Sleight of Hand

March 12, 2009 by Standing on Truth  
Filed under Politics

“Any of various economic and political theories advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods; a system of society or group living in which there is no private property; a system or condition of society in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the state.”

– Socialism, as defined by the Merriam-Webster Dictionary

“The American people will never knowingly adopt Socialism.  But under the name of ‘liberalism’ they will adopt every fragment of the Socialist program, until one day America will be a Socialist nation, without knowing how it happened.”

– Normal Thomas, six-time U.S. Presidential candidate for the Socialist Party of America

“Share the wealth”

“We want to take money and put it back in the pocket of middle-class people.”

Upper-class Americans should consider paying higher taxes “patriotic”.

Bailouts on top of bailouts

Stimulus packages that includes millions for honeybee labs, mosquito trapping research, pig manure management, Utah crickets, and shrimp

$7.7 Billion of YOUR money for 8,500 earmarks

Universal Healthcare

– President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, and the Democrat-led Congress

Is it that obvious?

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  • Me Personified
    Too bad most of the republicans also voted "yes" to the bailout. I really don't see the point of even arguing over whether or not Democrats are socialist. Let's look further into the "progressive tax" system - whoever supports that is also socialist.

    They're all bad...
  • This Norman Thomas quotation is a hoax. What's your source?
  • Snopes.com does not show it to be a hoax, and of course you would only see this quote on right-wing sites. . .liberals want nothing to do with this truth being exposed. On your own site where you try to refute the quote, you yourself say you are only "fairly certain" it's a fabrication. I appreciate you challenging things you read--I think that makes for quite a discerning person--but for now, until proven otherwise, I'm sticking with the quote that I've heard from multiple sources. The content of the quote makes perfect sense and is quite evident lately, regardless of who penned it.
  • Perhaps "hoax" was overstating the case rhetorically! No, I am not yet sure it is a hoax, but am looking for someone that can give me a reliable source. Snopes is "undecided" - I look forward to their ruling.
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