Broun says Obama is trying to establish an ‘authoritarian government.’
Broun says Obama is trying to establish an ‘authoritarian government.’
The Athens Banner-Herald reports that Rep. Paul Broun (R-GA) told constituents during a meeting of the Morgan County Republicans Wednesday that he thinks Obama and Democratic leaders are planning to establish an “authoritarian government” through the use of a national police force, gun control, and controlling the press:
Broun, R-Athens, apparently has not changed his belief that President Obama may be a fascist since he made similar remarks in Augusta in November and then in an Associated Press interview.
He told a meeting of the Morgan County Republicans on Wednesday night that Obama already has or will have the three things he needs to make himself a dictator: a national police force, gun control and control over the press.
“He has the three things that are necessary to establish an authoritarian government,” Broun said. “And so we need to be ever-vigilant, because freedom is precious.”
This isn’t the first time Broun has made these outrageous charges. Last month he told constituents that Obama’s “socialistic elite” are planning to “declare martial law” to turn the U.S. into a dictatorship.
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you mean the one like BUSH and Cheney?
September 4th, 2009 at 12:43 pmGO HERE to tell him what you think,
http://broun.house.gov/Contact/
September 4th, 2009 at 12:44 pmPresident Obama needs to speak out loudly against these people and name names of elected officials pulling this cr@p. He is THE PRESIDENT not their whipping boy and he needs to demand the respect he deserves. This has led to the insanity behind his back to school video and it needs to be stopped NOW.
September 4th, 2009 at 12:46 pmBeat me to it, indi1216.
September 4th, 2009 at 12:47 pmBecause freedom is precious…
September 4th, 2009 at 12:47 pmAnd that’s why Repugnican’ts want Cheney to run in 2012!
More standard issue crap. Accuse your enemy of exactly what you yourself are guilty of. Best way to deflect away from yourself.
September 4th, 2009 at 12:48 pmThe Athens Banner-Herald reports that Rep. Paul Broun (R-GA) told constituents…
– - Where the hell is Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman when you really want?
September 4th, 2009 at 12:48 pmumm, “him.”
September 4th, 2009 at 12:49 pmRep Broun in the dictatorial Bush years: **crickets**
September 4th, 2009 at 12:49 pmYou pander to those dummies, you undignified excuse for an American, you!!
R’s calling anyone else “authoritarian” is perhaps the biggest misstatement ever made.
September 4th, 2009 at 12:49 pmOK…so what else is new? These reports of GOPhers saying crap like this has been going on since before Obama was elected. We know they are crazy and insane, so why are we giving them any more ink?
I think we need to keep a watchful eye out because this could definitely lead to some very dangerous stuff. But at the same time, it’s all really starting to blur into one big cauldron of dumb. The entire Republican leadership could denounce Obama from the steps of the Capitol as being a Nazi-inspired socialistic American-hating Jew that will indoctrinate your kids with the joys of being homosexual, and it wouldn’t surprise me at this point.
If the Democratic leadership would finally come out in force and say all of this garbage talk is repellent, then perhaps we’d see some quickly folding backtracking. Where are they?
September 4th, 2009 at 12:49 pmWith no argument,
September 4th, 2009 at 12:50 pmWith intellect depleted,
Always go with fear
Bush and Cheney already has the three things he needs to make himself a dictator: a national police force (Blackwater), illegal spying on the people, two illegal wars, graft, corruption, torture, kidnapping, black op sites and control over the corporate press.
They sure didn’t complain when their criminals were in charge…
…but then again, the Republic Fascist Party is one huge MAFIA and this includes their base, criminals all.
September 4th, 2009 at 12:51 pmObama already has or will have the three things he needs to make himself a dictator: a national police force, gun control and control over the press.
– - 0 for 3, that’s some batting average, Congressman.
September 4th, 2009 at 12:51 pmRethuglicans = Dixiecrats
September 4th, 2009 at 12:52 pmOr aren’t there any GOPhers left that will denounce this junk? Where is that paragon of virtue, Colin Powell? How about that bipartisan flower child Olympia Snowe that the administration seems intent on placating on health reform?
September 4th, 2009 at 12:53 pmI’m exausted. By trying to keep up with the flood of insanity I feel like I’m legitimizing it. Red state morons are red in the face because they don’t know progress; these states are known for poor education, poor health, no civility, and lots of welfare. Put up or secede, idiots.
