"Congress' Red Army Caucus ": the PROGRESSIVE PARTY;the Alive,Well & Active Enemies of America

The World Net Daily ^ | July 28, 1998 | Joseph Farah

[AirBorn]

"...the failures of the Congress."

Yet.I'm talking about the seemingly permanent cadre of hard-core leftists in Congress -- people who know what they believe, know what they want and fight for it relentlessly, unlike most of the compromise-at-any-cost, middle-of-the-road "Demorats" and "Republicons."

Let's call this caucus what it is - Congress' very own Red Army. They are card-carrying members of the so-called 'Progressive Caucus,' marching the nation inevitably toward its self-proclaimed socialist ideal.

The names Chnange but you can see a current roster on the Web site of the Democratic Socialists of America.

The caucus is led by avowed Socialists:

Rep. Bernard Sanders of Vermont,

Cynthia McKinney of Georgia,

Peter DeFazio of Oregon,

Maurice Hinchey of New York,

Major Owens of New York,

Nydia Velazquez of New York,

Lane Evans of Illinois ,

Rep. Maxine Waters of California.

Retired Rep. Ron Dellums was a long-time member of the executive committee and a leading DSA member. His replacement and political protege,

Rep. Barbara Lee of California, proudly joins the club in his footsteps.

Unlike most members of Congress, the Progressive Caucus has a purpose, an objective, a goal.

It is "organized around the principles of social and economic justice, a non-discriminatory society and national priorities which represent the interests of all people, not just the wealthy and the powerful."

"Now that the Cold War is over, this nation's budget and overall priorities must reflect that reality.

We support further cuts in outdated and unnecessary military spending, a more progressive tax system in which wealthy taxpayers and corporations contribute their fair share, and a substantial increase in social programs designed to meet the needs of low-and-middle-income American families. We believe that these goals fit within an overall commitment to deficit reduction....."

Article Continues.....

[AirBorn]

This Article-although a wee bit dated--is one of those that I feel should be resurrected from time to time--to serve as a REMINDER to all :

" W-H-O " are STILL Carrying on with their AGENDAS ( Secret or otherwise ) , and " W-H-A-T " ..That Non- Changing AGENDA is! and " How LONG " This Agreed to Plan has BEEN Carrying-On and " How LONG ! They Plan to continue with it!: Naturally Until they feel they have SUCCEEDED!

The Article , Which was Origionally about / surfaced because of a then-recent VOTE on,

"...Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to :

".....continue funding of the National Endowment of the Arts,

-against delaying implementation of a National ID number to track the way Americans access medical care, -and to continue preferential trade practiceswith Red China...."

"There were many other bad votes in Congress last week. But these were prime examples of how Washington just doesn't get it -- that it is

The Article is a Great Reminder to us all about the Inside & Under-Cover/ HIDDEN little Groups within Groups Of theHARD CORE LEFT in Congress

And Mind you--this was written in 1998!!

You really Should read the whole COMPLETE Article again too--because it is very well writtem and presented--

But what caught my eye was my thinking on this:

TODAY! we constantly hear ourselves and Others COMPLAINING,/B> that why OUR OWN ELECTED Conservative Republicans in Office SPEAK OUT for:

SUPPORT! For Our President Bush! and FOR the Bills, Institutions, Military, WAR and our National EFFORTS! and...

AGAINST the Outrageous ATTACKS Lead by This Hard Core ORGANIZED & Long Established Caucus--the Media, and Other Groups!!!

And today WE Hold the MAJORITY & can "DO" something about applying more FORCE to WIN & PUSH Our Own Agendas that will lead to better National Security & Defending OUR National Interests!!,/font color>

"...Next time you wonder why our nation is tumbling down the :

slippery slope toward S-O-C-I-A-L-I-S-M,

D-I-C-T-A-T-O-R-S-H-I-P and repression,

don't forget the active role played by this group of dedicated, professional malcontents and the SUPPORT they receive from most of the nation's powerful cultural institutions -: - the government

---schools, ---the government-media complex --- and the pro-government foundation lobby, --- not to mention the current White House and --- much of the judicial branch of government.

The socialists are in this battle for the long haul. They never give up. Can the same be said of elected leaders who pay lip service to freedom?

When are WE going to get OUR Elected Officials To ACT and ATTACK with the very Same DEDICATION & COMMITTMENT!! as these Enemies and Traitors to America HAVE been and ARE doing????

