How Obama Has Fundamentally Transformed American Politics

Townhall.com ^ | September 16, 2015 | Michael Barone

[Arthur McGowan]

I would like to hear the candidates asked what their plan is to combat voter fraud.

Are they aware that more than thirty years ago, the RNC signed a consent decree BARRING THE RNC FROM MAKING ANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT VOTE FRAUD?

[ETL]

"In 2008 Obama promised he would "fundamentally transform" America, and Obamacare and the Iran deal are indeed fundamental transformations of policy --transformations most Americans oppose. "

He promised "fundamental transformation", aka "Change"...

"This president can be a transformative leader (he has that potential in my view), but only if he embraces and fights for a transformative agenda."--Sam Webb, Chairman Communist Party USA

Obama State of the Union: He got the ball rolling:
http://cpusa.org/obama-state-of-the-union-he-got-the-ball-rolling
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"Barack Obama told supporters that
'change has come to America' as he
claimed victory in a historic presidential election."

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/04/election.president/index.html
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A Landslide Mandate For Change

A breakthrough election
Congratulations on an extraordinary history making election!

(snip)

The tears of joy we all shared as crowds gathered to watch the election results here and throughout the world dramatize the new moment we are in.

http://cpusa.org/a-landslide-mandate-for-change-report-to-the-national-committee-meeting-11-15-08/
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July 1, 2009...

Change is Here, Change is Coming
--Sam Webb, National Chair, Communist Party, USA

http://cpusa.org/change-is-here-change-is-coming/
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Jan 29, 2010:

Obama State of the Union: He got the ball rolling
http://cpusa.org/obama-state-of-the-union-he-got-the-ball-rolling

[Nip]

Almost correct. And there is a lot of bad memories in the word almost.

I haven’t voted for a Presidential candidate or a Presidential reelection since Reagan - that’s 30 years ago. He was the last President who gave me a reason to vote for him; ever since then my vote has been against the other candidate.

Unfortunately, I am not alone in this.

I guess Herman Cain said it best when he ran for President. When asked how he expected to win without any prior experience in politics he came back with - “You have been governed by experienced politicians for the last eight years. How has that worked out for you”.

Like the period 1860 - 1866 (Civil War era) our political leadership and societal elites are in politics for their own advancement. And like then it has gotten so bad that they can no longer hide it. It has become, like it or not, “We the People” against our own political and societal leaders.

[Maceman]

I would like to hear the candidates asked what their plan is to combat voter fraud.

Well, as the White House and Democrat politicians consistently tell us, there is no such thing as voter fraud.

[DJ Frisat]

"They're willfully suspending disbelief in challengers who would have been considered laughable in earlier years."

Uh, don't look now, but this started in earnest in 2008, and continued in 2012. Take a look in the White House...

[Verginius Rufus]

Barone leaves out part of the reason for the weakness of the Republicans in Congress: Obama's nuclear option. He doesn't have to make deals because he can always shut down the government if they don't cave, knowing that the media will blame the Republicans for the shutdown and the public will be fooled into thinking that is the case.

The shutdowns actually do little harm but Obama knows how to use them to inflict pain or at least inconvenience on the public (like shutting down the WWII monument) and the media will give those incidents a lot of publicity while making sure the public thinks it's all the Republicans' fault.

[Diamond]

Are they aware that more than thirty years ago, the RNC signed a consent decree BARRING THE RNC FROM MAKING ANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT VOTE FRAUD?

Got a link?

Cordially,

[DungeonMaster]

Could it be Republican politicians who have cause the change?

[DaveA37]

“How Obama Has Fundamentally Transformed American Politics”............

Not only our politics, he has almost completely destroyed the entire country. Words cannot describe how I despise that petulant bastard child.

[onedoug]

“I’m as mad as hell, and I’m not going to take this anymore.”

[Kaslin]

Unbelievable. How could they be so stupid?

[livius]

And so a president who came to office with relatively little experience has managed to tarnish experience, incumbency and institutions: a fundamental transformation indeed.

Very well put! the other curious thing is that he has managed to tarnish the whole process and create in voters the desire for a dictatorial executive who will simply impose his will without bothering with the elected representatives of the people. Both Trump and Sanders promise this l'etat c'est moi approach, and both of them are very statist (and libertarian in social issues). Obama with his cult of personality and his arrogant ignorance has completely corrupted the American electorate.

[Aevery_Freeman]

Psephologist

Wow, what a great word. Never seen it before.

Problem is most of our pundits are psephocephalic (rocks in their heads).

[Little Ray]

And a judge comes out of retirement every year to renew and the SCOTUS recently upheld it.

The reason is that there is “no widespread evidence of vote fraud” is that the Democrats don’t want to investigate it and the ‘Pubbies are not allowed to investigate it.

[Little Ray]

It is absolutely true. Here’s your link:

http://www.redstate.com/diary/roetenks/2012/12/03/obvious-voter-fraud-spawned-by-consent-decree/

[ETL]

The shutdowns actually do little harm but Obama knows how to use them to inflict pain or at least inconvenience on the public (like shutting down the WWII monument) and the media will give those incidents a lot of publicity while making sure the public thinks it's all the Republicans' fault.

I don't think Obama is smart enough to make most decisions on his own. I think he's an empty suit who has everything prepared for him by his hardcore leftist handlers, thus the constant need for teleprompters, and also the reason for many of his golf outings and vacations: while his commie handlers are figuring out his next moves and what he should say to the country, they tell him to 'get lost' for awhile.

[central_va]

A "professional" pundit writes an analysis on Trump and his phenomenal rise in the polls and he fails to mention immigration and trade.

They still don't get it. As out of touch as you think the establishment is, it is even worse than that.

[txhurl]

That’s why you’d see Patriot Katherine Englebrecht of TrueTheVote, who was harassed by *4* different Fed groups in the IRS/Lerner persecution so angry when being interviewed by FNC. Do they still have her on? I chucked ‘em six months ago.

[cymbeline]

“Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, Scott Walker, Chris Christie, Bobby Jindal — who advance serious proposals to change public policy”

It’s one thing to advance “serious” proposals, but do we believe they can get them done? Trump’s gives us a sense that he can get things done. That’s a biggie that separates Trump from the others. Trump calls it energy.