September 4th, 2009 at 12:54 pmHave there ever been more jacka$$es in one group than the Republican Party of today?
September 4th, 2009 at 12:55 pmCAPTION: Bear – “I’m hungry, but i’m not THAT hungry!”
September 4th, 2009 at 12:56 pmBroun is correct but he has the wrong President. Yes during the 8 year crime wave of Bush/Cheney that was exactly what was going on while the GOP supported and many Dems got paid to follow the plan. Now anyone with a brain knows there will never be a minority President or woman who will ever be allowed to do what Bush/Cheney did. Now we will see the Cheney plan updated in the future as Cheney upgraded Nixon’s criminal blueprint. In time Republicans and the KKK will get back in power and then bring the US to it’s completion of the second Great Depression.
September 4th, 2009 at 12:57 pmOh, my no…this is THEIR AmeriKKKA. The tree of liberty must be watered and all that…
I wonder if the GOP leadership understands what’s happening. If they do, they are nothing more than thugs. If they don’t, they shouldn’t even be in positions of power.
How many of their constituents actually approve of this crap? I’d like to know what percentage of their constituents is appalled by this type of behavior.
September 4th, 2009 at 12:57 pmSome representatives cannot resist the temptation to make a fool of themselves.
September 4th, 2009 at 12:58 pmDamn it, what the hell is wrong with our namby pamby leaders?
Day after day, these right-wing morons spew their trash, get plenty of coverage in the media, and are allowed to go on like there is no problem.
Who is speaking up for our Party? I’m tired of our leaders saying, “Pardon me…they are spreading misinformation, please stop it, thank you and sorry to interrupt”.
We are losing everything that we gained in November! We can’t even control our own factions within the party.
September 4th, 2009 at 12:58 pmI am wrong? Please tell me what I’m missing…
Someone needs to track donations to these ass-hats before and after crackpot claims. They may be saying these things only to open the checkbooks from the base.
It should be possible to correlate some of these things with $$. It is the only thing that makes sense (if any of this can make any)…
September 4th, 2009 at 12:58 pmWhat’s he complaining about?
Repiggies love authoritarianism, especially if it comes highly salted with evangelicalism.
Broun is just another in a long, long, long line of repiggie losers, nitwits and dingalings.
Why would any sane person vote for any repiggie these days, even for local office?
September 4th, 2009 at 12:58 pmIf they cannot resist the temptation to make a fool of themselves, perhaps their constituents will vote them out in 2010?
September 4th, 2009 at 12:59 pmThis idiot has Obama confused with George Bush.
Who proposed to eliminate posse comitatus?
Who held public meetings by “invitation only?”
Who proposed “Total Information Awareness?”
Obama also supports the 2nd Amendment. It’s just that most normal people don’t see the need for assault weapons in our cities.
This stupido has obviously agreed with the Georgia jerk on the previous thread who wants to refuse federal aid.
September 4th, 2009 at 1:02 pmWhy do these cretins hate the very people who elected them?
Thrown out of power, the Repubs have all turned into libertarians. They have also noticed the deficit.
September 4th, 2009 at 1:03 pm/snark on/
Our Congressional leaders should clearly single-out Broun for a seat at negotiations on all major inititives. In the name of bi-partisanship, we should tailor legislation so as to win his approval. This should be the benchmark by which we judge our success.
/snark off/
I wish I could tell that our Congressional leadership clearly recognized the degree to which I see my statement above as utterly absurd.
September 4th, 2009 at 1:06 pm“…Obama already has or will have the three things he needs to make himself a dictator: a national police force, gun control and control over the press.”
National police force? Um no, that was Bush and his christian soldiers.
Gun Control? I haven’t heard boo from the Administration concerning gun control. If anything they have stressed protection of the 2nd Amendment.
Control over the press? Now THIS one is just laughable.
Broun also conveniently left out the last and most important factor needed which would be a desire to actually do it which our President has shown absolutely no inclination toward. Suffice to say Mr. Broun is just another fear mongering chicken little, pissant Regressive pandering to his idiotic base of fools.
Oh that that bear were alive…and hungry.
