Is Barak Obama a member of the Democrat Socialists of America?

Chicago Democratic Socialists of America ^ | Chicago

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In the short term we can’t eliminate private corporations, but we can bring them under greater democratic control. The government could use regulations and tax incentives to encourage companies to act in the public interest and outlaw destructive activities such as exporting jobs to low-wage countries and polluting our environment. Public pressure can also have a critical role to play in the struggle to hold corporations accountable. Most of all, socialists look to unions make private business more responsible.

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What’s the answer to the question?

[Right_Handed_Writer]

YES

[stocksthatgoup]

Oct 1995
Chicago New Party Update

by Bruce Bentley

About 50 activists attended the Chicago New Party membership meeting in July. The purpose of the meeting was to update members on local activities and to hear appeals for NP support from four potential political candidates. The NP is being very active in organization building and politics. There are 300 members in Chicago. In order to build an organizational and financial base the NP is sponsoring house parties. Locally it has been successful both fiscally and in building a grassroots base. Nationwide it has resulted in 1000 people committed to monthly contributions. The NP’s political strategy is to support progressive candidates in elections only if they have a concrete chance to “win”. This has resulted in a winning ratio of 77 of 110 elections. Candidates must be approved via a NP political committee. Once approved, candidates must sign a contract with the NP. The contract mandates that they must have a visible and active relationship with the NP.

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September - October, 1998 Letters Dear Editor: I would like to urge DSA members and other progressives to support the candidacy of William “Willie” Delgato, Democratic Nominee for State Representative, 3rd District. Willie, who is New Party member and supporter, won a close race with critical New Party help in the 35th Ward. He is a progressive independent candidate whom I think we should all support. In Solidarity, Ron Baiman Editor’s Note: I confess! I asked Ron to email this letter to the editor when he expressed dismay at Willie Delgato’s absence from the Executive Committee’s “recommended” candidates. I agree it was a significant omission. In the Executive Committee’s defense, I’d add that the main reason we felt compelled to say anything at all was because, at the time, it looked like DSA member Marc Loveless might make it on the ballot. The list was never meant to be comprehensive. There are a number of other very good candidates that were not mentioned. For my part, I would nominate State Senator Barak Obama (13th District) and County Clerk David Orr. Outside of Chicago DSA’s area is Congressman Lane Evans, who is actually facing a tough reelection fight. But this is just my opinion; I’m sure our readers can think of others as deserving, or disagree.http://www.chicagodsa.org/ngarchive/ng60.html

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july aug 1996 New Party Update by Bruce Bentley The Chicago New Party is increasely becoming a viable political organization that can make a different in Chicago politics. It is crucial for a political organization to have a solid infrastructure and visible results in its political program. The New Party has continued to solidify this base. First, in relation to its infrastructure, the NP's membership has increased since January '95 from 225 to 440. National membership has increased from 5700 in December '95 to 7000. Currently the NP's fiscal balance is $7,000 and receives an average of $450/month is sustainer donations. Secondly, the NP's '96 Political Program has been enormously successful with 3 of 4 endorsed candidates winning electoral primaries. All four candidates attended the NP membership meeting on April 11th to express their gratitude. Danny Davis, winner in the 7th Congressional District, invited NPers to join his Campaign Steering Committee. Patricia Martin, who won the race for Judge in 7th Subcircuit Court, explained that due to the NP she was able to network and get experienced advice from progressives like Davis. Barack Obama, victor in the 13th State Senate District, encouraged NPers to join in his task forces on Voter Education and Voter Registration.

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I am a newbie. Can you show me something with the Socialist, New Party and Obama’s name all in the ame article. Having a hard time connecting the dots.

