WORKERS OF THE WORLD, UNITE!

By: AJ

Andy Stern

Andy Stern wasn’t kidding when he publicly stated the most famous rallying cry of Communism:[1]

Stern professed, “Workers of the World Unite? It’s not just a slogan anymore.”

The most frequent visitor to the White House with 27 visits under his belt in the first 8 months of the Obama administration, Andy Stern started his career with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) in 1973. He was elected president of SEIU in 1996.

Through Stern’s leadership, the SEIU has funneled vast amounts of financing to the Democratic Party and its candidates, far outnumbering the contributions of other unions. SEIU spent $85 Million on Democratic candidates in 2008; $60 Million going directly toward the election of President Barack Obama.

In addition, Stern is referred to as one of “the chief architects of healthcare reform.”

Of course, President Obama already planned to paint our country purple – the color of SEIU – long before he became President.

Stern’s long-time co-worker, President Obama, catapulted him to the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform in 2010. But it didn’t end there; other inroads were paved for Stern.

SIGA Technologies, Inc. is a company specializing in the development of pharmaceutical agents to combat bio-warfare pathogens and it was announced on June 21, 2010 that Andy Stern is joining SIGA’s Board of Directors. But wait, it gets even better…

SIGA is also a Federal contractor for the government. For a list of SIGA’s contracts with the Federal government, go to: http://www.usaspending.gov/search?query=&searchtype=JTdFZnElM0Q….

TOP 10 CONTRACTS – Fiscal Year 2008:

*** SIGA is number one at $11,484,928. ***

Most current contract – Date Signed: February 24, 2010. Obligation Amount: $1,425,627.

Now SIGA has requested $1.7 Billion for 2010 for their BARDA project. Any bets on whether President Obama will ensure $1.7 Billion of our tax dollars go to SIGA now that Stern is on SIGA’s board?

Let’s look at what else SIGA does. SIGA is connected with the National Institute of Health (NIH). NIH’s Director, Clinical Bioethics Department is none other than Ezekiel Emanuel, Rahm Emanuel’s brother.

SIGA also provides “community services and development” through their alliance with Cornerstone Government Affairs. Most notable are the current Cornerstone Government Affairs relationships according to the U.S. Senate Office of Public Records:

