[ctdonath2]

Barack Obama called for a police state.

No, he didn't.

Read the context of the speech. He sure had a poor choice of words, but it was not a call for a police state, nor a private army. He called for the Leftists' dream of an organization with the funding & political power - on par with the US military - to race into an area and provide comprehensive high-intensity repairs, medical attention, food distribution, etc. in response to humanitarian disasters. The whole speech he was giving was about public/community/humanitarian service, and the quote in question was an impromptu addition of the kind demonstrating why he should never go off TelePrompTer.

This whole "OMGPoliceStateImminent" hysteria is spin, looking for any comment which could, with effort, be construed as proof of "OMGObamaIsTheAntiChristWTFHitlerBBQ". Cut it out, people, this is the kind of hysteria which DOES make the Right look like "wingnuts". There are plenty of actual problems to worry about without inventing more fanciful distractions.

That said, and before you get out the flamethrowers (oops, too late), this kind of "humanitarian organization" under the creation & direction of "dear leader" DOES risk being bent into something sinister. There's a difference between that and "it's his private army". They're not armed. They're not even drilling with brooms.

[SW6906]

The point is, this stuff is written so broad, I don’t trust it in the hands of someone like Obama.

[muawiyah]

The problem with assuming that Obama always meant helpful but otherwise innocuous organizations is that we've all learned that he's as Fascist as they come.

It's much better to assume the worst when dealing with this guy and his running dog lackeys.

[Trailerpark Badass]

That said, and before you get out the flamethrowers (oops, too late), this kind of "humanitarian organization" under the creation & direction of "dear leader" DOES risk being bent into something sinister. There's a difference between that and "it's his private army". They're not armed. They're not even drilling with brooms.

Sure, yep , they'll just rush into "troubled areas" and control access to and distribution of things like medical care, power, food/water, emergency funding (read: banking). Maybe even "managing" emergency "shelters" and "housing," restricting movement, enforcing curfews.

You know, harmless stuff like that, that Federal government outsiders can do much more "forcefully" and "effectively" than the local rubes.

Yes, nothing to get worked up about.

[mbarker12474]

Step 1. Obama isn’t gonna create and announce the Gestapo in one day. Neither did Hitler.....

You are correct, however, in observing that the mainstream media and many of our neighbors will observe that this is merely an innocent health care rapid response team. And we on the right will be characterized as kooks, etc., for crying in alarm.

What to do?

[Whenifhow]

This whole “OMGPoliceStateImminent” hysteria is spin, looking for any comment which could, with effort, be construed as proof of “OMGObamaIsTheAntiChristWTFHitlerBBQ”. Cut it out, people, this is the kind of hysteria which DOES make the Right look like “wingnuts”. There are plenty of actual problems to worry about without inventing more fanciful distractions.
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This is not hysteria. Obama started the first day in office to implement his plan. On the link below you will find the legislative instruments and Executive Orders showing his plan.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2457203/posts?q=1&;page=51#51
Video link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IvxANMaL_0

If there are any non-believers out there, READ THE BILLS!!! Here are the links, and below is some of the text from each of these legislative documents.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2478605/posts?q=1&;page=51#75

Rahm Emmanuel has already begun to build forces. Note the date of this thread posted in October 2009.

AUDIO - RAHM EMMANUEL AND YOUTH CIVILIAN MILITARY CORP
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2365822/posts

AUDIO
http://www.eastidahonews.com/podcasts/PA/PAHr2_Friday10022009.mp3

Also see:
DoD Civilian Expeditionary Workforce
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2366445/posts?page=1

[TruthConquers]

“...an organization with the funding & political power - on par with the US military - to race into an area and provide comprehensive high-intensity repairs, medical attention, food distribution, etc. in response to humanitarian disasters. “

There is ALREADY an organization to do just that.

FEMA

This is duplication, for a reason.

But, this reason is not to be questioned, eh?

LOL

[Gilbo_3]

agreed, up to the point of em being communty service doogooders...

islamocommie standards and tactics, i believe will simply recruit all, cull out the doogooders for such things for PR, and simultaneously organize the sociopathic types into varying degrees of thuggery...

when jamaal doesnt have the stones to drop hammer on a baby, hes 'demoted' to a security detail and the whip is passed to tyrone...

when the lawabiding citizens turn in their guns to avoid 'felonious' records, or worse, then you have instant arming of the troops for their own protection...hell a good AR might even be encoded for a tax break in the coming obamoconomy... /teotwawki rant...

[molybdenum]

In other words, you trust him?

[Stentor]

...this kind of "humanitarian organization" under the creation & direction of "dear leader" DOES risk being bent into something sinister.

It's a constituent employment move. Sinister enough.