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The Obama Jolt: Is Barack a secret centrist?
Weekly Standard ^ | Nov 28,2008 | Fred Barnes

Posted on 11/29/2008 9:55:36 AM PST by SeekAndFind

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To: Captain Kirk

Exactly, well said.


21 posted on 11/29/2008 10:22:52 AM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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To: SeekAndFind

It is not what he does out in the open that bothers me so much. It is what he does behind the scenes, a la Clinton’s Los Alomos security breaches, FNMA subprime, stacking Federal agencies with committed leftists that undermine future conservative administrations, deals cut with foreign countries or groups (Muslims or Communists) that undermine the interests and culture of our country. That is where Slick did the most damage.


22 posted on 11/29/2008 10:24:14 AM PST by RatRipper
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To: SeekAndFind

No, he is a communist that knows he will be impeached if he tries to implement laws that are to radical and strict. However, he will chip away at our freedoms as stealthily as he can, hoping to be re-elected in 2012.


23 posted on 11/29/2008 10:24:15 AM PST by calex59
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To: Republic of Texas
No, he’s not a centrist. He just doesn’t have his hands on the reins of power, yet. As soon as he does, we’ll see the real Obama. He’s not going to tip his hand prematurely.

Bingo. And most of these "centrists" will be gone a year from now, after some "generated crisis" requires radical restructuring of power into the executive branch.

24 posted on 11/29/2008 10:27:25 AM PST by hinckley buzzard
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To: SeekAndFind
Fred just go away. Denial does not become you.
25 posted on 11/29/2008 10:30:09 AM PST by mad_as_he$$ (Nemo me impune lacessit.)
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To: BlessedBeGod

No, just stupid.


26 posted on 11/29/2008 10:30:45 AM PST by pgkdan ( All Catholics should know supporting Obama constitutes material cooperation with intrinsic evil.)
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To: Nathan Zachary
The market isn’t reacting to the future, because the future isn’t here yet.

The conventional wisdom is that the market looks ahead six months to a year, trying to anticipate developments. I don't think much of this idea but it seems to be a popular notion when pundits wax financial.

27 posted on 11/29/2008 10:31:36 AM PST by hinckley buzzard
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To: SeekAndFind

...are media are the STUPIDEST people imaginable. Have you seen Obama’s wish list? http://www.barackobama.com/index.php There is nothing centrist on it.


28 posted on 11/29/2008 10:31:47 AM PST by Tzimisce (http://groups.myspace.com/nailthemessiah)
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To: whitedog57
No Fred, Obama is a Marxist and wants to get re-elected....

That is exactly correct, he will NOT do anything that would cause alarm to the masses openly until after his re-election... However, an override veto proof liberal Congress may well be his undoing.

29 posted on 11/29/2008 10:32:32 AM PST by Just mythoughts (Isa.3:4 And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them.)
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To: what's up
"Obama will be forced toward the center because secretly Dems know that conservative fiscal principles work."

Obama will be forced to do nothing at first because the nation is broke. Bush is doing a good job of spending everything he can, even everything Obama could possibly borrow, at least for the short term, because the cupboards are going to be pretty empty when Obama gets to look in them on Jan 20. It's going to take Obama a while to find some money to spend, and we all know where it's going to come from; Military spending, and taxes. So the first thing Obama is going to do is figure out his budget. When he announces that, then we know what his priorities will be as he attempts to turn the USA into a Marxist imperialist dynasty.

30 posted on 11/29/2008 10:32:50 AM PST by Nathan Zachary
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To: whitedog57

You got that right. Currently, he bringing all the markist clintoonites back in office. Read today he’s going to bring the biggest changes in Interior and EPA starting with pro-global warming nuts. This undoubtedly will make albore totally happy since he stands to financially gain with all the investments in “global warming”. Bah!


31 posted on 11/29/2008 10:42:09 AM PST by lilylangtree (Veni, Vidi, Vici)
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To: calex59
Here's a thought: the legacy, the stigma he's about to lay down for ALL blacks in the US. If the nations first black president screws this up, won't he cast a very unfavorable light on his race.Conversely he'll open the doors of oppurtunity for blacks for decades if he does the country right.

I sure as hell wouldn't want that responsibility. So...what's it gonna' be ? Mainstream or Marxist ?

32 posted on 11/29/2008 10:42:45 AM PST by chiller (I hope he comes to his senses, but fear stealth socialist indoctrination and economics)
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To: Nathan Zachary
Obama will be forced to do nothing at first because the nation is broke

A nation being broke never stops a liberal/socialist agenda.

Hussein could do like FDR; even tho the nation is broke he could increase taxes in order to create new gov't jobs, using the Keynesian philosophy to "fix the economy".

Most likely he will not. We are in a different time and the nation won't react as favorably toward such moves as they did with FDR. If the stock market continues to go down he will be blamed by a large middle class. And if there's one thing Hussein can't stand, it's being unpopular.

33 posted on 11/29/2008 10:44:51 AM PST by what's up
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To: lilylangtree

who is he thinking about for Interior?


34 posted on 11/29/2008 10:45:11 AM PST by LadyBuzz
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To: SeekAndFind

Fred Barnes’ discernment meter needs repair; it’s constantly pegging on zero.


35 posted on 11/29/2008 10:48:13 AM PST by Matchett-PI (2008 = Was The Year of the Toilet for 'rats (they just don't know it yet).)
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To: LadyBuzz

We’ve heard Grevalda of AZ. for Interior, but I don’t know why, or how serious it is. Reliably lefty.


36 posted on 11/29/2008 10:49:14 AM PST by chiller (I hope he comes to his senses, but fear stealth socialist indoctrination and economics)
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To: LadyBuzz

See: http://www.spokesmanreview.com/nation_world/story.asp?ID=270414

You might want to skip the BS editorial entitled “Obama girls an ideal to aspire to”.


37 posted on 11/29/2008 10:49:43 AM PST by lilylangtree (Veni, Vidi, Vici)
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To: chiller
"Here's a thought: the legacy, the stigma he's about to lay down for ALL blacks in the US."

Absolutely.

38 posted on 11/29/2008 10:57:41 AM PST by Nathan Zachary
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To: SeekAndFind

Fred got a taste of the Obama Kool Aid during the campaign, and now he’s addicted, but he denies it like any addict does


39 posted on 11/29/2008 10:58:25 AM PST by re_tail20
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To: SeekAndFind
Where is this guy central to anything? His voting record is so far left it fell of the table.
40 posted on 11/29/2008 11:00:06 AM PST by Cheetahcat (Osamabama the Wright kind of Racist!)
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