[Brian Allen]

<< Last week, the singer, Harry Belafonte, a flaming socialist, stood next to Venezuela's new communist president Chavez and said that G.W. Bush is the world's worst terrorist. Mr. Belafonte was recently selected as a "man of the year" by AARP. If you believe that the people running AARP are ignorant of Mr. Belafonte's political history, you deserve to lose your nation. >>

Yep.

[capt. norm]

Liberalism produces exactly the reverse of what it promises, every time and every where it is tried.

That is the best statement I've read today. It would make a fine tag-line.

[Old_Grouch]

Good point. One seldom sees criticism of the AARP, and joining is just a knee-jerk given for most people. I will never join and people are puzzled and confused if they find that out.

[John Valentine]

AARP is Just Another Liberal Front

I was extremely gratified to see that this was NOT posted to breaking news.

[YOUGOTIT]

AARP is not just another liberal organization they are in the main stream of left-wing organizations that make billions by using our tax money to market insurance to older Americans.

[muir_redwoods]

Is there a seniors organization formed in opposition or as an alternative to the AARP?

[JackSplatt]

We mark all their solicitations "Refused - Return to Sender"
and put a note on the back to the effect telling them to stick their leftist crap where only a colonoscopy will find it. Hopefully they get charged with return postage.

[R. Scott]

I was a member of AARP long ago. I did a lot of traveling and they had some good discounts on hotels, motels and campgrounds. Now that I’m retired and have no need for travel – besides, I have other discounts available now – I want no part of AARP.

[Fiddlstix]

BTTT

[avile]

I wish they were a principped liberal front -they are just a greedy advocacy group fro the govt. to steal from the young and give to the old.

[kstewskis]

have you seen this?

[EGPWS]

When you become a member, part of your dues go to support their political agenda.

Gosh, what a shocking revelation!

You don't 'spose that the dirt cheap life insurance for those who are at a risk of using it is funded by more than just the members who pay into it do you?

[opbuzz]

From their website...

AARP shortened its name in 1999 from the American Association of Retired Persons to just four letters: AARP

At a Kerry rally in 2004 ( http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1194668/posts ) "The MC told a tired joke about liars in heaven and clocks, then introduced the local AARP chapter leader who babbled about how AARP is really not what it once was and had become just a corporate entity."

They are a leftist organization that has co-opted the membership by hiding under a patina of help for 'the over 50s'.