As most of you know, Bob's been in the hospital since last Wednesday with major health problems. Sunday they said he was only 1% there, then Monday he started doing much better, he was able to use single words and lift his hand. Tuesday he was making short sentences and they moved him out of ICU. Well, Tuesday night, Wednesday morning sometime he had another massive stroke, was moved back into the CCU and put on life support. They did an MRI on Wednesday and found evidence of numerous strokes. They said that with Alot of rehab he MIGHT be able to survive this for about 6 months, in the hospital, before the lung cancer finally took him.
Joe and Robert made the very difficult decision not to continue life support (as per Bobs wishes, He had a DNR and final directive/living will at the hospital). The doctors are now giving him about 2 days.
I'll let everyone know of any changes, as well as when and where the funeral services will be after he passes.
Please keep Joe and Robert in your thoughts and prayers during this very difficult time for them.
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Whose medical decisions?
Thomas Sowell - Syndicated Columnist - 8/18/2009 9:20:00 AM
The serious, and sometimes chilling, provisions of the medical care legislation that President Obama has been trying to rush through Congress are important enough for all of us to stop and think, even though his political strategy from the outset has been to prevent us from having time to stop and think about it.
What we also should stop to think about is the mindset behind this legislation, which is very consistent with the mindset behind other policies of this administration, whether the particular issue is bailing out General Motors, telling banks who to lend to, or appointing "czars" to tell all sorts of people in many walks of life what they can and cannot do.
The idea that government officials can play God from Washington is not a new idea, but it is an idea that is being pushed with new audacity.
What they are trying to do is to create an America very unlike the America that has existed for centuries -- the America that people have been attracted to by the millions from every part of the world, the America that many generations of Americans have fought and died for.
This is the America for which Michelle Obama expressed her resentment before it became politically expedient to keep quiet.
It is the America that Reverend Jeremiah Wright denounced in his sermons during the 20 years when Barack Obama was a parishioner, before political expediency required Obama to withdraw and distance himself.
The thing most associated with America -- freedom -- is precisely what must be destroyed if this is to be turned into a fundamentally different country to suit Obama's vision of the country and of himself. But do not expect a savvy politician like Barack Obama to express what he is doing in terms of limiting our freedom.
He may not even think of it in those terms. He may think of it in terms of promoting "social justice" or making better decisions than ordinary people are capable of making for themselves, whether about medical care or housing or many other things. Throughout history, egalitarians have been among the most arrogant people.
Obama has surrounded himself with people who also think it is their job to make other people's decisions for them. Not just Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, his healthcare advisor who complains of Americans' "over-utilization" of medical care, but also Professor Cass Sunstein, who has written a whole book on how third parties should use government power to "nudge" people into making better decisions in general.
Then there is a whole array of Obama administration officials who take it as their job to pick winners and losers in the economy and tell companies how much they can and cannot pay their executives.
Just as magicians know that the secret of some of their tricks is to distract the audience, so politicians know that the secret of many political tricks is to distract the public with scapegoats.
No one is more of a political magician than Barack Obama. At the beginning of 2008, no one expected a shrewd and experienced politician like Hillary Clinton to be beaten for the Democratic nomination for president of the United States by someone completely new to the national political scene. But Obama worked his political magic, with the help of the media, which he still has.
Barack Obama's escapes from his own past words, deeds, and associations have been escapes worthy of Houdini.
Like other magicians, Obama has chosen his distractions well. The insurance industry is currently his favorite distraction as scapegoats, after he has tried to demonize doctors without much success.
Saints are no more common in the insurance industry than in politics or even among paragons of virtue like economists. So there will always be horror stories, even if these are less numerous or less horrible than what is likely to happen if Obamacare gets passed into law.
Obama even gets away with saying things like having a system to "keep insurance companies honest" -- and many people may not see the painful irony in politicians trying to keep other people honest. Certainly most of the media are unlikely to point out this irony.
The serious, and sometimes chilling, provisions of the medical care legislation that President Obama has been trying to rush through Congress are important enough for all of us to stop and think, even though his political strategy from the outset has been to prevent us from having time to stop and think about it.
What we also should stop to think about is the mindset behind this legislation, which is very consistent with the mindset behind other policies of this administration, whether the particular issue is bailing out General Motors, telling banks who to lend to, or appointing "czars" to tell all sorts of people in many walks of life what they can and cannot do.
