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NBC’s Chuck Todd: No ‘Core Set of Principles’ in Obama Movement
BreitBart TV ^ | November 4, 2009 | Chuck Todd

Posted on 11/08/2009 12:13:33 PM PST by Texas Fossil

"I think he’s struggling to translate that to policy."


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: nbc; obama; principles; todd
It is a given that the Dems have no set of principles but one of the comments about this video hit it square on. They have a strategy. Here is list of the key points. I agree with him this is most of the strategy.

CORE PRINCIPLES & MORE November 4th, 2009 - 4:56 pm

H2K noted several “core principles”:

1) reduce the US standing as a military superpower

2) reduce the US standing as an economic superpower

3) put more citizens on the government dole

4) increase the percentage number of non-taxpaying voting Americans

5) special dispensation for the core constituencies: labor unions, teacher’s unions, higher ed, minorities

6) continue to demonize traditional American values: hard work, individualism, risk taking, profit

Then there is:

7) Destroy free speech & freedom of the press & air waves by demanding so-called “DIVERSITY”

8) Grant AMNESTY to ILLEGAL ALIENS, thus expanding the Demo voting base

9) Legislate MANDATORY HEALTH CARE SYSTEM that infantilizes every U.S. RESIDENT (not necessarily CITIZEN) & strips them of their privacy & self-sovereignty (and eventually their high-quality health care)

10) ENACT MORE PRO-GAY LEGISLATION to further erode morality & decency in America

11) ROB THE RICH & REWARD THE SLOTHS

12) Fan flames of RACIAL HATRED & DIVISIVENESS to divert the people’s attention away from govt.’s misdeeds…

13) LOOT THE TILL & SPEND LIKE THERE’S NO TOMORROW

14) PERSECUTE & DEMONIZE & LEGISLATE AGAINST CHRISTIANITY & CHRISTIAN TENETS OF FAITH (label Christian beliefs & speech “hate crimes”…)

Forget anything? If so, please continue the list…

1 posted on 11/08/2009 12:13:33 PM PST by Texas Fossil
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To: Texas Fossil

Bullsh*t!

Their core principles are Socialist Marxist Communism.


2 posted on 11/08/2009 12:15:21 PM PST by DCPatriot ("It aint what you don't know that kills you. It's what you know that aint so" Theodore Sturgeon))
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To: Texas Fossil

It would be interesting to hear him state his core principles. Are there any?


3 posted on 11/08/2009 12:15:36 PM PST by RC2
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To: Texas Fossil

Indoctrinate children to worship a false god (i.e., Obama), the lesser deity of Global Warming


4 posted on 11/08/2009 12:16:21 PM PST by ransomnote
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To: Texas Fossil

Are they finally noticing that he is an empty suit? How can an empty suit have ‘core principles’. You’d think they’d check the candidate for ‘core principles’ before electing him president.


5 posted on 11/08/2009 12:17:48 PM PST by ransomnote
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To: Texas Fossil

“Homo-Leninism;” is the core foundation of Obama and fellow travelers!

Chuck Todd is just another useful idiot.


6 posted on 11/08/2009 12:18:23 PM PST by ntmxx (I am not so sure about this misdirection!)
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To: Texas Fossil

Isn’t most of this in the stated goals of the Communists - their plan to destroy the US?

I suspect zero does not care about our debt...it’s just formenting another useful crisis.


7 posted on 11/08/2009 12:23:21 PM PST by Aria ( "The US republic will endure until Congress discovers it can bribe the public with the people's $.")
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To: DCPatriot

There are no Principles about Communism. Only goal is to gain power and keep it. Totally unprincipled.

Evil, repressive, lying, manipulative, godless and unclean all describe them. But Principles are base in things outside yourself. They recognize no authority over themselves.

NO PRINCIPLES!


8 posted on 11/08/2009 12:25:25 PM PST by Texas Fossil (Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.)
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To: Texas Fossil

So then his movement is made up of mostly misfits......I would agree with that. LOL


9 posted on 11/08/2009 12:29:38 PM PST by blueyon (It is worth taking a stand even if you are standing alone!)
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To: Texas Fossil

The comments on the site, even from the self-confessed libs, are very anti-Obozo. High time.


10 posted on 11/08/2009 12:55:11 PM PST by hsalaw
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To: Texas Fossil
Yes there is:

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11 posted on 11/08/2009 1:02:20 PM PST by Recovering_Democrat
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To: Recovering_Democrat

He has a strategy and goals, but he has NO Principles.


12 posted on 11/08/2009 1:04:02 PM PST by Texas Fossil (Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.)
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To: DCPatriot
"Their core principles are Socialist Marxist Communism."

And Islamism.
13 posted on 11/08/2009 1:08:41 PM PST by RightOnTheLeftCoast (Obama: running for re-election in '12 or running for Mahdi now? [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahdi])
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To: Texas Fossil

15) Murder defenseless babies
16) Euthanize Grandma and Grandpa


14 posted on 11/08/2009 1:18:15 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: Texas Fossil

All marxist ideologues have trouble translating their principles into strategy, it’s a commie thing ya know.


15 posted on 11/08/2009 1:20:27 PM PST by Baladas ((ABBHO))
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To: ntmxx

Almost, it’s actually “Homo-Muslim-Leninism”.

