Obama demands silence from dissenters: ‘I don’t want the folks who created the mess to do a lot of talking. I want them to get out of the way so we can clean up the mess’…
What?! Do Presidents get to demand silence? I mean, that’s the funny thing about democracies. They’re not supposed to be silent. Healthy democracies are argumentative, boisterous, and a bit in your face. Silence is a characteristic of brutal dictatorships.
I’ve always said democrats view the people as children, to be seen but not heard.
It reminds me of some old Simon and Garfunkel lyrics:
And in the naked light I saw
Ten thousand people, maybe more
People talking without speaking
People hearing without listening
People writing songs that voices never share
And no one dared
Disturb the sound of silence
Hey, just imagine for one second if Bush had said this about national security after 9/11. Just imagine the outcry. Remember all the “King George” comments?
So to recap, Obama in the past few days has asked for snitches to report on fishy Americans who might stand in his way. And now he demands silence.
Anyone else starting to get a little nervous?
August 7, 2009 at 4:36 pm
The quote from him says a lot. He is assuming that the people who attend town hall meetings to object to his proposals, are the ones who preceded him in positions of authority, or they are under their leadership, being coached at their every move. It wouldn't occur to him, even with hand-drawn signs and obvious signs of a spontaneous gathering, that these people are acting on their own, and are simply fed up with him.
Contrary to the recent DNC ad, the current President did not win by a landslide, but by a mere FIVE PERCENT! That's 52 percent of the vote, as opposed to 47 percent for his main opponent. That's not a mandate.
As to crowds being organized, take a look at the labor unions like SEIU edging out the opposition. It may catch up with them. Check it out: http://is.gd/26qri
August 7, 2009 at 5:26 pm
Last time I checked democracy meant "of the people, for the people & by the people". The president was not handed a blank check but was given a trust that he will respect the position of everyone. Telling me to shut up is disrespectful and not democratic.
Even if the majority voted for him, it does not mean that the majority supports all his initiatives, certainly not a health care package that bundles care with killing and forcing care-givers to murder.
August 7, 2009 at 5:44 pm
It's clear the man can't handle dissent. No one this thin-skinned should be allowed anywhere near the presidency.
August 7, 2009 at 5:47 pm
Many people who support Obama's ideas seem to think that people who don't like those ideas were all for the mess in the Bush White House. The Bush White House (IMHO) completely mishandled the war, missed a golden opportunity to get Americans involved in government and security after 9/11, and spent money like drunken sailors. And you know what? Obama's plans are still stupid. I am so sick of hearing about how much I must have loved George Bush. Give me a break. A bad idea is a bad idea. Period.
August 7, 2009 at 6:10 pm
He thinks he was appointed emperor or that he is the King, more likely dictator. News flash– this is still America and we aren't going to abide his iron glove tactics.
August 7, 2009 at 6:25 pm
It's true, Gail. All this is really making me feel like I should have been a little more vocal during the Bush years, I just didn't want to flame the "BUSH IZ HILTER!!!1!" Horrible nonsense.
But the Republicans haven't been following Conservative principles for years, and it's only hurt us.
August 7, 2009 at 6:36 pm
Gail, more to the point, many will often point out that Obama is doing what Bush did in many respects.
So, if a course of action is bad, we should quadruple our efforts on it?
August 7, 2009 at 9:13 pm
So Obama says he wants silence. And that day the union thugs are sent out to fight protestors at a healthcare townhall. Hmmmm?
August 7, 2009 at 9:23 pm
Didn't Sinclair Lewis write about this in, "It Can't Happen Here"?
S'cuse me, gotta go clean my guns.
August 7, 2009 at 9:42 pm
I've been nervous for 6+ months now.
August 7, 2009 at 10:12 pm
Pray, we all need to PRAY!
In case someone missed it, the steamroller has mashed most of the street and has ALREADY closed to within inches of each of us.
The agenda, was set long ago and all it took was enough Congressmen, judges and a president who hated most of us to put it into motion. We let them be elected and Stalin,Hitler,Mao,Sadam…(not to mention to live ones of this ilk) all are jumping up and down with glee.
