Martha's Vineyard Report -- Barack Obama's Golf Obsession

The always lying, insane right wing extremists have a "SOCIALISM" obsession

Back in the 1950s, Senator Joe McCarthy tried to instill fear in the American people over Communism. Many in Hollywood were accused of being Communists or Communist sympathizers. So were academics, trade unionists, and free thinkers in general.

Now McCarthyism is back, but updated for today's times. It is a new McCarthyism. And this time the perceived threat is "socialism".

The right-wing fear mongers have their sheep in a frenzy over allegations that Obama in general, and health care reform in particular, are leading this nation into "socialism".

The sheep are naive enough to fall for the spin machine that tries to equate socialism with Marxism and/or Communism. That's kind of like suggesting that all dogs are pit bulls. These people never were too appreciative of semantic nuance.

And they apparently didn't pay a lot of attention in Poli Sci class, either.

Or else they are just willingly allowing their fears and emotions to subconsciously deny what they might actually know to be the truth. Because fear, especially racially induced fear, is that powerful, unfortunately.

And so they descend on the health care town hall meetings with their pictures of Obama with a crudely drawn Hitler-style mustache. (I guess socialism = Nazism now, too, for those who will not think. Except that Obama wants to kill all the old people instead of all the Jews.)

They descend on the health care town hall meetings with enough ignorance to challenge the premise that the United States of America should provide for the health and well-being of the citizens who form this nation (although they don't -- i.e., cannot -- word it that way). But then, of course, it's not as though this were still a government "of the people, by the people, and for the people". At least not since Reagan.

And they descend on the health care town hall meetings with their guns fully loaded. And sometimes they get away with it.

So who are the real extremists here? Who are the real threats?

Within all this exhausting drama lie a number of ironies:

First of all, is it not ironic that the right-wingers get to show up at Obama's town hall meetings with loaded guns, when George W. Bush's handlers were famous for systematically banishing citizens who merely sported tee-shirt slogans that they disagreed with?

Next, we need to remember the Terri Schiavo case. The Republicans in the White House and Congress actually saw fit to intervene in this private family medical matter. And all for the wrong reasons. But when a black president tries to provide for the well-being of everyday Americans, and give them some control over their own lives, suddenly he is accused of wanting to kill your grandmother. Even though he doesn't.

Furthermore, we must distinguish between popular socialism and corporate socialism. The right wing will not stand up for the well-being of everyday folks. They don't want to stand up for the workers, or the minorities, or the poor and underprivileged. But they waste no time in rescuing the banks that prey on the vulnerable, and the automobile companies that have kept their heads buried in the sand for the past 20 years. That, dear reader, is corporate socialism. And that, dear reader, appears to be OK -- while populist socialism is not.

Corporate America = too big to fail. You and I = too small to matter. Welcome to America, 2009.

Finally, it is amusing to note that these are some of the same people who send their children to (socialist) public schools. These are some of the same people who expect a (socialist) ambulance to appear when they dial 9/11 in a medical emergency. These are some of the same people who hope that a (socialist) fire truck will arrive quickly when their house is on fire. And these are the some of same people who rely on a (socialist) police force to help keep them safe from crime.

Because it all benefits society as a whole in the long run. And that, by extension, benefits each of us.

That is what socialism (in this context) is really all about.

And that, apparently, is what the right-wingers are really so afraid of.

I'm sure Obama plays golf just like he handles his duties as the President...... and he doesn't know a sand wedge from a driver

I thought Obama was obsessed with destroying the United States, not golf!

to btrlly-- Your obviously haven't brushed up on your political science either.

1) Ambulances are NOT government funded. You pay for your ride to the hospital.
2) Fire fighting and police forces are considered the MOST basic of services to be organized by a government, be it the nazi ss, or the mounties, or just your local police force. The fundamental role of government is to protect people.
3) Terry schiavo? However you spell her name, you know who I'm talking about. That was a big legal battle. The family brought it to the courts. Ie, government steps in to settle the dispute. Another one of the fundamental purposes of government.
4) Calm down and get half of your facts straight first. I'd like to see you say any of that to anyone's face. Big talk is all it is.

