Good To Know [Jonah Goldberg]: Obama says we're still working on our democracy

NRO/"the corner" ^ | 4-12-10 | Jonah Goldberg

[pillut48]

Obama says we're still working on our democracy, and the White House adds that they're making progress:

President Obama said Sunday that the United States is still "working on" democracy and a top aide said he has taken "historic steps" to improve democracy in the United States during his time in office.

The remarks came as Obama met with Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev — one of the U.S. president's many meetings with world leaders ahead of this week's nuclear summit.

04/12 11:29 AMShare

(hat tip Allahpundit via Twitter)

[pillut48]

This man is supposed to be a Constitutional scholar?!? Even I, a lowly retired teacher, know that the United States of America is NOT a democracy! but a free REPUBLIC!!!

God help America, God help us all!

[Paperdoll]

The President doesn’t know that we are not a democracy but a republic?

[Jack Hammer]

Working on democracy - isn’t that what Lenin said when he “assumed” office?

[sthguard]

Obama better hope we don’t become a democracy— without a (com)pliant Congress and his buddies in the media, he’d get voted out in a hurry!

(And incidentally, the narrative of “improving” democracy is part and parcel of the progressive/Communist understanding of history and political systems. See also Marx.)

[HiTech RedNeck]

If Bummer cared a whit about “democracy” as defined in the political textbooks, he wouldn’t have rammed Obamacare down America’s throat and would not even think of ramming amnesty. To Bummer, “democracy” is getting the people to like licking your boots.

[depressed in 06]

Democracy looks like dictatorship, who knew?

[livius]

Meanwhile, Obozo’s working on his fascism.

[Marathoner]

the United States of America is NOT a democracy! but a free REPUBLIC!!!

AMEN! Democracy = mob rule.

[gidget7]

BINGO! And to the REPUBLIC for which it stands!!! Oh and One nation UNDER GOD!

[gov_bean_ counter]

OK, Obie, if we are getting better at “democracy” then why did that monstrosity of a healthcare bill that was opposed by a majority of voters pass???

[pillut48]

Social Democracy (Source: Marxists.org)

"The term "Social-Democracy" has been used by Marxists since the time of the First International of Karl Marx and Frederick Engels. The term is both an organizational appellation, meaning it describes a particular political affiliation within a political culture and an adjective describing a "kind" of politics within the broader socialist movement. Simply put, a social-democrat was for democratic socialism. That is, the extension of political democracy to the economic level, the elimination of capitalism and the institution of a broad based workers democracy."

[April Lexington]

Well... what more can we expect? The American Idol crowd elected this Kenyan and in Kenya, they are still working on “democracy.”

[pillut48]

"What is America's True Form of Government?" Good explanatory video.

[Paladin2]

Granting Acorn and the SEIU full gov’t access are Zer0’s hysterical achievements.

[himno hero]

Same man worked on Obamacare against the wishes of a 58% majority/

Same man will work on naturalization again ,against a majority, against what is good for the people and their economy.

Now! That is Democracy in Action! And he is going to refine it further?

[Red Steel]

Obama is working on getting rid of it or at the least, corrupt democracy beyond recognition in his favor.

[pillut48]

[HiTech RedNeck]

Ya see, Bummercare is punch 1 of a 1-2 punch. It is the carrot which is designed to bring the anticipated amnestees into the voting force instead of having them yawn in our faces and go their merry anonymous way or even return to Mexico. It meant enough to Bummer that Bummer actually gave up being lazy for the sake of getting it rammed through.

And then, Bummer will have a people the majority of which licks his boots. “Democracy” mission accomplished.

[dr_who]

Obama is still working on it, and not in the good way.

[Wolfhound77]

More words and double speak. He’s working on a dictatorship that’s called a democracy in our Orwellian times.