We have lost this Nation, we have lost our freedom, we have lost our assurances, …
we sat back and tried to be "nice", we chose not to take a stand, we didn't want to rock the boat, we wanted to get along,…
Now as a person on diasbility, I am worrying about just how soon I will be impoverished, on the street and on a list for forced euthanasia, how about you?
August 7, 2009 at 10:44 pm
maybe we are going to get this
Archbishop warns Chavez is curtailing democracy in Venezuela
Caracas, Venezuela, August 5 (CNA) .- The vice president of the Bishops' Conference of Venezuela, Archbishop Baltazar Porras, warned this week that with the closing of 24 radio stations, President Hugo Chavez is "closing the democratic channels of the country," but that even this could not cover up what is really happening in Venezuela.
Speaking on Union Radio, the archbishop said the latest events must be seen "from a much wider perspective, because this is the closing of the democratic channels of the country."
He said the purpose of the Chavez's strategy is to "turn the country into a society that has only one ruler, one entity who has all the rights and all the obligations and gives the leftovers to the citizens."
The Venezuelan president, he said, wants to turn the country "into an army" that follows orders.
Archbishop Porras also expressed his concern for the employees of the stations that are being shut down. He encouraged Venezuelans not to lose hope and to defend and fight "for the values and virtues that have allowed us to live together in peace and to progress."
August 8, 2009 at 12:30 am
wait, I think you all are overreacting, just drink some kool aid and get smug 🙂
nah
August 8, 2009 at 2:40 am
No. It's just he said, "The time for debate is over." and so it was…by presidential fiat.
We should all remember –like any of us forgot, he won.
August 8, 2009 at 2:48 am
Re: Arch. Porras and Chavez, when Fr. Jenkin's honored Obama only 1/3 of the bishops stood against it. Have you ever heard the Archbishop of Washington D.C. speak against Obama and his Catholic lackies? Arch. Wuerl is not Arch. Romero or Cardinal Sin. He's even going to give pro-abortion pols Holy Communion. Anyway, I pray that he rises up to the occasion if it comes. But I don't think he's the type who would fight for little people.
August 8, 2009 at 11:44 am
For our struggle is not with flesh and blood but with the principalities, with the powers, with the world rulers of this present darkness, with the evil spirits in the heavens. Therefore, put on the armor of God, that you may be able to resist on the evil day and, having done everything, to hold your ground. So stand fast with your loins girded in truth, clothed with righteousness as a breastplate, and your feet shod in readiness for the gospel of peace. In all circumstances, hold faith as a shield, to quench all (the) flaming arrows of the evil one. And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
August 8, 2009 at 12:06 pm
Matt – you're a genius. I can't believe I didn't see this connection!
Fishy Americans = Christians.
August 8, 2009 at 4:48 pm
I loved Bush and wish he was still in office. But I will admit that the only mistake I always believed he made was not taking a tougher stand on liberals that kept demanding him to be so politically correct.
Obama… scares the daylights out of me and I can't help but easily see the parallels between him and Hitler-unlike liberals who want to cry that Bush was like Hitler- I actually can see concrete connections.
August 8, 2009 at 6:20 pm
Ideological, megalomanical Marxist!
Bush kept us safe – was he a saint. Certainly not, but he kept us safe. Was there room for improval? Tons. But he kept us safe. Could he have been more pro-life? Sure, but he was pretty close, and he kept us safe.
This clown, however, ……. fill in the blanks….. but as for me, he took my hope and gave me fear instead.
Our Lady warned us in Fatima: if you do not consecrate Russia to my Immaculate Heart, she will spread her errors all over the world. She said that in 1917; according to the late Sr. Lucia dos Santos the Consecration was satisfactorily performed in 1984 —— do the math. But I think, when the Mother calls, her sons should not have waited almost 70 years to obey….. IMHO.
Now we have communism in the USA.
Mercy!
Mum26
August 9, 2009 at 3:31 am
I feel like the blonde haired arian youth from "Sound of Music's" Convent scene. Don't make me blow this whistle, you dissenters.
Senator Cardin of Md Monday at Towson U, give me my dissenter sign.