The official Obama campaign logo!
Source: Leading Light Communist Organization
Obama has adopted “Forward” as a slogan for the campaign. It is not very original. It has been used by other leftist movements throughout the world.
I can see why they chose it. After all, who can be against moving forward? Whatever the observer deems to be a desirable future will be what he or she assumes the slogan has in mind.
So what does “forward” mean to the Obama team? Well we can only assume it reflects the continued effort to “thoroughly transform America;” a promised goal of the 2008 campaign.
Along those lines, Obama and his mentors long ago came to the realization that the old Marxian tactics based on the division of society into two competing camps – the Bourgeoisie and the Proletariat failed to bring about the “transforming” revolution. These tactics were posited on the assumption that the plight of the working class would inexorably deteriorate and that, eventually, after the middle class had been wiped out by “big business,” and after enough blood had been shed, the worker’s paradise would emerge.
The fact that Capitalism proved to be the greatest mechanism ever devised to provide massive improvements in lifestyles – and life spans, has not stopped the left from seeking to kill the goose that has laid this remarkable golden egg.
Large group at Occupy Wall Street
They have come up with new strategies that seem to be working fairly well. Instead of trying to overthrow the Capitalist system, they have determined they must work within it to seize control of the mechanisms of power and use them to transform society. New allies could be developed if the working class that Obama says he has written off can’t be counted on to form the army of the proletariat. These new recruits now come from the ranks of the indoctrinated children of middle class families (Occupy Movement) and from the silk stocking liberals who, apparently ashamed of their wealth, have agreed to bankroll the movement.
Of course, these groups combined don’t have what it takes to “thoroughly transform” a society. However, years of work to co-opt the major institutions of society – the educational establishment, the news and entertainment media and as many churches as could be motivated to join the cause of promoting “social justice” are paying huge dividends.
Their influence has helped change a nation of rugged individuals into a “Nation of Moochers,” as the title of Charles Sykes new book describes contemporary America.
Now I don’t believe that any of this was the result a few committed radicals, meeting in dark cafes and directing the operation of cell groups throughout the country. The intellectual blueprint for this new strategy was spewed out by people like Saul Alinsky and lapped up by the Bill Ayers of the world. Community Organizers like Barack went forward to spread the gospel of identity politics. They recognized that a new proletariat could be built out of the creation of a host of “victimized” groups. These would not be made up only of race and gender specifications, but eco-terrorists, crony capitalists and an ever expanding class of freeloaders who could deliver votes to remake society from within.
“When you rob Peter to pay Paul, you will always be able to count on Paul’s vote” is an adage as profound as any I have ever heard.
So the political flash mob is in place. They have their leader and their slogan. You will see “Forward” plastered everywhere and chanted by the Obamanistas at every rally. And every time you hear “Forward” in a commercial or see on a bumper sticker, just add the words, “into the Abyss” in your own mind. It is the true message of the Obama campaign.
Warning – foul language and lewd content.
Occupy members stormed a Boston Tea Party rally and began screaming and disrupting the event. A couple of the protesters are then arrested.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Medicare’s payment system, the unseen but vital network that handles 100 million monthly claims, could freeze if President Barack Obama’s health care law is summarily overturned, the administration quietly informed the courts.
Although Obama’s overhaul made significant cuts to providers and improved prescription and preventive benefits, Medicare was overlooked in Supreme Court arguments that focused on the law’s controversial requirement that all individuals carry health insurance.
Havoc for Medicare could have repercussions as both parties avidly court seniors in this election year and as hospitals and doctors increasingly complain the program doesn’t pay enough.
Last year, in a lower court filing, Justice Department lawyers said reversing Medicare payment changes “would impose staggering administrative burdens” on the government and “could cause major delays and errors” in claims payment.
One hell of a coincidence.
