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June 5, 2008

DeLay: 'Unless Obama Proves Me Wrong, He Is a Marxist'

@ 5:24 pm by Andy Barr

Former House Republican Leader Tom DeLay (Texas) called Barack Obama a "Marxist" on the Mike Gallagher radio show Thursday.

Explaining that Obama clinching the Democratic nomination is a good thing for John McCain, DeLay said Obama's "weakness" is that "nobody knows him."

"And if McCain does not define him as what he is — hey, I have said publicly, and I will again, that unless he proves me wrong, he is a Marxist," DeLay said.

The radio host agreed with DeLay, who is facing money laundering charges, saying Obama is "desperately trying to cover up what seems to be the kind of old school Marxist radical liberal failed ideology."

"Absolutely," DeLay said. "No doubt about it."

UPDATE: Think Progress has the audio.

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Tags: Barack Obama, Tom DeLay

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I'm just counting the days until Delay finds himself in the Crowbar Hotel and they throw away the key!

Comment by Ned Kay — June 5, 2008 @ 5:38 pm
Tom DeLay is a criminal. This guy needs to be in jail, not capitol hill. Why would anyone trust his slander?

Comment by Harper — June 5, 2008 @ 5:39 pm
Class warfare? Check.
Punishing the wealthy? Check.
The idea that capitalism is bad? Check.

Sounds like a Marxist to me.

Comment by Cajun Maverick — June 5, 2008 @ 5:43 pm
Most if not all democrats are marxist. They believe that Government is the answer to all of societies ills. Lets show the american public the colors that they truly represent which is the solid red of communism!

Comment by Paul S — June 5, 2008 @ 5:43 pm
Finally, someone with the guts to call Obama precisely what he is. I wish people would wake up and look underneath all that eloquent talk that comes from Obama's mouth.

Comment by Peter — June 5, 2008 @ 5:43 pm
We need to go Communist in the USA. Don't you all know how much better life would be if we just all went Communist? I know for a fact that Obama feels the saem way about this country as Rev. Wright does, and you should too.

Once Obama is elected, we will start to instill Re-education camps for all those who do not agree with us. Our day is coming. I, Larry the Liberal, has spoken.

Comment by Larry The Liberal — June 5, 2008 @ 5:44 pm
I can't believe DeLay said that!!! I mean, duh, what with Obama's "plan" to punish businesses, seize profits, his wife's echoed sentiments of admitted socialist and anti-capitalist Cornel West, and his support to institute government-run healthcare … "Marxist" is a label that should stick.

Comment by John K — June 5, 2008 @ 5:45 pm
Let us remember that the DA in Austin brought charges against DeLay for a law that was written two years after the alleged offenses took place. Not to mention the grandjury shopping the DA did to get an indictment. Or, to ignore the fact that if you paid up, the charges could be dropped by that DA…..paid to his own or his buddies campaign funds.

Comment by Leroy Johnson — June 5, 2008 @ 5:45 pm
Thankfully someone has said it. If you look at what Obama's positions are they are directly out of the Marxist playbook. Very few people realize that his political mentor is an admitted Marxist and Obama holds many of the same values. I just hope that the American people wake up and find an understanding just who this man really is before November's election. This man is scary and is bad news for the United States. The media has done everything possible to shield Obama from any scrutiny and it is time to pull back the curtains.

Comment by rbcintexas — June 5, 2008 @ 5:47 pm
This is not slander. With minimal research, one can easily discover the Marxist connections Obama has had during his mysterious rise to prominence in the Democrat Party.

Comment by Norma T — June 5, 2008 @ 5:48 pm
DeLay is correct. Obama attended a church for 20 years that preaches "black liberation theology" which is simply Marxism masquerading as Christianity. (Farakhan and Pleger are also Marxists in Muslim and Catholic guise, that's why they have so much in common.) See the insightful article by Kyle-Anne Shiver at American Thinker dot com.

Comment by Fensler — June 5, 2008 @ 5:49 pm
There, some Republican finally used the M word. Capitalism and freedom has lost battle after battle due to the refusal of the Republicans to identify the Marxists as Marxists. The Marxist tactic of demonizing those who speak the truth has been very effective with those whose theological philosophical foundation supposedly holds the truth as the penultimate standard.

Comment by Kris — June 5, 2008 @ 5:50 pm
The problem we have is that both Candidates, McCain and Obama are Marxists. Bob Barr looks to be the only choice to keep Capitalism going.

Comment by Brando — June 5, 2008 @ 5:52 pm
Delay is a criminal ,a racists and a moron. The Far right will never rule America again .

Comment by Dan M — June 5, 2008 @ 5:52 pm
If Obama is a "Marxist" then surely DeLay is "Nazi."

Namecalling by criminal blowhards grasping for relevance is just sad.

Comment by bob — June 5, 2008 @ 5:55 pm
Unless he proves me wrong, Tom DeLay is a rapist and Satan worshiper.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=mariana+islands+delay&btnG=Search

Comment by Hobgobbler — June 5, 2008 @ 5:56 pm
Do any of you know the meaning of the word 'communist'?

Unless Obama is for the abolition of ownership of property, and for the state control of all businesses, then he is not a communist.

Anyone saying this is just trying to be provocative.

Come now, we can beat him with the truth, we don't need to lie to beat Obama.

Comment by BD Knight — June 5, 2008 @ 5:56 pm
You Rock DeLay!

