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Special Announcement
 
To all loyal readers--- late August
2008,The Gatewood Report will
be discontinued as a result of
Tripod interfering with the
publishing of the website
without prior notice. When The
Gatewood Report was first put
up on July 18th, 2008, I
checked it daily, and Tripod
sent no word of disagreement
with content. But August 20th,
2008---no exception for two
additional days---I was unable
to sign in to the site to
finish up work. So here Iam with
the latest. Evidently Tripod does
not want the public to be properly
informed.  It makes no sense for
the United States to talk about
China's human rights, when this
kind of crap is going on in
America.
       
        ---Elijah Gatewood
           Editor-In-Chief,
         The Gatewood Report;
         President And Owner,
     Gatewood Publishing Company 
  
 
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For  speaking out against  gangster rap.
Special props to Crystal  from  Spartanburg,
South Carolina on Myspace. 
 
 

Table  Of  Contents

  1. Fannie  Mae  Foundation  Disses  Army  Guard  veteran  and  his  group,  The  Alliance  For  Progress.
  2. Low  down  on  Presidential  Campaign  2008.  
  3. Former Clinton Secretary of State  Madeleine  Albright's book,  "Memo To The President-Elect",  get's  a knifed  review.               

 Fannie Mae Sponsoring  Modern-Day Slavery.  

                                                      

Major housing lender denies meeting with D.C. Army Guard veteran and his community group over dispute with "Help The Homeless Walkathon" slogan. 
 
---By Elijah Gatewood, 
Washington,  D.C.
 
 
Be advised,  this  is  not  a  blog,  God  forbid!   This  is  a  news  website.  Now  onto  the  show.  Unless  officials at  The  Fannie  Mae  Foundation  respond  and  agree  to  have  discussions  with  The  Alliance  For  Progress,  it  will send  a message  that it  supports  what  is going  on throughout  the  United  States:  Modern-Day  Slavery---still  accelerating after all  of  these years.  But  the  major  housing lender  already had  started  argument with  the  group.   Issue stems  in  part  with  me  as  executive director of  the  Alliance, and secondly to  correct  a  dispute  regarding  the  wording  of  Fannie  Mae's  community outreach  program,  "Help  The  Homeless  Walkathon".  This was brought  up  in  an email to  Fannie  Mae,  December  12th, 2007,  when  I requested  this discussion.  While  Ms. Donna Purchase, an  official  at  Fannie  Mae made it known that she  is  manager of  Help  The  Homeless  Walkathon,  responding  December  14th, 2007, it  was  only an attempt to collect further  information  as to a telephone  number.  I answered  that  it  was  yours truely  who  founded  the  organization in the  Fall  of  last  year, which has  ten  members  and  based  in  the  Woodridge  neighborhood  of  D.C.  It  was  likewise  mentioned,  "the organization's  efforts address social  issues  that  stretch far  and  wide  throughout  the  United  States.  The  name  of  the group,  The Alliance  For Progress  goes without  saying.  Defining itself  by deed,  and  less words  or  image.  That  deed is, making  a positive difference for  society at large.  Based  on  the  great  challenges  members of  this organization  confront  daily,  no telephone  number  is  provided.  However,  I   can  be  reached at this  email  address  for your  convenience".  I closed out  by  requesting a  Spring  2008 meeting to  bring attention  to  the  slogan,  "Help  The  Homeless  Walkathon".  No  reply  has  come  from  Ms  Purchase  Of  Fannie  Mae  Foundation  on  my  reply  of  December   17th, 2007.   And   when  a  second  attempt  was made  to  get  an answer  from  Ms. Purchase---manager  of the  Help  The  Walkathon---March  20th, 2008,  there again  was  no  responce.  As  of  this date,  there still  has  been  no word from  Ms. Purchase, or anyone  from  Fannie  Mae  Foundation.  The  purpose of  the meeting is not to whine about  the wording  of  a  slogan.  It  is to also bring attention  to  an  issue  for  which  the  lending  institution does  not address.  Modern day slavery still being  carried   out  at  this  very  moment.  This can only be achieved  by  communication  as  well  as  the  decision  to  confront  those who have  decided  to  use the  kinds  of words  as  listed  in the  slogan.  In  my many  writings  over  the  internet, especially  directed at  The  Washington  Post  and  Ed  Lazere of  the  D.C. Fiscal  Policy  Institute---both  businesses  that  occassionally  author  on  so-called social  issues---I  have  countered  that  "There is no such thing as poverty  or homelessness in the  United States. It is the return of  modern-day slavery  in America".  Otherwise,  this  attrocity  that  was attacked  when  then-U.S. President Lyndon Johnson declared "war on poverty",  would not  still  be going  on forty-four years later.  No matter how  a person  calls it, slavery is still slavery.  Evidently, there is a certain group of  people  making  a  profit off  of this  illegal  enterprise.  One  example  that  this  is  so,  state legislatures,  judges, prosecutors and  police  will  enslave people  for  drinking  alcohol  in public---an act that poses no  threat to  the  public.  And  let's not  forget  the  D.C. City  Council's support  for  racism.  That is,  Blacks  against  other  races  in  the  U.S. nation's  capital,  with no exception  to a recently passed  D.C. Noise  bill.
 
 
Officials  at  The  Fannie Mae Foundation formerly stated that as it approached twentieth anniversary of  Help The Homeless Walkathon  in 2007,  it will  seek to bolster  national  awareness of the need  to prevent  and  ultimately end  homelessness".  That same year, End Longterm Homelessness disclosed  "Fannie Mae raised 7.1 million dollars  for  homeless programs".  Yet  a  Washington Post  Metro section reported  June 21st, 2008 that  Friendship  House on Capitol Hill "Could Lose Home".  This is a facility  operated  by  Friendship House  Association, claiming to lift District families out  of  poverty".  Summary  to the news brief uncovered that the "building  is in  disrepair, facing foreclosure and owes 1.5 million dollars  to Adams National Bank, result of a loan".  As  one  can already  tell  from  the shadiness  going  on  in  the  charitable  industry, slavery  is  still being  employed  in the  United States.  Treatment of members of   the Alliance  For  Progress reflects proof, where in the long  run contradicts Fannie Mae's statement  to prevent homelessness.