Michelle Malkin » Obama in 2001: How to bring about “redistributive change;” Update: Biden decries “mean,” “ugly” questions

Obama in 2001: How to bring about “redistributive change;” Update: Biden decries “mean,” “ugly” questions

By Michelle Malkin • October 26, 2008 11:44 PM

Scroll down for updates…Biden whines…

The blogosphere is buzzing about this video posted on YouTube Sunday night. It’s Barack Obama musing about how best to redistribute wealth in America in a Chicago Public Radio interview in 2001.

Not whether, but how: Through the courts or through legislation?

A caller asks The One to explain how he would do “reparative economic work.” Obama gives the legislative route two thumbs up as his preferred method of “breaking free of the constraints” placed by the founding fathers in the Constitution and then burbles about cobbling together the “actual coalition of powers through which you bring about redistributive change.”

Joe The Plumber, you barely scratched the surface:

STACLU has transcribed the choice parts of the interview.

If you look at the victories and failures of the civil rights movement and its litigation strategy in the court. I think where it succeeded was to invest formal rights in previously dispossessed people, so that now I would have the right to vote. I would now be able to sit at the lunch counter and order as long as I could pay for it I’d be o.k. But, the Supreme Court never ventured into the issues of redistribution of wealth, and of more basic issues such as political and economic justice in society. To that extent, as radical as I think people try to characterize the Warren Court, it wasn’t that radical. It didn’t break free from the essential constraints that were placed by the founding fathers in the Constitution, at least as its been interpreted and Warren Court interpreted in the same way, that generally the Constitution is a charter of negative liberties. Says what the states can’t do to you. Says what the Federal government can’t do to you, but doesn’t say what the Federal government or State government must do on your behalf, and that hasn’t shifted and one of the, I think, tragedies of the civil rights movement was, um, because the civil rights movement became so court focused I think there was a tendancy to lose track of the political and community organizing and activities on the ground that are able to put together the actual coalition of powers through which you bring about redistributive change. In some ways we still suffer from that.

The bottom line from Jeff Goldstein:

In Obama’s America, we’ll finally be able to break free of the “constraints that were placed by the founding fathers in the Constitution” — and in so doing, achieve “social justice” through “redistributive change.”

Well, then. Fine .

But this is not the America I knew…

Yeah, and don’t you dare ask Obama or Biden about this.

You’ll get blacklisted and bombarded and labeled “combative.”

And who knows what’ll happen to your government records.

***

Update 12:03pm Eastern 10/27. Joe Biden is licking his wounds over his grilling this weekend by WFTV’s Barbara West.

Sarah Palin’s likeness is swinging from a noose, but it’s we socialism-abhorring conservatives who are “mean” and “ugly.”

JOE BIDEN: “I know this has been a pretty mean campaign. I was on a television station the other day and doing a satellite feed to a major network in Florida. And the anchor quotes Karl Marx and says in a sense, isn’t Barack Obama Karl Marx? You know, I mean, folks, this stuff you’re hearing — this stuff you’re hearing in this campaign, some of it is pretty ugly and some of the innuendo is pretty ugly.”

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#515763

On October 26th, 2008 at 11:53 pm, Truesoldier said:

Just more proof of the lies that the one has been spreading (along with the wealth). Here is an email a good friend of mine sent me who is running for Congress against Baghdad Jim McDermott:

Obama, of course, is dishonestly presenting his views on such key issues as taxation and Afghanistan. If he put forward his true views (withdrawal of troops leading to defeat in Afghanistan, plus higher taxes and expanded government at home), McCain would win by a solid margin. Only by lying about his tax policy (reduced taxes for 95% of Americans) combined with lying about his foreign policy (increase of troops and stronger effort against terrorism in Afghanistan) does Obama have a chance of fooling some people and increasing his vote totals. The question over the final ten days is: who will win the debate in the public mind? Will the liars succeed, or will truth win out?

In the final ten days of the election, the Obama-Biden campaign is currently pursuing three key tactics: (1) pretend to favor lowering taxes, (2) pretend to favor fighting more aggressively against terrorism in Afghanistan, and (3) discourage Republicans and conservaties from challenging Obama on these two substantive issues. There is not a lot of time left, so our priority has to be on the issues, and we cannot let ourselves be distracted by counter-productive tactics.

In the last ten days, we need to break through the lies. Obama wouldn’t be pretending to favor lower taxes and more troops to Afghanistan if those were not popular views among the American people. Of course, there is already a presidential ticket that honestly favors lower taxes, and honestly favors victory in Afghanistan and Iraq – the McCain-Palin ticket. No matter how much we are pressured or tempted to give up, we must not give up. No matter how much we are pressured or tempted to be diverted into counterproductive tactics, we must not do so – that would be the same as giving up.