[oh8eleven]

Heh, heh, heh ...
IBTZ

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Obama Received Socialist Endorsement in Chicago

Fri, May 30, 2008 | 3:50 pm

by Stephan Tawney (Amerpundit)

In 1992 a new political party, named the New Party, was formed to elect leftist candidates to public office. The two main organizations that formed the party’s backbone were ACORN and the Democratic Socialists of America. Via TheNextRight:

The New Party was a Marxist political coalition whose objective was to endorse and elect leftist public officials — most often Democrats. The New Party’s short-term objective was to move the Democratic Party leftward, thereby setting the stage for the eventual rise of new Marxist third party.

Most New Party members hailed from the Democratic Socialists of America and the militant organization ACORN. The party’s Chicago chapter also included a large contingent from the Committees of Correspondence, a Marxist coalition of former Maoists, Trotskyists, and Communist Party USA members.

The New Party’s modus operandi included the political strategy of “electoral fusion,” where it would nominate, for various political offices, candidates from other parties (usually Democrats), thereby enabling each of those candidates to occupy more than one ballot line in the voting booth. By so doing, the New Party often was able to influence candidates’ platforms. (Fusion of this type is permitted in seven states — Connecticut, Delaware, Idaho, Mississippi, New York, South Carolina, and Vermont — but is common only in New York.)

Though Illinois was not one of the states that permitted electoral fusion, in 1995 Barack Obama nonetheless sought the New Party’s endorsement for his 1996 state senate run. He was successful in obtaining that endorsement, and he used a number of New Party volunteers as campaign workers.

In 1996, three of the four candidates endorsed by the New Party won their electoral primaries. The three victors included Barack Obama (in the 13th State Senate District), Danny Davis (in the 7th Congressional District), and Patricia Martin, who won the race for Judge in the 7th Subcircuit Court. All four candidates attended an April 11, 1996 New Party membership meeting to express their gratitude for the party’s support.

The New Party’s various chapters similarly helped to elect dozens of other political candidates in a host of American cities.

One of the more notable New Party members was Carl Davidson, a Chicago-based Marxist who became a political supporter of Barack Obama in the mid-1990s.

In 1997 the New Party’s influence declined precipitously after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that electoral fusion was not protected by the First Amendment’s freedom of association clause. By 1998 the party was essentially defunct. Daniel Canto and other key party members went on to establish a new organization with similar ideals, the Working Families Party of New York.

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I see that Barack Obama was endorsed by the new party. I do not see him named as one of the ACORNs which joined the new party.

It is easy to assume the link, but harder to show it.

If I missed that point, please advise.

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I believe you missed the 11:08 zot. The next one is scheduled for 7 PM. Shall we wake you?

[tallyhoe]

Yes, as is 72 members of Congress. They call themselves the progressive caucus, and the Congressional Black caucus! Which Barack Obama is a member of the latter! Acorn is a Socialist Group which Obama helped start in Chicago and was their Attorney!

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I believe the best way to get rid of a newbie who points out a gap in a story you like, is to ping a bunch of people and the moderator. Perhaps you can get a hysteria building and the moderator may go along with your friends and the momentum you started. Then you can wear the zot as a badge of your great victory.

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I am aware that certain democrats have openly identified themselves as socialist. Do you have a link showing Obama on that list or declaring himself a member. It is my understanding that not all members of the Congressional Black Caucus are socialists.

I know that Obama is or was a member of ACORN. The title says he was a member of the DSA. Some ACORN members joined DSA. Was Obama one of them and where is his name other than that they endorsed him when he ran for office. An endorsement is not a statement that one is a member of the endorsers party.

I have ongoing discussions with some dems I have known a long time. If I go to them with a story, the gaps must be closed and the dots connected.