Abengoa Bioenergy Corp. – lobby firm
Advocates for EMS – lobby firm
Aigis Blast Protection Ltd. – lobby firm
Alliance for Progress – lobby firm
Alliant Techsystems Inc. – lobby firm
Amcot – lobby firm
American Council on Education – lobby firm
Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities – lobby firm
Association of Schools of Public Health – lobby firm
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials – lobby firm
Association of University Centers on Disabilities – lobby firm
Aurora Flight Sciences – lobby firm
Better World Campaign – lobby firm
Bioprotection Systems Corporation – lobby firm
Blackboard Inc. – lobby firm
Bridgeport Health System – lobby firm
Cargill, Inc. – lobby firm
Catholic Health Association – lobby firm
Centenary College – lobby firm
Centra State Health System Foundation – lobby firm
CHF International – lobby firm
Chronic Disease Directors – lobby firm
City Utilities of Springfield (MO) – lobby firm
CoBank – lobby firm
ConAgra Foods Inc. – lobby firm
Cotton Growers Warehouse Association – lobby firm
Cristo Rey Network – lobby firm
CropLife America – lobby firm
Directors of Health Promotion & Education – lobby firm
Dynetics Inc. – lobby firm
EMC Corporation – lobby firm
Epilepsy Foundation – lobby firm
EPIR Technologies, Inc. – lobby firm
Eurasia Foundation – lobby firm
Farm Bureau Mututal Insurance Co. – lobby firm
Farm Credit Council – lobby firm
Federation of Independent Illinois College & Universities – lobby firm
Federation of Independent Illinois Colleges & Universities – lobby firm
FEV Engine Technology Inc. – lobby firm
Fleishman-Hillard Inc. – lobby firm
Florida Sugar Cane League – lobby firm
Friends of the Fight – lobby firm
General Atomics – lobby firm
General Dynamics Corporation – lobby firm
General Mills Inc. – lobby firm
Georgia Agricultural Commodity Commission for Cotton – lobby firm
GlaxoSmithKline plc – lobby firm
Global Crop Diversity Trust – lobby firm
Government Service Group – lobby firm
Hach Company – lobby firm
Huntsville Hospital Foundaton – lobby firm
Johnson & Johnson – lobby firm
Kankakee (IL) – lobby firm
Kellogg Huber Hansen – lobby firm
Kellogg Huber Hansen – lobby firm
Kennedy Health System – lobby firm
Las Cruces (NM) – lobby firm
Life Bridge Health System – lobby firm
Luidia – lobby firm
Macro International Inc. – lobby firm
Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center – lobby firm
Mashpee Wampanoag – lobby firm
Medicines Company – lobby firm
Merck – lobby firm
Microsoft Corporation – lobby firm
Montgomery Watson – lobby firm
Moultrie (GA) – lobby firm
MTS Systems Corporation – lobby firm
MWH Americas, Inc. – lobby firm
Nanoh2O, Inc – lobby firm
National Association of Convenience Stores – lobby firm
National Kidney Foundation – lobby firm
National Limousine Association – lobby firm
National Sorghum Producers – lobby firm
National Wild Turkey Federation – lobby firm
Natural Stone Council – lobby firm
NatureWorks LLC – lobby firm
North Mississippi Health Services – lobby firm
North Star Education Finance – lobby firm
Novartis Corporation – lobby firm
Onpoint Technologies Inc. – lobby firm
Oregon Association of Nurseries – lobby firm
Owensboro Medical Health System – lobby firm
Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy – lobby firm
Pentadyne Power Corporation – lobby firm
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America – lobby firm
Phoebe Putney Health System – lobby firm
Pueblo of Jemez – lobby firm
Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa – lobby firm
Saint Peter’s College – lobby firm
Sanofi-Aventis – lobby firm
Sanofi Pasteur – lobby firm
Savantage Financial Services, Inc. – lobby firm
Siemens AG – lobby firm
Siga Technologies Inc. – lobby firm
Space Exploration Technologies – lobby firm
Sprenger & Lang – lobby firm
Stepan Chemical Co. – lobby firm
Syngenta – lobby firm
Telos Corporation – lobby firm
Teradact – lobby firm
Transonic Combustion Inc. – lobby firm
Traumacure – lobby firm
Trine University – lobby firm
Uhlich Children’s Advantage Network – lobby firm
University of Chicago Hospitals & Health System – lobby firm
University of Chicago Medical Center – lobby firm
University of Minnesota – lobby firm
University of Rochester – lobby firm
University of Tennessee – lobby firm
U.S. Rice Producers Association – lobby firm
Wyeth – lobby firm
YMCA – lobby firm

People related to Cornerstone Government Affairs:
http://www.muckety.com/Cornerstone-Government-Affairs/5004345.muckety

Fred James Clark – lobbyist
Geoff Gonella – president
David Gwaltney – lobbyist
Campbell Kaufman – founder
John Keast – lobbyist
Mark Mioduski – lobbyist
Michelle Mrdeza – lobbyist
Mark William Murray – lobbyist
James D. Richards – VP
Timothy Sanders – lobbyist
Thomas Hunt Shipman – lobbyist

Without question, Andy Stern’s new position at SIGA connects him with just about everything – kids, food, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, biotech, space, defense – just about every industry through the Cornerstone Government Affairs relationships.

“Workers of the World, Unite!” clearly won’t be just a slogan anymore, as Andy Stern affirms. His plans to enact what Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels gave to Europe, the USSR, Hitler’s National Socialist (NAZI) Party in Germany and every other failed Socialist, Fascist, Marxist and Communist regime can become a reality because of the access that Stern now has, through his relationship with President Obama.

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[1]The political slogan ‘Workers of the world, unite!,’ is one of the most famous rallying cries of communism, found in The Communist Manifesto (1848), by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. A variant form, ‘Proletarians of all lands, unite!’ is inscribed to Marx’s tombstone in German: Proletarier aller Länder, vereinigt euch!

This slogan was the USSR State motto (Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь!) and appeared in the coat of arms of the Soviet Union. It also appeared on 1919 Russian SFSR banknotes (in German, French, Chinese, English and Arabic). Contemporarily, some socialist and communist parties continue using it. Moreover, it is a common usage in popular culture, often chanted during labor strikes and protests.

This phrase has been translated into many languages. All of the Soviet Socialist Republics in the Soviet Union had it as their motto translated into their local languages. An extensive list of such translations is available at Wiktionary.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Workers_of_the_world,_unite

Update: (Hat Tip: Jean Stoner)

Agencies and Activities

Muckety: Cornerstone Government Affairs

SIGA Technologies (SIGA): Initiate coverage w/ Outperform; to be awarded a big gov. contract – RBC Capital