Posted by
Seaspook on Saturday, November 18, 2006 11:12:05 AM
US politics have traditionally been centrist with a leaning to right or left. In fact our two major parties have actually traded sides of center over the years. There is and has been fringe elements such has hard core socialist or communist groups on the Left and fascists on the Right.
The fringe elements have had periods of influence such as the KKK in the early 40's and Socialists/Communists during the Great Depression and early 40's, but have never had general acceptance and for the most part operate publicly, albeit in camouflage. Generally, they know their ultimate aims are not acceptable to the general public and use benign or patriotic slogans for their activist programs and hide interaction and cooperation with and support for more acceptable, mainstream organizations and political parties.
Generally, the Democratic Party shies away from any public association with Socialist and Communist organizations and the Republican Party tries to keep evangelical Christian political groups at a friendly distance and stay completely away from fascist groups like the Klan and Skinheads.
The Democratic Party elite; however, are not so averse to association with the far left. They never publicly espouse far left ideology or admit association with such groups, but there is evidence of cooperation and association. Many leftist radicals of the 60's and 70's are now posing as moderates in senior positions of the Democratic Party. Ted Kennedy: In the early 80's Ted was in contact with 'the General Secretary of the Soviet Union's Communist Party, Yuri Andropov, to propose a kind of public relations strategy to counter President Reagan's defense policy initiatives toward the Soviet Union, policies that Kennedy felt were too aggressive.
'Around this same time, Kennedy wrote a March 1984 article for Rolling Stone magazine in which he said that Reagan officials were "talking peace in 1984 as a prelude to making war in 1985." And he wrote of his "fears about an administration whose officials have spoken of winnable nuclear conflict." That was a reckless, irresponsible allegation, to be sure. Yet, it further illustrates where Kennedy was coming from: Clearly, Senator Kennedy was worried about the U.S.-Soviet confrontation spiralling out of control and going nuclear. He was seeking to defuse a situation that he thought could lead to nuclear war. His motivations were peaceful. This is not to say, of course, that what Kennedy allegedly did was not an example of very poor judgment and does not deserve heavy criticism, which it does. And what Kennedy did was obviously extraordinary.
'In the KGB letter, which was written by the head of the KGB, Viktor Chebrikov, Chebrikov said that Kennedy was "very impressed" with Andropov. So, Kennedy was, By Chebrikov's account, impressed by Andropov but fearful of Reagan. Kennedy literally seemed more trustful of the Soviet dictator than the American president; that's a fair interpretation of Kennedy's thinking, based upon what Chebrikov reported to Andropov in the memo.'
'This kind of thinking is still common among much of the left today, as many liberals fear the conservative Republican president more than the dictator-enemy the president is trying to defeat. Today, there are many on the left who will tell you that George W. Bush is a greater threat to peace than Saddam Hussein ever was. This is a continuing example of poor judgment by the likes of Ted Kennedy. '
Jimah *&@#$ Carter: 'In the same month that Jimmy Carter was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, a new book reveals that Carter may be guilty of treason, based on newly unearthed Soviet documents.
And just days after it was announced that Carter had won the Peace Prize, North Korea announced that it had atomic weapons and some "worse stuff."
Carter, the so-called "peacemaker," had been instrumental in the early '90s in "mediating" U.S.-Korean relations, an effort that led to Clinton policies that actually helped North Korea build and acquire these weapons.
Isn't it odd that a man who has helped so many tyrants and dictators through the years should get the Nobel Peace Prize?
This book offers damning evidence that Jimmy Carter, as both president and citizen, may have committed treason by enlisting the help of the Soviet Union in the 1980 and 1984 presidential elections.
Schweizer combed through once-secret KGB and Communist Party files. What he discovered about Jimmy Carter is very disturbing.
Documents show, according to Schweizer, that in the closing days of the 1980 campaign, the Carter "White House dispatched Armand Hammer to the Soviet Embassy for a secret meeting with Ambassador Dobrynin."
Hammer told Dobrynin that Carter was "clearly alarmed at the way things stood in the election campaign."