September 4th, 2009 at 1:07 pmIt is funny that with our complete control of the press, none of the Republican party establishment has been forced to comment on Rep. Broun’s remarks.
September 4th, 2009 at 1:08 pmGeeDubs says:
If they cannot resist the temptation to make a fool of themselves, perhaps their constituents will vote them out in 2010?
This representative is in Georgia so it is doubtful that he will be ousted. However, these sort of statements are going to come back and haunt the neocons. Some day the Republicans will take the White House and it will not be pretty. When the so called liberals really go after the next Republican it will be worse than GWB.
September 4th, 2009 at 1:09 pmYa know, if these wingnuts had made on peep about “authoritarianism” under Bush/Cheney I’d at least give them some credit, but this is just utter BS.
September 4th, 2009 at 1:09 pmHave people forgotten the closed door “public” meetings that bush and cheney had. Have people forgotten those that were arrested for wearing t-shirts against the war ? How about the man that touched cheney’s arm and was arrested ?
I thought it was just southern states that are insane but I am hearing from those in New Jersey, Iowa, Montana. These Senators are just protecting their campaign funds and their healthcare. Why isn’t anyone calling them on it.
September 4th, 2009 at 1:09 pmSomeone tell me when did anyone be allowed to wear an open gun to bush/cheney’s appearances ? Enlighten me as to when anyone was even allowed to question bush/cheney’s policies?
September 4th, 2009 at 1:12 pmTell me Pat Tillman wasn’t silenced because he found out Iraq was a lie. And how many others?
Projecting a bit, Broun?
Two of the most fascist elements of our government, the IRS and Homeland Security, were created, restructured, and expanded under the leadership of republican presidents.
September 4th, 2009 at 1:13 pmThe constitutionality of both agencies is questionable.
Caption #2: Bear : Looks like I found the woods.
September 4th, 2009 at 1:15 pmStart translation cicruit:
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“If I were President, I’d want to establish an authoritarian regime. Let’s see, what would I need…? National police force? Okay, that doesn’t really exist, but what the hey, I’ll be Commander-in-Chief, so i’ll just use the military thataway… gun control? We don’t really have that, but gol-durn it, it sure feels like we do. And o’ course, ya need control of the press. Bush had it, I would want it, so… that must mean… Obama can get it…
OMIGAWD! OBAMA WANTS TO ESTABLISH AN AUTHORITARIAN REGIME HERE IN THE HOMELAND!!!!”
End translation.
September 4th, 2009 at 1:17 pmHuh. Lemme thunk….Unitary executive. President above the law, publicly admitted wiretapping, why that was the previous guys done that. They also went on n on ’bout War Powers. Terrirsts.
Are you telling me the Rumplers forgot the Bush GWOT? Oh, right, they was asleep for eight years.
September 4th, 2009 at 1:17 pmI used to think all the crazies were in Texas. Now it appears Georgia wants that crown.
September 4th, 2009 at 1:17 pmThis needs a public response like that from the movie “Blazing Saddles”. The whole town responding as one, saying:
“BUUULLSHIT!”
September 4th, 2009 at 1:18 pmCorrection, Texanistan was a runner-up up to the winner Oklahomistan.
September 4th, 2009 at 1:20 pmtexasrick,
Your thoughts reflect exactly what has been so depressing about this whole situation. I am as perplexed as you are. Think back to the Democratic primary and how Hillary Clinton (and Bill to an extent)were slammed by Obama’s campaign machine. Can Democrats only attack themselves? Are they afraid of Republicans? Democrats control the White House and the Congress but they act like they are in the minority.
September 4th, 2009 at 1:20 pmThis uproar is because Obama is black. It’s that simple. These As*holes didn’t say a word when Bush used our Constitution as toilet paper. Look at the uproar over the Pres. speech to school kids. They hate the fact he is black. They will find fault with EVERYTHING he does. From Health Care, to policies about the war. They found fault even with the clothes he wears. Obama could cure cancer and bring World peace and it wouldn’t matter to these people. Shameful isn’t it?
September 4th, 2009 at 1:21 pm.
Of course…
… It’s NEVER Authorian Rule when a (R)epublican does it, YES?
.