Keep in mind that in both World Wars, the Muslims sided with the Germans. And Muslims have a nasty undercurrent of boy sodomy among their other hateful practices.


16 posted on 11/08/2009 1:45:40 PM PST by little jeremiah (Asato Ma Sad Gamaya Tamaso Ma Jyotir Gamaya)
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To: DCPatriot

Exactly.


17 posted on 11/08/2009 2:07:51 PM PST by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
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To: Texas Fossil

Read Goldberg’s “Liberal Fascism.” One of the ways of seeing whether or not the government is fascist is that lack of core principles - since the only thing they want is power, anything will do, and if that means saying one thing one day and the opposite the next, so be it - as long as it accumulates power.


18 posted on 11/08/2009 2:46:03 PM PST by redpoll
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Appropriate additions. Thanks.


19 posted on 11/08/2009 3:13:14 PM PST by Texas Fossil (Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.)
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To: Texas Fossil; DCPatriot

Bullsh*t!

Their core principles are Socialist Marxist Communism.
***************

Correct!!

The above is PROPAGANDA to avoid calling it what it is.

They pretend it isn’t marxism/obamunism and say it doesnt have a known core pattern. BS!!!

They just don’t want to talk about what it is they’re doing!


20 posted on 11/08/2009 3:17:13 PM PST by Canedawg (FUBO)
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To: DCPatriot

We have no heroes in the media. They are all afraid to speak up or just afraid of Obama. They are not looking for the truth just to carry water for the Democrats.


21 posted on 11/08/2009 3:42:08 PM PST by FreedBird (G)
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To: DCPatriot

>> Their core principles are Socialist Marxist Communism.

Yes, somewhere between and not to the exclusion of any.


22 posted on 11/08/2009 3:44:16 PM PST by Gene Eric (Speech against Free Speeh is 'Hate Speech')
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To: Canedawg

The point I was trying to make is that Communism/Marxism/Socialism/Liberalism all have a commonality that they are based on NO PRINCIPLES. It is a total lie.

My understanding of the meaning of the word “principles” is “a set of values that orientate and rule the conduct”. They have NO VALUES or Principles by which they operate.

The only thing important to a Commie is the acquisition and maintaining of power. Because of their nature the only way any of them can maintain power is by force and subjection.

I assure you that you cannot hate Commies more than I do.


23 posted on 11/08/2009 3:53:45 PM PST by Texas Fossil (Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.)
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To: Canedawg

The list of strategies I posted was verbatim from a comment after the video. I found them accurate, but they are not Principles as they were called by the person who posted them.

I chose not to change the text of what he posted, but dis-agreed with what he called the list.

Communist have NO Principles.

They recognize nothing about their own will.


24 posted on 11/08/2009 3:57:23 PM PST by Texas Fossil (Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.)
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To: Texas Fossil
Forget anything? If so, please continue the list…

emotionalism
altruism
collectivism
parasitism
slavery
initiation of force
violation of rights
statism/tyrrany
socialism
egalitiranism
interventionism
redistributionism
central planning and control
wealth confiscation
social engineering

25 posted on 11/08/2009 4:03:24 PM PST by mjp (pro-{God, reality, reason, egoism, individualism, independence, limited government, capitalism})
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To: mjp

Those are all things that Commies do, but none of them are Principles, Because Commies are totally Un-Principled.

They are methods, not principles.


26 posted on 11/08/2009 4:13:26 PM PST by Texas Fossil (Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.)
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To: Texas Fossil

Their “principles” are contained in the Communist Manifesto.

To say they have none as though that is the end of the conversation sells them short.

it is like saying Zero hasnt done anything so far in his term. Of course he has- he’s been very destructive to our society.

And their priniples that are in the Manifesto are their core values.


27 posted on 11/08/2009 4:31:52 PM PST by Canedawg (FUBO)
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To: little jeremiah

“Homo-Muslim-Leninism”...Islam’s ass-ended behavior; Persians call them Coonies.

Sad, yet true.


28 posted on 11/08/2009 4:44:12 PM PST by ntmxx (I am not so sure about this misdirection!)
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To: Texas Fossil

Abolutely true.


29 posted on 11/08/2009 5:34:36 PM PST by little jeremiah (Asato Ma Sad Gamaya Tamaso Ma Jyotir Gamaya)
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To: Texas Fossil

The core principle of a totalitarian: The Will to Power.


30 posted on 11/08/2009 5:53:33 PM PST by JewishRighter
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To: JewishRighter

That might be correct.


31 posted on 11/08/2009 8:22:11 PM PST by Texas Fossil (Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.)
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To: Canedawg

The only problem with that approach is that Commies Lie.

All those things they say they believe in are a total lie.

What they state is only for useful idiots and the “true believers” who never look at the discrepancy between what they say and what they do.


32 posted on 11/08/2009 8:25:36 PM PST by Texas Fossil (Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.)
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To: Texas Fossil; little jeremiah

I think what you’re describing can best be summed up as:

“the ends justify the means”.

THAT is surely one of their core values.


33 posted on 11/09/2009 2:13:56 AM PST by Canedawg (FUBO)
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To: Texas Fossil

Lie, cheat, and steal.


34 posted on 11/09/2009 2:17:38 AM PST by bmwcyle (When do they collect and jail the homeless when they don't buy their health care?)
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