Via Freedom Post:
Obama will officially launch his 2012 re-election campain, and no I’m not kidding, on Karl Marx’s birthday, May 5th! First, we learn that Earth Day was started on the birthday of Vladimir Lenin, the Communist butcher and founder of the USSR, now we learn that Barack Obama, America’s first Marxist president, is launching his campaign on the father of communism’s birthday? Come on, now. This is just too appropriate! How fitting!
Coincidence? Stupid oversight? Or, an intentional middle-finger in the face of the American people?
Isn’t it funny what you can find out on Friday evening about what our executive branch does? For instance, Agence France-Presse reported last night that Barack Obama bypassed Congress to send $192 million to the Palestinian Authority, claiming that national security required the US to put money into Mahmoud Abbas’ pocket:
President Barack Obama has signed a waiver to remove curbs on funding to the Palestinian Authority, declaring the aid to be “important to the security interests of the United States.”
A $192 million aid package was frozen by the US Congress after the Palestinians moved to gain statehood at the United Nations last September.
But in a memo sent to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, published by the White House, the president said it was appropriate to release funds to the authority, which administers the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
In signing the waiver, Obama instructed Clinton to inform Congress of the move, on the grounds that “waiving such prohibition is important to the national security interests of the United States.”
Congress deliberately froze those funds, and not just because of the statehood demand through UNESCO. Hamas, a terrorist organization, reconciled with Fatah and has rejoined the PA, which means we’re putting almost $200 million into the hands of a terrorist organization. The language of the Palestinian Accountability Act could not be clearer: “[N]o funds available to any United States Government department or agency … may be obligated or expended with respect to providing funds to the Palestinian Authority.” Obama literally waived that statutory language off yesterday afternoon. The Times of Israel reported on the official White House explanation of why Obama did so:
The AFP news agency quoted White House spokesman Tommy Vietor as saying the $192 million aid package would be devoted to “ensuring the continued viability of the moderate PA government under the leadership of [Palestinian Authority] President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Salam Fayyad.” Vietor added that the PA had fulfilled its major obligations, such as recognizing Israel’s right to exist, renouncing violence and accepting the Road Map for Peace.
Have they? They certainly haven’t done so since Hamas rejoined the PA in February. Hamas has refused to change its charter to recognize Israel or renounce violence, and certainly they have rejected the Road Map for Peace, which has been lying dead for years thanks to the PA’s refusal to seriously implement it. When Hamas broadcasts its recognition of Israel in Arabic — something that the PA has never done, to my knowledge — then perhaps the Obama administration’s claims can be taken seriously. Andy McCarthy calls this a “triple play,” and slams this claim by Vietor as fantasy:
In the real world, the very immoderate PA has reneged on all its commitments. In addition to violating its obligations by unilaterally declaring statehood, the PA has also agreed to form a unity government with Hamas, a terrorist organization that is the Palestinian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood. The PA continues to endorse terrorism against Israel as “resistance.” Moreover, the PA most certainly does not recognize Israel’s right to exist. Back in November, for example, Adil Sadeq, a PA official writing in the official PA daily,Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, declared that Israelis “have a common mistake, or misconception by which they fool themselves, assuming that Fatah accepts them and recognizes the right of their state to exist, and that it is Hamas alone that loathes them and does not recognize the right of this state to exist. They ignore the fact that this state, based on a fabricated [Zionist] enterprise, never had any shred of a right to exist…” In sum, everything Obama is saying about Palestinian compliance is a lie. Even if we were not broke, we should not be giving the PA a dime. To borrow money so we can give it to them is truly nuts.
The White House knows it, too — which is why we only found out through the Friday night news dump.
Via: AtlasShrugs.com
Obama’s contempt for the American people knows no bounds. His islamophilia is putting us all at risk. There is no better way to jeopardize the security interests of the United Sates than by funding jihad.
From the Times of Israel, April 27:
US President Barack Obama has lifted a ban on financial aid to the Palestinian Authority.Obama stated that the aid was “important to the security interests of the United States.”