[AirBorn]

Nancy Pelosi: WND reports that Democrats’ top House official part of powerful, socialist-linked bloc…

http://www.tldm.org/News5/pelosi.htm

A November 11, 2002 article by WorldNetDaily reports:

Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., the likely new minority leader in the House of Representatives, serves on the executive committee of the socialist-leaning Progressive Caucus, a bloc of about 60 votes or nearly 30 percent of the minority vote in the lower chamber.

Until 1999, the website of the Progressive Caucus was hosted by the Democratic Socialists of America. Following an expose of the link between the two organizations in WorldNetDaily, the Progressive Caucus established its own website under the auspices of Congress. Another officer of the Progressive Caucus, and one of its guiding lights, is avowed socialist Rep. Bernie Sanders, the Vermont independent.

The Democratic Socialists of America's chief organizing goal is to work within the Democratic Party and remove the stigma attached to "socialism" in the eyes of most Americans.

"Stress our Democratic Party strategy and electoral work," explains an organizing document of the DSA. "The Democratic Party is something the public understands, and association with it takes the edge off. Stressing our Democratic Party work will establish some distance from the radical subculture and help integrate you to the milieu of the young liberals."

Nevertheless, the goal of the Democratic Socialists of America has never been deeply hidden. Prior to the cleanup of its website in 1999, the DSA included a song list featuring "The Internationale," the worldwide anthem of communism and socialism. Another song on the site was "Red Revolution" sung to the tune of "Red Robin."

The lyrics went: "When the Red Revolution brings its solution along, along, there'll be no more lootin' when we start shootin' that Wall Street throng. ..." Another song removed after WorldNetDaily's expose was "Are You Sleeping, Bourgeoisie?" The lyrics went: "Are you sleeping? Are you sleeping? Bourgeoisie, Bourgeoisie. And when the revolution comes, We'll kill you all with knives and guns, Bourgeoisie, Bourgeoisie."

Darth Airborne : Women Crave him!...Liberals FEAR him!!..."

[KenHorse]

toyokoinn says:

You are perfectly entitled to feel the way you do. I do not feel the same way because I know how easily far right radio hosts talk about the "liberal media" condoning these activities.

Just like the NY Times slammed Bush for NOT conducting financial activity "surveilence"?

toyokoinn further says:

The facts are that Saddam Hussein never was making new Weapons of Mass Destruction after the early 1990s. With the almost $500 billion dollars we've spent in Iraq, imagine what good things we could have done here in America.

You have a link to where ANYONE ever said that "new" weapons were a criteria?

toyokoinn parrots more rhetoric:

We could have raised military pay, taken proper care of veterans instead of outsourcing their health care, given tax cuts to lower wage earners (I make $12/hour, I don't know about you) instead of only to corporations and millionaires. I'm not millionaire, and I could have used the tax money I paid to the government.

Gee, I'm hardly a millionaire either and my Federal Tax bill are significantly lower since the tax cuts. I'm firmly a part of a middle class.

toyokoinn continues to show his ignorance with:

Oh wait, Wal-mart sells stuff cheap but also pays their people only $5.15/hour because the far right members of Congress keep blocking a raise in the minimum wage!

Uhhhhh, apparently you don't realize there is nothing that prevents the States from imposing their own minimum wage. And apparently you're clueless that MANY States have minimum wages far in excess of the Federally mandated one.

And toyokoinn's oh-so-predicatble whine:

disregard for the Constitution with illegal wiretapping and SPYING on Americans, going to war illegally in Iraq, and SPYING illegally on all our financial transactions. I wouldn't call Cheney or Bush hardcore leftist progressives. Would you??

You're a shining example of what's wrong with modern day Liberals - you can't think beyond beyond bumpersticker catch phrases and absolutely refuse to research anything beyond what you read on DailyKos and DU.

But let me ask you this. Did you whine when Bill Clinton implemented Carnivore and Eschelon? Did you consider those programs "illegal"? Did you spew the same venom at him that you apparently do towards GW?

I didn't think so.....

[clintonh8r]

Excellent demolition job!

[KenHorse]

Thanks

Fish in a barrel you know :)

[Joee]

The Democrooks have already actively established a "5th column." There is a group of these traitors that will do anything possible to bring down our current form of government. This next free election could be our last if they get their way.

[Beckwith]

The Congressional Progressive Caucus was established in the U. S. House of Representatives in the early 1990s.  It reflects the diversity and strength of the American people, and we seek to give voice to the needs and aspirations of all Americans and to build a more just and humane society."

The Progressive Promise, "Fairness for All," is rooted in three core principles:  Fighting for economic justice and security for all; Protecting and preserving our civil rights and civil liberties; and Promoting global peace and security."