Steve Beren
http://www.berenforcongress.com
#515768

On October 26th, 2008 at 11:57 pm, hadsil said:

Uh, duh! The idea of the Constitution being a restraint on government power was the INTENDED PURPOSE! Only a few years earlier the American States had a “little confrontation” we now call the American Revolution to dissolve their association with a VERY INTRUSIVE government known as the British Monarchy.

Upon winning said Revolution the United States created the Articles of Confederation which was PURPOSELY DESIGNED to create a WEAK central government.

However, that didn’t work. The States learned that despite their abhorance to Monarchy, a national government still needs some real authority to do stuff. Therefore, it was necessary to rid themselves of the Articles and form a new Government. Still, that lingering fear AGAINST an instrusive governemtn was still there, so they made great pains to ensure that despite the increase power they were giving government, it was still not so intrusive. Government power separated into three distinct branches. Two houses of legistlature. Checks and balances between the branches.

What a concept.
#515769

On October 26th, 2008 at 11:58 pm, olsantaroy said:

Too bad all this information is coming out so late. Looks the best I can hope for after the election is saying to my dumbass friends who voted for the “one,” toldja so. Wait a minute, I don’t actually know anyone dumb enough to vote for Obama. Darn!
#515770

On October 26th, 2008 at 11:58 pm, ErinF said:

As dangerous as Obama’s Marxist agenda is, I think we all need to remind ourselves of THE biggest reason McCain needs to win this thing.

This is a must-see 10-part video on YouTube of the DVD “Obsession; Radical Islam’s War Against the West.”

I think everyone voting in this election should see it. Considering that Obama’s $250-million recent donations came from terrorist countries on prepaid VISA cards, hopefully this movie can shed some light to the undecideds and to moderates leaning toward Obama. Everyone should know who his friends are.

Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
Part 7
Part 8
Part 9
Part 10

It’s about 70 minutes long, but watch it in its entirety and then email the links to everyone you know.
#515772

On October 27th, 2008 at 12:01 am, cfsirl619 said:

October surprise, anyone?
#515773

On October 27th, 2008 at 12:01 am, zorro said:

Joe the plumber was right about Obama. Not only is he a socialist, he’s insane. This arrogant Chicago thug thinks the Founding Fathers were wrong and he, The One, is right. He’s beginning to make Komrade Klinton look humble.
#515775

On October 27th, 2008 at 12:02 am, ErinF said:

As dangerous as Obama’s Marxist agenda is, I think we all need to remind ourselves of THE biggest reason McCain needs to win this thing.

This is a must-see 10-part video on YouTube of the DVD “Obsession; Radical Islam’s War Against the West.”

I think everyone voting in this election should see it. Considering that Obama’s $250-million recent donations came from terrorist countries on prepaid VISA cards, hopefully this movie can shed some light to the undecideds and to moderates leaning toward Obama. Everyone should know who his friends are.

“Obsession; Radical Islam’s War Against the West.”, part 1
(Parts 2 through 10 can be viewed by clicking on YouTube’s continuation links at the right of the viewer.)

It’s about 70 minutes long, but watch it in its entirety and then email the links to everyone you know.
#515784

On October 27th, 2008 at 12:10 am, RabbidSquirrel said:

And who knows what’ll happen to your government records.

True. Or they could end up in Hillary Clintons closet for several years.

(re: FBI/Whitewater files)
#515787

On October 27th, 2008 at 12:12 am, RabbidSquirrel said:

Dang it Bill! Where did I put those boxes again?

And WHY is this Blue dress hanging in here? You know I dont wear dresses.
#515788

On October 27th, 2008 at 12:14 am, karenhasfreedom said:

Steve Beren, I donated to your campaign since you are running against that idiot McDermott. How is your campaign going?
#515789

On October 27th, 2008 at 12:15 am, meatpieandtatters said:

Interesting. Barry is going to have to do some “splaining” to get past this one. Or, he could just send out Botox-man, Joe Biden to mesmerize the press with his gaffe-n-oratory…
#515803

On October 27th, 2008 at 12:38 am, Tantor said:

It looks like Obama’s form trumps his substance. His followers listen to him like dogs, only hearing his pleasing tone, not really understanding what he’s saying. And what he has in mind for us is terrible.
#515804

On October 27th, 2008 at 12:39 am, ITookTheRedPill said:

Uh, duh! The idea of the Constitution being a restraint on government power was the INTENDED PURPOSE! Only a few years earlier the American States had a “little confrontation” we now call the American Revolution to dissolve their association with a VERY INTRUSIVE government known as the British Monarchy.