btrlly: I am not a right-wing extremist. I am a registered democrat and somewhat liberal. It is clear that Obama is taking us on a course toward socialism. Oh, and I got an 'A' in poly-sci, and have accrued over 200 graduate credits since. If I taught poly-sci to someone like you, I would be sure you knew what socialism is. The greatness of America lies in free enterprise....always has. People like you always contemn those who dissent from their views. May I remind you of the words of Thomas Jefferson, author of our most cherished document, "Dissent is the highest form of patriotism". As you seek to redistribute the wealth to each person according to their needs (I believe Jefferson would call it gov't sanctioned theft), let me also remind you of another's words, "To each according to their needs, From each according to their ability to give" ---Karl Marx I call Obama a socialist not to spread fear, but because he has a socialistic agenda and ideals. He even states his 'Marxist views' in his own book. Now arguing with the likes of you is generally fruitless, as such people are set in their ways and have lost all objectivity. I will only ask this: When did the democratic party give up the doctrine of "Ask not what your country can do for you" and adopt the doctrine of "I want all I can get out of our gov't and more, I want them to go after those with money"? Finally, I'll allow myself one more quote, just for you to ponder (if you still have an ounce of objectivity left), "You can't help the wage earner bu attacking the wage payer" ---Abraham Lincoln. Dr. E.G.

Nutcase, please keep pushing this issue. You will be able to count on the votes from all the other mental patients

Hey nutcase, how do you function in the real world?

Nutcase functons with lots of meds, lots of attendants, and diapers

I will only sign a petition that is a serious one. Not some joke petition with misspellings. Get serious people! Learn how to spell.

FYI: I was born in Los Angeles CA on the 6th Floor of the Good Samaritan Hospital, bed #2, at 6:20am on a date I'm too old to mention (not as old as Obama). My father died when I was two, and my stepfather adopted me when I was four years old. Believe me - and my grandfather was an attending MD at this prestigious hospital - there is no record of my birth - nothing that resembles a birth certificate has been seen for over 30 years. I have had a lawyer trying for six months. What he is saying is really possible. Also, what is the "Birthers'" proposal? Un-elect him? Put Joe Biden in the job? At least he really did win the popular vote.

I'll bet you a dime to a dollar that YOU are "the United States Justice Foundation"!

You are such an idiot.

rnsuitcase: THANK YOU FOR THE DETAILED POST. I HAVE SIGNED SAID PETITION SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. IN MY FILES ARE, A COPY OF OBAMA'S ALEDGED BIRTH CERTIFICATE, (THIS "PAPER" HAS NONE OF THE REQUIRED SIGNATURES OF MOTHER AND/OR FATHER, NO STATE SEAL EMBOISED ON THE (WHAT LOOKS TO ME LIKE A ... "BOGUS COPY").
I HELD ONTO SEVERAL ARTICLES CONCERNING THIS MANNER. ALSO, (DURING THE TIME OF THE ELECTION), I DOWN LOADED A COPY OF "THE CREED OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY / 2009";(THIS GIVES OBJECTIVES AND GOALS OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY). I ALSO MADE SEVERAL COPIES OF "BERG VS OBAMA" AND PASSED THEM AROUND FOR FRIENDS TO VEIW. THIS SUITE WAS (FILED IN PENNSLYVANIA COURT). AS OF THIS DATE, OBAMA HAS IGNORED THE SUBPENEA FOR "DISCOVERY" REQUESTING OBAMA TO "PRODUCE" A (NOTORIZED COPY) STATE ISSUED BIRTH CERTIFICATE. FROM WHAT I REMEMBER, OBAMA ADMITS, THERE IS AN ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE IN THE POSESSION BUT REFUSES TO "PRODUCE" IT.........IT'S INTERESTING THAT SARAH PALIN HAS ENDURED SEVERAL UN-NESSSECARY LAW SUITES, ALL BUT THE CURRENT (HALF BAKED) SUITE HAS BEEN THROWN OUT OF COURT, STATING THERE WERE NO GROUNDS TO HOLD CREDENCE. IT'S A SHAME THAT SARAH HASN'T HAD TIME (NOR THE FUNDS) TO COUNTER-SEW THESE "POT STIRRERS" ON A WITCH HUNT. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT CONGRESS WOULD "INSIST" (BE IT A DEM OR REP) THAT OBAMA "PRODUCE" PROOF OF HIS BIRTH PLACE...... "1.4 MILLION IS A LOT OF MONEY FOR MOST POLITCIANS TO SPEND TO HAVE SOMETHING SILENCED...I WONDER, WHO IS HELPING TO FUND THESE LEGAL FEES?

I agree totally-it's time to see the real birth certificate.

Look, I don't trust this president, and he's clearly doing for this country what typhoid Mary did for public health. That said, he's definitely a citizen as his mother was a natural-born citizen of the US. That makes him a citizen no matter where he was born. I'd just like to know why the man doesn't want us to know who he really is.

Oh you don't know how much I hope you are right about Obama not being born in the U.S.. If it can be proven, maybe we can rid our country of this cancer before it spreads any further.Please hurry! We MUST find a way to obliterate him before he completely destroys our way of life along with our country.

We are also wanting to sign this document requesting evidence of Barack Obama's U.S. birth.