The US Congress froze a $192 million aid package to the Palestinian Authority after its president, Mahmoud Abbas, defied US pressure and sought to attain UN endorsement of Palestinian statehood last September. The presidential waiver means that aid can now be delivered….
The AFP news agency quoted White House spokesman Tommy Vietor as saying the $192 million aid package would be devoted to “ensuring the continued viability of the moderate PA government under the leadership of [Palestinian Authority] President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Salam Fayyad.”
Vietor added that the PA had fulfilled its major obligations, such as recognizing Israel’s right to exist, renouncing violence and accepting the Road Map for Peace.
Oh really? They’ve done all that, and yet still retail genocidal rhetoric about destroying Israel? Quite a balancing act.
While American corporate media has focused on yet another stale election between Wall Street-financed candidates, Occupy has been organizing something extraordinary: the first truly nationwide General Strike in U.S. history. Building on the international celebration of May Day, past General Strikes in U.S. cities like Seattle and Oakland, the recent May 1st Day Without An Immigrant demonstrations, the national general strikes in Spain this year, and the on-going student strike in Quebec, the Occupy Movement has called for A Day Without the 99% on May 1st, 2012. This in and of itself is a tremendous victory. For the first time, workers, students, immigrants, and the unemployed from over 125 U.S. cities will stand together for economic justice.
See below for what we believe to be the most comprehensive list yet compiled of cities where Occupy May Day events are being planned, as well as other resources. Note: This is a living document. Check back for updates! If you have any additional events, please let us know in the comment section of this article. You are encouraged to share this page in as many ways as possible!
Overview
Get Involved
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Event Schedule
To endorse this event, download the May Day Statement of Support (PDF) or fill out the online statement of support.
Opportunities for organizations to have a presence
at the event are available. Please contact the event coordinators above to arrange.
At noon on May 1st, we rally in Civic Center Park and make our voices heard. At 12:30 we march. At 1:30 we return to Civic Center Park and occupy until dusk with teach-ins, music, trading stations, food, and activities for all. Come together and let it be known that our labor is what makes this world function!
In recognizing the power of our labor, we also recognize that all of us have skills we contribute to the world. You can share that skill by contributing to the events of May Day in the park. The events of May Day will encompass all forms of public engagement using our shared power as workers. If you have a skill to share, contact the Occupy Denver May Day working group at mayday@occupydenver.org. All are welcome, so come down to Civic Center Park and join in the events taking place!
In solidarity with cities worldwide, the diverse communities of Denver will gather together as one powerful force demanding equality and justice for all. Around the world May 1st is known as International Worker’s Day. Recently in America, this day has become recognized as a time for standing up for immigrants’ rights. While fighting our struggles we’ve come to realize that our problems are connected, as are the solutions. We unite in action with Occupiers and Workers all over the globe fighting for a better tomorrow
Our homes are foreclosed, while banks are bailed out. Unemployment remains high, while the 1% continues to accumulate wealth. Federal funding for education is continuously cut, while the military budget skyrockets.
The strategy of divide and conquer has been used against us for too long; these created illusions keep us separate. The few who hold unprecedented power and wealth become deeply threatened as we realize they are reliant on us, WE HAVE THE TRUE POWER. Let them feel threatened, come together and join in solidarity over our common causes: HUMAN RIGHTS and ECONOMIC JUSTICE.
Stand up and take part in an action that demonstrates our true strength. Join us at Civic Center Park for May Day; we are the ones we have been waiting for!
A true alliance is based upon some self-interest of each group component and common interest into which they merge. –MLK, Jr.
Download the May Day Statement of Support (PDF)
Download a 4-up English/Spanish flyer with May Day 2012 schedule (PDF)
NoisyRoom By: AJ
Hundreds of OWS training workshops took place this month throughout the country, in all 50 states, including small rural areas. Inside one of the training workshops, attendees report that OWS is “specifically instructed to go to any and all Tea Party gatherings, rallies, etc., to be confrontational and create havoc and disruption.”