Comment by John Q. Public — June 5, 2008 @ 5:57 pm
"hey, I have said publicly, and I will again, that unless he proves me wrong, he is a Marxist," DeLay said"

Delay is a pedohpile….you know, until he proves me wrong that is!

Comment by Commonsense — June 5, 2008 @ 5:57 pm
The right wing is name calling and hoping all the uneducated, one issue backers like pro life'rs agree with them.

Can't you see what George has done to our Country. And you think an old fella like McCain can make America better.

By the way….Where the heck is Osama Bin Laden?
Do you think you made a wise choice with Jr? McCain is more of the same my friends!

Comment by Ben — June 5, 2008 @ 5:57 pm
Marxism means many things, but any definition that doesn't include the nationalization of all agriculture and industry is pretty off base. Last I heard, this is not something Obama has proposed. Even if you don't like Obama or his policies, you should understand that ignoring the meaning of words makes them worthless. Find a new slur.

Comment by Mark — June 5, 2008 @ 5:57 pm
well, it's about time a person with intellect, professionalism and integrity states the fact; bho is a classical marxist. right on! taking wealth from the productive and giving it to the fat, lazy, stupid, unproductive, whores and uneducated. hey, that's makes sense!

Comment by tom richards — June 5, 2008 @ 5:59 pm
Karl or Groucho?

Comment by Sally Frank — June 5, 2008 @ 5:59 pm
If Obama is a far left Marxist, what does that make Fidel Castro? You brainless fools leave yourselves no objective wiggle room when you make absurd statements like that..what's worse, you don't even see the irony when someone like Tom Delay gives you your talking points. Could you be any more stupid? Is it physically possible?

Comment by MacGuffin — June 5, 2008 @ 6:00 pm
Most people are too stupid in this country to even know what Marxist is. That's what an American education will get you. Might as well just stick to race, religion, guns, and abortion.

Your right, Obama does have a problem, know one knows him. McCain has a bigger problem, people do know him, and have seen him perform some wicked 180's on his policy's since becoming the nominee. Looks like the straight talk express is full of flip-flops.

My Question to McCain is this… How many times a day does a 72 year old man change his diaper?

Comment by adam — June 5, 2008 @ 6:01 pm
Until Tom Delay proves me wrong, he's a homosexual pedophile. Same old crap from a marginalized money-launderer. Enjoy prison, Tom.

Comment by kinkydem — June 5, 2008 @ 6:02 pm
Hey Hey Tom DeLay

How much drug money have you laundered today

Comment by croucho marx — June 5, 2008 @ 6:03 pm
Oh you silly fascists.

Comment by Bill — June 5, 2008 @ 6:03 pm
There are a lot of clueless Democrats out there….and if Obamination is elected its their fault that AMERICA IS DOOMED.

Comment by John Free — June 5, 2008 @ 6:03 pm
Ain't McCarthyism grand? You don't have to prove your case, you only have to make the accusation, and put the burden of proof on the accused.

That, my friends, is straight out of the book of Stalin.

Who is the Marxist, then?

Comment by Reb Ubsr Doumb — June 5, 2008 @ 6:04 pm
This is irresponsible of Tom Delay as he appears to be trying to re-insert himself into the national debate. The notion that Barack is anything resembling a marxist shows Tom Delay's little understanding of a) Obama's positions and b) the definition of marxism.

Obama wants smaller government if you haven't paid attention - considering the current administration has vastly expanded the government's role in the everyday individual. (taken your shoes off lately?) He wants to roll back a lot of the Republican actions - but the biggest reason he is nowhere near a marxist, esp in Delay's insenuation, is that he wants open, transparent government. (Notice he told the DNC to stop taking money from PACS and Lobbyists today.)

Regardless - Delay is only ruining his own future prospects by slandering a political candidate, esp one as known as Obama (let's face it, he's not unknown now)

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Comment by David — June 5, 2008 @ 6:05 pm
HaHa…ever notice that the "vast Right wing" consists of about 12 neo-ego-cons? Fox news has the same four neocons grousing on everyday on all of their shows(Morris, Vanity, Beetle Barnes and sour Kraut)…talk radio has a few (Vanity, tin-Levin, etc). A few crooks thrown in (Delay, Ollie North) and you've got the whole Right wing team. These millionaire losers WANT Obama in so they can gripe more and make more money off the stupid chior they preach to.

Comment by Replubliboob — June 5, 2008 @ 6:06 pm
OBAMA wants the UN to rule America….LOOK AT HIS VOTING RECORD FOLKS

Me—I writing in RON PAUL

With a clear conscience.

Comment by John Free — June 5, 2008 @ 6:07 pm
Marxism is no biggy. Marxism is untenable and quickly falls apart whenever it is tried. The problem is that it is then replaced with Stalinism. Obama with his nose out of joint because people don't apreciate his destruction of the economy for their own good, and surrounded by true believers who blame it on the "reactionary" conservatives and "bitter" religious believers, that's what you have to worry about. Canada won't be near big enough.

Comment by John Bull — June 5, 2008 @ 6:07 pm
This made Drudge, so we're sure to see an onslaught of the lunatic fringe.

DeLay is a venal, corrupt criminal. I sincerely doubt anybody (except for the aforementioned lunatic fringe) gives a damn about his opinion.

Comment by AMB — June 5, 2008 @ 6:08 pm
I just wonder if DeLay has stopped beating his wife yet.

