Obama Labeled a "Commie"...

[SuperHornet]

...by Pravda!

Could the former mouth of the Communist Party know what they're talking about? Maybe. This op-ed piece seems to think otherwise, as the Pravda opinion writer is a known conservative. The President has been endorsed by the US Communist Party in the past, but that is not proof, either.

Personally, I believe that he is at least a closet Socialist, but proving it would be like the Birther thingie: probably not going to happen.

http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/337780

[kalm]

So was Eisenhower a communist when the tax rates were 91% and he built the interstates using public funding? How about the GI Bill? Cuz in capitalism, those GI's should have footed their own bill and UPS, big AG, and Detroit should have built the roads.

Obama is the epitome of corporatist/crony capitalist. Which means you should really like him SH.

[Ibanez]

...by Pravda!

Could the former mouth of the Communist Party know what they're talking about? Maybe. This op-ed piece seems to think otherwise, as the Pravda opinion writer is a known conservative. The President has been endorsed by the US Communist Party in the past, but that is not proof, either.

Personally, I believe that he is at least a closet Socialist, but proving it would be like the Birther thingie: probably not going to happen.

http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/337780

To put it scientifically, you're talking out of your ass.

[mrklean]

So was Eisenhower a communist when the tax rates were 91% and he built the interstates using public funding? How about the GI Bill? Cuz in capitalism, those GI's should have footed their own bill and UPS, big AG, and Detroit should have built the roads.

Obama is the epitome of corporatist/crony capitalist. Which means you should really like him SH.

No he's a Commie. Rush says so, so it has to be true

[Ibanez]

So was Eisenhower a communist when the tax rates were 91% and he built the interstates using public funding? How about the GI Bill? Cuz in capitalism, those GI's should have footed their own bill and UPS, big AG, and Detroit should have built the roads.

Obama is the epitome of corporatist/crony capitalist. Which means you should really like him SH.

No he's a Commie. Rush says so, so it has to be true

Rush, Trump, Beck are three of the biggest morons that have been given a platform. to speak their nonsense.

[AZGrizFan]

No he's a Commie. Rush says so, so it has to be true

Matthews, Maddow, Blitzer are three of the biggest morons that have been given a platform. to speak their nonsense.

FIFY. See how easy that is?

[YoUDeeMan]

No he's a Commie. Rush says so, so it has to be true

Rush, Trump, Beck are three of the biggest morons that have been given a platform. to speak their nonsense.

Pelosi, Frank, Palin, Clayton Williams, the "island tip over guy", Obama, Bush, Biden...all of them beat any TV/radio pundit because they run for, and often win, elected offices.

[AZGrizFan]

Rush, Trump, Beck are three of the biggest morons that have been given a platform. to speak their nonsense.

Pelosi, Frank, Palin, Clayton Williams, the "island tip over guy", Obama, Bush, Biden...all of them beat any TV/radio pundit because they run for, and often win, elected offices.

Pure Youtube gold, that guy is.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNZczIgVXjg[/youtube]

[Ibanez]

Matthews, Maddow, Blitzer are three of the biggest morons that have been given a platform. to speak their nonsense.

FIFY. See how easy that is?

Yea. I agree.

[SuperHornet]

Just like a lib...invoke the name of Rush to whitewash any conservative...even if said conservative has NOTHING to do with Rush. Say it often enough, and maybe people will start believing it!




...NOT!

[Ibanez]

Just like a lib...invoke the name of Rush to whitewash any conservative...even if said conservative has NOTHING to do with Rush. Say it often enough, and maybe people will start believing it!




...NOT!

Casey, communists generally don't spend money to make the free market stronger and prop up a capitalist market. If he was a communist, don't you think he'd be nationalizing industries and banks and such?

[SuperHornet]

What, you haven't heard of Government Motors?

[Ibanez]

What, you haven't heard of Government Motors?

The government owns 26% of the GM stock. That isn't a nationalized industry. The gov't isn't even a majority stockholder. Btw, don't forget that GM was bailed out under TARP, which was approved by Bush in 2008. Try again.

I don't recall, but was George Bush called a commie when he bailed out the S&L banks?

In fact, i don't know the exact numbers but the TARP bailouts was LESS than the S&L bailouts in the 1980's and BOTH were authorized by the Bush Presidents.

[Ibanez]

Actually, didn't GM payback the loans in 2010? Isn't the 26% stock some sort of outstanding equity?

[SuperHornet]

Come on, Mark. Have you forgotten the leadership decisions Obama enforced on them? How is that not "nationalized?" It might not be so on paper, but it's certainly so in practice under this guy.