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From WIKEP: An array of national progressive organizations will work to support the efforts of the caucus, including the Institute for Policy Studies, The Nation magazine, MoveOn.org, National Priorities Project, Jobs with Justice, Peace Action, Americans for Democratic Action, and Progressive Democrats of America. Also co-sponsoring the kickoff event were the NAACP, ACLU, Progressive Majority, League of United Latin American Citizens, Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, National Council of La Raza, Hip Hop Caucus, Human Rights Campaign, Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs, and the National Hip Hop Political Convention. In 2000, the Democratic Socialists of America expressed solidarity with the Congressional Progressive Caucus, since they both shared "operative social democratic politics."[1]

These are the usual suspects, but OB doesn't appear on the membership list. I read a list a coupld of years ago of memebrs of congress who were declared dyed-in-the-wool socialist, people like Waters, but I don't remember seeing OB on those lists.

You'd think anyone who did that would never be elected, but I guess times have changed.

[MrB]

Regardless...

What’s wrong with socialism, anyway?

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Watch out! There’s zotters lurking and we don’t want them to know were incognito. I’m waiting for OB to get elected so I can declare. On the other hand if McC wants to put $300 bill into my mortgages, I may declare today.

[tallyhoe]

Most people don’t know this. They just watch their local news cast and it takes some research to find this. The MSM won’t report this it is way too dangerous. Here are the members names!
Democratic Progressive Caucus

Member Contact Information
Office of U.S. Representative Neil Abercrombie
1502 Longworth Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Website: http://www.house.gov/abercrombie
Phone: 202-225-2726

Office of U.S. Representative Tammy Baldwin
2446 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Website: http://tammybaldwin.house.gov
Phone: 202-225-6942

Office of U.S. Representative Xavier Becerra
1119 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D. C. 20515
Website: http://becerra.house.gov
Phone: 202-225-6235

Office of U.S. Representative Madeleine Z. Bordallo
427 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Website: http://www.house.gov/bordallo
Phone: 202-225-1188

Office of U.S. Representative Robert Brady
206 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Website: http://www.brady.house.gov

Office of U.S. Representative Corrine Brown
2336 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Website: http://www.house.gov/corrinebrown
Phone: 202-225-0123

Office of U.S. Representative Michael Capuano
1530 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Website: http://www.house.gov/capuano
Phone: 202-225-5111

Office of U.S. Representative Donna Christensen
1510 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Website: http://www.house.gov/christian-christensen
Phone: 202-225-1790

Office of U.S. Representative Yvette Clarke
1029 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Website: http://clarke.house.gov
Phone: 202-225-6231

Office of U.S. Representative William “Lacy” Clay
434 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Website: http://www.house.gov/clay
Phone: 202-225-2406

Office of U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver
1641 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Website: http://www.house.gov/cleaver
Phone: 202-225-4535

Office of U.S. Representative Steve Cohen
1004 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Website: http://cohen.house.gov
Phone: 202-225-3265

Office of U.S. Representative John Conyers
2426 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Website: http://www.house.gov/conyers
Phone: 202-225-5126

Office of U.S. Representative Elijah Cummings
2235 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Website: http://www.house.gov/cummings
Phone: 202-225-4741

Office of U.S. Representative Danny Davis
2159 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Website: http://www.house.gov/davis
Phone: 202-225-5006

Office of U.S. Representative Peter DeFazio
2134 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Website: http://defazio.house.gov
Phone: 202-225-6416

Office of U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro
2262 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Website: http://www.house.gov/delauro
Phone: 202-225-3661

Office of U.S. Representative Keith Ellison
1130 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Website: http://ellison.house.gov
Phone: 202-225-4755

Office of U.S. Representative Sam Farr
1221 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Website: http://www.house.gov/farr
Phone: 202-225-2861

Office of U.S. Representative Chaka Fattah
2301 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Website: http://www.house.gov/fattah
Phone: 202-225-4001

Office of U.S. Representative Bob Filner
2428 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Website: http://www.house.gov/filner
Phone: 202-225-8045

Office of U.S. Representative Barney Frank
2252 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Website: http://www.house.gov/frank
Phone: 202-225-5931

Office of U.S. Representative Raul Grijalva
1440 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Website: http://www.house.gov/grijalva
Phone: 202-225-2435

