Obama’s pattern of intolerance toward dissent

SF Examiner ^ | 8/8/2009 | Timothy P. Carney

[HowlinglyMind-BendingAbsurdity]

"Obama, when speaking at Notre Dame University last spring amid anti-abortion protests, said, “When we open up our hearts and our minds to those who may not think precisely like we do or believe precisely what we believe, that’s when we discover at least the possibility of common ground.”

Obama was lecturing and sermonizing to Catholics at Notre Dame, who might be pro-life, to "open their hearts" to abortion, embryonic stem cell research, and his global depopulation agenda. There was no indication he meant for pro-abortion liberals to "open their hearts" to be tolerant of Catholics or pro-life conservatives. That line was not addressed to liberals, secular humanists, and atheists.

[The Great RJ]

For the first time I have real fear that the US is heading toward true fascism. Already we have seen union thugs beating people for expressing their opinion at public meetings. We have the White House creating a snitch on your neighbor program that smacks of the East German STASI. I believe that Obama will use this stinging rebuke they are getting from the public on health care as an excuse to re-impose the fairness doctrine to squelch talk radio and stifle Internet blogs. High taxes on ammunition and guns will be next as an attempt to circumvent the Second Amendment.

I fear the 2010 election will be a national repeat of the Minnesota senate race with ACORN stuffing ballot boxes to guarantee liberal candidates hold their Congressional seats. We are seeing a national expansion of Chicago style thug politics all resigned at keeping Obama and his cronies in power so they can drag the US kicking and screaming into socialism. God save our Republic.

[Jim Noble]

These people are serious.

A revolution is not a dinner party.

[Jim Noble]

I guess, to a congressbastard, this is unexpected.

You have to understand the "progressive" mind.

They regarded 1981-2009 as an unfortunate, temporary setback. In their view, November 4, 2008 was the last battle - Yorktown, if you will - and they believe that now, they can do anything.

[Centurion2000]

This man will not leave office without violence. Not after 4 years and not after 8 years.

Correct.

[kabumpo]

I’m expting Glenn Beck to be assassinated any day now.

[andy58-in-nh]

[R0CK3T]

People should have seen this man was Think Skinned Narcissistic Teapot Dictator wanna be during the election, but the filter of the Media created a set of Rose-colored glasses that could not be circumvented.

Now we are being RULED by El Bamadente, the American Hugo Chavez.

[TMA62]

“Is this truly from the SAN FRANCISCO examiner?! I thought it was a lot cooler when I walked the dog this morning: Hell is freezing over.”
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You beat me to it!! LOL!!!

[elpinta]

Oh, so is not just me... I shared this thought w/wife just yesterday!
Things are ugly all around us.
Sad times indeed.

[Deo volente]

“I am sick and tired of people who say that if you debate and you disagree with this administration, somehow you're not patriotic, and we should stand up and say, "WE ARE AMERICANS AND WE HAVE A RIGHT TO DEBATE AND DISAGREE WITH ANY ADMINISTRATION!"

[ctdonath2]

So does Glenn Beck. He went on about it for a while this morning.

[Tzimisce]

Yeah? Well you’re a racist!

/sarcasm

[Altera]

Does Obama accept dissent? NO - HE OVERTLY REPRESSES IT.

This sad fact is obvious. For openers, look no further than Rahm Emanuel, acting head of the Chicago operation and currently holding the White House.

Reposted below for ref. Obama’s Playbook, short version:

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HAVE YOU USED A RULE fOR RADICALS TODAY?
RED SOUTH

Posted on Wednesday, August 05, 2009 10:37:08 AM by RED SOUTH

Here it is, the liberals guide for political warfare as developed by Saul Alinsky. Read them , learn them and apply them daily. Beat the socialist with their own game!

RULE 1: “Power is not only what you have, but what the enemy thinks you have.” Power is derived from 2 main sources - money and people. “Have-Nots” must build power from flesh and blood. (These are two things of which there is a plentiful supply. Government and corporations always have a difficult time appealing to people, and usually do so almost exclusively with economic arguments.)

