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Top Republicans: Yeah, We're Calling Obama Socialist
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Posted on 03/06/2010 2:15:58 PM PST by Sub-Driver

Top Republicans: Yeah, We're Calling Obama Socialist

by Liz Halloran

Revelations that the Republican National Committee urged fundraisers to shake the money trees by playing on fears about President Obama and "socialism" have ignited a classic Washington kerfuffle.

Democrats have dubbed the fundraising plan, contained in a private GOP document, "RNC Fear-Gate." They have accused Republicans of adopting extreme Tea Party talking points and called on GOP leaders to repudiate the strategy.

RNC Chairman Michael Steele distanced himself from the document. And a handful of Republicans have labeled the document, which includes a caricature of Obama as The Joker from Batman, unhelpful.

But outside the Washington bubble, reaction to the document among Republican leaders has been decidedly less, well, worked up — if they'd heard about it at all. And a number of members of the RNC say that the fundraisers' message of voter fears about Obama and a big government move toward "socialism" is a conventional party talking point, and not contained within the province of the more extreme anti-tax Tea Party movement.

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To: Sub-Driver
RNC Chairman Michael Steele distanced himself from the document.

The second-stringe RINO militia breaks and runs while the forces of the Tea Party hold steady...

61 posted on 03/06/2010 4:25:23 PM PST by Caipirabob (Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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To: The_Reader_David
I still say he’s not a socialist, but a fascist.

Yeah whatever. Different shades of gray.

The democratic-socialists and the national-socialists are all socialists. There are both kinds in the RAT party and in the various levels of government.

His father, stepfather, mother and college associates were all communists, William Ayers is a communist and some members of the cabinet are communists.

The American Communist Party has endorse his agenda, what the hell more do you need?

He's a babykilling muslim/communist. A regular chimpy Bushitler war criminal.

62 posted on 03/06/2010 4:28:31 PM PST by ROCKLOBSTER (Deathcare...a solution desperately looking for a problem.)
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To: Sub-Driver

63 posted on 03/06/2010 4:29:18 PM PST by GloriaJane (Pro-Choice = Pro-Death........ Pro-Life = Pro-LIFE!)
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To: Sub-Driver

little late to the party...we knew this like two years ago

you listening O’Butthead?


64 posted on 03/06/2010 4:31:44 PM PST by wardaddy (I'm waiting for Epic Beard Man the movie.)
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To: Sub-Driver

What the ____is extreme about the truth? Open your eyes dems and see the Marxists in your myst, if you think they won’t also take your stuff then you all are fools.


65 posted on 03/06/2010 4:33:34 PM PST by chris_bdba
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To: Sub-Driver

The most important thing I know that Obama is, is WRONG.


66 posted on 03/06/2010 4:40:09 PM PST by This I Wonder32460
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To: Sub-Driver
The whole damned lot of the dim party are marxists, socialists, communists or morons to put up with their crap. I have no respect remaining for dims, any of them.

Nam Vet

67 posted on 03/06/2010 4:40:55 PM PST by Nam Vet (Inuendo IS NOT an Italian suppository.)
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To: Jim Robinson

... and a Commie ...


68 posted on 03/06/2010 4:41:35 PM PST by BunnySlippers (I LOVE BULL MARKETS . . .)
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To: Jim Robinson

zer0 as the Joker was art, We all know artist have freedom to express them selves , and we give these young people the space and encourage them to express them selves...

Ha Ha Ha Just a load when its in your pants isn’t it Markos


69 posted on 03/06/2010 4:53:39 PM PST by reefdiver ("Let His day's be few And another takes His office")
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To: orinoco
Even crissy stated...what's wrong with socialism?

Nothing, just the complete loss of freedom.

70 posted on 03/06/2010 4:55:42 PM PST by fhayek
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To: Sub-Driver

Everyone in his life, from his mother and grandparents to his college professors, was and is a communist. So is his vision of government run health care. Calling him a socialist is nothing. That’s not even the half of it.


71 posted on 03/06/2010 4:59:29 PM PST by TigersEye (It's the Marxism, stupid! ... And they call themselves Progressives.)
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To: SmokingJoe

He has never denied being a socialist.


72 posted on 03/06/2010 5:05:48 PM PST by balls
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To: Sub-Driver
He IS socialist, you NPR ass wipes.
73 posted on 03/06/2010 5:18:00 PM PST by Recovering_Democrat
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To: TigersEye

The British military have a graphic term for the likes of 0. I’m not sure of the spelling, but to borrow from Knarf in a posting above, he’s a “phuque-pig”.


74 posted on 03/06/2010 5:20:01 PM PST by balls
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To: Sub-Driver
One thing's for certain -- Obama is a Reckless Spender
and FReepers were smart enough to be aware of that fact BEFORE Obama was elected.
75 posted on 03/06/2010 5:22:39 PM PST by syriacus (If ALL religions are equal, why go halfway around the world to learn to practice a different one?)
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To: Sub-Driver

That’s why when the story came out on Free Republic, most of us applauded it. It’s not fear-mongering it’s Truth Telling and kudos to the GOP for taking the gloves off.

