Obama = Dictator?

[bubba]

Found this on another forum... discuss...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican congressman from Georgia said Monday he fears that President-elect Obama will establish a Gestapo-like security force to impose a Marxist or fascist dictatorship.

"It may sound a bit crazy and off base, but the thing is, he's the one who proposed this national security force," Rep. Paul Broun said of Obama in an interview Monday with 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 of philosophy of radical socialism or Marxism."

Broun cited a July speech by Obama that has circulated on the Internet in which the then-Democratic presidential candidate called for a civilian force to take some of the national security burden off the military.

"That's exactly what Hitler did in Nazi Germany and it's exactly what the Soviet Union did," Broun said. "When he's proposing to have a national security force that's answering to him, that is as strong as the U.S. military, he's showing me signs of being Marxist."

Obama's comments about a national security force came during a speech in Colorado about building a new civil service corps. Among other things, he called for expanding the nation's foreign service and doubling the size of the Peace Corps "to renew our diplomacy."

"We cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives that we've set," Obama said in July. "We've got to have a civilian national security force that's just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded."

Broun said he also believes Obama likely will move to ban gun ownership if he does build a national police force.

Obama has said he respects the Second Amendment right to bear arms and favors "common sense" gun laws. Gun rights advocates interpret that as meaning he'll at least enact curbs on ownership of assault weapons and concealed weapons. As an Illinois state lawmaker, Obama supported a ban on semiautomatic weapons and tighter restrictions on firearms generally.

"We can't be lulled into complacency," Broun said. "You have to remember that Adolf Hitler was elected in a democratic Germany. I'm not comparing him to Adolf Hitler. What I'm saying is there is the potential."

Obama's transition office did not respond immediately to Broun's remarks.

[StangerBanger96]

Lucky for us there are enough gun owners out there that if for some reason he tried to pull this stunt, his time in office would be very limited I bet.

[ruthless351]

One would think that there are more important issues out there to deal with then pissing around with gun laws. Yep! banning certain types of guns is really going to help the economy and such. What a crock!

[Guest]

Uh...this was something that was mentioned in July. He wasn't the one that brought it up at this time. I'm not saying I agree with him, just keeping things on topic.

[Guest]

Here is the relevant portion of what Obama actually said, with the sentences quoted selectively by Broun and others in bold.

Obama, July 2, Colorado Springs, CO: [As] president I will expand AmeriCorps to 250,000 slots [from 75,000] and make that increased service a vehicle to meet national goals, like providing health care and education, saving our planet and restoring our standing in the world, so that citizens see their effort connected to a common purpose.

People of all ages, stations and skills will be asked to serve. Because when it comes to the challenges we face, the American people are not the problem – they are the answer. So we are going to send more college graduates to teach and mentor our young people. We'll call on Americans to join an energy corps, to conduct renewable energy and environmental clean-up projects in their neighborhoods all across the country.

We will enlist our veterans to find jobs and support for other vets, and to be there for our military families. And we're going to grow our Foreign Service, open consulates that have been shuttered and double the size of the Peace Corps by 2011 to renew our diplomacy. **We cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives that we've set.

We've got to have a civilian national security force that's just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded. **We need to use technology to connect people to service. We'll expand USA Freedom Corps to create online networks where American can browse opportunities to volunteer. You'll be able to search by category, time commitment and skill sets. You'll be able to rate service opportunities, build service networks, and create your own service pages to track your hours and activities.

This will empower more Americans to craft their own service agenda and make their own change from the bottom up.

[StangerBanger96]

But, the statement still stands, if he tries to pull something similar to the SS or whatever, he'll be eating lead more than likely. It's legal to overthrow an oppressive government

[uman44]

Don't we already have a separate civil security force? It's called the National Guard. Sure they are military, but if a civilian force is trained, armed and funded....... wouldn't they be just as military?

[weshole]

ruthless351;246470 wrote:
One would think that there are more important issues out there to deal with then pissing around with gun laws. Yep! banning certain types of guns is really going to help the economy and such. What a crock!

Not when your the antichrist and your mission is
TOTAL WORLD DOMINATION!!!!!!!

[zbrown]

ha, true that wes

[Guest]

I thought I was the anti-christ

/confused

[MisterCMK]

No, you are that guy that smells like dead chickens

[DaveH]

tjamz;246476 wrote:
Here is the relevant portion of what Obama actually said, with the sentences quoted selectively by Broun and others in bold.

I don't know if it really matters what he says, since his words and plans don't seem to necessarily match up?

[MisterCMK]