The idea that government officials can play God from Washington is not a new idea, but it is an idea that is being pushed with new audacity.
What they are trying to do is to create an America very unlike the America that has existed for centuries -- the America that people have been attracted to by the millions from every part of the world, the America that many generations of Americans have fought and died for.
This is the America for which Michelle Obama expressed her resentment before it became politically expedient to keep quiet.
It is the America that Reverend Jeremiah Wright denounced in his sermons during the 20 years when Barack Obama was a parishioner, before political expediency required Obama to withdraw and distance himself.
The thing most associated with America -- freedom -- is precisely what must be destroyed if this is to be turned into a fundamentally different country to suit Obama's vision of the country and of himself. But do not expect a savvy politician like Barack Obama to express what he is doing in terms of limiting our freedom.
He may not even think of it in those terms. He may think of it in terms of promoting "social justice" or making better decisions than ordinary people are capable of making for themselves, whether about medical care or housing or many other things. Throughout history, egalitarians have been among the most arrogant people.
Obama has surrounded himself with people who also think it is their job to make other people's decisions for them. Not just Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, his healthcare advisor who complains of Americans' "over-utilization" of medical care, but also Professor Cass Sunstein, who has written a whole book on how third parties should use government power to "nudge" people into making better decisions in general.
Then there is a whole array of Obama administration officials who take it as their job to pick winners and losers in the economy and tell companies how much they can and cannot pay their executives.
Just as magicians know that the secret of some of their tricks is to distract the audience, so politicians know that the secret of many political tricks is to distract the public with scapegoats.
No one is more of a political magician than Barack Obama. At the beginning of 2008, no one expected a shrewd and experienced politician like Hillary Clinton to be beaten for the Democratic nomination for president of the United States by someone completely new to the national political scene. But Obama worked his political magic, with the help of the media, which he still has.
Barack Obama's escapes from his own past words, deeds, and associations have been escapes worthy of Houdini.
Like other magicians, Obama has chosen his distractions well. The insurance industry is currently his favorite distraction as scapegoats, after he has tried to demonize doctors without much success.
Saints are no more common in the insurance industry than in politics or even among paragons of virtue like economists. So there will always be horror stories, even if these are less numerous or less horrible than what is likely to happen if Obamacare gets passed into law.
Obama even gets away with saying things like having a system to "keep insurance companies honest" -- and many people may not see the painful irony in politicians trying to keep other people honest. Certainly most of the media are unlikely to point out this irony.
Democrats' 'bait-and-switch'
Star Parker - Syndicated Columnist - 8/17/2009 10:10:00 AM
Barack Obama won the presidency under the persona of healer. He promised to unify a divided nation and said how he would do this.
He'd put ideology aside and solve problems. And he'd bring new open, bipartisan governing to Washington, devoid of special interests.
Now, six months into this presidency we have exactly the opposite.
Rather than temperatures dropping, they have steadily risen to their current fever pitch.
Rather than becoming more unified, we've never been more divided.
According to the Pew Research Center, the gap between approval rates for the president from Democrats (85 percent) and Republicans (19 percent) is now 66 points. For George W. Bush at about the same time in his presidency, this gap was 51 points. For Bill Clinton it was 45, George H.W. Bush 38, Reagan 46, Carter 25, and Nixon 29.
It's not just Republicans. The gap between the president's approval from Democrats and from independents has expanded from 25 points last February to 37 points today.
And the new open, bipartisan approach to governing?
Listen to remarks (posted on You Tube) by Rep. Tom Price, a Republican from Georgia, to Democratic committee chairman George Miller, during mark-up several weeks ago of the healthcare bill.
Here's an excerpt: "...we would have loved to have worked with you on this...but you know there was no opportunity to do that...Speaker Pelosi told a member of your conference that if you talk with Republicans about this, you'll be shut out of the room...you know that this hasn't been a bi-partisan effort."
Price, a soft-spoken physician who practiced medicine for over 25 years, brandished the thousand-page bill and went on about what the government takeover of medicine will do to healthcare in this country.