Office of U.S. Representative Luis Gutierrez
2266 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Website: http://www.house.gov/gutierrez
Phone: 202-225-8203

Office of U.S. Representative John Hall
1217 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Website: http://johnhall.house.gov
Phone: 202-225-5441

Office of U.S. Representative Phil Hare
1118 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Website: http://hare.house.gov
Phone: 202-225-5905

Office of U.S. Representative Maurice Hinchey
2431 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Website: http://www.house.gov/hinchey
Phone: 202-225-6335

Office of U.S. Representative Mazie Hirono
1229 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Website: http://hirono.house.gov
Phone: 202-225-4906

Office of U.S. Representative Mike Honda
1713 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Website: http://honda.house.gov
Phone: 202-225-2631

Office of U.S. Representative Jesse Jackson, Jr.
2419 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Website: http://www.house.gov/jackson
Phone: 202-225-0773

Office of U.S. Representative Sheila Jackson-Lee
2435 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Website: http://www.jacksonlee.house.gov
Phone: 202-225-3816

Office of U.S. Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson
1511 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Website: http://www.house.gov/ebjohnson
Phone: 202-225-8885

Office of U.S. Representative Hank Johnson
1133 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Website: http://hankjohnson.house.gov
Phone: 202-225-1605

Office of U.S. Representative Stephanie Tubbs Jones
1009 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Website: http://www.house.gov/tubbsjones
Phone: 202-225-7032

Office of U.S. Representative Marcy Kaptur
2186 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Website: http://www.kaptur.house.gov
Phone: 202-225-4146

Office of U.S. Representative Carolyn Kilpatrick
2264 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Website: http://www.house.gov/kilpatrick
Phone: 202-225-2261

Office of U.S. Representative Dennis Kucinich
2445 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Website: http://kucinich.house.gov
Phone: 202-225-5871

Office of U.S. Representative Barbara Lee
2444 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Website: http://lee.house.gov
Phone: 202-225-2661

Office of U.S. Representative John Lewis
343 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Website: http://www.house.gov/johnlewis
Phone: 202-225-3801

Office of U.S. Representative Dave Loebsack
1513 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Website: http://www.loebsack.house.gov
Phone: 202-225-6576

Office of U.S. Representative Carolyn Maloney
2331 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Website: http://maloney.house.gov
Phone: 202-225-7944

Office of U.S. Representative Ed Markey
2108 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Website: http://www.house.gov/markey
Phone: 202-225-2836

Office of U.S. Representative Jim McDermott
1035 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Website: http://www.house.gov/mcdermott
Phone: 202-225-3106

Office of U.S. Representative James McGovern
438 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Website: http://www.house.gov/mcgovern
Phone: 202-225-6101

Office of U.S. Representative George Miller
2205 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Website: http://www.house.gov/georgemiller
Phone: 202-225-2095

Office of U.S. Representative Gwen Moore
1239 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Website: http://www.house.gov/gwenmoore
Phone: 202-225-4572

Office of U.S. Representative Jerry Nadler
2334 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Website: http://www.house.gov/nadler
Phone: 202-225-5635

Office of U.S. Representative Eleanor Holmes-Norton
2136 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Website: http://www.house.gov/norton
Phone: 202-225-8050

Office of U.S. Representative John Olver
1111 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Website: http://www.house.gov/olver
Phone: 202-225-5335

Office of U.S. Representative Ed Pastor
2465 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Website: http://www.house.gov/pastor
Phone: 202-225-4065

Office of U.S. Representative Donald Payne
2209 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Website: http://www.house.gov/payne
Phone: 202-225-3436

Office of U.S. Representative Charles Rangel
2354 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Website: http://rangel.house.gov
Phone: 202-225-4365

Office of U.S. Representative Laura Richardson
2233 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Website: http://richardson.house.gov
Phone: 202-225-7924

