Posted on 10/16/2008 6:19:17 PM PDT by Kaslin
Election '08: America's Communist Party is giddy over current political events, saying its movement has reached a "turning point." There's no mystery why. Their candidate is the White House front-runner.
But it can't be denied that the popularity of Barack Obama, the most far-left candidate to run for president as the nominee of a major party, is a big part of the Communist Party resurgence.
In an article chronicling that revival, Agence France-Presse makes sure that it mentions that "the Communist Party does not endorse Democrat Barack Obama." The fact is, the party does not officially endorse candidates.
Members of its staff, however, are upfront with their support. The AFP story notes that "many" of the workers at the party headquarters in Manhattan wear Obama's image on lapel buttons.
Not enough of a link? How about the party's Aug. 15 Web site editorial that talks of Obama's "transformative candidacy" as one "that would advance progressive politics for the long term."
(Excerpt) Read more at ibdeditorials.com ...
Hey buddy, can you spare a plumber? It’s always the details that get you.
Rebirth?
No.
It’s never been dead. Light hibernation at most.
Communism, the failed idea that refuses to die.
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