The sheer arrogance of trying to re-write the rules for almost one-fifth of the American economy, more than $2.5 trillion dollars in annual expenditures, with a few weeks of deliberation is without precedent. How can such an effort be done openly or responsibly?
Now we learn that the pharmaceutical industry's support for this initiative has been bought by the administration with promises that, in exchange, there will be no government meddling in the pricing of drugs.
Soon we'll see glowing TV ads extolling the virtues of the Democrats' healthcare plan, probably talking about the special interests trying to stop it, being paid for by those special interests. Report is that PhRMA, the pharmaceutical industry trade association, is kicking in $150 million.
The head of PhRMA, Billy Tauzin, who negotiated with the administration on behalf of his member drug companies, is a Washington insider poster child. He was a congressman from Louisiana for 25 years who then parlayed his accumulated contacts and influence to get hired to head PhRMA for a reported $2.5 million in compensation.
This is the new way we do business in Washington? How we reform healthcare? How Washington operators tirelessly protect the interests of citizens and work to preserve a great country?
Six months into this Democratic administration, we find that Americans have been duped by a great bait-and-switch.
We were sold promises of a sparkling new era, stripped down of ideology and influence peddling.
What we have gotten is a hyper-ambitious government takeover of our economy, driven by left-wing ideology, carried out using the most cynical business-as-usual inside Washington influence peddling.
And to lend irony to it all, when outraged citizens grasp what is happening and protest, they are accused of disrupting democracy and racism.
To recall the words of economist Herbert Stein, "If something cannot go on forever, it will stop."
Hopefully this will stop before we'll need history books to recall the once American dream of freedom and prosperity.
Barack Obama won the presidency under the persona of healer. He promised to unify a divided nation and said how he would do this.
He'd put ideology aside and solve problems. And he'd bring new open, bipartisan governing to Washington, devoid of special interests.
Now, six months into this presidency we have exactly the opposite.
Rather than temperatures dropping, they have steadily risen to their current fever pitch.
Rather than becoming more unified, we've never been more divided.
According to the Pew Research Center, the gap between approval rates for the president from Democrats (85 percent) and Republicans (19 percent) is now 66 points. For George W. Bush at about the same time in his presidency, this gap was 51 points. For Bill Clinton it was 45, George H.W. Bush 38, Reagan 46, Carter 25, and Nixon 29.
It's not just Republicans. The gap between the president's approval from Democrats and from independents has expanded from 25 points last February to 37 points today.
And the new open, bipartisan approach to governing?
Listen to remarks (posted on You Tube) by Rep. Tom Price, a Republican from Georgia, to Democratic committee chairman George Miller, during mark-up several weeks ago of the healthcare bill.
Here's an excerpt: "...we would have loved to have worked with you on this...but you know there was no opportunity to do that...Speaker Pelosi told a member of your conference that if you talk with Republicans about this, you'll be shut out of the room...you know that this hasn't been a bi-partisan effort."
Price, a soft-spoken physician who practiced medicine for over 25 years, brandished the thousand-page bill and went on about what the government takeover of medicine will do to healthcare in this country.
The sheer arrogance of trying to re-write the rules for almost one-fifth of the American economy, more than $2.5 trillion dollars in annual expenditures, with a few weeks of deliberation is without precedent. How can such an effort be done openly or responsibly?
Now we learn that the pharmaceutical industry's support for this initiative has been bought by the administration with promises that, in exchange, there will be no government meddling in the pricing of drugs.
Soon we'll see glowing TV ads extolling the virtues of the Democrats' healthcare plan, probably talking about the special interests trying to stop it, being paid for by those special interests. Report is that PhRMA, the pharmaceutical industry trade association, is kicking in $150 million.
The head of PhRMA, Billy Tauzin, who negotiated with the administration on behalf of his member drug companies, is a Washington insider poster child. He was a congressman from Louisiana for 25 years who then parlayed his accumulated contacts and influence to get hired to head PhRMA for a reported $2.5 million in compensation.
This is the new way we do business in Washington? How we reform healthcare? How Washington operators tirelessly protect the interests of citizens and work to preserve a great country?
Six months into this Democratic administration, we find that Americans have been duped by a great bait-and-switch.
We were sold promises of a sparkling new era, stripped down of ideology and influence peddling.
