Badger40 on October 2, 2008 at 11:33 AM

Read most of that article (it’s a long one!) and I’m convinced more than ever that we’re on the verge of melting down into a leftist dictatorship.

Matt Helm on October 2, 2008 at 8:17 AM

Thanks Matt, I just wrote it down, I’ll look for it today!

4shoes on October 2, 2008 at 11:20 AM

Book’s on it’s way!

Matt Helm on October 2, 2008 at 8:17 AM

Thanks Matt, I just wrote it down, I’ll look for it today!

Exactly. And I have a feeling very similar phrases were uttered in Germany in 1934, Italy in 1922, and elsewhere. The more that expression is said, the more dangerous the situation is.

Matt Helm on October 2, 2008 at 9:35 AM

I understand that the public response to the “night of broken glass” was “Well, it could have been worse.”

my primary reason for voting mccain right now is that if/when obama loses, I wanna see how many people commit suicide.

lorien1973 on October 1, 2008 at 11:04 PM

Quote of the day!

For all the people saying “this isn’t so bad,” just look at how many times you’ve had to say that this past week. It’s the pattern, not the event.

Merovign on October 2, 2008 at 9:30 AM

Exactly. And I have a feeling very similar phrases were uttered in Germany in 1934, Italy in 1922, and elsewhere. The more that expression is said, the more dangerous the situation is.

For all the people saying “this isn’t so bad,” just look at how many times you’ve had to say that this past week. It’s the pattern, not the event.

…Leftist statism has spread misery, murder and want all over the globe…and it has set its eyes on America….

it’s the “whether they like it or not,” part that freaks me out a bit. I couldn’t care less if some lost little college boy or girl “finds” Obama or whatever. It’s that conviction that the rest of the country will follow part that gets me.

4shoes on October 2, 2008 at 8:04 AM

Read Stanley Payne’s A History of Fascism: 1914-1945. He has a rather interesting chart showing the elements and goals of a fascist/totalitarian communist state. One of the most important goals is the destruction of traditional institutions such as the family and the church and their replacement with new institutions, new liturgy, and new symbols. Another goal is the fostering of a youth culture. And there are several others. He’s following the program to the letter.

I got a car magnet, I bought a t-shirt

..well that seals it then.

‘I’ve officially been saved, and soon, whether they like it or not, the rest of the country will be too.’

It’s the “whether they like it or not,” part that freaks me out a bit. I couldn’t care less if some lost little college boy or girl “finds” Obama or whatever. It’s that conviction that the rest of the country will follow part that gets me.

I’m someone who loves irony, and if the stakes weren’t so high, I’d be laughing my rear end off at George Lucas. In Return of the Sith, when Palpatine takes power as Emperor to the cheers and applause of the Republic Senate, he has Amidals say, “So this is how Liberty dies…with thunderous applause.” He had originally intended the quote to be a jab at President Bush. How ironic that it might end up applying to the man he is supporting, Barack Obama. But, those of us who know what’s happening won’t be laughing.

Matt Helm on October 2, 2008 at 7:32 AM

A long time ago I mentioned that if you want to see the future of BO just watch that movie because Lucus laid it out pretty well.

Hawaii is just a corrupt coconut state – we phony up documents to violate the US Constitution all the time. Everyone here takes turns doing it.
HawaiiLwyr on October 2, 2008 at 1:47 AM

Thank BO for that. I was worried that the one or two right leaning papers not fully in the tank for BO just might bring up something about this. It’s good to know that the people of the great state of Hawaii will do the right thing to save the planet.

I’m someone who loves irony, and if the stakes weren’t so high, I’d be laughing my rear end off at George Lucas. In Return of the Sith, when Palpatine takes power as Emperor to the cheers and applause of the Republic Senate, he has Amidals say, “So this is how Liberty dies…with thunderous applause.” He had originally intended the quote to be a jab at President Bush. How ironic that it might end up applying to the man he is supporting, Barack Obama. But, those of us who know what’s happening won’t be laughing.

davem on October 2, 2008 at 6:20 AM

I’m not sure the American People are even going to be able to react in the way you’re saying. There are elements in the media that would consider the changes he’ll make exactly what they’d do if they were in his place as President. They’re cut from the same cloth and for the most part, their political beliefs are the very reason they’ve come into the media industry. Once the Fairness Doctraine is passed, I believe this country will be under what I consider the sum of all fears. The only thing we will hear is what comes from extreme liberal America.

As the news of the causes of teh melt-down come out, just look at the way they are drug kicking and screaming to the truth. Example: If on any radio or TV program during a national crisis, some Republican came out and said the Republican Party was who caused it; the media would be running the statement, the interview non-stop. As it is Rep. Artur Davis admited “Democrats” were too slow “to Recognize Fannie, Freddie Recklessness”.

(Crickets)

The time is not November 5th or 6th to start figuring out what we’re going to do to turn things around. It’s now. It’s the media, stupid!

An era of American economic policy is coming to a close. Ironically, and surprisingly to many, the last few months of the Bush administration will mark the end of the so-called “Reagan revolution.”