Our country’s founding Revolution exalted the ideals of equality, justice, and democracy, of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for all. Marxists have long hailed its progressive significance, while recognizing its historical limitations, chief of which was the failure to abolish slavery. The Communist Party today upholds the continuing struggle to realize these ideals. The revolutionary democratic traditions of the United States call for radical change when injustice, inequality, and exploitation become unbearably oppressive. This legacy gives us, the working class and its allies, the right and responsibility to build a new society. We advocate an expanded Bill of Rights to guarantee religious, political, and individual freedoms, but also freedom from poverty, hunger, joblessness, and racism.

“The end of an empire is messy at best…and this one is ending like all the rest.” -Randy Newman, as quoted on the eve of 9/11/2008 by Bill Ayers on his blog

But my journey is part of a larger journey - one shared by all who’ve ever sought to apply the values of their faith to our society. It’s a journey that takes us back to our nation’s founding, when none other than a UCC church inspired the Boston Tea Party and helped bring an Empire to its knees.

–Barack Obama
“A Politics of Conscience”
Hartford, CT, June 23, 2007
#515806

On October 27th, 2008 at 12:47 am, ITookTheRedPill said:

I’ve been trying to sound the alarm since March 19, 2008 that Barack Hussein Obama appears to be a Revolutionary Communist, willing to misquote and distort our Constitution.

I don’t say that looking for a pat on the back. I’m just glad that more and more people are starting to see this man for what he appears to be…

Bill Ayers’ hand-picked protégé, the “Chosen One” to bring down the U.S. Government from within.
#515807

On October 27th, 2008 at 12:57 am, Sunshein said:

Sums up the whole unspoken Obama platform for this election.

Repatriation-Redistribution.
#515808

On October 27th, 2008 at 12:58 am, irving said:

Flash: Obama is a Socialist!

And in equally shocking news: The sun comes up in the morning.

The bottom line is that this will be labeled just another smear and will have little, if any effect on the election.

But keep talking about it anyway. The truth needs to be told.
#515810

On October 27th, 2008 at 1:08 am, a crapweasel said:

It’s the Republicans in Washington that enabled the socialist movement that’s now happening in this country. The Republicans never got rid of Great Society. They never got rid of the New Deal. They picked liberal SCOTUS justices “scumbag” Souter, Stevens and “the world according to” Kennedy because they didn’t want to make waves.

When the Republicans finally got the majority of the Congress and won Presidency, they chose to act like Democrats. They spent money like they were drunken sailors and they let the liberals in Congress set the agenda with people like Ted Kennedy. No Child Left Behind, Amnesty for Illegals and so on.

Government Agencies like the EPA, CIA and State Department running wild as though they are the liberal version of the 4th branch. They never reined them in and now the EPA treats CO2 as if it were a pollutant. Now Bush, Gringrich and McCain buying into the man made Global Warming B.S. which is nothing but a smokescreen, a disguise by the left to squeeze out more money from the middle-class.

The State Department is full of shadow presidents leaking out all kinds of vital secret information putting our troops and country at risk just to make the President look bad.

People in the CIA ala Valerie Plame setting their own missions with political bias in mind.

Why aren’t the men and women that protect our country protected by Hate Crime law? Why were the libs able to get away with the insanely corrupted ACORN for so long? Why have they been afraid to investigate where Jesse Jackson gets his money from? How come we have billions of barrels of oil and trillion barrels of natural gas that hasn’t been drilled?

The Republicans were too busy walking on eggshells and too stupid to understand whatever they done they left would hate them for it regardless.
Sometimes I wonder what this country would have been like if the Republicans actually acted like Republicans.

Now days the Republicans with the help of the Democrats and encouragement of President George Bush delivered what the Democrats and George Soros have been trying to do for years. They brought us SOCIALISM!

/puke
#515812

On October 27th, 2008 at 1:09 am, ITookTheRedPill said:

On October 27th, 2008 at 12:57 am,

Sunshein said:
Sums up the whole unspoken Obama platform for this election.

Repatriation-Redistribution.

…and REPARATIONS!
#515813

On October 27th, 2008 at 1:13 am, Edouard said:

This video is totally HUGE. I hope it has a healthy viral life all the way through election day and that the likes of Rush Limbaugh & Sean Hannity will run with it!

Obama sounds to me here like he is expressing the wish that the Supreme Court would impose socialism on America, although he is “not optimistic” that this will happen. it is his obvious desire.

However, as POTUS, with a Democrat congress & senate he would now be in an excellent position to “spread the wealth” just as he told Joe the Plumber he wanted to do — and now, just as this 4-minute audio file expresses at considerable length!

THIS SOUND FILE, if deployed properly by the non-socialists in this election, WILL DAMAGE OBAMA with the middle class on the economy.

I cannot stress strongly enough how BIG this audio file is. McCain — PLEASE for the love of God DON’T BLOW IT on this one.