September 4th, 2009 at 1:22 pmThem Rumplers, proudly, dont recall anything aout the last years…
September 4th, 2009 at 1:23 pm- – A link on Broun’s site:
Read the Democrat Health Care Bill
Democrat. Ironically, Broun is the one in lockstep with authoritarian types.
September 4th, 2009 at 1:24 pm.
Dear . Paul Broun (R-GA),
What’s HOMELAND ABOUT?
What’s WARRANTLESS INVASION OF PRIVACY?
What’s TORTURE?
What’s LYING TO CONGRESS?
What’s OUTING A COVERT CIA AGENT FOR REVENGE?
What’s PRIVATE CONTRACTORS?
What’s A FREEDUMB AGENDA?
What’s SPYING ON PROTESTERS?
What’s LYING TO THE U.N.?
What’s A HECK OF A JOB?
.
September 4th, 2009 at 1:26 pmRepeating myself, I thought it was just Southern states however we are hearing crazie talk from New Jersey, Iowa, MN, Indiana, Montana, everywhere. It is racism pure and simple, if Obama was all white it would be there but down a notch or 3. I would be so ashamed to call myself a conservative, republican to be in the mix of these total nutjobs.
September 4th, 2009 at 1:27 pm#47 Badmoodman,
September 4th, 2009 at 1:28 pmThat, or just sheer ignorance…
Dear Rumplers, any power that the office of president holds was transferred from the previous office of the president.
I dont think there has ever been a president that didnt work to expand the power of the office.
And, AFAIK, The posse comitatus act is still in effect
September 4th, 2009 at 1:28 pmYou know, whenever somebody comes here and posts some some completely loony statement as if it’s fact, we call them on it and demand some evidence that it’s true. Why in the world isn’t somebody calling these people on the lies they spew forth?
So far, I’ve heard that President Obama is a dictator, a fascist, a socialist, a Marxist, a terrorist, a Manchurian president, a secret Muslim, and a murderer. Who wants to take away everybody’s guns, money, and freedom, who claims that Congress is a “superior race”, who wants to shut down the press except for his own “Pravda”, who wants to arrest all those who protest the government, who wants to “indoctrinate” our schoolchildren, and who wants to kill all our grandmothers.
And that’s just this week. You’d think that reasonable people would recognize all this for the twaddle it is.
Can we just get some evidence that ANY of this is true? Can somebody confront these guys and demand some accountability for their accusations?
Oh, right. The people who do that are generally people from the media. And the teabaggers all know how “liberal” the media are.
September 4th, 2009 at 1:31 pmThis fight seems new, but last night there was a review of all the Presidents that fought for Social Security, Medicare, and it took over and over until FDR did SS and LBJ (a Texan) signed on to Medicare and Harry Truman was the first enrollee for Medicare that he had fought so hard for.
September 4th, 2009 at 1:31 pmThink over 40 years for something for the good of people.
England signed on to nationalized healthcare in the 1940’s. Tell me again how wonderful and progressive America is.
Good grief, why are the republicans always against something for citizens ?
September 4th, 2009 at 1:32 pmXistrus @51
September 4th, 2009 at 1:33 pmI am not sure that that is true . Pose comitaus was first given up after 911 and then the attempt was made to rectify the mistake which Bush used a signing statement to nullify . Last Nov I believe Gates said that we could expect another 20 000 troops on American soil by 2012 and as far as I know Obama has said nothing on this since taking office .
Tancredo was called out to give ONE name of someone insulting bush and he couldn’t. But he was certain the dems had threatened bush.
September 4th, 2009 at 1:34 pmcaption…
Broun:
“I realize this may sound outrageously absurd, but just bear with me…”
Bear:
September 4th, 2009 at 1:34 pm“I may poop in the woods, but I don’t poop on myself….”
I wonder what percentage of those who believe that Obama wants to take their guns away also believed (and may still believe) that there were WMDs in Iraq.
Just as they felt that Bush just couldn’t possibly have been lying to them they seem to feel that Obama cannot possibly be working towards their best interests. Blinded by…something.
September 4th, 2009 at 1:34 pmIn many repects Obama’s presidency is not unlike a third Bush term .
September 4th, 2009 at 1:38 pmhttp://www.tomdispatch.com/post/175109/david_swanson_the_more_things_change
Indefinite detention , domestic spying , permanent bases in Iraq , expanding wars , growing military budgets ,rendition ,
signing statements , lack of accountability and in many cases the same players in place minding the candy store .
