AG Secretary Vilsack and His Too Much Funny Business

October 20, 2022 — bunkerville

by Mustang and Bunks

Vilsack has been covered on my blog for well over ten years. Vilsack first insisted that you and I had to adjust our taste buds. Really I didn’t want to adjust my taste buds. I didn’t think you should have to either. My first grave encounter came in the form of a post circa 2011.

He and l started out on the wrong foot. But it turns out that was just a minor thing. Just what else did he have in mind? A long and difficult corrupt road.

USDA Vilsack: Americans must ‘adjust’ their taste buds

September 21, 2011 — bunkerville

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told members of the National Restaurant Association on Monday that Americans need to “adjust” their tastes so that they like the kind of food the government believes they should eat—and “we have to make sure that what we do is create the appropriate transition.”

“It’s going to take time for people’s taste to adjust and they will adjust over time, but it will take some time,” he said. “So, we have to make sure that what we do is create the appropriate transition.

(Ah, just part of the great reset)

“At the end of the day, though, we’ve got to deal with this,” said Vilsack. Full story at CNS>

Sadly all the video’s of my pal extolling these virtues and his behavior have been removed by YouTube.

But that was only the beginning of our trials and tribulations with this fine fellow.. See yesterday’s post for his evolution:

Big bucks coming to the right folks and he is the man who did it before and plans on doing it again.

But just who is Vilsack? Our intrepid Mustang picks up the story

Some things … are just weird 

by Mustang

On 23 February 2021, the U.S. Senate was in the hands of (ugh) Democrats — which is not very different than a U.S. Senate in the hands of (ugh) Republicans.  In any case, is there any real difference?  Some would argue, “No, there isn’t.”  And among those people, there is plenty of justification for that argument.  

Take Little Tommy Vilsack, for example.  There was never a more dyed-in-the-wool socialist serving in government since Franklin Roosevelt.  Yet, the U.S. Senate, whose majority in that august body is exactly two, voted to confirm Tom Vilsack to serve as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture by a vote of 92 to 7.  

An overwhelming victory for the man who authorized the distribution of federal welfare benefits application forms, printed in Spanish, to potential illegal aliens living in Mexico.  At best, Vilsack’s confirmation should have netted him no more than 50-48.  In a real world where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average. 

Vilsack was born in an orphanage.  Now, this wasn’t his fault, but understanding his early years may help us to understand how he drifted left into that netherworld where there is nether any patriotism nor common sense.  So, the baby tagged with a question mark was adopted by Bud and Dolly Vilsack, who named him Thomas James. 

Vilsack graduated from the Shady Side Academy.  That’s all I’m going to say about that.   

According to my sources (whose initials are KID), Tommy asked Christie to marry him after confirming that she didn’t vote for Richard Nixon — and found out that her father owned a law firm in Mount Pleasant.  After marrying Christie, Tom went to work for her father.  It’s sometimes interesting how things work out, eh?  

In any case, Tom made it into the world of politics as Mayor of Mount Pleasant, Iowa senator, governor of Iowa, failed Presidential candidate, and Secretary of Agriculture under both Obama and Biden.  Vilsack is the longest (ever) serving Secretary of Agriculture … in the entire galaxy. 

The amazing thing about Vilsack’s election as governor is that he was elected by a small margin.  Jaded political analysts think all those dead people voting capped the election in Vilsack’s favor, but that’s probably just trash talk.  

Still, Iowa has only had five democrat governors in the entire 20th century, so … were it not for Vilsack signing an executive order allowing 115,000 convicted felons to vote, he might still be a mayor over near Lake Wobegon.  The question is, how far left is Vilsack?  I answer you decide:  Vilsack was on Hillary Clinton’s shortlist as her vice presidential candidate.  That’s pretty far left. 