He goes on and on and on in this 4-minute sound file that goes on and on and on about his desire to see “the wealth” “redistributed”. My God this thing can get huge.
#515816

On October 27th, 2008 at 1:19 am, powerpro said:

Now on Drudge…
#515817

On October 27th, 2008 at 1:21 am, Brian72 said:

This is a revealing look into a so-called “constitutional scholar”. Which country’s constitution was he studying?

That’s not the constitution I thought I knew.

I would like to lock Barack Obama in a room for a day with a copy of the U.S. Constitution, and Mark Levin.

We would see who the real “scholar” is, huh?
#515818

On October 27th, 2008 at 1:22 am, Gull said:

ohhhh: Buy And Marginalize America.

If he were to buy the presidency (I’ll never use the word “win” or “elected”), I will do everything in my power to remind the world DAILY about the hoax he and his minions have perpetrated on America.

I’ve already voted. You?
#515821

On October 27th, 2008 at 1:28 am, scrubjay said:

This video ought to lower the anchor on Obama’s ship of state. Now all we need is the L.A. Times tape.
#515822

On October 27th, 2008 at 1:30 am, FamilyMan said:

Where the hell has that tape been?
“It didn’t break free from the essential constraints that were placed by the founding fathers in the Constitution”
T
#515823

On October 27th, 2008 at 1:30 am, FamilyMan said:

Where the hell has that tape been?
“It didn’t break free from the essential constraints that were placed by the founding fathers in the Constitution”
T
#515824

On October 27th, 2008 at 1:33 am, a crapweasel said:

“Eventually, Socialists run out of other peoples’ money….” MARGARET THATCHER

“A liberal is a man who will give away everything he doesn’t own.” —Frank Dane
#515825

On October 27th, 2008 at 1:33 am, FamilyMan said:

GEE
WHY DON’T WE JUST GET RID OF THE WHOLE DAMN THING.
GGGGEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!
#515826

On October 27th, 2008 at 1:37 am, desertdweller said:

Is it OK to be frightened for the USA, now?

Or should I say USSA? (United Socialist States of America).
#515827

On October 27th, 2008 at 1:39 am, FIslam said:

NPR won’t convince anyone of anything…

First BO will deny it was him. Then they will revise the denial.

Then he’ll say he was only 40 years old when the comment was made. Then he’ll say McCain voted with Bush 90% of the time, and that we cannot afford eight more years of the same failed polices…

And with a final “Hope and Change” to inform the MSM that there’s nothing to see here, and Matt Damon will get to wondering about the dinosaurs.
#515828

On October 27th, 2008 at 1:40 am, FamilyMan said:

THIS GUY DETEST THE FOUNDATION OF OUR GREAT COUNTRY.
“ESSENTIAL CONSTRAINTS”
” ESSENTIAL CONSTRAINTS”
IT IS ESSENTIAL WE HAVE CONSTRAINTS OR WE HAVE NO CONSTITUTION.
WHAT AN ASS
#515831

On October 27th, 2008 at 1:47 am, Stillwaiting said:

Aren’t those “essential constraints” essential to freedom? If Obama is elected I should just take a 4 year sabbatical and let him take care of me. But my conscience would never let me do it!!! Being responsible makes you a minority, but it doesn’t qualify you for protection from the left and soon it will make you a target for the government.
#515832

On October 27th, 2008 at 1:47 am, Flyover State said:

On October 27th, 2008 at 1:22 am, Gull said:

If he were to buy the presidency (I’ll never use the word “win” or “elected”), I will do everything in my power to remind the world DAILY about the hoax he and his minions have perpetrated on America.

Right there with ya.
#515833

On October 27th, 2008 at 1:48 am, Fenguri said:

Obama and the Trifecta will destroy this country. In four years, we will be beyond the point of no return.

Tens of millions of illegals will be citizens. Our military will be unable to even defend the homeland. Our economy will never recover. The rich and big business will go overseas, while the middle class gets raped for the sake of the massive lower class.

It is a self-perpetuating scenario.

Goodbye capitalism. Goodbye freedom. Hello Big Brother and the Nanny State.

Makes me sick.
#515835

On October 27th, 2008 at 1:51 am, FamilyMan said:

I apologize for my language Michelle but do any of you folks see what he said?
GEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!
#515836

On October 27th, 2008 at 1:53 am, powerpro said:

Now a banner headline on Drudge…with a part of the transcript!

Barack Obama on Chicago Public Radio WBEZ-FM, 2001: One of the.. I think, tragedies of the civil rights movement was, um, because the civil rights movement became so court focused I think there was a tendancy to lose track of the political and community organizing and activities on the ground that are able to put together the actual coalition of powers through which you bring about redistributive change… Developing…
#515837

On October 27th, 2008 at 1:58 am, RabbidSquirrel said:

Our economy will never recover. The rich and big business will go overseas, while the middle class gets raped for the sake of the massive lower class.