My guard bear will protect against the pinko/commie/socialist/fascist/progressive/authoritarian/democrat gov’t.
September 4th, 2009 at 1:38 pmSeptember 4th, 2009 at 1:40 pm
How about that authoritarian martial law of the elitist,
white supremist KKK in the south the past 150 years?
Not an issue for you, Bubba Broun?
September 4th, 2009 at 1:42 pmMOre troops on US soil.
September 4th, 2009 at 1:42 pmhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/30/AR2008113002217.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posse_Comitatus_Act
Link to above CAP
September 4th, 2009 at 1:43 pmIgmoeant Rumplers, you forget the DHS Bush created?
September 4th, 2009 at 1:47 pmfrom the wikipedia article furter down the page ,
Homeland security
On October 1, 2008, the US Army announced that the 3rd Infantry Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team (BCT) will be under the day-to-day control of U.S. Army North, the Army service component of Northern Command (NORTHCOM), as an on-call federal response force for natural or man-made emergencies and disasters, including terrorist attacks.
This marks the first time an active U.S. Army unit will be given a dedicated assignment to NORTHCOM, where it is stated they may be “called upon to help with civil unrest and crowd control or to deal with potentially horrific scenarios such as massive poisoning and chaos in response to a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear or high-yield explosive (CBRNE) attack.” These soldiers will also learn how to use non-lethal weapons designed to “subdue unruly or dangerous individuals” without killing them, and also includes equipment to stand up a hasty road block; spike strips for slowing, stopping or controlling traffic; shields and batons; and beanbag bullets.[7] However, the “non-lethal crowd control package [...] is intended for use on deployments to the war zone, not in the U.S. [...]“.[7]
The US military will have around 20,000 uniformed personnel in this role in the United States by 2011, specifically trained and equipped to assist state and local government, respond to major disasters, terrorist attack, other major public emergencies.[8] This shift in strategy is a result of recommendations by Congress and outside experts.[8] This response capability is not new, but now accompanies a permanent assignment of forces to NORTHCOM.
This formalizes a role for the use of federal troops within the United States during major public emergencies and disasters, as was the case in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005.[7] This has raised concern about the relationship between Posse Comitatus and the use of the military in domestic disaster support and homeland defense roles.[9] However, federal military forces have a long history of domestic roles.[10] The Posse Comitatus Act prohibits the use of federal military forces to “execute the laws”; however, there is disagreement over whether this language may apply to troops used in an advisory, support, disaster response, or other homeland defense role, as opposed to conventional law enforcement.[1]
September 4th, 2009 at 1:48 pm?????????????
September 4th, 2009 at 1:49 pmTo misscoleopteramolly: I’ve been wondering exactly the same thing. Why has no one mentioned the completely self-contradictory, irrational tossing of ridiculous labels like these??
Obama is Hitler: a mixed race man, who was precisely what Hitler hated?
Obama as dictator: who won with a large majority, but not by totalitarian means?
Obama is a Muslim: his grandfather on one side was a Muslim, but he was raised by white, Christian grandparents and is not himself a Muslim.
Obama is a Marxist: Marxists laugh their head off! This is someone who has shored up capitalism, not destroyed it.
So on and on….
September 4th, 2009 at 1:50 pmIn New Orleans, troops would not have been necessary if food had been airlifted in, troops would not have been necessary if the trucks that DID come in took people out. Check our Greg Palast Big Easy, Big Empty to see another fine, republican handling of crisis.
September 4th, 2009 at 1:52 pmhttp://www.democracynow.org/2008/10/7/us_army_denies_unit_will_be
September 4th, 2009 at 1:56 pmIs the whole state of Georgia this stupid?? Do they really elect people that don’t feel comfortable unless they are spouting NeoNut diatribe???
No wonder Atlanta and Georgia are mostly ignored….good grief…
September 4th, 2009 at 2:02 pmStLuke
P.D.
Exactly…Most of the time health reform is secondary. The main reason for the opposition is because the message is from a Democratic Black President. The networks cover the crazies ranting about socialism, birth certificates, Hitler, killing grandma because it must help their ratings.
The Democrats don’t know how to fight, they are too polite and WILL lose their advantage by 2012…what a waste of an opportunity.