Bernie Sanders Progressive Caucus website
Progressive Caucus' members list
The Progressive Agenda   ( .pdf )
Social Justice: Code for Communism

These members of the United States House of Representatives also belong to the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA).  The DSA is a confederation of socialists formed in 1983 when a splinter group of the Socialist Party (Michael Harrington's Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee, DSOC) merged with the SDS splinter New American Movement (NAM).

The DSA has many celebrity members, including feminist Gloria Steinem, actor Ed Asner, black activist Cornel West, and libertarian socialist Noam Chomsky. It is also the chief American member group of the Socialist International, which includes the British Labour Party and the French Parti Socialiste.

The main aim of DSA was to convert the Democratic Party into a social democratic organization.

For more information about the DSA, you can go to their web site at http://www.dsausa.org.

At one time, the following list could be located on the DSA web site.  Once this list was made public, The DSA removed the link.  These congress critters don't want you to know their true colors (red).

Executive Commitee

Rep Bernard Sanders (VT-AL), Chair
2202 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
bsanders@hr.house.gov
sanders@igc.apc.org
http://www.house.gov/bernie/

Rep Cynthia A. McKinney (GA-04), Co-Chair
124 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
No e-mail address found
http://www.house.gov/mckinney/

Rep Peter A. DeFazio (OR-04), Co-Chair
2134 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
pdefazio@hr.house.gov
http://www.house.gov/defazio/

Rep Maurice Hinchey (NY-26), Co-Chair
2431 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
hinchey@mail.house.gov
http://www.house.gov/hinchey/

Rep Major Owens (NY-11), Co-Chair
2305 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
Major.Owens@Mail.House.Gov

Rep Nydia M. Velazquez (NY-12)
1221 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
No e-mail address found
http://www.house.gov/velazquez/

Rep Lane Evans (IL-17)
2335 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
lane.evans@mail.house.gov
http://www.house.gov/evans/

Rep Maxine Waters (CA-35)
2344 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
No e-mail address found
http://www.house.gov/waters/

Staff Coordinator

Bill Goold
213 Cannon H.O.B.
Washington D.C. 20515

The Full Membership

Rep Earl Hilliard (AL-07)
1314 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
No e-mail address found
http://www.house.gov/hilliard/

Rep Eni Faleomavaega (AS-AL)
2422 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
faleomavaega@mail.house.gov
http://www.house.gov/faleomavaega/

Rep Ed Pastor (AZ-02)
2465 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
edpastor@mail.house.gov
http://www.house.gov/pastor/

Rep. Lynn C Woolsey (CA-06)
439 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515-0529
woolsey@mail.house.gov
http://www.house.gov/woolsey/

Rep George Miller (CA-07)
2205 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
George.Miller-Pub@mail.house.gov
http://www.house.gov/georgemiller/

Rep Nancy Pelosi (CA-08)
2457 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
sf.nancy@hr.house.gov
http://www.house.gov/pelosi/

Rep Fortney "Pete" Stark (CA-13)
239 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
petemail@hr.house.gov
http://www.house.gov/stark/

Rep Henry A. Waxman (CA-29)
2204 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
No e-mail addess found
http://www.house.gov/waxman/

Rep Xavier Becerra (CA-30)
1119 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515-0530
No e-mail address found
http://www.house.gov/becerra/

Rep Julian C. Dixon (CA-32)
2252 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515-0532
No e-mail address found
http://www.house.gov/dixon/

Rep Esteban Edward Torres (CA-34)
2269 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515-0534
arcoiris@hr.house.gov
http://www.house.gov/torres/

Rep Maxine Waters (CA-35)
2344 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
No e-mail address found
http://www.house.gov/waters/

Rep George E. Brown (CA-42)
2300 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
talk2geb@hr.house.gov
http://www.house.gov/georgebrown/

Rep Bob Filner (CA-50)
330 Cannon House Office Building , Washington, DC 20515
No e-mail address found
http://www.house.gov/filner/

Rep Diane DeGette (CO-01)
1404 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
No e-mail address found
http://www.house.gov/degette/

Rep Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC-AL)
1424 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
No e-mail address found
http://www.house.gov/norton/

Rep Corrine Brown (FL-03)
1610 Longworth House Office Building , Washington, DC 20515
No e-mail address found
http://www.house.gov/corrinebrown/

Rep Carrie P. Meek (FL-17)
401 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515-0917
No e-mail address found
http://www.house.gov/meek/

Rep Alcee L. Hastings (FL-23)
1039 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
hastings@hr.house.gov
http://www.house.gov/alceehastings/

