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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.

41 posted on 03/07/2009 2:29:23 PM PST by BARLF
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42 posted on 03/07/2009 2:30:04 PM PST by Recovering_Democrat
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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.


43 posted on 03/07/2009 2:30:35 PM PST by nobama08
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To: Sub-Driver

try Narcisist


44 posted on 03/07/2009 2:30:56 PM PST by woofie
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45 posted on 03/07/2009 2:31:05 PM PST by Red Steel
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To: Sub-Driver

He’s right. Socialists are way too conservative.


46 posted on 03/07/2009 2:31:33 PM PST by stevem
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To: Sub-Driver
Obama's words can be explained Here
47 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)
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To: Sub-Driver

Calling him a socialist is sugar coating it. He’s a marxist.


48 posted on 03/07/2009 2:34:26 PM PST by cripplecreek (The poor bastards have us surrounded.)
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To: Sub-Driver

In contrast to any conservative, a leftist never says what he means, and never means what he says.


49 posted on 03/07/2009 2:34:40 PM PST by Reeses (Leftism is powered by the evil force of envy.)
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To: Sub-Driver

Whatever, Captain Asshat.


50 posted on 03/07/2009 2:34:48 PM PST by Psycho_Bunny (ALSO SPRACH ZEROTHUSTRA)
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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.


51 posted on 03/07/2009 2:35:10 PM PST by Eva (CHANGE- the post modern euphemism for Marxist revolution.)
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To: Sub-Driver

‘I am a freakin Communist. Socialists was so FDR.’

Read Whitness by Whittaker Chambers. 0bama is a communist.


52 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.)
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To: Sub-Driver

If not a socialist, the alternatives are marxist and communist, and muslinism. He certainly is not an American patriot


53 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..)
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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.


54 posted on 03/07/2009 2:36:19 PM PST by Eva (CHANGE- the post modern euphemism for Marxist revolution.)
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To: Red Steel

Question: How can you tell when the Kenyan is lying?

Answer: His purple lips are moving!


55 posted on 03/07/2009 2:36:38 PM PST by Batman11 ("Big ears isn't my President!")
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To: Sub-Driver

“...despite veiled Republican claims to the contrary.”

Nothing veiled in my claim: SOCIALIST!


56 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.)
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57 posted on 03/07/2009 2:39:23 PM PST by Cobra64
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To: A_Former_Democrat
Well I’m not sure that Nixon was a crook, but I'm sure about the socialist part.
58 posted on 03/07/2009 2:39:31 PM PST by org.whodat (Auto unions bad: Machinists union good=Hypocrisy)
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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 !
59 posted on 03/07/2009 2:40:42 PM PST by stylin19a (Obama - the ethical exception asterisk administration)
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To: Sub-Driver
Obama: I'm not a socialist

When everybody says you're drunk stop drinking.

60 posted on 03/07/2009 2:40:43 PM PST by exist
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