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While calling out organizations and political cronies that helped him rise to power and stop dissent may have worked in Chicago, mobilizing his followers this time may be the worse most mistake Obama has made in the short time he has been president. Only a President who has no sense of history would try to override the public's will, and turn what was protest into political chaos for himself.
Using e-mails, Obama has started a coordinated effort to counteract the protest coming from across the nation from all segments of American society. Just the day before, the White House had denounced protestors who had appeared at health care town hall forums as the work of the Republican Party and its lobbyist, calling it "manufactured" anger. When that boomeranged on them, a new tactic is being tried.
Obama's problem is that it creates a connection to Chicago-style politics, to organizations like ACORN, whose members are being tried for election fraud, something that he was able to cover up during the campaign, and is now going to be compared to his effort to counteract the protest against ObamaCare.
While he has a list of some 13 million people who supported his campaign, the polls shows that many of them have already begin to look at Obama with a jaundiced eye, especially Independent voters-- 59% of them already oppose ObamaCare. Now his competition will also come from talk radio which reaches 48 million people every day and spell out the dangers and flaws in ObamaCare on a continuing basis.
The Internet may also be Obama's undoing because in a matter of minutes, if the protest and counterprotests get out of hand, pictures will be flashed across the Web in a seconds and once available, they can be played over and over again. An example is one recent photograph of a Black Panther with a billy club threatening citizens trying to vote, and who Obama's Justice Department allowed to go free. It has been seen by millions.
Recently, a video came out of the White House, urging Americans to report anything "fishy" they see on the Internet in regard to health care reform and send it to them. Telling Americans to rat on each other may be another of Obama misunderstanding of the U.S. system and citizens who value freedom of speech.
Obama is gambling that trying to shut down dissent in the United States will work in his favor as it did in Chicago. It appears that going to Harvard didn't teach him much about American history. He needs to attend a TEA party to see how important he has made Constitutional Rights an issue that people can rally around.
It looks like it will still be a long, hot summer for Mr. Obama, the Democrats in Congress and their cronies. It could make the elections of 2010 and 2012 mighty cold for them.
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Good article Martha, but the title should read community agitator in place of "community organizer."
So if Republicans urge their people to go to the meetings and make themselves hear, that's manufactured anger and astroturfing. When Obama activates his vast "organizing" network to do the same, that's grass roots?
What a tool.
GREAT Martha. Tell it like it is.
Wouldn't just love to thank the IDIOTS you voted this guy in...
Thanks. Tell it like it is, indeed.
Oh Martha, you racist old fool.
There goes another LIEberal LIBTARD using the race card.
Obama's ignorance in American history is hanging out. Somebody better tell him to tuck it in ...
Thank you Martha. Couldn't have said it better.
Race card is just about worn out in this country, We all cried it out and can now move on with saving this once great nation!
Everything I say is true even when I contradict myself!
Everyone who opposes me is a racist!
Everyone who opposes me is angry!
Everyone who opposes me is stupid!
Everyone who opposes me must be stopped!
Send me their names and addresses!
The war on terror is over!
No Don, it doesn't work like that.
If ACORN busses you in, you're part of a righteous grass roots movement.
If you drive yourself, you're part of an angry, racist, dangerous mob.
Obama has a number of problems.
His obvious lack of understanding of not only the American people, but American history.
He's never managed to remove himself from campaign mode and many now want to see him govern, not campaign. This is hurting him immensely.
He was so cocooned in the Chicago corruption machine that he can't seperate himself from it. Having Emanuel and Axelrod complicit in it is not helping him.
His ego...he believes his own hype.
He delegated hugely invasive and costly legislative bills to be formulated by the far left of his party, an area he ran to shortly after attaining office when the Republicans put up a united front to his spending bills. That's a huge tactical error.
Setting American against American with both his "snitch" email and his mobilization of what's sure to be ACORN/subsidiary, SEIU and related union minions will be explosive. He will have put gasoline on a fire. He'll cripple his presidency for the rest of his term.
Good going Martha! Glad to see that people are catching on to the "real Obama". I strongly oppose what he is trying to do to this country.
SORRY OBAMMY YOU AINT IN CHICAGO NO MO'
What name did these Fascists call this woman and her group?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Va7zZbUQZG0&feature=player_embedded
If anyone cannot see the double standard, they are BLIND!
So what we have is a community organizer, complaining about communities organizing?
Police are forbidden to ask illegal aliens if they have ID, but our government wants us to turn in the names of subversive citizens who speak ill of Beloved Leader's Plan. What's next? Re-education camp for the Enemies of the State? Or how about the Soviet model: commit the dissenters to insane asylums until they recover their sanity? Fishy is a virtue.
You are who you are, and Barry's true person is coming out. He has no real experience to handle problems, and his skin is too thin. Real problems for him since he has totally misread the hinterlands of America.
This IDIOT is so used to having his arse kissed by a bunch of brainwashed LIBTARDS, he can't fathom anyone actually disapproving of his bullsh**t.
The closer I look at this President, Administration and Congress, the less I like it. They are not for ALL the people, like they said they were; they are for an ideology that tear down the ideals of our country and replace it with what we would find in Cuba, where everything died after Castro took over. Bush was bad enough; this is impossible.