They are being trained to recruit and enlarge their numbers in their assigned geographic locations, to use the correct messaging, to incite any opponents, engage in confrontation, employ tactics to evade police blockades and create gridlock.
OWS workshops are extremely organized and clearly well funded. Each workshop had a trainer, DVD’s, handouts and a training manual.
OWS has deep pockets and they will be providing food, water, entertainment and more… just as we saw last Fall with the gourmet meals, tents, hotel rooms and printing presses for their newspapers.
OWS is not a grassroots movement, as demonstrated by the training, resources and coordination at their workshops. OWS is orchestrated and organized by George Soros’ MoveOn.org and Media Matters, Van Jones, Steve Lerner, Francis Fox-Piven, Barack Obama, Union leaders (e.g. SEIU, AFL/CIO, UAW), Communist Party USA (CPUSA), Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) and other radical far-left anti-American organizations who are dedicated to the destruction of our free market system and the overthrow of our Constitutional form of government.
Eric Holder, Barack Obama, the Democrat Party – including the Marxist/Communist members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus – and the news and print media are all in bed with OWS. Ordinary Americans cannot and should not expect that OWS will be held accountable for inciting riots, raping women (as they did the last time around) or for any other crimes they may commit.
Recall that under the Obama administration the New Black Panthers have not been held accountable for the crimes they have committed, union thugs have escaped their crimes, the Muslim Brotherhood is now welcomed into our White House, drug cartels and vicious gangs are aided and abetted by Obama’s Fast & Furious gun program, and on and on, so all indicators point to the top coming down on patriotic Americans, not those who commit crimes against them.
The “community organizer” front groups that finance and orchestrate OWS operations want riots to occur. Remember what Van Jones revealed… “Bottom Up” riots will enable the “Top Down” enforcement against innocent by-standers in order to turn our country “Inside Out” and give Obama the crisis he wants.
Manufacturing chaos via OWS will enable Obama to declare a National Emergency and invoke the unconstitutional powers he has amassed through Executive Order and recent legislation designed to transform our country. Indefinite detainment of Americans without charge or trail, suspending the Constitution and ushering in their new totalitarian form of government, taking over more industries and seizing more of our money and property… that is their goal… to transform our way of life and end Liberty as we know it.
Unless OWS is confronted by strong local police enforcement and city officials, they will create the crisis that will not go to waste by the Obama administration, his all-powerful Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and his brown shirts who will act as his Civilian National Security Force that’s just as strong, just as powerful and just as well-funded as our military.
SUGGESTIONS THAT MAY HELP TEA PARTY GATHERINGS:
Know that OWS creators, leaders and financiers are targeting Americans who want to restore and preserve our Constitutional Republic. Their plan is bottom up, top down and inside out. They intend to protect and promote their “Dear Leader” Obama and silence voices of opposition until the totalitarian transformation is complete. But we’re onto them and we outnumber them. Good must triumph over evil.
Reference:
American Bolsheviks – The Second Act
Reference:
American Bolsheviks – The Second Act
Update – Additional Suggestions By: Nachum
Keep in mind that the OWS organizers are always the same people and travel from site to site with their astroturfers to cause disruption with screaming, meeting interruptions, chants and possible violence.
A. Go to law enforcement in advance and tell them about your meeting and that rioters with a past record of violence may crash the meeting. Have the precinct captain on speed dial or better yet have a few uniformed officers in presence if possible.
B. Bring megaphones. Occupy disrupters are famous for screaming their “mike-check” repeatedly and chanting to force a meeting to its knees. Be prepared to respond LOUDLY to their chants and tell them to GO AWAY. Tell the owner of the restaurant or meeting hall that they may tell the police to evict people who have a record of violence or illegal behavior.
