Below is a link to an article written by one of the few people who is actually trying to find out what Obama's political core really is.
http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=OTc3NzZkZDYxODZiZjE2OTg5YWRmNDkzM2U0YTIwZGQ=&w=MA
Also, looks like academia is coming to the defense of Bill Ayers. They say that all that terrorism stuff is just in the past. Unfortunately, it was actually quite recently that Ayers said that he did not regret what he did, and wishes he would have done more. This is a man who helped found the Weather Underground, and bombed government buildings. Targets included the U.S. Capitol, the Pentagon, and building used bythe NYPD. The Weather Underground also conducted armed robberies to finance their attacks, including bank robberies. Americans were killed.
If someone like that was "a guy in my neighborhood," I'd seriously consider moving. If I were on a board with someone like that, I'd resign. If someone like that offered me a job heading up one of his foundations, I'd turn it down. If someone like that hosted a political fundraiser for me, not only would I not attend, but I would publicly denounce any association with that person as strongly as possible and examine my own positions to figure out why in the world I was attracting the support of someone like that in the first place. None of this seems to trouble Barack Obama, except to the extent it is a political liability. Perhaps that is because to Obama, Ayers doesn't seem all that radical.
Here is a petition signed by over 3,000 academics supporting Ayers:
http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/10/22/academics-sign-pro-ayers-petition/
A couple of my favorite names on the list:
- Ward Churchill, the man who pretended to be native american, and who called the victims of 9/11 "little Eichmanns."
- Rashid Khalidi, Palestinian activist, and former Director of the Palestinian Liberation Organization's press agency in 1982, when the PLO was designated by the U.S. as a terrorist organization.
By the way, Khalidi is another one of Obama's old friends that the media doesn't seem to care about. Obama likes to defend his friendships by pointing out that they aren't involved in his campaign or advising him on policy. You don't need them to advise you if you already share their views. I'm not saying that's the case in all circumstances, I'm just saying that nobody has bothered to ask or find out.
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Obama's response to Joe the Plumber was the most terrifying comment I've heard him say: "It's not that I want to punish your success. I just want to make sure that everybody that is behind you, that they have a chance for success too. I think that when you spread the wealth around, it's good for everybody." He might has well just said, "I'm in favor of socialism" because that sounds like socialism to me.
Then Joe Biden says it's patriotic to pay taxes. If it's so patriotic to pay taxes why not let every American actually pay their taxes? Apparently it's only patriotic for the "rich" (as defined by an arbitrary dividing line) to pay taxes. I just love the converse of his argument: if you don't pay taxes you're not patriotic (oh, but here's a check anyway).
Well said, Mr. Nathan. I had never really noticed the converse. I agree that we should give every citizen the opportunity to be patriotic, rather than leaving nearly half of the country out. Also, I didn't hear the media screaming about Biden calling a huge chunk of the country unpatriotic. How offensive!
Keep in mind also that there is nothing stopping liberals from being "extra patriotic." Rich liberals think the rich should pay more taxes? GO AHEAD. I guarantee you the government will not turn down your money. But don't project you twisted ideology onto me.
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