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Obama: I am no Socialist!

by zeet | March 9, 2009 at 10:30 am

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New York Times peppered Obama with Q and A's in a six page interview. You can read a part of the interview below, where Obama amongst others denies the allegations of Socialism.

Over the course of what ended up being a six page interview with reporters from the New York Times, President Barack Obama was given some very smart and focused questions about, among other topics, the economic crisis, the carry-over of counterinsurgency strategy in Afghanistan, and his support for continuing the practice of renditions. And then there was this section, which actually preceded many of the more intelligent inquiries:

Q. The first six weeks have given people a glimpse of your spending priorities.
Are you a socialist as some people have suggested?

A. You know, let's take a look at the budget - the answer would be no.

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Roy C

at 14:42 on March 9th, 2009

No, he is not a socialist. He is a democrat whose version of Wall St policy is very close to Bush's.

We had a bi-partisan stimulus package last year, a Pelosi-Bush bill, and it did nothing.

We had a bailout bill for Bush's Sec of the Treas and it did very little.

The new stimulus bill and the new bailouts are in line with Bush policies as is having Gates as Sec of Def and going into Afghanistan.

The more we change, the more it stays the same.

eastvanray

at 15:13 on March 9th, 2009

Socialism has a bad name because it removes liberties and choices from those that earn wages to those that want to spend those wages for them. Fundamentally it is a syatem of theft organized by elites for the so-called benefit of the lower classes. Underpinning the basic concept is that indivuals are not smart enough to make proper decisions for themselves and therefore the elite class must step in a make those decisions for them. Ask yourself one question: When was the last time a politician made a better choice for you, your family and your life?

zeet

at 15:55 on March 9th, 2009

I only have to look at the last 8 years under Republican, neocon, de-regulated, Capitalistic influence to answer that question. I have never felt less free to decide for my family and myself than under that system.

"Someone" took our money and our American values, and got away with it. In a socio-economic system they would have been brought to justice. Here they just pay themselves out of it, because our judicial system works in favor of the rich and well-connected.

eastvanray

at 16:12 on March 9th, 2009

Thanks for making my argument. When the political elite (regardless of party) have too much power the people lose. It isn't the specific ideology that is most dangerous, it is the potential for abuse of power.