What we have gotten is a hyper-ambitious government takeover of our economy, driven by left-wing ideology, carried out using the most cynical business-as-usual inside Washington influence peddling.
And to lend irony to it all, when outraged citizens grasp what is happening and protest, they are accused of disrupting democracy and racism.
To recall the words of economist Herbert Stein, "If something cannot go on forever, it will stop."
Hopefully this will stop before we'll need history books to recall the once American dream of freedom and prosperity.
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Dispute This!
I would be happy to hear anyone refute any of the following Observations of the President's 1st 100 Days:
1. Offended the Queen of England
2. Bowed to the King of Saudi Arabia
3. Praised the Marxist Daniel Ortega,
4. Kissed Hugo Chavez on the cheek
5. Endorsed the Socialist Evo Morales of Bolivia
6. Announced we would meet with Iranians with no pre-conditions
7. Gave away billions to AIG also without pre-conditions.
8. Expanded the bailouts
9. Insulted everyone who has ever loved a Special Olympian
10. Doubled our national debt
11. Announced a termination of the space defense system the day after the North Koreans launched an ICBM.
12. Despite the urgings of his own CIA director and the prior CIA directors, released information on intelligence gathering
13. Accepted without public comment the fact that five of his cabinet members cheated on their taxes and two others withdrew after they couldn't take the heat
14.. Appointed a Homeland Security Chief who quickly identified as "dangers to the nation", groups including veteran of the military, and opponents to abortion on demand, and who ordered that the word "terrorism" no longer be used but instead referred to such acts as "man made disasters.
15. Circled the globe so he could openly apologize for America's greatness.
16. Told Mexicans the violence in their country was because of us...
17. Politicized the census by moving it into the White House from its Department of Commerce origins
18. Appointed as Attorney General the man who orchestrated the forced removal and expulsion from America to Cuba of nine-year old whose mother died trying to bring him a life of freedom in the United States.
19. Salutes as heroes three Navy SEALS who took down three terrorists who threatened one American life and the next day announces members of the Bush administration will likely stand trial for torturing a terrorist who had played a part in killing
3000 Americans by pouring water up their nose.
20. Air Force One over New York City
21.. And last but certainly not least, wiped out the life saving of thousands of Chrysler and GM bond holders.
And now the police are stupid too.
1360 more FRIGHTENING days to go...but dang he reads a great speech!
1. Offended the Queen of England
2. Bowed to the King of Saudi Arabia
3. Praised the Marxist Daniel Ortega,
4. Kissed Hugo Chavez on the cheek
5. Endorsed the Socialist Evo Morales of Bolivia
6. Announced we would meet with Iranians with no pre-conditions
7. Gave away billions to AIG also without pre-conditions.
8. Expanded the bailouts
9. Insulted everyone who has ever loved a Special Olympian
10. Doubled our national debt
11. Announced a termination of the space defense system the day after the North Koreans launched an ICBM.
12. Despite the urgings of his own CIA director and the prior CIA directors, released information on intelligence gathering
13. Accepted without public comment the fact that five of his cabinet members cheated on their taxes and two others withdrew after they couldn't take the heat
14.. Appointed a Homeland Security Chief who quickly identified as "dangers to the nation", groups including veteran of the military, and opponents to abortion on demand, and who ordered that the word "terrorism" no longer be used but instead referred to such acts as "man made disasters.
15. Circled the globe so he could openly apologize for America's greatness.
16. Told Mexicans the violence in their country was because of us...
17. Politicized the census by moving it into the White House from its Department of Commerce origins
18. Appointed as Attorney General the man who orchestrated the forced removal and expulsion from America to Cuba of nine-year old whose mother died trying to bring him a life of freedom in the United States.
19. Salutes as heroes three Navy SEALS who took down three terrorists who threatened one American life and the next day announces members of the Bush administration will likely stand trial for torturing a terrorist who had played a part in killing
3000 Americans by pouring water up their nose.
20. Air Force One over New York City
21.. And last but certainly not least, wiped out the life saving of thousands of Chrysler and GM bond holders.
And now the police are stupid too.
1360 more FRIGHTENING days to go...but dang he reads a great speech!
Friday, July 24, 2009
Congress to Outsource U.S. Presidency
Congress Votes to Outsource Presidency
Washington, DC, July 10, 2009
Congress today announced that the office of President of the United States
of America will be outsourced to India as of September 1, 2009.
