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Obama: I'm not a socialist
The Hill ^
Posted on 03/07/2009 2:12:19 PM PST by Sub-Driver
Obama: I'm not a socialist @ 4:53 pm by Michael O'Brien
President Obama argued this weekend that he is not, in fact, a socialist, despite veiled Republican claims to the contrary.
"Let’s take a look at the budget – the answer would be no," Obama said during his interview with the New York Times."If you look at our budget, what you have is a very disciplined, fiscally responsible budget, along with an effort to deal with some very serious problems that have been put off for a very long time."
The president said that his administration's spending priorities have been completely in line with what he'd promised as a candidate last fall, and that he's not more liberal than he let on.
"We have delivered on every promise that we’ve made so far," he said.
When pressed by reporters for the Times as to what one word he would use to characterize his political philosophy, Obama declined. "No, I’m not going to engage in that," he said.
TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 111th; bho44; blankteleprompter; denial; hopeychangey; humor; lol; quitlying; socialists; youareacommunist
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To: Sub-Driver
veiled Republican claims I know the author of this article is not speaking about me. I am just a peon,but my calling obama a socialist has not been veiled.
obama's action and words prove he is a socialist.
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posted on
03/07/2009 2:29:23 PM PST
by
BARLF
To: Sub-Driver
To: Star Traveler
“When pressed by reporters for the Times as to what one word he would use to characterize his political philosophy, Obama declined. “No, I’m not going to engage in that,” he said.”
—
It’s above his pay grade.
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posted on
03/07/2009 2:30:35 PM PST
by
nobama08
To: Sub-Driver
44
posted on
03/07/2009 2:30:56 PM PST
by
woofie
To: Sub-Driver
To: Sub-Driver
He’s right. Socialists are way too conservative.
46
posted on
03/07/2009 2:31:33 PM PST
by
stevem
To: Sub-Driver
Obama's words can be explained
Here
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posted on
03/07/2009 2:32:05 PM PST
by
mc5cents
(Show me just what Mohammd brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman)
To: Sub-Driver
Calling him a socialist is sugar coating it. He’s a marxist.
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posted on
03/07/2009 2:34:26 PM PST
by
cripplecreek
(The poor bastards have us surrounded.)
To: Sub-Driver
In contrast to any conservative, a leftist never says what he means, and never means what he says.
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posted on
03/07/2009 2:34:40 PM PST
by
Reeses
(Leftism is powered by the evil force of envy.)
To: Sub-Driver
Whatever, Captain Asshat.
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posted on
03/07/2009 2:34:48 PM PST
by
Psycho_Bunny
(ALSO SPRACH ZEROTHUSTRA)
To: Sub-Driver
Of course, he’s not a “socialist”. The socialists changed the terminology to “progressive”, way back in the thirties because they said the word, “socialism” scared Black people.
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posted on
03/07/2009 2:35:10 PM PST
by
Eva
(CHANGE- the post modern euphemism for Marxist revolution.)
To: Sub-Driver
‘I am a freakin Communist. Socialists was so FDR.’
Read Whitness by Whittaker Chambers. 0bama is a communist.
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posted on
03/07/2009 2:35:40 PM PST
by
GreyMountainReagan
(Liberals do not view the book 1984 as a warning but as a guideline.)
To: Sub-Driver
If not a socialist, the alternatives are marxist and communist, and muslinism. He certainly is not an American patriot
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posted on
03/07/2009 2:36:14 PM PST
by
chainsaw
(If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what it costs when it's free! -- P.J..)
To: Sub-Driver
Of course, he’s not a “socialist”. The socialists changed the terminology to “progressive”, way back in the thirties because they said the word, “socialism” scared Black people.
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posted on
03/07/2009 2:36:19 PM PST
by
Eva
(CHANGE- the post modern euphemism for Marxist revolution.)
To: Red Steel
Question: How can you tell when the Kenyan is lying?
Answer: His purple lips are moving!
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posted on
03/07/2009 2:36:38 PM PST
by
Batman11
("Big ears isn't my President!")
To: Sub-Driver
“...despite veiled Republican claims to the contrary.”
Nothing veiled in my claim: SOCIALIST!
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posted on
03/07/2009 2:38:14 PM PST
by
ataDude
(My incredulity has already turned into disillusionment and is now turning into hatred.)
To: Sub-Driver
.
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posted on
03/07/2009 2:39:23 PM PST
by
Cobra64
To: A_Former_Democrat
Well I’m not sure that Nixon was a crook, but I'm sure about the socialist part.
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posted on
03/07/2009 2:39:31 PM PST
by
org.whodat
(Auto unions bad: Machinists union good=Hypocrisy)
To: Sub-Driver
"We have delivered on every promise that we've made so far," he said.
1. most ethical administration - check ! ...uh, no wait, never mind.
2. Transparency - every bill will have a 5 day public perusal - check ! uh, no wait, never-mind.
3. I will go line by line to remove pork\earmarks check ! ...uh, no wait, never-mind.
7. All Troops of of Iraq in 18 months - check ! ...uh, no wait, never-mind.
8. Immediately closw GITMO - check ! ...uh, no wait, never-mind.
9. No lobbyists in my administration - check ! ...uh, no wait, never-mind.
10. on 2nd thought, never-mind !
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posted on
03/07/2009 2:40:42 PM PST
by
stylin19a
(Obama - the ethical exception asterisk administration)
To: Sub-Driver
Obama: I'm not a socialistWhen everybody says you're drunk stop drinking.
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posted on
03/07/2009 2:40:43 PM PST
by
exist
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