No one ever accused Tom Vilsack of being a genius; indeed, he isn’t.  So if you want to reduce U.S. reliance on foreign oil, what do you do?  You agree with your president to shut down all domestic oil production.  So now the curtain begins to rise, and we can understand how the U.S. Senate, with 48 conservative seats, overwhelmingly confirmed Vilsack as U.S.D.A. Secretary.  No, we don’t understand that at all.  His first confirmation vote for that position in 2009 was unanimous consent.  Amazing. 

And Tom Vilsack re-introduced us to Shirley Sherrod.  He previously hired her as the Director, Rural Development in Georgia.  Vilsack ended up firing Shirley Sherrod (nothing personal, just business), but he recently rehired her as an advisor on the U.S.D.A.’s new Equity Committee.  That should help propel America forward, but it’s hardly change we can believe in.  In fairness, though, Shirley needed the money.  She’s only worth $5 million.   

One month before Obama left office, Vilsack resigned his office and re-entered the world of unemployment.  A short time later, though, he accepted a position as President of the U.S. Dairy Export Council.  No, no conflict of interest there.  Nothing to see.  Move on, please.  Well, I don’t blame him.  The Council paid him $999,421 a year.  

That’s almost as good as being an employee of the U.S.D.A. and then suing them for their racialist policies.  Well, good for Tom — but I’ll be thinking about his salary the next time I purchase a jug of milk. 

So, Vilsack is back — and an amazing thing about his acceptance of Biden’s nomination is that in 2015 Vilsack notified Obama that he was thinking about resigning because he “didn’t have enough to do.”  Okay, well, the job is far from $999,421 (before taxes), but it’s better than having to go to work in the morning. 

I’m looking forward to Tom Vilsack’s biographical memoir: How I escaped going to federal prison.

Bunks Bonus: Maybe Vislack can get some ideas how the Netherlands are dealing with climate change and the farmers.

Message for UN Food Systems Summit – Our gal Samantha Power and Tom Vilsack.

 

 

The very best of the swamp.

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USDA Announces Pay Off of $800 Million in Farm Loans – Black Farmers Sue for 4 Billion

October 19, 2022 — bunkerville

Vilsack is Secretary of Agriculture. Previously the same position back in Obama’s days when the first reparations with Black farmers was struck. Back to the Forty Acres and a Mule. We have seen this story before with the same characters. Let’s do this one more time. As you will find out, Black Farmers have already received Millions of dollars in reparations under Vilsack during Obama’s adminsitration.

Today, the USDA announced it is paying off farm loans – $800 million worth.

Before we get to the story…..Breaking News

Well what do you know. Guess what happened just this week! What a coincidence.  MSNBC

Black farmers took the Biden administration to court this week over a $4 billion promise that never came to pass. The farmers say that the federal government broke its promise to help farmers of color get out of debt as part of the American Rescue Plan, leaving them in even deeper in debt while dealing with soaring costs.

Now we continue and the back story will make more sense:

Below is today’s announcement from the USDA.

USDA Provides Payments of Nearly $800 M..43113 (003) by Jim Hoft on Scribd

Work has already started to bring some relief to distressed farmers. As of today, over 13,000 borrowers have already benefited from the resources provided under the Inflation Reduction Act as follows:

  • Approximately 11,000 delinquent direct and guaranteed borrowers had their accounts brought current. USDA also paid the next scheduled annual installment for these direct loan borrowers giving them peace of mind in the near term.
  • Approximately 2,100 borrowers who had their farms foreclosed on and still had remaining debt have had this debt resolved in order to cease debt collections and garnishment relieving that burden that has made getting a fresh start more difficult.

Americans deserve to know how this money is being paid and to whom?  Is this a boondoggle that the Biden gang is using to pay off their cronies?  Where is this money going?  How does this address inflation? More at Gateway Pundit

Bunkerville has an idea. One only has to go back to the Obama years for 2.0

It goes something like this:

Pigford: Nothing but reparations to Blacks, Women, Hispanics who claim to be farmers  February 26, 2011

So we have the name Vilsack in the story and add the name Sherrod to make sense of this. Who was Sherrod?

