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Who was Chairman Mao, Lionized by Obama’s White house?
Canada Free Press ^ | 17 January, 2010 | By Kelly O'Connell

Posted on 01/17/2010 4:23:54 PM PST by CanGyrene

When a member of Barack Obama’s administration recently praised China’s Marxist Chairman Mao as a “favorite political philosopher,” confusion followed. So, who was Mao and why does Obama’s administration publicly praise him? It’s easy to briefly describe Mao Zedong. He was a radical progressive who fought for a Marxist revolution in his native China, prevailing to lead the country for 27 tumultuous years. Despite boasting he fought “for the People,” Mao’s Great Leap Forward, Cultural Revolution, and other progressive policies resulted in the killing of 77 million people, according to genocide expert Professor J.R. Rummel.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: jackson; mao; marxism; obama
The increasingly apparent fact that Obama is quite literally trying to reproduce the worst aspects of Marxist Revolutionary rule is VERY clearly illustrated by Mr. O'Connell in this frightening review of WHO and WHAT Mao was. Clearly a MUST READ.
1 posted on 01/17/2010 4:23:55 PM PST by CanGyrene
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To: CanGyrene
From the "White House Christmas Tree" this year.


2 posted on 01/17/2010 4:26:28 PM PST by diverteach
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To: CanGyrene

“...resulted in the killing of 77 million people...”

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What are 77 million dead people among communist friends?


3 posted on 01/17/2010 4:39:20 PM PST by 353FMG (Save the Planet -- Eliminate Socialism)
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To: 353FMG

You can’t make an omelette without breaking a few eggs, you know!


4 posted on 01/17/2010 5:00:12 PM PST by 17th Miss Regt
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To: 353FMG
... resulted in the killing of 77 million people, ...

Premeditated murder would be a better description.

5 posted on 01/18/2010 7:40:04 AM PST by Mind-numbed Robot (Not all that needs to be done needs to be done by the government)
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