Posted on 08/09/2009 7:30:09 AM PDT by Scanian
"There is a lot of disinformation about health insurance reform out there, spanning from control of personal finances to end of life care. These rumors often travel just below the surface via chain emails or through casual conversation. Since we can't keep track of all of them here at the White House, we're asking for your help. If you get an email or see something on the web about health insurance reform that seems fishy, send it to flag@whitehouse.gov."
NORMALLY, I'm not one to get fired up about political issues, but this White House crowd is getting to be more than a little overbearing. The paragraph above comes from an Aug. 4 entry on the White House blog.
I'm sure my good and liberal friend, columnist Rich Osborne over on the other page, reads that paragraph as a benign public service announcement from a benevolent administration.
When I read it, I blew a gasket. The White House, basically, is asking me and you to rat out anyone who disagrees with the Obama version of the "truth" on health reform. Free speech? Not if it's something "fishy" that you hear in a "casual conversation" with your neighbor or co-worker. The White House wants you to report those deviant thoughts to "flag@whitehouse.gov" because they just can't keep up with all the people who disagree with them.
Talk about KGB tactics, Chicago-style.
Please don't chime in now about "Bush spied on us."
Neither one of the Bush presidents ever asked Americans to turn in people who disagree with policy proposals. Neither Bush, nor Bill Clinton, ever called here to complain about one of our daily "Our View" editorials.
"Flag" this column to the White House if you want, but they've already got our number.
(Excerpt) Read more at morningjournal.com ...
Obama has spread his “goon squad” far and wide, almost immediately after taking office.
“Please don’t chime in now about “Bush spied on us.”
And that was back when the media was willing to criticize the president. Because this president will get a ‘pass’ on any outrage, the MSM enables him to do so.
So now we’re not allowed to have a point of view different their THEIRS? That’s a little too thuggy for me.
a lot of Americans are very constitutionally illiterate and the MSM knows it
See video of the "goon squad" in action:
Obama is pure evil. Bush never abused his power to advance a political agenda like Obama. The media is not holding Obama’s toes to the fire, and he continues his arroagant abuses of power.
I’m going to send them the following message:
Dear Staff at whitehouse.gov,
The following “fishy” message was passed on to me and I thought you’d like to know about it:
“There is a lot of disinformation about health insurance reform out there, spanning from control of personal finances to end of life care. These rumors often travel just below the surface via chain emails or through casual conversation. Since we can’t keep track of all of them here at the White House, we’re asking for your help. If you get an email or see something on the web about health insurance reform that seems fishy, send it to flag@whitehouse.gov.”
Anything you can do to re-educate the perpetrators of this nonsense would be much appreciated.
Sincerely,
mrs. a
In Obama’s America they first came for the Right Wingers,
and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Right Winger.
Then they came for the Republicans,
and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Republican.
Then they came for the sick elderly,
and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a sick or elderly.
Then they came for the Christians,
and I didn’t speak up because I didn’t go to church.
Then they came for me —
and by that time no one was left to speak up.
parapharsing yacov smirnoff:
I love China, what a country.
In China, you can always find a party.
In the USA, the Party comes to find you.
We should be pushing for public disclosure of all e-mails sent to the White House and demanding how such information was used.
Were there any IRS audits of anyone on the enemy’s list?
Did they monitor e-mail and internet traffic of anyone on the enemy’s list?
Were there any fund raising actitivies toward anyone turing-in an enemy?
Was anyone singled-out at townhall meetings by untion goons that were put on the enemy’s list?
Imagine how voting booths/polling places will look in 2010. Armed thugs will be EVERYWHERE, making certain we vote “the right way”, or don’t vote at all. Three Black Panthers got away with it in Philly. Does anyone think they will stop now??!!
Just saw teh ABC tv reporte who is in charge of this NAZI snich program. A wild eyed fanatic now working for Obama. She said she is happier now than when she was a reporter. MY GOD! THe MSM is not biased. They are Obama shills. Nothing they report can be considered credible. It is only Obama Spin.
Obummer doesn’t want to hear from the people who created this “mess” so that would be Reid, Pelosi, et al
they have been in charge of the government since Nov 2006!
“I’m going to send them the following message”
Very clever. That actually made me laugh. Great point.
EXCELLENT!
By law, the white House must keep all email archived.
I think by law keeping, requesting, and gathering this kind mail violates the privacy act.
Both options violates the law IMHO.
Can anyone say rock and a hard place?
Scary comments!
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