Is U.S. Now On Slippery Slope To Tyranny?
President Reagan's address to the 43d Session of the United Nations General
Assembly in New York, New York . September 26, 1988. "Mr. Secretary-General,
there are new hopes for Cambodia, a nation whose freedom and independence we
seek just as avidly as we sought the freedom and independence of Afghanistan.
We urge the rapid removal of all Vietnamese troops ...."
By THOMAS SOWELL Posted 06:13 PM ET
When Adolf Hitler was building up the Nazi movement in the 1920s, leading up to
his taking power in the 1930s, he deliberately sought to activate people who
did not normally pay much attention to politics.
Such people were a valuable addition to his political base, since they were
particularly susceptible to Hitler's rhetoric and had far less basis for
questioning his assumptions or his conclusions.
"Useful idiots" was the term supposedly coined by V.I. Lenin to describe
similarly unthinking supporters of his dictatorship in the Soviet Union.
Put differently, a democracy needs informed citizens if it is to thrive, or
ultimately even survive.
In our times, American democracy is being dismantled, piece by piece, before
our very eyes by the current administration in Washington, and few people seem
to be concerned about it.
The president's poll numbers are going down because increasing numbers of
people disagree with particular policies of his, but the damage being done to
the fundamental structure of this nation goes far beyond particular
counterproductive policies.
Just where in the Constitution of the United States does it say that a
president has the authority to extract vast sums of money from a private
enterprise and distribute it as he sees fit to whomever he deems worthy of
compensation? Nowhere.
OBAMA & Rahm Emanuel IN 18 MONTHS , HAVE SUCCESSFULLY LED AMERICA TO THIS
DISASTER.
AMERICA WAKE UP AND FIGHT BACK.
LOOK TO THIS REPORT .
Emanuel links fall elections to GOP support of BP
Jun 20 09:18 AM US/Eastern
(AP) - President Barack Obama's chief of staff is warning about what might
happen if Republicans—who have defended BP over the Gulf oil spill—were to run
Congress after the fall election. Rahm Emanuel says the GOP philosophy is to
paint BP as the victim. He says Obama will make clear to voters the fundamental
differences in how each party would govern.
Emanuel tells ABC's "This Week" it would be "dangerous" if the GOP held power
in Washington.
He says GOP lawmakers and candidates are attacking the administration for
demanding that BP set up a $20 billion compensation fund.
Last week, Rep. Joe Barton apologized to BP for what he called a White House
"shakedown." The Texas Republican later stepped back from those remarks.
Copyright 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not
be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Barack OBAMA vs Thomas sowell
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Oil and Snake Oil The big oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is bad enough in
itself. But politics can make anything worse. .
Just what is Obama going to do in his shirt sleeves, except impress the
gullible? He might as well have shown up in a tuxedo with white tie, for all
the difference it makes.
This government is not about governing. It is about creating an impression.
That worked on the campaign trail in 2008, but it is a disaster in the White
House, where rhetoric is no substitute for reality.
If the Obama administration was for real, and trying to help get the oil spill
contained as soon as possible, the last thing its Attorney General would be
doing is threatening a lawsuit. A lawsuit is not going to stop the oil, and
creating a distraction can only make people at BP start directing their
attention toward covering themselves, instead of covering the oil well.
If and when the Attorney General finds that BP did something illegal, that will
be time enough to start a lawsuit. But making a public announcement at this
time accomplishes absolutely nothing substantive. It is just more political
grandstanding.
This is not about oil. This is about snake oil.
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