McCain, Palin hint that Obama's policies are 'socialist'

by integrityforamerica | October 20, 2008 at 09:00 pm

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(CNN) -- Sen. John McCain stepped up his rhetoric against his Democratic rival on taxes in his weekly radio address Saturday, comparing his plan to "socialist" programs.

Sen. John McCain held a rally Saturday in Cabarrus County, North Carolina.

The remarks were part of a theme McCain has used since the final presidential debate, but his most recent comments were the first time he used the word to describe Sen. Barack Obama.

In the radio address, McCain didn't directly call Obama a socialist, but he let the now-famous Joe "the Plumber" Wurzelbacher nearly do it for him.

"You see, [Obama] believes in redistributing wealth, not in policies that help us all make more of it. Joe, in his plainspoken way, said this sounded a lot like socialism," McCain said Saturday.

What happen to America?

I am happy that this election has opened a new door in America, however we must ask ourselves where does this door lead? There are so many real issues on the table but yet the campaign has come down to name calling and lies in order to win. So what do we teach our children about politics and government.

How do you tell a child who find himself in school sports that the object is not to win but to enjoy the time and learn. We are often told that making children competitive and giving them only the option to win is more harmful then helpful in the adolescent years. So when they see what’s going on in this campaign how do we explain it.

We live in a great country, a country where we are suppose to be free and able to express our feelings, a country that has taken the lead role in spreading democracy around the world. Yet we argue about elections in other countries and we can not even fairly conduct an election here in this country.

When John Mccain corrected a supporter at a rally a couple weeks ago when she called Barack Obama an Arab, well I thought that was admirable. The one thing that I ask is simple. When she called Obama an Arab John McCain answered her by saying no he is an honorable man, so I wonder when did being an Arab become a bad thing in America.

In my opinion this election has split America in multiple places, Arabs, Gays, and Islam to name a few have been words used to somehow describe anti-American. We have to realize that the real issues in America need real solutions and because of the ignorance that has become so ramped in this election we have become so selfish not realizing that we are not only moving backwards but we are robbing our children of a prosperous future.

I don’t know who will win this election, I can only vote and support the candidate I believe in. Everyday I read the blogs and all I see are racist comments and if a black man like me says I am voting for Obama every comment is the same. I am only voting for Obama because he is black. The truth is if Obama was white I would be voting for him. I am voting because of the issues I am proud to be an American, but because of this campaign I am sad for America.

Palin has launched a new line of attacks calling Obama a socialist. I don’t think many people in this country feel that you should not have the right to earn wealth, but at the same time those who are wealthy should pay the same taxes as those who struggle day to day. Obama is not an advocate for stopping wealth but he does want everyone to pay their share. I wouldn't mind paying more taxes since we demand so much from our government. If I had a few million dollars I would pay more to help those who wanted to live the dream. We should all have healthcare in this country. Thats my opinion.

Real issues deserve real solutions and the attacks need to stop. As a country we are going backwards and the real enemy of America is not the Arabs, gays, blacks, pro choice, middle class or wealthy. The real enemy of America or at least one of them is Osama Bin Laden. Lets get focused!

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ojt

at 22:00 on October 20th, 2008

The comments about socialism are coming because Obama wants to give a tax cut to 95% of the country but what he leaves out is that 30% do not pay any taxes. So basically he will be taking taxes from you and sending a check to those 30% who don't even pay taxes. How is that fair?

integrityforamerica

at 22:12 on October 20th, 2008

That was debated today on CNN by analyst who do not agree with that interpretation of Obamas plan. That is what the Mccain camp want you to believe however independent research shows that Obamas plan does not work like that. I am not a financial analyst or economist but I did allot of research on the subject and other then Mccain saying that I can not see where that is true. If possible can you supply some independent reaserch other then what the Mccain/Palin campaign have put out. The independent bodies just do not agree with that intepretation. I am open to doing more research if you can supply supporting evidence.

Fairbanks

at 09:35 on October 21st, 2008

Both Obama and McCain are toward the big government side of the spectrum. Obama might be 65% there, McCain 60%. Even Reagan was 55%. Socialism? We're there already, it's not an issue anymore. The only way to get more socialistic is for the Corporations to absorb all the small businesses.

ojt

at 22:45 on October 20th, 2008

The numbers speak for themselves. 30% of the country does not pay taxes. 95% of the country will get a tax cut from Obama. Either 30% are getting a "welfare" check from Obama or his 95% is false.

integrityforamerica

at 09:48 on October 21st, 2008

You just have to vote for the man that you feel will uphold the office of President. Everyone is going to see it a different way. I heard the same arguments 4 years ago from republican supporters, and yet they still will not see that this country is digging a deep hole for itself. I guess everyone will play party politics and act blind until we hit rock bottom. If you support Mccains plan then by all means vote for Mccain.

ojt

at 15:24 on October 21st, 2008

I saw the hole being dug several years ago when there were pleadings to regulate Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. I sat in amazement as Barney Frank and the other democrats fought against regulation of these groups that have now caused the financial crisis that we are in.

DugFmJamul (not verified)

at 14:28 on October 21st, 2008

How do we know if Barrack Obama is a Socialist? One way to determine this and if he has Socialist tendencies is to review his voting record in the United States Senate with Bernard "Bernie" Sanders the so-called Independent Senator from Vermont but self-described “democrat-socialist”.

Please go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Sanders or http://sanders.senate.gov/ and review Senator Sanders’s bio.

Let’s review the 110th Congress Session 1 of 2007 Senate Voting Records.

· Party Percent is defined as the percentage voting with one’s Party Majority either Yea or Nay.

Senator Party Percent Vote with Sanders Percent

John McCain 88% 34%

Jeff Sessions 89% 36%

Jon Kyl 86% 30%

Mitch McConnell (Party Leader) 92% 35%

Bernard Sanders (Independent) 95% 100%

Barrack Obama 96% 92%

Barbara Boxer 96% 89%

Dianne Feinstein 94% 85%

Harry Reid (Party Leader) 96% 92%

If Barrack Obama votes 92% of the time with a "Socialist" does that fact make him and his Democratic Party lending towards "Socialism", just a question?

Remember the immortal words of John Adams “Facts are stubborn things”.

I got my United States Senate voting data at http://SenateReports.com you can too!

ojt

at 15:25 on October 21st, 2008

great #'s

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at 16:48 on October 26th, 2008

McCain himself hasn't always seemed so opposed to progressive taxation. Here's what he said in a 2000 meeting with college students sponsored by the MSNBC program "Hardball," when questioned about the issue:

    McCain, Oct. 12, 2000: [W]e feel, obviously, that wealthy people can afford more.
    ....
    And I think middle-income Americans, working Americans ... all of the taxes that working Americans pay, I think they – you would think that they also deserve significant relief, in my view.
    ...
    [H]ere's what I really believe, that when you are – reach a certain level of comfort, there's nothing wrong with paying somewhat more.

In fact, the system would remain progressive under McCain's tax plan. His argument with Obama isn't about whether to "spread the wealth," but by how much.

Also, as we now know, Joe the Plumber would almost certainly be entitled to a tax cut if Obama's plan were implemented – and a larger one than he'd get under McCain's.