Posted on 10/21/2008 12:18:49 PM PDT by American in Israel
Senator Obama Signed a CONTRACT WITH THE CHICAGO SOCIALIST PARTY
Everything on the Post Below is Hyperlinked to a site within the Chicago Democratic party archives, there is no conjecture, no guessing, The fact is that as recently as 1996 Senator Obama was an active member of the Chicago Democratic Socialist Party:
On their website the Democratic Socialist of America (DSA) has a description of their political perspective called Where We Stand. It says, in part,
We are socialists because we reject an international economic order sustained by private profit, alienated labor, race and gender discrimination, environmental destruction, and brutality and violence in defense of the status quo.
We are socialists because we share a vision of a humane international social order based both on democratic planning and market mechanisms to achieve equitable distribution of resources, meaningful work, a healthy environment, sustainable growth, gender and racial equality, and non-oppressive relationships.
At least according to its newsletter called the New Ground ,Senator Barack Obama attended at least a few meetings of the Chicago Chapter of this group in 1996. And from the way he was described in the newsletter he "talked the talk" and "walked the walk"
New Ground 45
March - April, 1996
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A Town Meeting on Economic Insecurity: Employment and Survival in Urban America By Bob Roman Over three hundred people attended the first of two Town Meetings on Economic Insecurity on February 25 in Ida Noyes Hall at the University of Chicago. Entitled "Employment and Survival in Urban America", the meeting was sponsored by the UofC DSA Youth Section, Chicago DSA and University Democrats. The panelists were Toni Preckwinkle, Alderman of Chicago's 4th Ward; Barack Obama, candidate for the 13th Illinois Senate District; Professor William Julius Wilson, Center for the Study of Urban Inequality at the University of Chicago; Professor Michael Dawson, University of Chicago; and Professor Joseph Schwartz, Temple University and a member of DSA's National Political Committee....
....Now the issue is again coming to the front, but he wished the issue was on the Democratic agenda not just on Buchanan's.
One of the themes that has emerged in Barack Obama's campaign is "what does it take to create productive communities", not just consumptive communities. It is an issue that joins some of the best instincts of the conservatives with the better instincts of the left. He felt the state government has three constructive roles to play.
The first is "human capital development". By this he meant public education, welfare reform, and a "workforce preparation strategy". Public education requires equality in funding. It's not that money is the only solution to public education's problems but it's a start toward a solution. The current proposals for welfare reform are intended to eliminate welfare but it's also true that the status quo is not tenable. A true welfare system would provide for medical care, child care and job training. While Barack Obama did not use this term, it sounded very much like the "social wage" approach used by many social democratic labor parties. By "workforce preparation strategy", Barack Obama simply meant a coordinated, purposeful program of job training instead of the ad hoc, fragmented approach used by the State of Illinois today.
The state government can also play a role in redistribution, the allocation of wages and jobs. As Barack Obama noted, when someone gets paid $10 million to eliminate 4,000 jobs, the voters in his district know this is an issue of power not economics. The government can use as tools labor law reform, public works and contracts.....
SENATOR OBAMA EVEN SIGNED A CONTRACT:
In September October 1995 he signed a contract promising an visible and open relationship with the Marxist New Party:
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. The political entourage included Alderman Michael Chandler, William Delgado, chief of staff for State Rep Miguel del Valle, and spokespersons for State Sen. Alice Palmer, Sonya Sanchez, chief of staff for State Sen. Jesse Garcia, who is running for State Rep in Garcia's District; and Barack Obama.....
In July-August 1996 the Socialist Party celebrated Obama's Primary victory:
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. Folks this is Scary. Barack Obama is not an extreme Liberal. Hillary Clinton is an Extreme liberal. Barack Obama is a Socialist. He campaigned on their ticket, signed their contracts and attended their meetings. Is that guilt by association, YOU BETCHA. But there is an old Yiddish saying, " you lie down with dogs, you are going to get fleas."
direct sources provided in post #7.
You can also read the following from the National Review: http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=OTc3NzZkZDYxODZiZjE2OTg5YWRmNDkzM2U0YTIwZGQ
Enjoy!
Forward your sources to Drudge, NRO, Townhall, and top talk radio hosts. If there’s a trail, they’ll bring it up hard enough that the MSM will have to acknowledge it, even if they try to brush it aside.
...AND his birth certificate AND his college papers, AND his medical records etc. etc. We’re not going to see them but they must exist.
“I want to see the signed contract, nothing else will suffice.”
I’d love to see it as well. ALL endorsed New Party Candidates had to sign one of these things according to the New Party website and other sources. Obama wouldn’t have been an exception.
Need links.
Freepers were on to this guy from day 1. I'll admit that early on in the primaries I wanted him to beat Hillary because I had Hillary derangement syndrome and dreaded the thought of her as president. I honestly didn't think the chosen one had a real shot in the general. Boy was I wrong.
fightinJAG, direct links in post #7
Also, as far as the “contract,” here is some corroboration:
“Alice Palmer [Obama’s predecessor] especially has a long history with the African American left. Lou Pardo, a labor leader and New Party activist, is a strategist and organizer for Delgado.
Both Palmer and Delgado attended the forum and were thoroughly questioned by 70 or so New Party members. At the close, both publicly signed a “contract” with the New Party that was more
formal and detailed than the agreement with Chandler. Two weeks later, the New Party formally endorsed them and is now mobilizing support.
This process is the best way the New Party can implement its “fusion” tactic in conditions where fusion candidates are not permitted by law. Only New York State allows for “fusion” or “cross- endorsement” by different parties for the same candidate on the same ballot. The process used to be common in U.S. elections during the last century, and was often used successfully by the Populist Party. That’s why the GOP and Democrats moved over the years to outlaw the tactic. The New Party today is fighting to bring it back. In the meantime, it is making use of the “contract” tactic just described.”
Source: CofC dialogue & initiative - No. 12, SUMMER 1996 (http://web.archive.org/web/20010528042749/www.cofc.org/Publications/d12.htm)
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Barack Obama not he, not he!
Here’s the direct link:
http://yidwithlid.blogspot.com/2008/10/senator-obama-signed-contract-with.html
Since time is short, perhaps others can evaluate the claims at the link and let us know whether there’s really any evidence there.
Interesting. I think that's what conservatives need to do, form a conservative party that "fuses" with the GOP when there is a GOP candidate we can support, and when necessary, run a conservative of our own, or at least withhold support from RINOs.
The link provided gets some of the facts wrong. Obama was a member/endorsed candidate of the New Party, not the Chicago DSA. He WAS endorsed by the DSA, and gave speeches at their forum, but there is no proof that he was a member of that org.
Also, the New Party was not created by the DSA. It was more of an ACORN/SEIU creation and later on had about 15% membership by the DSA.
See my post in #7 for a straight account of the New Party / ACORN /Obama/
do you think one of 'em might have Bill Ayers, huh? do ya think?
do you think one of 'em might have Bill Ayers, huh? do ya think?
Maybe...wish they provided a list, especially considering this from the same article: “In order to build an organizational and financial base the NP is sponsoring house parties...”
try this ... a fairly long read but very much worth it.
First verse:
My birthplace lies over the ocean,
My birthplace lies over the sea.
My birthplace lies over the ocean,
Don’t bring back 0bama to me.
Chorus
If true this is bigger than the Ayers project I’m working on.
Placemarker.
Has this been sent to anyone at Fox News or anything? I’m new btw - been looking around the past several weeks!
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