Cartoon: Winners and losers

[Source: Michael Ramirez]

Obama a socialist? And there's gambling at Rick's?

New Zeal does an excellent job of laying out why we call Obama a socialist: he is.

Read the post at New Zeal: Obama File 101 Who's Been Fibbing Then? Evidence That Obama Was Deeply Involved in Socialist New Party "Sister Organization". (Tip: Gateway Pundit)

Now, if I knew he was a socialist all along, why is this news?

Well, just because I knew something doesn't mean others knew it. Some people watch NBC/MSNBC, ABC, CBS, or CNN exclusively. And they don't cover stories that don't fit their agenda.

So, for those occasional readers that are ill-informed, I suggest they read Trevor's post. And Jim's.

Maybe the, you won't be shocked -- shocked! -- to discover gambling at Rick's.

Blazing Saddles if "socialist" was the the "N-word"

When it was reported last week that MSNBC's Carlos Watson start(ed) to wonder if socialist is the new N-Word, I was at a loss for words. Until today.

I read some tweets by Peter Schmugge directly addressed that. I told him I was stealing it.

With that said, I'm updating an old post.

Here is Blazing Saddles if "socialist" was the the "N-word"...

Comrade

Comrades Barack Obama, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev

"My new comrade."

That's what Russian president Dmitry Medvedev called Barack Obama.

Heck, we've known his as Comrade Obama for some time.

I'm just waiting on a bailout bill to include a provision for a new song to replace the Star Spangled Banner.

All I want for Christmas is...

Remember the movie A Christmas Story? The main character, Ralphie, wanted "an official Red Ryder carbine-action 200-shot range model air rifle with a compass in the stock, and this thing which tells time."

And, at the end of the movie, he got it.

Remember Peggy Joseph? She's the woman who said that, because of Obama, wouldn't have to worry about putting gas in her car or have to worry about her mortgage.



She thinks he's Santa Claus.

Well, so do most Americans, it seems. They voted him as the next president.

In the spirit of those American classics -- A Christmas Story and Barack Obama -- I'm wondering what you want Obama to bring you for Christmas.

So tell me again why Obama is expected to win in any state that has a large coal economy

Latest polls (if you believe them) show Barack Obama winning in many of the largest coal-producing states.

Of the top 15 coal-producing states, Obama leads the polls in 6 of them, for a total of 89 electoral votes:

1. Wyoming (338,900)
2. West Virginia (158,257)
3. Kentucky (130,688)
4. *Pennsylvania (74,619)
5. Texas (49,498)
6. Montana (38,352)
7. *Illinois (33,444)
8. *Virginia (32,834)
9. North Dakota (31,270)
10. *Colorado (29,137)
11. Indiana (27,965)
12. *New Mexico (27,323)
13. Utah (26,656)
14. *Ohio (22,269)
15. Alabama (19,324)

Totals in thousands of short tons, as of 2000. States marked with an asterisk (*) are listed as leaning/strong Obama by RealClearPolitics.com on November 2, 2008.

If McCain won those states, he'd win the election.

But here's the reality ... or so it seems: Obama leads in 6 of the top coal-producing states.

And Obama wants to bankrupt the coal industry:

Let me sort of describe my overall policy.

What I've said is that we would put a cap and trade system in place that is as aggressive, if not more aggressive, than anybody else's out there.

I was the first to call for a 100% auction on the cap and trade system, which means that every unit of carbon or greenhouse gases emitted would be charged to the polluter. That will create a market in which whatever technologies are out there that are being presented, whatever power plants that are being built, that they would have to meet the rigors of that market and the ratcheted down caps that are being placed, imposed every year.

So if somebody wants to build a coal-powered plant, they can; it's just that it will bankrupt them because they're going to be charged a huge sum for all that greenhouse gas that's being emitted.

That will also generate billions of dollars that we can invest in solar, wind, biodiesel and other alternative energy approaches.

The only thing I've said with respect to coal, I haven't been some coal booster. What I have said is that for us to take coal off the table as a ideological matter as opposed to saying if technology allows us to use coal in a clean way, we should pursue it.

So if somebody wants to build a coal-powered plant, they can.

It's just that it will bankrupt them.

Why would someone in those states want to vote themselves out of a job?

Maybe so they can get some of your wealth that Obama plans to spread around?

Trick or Treat, Obama style

If it seems I'm all up in arms over Obama's "spread the wealth around" comments, then ... well, okay, you got me. I don't like it.

Not that he said it, because he's actually telling how he believes.

It's the belief that I don't like.

But, as this Gary McCoy caartoon from 2006 shows, it's nothing new:


Copyright © 2006 PoliticalCartoons.com. Used with permission. All fees paid.

[Hat tip: Jen. No, Kelly, not that Jen. Another Jen.]

The Fairness Doctrine

Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) has, for the most part, supported many of the policies of President Bush. Not all the time, but most of the time.

The Obama campaign has used this against McCain in the election. And that's fair. It's not as it's being presented, but still, McCain's support of many of the President's policies is a fair issue.

So let's talk fair.

You've heard of the "Fairness Doctrine," I'm sure. It was generally applied by the "Equal Time" rule, though that in and of itself was not the "Fairness Doctrine."