September 4th, 2009 at 2:03 pmIs it too late to let the south go?
September 4th, 2009 at 2:03 pm*
He told a meeting of the Morgan County Republicans on Wednesday night that Obama already has or will have the three things he needs to make himself a dictator: a national police force, gun control and control over the press.
And that is different, how?……..
September 4th, 2009 at 2:04 pmCare to chime in at this point Jaid ?
September 4th, 2009 at 2:05 pmThe press is controlled by corporate interests that manipulate public opinion for their own benefit. The health care debate proves this in a dramatic way. I wonder how many of those protesting health care reform, have no insurance, or poor insurance, or have been without insurance for periods of their lives. Yet they foolishly speak up for insurance companies who deny them adequate coverage or coverage at all and charge them more and more for less and less. Why we allow corporations to act like citizens with rights is beyond me.
September 4th, 2009 at 2:05 pmtexasrick says:
You are correct that the opposition is based in racism. This is a blot on the political process. The moderate Republicans have left because they do not want to be associated with the radical right wing. History will not be kind to these people who are fostering these type of things. But far worse, will be the judgment of history on our political leaders who are engaging in this conduct or fail to speak out against it.
September 4th, 2009 at 2:08 pmmisscoleopteramolly and jjm:
The easiest way to invalidate Broun’s and his “like-minded” klan’s arguement is already part of history.
September 4th, 2009 at 2:08 pmObama was handed the opportunity to nationalize the banks and the domestic automobile industry right after taking office.
He did not want to take the country in that direction. Period.
Dear Rep. Broun:
September 4th, 2009 at 2:10 pmI would just like to respond, Cracker, Puh-leese!!!
#73 – Better look around, the crazies aren’t just down South it has spread to Iowa, MN, New Jersey, of course Montana.
September 4th, 2009 at 2:10 pmAnswering “is the whole state of GA stupid ?” Well only 50% kids graduate highschool. Tell you anything ? Also, wonderful Haley Barbour of MS plans a budget cut for his educational system. Keepem dumb, easier to control. Oh and did I mention GA and MS are repubican controled.
September 4th, 2009 at 2:12 pmAnd the repubs are in an uproar because Obama is taking 10 minutes to say “stay in school.” Educated people usually end up as Democrats.
September 4th, 2009 at 2:13 pmThe moderate Republicans have left because they do not want to be associated with the radical right wing.
Where did these mythical “moderate” Rethuglicans go? Not the Senate–i.e. Grassley, Inhofe, Boner (sp. intentional), etc. or the House–Broun, Martinez, Gingrey, etc.? I haven’t heard any logical thinking from a Republican since Dwight D. Eisenhower (beware the military industrial complex). The Republican party is a bunch of loons.
September 4th, 2009 at 2:16 pmDemocratic representatives of Congress were critical of Bush, but they never spread such lies.
September 4th, 2009 at 2:23 pmWhere did these mythical “moderate” Rethuglicans go?
They are in state and local governments and are staying out of the national party. Unfortunately, most of these people are what is left of the Republicans in the East and Midwest. They took a back seat in 1994 when Gingrich took the Speaker position. He broke many traditions in the House and that lead to the decline of civility. The same happened in the Senate. Now the country and Congress are even more polarized because of Obama’s election. The Republicans have not been able to digest the cause of their downfall nor does it appear that will happen soon. It will take more losses for them to get the point which is that they need to distance themselves from the far right. The Dems went through this since 1968 and it took them a long time to reorganize.
September 4th, 2009 at 2:25 pmBroun has a pretty good point, although he’s pointing his charge in the wrong direction.
I think we came very close to a dictatorship under Bush/Cheney, and if the Cheneyites manage their fearmongering correctly, we could see an allegedly “conservative” authoritarian dictatorship yet. It wouldn’t be the first time the radical right in a country decided that the only way to enforce their notion of correctness is some combination of police state and martial law, and then carried through with it.