RULE 2: “Never go outside the expertise of your people.” It results in confusion, fear and retreat. Feeling secure adds to the backbone of anyone. (Organizations under attack wonder why radicals don’t address the “real” issues. This is why. They avoid things with which they have no knowledge.)

RULE 3: “Whenever possible, go outside the expertise of the enemy.” Look for ways to increase insecurity, anxiety and uncertainty. (This happens all the time. Watch how many organizations under attack are blind-sided by seemingly irrelevant arguments that they are then forced to address.)

RULE 4: “Make the enemy live up to its own book of rules.” If the rule is that every letter gets a reply, send 30,000 letters. You can kill them with this because no one can possibly obey all of their own rules. (This is a serious rule. The besieged entity’s very credibility and reputation is at stake, because if activists catch it lying or not living up to its commitments, they can continue to chip away at the damage.)

RULE 5: “Ridicule is man’s most potent weapon.” There is no defense. It’s irrational. It’s infuriating. It also works as a key pressure point to force the enemy into concessions. (Pretty crude, rude and mean, huh? They want to create anger and fear.)

RULE 6: “A good tactic is one your people enjoy.” They’ll keep doing it without urging and come back to do more. They’re doing their thing, and will even suggest better ones. (Radical activists, in this sense, are no different that any other human being. We all avoid “un-fun” activities, and but we revel at and enjoy the ones that work and bring results.)

RULE 7: “A tactic that drags on too long becomes a drag.” Don’t become old news. (Even radical activists get bored. So to keep them excited and involved, organizers are constantly coming up with new tactics.)

RULE 8: “Keep the pressure on. Never let up.” Keep trying new things to keep the opposition off balance. As the opposition masters one approach, hit them from the flank with something new. (Attack, attack, attack from all sides, never giving the reeling organization a chance to rest, regroup, recover and re-strategize.)

RULE 9: “The threat is usually more terrifying than the thing itself.” Imagination and ego can dream up many more consequences than any activist. (Perception is reality. Large organizations always prepare a worst-case scenario, something that may be furthest from the activists’ minds. The upshot is that the organization will expend enormous time and energy, creating in its own collective mind the direst of conclusions. The possibilities can easily poison the mind and result in demoralization.)

RULE 10: “If you push a negative hard enough, it will push through and become a positive.” Violence from the other side can win the public to your side because the public sympathizes with the underdog. (Unions used this tactic. Peaceful [albeit loud] demonstrations during the heyday of unions in the early to mid-20th Century incurred management’s wrath, often in the form of violence that eventually brought public sympathy to their side.)

RULE 11: “The price of a successful attack is a constructive alternative.” Never let the enemy score points because you’re caught without a solution to the problem. (Old saw: If you’re not part of the solution, you’re part of the problem. Activist organizations have an agenda, and their strategy is to hold a place at the table, to be given a forum to wield their power. So, they have to have a compromise solution.)

RULE 12: Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it.” Cut off the support network and isolate the target from sympathy. Go after people and not institutions; people hurt faster than institutions. (This is cruel, but very effective. Direct, personalized criticism and ridicule works.)

[April Lexington]

The Failed Obama Administration©

[April Lexington]

Violence is NEVER the answer. Gandhi and Martin Luther King and Desmond Tutu and Rosa Parks all won because they were peaceful. But, Mr. Beck....watch your back...you are fighting the other side.

[SW6906]

Well, he had me until this part:

"Claiming, contrary to all evidence, that Obama is not an American citizen is not debate, but close-minded inanity — inanity possibly stemming from racism."

[Canadian Outrage]

I would pray that Obama is out of the White House within a year or America will not continue in any way resembling the country she has always been. This wicked and fraudulent Presidency is out for complete destruction. Heil Obama!! (Kick the bums out now) CO

[Canadian Outrage]

I agree with you on how he cleared the field but he also had likely millions of illegal votes through Acorn. CO

[Canadian Outrage]

BINGO. There is only ONE way now to get rid of this fraudulent thug - it will take the PEOPLE and the Military. Sad it’s come to this but as has been stated before: Elections have consequences. This last one has had and is having devestating consequences. And trust me, you DON’T WANT government run health care. CO