The evidence is in, the debate is settled. Zero’s a socialist!


76 posted on 03/06/2010 5:22:40 PM PST by GatorGirl (Eschew Socialism!)
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To: Jim Robinson
He’s a Marxist.

Indeed - I was going to mention that these top Republicans are being too kind. Obambi's a full-fledged marxist.

77 posted on 03/06/2010 5:25:36 PM PST by meyer ("It's not enough just to not suck as much as the other side" - G. Beck)
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To: Sub-Driver

That’s much too milquetoast.

He’s a Fascist Marxist Communist wannabe Dictator


78 posted on 03/06/2010 5:39:04 PM PST by webschooner (Lincoln Freed the Slaves ... Obama Enslaves the Free)
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To: Recovering_Democrat

Speaking of Ass Wipes...


79 posted on 03/06/2010 5:43:44 PM PST by Doe Eyes
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To: Jim Robinson

DITTO! RUSH needs to switch from calling him a commie to what he truly is a Marxist!

“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children’s children what it was once like in the United States where men were free.” ~~ President Ronald Reagan

OBAMANOMICS—TRICKLE DOWN DESTRUCTION of the economy

Bambi doesn’t keep his promises...so buyer beware!

SET THEIR LOCAL AND DC LINES ON FIRE!

PLEASE ASK THEM TO REPEAL THE BIG NEW FEES in TRICARE for Life, the retired Military over 65 secondary health ins. which they passed in a DOD bill. They promised our Military these benefits, and our Military have earned them.

Sen Scott Brown’s number is 202-224-4543
Capitol Hill switchboard is 202-224-3121

Lots of local demwit phone numbers on this thread
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2408217/posts

Rename, repackage, rewrite it a tad smaller, and sell another pig in a poke. NO COLAs for granny, retired Military or retired fed employees. BIG NEW fees for Tricare for Life retired over 65 Military’s secondary health ins. (DOD bill already passed, delayed but goes into effect 2011 NEEDS TO BE REPEALED!
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OBAMA’s WAR ON SENIORS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2433867/posts/

New Dem mantra: Woof, woof eat dog food granny....ala let them eat cake.

Obama says slight fix will extend Social Security, http://townhall.com/news/us/2010/02/19/obama_says_slight_fix_will_extend_social_security

Health Care Rationing for Seniors Another Problem in New Obama Plan http://www.lifenews.com/bio3058.html

Medicare tax may apply to investment income (ObamaCare tax hike)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2460988/posts

Obama: No reduced Medicare benefits in health care reform
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/28/obama.health.care/index.html

Will healthcare reform mean cuts in Medicare for seniors?
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2009/1017/will-healthcare-reform-mean-cuts-in-medicare-for-seniors

Health Reform’s Hidden Victims Young people and seniors would pay a high price for ObamaCare.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203517304574306303720472842.html

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SOCIALIZED MED THREAD http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2464538/posts
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MILITARY & Retired MILITARY
Veterans’ G.I. Bill benefits MIA
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2464680/posts
TRI CARE FOR LIFE This from a google search:

http://economicspolitics.blogspot.com/2009/05/tricare-for-life-is-obama-trying-to.html

This option would help reduce the costs of TFL, as well as costs for Medicare, by introducing minimum out-of pocket requirements for beneficiaries. Under this option, TFL would not cover any of the first $525 of an enrollee’s cost-sharing liabilities for calendar year 2011 and would limit coverage to 50 percent of the next $4,725 in Medicare cost sharing that the beneficiary incurred. (Because all further cost sharing would be covered by TFL, enrollees could not pay more than $2,888 in cost sharing in that year.) http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/99xx/doc9925/12-18-HealthOptions.pdf

Bill Would Restrict Veterans’ Health Care Options 11/06/09
Buyer and McKeon Offer Amendments to Protect Veterans and TRICARE Beneficiaries

Congress plans to block Tricare fee increases
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2009/10/military_tricarefees_blocked_100709w
http://www.navytimes.com/news/2009/10/military_tricarefees_blocked_100709w/

By Rick Maze - Staff writer, Oct 7, 2009

Tricare fee increases imposed last week by the Defense Department will be repealed by a provision of the compromise 2010 defense authorization bill unveiled Wednesday by House and Senate negotiators.

The fee increases were announced on Sept. 30 and took effect on Oct. 1, but the defense bill, HR 2647, includes a provision barring any fee increases until the start of fiscal 2011.

Retired Army Maj. Gen. Bill Matz, president of the National Association for Uniformed Services, said the announcement of fee increases was shocking considering that the Obama administration promised earlier this year to hold off on any new fee Tricare fee increases until fiscal 2011.

“President Obama and DoD assured NAUS and the entire military family earlier this year that there would rightly be no increases in any Tricare fees” in fiscal 2010, Matz said. “We took them at their word, and I can’t believe that a co-pay increase like this was allowed to go forward,” he added.


80 posted on 03/06/2010 5:53:28 PM PST by GailA (obamacare paid for by cuts & taxes on most vulnerable Veterans, disabled,seniors & retired Military)
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