The move is being made in order to save the President's $500000 yearly
salary, and also a record $750 billion in deficit expenditures and related
overhead that his office has incurred during the last 3 months.
It is anticipated that $7 trillion can be saved to the end of the
President's term. "We believe this is a wise financial move. The cost
savings are huge," stated Congressman Thomas Reynolds (R-Wa). "We cannot
remain competitive on the world stage with the current level of cash
outlay," Reynolds noted.
Obama was informed by email this morning of his termination. Preparations
for the job move have been underway for some time.
Gurvinder Singh, a tele-technician for Indus Teleservices, Mumbai India,
will assume the office of President as of September 1, 2009. Mr. Singh was
born in the United States while his Indian parents were vacationing at
Niagara Falls, NY, thus making him eligible for the position. He will
receive a salary of $320 (USD) a month, but no health coverage or other
benefits. It is believed that Mr. Singh will be able to handle his job
responsibilities without a support staff.
Due to the time difference between the US and India, he will be working
primarily at night. "Working nights will allow me to keep my day job at the
Dell Computer call center," stated Mr. Singh in an exclusive interview. "I
am excited about this position. I always hoped I would be President."
A Congressional spokesperson noted that while Mr. Singh may not be fully
aware of all the issues involved in the office of President, this should not
be a problem as Obama had never been familiar with the issues either. Mr.
Singh will rely upon a script tree that will enable him to respond
effectively to most topics of concern. Using these canned responses, he can
address common concerns without having to understand the underlying issue at
all. "We know these scripting tools work," stated the spokesperson. "Obama
has used them successfully for years, with the result that some people
actually thought he knew what he was talking about."
Obama will receive health coverage, expenses, and salary until his final day
of employment. Following a 2-week waiting period, he will be eligible for
$140 a week unemployment for 26 weeks. Unfortunately he will not be
eligible for Medicaid, as his unemployment benefits will exceed the allowed
limit.
Obama has been provided with the outplacement services of Manpower, Inc. to
help him write a resume and prepare for his upcoming job transition.
According to Manpower, Obama may have difficulties in securing a new
position due to a lack of any successful work experience during his
lifetime.
A greeter position at Wal-Mart was suggested due to Obama's extensive
Experience at shaking hands, as well as his special smile.
Washington, DC, July 10, 2009
Congress today announced that the office of President of the United States
of America will be outsourced to India as of September 1, 2009.
The move is being made in order to save the President's $500000 yearly
salary, and also a record $750 billion in deficit expenditures and related
overhead that his office has incurred during the last 3 months.
It is anticipated that $7 trillion can be saved to the end of the
President's term. "We believe this is a wise financial move. The cost
savings are huge," stated Congressman Thomas Reynolds (R-Wa). "We cannot
remain competitive on the world stage with the current level of cash
outlay," Reynolds noted.
Obama was informed by email this morning of his termination. Preparations
for the job move have been underway for some time.
Gurvinder Singh, a tele-technician for Indus Teleservices, Mumbai India,
will assume the office of President as of September 1, 2009. Mr. Singh was
born in the United States while his Indian parents were vacationing at
Niagara Falls, NY, thus making him eligible for the position. He will
receive a salary of $320 (USD) a month, but no health coverage or other
benefits. It is believed that Mr. Singh will be able to handle his job
responsibilities without a support staff.
Due to the time difference between the US and India, he will be working
primarily at night. "Working nights will allow me to keep my day job at the
Dell Computer call center," stated Mr. Singh in an exclusive interview. "I
am excited about this position. I always hoped I would be President."
A Congressional spokesperson noted that while Mr. Singh may not be fully
aware of all the issues involved in the office of President, this should not
be a problem as Obama had never been familiar with the issues either. Mr.
Singh will rely upon a script tree that will enable him to respond
effectively to most topics of concern. Using these canned responses, he can
address common concerns without having to understand the underlying issue at
all. "We know these scripting tools work," stated the spokesperson. "Obama
has used them successfully for years, with the result that some people
actually thought he knew what he was talking about."
Obama will receive health coverage, expenses, and salary until his final day
of employment. Following a 2-week waiting period, he will be eligible for
$140 a week unemployment for 26 weeks. Unfortunately he will not be
eligible for Medicaid, as his unemployment benefits will exceed the allowed
limit.