Ms. Sherrod’s July 2009 appointment to her USDA position at ruraldevelopment.org gives off quite a few clues. She worked under Vilsack. She later left and then sued the government for Big Bucks.

2010– yes, 2010 was a very good year.

The Obama administration is offering at least $1.3 billion to settle complaints from female and Hispanic farmers who say they faced discrimination from the Agriculture Department. Washington Post

 

Senate approves $4.5B payment to Native Americans, black farmers and the Sherrods

November 20, 2010 — bunkerville

Shirley Sherrod who stands to make super big bucks. Anyone remember? Anyone care??

The Senate unanimously approved Friday two multibillion-dollar settlements that will rectify long-standing claims against the federal government for discrimination and mismanagement.

See our earlier post:  Black Farmer Helper Shirley Sherrod is linked to Bill Ayers

An announcement of Ms. Sherrod’s July 2009 appointment to her USDA position at ruraldevelopment.org gives off quite a few clues:

RDLN Graduate and Board Vice Chair Shirley Sherrod was appointed Georgia Director for Rural Development by Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack on July 25. Only days earlier, she learned that New Communities, a group she founded with her husband and other families (see below) has won a thirteen million dollar settlement  (Out of court settlement with her former boss) in the minority farmers law suit Pigford vs Vilsack.

This must-read story at Illinois Review  reveals that Ms. Sherrod’s husband is a former honcho in the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee back in the 1960’s. You can read more about it in Bill Ayers book “Fugitive Days.” Yes, that Bill Ayers. He was involved in SNCC as well.

From the Washington Examiner:

Already, the number of people who have been paid and are still seeking payment will likely exceed the 26,785 black farmers who were considered to even be operating back in 1997, according to USDA. That’s the year the case initially began as Pigford v. (then Agriculture Secretary) Glickman and sources predicted that, at most, 3,000 might qualify.

What does Saint Sherrod have to say for this one? Last I heard there were more claims from Black farmers than could have possibly have existed. But what the hell- we just gave 3.4 billion to Native Americans in Reparations.. lets keep it going. Read more here: Reparations for Native Americans Plus a billion more in bonds.

She made big bucks in the Lawsuit called New Communities -This is the largest award so far in the minority farmers law suit (Pigford vs Vilsack)

New Communities is due to receive approximately $13 million ($8,247,560 for loss of land and $4,241,602 for loss of income; plus $150,000 each to Shirley and Charles for pain and suffering). There may also be an unspecified amount in forgiveness of debt.

We did a ton of stories on this fiasco and Marxist Shirley Sherrod  The Senate unanimously approved Friday two multibillion-dollar settlements that will rectify long-standing claims against the federal government for discrimination and mismanagement.

Native Americans involved in the land trust lawsuit will get access to a $3.4 billion fund. Black farmers who are a part of a class-action lawsuit against the USDA will receive a $1.15 billion settlement.

The House, which has twice endorsed the deals, must still do so one more time, an action that is expected after Thanksgiving. Senate approval, however, has been a huge hurdle for Native Americans, who sued the government over poorly handled individual Indians’ trust accounts, and black farmers. From the Washington Post

Postscript update: Sherrod is back working for Vislack. The game continues.

 

Other than that, all is well in the swamp. More “Out of court settlements” by Vilsack.

For more on Vilsack’s background and antics see today’s post

AG Secretary Vilsack and His Too Much Funny Business

 

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Mooch Obama bans fried foods and Frosted Flakes at Daycare Centers

April 26, 2016 — bunkerville

Why this post today? Because the “Rule”  is so detailed, and just another nail in the coffin of our freedoms. A “Rule” comes out of nowhere and defines who we are. We knew this was going to get tough as the days wind down, and the end game is in play. Oh, by the way, “they” will allow an exception for special occasions. Lucky us.

