the Al Fraken show. Also heard on there that the government has used around $12 million or so in red tape and what not to block these payments to many black farmers.

[rocktivity]

7. He can't give out money that doesn't exsit

he's already looted the treasury, remember?

:headbang:
rocknation

[Trillo]

8. This ticks me off.

A anti-Bush campaign slogan: "Bush Blocks Blacks."

[liberalmuse]

9. Outrage meter broken AGAIN.

Only Bushco could top centuries of discrimination in one fell swoop. Motherfucking, putrid, pus-filled racists!

[Imalittleteapot]

10. Just when I thought he had gone as low as a

Pres. can go, he pulls this. I am so disgusted with this pathetic excuse for a leader.

[htuttle]

11. Bush to Black Farmers: "And we want the mules back, too!"

[NewYorkerfromMass]

12. Kerry will top Gore's share of the black vote

for sure.

[Mountainman]

13. Yeah but don't worry Bush has Black Cabinet members.

When ever I hear a wingnut talk about Bush's commitment to African Americans, they tell us that Bush has Black Cabinet members.

Take that to the bank all you Black farmers.

[Alpharetta]

14. Will media bury this?

Rightwingers were so worried what page the Sandy Berger story would run on.

They won't have as much concern about institutionalized racism though.

[AlFrankenFan]

15. ....

:wow:

I am so outraged. I hate Bush even more than I used to. That is so not right...my thoughts are choked. HOW DARE THEY!

[DaveSZ]

16. My God this is sickening

Bush is trying to tie up the South using Jessie Helms/Strom Thurmond racist tactics.



At the very least Moveon.org should make this into a tv ad.