Hammer asked for Soviet help, especially to help Jewish emigration, which would have helped Carter's standing in key electoral states. Hammer promised, "Carter won't forget that service if he is re-elected."
Carter once again sought the Soviets' help in 1984.
Carter was out of office then, but he still felt the need to visit Ambassador Dobrynin at his Washington home.
According to the Soviet document, Carter came to complain about Reagan and his defense buildup.
Carter told Dobrynin that if the Soviets didn't do something about Reagan, "there would not be a single agreement on arms control, especially on nuclear arms, as long as Reagan remained in power."
Carter's intention was clear. He wanted the Russians to intervene in some way to help get a Democrat back into the White House.
This new evidence questions Jimmy Carter's patriotism.'
John Kerry (Viet Nam): 'The spontaneous antiwar movements in the US have received assistance and guidance from the friendly ((VC/NVN)) delegations at the Paris Peace Talks.
-- Circular on Antiwar Movements in the US. The reference to "VC" indicates the Vietcong; "NVN" is the North Vietnamese government.
This sentence is particularly important in light of John Kerry's admission that he met with leaders of both communist delegations to the Paris Peace Talks in June 1970, including Madame Binh, foreign minister of the Provisional Revolutionary Government (PRG) of South Vietnam, also known as the Vietcong. FBI files record that Kerry returned to Paris to meet with the North Vietnamese delegation in August of 1971, and planned a third trip in November.
Prior to the discovery of the Circular, there was no direct evidence that Hanoi was actually steering the U.S. antiwar movement's activities by conveying Hanoi's goals and wishes to movement leaders during their frequent visits to Paris, though many investigators had assumed that to be the case. Further analysis of this document supports the contention that Madame Binh used her Paris meeting with John Kerry to instruct him on how he and the VVAW might best serve as Hanoi's surrogates in the United States. In the spring and summer of 1971, a key strategy of Hanoi was to advance what was known as Madame Binh's Seven Point Peace Plan.
Kerry's use of POW families directly advanced the North Vietnamese communist agenda as described by enemy defectors and in the newly discovered Circular, which suggests that Madame Binh had recommended the same course of action to antiwar activists meeting with her in Paris.'
'A Ho Chi Minh City museum that honors Vietnam war protesters features a photograph of Sen. John Kerry being greeted by the general secretary of the Communist Party, Comrade Do Muoi.
Epstein said the display photograph's "unquestionable significance lies in its placement in the American protesters' section of the War Crimes Museum" in Ho Chi Minh City, the former Saigon.
"The Vietnamese communists clearly recognize John Kerry's contributions to their victory," he said. "This find can be compared to the discovery of a painting of Neville Chamberlain hanging in a place of honor in Hitler's Eagle's Nest in 1945." '
John Kerry (
Nicaragua)
: 'One of Kerry's first antiwar acts as Senator came just weeks after he took office, when in April 1985 he joined Senator Tom Harkin, another former Vietnam War protestor,14 in traveling to Nicaragua on a self-appointed "fact-finding" mission to find evidence that the Reagan administration had exaggerated the Communist threat posed by the Sandinista regime. Later in 1985, Kerry's staff received a tip alleging illegal CIA support to the Sandinistas' enemies, the Contras. Follow-up investigation of the tip Kerry's staff received, in conjunction with a leak to the Lebanese paper Ash-Shiraa, led to what became the Iran-Contra scandal.'
'A few days after Kerry's visit to Nicaragua, Sandinista leaders flew to Moscow to talk to Soviet leaders about strengthening Soviet-Nicaraguan ties. The Soviets had been active in Latin America since the 1920s, and had been increasing their activity significantly since Fidel Castro came to power in Cuba in 1959. '
'...During this period Kerry's legislative aide was an IPS member named Gary Porter, who had previously worked for a KGB-linked pro-Vietcong news outlet called Dispatch News Service....'
'...Kerry's colleague Harkin helped raise money for front groups supporting the Sandinistas and other Communist groups in Latin America.22 Kerry's contact with this network of associates prompted the FBI to probe whether his investigation of the Contras was being assisted by Nicaraguan intelligence....'.