New rules stemming from the school lunch law championed by first lady Michelle Obama are banning popular children’s cereals like Frosted Flakes in daycare centers.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service issued a final rule Monday that will affect more than 3 million kids in daycare centers across the country. The regulation will only allow daycare centers to serve juice once a day, will ban fried foods, and encourages centers to not add honey to a child’s yogurt.

The sugar limit means no Lucky Charms, Trix, Cocoa Puffs, Cap’n Crunch, or Frosted Flakes.The law required the USDA to “promote health and wellness in child care settings via guidance and technical assistance that focuses on nutrition, physical activity, and limiting electronic media use,” according to the regulation.

“This final rule prohibits frying as a way a preparing food on-site,” according to the document. “Frying is defined as deep-fat frying (i.e. cooking by submerging food in hot oil or other fat). This definition of frying was recommended by commenters and continues to allow providers to sauté, pan-fry, and stir-fry.”

The government explained that fish can be served “ if it is pan-fried or prepared another way, as long as it is not cooked by submerging the bread into hot oil or other fat.”

Centers will be allowed to serve cheese, cottage cheese, and yogurt, as long as it has fewer than 23 grams of sugar per 6 ounces. The first version of the regulation would have banned cheese, cottage cheese, and “cheese food, or spread.”

The government said it will allow daycare centers to break the rules for special occasions like birthdays, but urged centers to “use discretion.”

More at Free Beacon

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Reject USDA School lunch program? Punishment follows

October 26, 2015 — bunkerville

You know the drill by now. Schools are abandoning the Michelle Obama’s school lunch programs due to the uneatability and loss of revenue. If you thought just giving back the subsidies would be the end of the story, think again. No, the jackboots come. The USDA promises a “Cascade of Regulations.”  It is the Chicago way.

In the words of board vice chairman John Laferriere:

“Essentially, we want to get off the federal teat. At the end of the day, that’s what it is. And we’re getting penalized for it.”

What did they think Michelle Obama et al. were going to do, give them a gold star for resisting?

Today’s lesson at Londonderry High: The purpose of Big Government is to become Bigger Government. Those who succumb are absorbed. Those who resist are squashed. H/T:Moonbattery

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School officials last year decided to remove Londonderry High School from the National School Lunch Program after nutrition regulations championed by first lady Michelle Obama resulted in a significant drop in cafeteria sales, and a significant increase in food waste, the New Hampshire Union Leader reports.

The move meant the high school forfeited federal subsidies that come with the program, but officials increased lunch prices and introduced new offerings students love to make up the difference, and then some.

The high school’s successful transition, however, apparently doesn’t sit well with federal bureaucrats at the U.S. Department of Education, who apparently issued a threat to district officials recently in hopes of changing their minds.

The USDA’s national office told school officials they must provide an “accountability and reconciliation plan” to document production and waste in the high school’s kitchen and comply with “more than monthly” inspections to continue its arrangement“ Dining services director Amanda Venezia said Monday she was told in a conference call last week that the U.S. Department of Agriculture may not treat the school as a processing facility,” the Union Leader reports. “The categorization would impose substantial regulatory and financial burdens, she said, require at least one new hire and lots of paperwork.”

More at EAG News

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The Supreme court and the Feds shakedown of a raisin farmer

July 21, 2013 — bunkerville

Here is a story to think about when considering governmental intrusion. This case reached the Supreme Court last month and the farmer received a partial victory. It sent the case back to the lower court for reconsideration. Lucky raisin farmer.

Free markets? What free markets.

A California raisin farmer is facing bankruptcy for defying a law requiring him to give the government a portion of his raisin crop without compensation.

According to a Washington Post report, Marvin Horne, 68, stopped giving the government his raisins in 2002 and now “owes the U.S. government at least $650,000 in unpaid fines,” in addition to “1.2 million pounds of unpaid raisins, roughly equal to his entire harvest for four years.”

Last month, the high court issued its ruling and gave Horne a partial victory. A lower court had rejected Horne’s challenge of the law. Now, the justices told that court to reconsider it.

