I’ve written before about Barack Obama’s radical past, a subject which Obama’s close relationship with Bill Ayers certainly fits in with. Now we find out that Barack Obama was a member of the Democratic Socialists of America. Are the American people really going to elect a socialist as president?
- Barack Obama attended and participated in meetings of the Chicago New Party and the Chicago DSA, the local affiliate of the Democratic Socialists of America.
- Barack Obama sought the endorsement of the Chicago DSA which required rigorous scrutiny by the party’s Political Committee as well as Mr. Obama’s signature on a contract promising “a visible and active relationship with the NP.”
- Barack Obama actively used the endorsement from the Chicago DSA.
- Barack Obama won his DSA-endorsed and -backed campaign to secure his seat in the Illinois State Senate.
- Barack Obama continued his involvement with the Chicago DSA — including directly asking the group to join “his task forces on Voter Education and Voter Registration” — and received their endorsements in subsequent campaigns.
Please read the whole piece. The fact that Barack Obama has ties to the Socialist Party should not surprise anyone who really knows about Barack Obama’s radical past. But, voters need to know what a radical Barack Obama really is. He was a member of the Socialist Party for years, and the socialists helped him win his first election in Chicago. Barack Obama is simply the most radical and dangerous presidential candidate in the history of the United States.
Update:
Tom Lifson has an excellent piece on Obama’s ties to the Socialist Party over at American Thinker.
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