Posted on 04/04/2009 7:18:55 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
Anti-Obama talk worries some on right By: Michael Calderone April 4, 2009 06:45 AM EST
While Washington policy makers coped with 21st century political problems this week, some conservative talkers were dredging up 20th-century "-isms."
Glenn Beck, who graced the cover of The New York Times on Monday, teased Fridays episode of his increasingly popular new Fox News show with images of Stalin, Lenin and Hitler, while telling audiences on Wednesdays show that he was wrong to have said the Obama administration is leading America to socialism its actually fascism.
Theyre marching us towards 1984, Beck said. "Big Brother, hes watching.
Although Becks brand of libertarian conservatism has generated a strong following, some members of the right-leaning commentariat openly doubt whether such heated rhetoric is helpful to the Republican Party or the conservative movement at large.
Conservative author David Horowitz, himself no stranger to controversy or heated accusations, warns that the criticism of Obama among some conservatives has approached over-the-top hysteria." Its not just Stalin comparisons, Horowitz wrote this past week on FrontPageMag.com one contributor likened the president to David Koresh, Charles Manson and Saddam Hussein.
Borrowing from conservative writer Charles Krauthammer who in 2003 coined the term Bush derangement syndrome to describe some Bush haters Horowitz dubbed the piece, Obama Derangement Syndrome.
Conservatives, please, Horowtiz said. Let's not duplicate the manias of the left as we figure out how to deal with Mr. Obama. He is not exactly the anti-Christ, although a disturbing number of people on the right are convinced he is.
(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...
**Wont vote Republican again unless they put forth conservative ideals and stand true to them.**
I HELD my NOSE last November, and I regret it. They WILL BE ACU Conservative at least 90% or I won’t even LOOK at them.
We’ve been DIXIE CHICKED ...by our Own PRESIDENT.. scumsucker!
A little bit of competition usually refines a product.
Its a lot better than having to guess whats behind door number 1 and 2.
And let’s see, Bush Derangement Syndrome was so INEFFECTVE that John McCain is now President. Ooooooops, my bad.
That will not do it. they will just force MORE elected republicans on TV to repudiate the statements making the party look even lamer.Then we will see more posts here calling them cowards. Not a winning cycle.
RE :”If conservatives wasted a lot of time and energy explaining why Bush was NOT a war criminal, then it is is time for the left to explain why Obama is not a communist or fascist.”
That was just rheteric juice to get the democrat left wing base to give money. What killed republicans was when democrats over time were able to string together a narrative that Bush was dumb and screwed every thing up “Iraq, Katrina, gas prices, housing crisis bailouts” and Bush helped by getting on TV and saying “Duh, UHHH, eerr”. As time went on most people in the country agreed with democrats continuing narrative. That is a model for getting Obama. Connect his actions with bad things and it will take time.
Name calling did get McCain contributions up as many associated McCain loss with the end of the world. But Obama had way more money anyway.
Here's a good one. Why didnt republican party target Pelosi like deomcrats targeted Bush? That seemed a better strategy.
Telling the Truth is NAMECALLING??? .. I’ll Slam FUHRER for his policies, just as I SLAMMED W for stuffing his Head up his *** and following Paulson.
Tell you what... I’ll slam Fuhrer every chance I GET!! I’ll get in the Gutter with those marxist bas***DS, and If yOu don’t like it... go join the Ron PAULISTINIANS.. you almost sound like a match.
Was the Politico concerned that the Left’s over the top rhetoric on Bush would hurt the Left? And did it hurt the Left?
I am with you. Do anything possible to defeat the leftist scum. In the end, all that matters is who wins. Defeat their ideas by intelligent discourse, debate, NAME CALLING, WHATEVER IT TAKES. To refrain from any of these tactics is to give them the respect they feel they deserve. When in fact, they deserve no respect and that is exactly what they will get from me. Don’t listen to the these meek Rinos who want us to be nice. They are either spineless or playing for the other team.
If you want to upset a conservative, tell him a lie. If you want to upset a liberal, tell him the truth.
It’s time we stand up for America and our Constitution. Seems like we are at the now or never point.
Truth is always a problem for those with totalitarian hopes.
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Speak for yourself, Nancy boy.
Its time to research the absolute most efficient way to hobble this fascist agenda, it does not have to be done with personal sacrifice. It does require a unified effort.
Whatever we do must bear fruits of success, both for morale and because of the need for forward momentum.
Others will follow when a victory is said to happen, others will rally when success is the news.
Leaders will materialize, in all herds, tribes and social constructs there is always the alpha male or female, they cannot help but endeavor for leadership. We do not need to wait for politics to dictate our direction.
Our choice now is to create the the absolute unfaltering will that cannot be broken or dissolved by superior firepower or manipulative propaganda.
I wish in a short time it was possible to encircle the Whitehouse with a million people, refuse Barry from entering.
We want America back!
Less study.
More opposition.
Until this year, I was terrified of a three party system. I actively begged my fellow Republicans to vote for McCain as the lesser of two evils.
Now I see that that the Right won’t get their act together until they don’t have a choice. We’re at war and it’s time that people picked a side.
Really, who cares what spineless wimps think about us?
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