Glass half full! Look for the silver lining. When the rich leave, those of us in the middle class who survive, automatically become the rich!!
#515838

On October 27th, 2008 at 1:58 am, FamilyMan said:

He’ not talking about the grey areas between activist and constructionist judges. He said “but doesn’t say what the Federal government or State government must do on your behalf”.
That”s the whole point. The constitution was written to limit the power of government and not say what it must do.
#515839

On October 27th, 2008 at 2:02 am, powerpro said:

Drudge update:

Barack Obama on Chicago Public Radio WBEZ-FM, 2001: One of the.. I think, tragedies of the civil rights movement was, um, because the civil rights movement became so court focused I think there was a tendancy to lose track of the political and community organizing and activities on the ground that are able to put together the actual coalition of powers through which you bring about redistributive change… MORE…

Obama also faults Constitution for failing to dictate what government ‘must do’ for citizens… Developing…
#515840

On October 27th, 2008 at 2:07 am, ErinF said:

B.O. stinks!
#515843

On October 27th, 2008 at 2:23 am, Truesoldier said:

I sent this out to everyone I know and from what I am hearing it is going viral quick!
#515844

On October 27th, 2008 at 2:23 am, jaaakemm said:

So the “Hope N’ Change” catch phrase is just doublespeak for REPARATIONS eh?

I’ll speculate that all the reparation morons waiting for their handout will receive, is indeed “Hope N’ Change”; after the top of the pile appointed Marxists &/or thugs take their administrative processing cut …. just like they do in Zimbabwe.
#515845

On October 27th, 2008 at 2:29 am, Brian72 said:

Ace has gone flaming skull on this one.

Please, get into the heads of the electorate! This travesty must not happen.

Sarah can hammer this in VA today and tomorrow, then the media will have no choice but to talk about it.
How will they talk about it?
#515846

On October 27th, 2008 at 2:30 am, Joy said:

The problem is, 50% of Americans don’t understand or know what the Constitution says. They don’t even care and chances are won’t understand what this all really means. ‘After all, The One wouldn’t want anything bad… like, umm, he’s The One, ya’know.. If he says it, it’s good for me! Besides, gotta love that thug thizzle!’

b. Hussein a Marxist?

Botox Hairplugs indignantly responds, “Are you kidding? Who wrote that question?”
#515851

On October 27th, 2008 at 2:46 am, dadinseattle said:

Surely the American media would report such an explosive story to the people, and fulfill their role as watchdogs of truth….

No, they are wanting to change too.

Journalism we can believe in….
Soon to be state run(with labor rates to match), as in other tyrannical societies.
#515854

On October 27th, 2008 at 2:53 am, imjustsaying said:

He was referring specifically to remedies in the civil rights movement. In other words, the rights that blacks should have had from the time this country was founded were finally given to blacks. But there were no damages attached to the granting of those rights. Think of it this way, you enter into a contract with someone and they violate the terms of that contract. Because of the other party’s violation, you lose a million dollars in business. You sue, and win, and the court says: OK you won, the other party was at fault but we are not going to award you any damages. What kind of victory is that? For blacks who for hundreds of years got screwed out of the opportunity to go to school, get educated, make money, buy property, own businesses, send their kids to school, pass on the wealth and so forth (all the things that whites had an opportunity to do) the victories were great even though they were fights just to gain their rights granted to them by God. He was just saying that along with those rights that were finally accorded to them, there should have been some money damages awarded somehow.
#515855

On October 27th, 2008 at 3:08 am, ErinF said:

For blacks who for hundreds of years got screwed out of the opportunity to go to school, get educated, make money, buy property, own businesses, send their kids to school

Black Americans can have all these opportunities now, if they’re willing to work for it. No one should be given something for nothing. When I was in college (this was in the 90s, mind you) a high percentage of the African American students in my school were able to go for almost nothing because of various Massachusetts state programs which were available to them. Over 80% of them flunked out the first year. I can’t speak for why exactly they failed their first year, but I’ll bet if they were footing their own bill for school (or at least a good chunk of it), they may have put in more effort to succeed.

When it comes to “reparations”, as a caucasian American citizen and taxpayer, I am all for it… for still-living victims of slavery. Other than that, I’m sorry, you need to contribute to society to reap the rewards of, and appreciate, the American Dream.

What’s that saying? Teach a man to fish…
#515856

On October 27th, 2008 at 3:23 am, Truesoldier said:

On October 27th, 2008 at 3:08 am, ErinF said:

When it comes to “reparations”, as a caucasian American citizen and taxpayer, I am all for it… for still-living victims of slavery. Other than that, I’m sorry, you need to contribute to society to reap the rewards of, and appreciate, the American Dream.