Horne violated Marketing Order 989, passed during the Truman administration, “a federal regulation meant to solve a problem from the era after World War II, which created the national raisin reserve. The program gives the U.S. government a heavy-handed power to interfere with the supply and demand for dried grapes” and takes “away a percentage of every farmer’s raisins” without paying for them. The law has been described as one that gives the government the power to operate a cartel.

That, in theory, means greater scarcity and higher prices. The same approach works for oil and diamonds.

“It’s a cartel. Let’s use the power of the government to operate a cartel,” said Daniel Sumner, director of the University of California’s Agricultural Issues Center. Congress had given the USDA the authority to operate reserves during the New Deal: Other reserves existed for almonds, walnuts, tart cherries and other products.

Full story over at Breitbart

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USDA Vilsack: Americans must ‘adjust’ their taste buds

September 21, 2011 — bunkerville

 When I heard Mark Levin report this, I thought surely this cannot be. But indeed, we are now in the final stages of the Government taking final control of our lives. We had Michelle out there telling restaurants to cut portion sizes, and now we are told we must adjust our taste buds. I cannot believe that there is little if any response. Really. First Michelle and her “Lets Move”:

“Everyone has a role to play in reducing childhood obesity, including parents, elected officials from all levels of government, schools, health care professionals, faith-based and community-based organizations, and private sector companies.”

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told members of the National Restaurant Association on Monday that Americans need to “adjust” their tastes so that they like the kind of food the government believes they should eat—and “we have to make sure that what we do is create the appropriate transition.”

“It’s going to take time for people’s taste to adjust and they will adjust over time, but it will take some time,” he said. “So, we have to make sure that what we do is create the appropriate transition.

“At the end of the day, though, we’ve got to deal with this,” said Vilsack. Full story at CNS>

 

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Pigford: Nothing but reparations to Blacks, Women, Hispanics who claim to be farmers

February 26, 2011 — bunkerville

Women.. Hispanics.. now your turn! Pigford.. the infamous case of claims of discrimination.

It is finally complete. The lawless Obama is now going to pay more reparations. Women and Hispanics now. There is no other term. We have followed this evil story for months. This is the capper. Next phase has begun. At most three thousand were eligible in Pigford. $1.3 Billion now available. Now this Friday dump. Not even a vote by Congress.

We had the Black Farmers. We are moving on to Women and Hispanic Farmers.

The Obama administration is offering at least $1.3 billion to settle complaints from female and Hispanic farmers who say they faced discrimination from the Agriculture Department. Washington Post

In a Friday afternoon news-dump, US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and a representative of the Obama Justice Department announced a bombshell: the Obama administration has set up their own “streamlined process” for women and Hispanic farmers to collect damages from the federal government for alleged past discrimination.

Like the fraud-filled Pigford claim persons who claim to have “attempted-to” farm will be eligible for awards of up to fifty thousand dollars each. In response to a question from Big Government’s Lee Stranahan the Department of Justice laid out a set of requirements that is eerily similar to the Pigford claims process, such as categories of “farmed” or “attempted-to-farm,” “owned land” or “attempted-to-own land,” standards that will almost certainly result in thousands of fraudulent claims. Big Government

Already, the number of people who have been paid and are still seeking payment will likely exceed the 26,785 black farmers who were considered to even be operating back in 1997, according to USDA. That’s the year the case initially began as Pigford v. Vilsack(then Agriculture Secretary). Glickman and sources predicted that, at most, 3,000 might qualify. Read our earlier post: Pigord Black farmer Lawyer Says got away with murder

It will take a few seconds for the sound.


Representative King: We are not going to pay Black Reparations. Too late Mr. King:


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Sherrod declines USDA job offer

August 24, 2010 — bunkerville

Shirley Sherrod has declined a job offer from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.