Rep Cynthia A. McKinney (GA-04)
124 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
No e-mail address found
http://www.house.gov/mckinney/

Rep John Lewis (GA-05)
229 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515-1005
No e-mail address found
http://www.house.gov/johnlewis/welcome.html

Rep Neil Abercrombie (HI-01)
1233 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
neil.abercrombie@mail.house.gov
http://www.house.gov/abercrombie/

Rep Patsy Mink (HI-02)
2135 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515-0917
No e-mail address found
http://www.house.gov/mink/

Rep Jesse Jackson Jr.
313 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
No e-mail address or Web page found

Rep Luis Gutierrez (IL-04)
408 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
luisg@mail.house.gov
http://www.house.gov/gutierrez/

Rep Danny Davis (IL-07)
1218 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
No e-mail address found
http://www.house.gov/davis/

Rep Lane Evans (IL-17)
2335 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
lane.evans@mail.house.gov
http://www.house.gov/evans/

Rep Julia Carson (IN-10)
1541 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
Rep.Carson@mail.house.gov
http://www.house.gov/carson/

Rep John Olver (MA-01)
1027 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
john.olver@mail.house.gov
http://www.house.gov/olver/

Rep Jim McGovern (MA-03)
512 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
james.mcgovern@mail.house.gov
http://www.house.gov/mcgovern/

Rep Barney Frank (MA-04)
2210 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
No e-mail address found
http://www.house.gov/frank/

Rep John Tierney (MA-06)
120 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
No e-mail address foud
http://www.house.gov/tierney/

Rep David Bonior (MI-10)
2207 Rayburn House Office Building , Washington, DC 20515
david.bonior@mail.house.gov
http://davidbonior.house.gov/

Rep John Conyers (MI-14)
2426 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
jconyers@hr.house.gov
http://www.house.gov/conyers/

Rep Bennie G. Thompson (MS-02)
1408 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
Thompsonms2nd@mail.house.gov
http://www.house.gov/thompson/

Rep Melvin L. Watt (NC-12)
1230 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
melmail@hr.house.gov
http://www.house.gov/watt/

Rep Donald Payne (NJ-10)
2244 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
No e-mail address found
http://www.house.gov/payne/

Rep Jerrold Nadler (NY-08)
2448 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
nadler@hr.house.gov
http://www.house.gov/nadler/

Rep Major Owens (NY-11),
2305 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
Major.Owens@Mail.House.Gov

Rep Nydia M. Velazquez (NY-12)
1221 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
No e-mail address found
http://www.house.gov/velazquez/

Rep Charles Rangel (NY-15)
2354 Rayburn House Office Building , Washington, DC 20515
No e-mail address found
http://www.house.gov/rangel/

Rep Maurice Hinchey (NY-26), Co-Chair
2431 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
hinchey@mail.house.gov
http://www.house.gov/hinchey/

Rep John LaFalce (NY-29)
2310 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
No e-mail address found
http://www.house.gov/lafalce/

Rep Marcy Kaptur (OH-09)
2311 Rayburn House Office Building , Washington, DC 20515
Rep.Kaptur@mail.house.gov
http://www.house.gov/kaptur/

Rep Dennis Kucinich (OH-10)
1730 Longworth House Office Building , Washington, DC 20515
No e-mail address found
http://www.house.gov/kucinich/flash1.htm

Rep Sherrod Brown (OH-13)
328 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
No e-mail address found
http://www.house.gov/sherrodbrown/

Rep Elizabeth Furse (OR-01)
316 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
rep.elizabeth.furse@mail.house.gov
http://www.house.gov/furse/

Rep Peter A. DeFazio (OR-04),
2134 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
pdefazio@hr.house.gov
http://www.house.gov/defazio/

Rep Chaka Fattah (PA-02)
1205 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
No e-mail address found
http://www.house.gov/fattah/

Rep William Coyne (PA-14)
2455 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
No e-mail address found
http://www.house.gov/coyne/

Rep Carlos A. Romero-Barcelo (PR-AL)
2443 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
No e-mail address found
http://www.house.gov/romero-barcelo/

Rep Robert C. Scott (VA-03)
2464 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
bvassar@mail.house.gov

Rep Bernard Sanders (VT-AL), Chair
2202 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
bsanders@hr.house.gov
sanders@igc.apc.org
http://www.house.gov/bernie/

Rep James A McDermott (WA-07)
2349 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
No e-mail address found
http://www.house.gov/mcdermott/
 

[Beckwith]

I meant to edit out the first two paragraphs which are from the DSA website mission statement.