Exactly. Not to mention either way you look at this Obama is still talking about wealth redistribution. Whether he is talking in general Socialistic terms or whether he is talking in reparations terms it is still taking money earned from one person and giving it to someone else.

This will lead to the loss of productivity as those who work their butts off to get ahead will no longer have any incentive to do so. This has been proven in the US before during the early years prior to the Constitution. Here is a link to some information reagarding the failed experiment of trying to spread the wealth.
#515859

On October 27th, 2008 at 5:18 am, fred5676 said:

I have only one question: Is Obama going to dress up as Snowball or Napolean for Halloween??

And what shade of lipstick will he use??
#515861

On October 27th, 2008 at 5:47 am, fred5676 said:

On October 27th, 2008 at 5:18 am, fred5676 said:
…

I guess that was two questions, wasn’t it?? It’s late here – 2:46 AM
#515870

On October 27th, 2008 at 6:11 am, Cameron said:

Says what the Federal government can’t do to you, but doesn’t say what the Federal government or State government must do on your behalf

Poor comprehension on the meaning behind the Constitution, an illogical assumption that the government must care for everyone’s needs and an extremely poor understanding of U.S. History.

I’m sorry, Barack, but I am forced to give you an F and you will have to repeat law school after you have completed a year of remedial U.S. History and Civics. Best of luck to you.
#515873

On October 27th, 2008 at 6:20 am, Truesoldier said:

FoxNews.com now has the youtube link to it on their main page.
#515876

On October 27th, 2008 at 6:30 am, St. Louis Blue said:

On October 27th, 2008 at 2:53 am, imjustlying said:

He was just saying that along with those rights that were finally accorded to them, there should have been some money damages awarded somehow.

There is no so blind as he who will not see.

You should has listened all the way through the interview. Then you would have heard the part where he said that the legislature can still take steps to ~~bleed me dry~~ “spread the wealth around.”
#515880

On October 27th, 2008 at 6:37 am, St. Louis Blue said:

There is none so blind as he who will not see–or he who needs coffee.
#515885

On October 27th, 2008 at 6:56 am, et said:

Barak’s come back will be these were random thoughts of a law school lecturer and if I were truly a socialist I would have paid off Hillary’s campaign debt and helped my opponent.
#515890

On October 27th, 2008 at 7:06 am, St. Louis Blue said:

For blacks who for hundreds of years got screwed out of the opportunity to go to school, get educated, make money, buy property, own businesses, send their kids to school, pass on the wealth and so forth

Clearly you’re not talking about the West Africans who used their opportunities to sell their captive brethren into slavery…are you? Because I’m certain that they used the money made from that business to buy more ~~peeps~~ property, pass their wealth and send their kids to the finest universities in Ouagadougou.
#515893

On October 27th, 2008 at 7:13 am, TMoney said:

If elected Obama, and/or some other socialist/marxist,communist/muslim in his administration, will be bringing up slavery reparations very soon. Hide and watch. Will it come from the ACORN lobby or from a race-baiter like Sharpton?

Influencing a liberal court, stacking the Supreme Court to lean left – Obama could have the power to do it if elected. ( Please spare us, Lord.

Redistribution of wealth is, if nothing else, contrary to the Constitution I know. An as election day draws near, I am not getting any happy happy joy joy feelings that McCain is going to walk away with the votes.
#515894

On October 27th, 2008 at 7:14 am, Viper1 said:

So if I read this and understand correctly what the One is saying, than we are truly on the precipice of becoming exactly what the founding fathers fought to escape and to prevent from happening in the future, I may be oversimplifying a bit but at the core Obama is attacking the fiber of our democracy to “break free of the constraints of the constitution” Seems like we need something here, Revolution comes to mind first.
#515896

On October 27th, 2008 at 7:18 am, FilmLadd said:

On October 27th, 2008 at 2:53 am, imjustsaying said:

He was just saying that along with those rights that were finally accorded to them, there should have been some money damages awarded somehow.

What a sickening ignorance of history.

Let us grant the collectivist “fad” canard that Lincoln didn’t oppose slavery (which is patently false, if you’ve ever read the debates he had with his opponent during the election).

Even granting this handicap, one can not argue against the fact that the blood of millions were paid to free mankind from slavery in the U.S. That should be reparation enough.

If money was not paid to those newly granted their freedom, it is something that can never be rectified now. They are all dead, and their children are dead, and their grandchildren are dead. Nowhere is there to be found a slave.

Modern clamorings for money is nothing but a sickening a lust for power over innocents.