Obama has been provided with the outplacement services of Manpower, Inc. to
help him write a resume and prepare for his upcoming job transition.
According to Manpower, Obama may have difficulties in securing a new
position due to a lack of any successful work experience during his
lifetime.
A greeter position at Wal-Mart was suggested due to Obama's extensive
Experience at shaking hands, as well as his special smile.
Monday, May 11, 2009
Presidential comparison quiz
If George W. Bush had made a joke at the expense of the Special Olympics, would you have approved?
If George W. Bush had given Tony Blair a set of inexpensive and useless (to Tony Blair's UK video formatting) DVDs, when Tony Blair had given him a thoughtful and historically significant gift, would you have approved?
If George W. Bush had given the Queen of England an iPod containing videos of his speeches, would you have approved?
If George W. Bush had bowed to the King of Saudi Arabia, would you have approved?
If George W. Bush had visited Austria and made reference to the non-existent "Austrian language," would you have brushed it off as a minor slip?
If George W. Bush had filled his cabinet and circle of advisers with people who cannot seem to keep current on their income taxes, would you have approved?
If George W. Bush had ordered the firing of the CEO of a major corporation, even though he had no constitutional authority to do so, would you have approved?
If George W. Bush had proposed to double the national debt, which had taken more than two centuries to accumulate, in one year, would you have approved?
If George W. Bush had then proposed to double the debt again within 10 years, would you have approved?
So, tell me again, what is it about Obama that makes him so brilliant and impressive?
Can't think of anything? Don't worry. He's done all this in 10 weeks -- so you'll have three years, nine-and-a-half months to come up with an answer.
If George W. Bush had given Tony Blair a set of inexpensive and useless (to Tony Blair's UK video formatting) DVDs, when Tony Blair had given him a thoughtful and historically significant gift, would you have approved?
If George W. Bush had given the Queen of England an iPod containing videos of his speeches, would you have approved?
If George W. Bush had bowed to the King of Saudi Arabia, would you have approved?
If George W. Bush had visited Austria and made reference to the non-existent "Austrian language," would you have brushed it off as a minor slip?
If George W. Bush had filled his cabinet and circle of advisers with people who cannot seem to keep current on their income taxes, would you have approved?
If George W. Bush had ordered the firing of the CEO of a major corporation, even though he had no constitutional authority to do so, would you have approved?
If George W. Bush had proposed to double the national debt, which had taken more than two centuries to accumulate, in one year, would you have approved?
If George W. Bush had then proposed to double the debt again within 10 years, would you have approved?
So, tell me again, what is it about Obama that makes him so brilliant and impressive?
Can't think of anything? Don't worry. He's done all this in 10 weeks -- so you'll have three years, nine-and-a-half months to come up with an answer.
Friday, May 8, 2009
Barack Obama A Marxist-Socialist in 1990's
From the AmeriPac.org website:
Barack Obama A Marxist-Socialist in 1990's
Web Bloggers Unearth Evidence Buried Deep by the Media
Barack Obama A Marxist-Socialist in 1990's
Web Bloggers Unearth Evidence Buried Deep by the Media
Socialist ”New Party” Connections to Obama included in this document:
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Obama member of Socialist Party
- Obama contract with Socialist Party
- Obama support of and by Socialist Party
- Obama Socialist Party connection to ACORN
- Obama Connection ACORN
- Obama Connection to Castro
- William Ayers Connection to Socialist Party
- William Ayers Connection to Castro
Democratic candidate Barack Obama was a member of the socialist New Party during the 1990s, according to new evidence unearthed by web bloggers. Obama received the Socialist party’s endorsement for his state Senate run in 1996.
Everything is documented at websites within the Chicago Democratic Socialist Party archives. There is no conjecture; no guessing the fact is that as recently as 1996 Senator Obama was an active member of the Chicago Democratic Socialist Party.
Will the mainstream media cover what once were allegations but which now appear to be proven facts? WE MUST FORCE THEM TO DO IT!