Comment by AMB — June 5, 2008 @ 6:09 pm
The left in this country does not care the Obama is a Marxist. If you watch these comments they will either 1) denounce Delay to divert the issue, or 2) go to the other extreme and say Obama can't be a Marxist because he hasn't tried to seize all the property yet.

Unfortunately many, perhaps most, on the left are actually into socialism. So even if they realize it's true, they'll deny it to get Obama elected.

However, no one on the left is willing to debate his stance on the issues, point by point, to see just how much he leans towards socialism in nearly everything he believes.

Comment by Shakem — June 5, 2008 @ 6:11 pm
Is it irresponsible to suggest that until it is proven otherwise, Tom Delay is morally bankrupt, and the human equivalent of a gutter ball.

Comment by Tom — June 5, 2008 @ 6:11 pm
Of course Obama is a closet Marxist, so is Hillary Clinton. Good debate question: how do you differ in approach to government from Karl Marx? (uhhhhh…)

Comment by R Barr — June 5, 2008 @ 6:12 pm
Larry,
Spend one year in China and see if you come back with the same feelings about communism. Dare you tough guy.

Comment by Tolarry Liberal — June 5, 2008 @ 6:13 pm
DeLay displays the ignorance typical of senior republicans when it comes to substantial issues, being it the difference between Shiites and Sunni, or as in this case between Marxists and a person who suggests societies have responsibilities towards its members. Let us forgive them being confused, it is quite common in the frail and elderly.

Comment by mdk — June 5, 2008 @ 6:13 pm
Multinational capitalism has the unfortunate side effect of systemic amorality, which is the complement of the profit principle. Perhaps some checks on that institutionalized phenomenon, via Obama's morally earnest policy ideas, will do something about that.

Comment by John Aristides — June 5, 2008 @ 6:16 pm
TOM COME BACK WE NEED YOU !!!!!!!!!!!!

We lose you, Dick Army and the soul of congress and then the majority
Tom Delay for Congress 2010 !!!!!!!!!

Comment by Paul Scipio — June 5, 2008 @ 6:19 pm
Fascism is a more totalitarian form of socialism and communism. Stalin started calling anyone who differed with his brand of communism fascist.

Progressives in this country liked fascism untill Hitler. Both German and Italian fascist parties were socialist.

Liberalism is liberty, less government thus rightwing, ie… liberal economics, liberal arts universities ect…

Do you think libertines want a government telling them what they could not do?

We must get take our language back to educate people.

As for people dogging Delay, he may be all what you say, but is he wrong? No.

Read history people!!!!

Comment by The Patriot — June 5, 2008 @ 6:21 pm
yes, because we should all trust this crook facing money laundering charges.

Comment by susa — June 5, 2008 @ 6:22 pm
Labeling, labeling, labeling with so many varied meanings is the best DeLay can come up with; remember his roots are in the extermination business and his thinking/comments are as low as a cockroach.

There will be some percentage of the society who will accept such narrow views; however the vast majority will reject DeLay as did the U.S. Congress.

Comment by Lou — June 5, 2008 @ 6:23 pm
hey MACGOOFBALL (Comment by MacGuffin) - your comment makes no sense, "If Obama is a far left Marxist, what does that make Fidel Castro? answer, you idiot, a marxist!

another idiotic comment, "You brainless fools leave yourselves no objective wiggle room when you make absurd statements like that…" what the hell does this comment mean, other than the fact that it's absurb?

what's worse, you don't even see the irony when someone like Tom Delay gives you your talking points. Could you be any more stupid? Is it physically possible? more examples of an uneducated imbecile trying to formulate cogent sentences. dope, try taking some college courses at the local junior college.

Comment by tom richards — June 5, 2008 @ 6:23 pm
sam -

I miss t D …what a man what ideas!

Comment by sam — June 5, 2008 @ 6:25 pm
Now that Obama is nominated 'the earth can begin to heal'. -gag me

Comment by Cindy — June 5, 2008 @ 6:25 pm
Delay is a morally bankrupt, greedy felon. Why anyone would listen to him is beyond me. The fact that so many do make me really question the health of our country.

I've yet to see anyone here correctly define Marxism.

Comment by Thug LIfe — June 5, 2008 @ 6:25 pm
Marxist? Why aren't you Republican hypocrites upset by the name calling, after all you cry big tears when the Bush Regime is compared to Fascists, which when compared to Fascism in Italy under Mussolini is much more accurate than comparing Liberal Democrats to Marxists. Take a look at a picture of Tom Delay, put a little mustache on it and you have a picture of a chubby Adolf Hitler, listen to him rant and he's even more like Adolf.

Fascists also have a long relationship with the Bush family, Grandpa Bush had his assets seized in 42′ under the trading with the enemy Act, and Bush41 was forced to dismiss two former Nazi's from his campaign committee back in 88′.

There's a reason only two Senators have been elected to the Presidency in the past 100 years, most have been in Office for many years and like McCain have left a very long trail of slime, Obama's trail is only 2 years long.

Comment by Lew — June 5, 2008 @ 6:26 pm
McCain is a big government progressive.

Obama is an inept socialist.

Hillary is a fascist.

Most of the comments here are uneducated ramblings of weak minds and weaker of charactor.

Comment by The Patriot — June 5, 2008 @ 6:26 pm
If Obama were to become have the President GWB has been, the country will be well serve.