However, the "Equal Time" rule that many broadcasters applied was generally good enough to meet FCC policies (the "Fairness Doctrine"). Heck, I even used it once to ask for -- and receive -- equal time to respond to an editorial on my hometown radio station back in the 1970s.

Either way, it meant that if you presented one side of a controversial argument, you had an obligation to present the other side. Not equal time, but an opposing view nonetheless.

Many on the left want to bring the Fairness Doctrine back. But whether or not it's brought back isn't actually the topic.

It's the general idea of fairness.

Like I said, McCain's support of the policies of Bush is a fair issue. My own take is that, if George W. Bush and John S. McCain agree on something, it's probably a good thing. But that's just me.

Let's consider what else is fair.

How about ... the policies of Barack Obama?

Since he has such a short resumé, you don't have as much to look at. So, when you look at what's there, you better look close.

And that's why Obama's votes to raise taxes on those making $42K a year is important. It's not what he's preaching right now, but it's what he's done. I choose to believe what a man has done more that what he says. His votes to raise taxes are fair game.

And, because his record is so small, you have to look closely at all kinds of things to figure out just who this guy is.

As for McCain, I have a friend that used to live in Arizona. She says that well before he came into the national spotlight, he was just like he is today. Like him or hate him, he's honest and is straight with you, not telling you what he thinks you want to hear, but what he thinks you need to hear.

Obama? He's saying things that don't match up to his record.

He's denied a relationship with Bill Ayers, but that doesn't match the facts. And that question is fair.

Obama says he doesn't want to raise your taxes, but he wants to eliminate the Bush tax cuts that will ... get this ... have the effect of raising your taxes. And that's a fair topic.

Obama wants to "spread the wealth around" ... and that's socialism, plain and simple. And that's a fair topic for discussion.

Obama has called the U. S. Constitution a "fundamentally flawed" document. Not a document that contains flaws that can be corrected by amendments, but "fundamentally flawed." His statements are a fair topic for discussion.

I could go on and on. And probably will. Just not right now.

If anyone wants to institute a "fairness doctrine," it should begin with a fair look at Barack Obama.

Anyone American who takes a fair look at Barack Obama will be appalled by what he sees.

Business model

Hey, I got a great idea for a business model.

Here's the deal...

1. All sales personnel will pool their sales ... and all bonuses from goals exceeded ... into a common pool. This pool will be divided equally between all employees: sales, administrative, maintenance, security, IT, and retirees. This will allow the company to spread the wealth around to all under-achievers.
2. All lower level wage-earners will pool their wages, including overtime, into the common pool. It will also be divided equally among all employees. This will help those who don't work overtime to reap the rewards from those who do.
3. Management will not participate in the pooling of income. Management simply makes and enforces the rules; management does not follow the rules.
4. To compensate for this, management will give eloquent speeches to all employees every week, encouraging its workers to continue to work hard "for the good of all."
5. Employees should be thrilled with these new policies because it's "good to spread the wealth around." Those who have underachieved will finally be rewarded; those who have worked hard and had success will feel more "patriotic," if you will, by knowing that others are benefiting from their hard work.

Okay, this is not an original thought on my part. I stole it from somewhere else. But it's okay; I'm just spreading the humor around.

Anyway, I don't see a flaw in this plan. In fact, I'm thinking this could work on a national level.

Any other ideas to improve or expand this plan?

A riddle

Here's an old riddle.

Let's see if you know the answer.

Q: What's Black and White and Red all over?

Redistribution of wealth

This whole "spread the wealth around" thing from Barack Obama is not new.

Naked Emperor News uncovered a gem of an audio interview from 2001. WBEZ-FM interviewed Illinois state senator Barack Obama, where he talked about redistribution of wealth (hat tip: Stop The ACLU:



Scary stuff.

Spread the wealth around

"Spread the wealth around."

That's Barack Obama's plan. But it's not a new plan. There are many, many ways to spread the wealth around.


From each according to his ability, to each according to his need.


I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse.


It ain't easy to make money, so now everybody wanna take money...


I just want to make sure that everybody who is behind you, that they've got a chance at success, too.

I think when you spread the wealth around, it's good for everybody.

Now, what's the difference in these plans?

Well, if it's your wealth that somebody takes to spread around to someone else ... nothing. No difference at all.

Socialist

"From each according to his ability to each according to his need."

The words of Karl Marx.

And the meaning of the words of Barack Obama:


[The YouTube]

"Spread the wealth around," he said.

"Spread the wealth around?"

Take your wealth ("from each according to his ability") and spread it around ("to each according to his need").

Way to go, Obama. Karl Marx would be proud.

Hitler, Stalin, Chavez: Negroes one and all

It's amazing what you can find out by reading columns by liberals.

For instance, I read a column by Lewis W. Diuguid, a columnist for the Kansas City Star. He wrote a piece recently where he said that "socialist" is "code word for black."

Imagine that.

"Socialist" means "Black."

Which means that Adolf Hitler, former leader of Germany's National Socialist German Worker's (Nazi) Party was Black.

And Joseph Stalin, former leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) was Black.

And Hugo Chavez, leader of the Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela (United Socialist Party of Venezuela), is Black.

And Barack Obama, the socialist who is the Democratic Party nominee for President of the United States, is Black. Oh, wait. That I knew.

Still, somebody needs to recall a bunch of history textbooks and fix those pictures.

Thank you, Mr. Diuguid, for setting us all straight.