Top Republicans: Yeah, We're Calling Obama Socialist

[babsbunny]

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by Liz Halloran , March 5, 2010
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Revelations that the Republican National Committee urged fundraisers to shake the money trees by playing on fears about President Obama and "socialism" have ignited a classic Washington kerfuffle.

Democrats have dubbed the fundraising plan, contained in a private GOP document, "RNC Fear-Gate." They have accused Republicans of adopting extreme Tea Party talking points and called on GOP leaders to repudiate the strategy.

RNC Chairman Michael Steele distanced himself from the document. And a handful of Republicans have labeled the document, which includes a caricature of Obama as The Joker from Batman, unhelpful.

But outside the Washington bubble, reaction to the document among Republican leaders has been decidedly less, well, worked up — if they'd heard about it at all. And a number of members of the RNC say that the fundraisers' message of voter fears about Obama and a big government move toward "socialism" is a conventional party talking point, and not contained within the province of the more extreme anti-tax Tea Party movement.

[fascisthunter]

1. Obama is far from a Socialist, and that's a shame

as for you GOP punks, it's time for everybody to start calling you out for the fascists you are.

[RainDog]

2. top republicans. I'm calling you fucking lying assholes who are a disgrace to this nation

..just saying.

[Caliman73]

3. It's bullshit, but at least it would be valid if ONE freaking right winger....

could give a somewhat coherent explanation of what socialism really is, and how it applies to the President's policies. I won't hold my breath because none of these idiots ever seem to be able to get past one word rhetoric and screaming.

[mike_c]

4. I wish Obama WAS a socialist....

eom

[HughBeaumont]

5. Yes, while the whole world laughs long and loud at you.

Republicans couldn't bake a logical thought at a Duncan Hines factory.

[troubledamerican]

6. One question for liberals

Not one single liberal pundit has made a campaign of asking Republican office-holders to forfeit their SOCIALIST ultra-premium health care.

Why not?