September 4th, 2009 at 2:28 pmGeorge says – Hehehe, no way Broun, I’m the Dictator, I’m the one doing the decidering about Dictatoring here. After Dick’s master plan of 911 was a roaring success, it was easy to take over, a little war distraction here, a terror alert there, super easy, only those commie unamerican libs saw thru our game plan, my base is blind to corruption, they are part of it, one be crime family. Why when those pallets of cash disappeared in Iraq, where the hell do you think they really went? Let me inform you..S..W…I…S…S….er….ah….Bank, hehe no one even thought of looking into that. Why we own the corporate media, they regularly send over virgins for Dick to…you know…cut the heart out of…what you think Dick?
Dick says – I need fresh blood from cute kittens and puppies.
September 4th, 2009 at 2:33 pmProjection, much?
September 4th, 2009 at 2:35 pmYeah, Obama’s going to take over FauxSnooze.
BWAHAHAH!!!
Dolt.
September 4th, 2009 at 2:39 pmYea, darn that gun control; giving criminals, terrorists and the mentally ill easy access to assault weapons makes us all more free.
Constitutional amendments banning flag burning, abortion and gay marriage? Not fascist. Forcing civilian guns on private property owners? Not fascist. Detaining an American citizen captured on U.S. soil indefinitely in a military brig without counsel or charges? Not fascist. Suspending habeas corpus without pretext of invasion or rebellion? Not fascist.
September 4th, 2009 at 2:40 pmPop quiz for Mr Broun:
September 4th, 2009 at 2:41 pmWho said “Dictatorship would be easier as long as I’m the dictator.”
Bush or Obama?
Question 2 for Mr Broun:
September 4th, 2009 at 2:46 pmWho said “The constitution’s just a goddam piece of paper!”
Bush or Obama?
from greenwald @ salon
Section 1076 of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 changed the name of the key provision in the statute book from “Insurrection Act” to “Enforcement of the Laws to Restore Public Order Act.” The Insurrection Act of 1807 stated that the president could deploy troops within the United States only “to suppress, in a State, any insurrection, domestic violence, unlawful combination, or conspiracy.” The new law expands the list to include “natural disaster, epidemic, or other serious public health emergency, terrorist attack or incident, or other condition” — and such “condition” is not defined or limited. . . .
The story of how Section 1076 became law vivifies how expanding government power is almost always the correct answer in Washington. Some people have claimed the provision was slipped into the bill in the middle of the night. In reality, the administration clearly signaled its intent and almost no one in the media or Congress tried to stop it . . . .
Section 1076 was supported by both conservatives and liberals. Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.), the ranking Democratic member on the Senate Armed Services Committee, co-wrote the provision along with committee chairman Sen. John Warner (R-Va.). Sen. Ted Kennedy openly endorsed it, and Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.), then-chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, was an avid proponent. . . .
Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), the ranking Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, warned on Sept. 19 that “we certainly do not need to make it easier for Presidents to declare martial law,” but his alarm got no response. Ten days later, he commented in the Congressional Record: “Using the military for law enforcement goes against one of the founding tenets of our democracy.” Leahy further condemned the process, declaring that it “was just slipped in the defense bill as a rider with little study. Other congressional committees with jurisdiction over these matters had no chance to comment, let alone hold hearings on, these proposals.”
September 4th, 2009 at 2:53 pmCal Malenky says:
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Question 3 for Cal Malenky :
September 4th, 2009 at 3:00 pmWho said my administration is considering an executive order to allow for indefinite detention without trial or charges while speaking in front of the US constitution ?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/26/AR2009062603361.html
Uh “dicatatorial government” run by “socialistic elite” ?
Athens GA, home of the University of GA. (OK, I admit that I went to GA Tech).
But also demonstrates the old adages that Georgia is actually 2 states: the State of Atlanta (and possibly Savannah) and the State of the rest of GA.
September 4th, 2009 at 3:15 pmThis is all because Bush was a totalitarian.
September 4th, 2009 at 3:17 pm” Well I wish I was in the land of cotton, old times there are not forgotten, look away, look away, look away Dixie land.”
September 4th, 2009 at 3:57 pmI’m sure Mr Broun knows the tune by heart.
I hope we DO declare martial law on all wing nuts!
September 4th, 2009 at 4:29 pmIf Obama was everything Republicans say he is, they would be sitting in jail waiting trial.
September 4th, 2009 at 5:18 pmIs that his wife looking over his shoulder in the picture? Quite a handsome lass. Looks like the outdoorsy type.
September 4th, 2009 at 5:26 pm