Thanks to all who have responded. I have assembled more than 5 pages of information, which should be plenty for my meeting tonight, even if I just wave it at the group. I intend to publish it, however, and pass it out to those attending.
The occasion is that the membership chair of a local GOP group published a little card (more than 5000 distributed already and people asking for more) that is a schedule of upcoming Packer games. He has neatly inserted election dates (in red) in the football schedule. On the other side He has a motto — “Join the Party — Vigilant, Vocal, Victorius” and a picture of the GOP elephant. THe objection (from local known Communists) is the red and yellow banner across the top that says Obama (with the O being a rendition of the hammer and sicle) and the question: “Want to throw out this garbage?”
Of course some of the faint-hearted Republicans are re-thinking this wildly popular piece of campaign lit and are having a meeting tonight to discuss how “inappropriate” this business card is and to rake the Membership Chair over the coals. Actually to demand his resignation, which they cannot do because he was elected at caucus and only the caucus can replace him. I am no longer on the Executive Committee, but I am going to the meeting armed with the list of Obama’s Communist connections (partial list — just 5 pages).
Thank you all for your invaluable input. If anyone thinks of anybody else, not already mention, just chime in. I can re-print until 5 pm.
Good luck, if the weak-minded GOPers scoff at ‘old rumors’ about Ayers, etc., you can point them to a contemporary Obama ally — Eizabeth Warren. Obama and the DNC think so highly of her that she could be the keynote speaker at the DNC convention:
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/07/27/3413175/buzz-says-warren-may-be-keynoter.html
Kind of hard to argue Obama is not linked to her philosophy. And here is coverage of her latest ad — advocating that the US follow communist China’s example:
http://www.nysun.com/national/elizabeth-warren-praising-communist-china-as/87918/
If they want an even more objective analysis of Obama’s philosophy they can find it here:
“Consider Obama’s record in the U.S. Senate. He was rated by one prominent index as the most liberal member of that body during his tenure. That’s not the record of a pragmatic liberal. Indeed, Bernie Sanders, an avowed socialist, served with Obama. Since Obama’s voting record was arguably to the left of Sanders’, it is hardly fraudulent to suggest that Obama is a socialist.”
http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2012/07/barack-obama-so-much-more-than-a-pragmatic-liberal.php
The “prominent index” noted above was from the National Journal, a very credible source even for for RINOs. The NJ rates every politician on ALL votes each Congress from most liberal to most conservative.
I believe the rating for Obama was from 2005-06, the only two years he actually served in Congress and therefore the most objective and credible benchmark to guage his philosophy.
http://www.webcommentary.com/php/ShowArticle.php?id=gaynorm&date=120720
So if he was to the left of the avowed socialist Sanders, how could anyone in good conscience not correctly identify Obama as a communist?