I know our regular readers will probably be tickled pink that the story is that there is no story… you see.. I have been beating on this story for evah~~! just in case you have any interest.. go up in the right hand corner in Bunkerville under search and type in Sherrod. See– I didn’t even include the links!! Apparently she didn’t get the job of giving away billions of dollars.

Shirley Sherrod said Tuesday that she has enjoyed her work at the U.S. Department of Agriculture and “would want to see that work continue.”

But she add, “I just don’t think at this point with all that has happened” that it is possible to continue working at the department. “It doesn’t mean I’m not interested in that work, because I am,” she said.

She said she needs to “take a break” from the events of the past few weeks, but looks forward to “some type of relationship with the department in the future.” (In other words– I am not sure who or when I am going to sue)

“We need to work on issues (of) discrimination and racism in this country, and I’d certainly like to play my role,” Sherrod added. Oh, please do a search in the little box in Bunkerville “sherrod”!! I so much want to share!

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Senate fails to OK funds for settlement with minority farmers

August 6, 2010 — bunkerville

The U.S. Senate failed Thursday to approve nearly $5 billion for a settlement between the Agriculture Department and minority farmers reached more than a decade ago, prompting finger pointing by members of both parties and outrage among many black farmers.

“It seems like for the trains leaving the station in the Senate, they manage not to have the black farmers on them,” Boyd said, calling on President Barack Obama to help break the logjam.

From the Washington Examiner:

Already, the number of people who have been paid and are still seeking payment will likely exceed the 26,785 black farmers who were considered to even be operating back in 1997, according to USDA. That’s the year the case initially began as Pigford v. (then Agriculture Secretary) Glickman and sources predicted that, at most, 3,000 might qualify.

What does Saint Sherrod have to say for this one? Last I heard there were more claims from Black farmers than could have possibly have existed. But what the hell- we just gave 3.4 billion to Native Americans in Reparations.. lets keep it going. Read more here: Reparations for Native Americans Plus a billion more in bonds.

Don’t miss this from The Washington Examiner:
Sherrods Disappearing Act- Not so fast

She made big bucks in the Lawsuit called New Communities -This is the largest award so far in the minority farmers law suit (Pigford vs Vilsack)

New Communities is due to receive approximately $13 million ($8,247,560 for loss of land and $4,241,602 for loss of income; plus $150,000 each to Shirley and Charles for pain and suffering). There may also be an unspecified amount in forgiveness of debt.

The 1997 Pigford v. Glickman case against the U.S. Agriculture Department was settled out of court 11 years ago. Under a federal judge’s terms dating to 1999, qualified farmers could receive $50,000 each to settle claims of racial bias.

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Former Shirley Sherrod employee accuses her of exploiting black farm laborers

August 4, 2010 — bunkerville

Yes, Ms Sherrod, you should have quit while you were ahead. The follow up to her story has been bouncing around in the underground  for a number of days. Fox is now intimated  into not covering anyting more- so just in case you are not in the loop- catch the update for the Washington Examiner. Let us hope she sues Breibart… Oh the Discovery will be special. Saint Sherrod stayed 5 minutes passed her 15 minutes of fame.

One of Bunkerville’s earlier stories including her dear hubby: Shirley too toxic for talk shows

From The Washington Examiner:

Readers who read my original Washington Examiner post about Shirley Sherrod know that she and husband Charles received $150,000 each for “pain and suffering” as part of “a thirteen million dollar settlement in the minority farmers law suit Pigford vs Vilsack.”

Based on history presented by Ron Wilkins yesterday at Counterpunch, it’s appropriate to ask: “Whose pain and suffering?”

It now seems that Mr. and Mrs. Sherrod inflicted quite a bit of pain and suffering on their own — and on some of the very people Mr. Sherrod described as “our own” in a speech earlier this year — at New Communities, Inc. (NCI). The group is described at the Rural Development Leadership Network’s web site as “the land trust that Shirley and Charles Sherrod established, with other black farm families in the 1960s.”
Read more at the Washington Examiner: Here

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