[dbackjon]

Come on, Mark. Have you forgotten the leadership decisions Obama enforced on them? How is that not "nationalized?" It might not be so on paper, but it's certainly so in practice under this guy.

I think you need to ask for your money back from UOP, Sac State and Liberty.

And learn what "nationalize" means.

[Seahawks08]

Could the former mouth of the Communist Party know what they're talking about?

No. The author is supposed to be "conservative leaning?" Sounds like a more delusional Hannity to me. Obviously, he doesn't know what Communism is and simply places the label on a liberal president.

[Ibanez]

Come on, Mark. Have you forgotten the leadership decisions Obama enforced on them? How is that not "nationalized?" It might not be so on paper, but it's certainly so in practice under this guy.

You aren't even reading what I wrote. Bush and Obama gave $400+ billion dollars to ensure capitalism didn't fail. How is not nationalization? The government at no time stepped in an assumed control and the full mantle if responsibility for ANY COMPANY! You are angry because Mitt lost and we have a mulatto in the White House. Have some objectivity for Odins sake.

[houndawg]

Just like a lib...invoke the name of Rush to whitewash any conservative...even if said conservative has NOTHING to do with Rush. Say it often enough, and maybe people will start believing it!




...NOT!

The butthurt is strong in this one, Obi Wan.....

[BDKJMU]

Actually, didn't GM payback the loans in 2010? Isn't the 26% stock some sort of outstanding equity?

The taxpayers are still owed by GM and Ally Financial (formerly GMAC, former financing arm of GM) almost 38 billion.
http://projects.propublica.org/bailout/list" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[CID1990]

So was Eisenhower a communist when the tax rates were 91% and he built the interstates using public funding? How about the GI Bill? Cuz in capitalism, those GI's should have footed their own bill and UPS, big AG, and Detroit should have built the roads.

Obama is the epitome of corporatist/crony capitalist. Which means you should really like him SH.

Personal income taxes were not 91%, Kalm.

If you are going to throw that out there then you need to clarify rather than sounding like some MoveOn ad.

Oh, and those GIs actually DID something.

[SDHornet]

Pelosi, Frank, Palin, Clayton Williams, the "island tip over guy", Obama, Bush, Biden...all of them beat any TV/radio pundit because they run for, and often win, elected offices.

Pure Youtube gold, that guy is.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNZczIgVXjg[/youtube]

It never gets old.

[Ibanez]

Actually, didn't GM payback the loans in 2010? Isn't the 26% stock some sort of outstanding equity?

The taxpayers are still owed by GM and Ally Financial (formerly GMAC, former financing arm of GM) almost 38 billion.
http://projects.propublica.org/bailout/list" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

My bad. Interesting site. It looks as if GM is making good on its loan and in two years has returned $22.9B to the Gov't including almost $700M in revenue (from dividends). They still owe $27B but i'm willing to say that at the rate they are going, by Dec. 2014 the loan will be almost paid off and the gubmit would have made a little more than $1B on the deal. Not too shabby if you think about how many people kept thier jobs.

[BDKJMU]

The taxpayers are still owed by GM and Ally Financial (formerly GMAC, former financing arm of GM) almost 38 billion.
http://projects.propublica.org/bailout/list" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

My bad. Interesting site. It looks as if GM is making good on its loan and in two years has returned $22.9B to the Gov't including almost $700M in revenue (from dividends). They still owe $27B but i'm willing to say that at the rate they are going, by Dec. 2014 the loan will be almost paid off and the gubmit would have made a little more than $1B on the deal. Not too shabby if you think about how many people kept thier jobs.

The taxpayers will likely never make $$$ on the deal even if you don't include Ally/GMAC. But you have to include them as they were part of GM before the bailout. The almost 38 billion that the taxpayers are still in the hole to GM and Ally will likely never come close to being be recouped.
http://nlpc.org/stories/2012/11/23/bail ... le-back-gm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[kalm]

So was Eisenhower a communist when the tax rates were 91% and he built the interstates using public funding? How about the GI Bill? Cuz in capitalism, those GI's should have footed their own bill and UPS, big AG, and Detroit should have built the roads.

Obama is the epitome of corporatist/crony capitalist. Which means you should really like him SH.

Personal income taxes were not 91%, Kalm.

If you are going to throw that out there then you need to clarify rather than sounding like some MoveOn ad.

Oh, and those GIs actually DID something.

They weren't?

http://m.yahoo.com/w/legobpengine/news/ ... lang=en-US" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;