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Obama: The Next Great Dictator?
Politics Daily —
... And then again, maybe, just maybe Broun should get out of the bunker, breathe some fresh air and feel the warmth of the sun on his skin. It's going to be a long four years, otherwise. ...
Open Thread
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias —
For general discussion and debate. Possible talking point: Obama Derangement Syndrome.
Rep. Paul Broun, R-Georgia, recently said that he fears President-elect Obama may create a security force akin to the Gestapo to impose a Marxist dictatorship. "It may sound a bit crazy and off base, but the thing is, he's the one who proposed this national security force," Broun told The Associated Press. "I'm just trying to bring attention to the fact that we may - may not, I hope not - but we may have a problem with that type ...
The onset of ODS
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... For the past seven-plus years, the Left has suffered from Bush Derangement Syndrome. Well, actually, the rest of us have suffered from their embrace of BDS, which one might think would inoculate us from any related maladies. As Jake Tapper notes, though, the onset of Obama Derangement Syndrome might prove that wrong: We all remember “Bush derangement syndrome” — defined by Charles Krauthammer as “the acute onset of paranoia in otherwise normal people in reaction to the policies, the presidency — nay — the very existence of George W. Bush.” We already need a name for the ...
Georgia Congressman Paul Broun Calls Obama Marxist
The Moderate Voice —
He said it at the Rotary Club then repeated it to AP:
A Republican congressman from Georgia is calling President-elect Obama a Marxist and warning that he might be planning to form a Gestapo-like security force so he can rule as a dictator.
A constituent raves! Griftdrift finds the ridiculousness far from sublime. Jake Tapper adds context:
In July, Broun explained, Obama spoke of creating a civilian force so as to help the military shoulder some of the nation’s national security burden.. ...
Beware of Brounshirts
Hit & Run —
... There are so many points in there at which Broun could have shut up. Maybe the phrase "exactly what Hitler did"? Maybe the totally baseless claim that Obama's mulled-over "civilian security force"--still not a good idea, by the way--would be some sort of Chavista unit "answering to him"? This extra excerpt of the Broun interview is illuminating. ...
Ed Morrissey: Let’s Not Act Like the Unhinged Left
Patterico's Pontifications —
At Hot Air, Ed Morrissey quotes a Jake Tapper post that says:
Rep. Paul Broun, R-Georgia, recently said that he fears President-elect Obama may create a security force akin to the Gestapo to impose a Marxist dictatorship.
Ed considers the evidence and finds it lacking, and responds:
If we plan to offer a rational alternative to the coming debacle of the next two years, then we’d better stick to facts and eschew hyperbole. We need to oppose the reality of the radical agenda proposed by Obama and the ...
Obama the Next Great Dictator? UPDATE
Politics Daily —
... And then again, maybe, just maybe Broun should get out of the bunker, breathe some fresh air and feel the warmth of the sun on his skin. It's going to be a long four years, otherwise. ...
