White House call to 'flag' dissent loathsome

THe Morning Journal (Ohio) ^ | August 9, 2009 | Tom Skoch

[Scanian]

"There is a lot of disinformation about health insurance reform out there, spanning from control of personal finances to end of life care. These rumors often travel just below the surface via chain emails or through casual conversation. Since we can't keep track of all of them here at the White House, we're asking for your help. If you get an email or see something on the web about health insurance reform that seems fishy, send it to flag@whitehouse.gov."

NORMALLY, I'm not one to get fired up about political issues, but this White House crowd is getting to be more than a little overbearing. The paragraph above comes from an Aug. 4 entry on the White House blog.

I'm sure my good and liberal friend, columnist Rich Osborne over on the other page, reads that paragraph as a benign public service announcement from a benevolent administration.

When I read it, I blew a gasket. The White House, basically, is asking me and you to rat out anyone who disagrees with the Obama version of the "truth" on health reform. Free speech? Not if it's something "fishy" that you hear in a "casual conversation" with your neighbor or co-worker. The White House wants you to report those deviant thoughts to "flag@whitehouse.gov" because they just can't keep up with all the people who disagree with them.

Talk about KGB tactics, Chicago-style.

Please don't chime in now about "Bush spied on us."

Neither one of the Bush presidents ever asked Americans to turn in people who disagree with policy proposals. Neither Bush, nor Bill Clinton, ever called here to complain about one of our daily "Our View" editorials.

"Flag" this column to the White House if you want, but they've already got our number.

[Constitutional Patriot]

“Imagine how voting booths/polling places will look in 2010. Armed thugs will be EVERYWHERE, making certain we vote “the right way”, or don’t vote at all. Three Black Panthers got away with it in Philly. Does anyone think they will stop now??!!”

Then it will be our duty to show up at these polling places to defend and protect law-abiding American from these brownshirts when they are present. The time for polite conversation in these instances is clearly behind us.

[buffyt]

I don’t support Obama’s shovel ready “health” care for our seniors!

[buffyt]

I worked at a voting precinct in November. We had people showing up here in TINY Lake Jackson TX, because they were supposed to vote in Houston at precincts where big black panther type guys were intimidating them and turning them away from voting. I am sure there will be more of that, now that ACORN is in full bloom and power.

[PLD]

I don't know if anyone has put this up or not..I figured this would be a good place for it..I hope it is shown, I have my Tv set to record..Tell all of your friends and family democrats and republicans..

This Sunday, August 9, 2009, on Fox Sean Hannity, of Hannity & Colmes - FoxNews, is going to air a very important documentary about Barack Obama, Sunday night at 8:00 PM central / 9 PM eastern. He stated on the air this evening that no one in the news media was willing to do this. Hannity is going back to Obama’s earlier days, showing even then his ties to radical professors, friends, spiritual advisers, etc., he stated this evening that he will show in detail his ties to Rev. Wright for 20+ yrs. How he was participating with this man, and not for the reasons he states! He has uncovered more of Obama’s radical leaders and we will see things that no one in the media is willing to put out there.
This will be a night that you will learn more about Obama than ever before Hannity is very passionate about this program and asked that everyone please, please watch~~
Sunday night, 8 PM. CT; 9 PM ET

[bitterohiogunclinger]

“The media is not holding Obama’s toes to the fire, and he continues his arroagant abuses of power.”
Far too many Americans are clueless about the abuses because they have their heads up their butts and get their viewpoints from the lazy s.o.b.’s that constitute the lamestream media.
We are at war in this country with Marxist ideologues that have not so patiently infiltrated the core of our once cherished institutions. The DemonRAT party is a wholly owned subsidiary of SATAN inc, and 30 percent of the American people blindly follow whatever marching orders Satan spews.
Hopefully there are enough people in this country that will question the Obama thugs and “we the people” will hold their toes to the fire. We have been sold out to the Unions and money launderers that financed the DemonRAT machine. A purge is indeed in order.

[smith288]

[LoneRangerMassachusetts]

Bush never abused his power to advance a political agenda like Obama.

Bush allowed millions of illegals to cross the border so his cronies could profit from cheap labor at the expense of non union American workers.

Bush put half of America's military at the disposal of European and Saudi oil aristocrats to defend their oil interests. We continue his legacy today with Obama continuing to support the Oil aristocrats where Americans die not to defend America but save the interests of the Global elite.

Bush implemented the Clintonian idea of homeland security to consolidate executive authority. Obama will use this as a means of consolidating authority.

If you continue to kiss Bush's ass you will never see your demise coming.

[stephenjohnbanker]

Good rendition.

[FrankR]

Go on line and find every commercial entity that sends out e-catalogs, or special offers, or just advertisement, and put the white house flag address in there...they will have to retain all that spam...but, I’m sure they already have spam filters in place.

[bmwcyle]

And there is so much more money sitting there to fund more of his civilian army.

[SERKIT]

You mean like stuck between a hammer and a sickle?

[stephenjohnbanker]

I saw them, thank you.

[stephenjohnbanker]

That effeminate SOB cannot pay for enough thugs if they cross the line. 80 million armed Americans trumps SEIU/ACORN.

[Safetgiver]

Read the posts at the bottom of the article. One has a link to the World Socialist something or other about Bush’s TIPS program. It specifically targeted suspicious activities involving terrorists, NOT Americans discussing this Obammanation of healthcare legislation.

[Z80_Inside]

I like that. Mind if I steal it?

[RedStateGuyTrappedinCT]

Please don’t chime in now about “Bush spied on us

The Bush policy was to monitor calls to terror sponsoring countries. This is simply a prudent war measure We did the same type of things to communications to Germany during WWII. The comparison between what Bush did and what ZerO is doing is that Zer0 is asking you to turn in fellow citizens, KGB style.

[bmwcyle]

You are correct but add a major crisis to that mix and the numbers then equal. A crisis would have to lead they tipping point edge for such a move. Obama could send out the military and they would be put right in the middle. I trust most of the military. I don’t many police units since they do have union ties. FOB did support McCain but it is hard not to do your job when forced by the situation.

[stephenjohnbanker]

I’m gonna steal it anyway ;-)

[sonic109]

I couldn’t even post the one I sent to them . Screw those Nazi bastards in the WH . I left my full name as well so they won’t have trouble finding me. I encourage everyone to write to flag@whaitehouse.gov and express your outrage as an American citizen.

[stephenjohnbanker]

The military will NOT kill their mothers fathers and sisters. The cops are a problem because of unions and their duty(so-called). I think Obama will just push the envelope as far as he can without major violence, but goons are hard to control......that’s why they are called goons ;-)