How radical is our "radical-in-chief"

[Valin]

Power Line:

Paul Mirengoff
10/8/10

I have started reading an advance copy of Stanley Kurtz's book, Radical-in Chief, Barack Obama and the untold Story of American Socialism[, which will be published officially on October 19. I'm suspending judgment on Kurtz's views about the extent of Obama's radicalism until I finish the book. However, I can already recommend Radical-in-Chief to our readers based on the wealth of information it contains about our president's political past.

I would also like to comment on this statement by Mike Potemra on NRO's Corner:

Many thinkers are writing books saying the problem with Obama is he's anti-colonialist, socialist, or what have you. My concern is not that these analyses are necessarily false -- for all I know, Obama may have a secret plan to remodel America in accordance with the writings of Herbert Marcuse or Frantz Fanon (good luck with that) -- as that even if some of them happen to be true, they don't really explain the observed problem of Obama's presidency, which is, not to put too fine a point on it, that he is a clueless bungler. Look at the utter gormlessness with which he has been able, over the past two years, to alienate virtually all groups of Americans, left, right, and center; to squander the massive good will of the people who elected him. *What's more likely -- that he's a hardened ideological "Manchurian president" deliberately laying the seeds of our future enslavement? or that he's just a lucky working politician-magician who amazed us with a few magic tricks in 2008 but who long, long ago ran out of new ones?

It seems to me that many of Obama's missteps might actually be best explained by an ideologically-driven desire to remodel American along radical lines. I have in mind thngs like his efforts to bully Israel, his statements about the Ground Zero Mosque, and the decision to try KSM in a New York federal court. In this account, Obama isn't all that "Manchurian," now that he's been elected, but he's pretty radical. A merely liberal president would likely treat Israel better and, at a minimum, would be less inclined to lose political capital on behalf of the "civil rights" of terrorists and those associated with terrorists.
(Snip)


* Bold mine

[Casino67]

I can't get over the feeling that Michelle is responsible for a lot of the 0's thinking. She should be studied as well.

[Pepper]

I don't want to take away any responsibility on the part of the Kenyan but yes - IMHO, his wife and the Reverend Wright are responsible for a lot of hatred inside Zero.

 

When Obama takes his wife to New York on that big promised date on tax payers' expense and goes to see a play about black sharecroppers, you get a major hint.

 

 

I can't get over the feeling that Michelle is responsible for a lot of the 0's thinking.

[Sanguine]

Power Line:

 

Paul Mirengoff

10/8/10

 

I have started reading an advance copy of Stanley Kurtz's book, Radical-in Chief, Barack Obama and the untold Story of American Socialism[, which will be published officially on October 19. I'm suspending judgment on Kurtz's views about the extent of Obama's radicalism until I finish the book. However, I can already recommend Radical-in-Chief to our readers based on the wealth of information it contains about our president's political past.

 

I would also like to comment on this statement by Mike Potemra on NRO's Corner:

 

Many thinkers are writing books saying the problem with Obama is he's anti-colonialist, socialist, or what have you. My concern is not that these analyses are necessarily false -- for all I know, Obama may have a secret plan to remodel America in accordance with the writings of Herbert Marcuse or Frantz Fanon (good luck with that) -- as that even if some of them happen to be true, they don't really explain the observed problem of Obama's presidency, which is, not to put too fine a point on it, that he is a clueless bungler. Look at the utter gormlessness with which he has been able, over the past two years, to alienate virtually all groups of Americans, left, right, and center; to squander the massive good will of the people who elected him. *What's more likely -- that he's a hardened ideological "Manchurian president" deliberately laying the seeds of our future enslavement? or that he's just a lucky working politician-magician who amazed us with a few magic tricks in 2008 but who long, long ago ran out of new ones?

 

It seems to me that many of Obama's missteps might actually be best explained by an ideologically-driven desire to remodel American along radical lines. I have in mind thngs like his efforts to bully Israel, his statements about the Ground Zero Mosque, and the decision to try KSM in a New York federal court. In this account, Obama isn't all that "Manchurian," now that he's been elected, but he's pretty radical. A merely liberal president would likely treat Israel better and, at a minimum, would be less inclined to lose political capital on behalf of the "civil rights" of terrorists and those associated with terrorists.

(Snip)

 

 

* Bold mine

 

I think both are correct. Obama is ideological and gormless. And, no, he's not your standard "liberal". He's an anti-colonialist 3rd world Marxist, and any concessions he makes that make him appear to be otherwise are only temporary expediencies. He makes perfect sense to anyone with his worldview, and appears clueless and inept only from a more freemarket real-world viewpoint.

 

And, don't forget, Mr. Gormless has been at the helm as more socialist legislation has been pushed through than should have been possible. He has been enormously successful at pushing his agenda. What does he care if the peons don't like him? And, one more thing - in his worldview, the middle class is the enemy and needs to be subjugated to the "greater good".

[pollyannaish]

Good Post Sanguine.

 

And I actually have to disagree about Michelle. If there was more engagement, something more for Michelle, I don't think she'd be quite as unhappy. I honestly think that Michelle is a little bit cover, a little bit American black normalization, a little bit Reverend Wright. I think his ideological background is much deeper than either of those two. They are part of the party, but latecomers.

[Sanguine]

...I honestly think that Michelle is a little bit cover, a little bit American black normalization, a little bit Reverend Wright. I think his ideological background is much deeper than either of those two. They are part of the party, but latecomers.

 

Good points, Polly.

[Casino67]

WestWingReport President back at the White House at 5:54 after four hrs. of golf at Andrews AFB course. Lid called for the evening.

4 minutes ago via web

[SrWoodchuck]

WestWingReport President back at the White House at 5:54 after four hrs. of golf at Andrews AFB course. Lid called for the evening.

4 minutes ago via web

Casino67!

 

Here's how radical this man is.........he....he...he believes in "Executive Priviledge Mulligans!"

 

Beastly.

[Casino67]

WestWingReport President back at the White House at 5:54 after four hrs. of golf at Andrews AFB course. Lid called for the evening.

4 minutes ago via web

Casino67!

 

Here's how radical this man is.........he....he...he believes in "Executive Priviledge Mulligans!"

 

Beastly.

 

Have you ever heard a score announced? I wonder if he uses the Secret Service to hunt for his ball in the woods and throw it back out on the fairways? If he was alone, it would not take four hours to play a round. So rad.

[Valin]

WestWingReport President back at the White House at 5:54 after four hrs. of golf at Andrews AFB course. Lid called for the evening.

4 minutes ago via web

Casino67!

 

Here's how radical this man is.........he....he...he believes in "Executive Priviledge Mulligans!"

 

Beastly.

 

Have you ever heard a score announced? I wonder if he uses the Secret Service to hunt for his ball in the woods and throw it back out on the fairways? If he was alone, it would not take four hours to play a round. So rad.

 

 

That is classified Super Duper Tippy Top Eyes Only Destroy Before Reading Secret.