Office of U.S. Representative Bobby Rush
2416 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Website: http://www.house.gov/rush
Phone: 202-225-4372

Office of U.S. Representative Linda Sanchez
1222 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Phone: 202-225-6676

Office of U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders
332 Dirksen Senate Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
Website: http://sanders.senate.gov
Phone: 202-224-5141

Office of U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky
1027 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Website: http://www.house.gov/schakowsky
Phone: 202-225-2111

Office of U.S. Representative Jose Serrano
2227 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Website: http://www.house.gov/serrano
Phone: 202-225-4361

Office of U.S. Representative Louise Slaughter
2469 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Website: http://www.slaughter.house.gov
Phone: 202-225-3615

Office of U.S. Representative Hilda Solis
1414 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Website: http://solis.house.gov
Phone: 202-225-5464

Office of U.S. Representative Pete Stark
239 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Website: http://www.house.gov/stark
Phone: 202-225-5065

Office of U.S. Representative Bennie Thompson
2432 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Website: http://benniethompson.house.gov
Phone: 202-225-5876

Office of U.S. Representative John Tierney
2238 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Website: http://www.house.gov/tierney
Phone: 202-225-8020

Office of U.S. Representative Tom Udall
1410 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Website: http://www.tomudall.house.gov
Phone: 202-225-6190

Office of U.S. Representative Nydia Velazquez
2466 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Website: http://www.house.gov/velazquez
Phone: 202-225-2361

Office of U.S. Representative Maxine Waters
2344 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Website: http://www.house.gov/waters
Phone: 202-225-2201

Office of U.S. Representative Diane Watson
125 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Website: http://www.house.gov/watson
Phone: 202-225-7084

Office of U.S. Representative Mel Watt
2236 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Website: http://www.house.gov/watt
Phone: 202-225-1510

Office of U.S. Representative Henry Waxman
2204 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Website: http://www.henrywaxman.house.gov
Phone: 202-225-3976

Office of U.S. Representative Peter Welch
1404 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Website: http://www.welch.house.gov
Phone: 202-225-4115

Office of U.S. Representative Robert Wexler
2241 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Website: http://wexler.house.gov
phone: (202) 225-3001

Office of U.S. Representative Lynn Woolsey
2263 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Website: http://woolsey.house.gov
Phone: 202-225-5161
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http://www.chicagodsa.org/ngarchive/ng45.html
March - April, 1996

Barack Obama

Barack Obama is running to gain the Democratic ballot line for Illinois Senate 13th District. The 13th District is Alice Palmer’s old district, encompassing parts of Hyde Park and South Shore.

Mr. Obama graduated from Columbia University and promptly went into community organizing for the Developing Communities Project in Roseland and Altgeld Gardens on the far south side of Chicago. He went on to Harvard University, where he was editor of the Harvard Law Review. He graduated with a law degree. In 1992, he was Director of Illinois Project Vote, a voter registration campaign that made Carol Moseley Braun’s election to the U.S. Senate much easier than it would have been. At present, he practices law in Judson Miner’s law firm and is President of the board of the Annenberg Challenge Grant which is distributing some $50 million in grants to public school reform efforts.

What best characterizes Barack Obama is a quote from an article in Illinois Issues, a retrospective look at his experience as a community organizer while he was completing his degree at Harvard:

“... community organizations and organizers are hampered by their own dogmas about the style and substance of organizing. Most practice ... a ‘consumer advocacy’ approach, with a focus on wrestling services and resources from outside powers that be. Few are thinking of harnessing the internal productive capacities, both in terms of money and people, that already exist in communities.” (Illinois issues, September, 1988)

Luckily, Mr. Obama does not have any opposition in the primary. His opponents have all dropped out or were ruled off the ballot. But if you would like to contribute to his campaign, make the check payable to Friends of Barack Obama, 2154 E. 71st, Chicago, IL 60649. If you would like to become involved in his campaign, call the headquarters at (312) 363-1996.