Comment by eddie — June 5, 2008 @ 6:26 pm
Obama isn't a Marxist.
He is a hard left, Paleo-liberal.

And you can note the knuckledraggers who wish to affirm the primacy of the Obamaist ideology, from their postings.

His membership in Rev. Wright's church, calls into question his commitment to a color blind society!

His willingness to associate with Weather Underground terrorists / Communists Dorn and Ayers only serve to highlight his Paleo-liberalism!

Comment by James X — June 5, 2008 @ 6:27 pm
It's really funny how some folks deal in such absolutes about Obama…the same folks that talk about conservatism have cheered over the last 7+ years, the "new Conservatives" commonly referred to as "neocons" allowed gov't ( size, intrusion and debt) to grow more than it has under any previous administration without batting an eye. Get it right. Obama wants everybody to have the opportunity to achieve the promise of this country. It doesn't mean going after every cent any rich person has ever made. It means setting an agenda to move the country forward and getting the nation onboard. Corporations act in their own best interests, regardless of whether or not they realize they are part of our countries and communities. I think Obama will help gently remind them profit margin isn't the only concern. What does profit margin mean if you're killing the middle class golden goose?

Comment by PHCDR Herm — June 5, 2008 @ 6:27 pm
I am amazed at how little most Americans (and especially Republicans) know about the world.

England, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Denmark, and Norway have successful Social Democratic governemnts that are far left of any American liberal politics. They have social security, free education, free healthcare, and plenty of people who are still rich to boot.

Liberals in this country are not social democrats, socialists, or Marxists of all things. North Korea is Marxist.

Republicans seem to be attracted to simplistic slogans more than actual facts. I guess they don't like to get bogged down with them.

Comment by Patriot — June 5, 2008 @ 6:28 pm
By the comments I have read, I truly believe that liberalism is a mental disorder. Don't misunderstand me, though, as the republican party is as screwed up as the democrat party, just in different ways. I feel I have no choice but to vote third party, or Ron Paul (both with clear conscience), as the candidates presented are very bad, and worse. Obama will be the beginning of the end of an American era. When it gets bad enough, I will do my part as a patriot. To quote Thomas Jefferson: "I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them." Also from T. Jefferson: "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants." I pray we never see the tyrant.

Comment by Patriot — June 5, 2008 @ 6:29 pm
If we added up the IQ of all the leftist, demo/socialist posters, we wouldn't hit triple digits. You can thank the public school system they run for that.

Comment by TS — June 5, 2008 @ 6:29 pm
Reb Ubsr Doumb wrote, "Ain't McCarthyism grand? You don't have to prove your case, you only have to make the accusation, and put the burden of proof on the accused."

Sort of sounds like man-caused Global Warming doesn't it?

Comment by Kevin — June 5, 2008 @ 6:32 pm
Whenever I visit this website I feel the need to
take a shower afterwards….

Comment by srosset — June 5, 2008 @ 6:33 pm
"Me—I writing in RON PAUL"

Awesome thanks, that is another vote for Obama.

And don't forget Bob Barr you wingnuts, he's great too! Certainly worthy of your support.

Comment by bob — June 5, 2008 @ 6:33 pm
*yawn*

Tom DeLay and all hair-helmeted baby boomer phonies have had their day. Nnnnext!

Oh, and all you ignorant sheep can follow off into the sunset…

Comment by SenWidestance — June 5, 2008 @ 6:34 pm
Liberterians are basically neocons who want to do do drugs and be able to pay for sex.

Comment by srosset — June 5, 2008 @ 6:34 pm
Mr. Obama may very well be a closet Marxist-Leninist…but so what? He'll get along quite well with the Wall Street and the Corporate America crowd. That crowd of traitors would sell their firt-born child [not to mention their souls] to the Communists just to make a buck! When was the last time you could buy something "Made in America?"

This traitorous crowd has more in common with Chinese Communists than it does with Main Street Americans. The only reason they still like Main Street Americans is because Main Street Americans are the most voracious consumers in the world.

But we all know that's changing. Once they have sucked the last ounce of blood out of the American consumer, they won't lose a minute's sleep in abandoning us. They've made their beds with the Chinese Communists; they'll have 1.3 billion prosperous Chinese consumers to exploit.

So, back to Mr. Obama. Oh well….

Comment by Larry the Conservative — June 5, 2008 @ 6:35 pm
I have seen first hand how corrupt Illinois politicians are. Now Rezko's going down for corruption and taking Blagojevich and hopefully his buddy Obama with him. Trust me, the nation does not want to wind up like Illinois. There would be no businesses left to work for unless you pay the governor and his friends to set up shop. It's a darned shame.

Comment by RealPatriot — June 5, 2008 @ 6:37 pm
FINALLY! A Republican with enough testosterone to call Obama precisely what he is. A Marxist is someone who sees all human existence in terms of people seeking economic advantage over others. It is a dreary, dehumanizing, anal-sadistic, obsessional, and totalitarian belief system which substitutes Government for God. Its immorality tries to hide behind a sanctimonious veneer of "equality and fairness." In fact it is a Big Con involving the exact opposite of these things and is nothing more than a power grab by Egomaniacs. Obama intends to nationalize Health Care just like Hillary tried to. When the Government nationalizes something (like Stalin did with Soviet agriculture in the 1930's) the government simply announces that it now OWNS a group of people and their property. I know Obama plans to announce his ownership of me as a physician; that's what his "Health Care Reform" is, nothing less. Obama and Hillary rely on the innumerable useful idiots like those name - calling fools on this web site who are too uneducated and inexperienced to look beneath Obama's rhetoric from a perspective informed by a knowledge of Human History and Psychology. If Obama manages to do this I am out of here: I will not be Nationalized by anyone.

