Obama Wonders What McCain Will Call Him Next: A Communist?

By: Maria Gavrilovic
Topics: Barack Obama

(CBS)

From CBS News' Maria Gavrilovic:

(RALEIGH, N.C.) - Barack Obama may have shared his toys and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches in grade school, but that doesn't make him a socialist or a communist, he argued at a rally here today.

Blasting back at McCain's criticism of his tax plan, Obama ridiculed his opponent's assertion.

"He's called me a socialist for wanting to roll back the Bush tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans so we can finally give tax relief to the middle class. I don't know what's next," Obama said at a rally at the Halifax mall here.

"By the end of the week, he'll be accusing me of being a secret communist because I shared my toys in kindergarten. I shared my peanut butter and jelly sandwich."

While he continued to link McCain to George Bush, Obama linked himself up with Bill Clinton.

"I've got economic theories that are similar to Bill Clinton's and he's got economic theories that are similar to George Bush's - you can look and see which one worked and which one didn't." The shout-out to Clinton comes on the same day the former president will appear at a nighttime rally in Florida with Obama.

McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds blasted back at the Obama after the event.

"No one cares what Barack Obama does with his toys, but Americans do care that he wants to raise taxes, add a trillion dollars in new spending and redistribute your hard-earned paycheck as he sees fit," Bounds said.

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by aussifaire October 31, 2008 5:30 AM EDT: Since when has society been so warped that it''s okay to place into office someone with such lifelong amicable ties to people/organizations whom are backed by guerilla''s

WHILE DEPRIVING WE THE PEOPLE of our VOICE to be heard in order to SILENCE we the people.

WHILE DEPRIVING our DECENT, LAW ABIDING citizens of the enjoyment of our RIGHTS TO LAWFULLY BEAR ARMS?

Only to place our government at the mercy of someone whom has such lifelong ties to associations of guerilla''s and extremist behavior.

DID you know that throughout history the Marxists/socialists motto has been -Let''s spread the wealth in order to bamboozle the public to elect them.

Perhaps, the right catch phrase for this election should be ---WAKE UP AMERICA FOR THE FREEDOMS YOU SAVE WILL BE YOUR OWN!!; Reply to this comment


by aussifaire October 31, 2008 5:29 AM EDT: Since when has society been so warped that it''s okay to place into office someone with such lifelong amicable ties to people/organizations whom are backed by guerilla''s

WHILE DEPRIVING WE THE PEOPLE of our VOICE to be heard in order to SILENCE we the people.

WHILE DEPRIVING our DECENT, LAW ABIDING citizens of the enjoyment of our RIGHTS TO LAWFULLY BEAR ARMS?

Only to place our government at the mercy of someone whom has such lifelong ties to associations of guerilla''s and extremist behavior.

DID you know that throughout history the Marxists/socialists motto has been -Let''s spread the wealth in order to bamboozle the public to elect them.

Perhaps, the right catch phrase for this election should be ---WAKE UP AMERICA FOR THE FREEDOMS YOU SAVE WILL BE YOUR OWN!!; Reply to this comment


by aussifaire October 31, 2008 5:28 AM EDT: Since when has society been so warped that it''s okay to place into office someone with such lifelong amicable ties to people/organizations whom are backed by guerilla''s

WHILE DEPRIVING WE THE PEOPLE of our VOICE to be heard in order to SILENCE we the people.

WHILE DEPRIVING our DECENT, LAW ABIDING citizens of the enjoyment of our RIGHTS TO LAWFULLY BEAR ARMS?

Only to place our government at the mercy of someone whom has such lifelong ties to associations of guerilla''s and extremist behavior.

DID you know that throughout history the Marxists/socialists motto has been -Let''s spread the wealth in order to bamboozle the public to elect them.

Perhaps, the right catch phrase for this election should be ---WAKE UP AMERICA FOR THE FREEDOMS YOU SAVE WILL BE YOUR OWN!!; Reply to this comment


by aussifaire October 31, 2008 5:27 AM EDT: Obama and the DEMOCRATS agenda says our Constitution is flawed
2. because we are a Nation whom refuses to accept socialized medicine, it has no plus side to it It only grants medical community the right to not care if someone dies while waiting for treatment.

why would WE THE PEOPLE whom have worked so hard for so long to pay into this SOCIAL SECURITY, MEDICARE want to be left abandoned at the ''most frail time of health and age" to the mercy of socialized medicine?

3. because we as a nation want the freedom to peacably and wihtout breaking the law enjoy our right to bear arms.

WHY would anyone think it''s Okay to turn the SAFETY of WE THE PEOPLE over to a president whom to the present accepts funds and has a lifelong history of amicably close involvement with someone like ayers whom openly is involved with organizations involved with guerilla''s.; Reply to this comment


by aussifaire October 31, 2008 5:25 AM EDT: Obama and the DEMOCRATS agenda says our Constitution is flawed

1. because WE THE PEOPLE are a nation whom refuse to be without the right to lobby for affordable SOC. SEC, medicare without privatizing and without loss of services.