It is a lust for revenge against ghosts, which can only be satisfied by sacrificing the freedom of the living.
#515897

On October 27th, 2008 at 7:23 am, jbirish said:

Hee hee hee…an October surprise. McCain must have studied the military moves of Alexander the Great. Strategy, my friend, strategy.
Well done!
#515900

On October 27th, 2008 at 7:26 am, Flyoverman said:

Jimmy Hoffa had better move over. The MSM is going to attempt to bury this thing right beside him….. or under him if they could.

For the past 3 months all McCain has needed to do, is play old Obama tapes. His tape where he describes how he will gut our defenses has been there. WHY NO EXPOSURE OF IT? It’s been maddening.

The most effective tool against Obama are OBAMA’S OWN WORDS….
#515901

On October 27th, 2008 at 7:28 am, RabbidSquirrel said:

For blacks who for hundreds of years got screwed out of the opportunity to go to school, get educated, make money, buy property, own businesses, send their kids to school, pass on the wealth and so forth (all the things that whites had an opportunity to do) the victories were great even though they were fights just to gain their rights granted to them by God.

Riiighhhhhtttt. And there was no such thing as slavery in any other culture or race (or today for that matter). And none of us had ancestors that came to America with nothing more than the clothes on their back, never owned a slave and took a hundred years to eek their way out of the ghettos either.

And was there really a God in Africa in the 16/17/1800’s? Maybe because its 3 hours before I have to get up for the day, but Im not even sure MY God grants me rights.

But how about the Hispanics get reparations from Italy and mostly Spain first, since those countries pillaged and slaughtered the New World long before Negro slaves were brought here to North America. And I’m going to go out on a limb here that Negro slaves were brought the New World under Spanish rule BEFORE they were brought here under English rule.
#515902

On October 27th, 2008 at 7:28 am, Bud Fox said:

Whorebama. Good for America, good for you. Vote Whorebama 08′.
#515904

On October 27th, 2008 at 7:31 am, FamilyMan said:

What percentage black do you need to be to be considered black. Do we need a genetic test to prove heritage percentage or do we award the amount of reparation on the percentage of genetic content?
WHAT MADNESS
Let us not forget other genetic or social groups that will demand reparation after a legal precedent is set. American indians, Mexican Americans and the descendants of the early white indentured servants of seventeen hundreds.
WHAT MADNESS
#515909

On October 27th, 2008 at 7:34 am, MikeOK said:

Here’s another must-see video, linked at LGF: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJn5b8_weUY

In this video, ormer FBI informant Larry Grathwohl, who infiltrated the Weather Underground and helped prevent several bombing attacks by the group, describes a Weather Underground meeting:

I brought up the subject of what’s going to happen after we take over the government. You know, “we” become responsible then for administrating, you know, 250 million people. And there was no answer. No one had given any thought to economics, how you are going to clothe and feed these people?

The only thing that I could get was that they expected the Cubans and the North Vietnamese and the Chinese and the Russians would all want to occupy different portions of the United States. They also believed that their immediate responsibility would be to protect against what they called “the counter-revolution.”

… I asked, “well what is going to happen to those people we can’t reeducate, that are diehard capitalists?” and the reply was that they’d have to be eliminated.

And when I pursued this further, they estimated they would have to eliminate 25 million people in these reeducation centers.

And when I say “eliminate,” I mean “kill.”

Twenty-five million people.

I want you to imagine sitting in a room with 25 people, most of which have graduate degrees, from Columbia and other well-known educational centers, and hear them figuring out the logistics for the elimination of 25 million people.

And they were dead serious.

The Weather Underground.

Bill Ayres.

The man who mentored Obama into Chicago politics. the man who kicked off Obama’s political career in his own living room. The man who chose Obama as a protege for education reform and gave him over $1 million to spend. The man who officed with Obama for three years. The man who lived in Obama’s neighborhood. The man who babysat Obama’s kids. The man whose books Obama glowingly reviewed. The man who may have ghost-written Obama’s books.

And we wonder why government records were searched in order to destroy Joe The Plumber?

God help us all.
#515911

On October 27th, 2008 at 7:35 am, RabbidSquirrel said:

Let us grant the collectivist “fad” canard that Lincoln didn’t oppose slavery (which is patently false, if you’ve ever read the debates he had with his opponent during the election).(which is patently false, if you’ve ever read the debates he had with his opponent during the election).

Not arguing pro or con on what you are saying – just a random thought.

How the heck was the debate recorded word for word, when I doubt there was a stenographer, microphones, tape recorders or cameras in those days?