Comment by DAK — June 5, 2008 @ 6:37 pm
We lose you, Dick Army and the soul of congress and then the majority
Tom Delay for Congress 2010 !!!!!!!!!

Comment by Paul Scipio — June 5, 2008 @ 6:19 pm
Sorry, felons are not not allowed to run for office

Comment by srosset — June 5, 2008 @ 6:38 pm
DAK#68. ON the way out don't let the door hit ya where the good Lord split ya.

Comment by srosset — June 5, 2008 @ 6:41 pm
Uhhhmm…..

One wonders how right wing one need be in order to call a free trading market capitalist…..

a marxist.

We just say whatever we want these days, eh?

Comment by Maige — June 5, 2008 @ 6:43 pm
Mr. Downey, (#40) and Adam (#25), you both talk about people, specifically Conservatives, being "stupid", you need to start running a spell check on your postings. You both used "your" when you should have spelled the word "you're".

Just letting you know since you are far superior to everyone that doesn't think as you do.

Have a nice day! (-:

Comment by KWNVegas — June 5, 2008 @ 6:45 pm
Yeah, Delay is on trial for trumped up charges and William Jefferson who obviously took a bribe of the $90,000 they found in his freezer is Nancy Pelosi's best friend. The entire Democratic Congress should be on trial for teason. Crap ass tinkerbells.

Comment by Jack — June 5, 2008 @ 6:45 pm
srosset, read comments #46 & 54.

I am talking to people like you.

Comment by The Patriot — June 5, 2008 @ 6:46 pm
I am a conservative, which used to mean Republican but President Bush has managed to steer the latter so far off course that the two now butt heads on most issues. I am also an economist, and Obama, Clinton, and a few other democrats have taken over their party and re-defined it. It now IS the party of Marxism/Socialism/Communism. It doesn't matter if Delay, Craig, Rove, or any other Republican you may despise say it; it's a fact based on their economic principles. Ignorance is America's greatest asset and too many people ignore economic history(and it's definitions; in this case: who is Karl Marx, what did he believe, how did his idea pan out?). They take Econ 101/102 and think they are capable of making informed decisions on economic policy.
Enough with my rant, whether you like him or not, Delay is right. Those of you who are thinking of voting for Obama I'll finish by quoting a letter written as a waring to American in 1787 after becoming a republic. It's entitled "The Fall of the Athenian Republic", and I believe speaks to exactly what we will begin to see should Obama, and other Marxist/Socialist/Communist democrats continue to be elected.

"A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves money (generous gifts) from the public treasury. From that moment on the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most money from the public treasury, with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy, (which is) always followed by a dictatorship."

"The average age of the world's greatest civilization has been two hundred years. These nations have progressed through this sequence.

From bondage to spiritual faith;
from spiritual faith to great courage;
from courage to liberty;
from liberty to abundance,
from abundance to selfishness;
from selfishness to complacency,
from complacency to apathy,
from apathy to dependency,
from dependence back into bondage."

Comment by josh in charleston — June 5, 2008 @ 6:46 pm
Obama sponsors a bill called the " GLOBAL POVERTY ACT " sounds nice. But what that means to " WE the People " is another TAX. Only this TAX comes from the UN. You want CHANGE YOU got it. A NEW TAX FROM THE UN … Thank you OBAMA !

WAKE UP !!!

Comment by Ski — June 5, 2008 @ 6:47 pm
Obama is rated as the most liberal Senator in the US Senate so that's good enough for me. Is he as marxist as Chavez or Castro? No. Is Herpes as bad as Cancer? No. But I don't want either one of them.

Comment by BoRyan — June 5, 2008 @ 6:48 pm
So what are our choices? Obama, the Socialist, or McSame, the war monger.

Do you realize that Iran ALMOST voted in a sane man in their last election, and if we were not MEDDLING with Iraq's affairs, Mr. Abindajahitler would not have been elected? George Bush created this whole Iran mess, and McSame promises to continue it, burning up another trillion dollars of borrowed money to further weaken our dollar.

So, Obama, the Socialist is the lesser of the two evils here, thanks to good ol W.

Comment by Mike — June 5, 2008 @ 6:48 pm
Over 50 years ago, Senator Joe McCarthy warned
the nation what was coming, but unfortunately,
he was discredited.

Comment by Chris Welder — June 5, 2008 @ 6:49 pm
Real Patriot (#67), you may be on to something. I was thinking today that Hillary may be staying in because she is hoping (or may actually already have word) that Obama may be indicted on the Rezko thing since he may have gotten a sweetheart deal on the land next to his house from Rezko's wife.

Don't put it past the Klintons!! Hillary may be the Dem "comeback kid" this time around as well.

Comment by KWNVegas — June 5, 2008 @ 6:49 pm
After reading some of the liberal comments about Mr. DeLay, I have one question for you. Wasn't barry's good friend convicted of money laundering(one of the charges, I think there were 16 in all)and is awaiting his trip to the slammer. The same friend that People that live in glass houses should not throw stones.

Comment by mom-7 — June 5, 2008 @ 6:52 pm
Tom Delay is a homosexual child predator, unless he proves me wrong.