Nancy Pelosi: Representative Pelosi served 'on the executive committee of the socialist-leaning Progressive Caucus, a bloc of about 60 votes or nearly 30 percent of the minority vote in the lower chamber.
Until 1999, the website of the Progressive Caucus was hosted by the Democratic Socialists of America. Following an expose of the link between the two organizations in WorldNetDaily, the Progressive Caucus established its own website under the auspices of Congress. Another officer of the Progressive Caucus, and one of its guiding lights, is avowed socialist Rep. Bernie Sanders, the Vermont independent.
The Democratic Socialists of America's chief organizing goal is to work within the Democratic Party and remove the stigma attached to "socialism" in the eyes of most Americans.
"Stress our Democratic Party strategy and electoral work," explains an organizing document of the DSA. "The Democratic Party is something the public understands, and association with it takes the edge off. Stressing our Democratic Party work will establish some distance from the radical subculture and help integrate you to the milieu of the young liberals."
Nevertheless, the goal of the Democratic Socialists of America has never been deeply hidden. Prior to the cleanup of its website in 1999, the DSA included a song list featuring "The Internationale," the worldwide anthem of communism and socialism. Another song on the site was "Red Revolution" sung to the tune of "Red Robin." The lyrics went: "When the Red Revolution brings its solution along, along, there'll be no more lootin' when we start shootin' that Wall Street throng. ..." Another song removed after WorldNetDaily's expose was "Are You Sleeping, Bourgeoisie?" The lyrics went: "Are you sleeping? Are you sleeping? Bourgeoisie, Bourgeoisie. And when the revolution comes, We'll kill you all with knives and guns, Bourgeoisie, Bourgeoisie."
Hillary Clinton: 'The IPS is described as a Washinton-based "Think Factory", which helped train extremist who incite violence in the United States and whose educational research serves as a cover for intrigue and political agitation" (FBI file 175-398). Another description given is that the "IPS apparently exercises considerable influence in the New Left Movement and may have as its goal the destruction of the United States Government/" Mainstream media, usually very liberal, has described the IPS as follows: Wall Street Journal... "A funnel for disinformation", Forbes.... "A radical Washington propaganda mill", National Review... "The perfect intellectual front for Soviet activities which would be resisted if they were to originate openly from the KGB. HILLARY CLINTON first had contact with the IPS while at Yale. She served on the board of editors of the quarterly, Yale Review of Law and Social Action. The Spring 1970 issue featured and aricle by IPS director Robert Borosage. While serving as Director and Chair of the Board of the New World Foundation in 1987/1988 Hillary Clinton gave money to several far left groups including IPS. In addition, Hillary Clinton gave money money to pro-communist groups, who were closely associated with IPS. Hillary gave $5000.00 to the Committee in Support of the People of El Salvador (CISPES - a supporter of Marxist Salavadoran guerillas), and which has been classified as a communist front organization. Hillary gave $15,000.00 to the National Lawyers Guild, an official adjunct of the Communist Party USA. Committee on Un-American Activities, House Report 3123 on National Lawyers Guild - 1950: "NLG is the foremost legal bulwark of the Communist Party (and) it's front organizations (which) since its inception has never failed to rally to the legal defense of the Communist Party and individual members thereof, including known espionage agents." IPS Chairman, Peter Weiss, served on the Board of Trustees of the National Lawyers Guild.
The FBI has compiled 2705 pages of documents on this organization, 1743 of which are available to the public through the Freedom of Information Act. The FBI has withheld 962 pages of documents, and one of the reasons given is, "specifically authorized by an Executive (Presidential) Order to be kept secret in the interest of national defense." Another reason for withholding the 962 documents was given as follows.... "Records or information were compiled for law enforcement purposes and could reasonably be expected to disclose the identity of a confidential source."
In the last three years, the Progressive Caucus has been careful to moderate its image for mainstream consumption.
Granted, Joseph McCarthy got a little carried away with his hunting down of communists in the US, but we need someone like him again.