Obama a socialist?

[limpyhobbler]

http://vimeo.com/38406606

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-march-8-2012/the-socialist-network

Presented for your enjoyment. Please enjoy this bit about socialists. I hadn't seen it until just now even though this was on TV a couple months ago.

[rocktivity]

1. They call him a socialist because they can't call him a black guy

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They can't say, "Don't vote for Obama because he's a black guy." But note how close R-Money comes to saying "Vote for me because I'm a white guy" in this commercial:

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“...But there’s something more than legislation or new policy. It’s the feeling we’ll have that our country’s back, back on the right track. That’s what will be different about a Romney presidency.”

Since Mitt can longer run on his public sector record, his private sector record, his Olympic record, his religion, or his financial transparency, he's left on running on the promise of restoring the natural order of politics: with him as president, you will be able feel better about yourself and America's future because it will be a WHITE guy who is screwing you over. And if he can convince enough independent voters of that, he can win. Surely a lack of change from a white president is superior to a lack of change from a black one!


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[limpyhobbler]

5. I completely agree.

The whole "We want our country back!" meme is racist. The tea party had a lot of that rhetoric in their mix and the GOP-proper knows how to use that dog whistle.

They go right up to the line of saying "Vote white" without actually saying it so they can maintain plausible deniability.

That's where the "socialist" angle comes it. It's a piece of that whole fear-mongering routine.

[Sea-Dog]

2. do bears shit in woods

[socialist_n_TN]

3. Well one line pretty much sums it up..........

"You mean old white guys in suits are lying to me???" Hey when the DSA says you're not a socialist, you are NOT a socialist.

[eallen]

4. No, a liberal.

But the right likes to pretend that socialist and liberal are identical.

In fact, this very group often shows the difference and tension between them.

[TBF]

7. Yup - in fact I'd argue liberal on good days.

He's awfully conservative in his governing compared to other democratic presidents historically.

[shcrane71]

6. He appointed Geitner as Treasury Secretary.

Whenever I hear anyone calling Obama a socialist, I immediately understand that I'm smarter than they are. I'm starting to feel like I'm smarter than average nowadays.

[white_wolf]

8. I know. listening to conservatives does wonders for your self-esteem. n/t

[rocktivity]

9. They call him the S-word because it's literally the next best thing to the N-word

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Saying that you shouldn't vote for Obama because he's black is not an option because it's as irrational as it is racist.

Saying that you shouldn't vote for Obama because he's a communist is not an option, either -- it's too obvious that you're saying it simply because you can't say that you shouldn't vote for Obama because he's black.

Calling him a socialist, however, splits the difference perfectly -- it gives you all the advantages of calling him both the N-word AND the C-word without actually using them. The S-word provides just the right touch of "reasonable doubt." And the mainstream media is either too chicken or profit-hungry to call anyone it -- after all, controversy sells.


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[Individualism]

10. Corporatist