Comment by Ray — June 5, 2008 @ 6:55 pm
It is not they against us, not the government against the people. Our government was founded upon and continues to operate upon the principle of "the consent of the governed." The growth and prosperity of the country has always depended on government to finance our infrastructures from the earliest canals to the most modern highways, and to curtail business fraud and abuse. This is not Maxism, Socialism or Communism. This is a Mixed Economy, the hallmark of all modern prosperous nations, including our own.

Comment by Winston — June 5, 2008 @ 6:56 pm
Tom DeLay is a criminal, why in hell would anyone put any value to what he says? He and Charles Manson have the same level of believability. Put him in jail and leave the SOB there — soon, hopefully, Bush and Cheny can join him there.

"When fascism comes to America it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross."
Sinclair Lewis

Comment by dpb — June 5, 2008 @ 6:56 pm
wow, i think kevin should do some research, McCarthy's accusations have been substantiated sir. Secondly why is it that liberals are the first ones to play the race card, and call everybody that doesn't agree with them a homosexual pedophile and what not, that doesn't sound like open mindedness or fair treatment, i don't think you guys would last in your "Utopian" society because all of your insults would drive everyone to murder. Do a little research, Obama doesn't have a plan and he is not a proponent of our Democratic-Republic, he supports a government run country in all markets…remember that

Comment by Jackson — June 5, 2008 @ 6:57 pm
Tom Delay eats the heads of babies, unless he proves me wrong.

Comment by Ray — June 5, 2008 @ 6:57 pm
Republicanism is just a synonym for bigotry, greed & oppression. You right wingers ruinned the reputation of our great country, destroyed the army and the economy, and brought fascist rules into the government.

But now your time is over. Never again in our lifetimes will people like you have power.

REPUBLICANS ARE NOW A TINY MINORITY. BA-BYE!

Comment by ryan — June 5, 2008 @ 6:57 pm
Tom Delay is a woman, unless he proves me wrong

Comment by Ray — June 5, 2008 @ 6:58 pm
Statements depicting Obama as the road to America's ruin are just mind-boggling, given the past 8 years. We've operated long enough under an administration voted into the White House by a segment of the populace that largely voted against their own economic interests. High disapproval ratings, the highest ever of a sitting president, indicate that many who voted for him probably wish they hadn't. Reagan once asked famously "Are you better off now than four years ago?" I know for me and most of my middle class friends, colleagues, associates, etc. — Republican or Democrat — the answer is decidely "no." Is the current administration to blame for all our woes. Probably not. But, the current administration certainly hasn't helped, and the condition we're in has almost certainly been exasperated by an ideology that really doesn't give a rat's ass for the middle class, much less those of lower economic means. The situation is untenable. I don't view Obama as the overnight saviour of us all, in this regard. But, compared to McCain, I believe he has the leadership ability and vision needed to steer this country in a new and better direction. As for the "marxist" and "communist" namecalling, that's poppycock and others have already pointed out that the definitions of either don't apply to Obama, not by any stretch of reasonable imagination.

Comment by RS — June 5, 2008 @ 6:59 pm
What oxymoronic drivel from DeLay and his interviewer. Marxist liberals! What will they think of next? Socialist Libertarians?

Comment by DBX — June 5, 2008 @ 7:00 pm
LET'S GET THIS STRAIGHT. REPUBLICANISM IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE OPPRESSION OF NAZISM.

Democrats represent the people. Republicans represent the money. I'm with the people and we are going to take back our money from the corporate republicans.

Comment by ryan — June 5, 2008 @ 7:01 pm
Funny, I don't recall seeing Obama call for an end to private property, or for collectivism.

Can anyone provide any evidence? Or do you drooling morons simply believe everything the talk radio tells you?

Comment by AMB — June 5, 2008 @ 7:01 pm
In saying that Obama is a Marxist reveals a complete ignorance of what a Marxist is. DeLay is not a Nazi, but neither is he a real conservative either. Obama is a statist liberal, and that cannot be denied. But there is a world of difference between the liberalism displayed by Obama, and the totalitarian Leninism pursued by Stalin. Stalin did not solidify his totalitarian rule by cultivating a welfare state, but by sheer brute force. DeLay is an ignoramus at best, or a cynical label-monger who uses caricatures that sound historical but really are not. The use of ad hominem aspersions and even name-calling are signs not of political acumen but of desperation and intellectual fatigue.

Comment by Jonathan — June 5, 2008 @ 7:01 pm
Obama is a Marxist?

How many of you anti-Obama commenters are sitting at home living off of your Socialist Social Security checks? Riding on rodes paid for by your fellow tax-payer dollars? Medicare? You are just Marxist as Obama.

Comment by homer — June 5, 2008 @ 7:01 pm
McSame the war monger? Oh, how special and talking pointish is that. McCain was actually in two wars and anyone that has been in a war knows how much war is hated. To suggest he is a war monger is a joke.

The problem is that you libs don't understand that sometimes war is required.

But the "mcSame" title is a gem. Here's a guy that is so far from Bush it's funny, in fact the media portrayed him as a "maverick" for being against the administration and you watch how fast the media holds the liberals water and changes their tune to paint him in the same light. The media…what a disgrace.

Comment by BoRyan — June 5, 2008 @ 7:01 pm
I wonder if DeLay has ever read Marx. I wonder if he has any idea what "Marxism" is, other than what he does not like.