Without the petitioning rights thru lobbying anyone can pillage SOCIAL SECURITY and medicare and there isn''t anything anyone can do about.

Everyone knows business will always find cash to make it''s voice heard even without "lobbying rights"

Here to the present he has 47 lobbyists and counting.

So, here is a man whom has enjoyed the right to lobby in furthering his career while seeking to deprive WE THE PEOPLE of ours.; Reply to this comment


by aussifaire October 31, 2008 5:22 AM EDT: what is Bill Ayers ideology?

Here a copy & paste from wikipedia quoting a statement made by Bill Ayers as late as 1995, the SAME year he was helping to launch Obama%u2019s political career:

"I am a radical, Leftist, small ''c'' communist ... [Laughs] Maybe I''m the last communist who is willing to admit it. [Laughs] We have always been small ''c'' communists in the sense that we were never in the [Communist] party and never Stalinists. The ethics of Communism still appeal to me. I don''t like Lenin as much as the early Marx. [27)

In June 1974, Weather Underground released a 151-page volume titled Prairie Fire, which stated: "We are a guerrilla organization [...] We are communist women and men underground in the United States [...]

In 1966 Obama was funded by MARXISTS for more than a "few" years. To the present he has socialist backing/approval.

In his college years OBAMA says in a book that he preferred the communistic/socialist circles.; Reply to this comment


by aussifaire October 31, 2008 5:22 AM EDT: what is Bill Ayers ideology?

Here a copy & paste from wikipedia quoting a statement made by Bill Ayers as late as 1995, the SAME year he was helping to launch Obama%u2019s political career:

"I am a radical, Leftist, small ''c'' communist ... [Laughs] Maybe I''m the last communist who is willing to admit it. [Laughs] We have always been small ''c'' communists in the sense that we were never in the [Communist] party and never Stalinists. The ethics of Communism still appeal to me. I don''t like Lenin as much as the early Marx. [27)

In June 1974, Weather Underground released a 151-page volume titled Prairie Fire, which stated: "We are a guerrilla organization [...] We are communist women and men underground in the United States [...]

In 1966 Obama was funded by MARXISTS for more than a "few" years. To the present he has socialist backing/approval.

In his college years OBAMA says in a book that he preferred the communistic/socialist circles.; Reply to this comment


by aussifaire October 31, 2008 5:21 AM EDT: So let%u2019s see now, Bill Ayers Obama not only lived in same neighborhood as Obama but directly worked with Obama for 2 years and also hosted a %u201Ccoffee%u201D to help Obama start his first run for office. to enable Obama to begin his political career. Bill Ayers also contributed financial help to get Obama re-elected to office.

IN SPITE OF THE FACT Bill Ayers bombed U.S. buildings and property and was a fugitive from justice in the late 60%u2019s, does this prove that Obama has or is doing anything wrong? Absolutely not!

However, you can be sure that Obama shares much of the same ideology as Bill Ayers for Bill Ayers to be willing to help launch Obama%u2019s political career and financially donate to his election campaign.; Reply to this comment


by aussifaire October 31, 2008 5:21 AM EDT: So let%u2019s see now, Bill Ayers Obama not only lived in same neighborhood as Obama but directly worked with Obama for 2 years and also hosted a %u201Ccoffee%u201D to help Obama start his first run for office. to enable Obama to begin his political career. Bill Ayers also contributed financial help to get Obama re-elected to office.

IN SPITE OF THE FACT Bill Ayers bombed U.S. buildings and property and was a fugitive from justice in the late 60%u2019s, does this prove that Obama has or is doing anything wrong? Absolutely not!

However, you can be sure that Obama shares much of the same ideology as Bill Ayers for Bill Ayers to be willing to help launch Obama%u2019s political career and financially donate to his election campaign.; Reply to this comment


by aussifaire October 31, 2008 5:21 AM EDT: So let%u2019s see now, Bill Ayers Obama not only lived in same neighborhood as Obama but directly worked with Obama for 2 years and also hosted a %u201Ccoffee%u201D to help Obama start his first run for office. to enable Obama to begin his political career. Bill Ayers also contributed financial help to get Obama re-elected to office.

IN SPITE OF THE FACT Bill Ayers bombed U.S. buildings and property and was a fugitive from justice in the late 60%u2019s, does this prove that Obama has or is doing anything wrong? Absolutely not!

However, you can be sure that Obama shares much of the same ideology as Bill Ayers for Bill Ayers to be willing to help launch Obama%u2019s political career and financially donate to his election campaign.; Reply to this comment