I just returned from a town hall in St. Louis with Russ Carnahan. It was so packed I couldn't get in. Lots of signs, 90% anti-Obamacare. Lots and lots of middle-aged and older people. Obama has made a serious mistake trying to shove this healthcare reform down people's throats. Seniors aren't stupid. They know rationing is in their future.
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If you just admit to being a hater for hating's sake, and a racist for fears' sake, people might respect you. Being bitter is no way to go through life.
Obviously, if you're not being shut down for publishing this drivel. Then there is not a threat of you losing your 1st Amendment rights.
Typical chicken little diatribe.
The Black Panther Party has not been active for 3 decades. Ignorance. Does your head hurt?
Whoop-Whoop-Whoop, all hands man your general quarters stations asap, we have a LIEberal RACE CARD ALARM below.
We need to replace the current incumbent members of congress, unless you want to see our country turn into a 3rd world banana republic. Get rid of the mutts that have not listened to the people and vote along party lines in fear of their so-called leaders.
Obama is a low life thug who has lied to the American people and stated that he was more middle ground but this idiot is so far left he is a nut job. Obama is a low class low life pathetic excuse for a human being not to mention suppose to be a president who does not stoop to the low that this idiot has stooped. IMPEACH THIS CRIMINAL AND LOW LIFE THUG. Obama is the racist and so is the organizations that he is affliated with. Pathetic
Obama is a low life thug who has lied to the American people and stated that he was more middle ground but this idiot is so far left he is a nut job. Obama is a low class low life pathetic excuse for a human being not to mention suppose to be a president who does not stoop to the low that this idiot has stooped. IMPEACH THIS CRIMINAL AND LOW LIFE THUG. Obama is the racist and so is the organizations that he is affliated with. Pathetic
Obama is a low life thug who has lied to the American people and stated that he was more middle ground but this idiot is so far left he is a nut job. Obama is a low class low life pathetic excuse for a human being not to mention suppose to be a president who does not stoop to the low that this idiot has stooped. IMPEACH THIS CRIMINAL AND LOW LIFE THUG. Obama is the racist and so is the organizations that he is affliated with. Pathetic
Obama is a low life thug who has lied to the American people and stated that he was more middle ground but this idiot is so far left he is a nut job. Obama is a low class low life pathetic excuse for a human being not to mention suppose to be a president who does not stoop to the low that this idiot has stooped. IMPEACH THIS CRIMINAL AND LOW LIFE THUG
Obama is a low life thug who has lied to the American people and stated that he was more middle ground but this idiot is so far left he is a nut job. Obama is a low class low life pathetic excuse for a human being not to mention suppose to be a president who does not stoop to the low that this idiot has stooped. IMPEACH THIS CRIMINAL AND LOW LIFE THUG. Obama is the racist and so is the organizations that he is affliated with. Pathetic
Obama is a low life thug who has lied to the American people and stated that he was more middle ground but this idiot is so far left he is a nut job. Obama is a low class low life pathetic excuse for a human being not to mention suppose to be a president who does not stoop to the low that this idiot has stooped. IMPEACH THIS CRIMINAL AND LOW LIFE THUG
Obama is a low life thug who has lied to the American people and stated that he was more middle ground but this idiot is so far left he is a nut job. Obama is a low class low life pathetic excuse for a human being not to mention suppose to be a president who does not stoop to the low that this idiot has stooped. IMPEACH THIS CRIMINAL AND LOW LIFE THUG. Obama is the racist and so is the organizations that he is affliated with. Pathetic
It's amusing to see the term "Race Card". As if it would absolve you from your sin. I'm only guessing you call yourself a christian. Most likely, only in word and not deed.
Back to the term, "Race Card". Invented during the OJ trial when ADA Clark was swimming against the current in order to sway the jury with emotion against the defendant when her case haybailed. She claimed that defense stated the detectives were racist and fabricating evidence because OJ was black. ADA Clark said the defense used the Race Card. It's been with us ever since.
Troubling thing is, I knew one of the detectives on a personal level. He stated under oath that he was not racist. And yet, I witnessed him use the "N" word, in his own house toward a specific individual. Long before he blew his slam dunk case against an obvious murder.
Damn, that's what I call letting it all hang out!! So Sharon I take it you don't approve of Obamacare.
Bob says: Just because you criticize Obam, you are a racist.
I KNEW these people would come out of the woodwork just like roaches after dark. Anyone who makes Bobs claim IS THE RACIST.
There is no name calling that will stop the people from fighting for the survival of our country.
Bob says: 'm only guessing you call yourself a christian.
And HE wants to call OTHERS racists?
Bob, YOU SIR ARE THE BIGOT! It is clear by your writing!
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When I have written "and you probably call yourself a christian", it is not a racist or bigoted statement. Christian is not a race. And I'm not calling out the invalidity of Christianity. I'm calling out those who call themselves Christian and yet do nothing remotely aligned with the teachings of the prophet Jesus.
Some here are living with a serious amount of preconceived hate and are waiting to project onto others.
Get some help.
Don't mind me, I'm just a Saul Alinsky proponent who likes to use the race card at least 10 times a day.
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