C. Take pictures and videos. Document the disrupters and present the pictures to the police to file charges. Get their names. Post their faces on the internet. Keep a list. Spread the list of faces and names to other Tea Party groups so these people may be spotted on sight and law enforcement notified if they come near a meeting location.
D. It is only their leaders that are well trained. The average ‘protester’ is given a script and chants nonsense. It’s possible the protester is a paid lackey. Andrew Breitbart would go up to the lackeys and ask them directly. He would put them on film, asking them if they were paid. They HATE when you do that. Look up his old vids on the internet. It is a how-to manual on kicking these agitators where they hurt most. It also might be future evidence in a trial.
Do nots:
A. Do not react with any violence. This is what they want.
B. Do not let them get you angry. They want you to react violently. So they may demand action from their friends in the administration to prosecute YOU. Even if you are in the right, you would be held as guilty.
In addition, the Tea Party should respond with a “playbook” for Tea Party meetings. A simple ‘check list’ for the leadership in the group can be done before any meeting. Include any of the above information along with proper forms for filing citizens arrest, publication of the agitators information for use by other groups that is easy to access, a “how to” file on uploading contact to Freedom Works or Youtube of the offenders and anything else of use for the upcoming election.
Occupywallstreet.org lays out the plan openly on its website:
“On May 1, 2012, autonomous direct action groups within Occupy Wall Street, as a part of the global mobilizations for general strike and economic non-compliance, will block one or more Manhattan-bound bridges or tunnels to protest the shameful opulence of the 1%.”
In addition to the planned transit blockade, Occupy is rallying factions across the country in solidarity with general strikes around the world: “For the first time, workers, students, immigrants, and the unemployed from over 115 U.S. cities will stand together for economic justice.”
The global breadth of the protests comes alongside recent Occupy efforts to tie itself to a long history of protest and social upheaval, including the NYC Fiscal Crisis of 1975:
“Last fall, when Occupy Wall Street blocked the Brooklyn Bridge for several hours, we were acting within a long line of protest in New York City that stretches back to the so-called Fiscal Crisis of 1975, which much like now, was a bank led assault against working people. In the summer of 1975, striking hospital employees, including doctors and nurses, blocked the Brooklyn Bridge. The bridge was even blocked by thousands of laid-off police, the very people who act as the guard dogs of the 1%.”
Occupy-affiliated websites have also begun to highlight the history and significance of New York’s Union Square, which is currently the makeshift daily headquarters of the movement after they were evicted from their Zuccotti Park encampment.
The storied Marxist-activist past of Union Square is unknown to most New Yorkers (and the rest of America) but shows that the Occupiers have added a knowledge of history to their organizational tactics and digital media savvy. According to OccupyWallSt.org, Union Square,
“started being used for political rallies soon after notable Labor Day marches in the 1860s (the traditional spring festival of May Day became International Worker’s Day to many after the 1886 Haymarket incident in Chicago), but … it is really only in the beginning of the 20th Century when the use for political demonstrations really began.” Specifically, the IWW (Industrial Workers of the World) starts to have a lot of events.”
It also appears that the Occupiers may use a dual-pronged approach on May Day, as some major labor unions have applied for and received a legal protest permit to walk from Union Square to Battery Park at the bottom of Manhattan.
But that legal protest activity by no means precludes the possibility of disruptive illegal protest– even so-called “Black bloc” tactics— from defining the May Day General strike. The Occupiers themselves point out that:
“both the Brooklyn Bridge and the Holland Tunnel were shut down during protests of the shooting death of Sean Bell. But this May 1, we will create the biggest shut down the city of New York has ever seen.”
Where is this all going? What purpose does the general strike serve in the broader context of the Occupy movement?
Learn everything you need to know about the Occupy Movement, where it‘s been and where it’s going, in my this ebook Occupy: American Spring, the Making of a Revolution, available now for pre-order and officially released tomorrow (April 24th).
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