My favorote is a Hillary Clinton classic:
"Many of you are well enough off that ... the tax cuts may have helped you. We're saying that for America to get back on track, we're probably going to cut that short and not give it to you. We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good."
Democratic party fundraiser in San Francisco 6/24/04
What would your friend say if you asked HIM for examples of who he thought should be considered socialists, or examples of socialist policies? There is no point arguing about this if you aren't on the same page with definitions (not saying that this is the case here, but that is my experience with these discussions).
An FR Classic written by Jaysun:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1038294/posts
Thanks for that quote. That's a classic. :-)