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Something New Here (NRO exposes 0bama's New Party ties)
National Review ^ | October 20, 2008 | Stanley Kurtz

Posted on 10/20/2008 4:08:32 AM PDT by counterpunch

During his first campaign for the Illinois state senate in 1995-96, Barack Obama was a member of, and was endorsed by, the far-left New Party. Obama’s New Party ties give the lie to his claim to be a post-partisan, post-ideological pragmatist. Particularly in Chicago, the New Party functioned as the electoral arm of the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN). So despite repeated attempts to distance himself from ACORN, Obama’s New Party ties raise disturbing questions about his links to those proudly militant leftists. The media’s near-total silence on this critical element of Obama’s past is deeply irresponsible.

Socialist?
While a small group of bloggers have productively explored Obama’s New Party ties, discussion has often turned on the New Party’s alleged socialism. Was the New Party actually established by the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA)? Was the New Party’s platform effectively socialist in content? Although these debates are both interesting and important, we needn’t resolve them to conclude that the New Party was far to the left of the American mainstream. Whether formally socialist or not, the New Party and its ACORN backers favored policies of economic redistribution. As Obama would say, they wanted to spread the wealth around. Bracketing the socialism question and simply taking the New Party on its own terms is sufficient to raise serious questions about Obama’s political commitments — questions that cry out for attention from a responsible press.
 

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TOPICS: Front Page News; Politics/Elections; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: 2008; acorn; antichrist; chicago; democrats; dsa; electiions; elections; newparty; nobama08; obama; obamatruthfile; radicalleft; redistribution; socialism; spreadthewealth; thirdparty

1 posted on 10/20/2008 4:08:32 AM PDT by counterpunch
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To: counterpunch

If the federal or state justice departments don’t prosecute the bogus Obamafraud voters, then we might as well just pass laws that say, “Hey, go ahead anarchists and nutjobs. It’s OK to steal elections.”


2 posted on 10/20/2008 4:15:23 AM PDT by Edit35 (.)
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To: counterpunch
"Economic Justice"

"It's Only Fair".

"Spread The Wealth"

"Health-care is a Right"

Sounds like a Communist Manifesto.

3 posted on 10/20/2008 4:15:57 AM PDT by TexasCajun
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To: counterpunch

Other than Rev Wright, I’m thoroughly convinced nothing will stick to this guy.


4 posted on 10/20/2008 4:16:05 AM PDT by nhwingut (,)
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To: counterpunch
Obama is a hard core MARXIST at heart. He taught himself “How to speak to white people as to not scare them” (quote from his book). All lying BS!
5 posted on 10/20/2008 4:16:40 AM PDT by AmericaUnited
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To: counterpunch

Kurtz deserves a medal of some kind. His perseverance is amazing.


6 posted on 10/20/2008 4:20:03 AM PDT by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
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To: counterpunch
Obama's mentor on politics and patriotism, communist Bill Ayers.


7 posted on 10/20/2008 4:31:55 AM PDT by Travis McGee (--- www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com ---)
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To: SE Mom
Let's not forget these direct links between 0bama and the Democratic Socialists of America:

Chicago DSA: A Town Meeting on Economic Insecurity
chi.politics: The Democratic Socialists of America Present The First Chicago Town Meeting on Economic Insecurity
 
8 posted on 10/20/2008 4:32:23 AM PDT by counterpunch (It's the SOCIALISM, Stupid!)
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To: counterpunch

There have to be some in the major media who feel inside like they’re sitting in a fire and brimstone evangelist meeting right about now, for the pressure on their hearts.


9 posted on 10/20/2008 4:39:20 AM PDT by unspun (Pray and Work! http://www.presidentialprayerteam.org)
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To: counterpunch

Yep- saw that. It’s exhausting trying to keep up with this man’s really outrageous associations and background.

IF the free press- *snort* -had spent just half the time freepers and others have in doing real research on this guy- we’d be running against Hillary. From where I sit this morning- that would be bad- but not catastrophic.

Obama in the oval office- with access to the secrets of the world. Shudder.


10 posted on 10/20/2008 4:40:59 AM PDT by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
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To: unspun

I don’t quite know what that means, but where is Rush and Hannity on this?
Where is O’relly and Greta?


11 posted on 10/20/2008 4:41:37 AM PDT by counterpunch (It's the SOCIALISM, Stupid!)
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To: counterpunch

Sean is going to need to make a Radical Ties Part III at this rate.


12 posted on 10/20/2008 5:06:24 AM PDT by Qwackertoo (The Great Silent Majority - Hear Them ROAR on Nov. 4th)
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To: nhwingut
Other than Rev Wright, I’m thoroughly convinced nothing will stick to this guy.

I agree. Kurtz has done great research, but there is little time left.

First Step. Hit with Wright and James Cone. Prove he was lying.
-> See Feddoso on James Cone YouTube

Second Step. Now that you have established that Obama practised such a repulsive religion, hit with other relationships like Rezko and Odinga. It will allow the other relationships to stick, and expose who he really is.

It is important to ensure Obama doesnt ever run again, and also to help downticket candidates.
13 posted on 10/20/2008 5:07:09 AM PDT by igoramus08
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To: TexasCajun

http://cpusa.org/filemanager/download/89/2008.pdf

Doesn’t just *sound like*.


14 posted on 10/20/2008 5:28:49 AM PDT by wolfcreek (I see miles and miles of Texas....let's keep it that way.)
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To: counterpunch

Great column. Thanks for posting it!


15 posted on 10/20/2008 6:00:03 AM PDT by syriacus (The MSM has questioned Obama for 2 years. It took a plumber to get Obama to admit he's a socialist.)
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To: counterpunch

Yes, there is a new SDS, and the leaders of the old SDS that disbanned in 19070 (when Ayers group became the Weathermen) have mostly gone into education (to recruit and train new members no doubt)...except for the ones who died.


16 posted on 10/20/2008 7:45:51 AM PDT by Kackikat
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To: AmericaUnited; SE Mom; unspun; Travis McGee; MeekOneGOP; nhwingut; syriacus; Edit35; Calpernia; ...

I did some research on SDS..MARXIST of 1960’s known as Students for a Democratic Society..where Ayers and Weathermen offshoot became terrorists, and what I found about where the old leadership today is interesting..please read and use the links I provide at my blog to understand OBAMA’S CHANGE:
http://thefreedomplatform.blogspot.com

and here is a link not in my article that good too:
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/horowitz090601.asp

Some of the old SDS crowd is in the DNC, and most are NOW in EDUCATING THE COLLEGE CROWD OF AMERICA.


17 posted on 10/20/2008 10:15:11 AM PDT by Kackikat
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To: Kackikat

I forgot to say THE NEW LEFT is called THE NEW SDS, however it is like Obama and trying to “sugar coat” it’s intention and is nothing more than the OLD ‘THE NEW LEFT’ with younger members...here is a link to some info:

http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/jacobs100706.html


18 posted on 10/20/2008 10:22:26 AM PDT by Kackikat
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To: counterpunch

Great article. Kurtz and Freddoso over at National Review have done a great job exposing Obama’s past connections.


19 posted on 10/20/2008 1:55:52 PM PDT by chpmass
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