Reports earlier this summer that Obama was associated with the New Party were vigorously denied by the Obama campaign and the New Party, but researchers examining internet archives have found New Party documents clearly indicating Obama was a member of the party, received its endorsement and encouraged Party members to work with him in the
"Progressive Populist" a socialist magazine, in November 1996 recognized that Obama was indeed an acknowledged member of the Socialist Party. "New Party members and supported candidates won 16 of 23 races… New Party member Barack Obama was uncontested for a State Senate seat from
The Democratic Socialist Party of America published in their July/August Edition of New Ground 47 Newsletter. "The Chicago New Party is increasingly becoming a viable political organization… The New Party has continued to solidify this base...” “winning electoral primaries. All four candidates attended the NEW PARTY membership meeting on April 11th 1996 to express their gratitude. Barack Obama, victor in the 13th State Senate District, encouraged NPers to join in his task forces on Voter Education and Voter Registration." Part of the ACORN connection described later.
Senator Obama Signed a CONTRACT WITH THE CHICAGO SOCIALIST PARTY agreeing to maintain a relationship with the Marxist-led party during his senate term.
In the March - April, 1996 Edition of New Ground 45 in an article entitled, A Town Meeting on Economic Insecurity: Employment and Survival in Urban America By Bob Roman clearly states the Obama New Party connection. Written in the article is that Obama accepted NEW PARTY support and must sign a contract with the NEW PARTY where “the contract mandates that they (Obama) must have a visible and active relationship with the NEW PARTY”. The NEW PARTY's political strategy is to support progressive candidates in elections only if they have a concrete chance to "win". This has resulted in a winning ratio of 77 of 110 elections. Candidates must be approved via a NEW PARTY political committee. Once approved, candidates must sign a contract with the NEW PARTY. The contract mandates that they must have a visible and active relationship with the NEW PARTY. Obama was an approved and supported NEW PARTY candidate.
On the Democratic Socialist of America (DSA) website is a description of their political perspective called Where We Stand. It says, in part,
- We are socialists because we reject an international economic order sustained by private profit, alienated labor, race and gender discrimination, environmental destruction, and brutality and violence in defense of the status quo
- We are socialists because we share a vision of a humane international social order based both on democratic planning and market mechanisms to achieve equitable distribution of resources, meaningful work, a healthy environment, sustainable growth, gender and racial equality, and non-oppressive relationships.
The New Party was active in the
Yes the same ACORN and Obama that have helped to create the largest financial crisis since The Great Depression are figures at the center of the high-risk subprime mortgage social engineering community service experiment by left-wing ACORN to apply socialism to the free market and redistribute housing wealth.
There will be whining and crying from the socialist liberal left about McCarthyism and guilt by association but we are entitled to know the political affiliations of a candidate for the nation’s highest office. The American people have a right to know what their candidates truly espouse, and we have a right to know the truth about what our candidates have done in their lives it goes strait to the issue of character and principles that go into leading as the next President of the
Is Obama hiding a socialist or communist agenda? In spite of all the evidence Obama has denied or minimized these affiliations with hard-left figures, denied his membership in these Marxist political parties, and denied holding these beliefs.
We are told to ignore the past and to simply trust him on his intentions for the future. I would have a hard time mustering that trust for any political figure; to extend that trust to a figure with a track record of belonging to socialist political groups and lying about that membershipwould be a dangerous folly.
At best Obama is just unaware and being used but how can we have president that is dumb enough to get involved with a bunch of radical socialists sign a contract and not know what it means. Even worse Obama is smart knows exactly what he is doing and has adopted the Marxist-Socialist agenda of NEW PARTY and organizations like it.
We must not fool with the office of the president there is too much at stake.
Even the bomber William Ayers brother John Ayers is associated with NEW PARTY? Carl Davidson associated with Tom Hyden is associated with NEW PARTY and “Venceremos Brigades” went to
Take a look at some of the history some of the friends of Obama that follows.
Davidson and Tom Hayden take credit for having launched in 1969 the "Venceremos Brigades," which covertly transported hundreds of young Americans to
Many years later, Davidson would reflect on his SDS days when he, along with Dave Dellinger and Tom Hayden, had taken advantage of an opportunity to converse at length with President Castro. Said Davidson: "He [Castro] is a remarkable man, with a photographic memory, wide knowledge and keen insights.... We should all wish Fidel and
In the mid-1990s Davidson was a major player in the
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