Did the debaters keep looking down at someone and saying “Did you get that down or do I need to repeat it?”
#515914

On October 27th, 2008 at 7:37 am, FamilyMan said:

Can we design a method to exemption those of us whose ancestors came to this country after slavery?
WHAT MADNESS
#515915

On October 27th, 2008 at 7:37 am, ChrisFromGermany said:

More audio from 2001 Public Radio interview linked on Drudge now:

“Constitution reflects fundamental flaw of this country that continues to this day.”

http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=11OhmY1obS4
#515919

On October 27th, 2008 at 7:39 am, thelcabroadside said:

I sent this video to Drudge yesterday when it only had 100 hits when nobody was talking about it. Glad to see it’s going to set off a new storm:)
#515920

On October 27th, 2008 at 7:39 am, Mach1Duck said:

I do not want this. I do not want this for my country, for my neighbors nor for myself. It is the degrading and demeaning. Where has individual pride and worth gone?
#515922

On October 27th, 2008 at 7:41 am, Cameron said:

How the heck was the debate recorded word for word, when I doubt there was a stenographer, microphones, tape recorders or cameras in those days?

Ask FDR. I’m sure that he has the records on that, along with the recording of the speech he made on TV talking about the Depression.
#515923

On October 27th, 2008 at 7:41 am, conservativesRus said:

On October 27th, 2008 at 2:53 am, imjustsaying said:

Do you have any understanding of what you just wrote? First) Where is “the contract” that you speak of? Secondly) Exactly who is supposed to make the payment? To parallel your analogy, company A makes a bad product. Consumer B is harmed, sues and wins. Company C has to pay as company A no longer exists.
#515925

On October 27th, 2008 at 7:51 am, FamilyMan said:

On October 27th, 2008 at 5:53 am, graysonret said:
Reparations? Well, having ancestors who were not involved in slaves or slave trades, I’ll pay my “fair share”. It will have to wait, though, until I collect my reparations from England for the “slavery” after the Battle of Culloden. Of course, the English will have to hold on their paying, waiting for their reparations for the 1066 invasion from France, who will have to hold on paying, until they get reparations from Italy for the Romans’ invasion, who will have to hold…etc.. I’ve got a better idea. Why don’t we on a certain date, at a certain time, turn to our left and give the next person 5 dollars. That will take care of reparations and redistribution all at once.

EXACTLY
#515926

On October 27th, 2008 at 7:52 am, TxSkirt said:

When Hannity was interviewing Palin the other day she said something that really struck a chord with me. She said we know that Obama knew who Ayers/Wright/Farrakan were, but why would THEY, these elitist American haters, attach themselves to and help this lowly community organizer become a state senator or write his books for him? What does Obama know, or what has he said/promised that makes THEM, important people in the anti-American movement, want to attach themselves to him? Makes you wonder.
#515927

On October 27th, 2008 at 7:53 am, jsr said:

Just as worrisome as his views on redistribution of wealth is his opinion that “negative rights” (i.e. limits on what the state and federal governments can do) is a bad thing. He seems to agree that that constitution would be better if it mandated that the govt. does things “for” us, which I’m sure he views as cradle to grave security. For a law professor he has a very superficial understanding of the constitution. The original intent of the Bill of Rights was to place limits on government. Furthermore, government does not grant liberty, freedom of religion, freedom of speech etc. Rather it is created to guarantee those liberties. The One seems to think it should be a gaurantor of yet more entitlements. Incredible for what passes as a deep thinker these days.
#515929

On October 27th, 2008 at 7:53 am, Ron said:

In his own words, folks. Now is Joe Biden going to ask if we’re “joking” asking if Barack Obama is a socialist/communist? In his own words, he is. My God, is it too late for the people of this country to wake the hell up and stop this madness?
#515930

On October 27th, 2008 at 7:53 am, FamilyMan said:

Just a reminder folks.
Our Michelle will be on Fox & Friends around 8:10-8:15am-ish Eastern.
#515931

On October 27th, 2008 at 7:55 am, jjmurphy said:

Jsr – You took the words right out of my mouth. (And said them better, too.) I wonder if anyone who voted early for Obama would like to change their vote now?
#515932

On October 27th, 2008 at 7:56 am, FilmLadd said:

On October 27th, 2008 at 7:35 am, RabbidSquirrel said:

How the heck was the debate recorded word for word, when I doubt there was a stenographer, microphones, tape recorders or cameras in those days?

Actually there were several debates.

Believe it or not, journalists back then saw their jobs as reporting facts. As a result, most learned shorthand (of a sort) that would allow them to record such things.

In fact because of the telegraph the entire transcript of the debates could be read the next day after the debate in all of the papers.

Something that we, in our modernity, are hard pressed to find in any paper… we read about the debates, but never read the true blue damned words.

This is partly why politicians were so well spoken and eloquent then. Their words were going to be printed and they knew it.

Now politicians stammer and moan and mummer, seeking out that one sentence that will be replayed to their advantage in an infinite loop on television and youtube.