Comment by Hector — June 5, 2008 @ 7:02 pm
Ray

Tom Delay can prove he's not a woman, the problem is that he's worried you might grab it and put your lips around it during the proving process.

Comment by BoRyan — June 5, 2008 @ 7:02 pm
DeLay doesn't even know what the hell Marxism is. And I second Ray's post. Prove to me you're not a woman, Tom. Until then, I wouldn't trust him near the men's room…

Comment by Bonnie — June 5, 2008 @ 7:02 pm
Republicans = Nazis!

Comment by ryan — June 5, 2008 @ 7:02 pm
It is what it is! Delay is right. Don't hate on him for being truthful. At least someone still has a backbone in DC

Comment by Yasin al-Amriki — June 5, 2008 @ 7:03 pm
HOW does Tom Delay get say anything about anyone?! Tom Delay is a criminal, but…it's okay because hes not a Marxist!

Comment by Dedra Too — June 5, 2008 @ 7:03 pm
Nice sound bite, Tom! Now you can go back to your hot tub and pick up more babes.

Comment by DC — June 5, 2008 @ 7:04 pm
How do you tell Tom Delay is lying? He's moving his lips!

Who gives a rat's ass what Tom Delay thinks? This morally corrupt "person" (I think "Slimeball" is a better descriptor) is going to tell us how he judges someone? Not really surprising considering that the GOP has been nothing but a fact denying, insult machine for the last decade, at minimum. Makes one wonder what the editorial standards of some publications are. Obviously this one's is very very low

Comment by hvymetal — June 5, 2008 @ 7:04 pm
Tom DeLay is an idiot and it really does not matter what he states. Anyone that believes this fool deserves what they get.

Comment by Tony — June 5, 2008 @ 7:04 pm
McCain = military corporate fascist.

McCain = LOSER!

Comment by ryan — June 5, 2008 @ 7:04 pm
Ryan

You do realize that those Democrats that don't represent the money just raised over 1/2 BILLION dollars while the Republicans were more like $300 million.

And yeah, Rockefeller, Kennedy, Pelosi, Feinstein….yeah, those people sure aren't about money. Good God libs are in the dark. Clintons now worth millions…yup, sure not about the money.

LOL

Comment by BoRyan — June 5, 2008 @ 7:04 pm
Why are you even printing this story? The comment is absurd. This is beneath real journalism.

Comment by e — June 5, 2008 @ 7:05 pm
He's only pissed because he got caught doing something illegal.

Comment by Rick — June 5, 2008 @ 7:05 pm
“As people do better, they start voting like Republicans – unless they have too much education and vote Democratic, which proves there can be too much of a good thing.” Karl Rove

Republican leaders like to keep their followers dumb and uneducated, if their followers need to know anything people like Limbaugh, O'Rielly, and Delay will give them their talking points. Hilter was also anti intellectual. so was Stalin.

Comment by Lew — June 5, 2008 @ 7:06 pm
RAISE TAXES ON THE WEALTHY BACK TO THE 1960′S LEVEL AND DISTRIBUTE THIS MONEY TO THE MIDDLE & WORKING CLASSES. GUT THE PIGGISH WEALTHY!

Comment by ryan — June 5, 2008 @ 7:07 pm
Tom DeLay is a criminal? Really. Show us what he's been convicted of.

Thanks. I can show you an ex President that is a true criminal that was impeached and disbarred.

Comment by BoRyan — June 5, 2008 @ 7:07 pm
Atta boy Tom, call a spade a spade, Lord knows that no one else has the guts too.

Comment by Achten Himmel — June 5, 2008 @ 7:09 pm
Ryan,

Read comments #46 & #54.

I am referring to people like you.

Comment by The Patriot — June 5, 2008 @ 7:09 pm
every cause needs its radicals ie Tom Delay and Michael Moore. The greatest advantage of the US political system is that it forces MODERATION in the presidency, and expels from its ranks all those who go against the will of the majority of Americans, who are SENSIBLE MODERATES, not raving ONE-ISSUE zealots. Obama is not a Marxist for petes sake and calling him that does a disservice to all those who fought and died against TRUE MARXISM/FASCISM.

McCain vs. Obama… If you really look at it, the biggest difference is their image and the stereotypes associated with their political parties. Lord knows the past two presidents have broken the mold of their respective parties…

Bush Republicanism = unnecessary and incompetent foreign wars, extreme partisanship, maxed out government, (MOST IMPORTANTLY) a thorough trampling of the Constitution of the United States of America.

Clinton Democrat = lowered welfare (w/ bipartisan republican support), limited but effective foreign interventions (except somalia), balanced budget, reduced government.

OPEN YOUR EYES!!!! THINK FOR YOURSELF!!!

McCain 08!!!

Comment by Proud Republican — June 5, 2008 @ 7:09 pm
Ryan, it was a Democrat John F. Kennedy that dropped the taxes on the marginal rate in the 1960's.

Then again, JFK today would be considered anything but a Democrat. He's not a whacked out lib like today's versions.

PS Kennedy also started two military incursions against two countrys (Vietnam and Cuba) that didn't attack us first. Oh the horror.

Comment by BoRyan — June 5, 2008 @ 7:09 pm
Actually Lew:

"In the 1994-2002 General Social Surveys (GSS), Republicans have over 6/10ths of a year more education on average than Democrats. Republicans also have a higher final mean educational degree. Further, Republicans scored better than Democrats on two word tests in the GSS—a short vocabulary test and a modified analogies test.

"If one breaks down the data by party affiliation and political orientation, the most highly educated group is conservative Republicans, who also score highest on the vocabulary and analogical reasoning tests. Liberal Democrats score only insignificantly lower than conservative Republicans.

“The least educated subgroups are moderate and conservative Democrats, who also score at the bottom (or very near the bottom) on vocabulary and analogy tests."

Liberals pander to the uneducated poor by promising them handouts so they don't have to take any personal responsibility and have no incentive to better themselves and society.

Comment by josh in charleston — June 5, 2008 @ 7:10 pm
Ba-Bye BoRyan. You and your ilk are headed for the dustbin of history. Good, good riddance to bad trash.

Comment by ryan — June 5, 2008 @ 7:10 pm
Quit hogging my CPU.

Comment by joe — June 5, 2008 @ 7:11 pm
The sixties are over and so is republicanism. Tiny, tiny, tiny bigoted racist southern party full of fools!

Comment by ryan — June 5, 2008 @ 7:11 pm
Lets all see what happens after the election, and then we can make up our minds in the next 4 years whether or not Obamam is a blue blood Socialista. But until then this is all speculation. Personaly, I think that being so inexperienced that he is, Obama will be ruled by what congress wants him to do.

Comment by JoeS — June 5, 2008 @ 7:12 pm
Proud Republican

Clinton also totally ignored terrorism to our detriment and went along with NAFTA and Welfare ONLY because the Republicans absolutely destroyed the Democrats in 1994.

Now, I don't necessarily disagree with your points, but it's not that cut and dry. Quite frankly, I thought Bush could have been a lot more partisan instead of the nonsense with the Prescription Drug Plan (a giveaway), immigration nonsense, No Child Left Behind with Ted Kennedy as partner.

Republicans suck. Democrats swallow. They both are horrible.

Comment by BoRyan — June 5, 2008 @ 7:12 pm
Tom you're so right. But it won't matter. He's going to be elected. The GOP threw their integrity out the window when they had the leadership of Congress. Folks now think there's no difference at all between Dems and Goppers. They don't care if the DNC has the White House and Congress. And Bush fighting in Iraq the way LBJ fought Viet Nam is the icing on the cake. What the hay, we survived 4 years of Jim'mah. Right?

Comment by Mike — June 5, 2008 @ 7:13 pm
Come on you silly leftists, you know BHO is a commie. Most of you are commies, you just don't want to admit it because it will lose votes for the Dems. When Bernie Sanders was in the house he used to designate his party as Socialist. The Dems in the House later made him change to Independent because 65% of them voted to the left of Bernie. How long are you going to keep up this charade???

Comment by Luther — June 5, 2008 @ 7:13 pm
until someone proves me wrong, delay's a fascist.

Comment by John — June 5, 2008 @ 7:13 pm
nazism NOW meanS republicans and no matter what you say or do the whole country now thinks of republicans as nazis!

Comment by ryan — June 5, 2008 @ 7:13 pm
Yeah Ryan…racism is all about Republicans. Oh, wait, you mean that was Democrats throwing Oreo cookies at Michael Steele. Tsk tsk. Or Hillary's anti-Obama racist nonsense. You really need to wake up. Racism knows no party, it's ingrained in many people, regardless of party.

Comment by BoRyan — June 5, 2008 @ 7:14 pm
Everyone jumps on Bush, and for the record I'm not a big fan. However, I have noticed that no buildings have been flown into since 911. On most everything else he stinks.

Comment by Marco — June 5, 2008 @ 7:14 pm
Have you ever seen so many Marxist and Terrorist supporters squeal so loud? I think Mr. Delay must have hit upon the truth… The point of talking to these folks is nearing an end.

Comment by Mark R. Taylor — June 5, 2008 @ 7:14 pm
Joe S….that's one of the scariest things out there. Obama being ruled by Nancy Pelosi and unethical Reid. Wow, what a force. UGH.

By the way, next time Pelosi says no fence for Mexico please ask her why she has a fence around her property in San Francisco. TEAR DOWN THAT FENCE NANCY!

Comment by BoRyan — June 5, 2008 @ 7:15 pm
Breaking news…2500AD. archeologists have just discovered the remains of the last known republisaurous. The remains have been dated to 2008, approximately the time period when the once mighty republisaurous, bereft of all ideas, running on the platform of gods,gays,guns, and terror, became extinct.

Comment by srosset — June 5, 2008 @ 7:16 pm
This article is funny and many of the comments even funnier. Keep up the good work everyone!

Comment by WayneT — June 5, 2008 @ 7:16 pm
YOU PEOPLE ARE SO FAR OFF THE MARK. NOBODY CARES ABOUT YOU IDIOTS CALLING PEOPLE MARXIST OR COMMIE OR WHATEVER. MCARTHISM WON'T WORK THIS TIME. THE AMERICAN PEOPLE NOW KNOW THAT ALL REPUBLICANS CARE ABOUT IS BIGOTRY GREED, OPPRESSION.

BA-BYE!

Comment by ryan — June 5, 2008 @ 7:16 pm
Interesting since many of today's neo-cons WERE actually Marxists before the Reagan Revolution.

Comment by Hi — June 5, 2008 @ 7:16 pm
Wow the ultimate pig at the government trough calling Obama a Marxist. How funny is that?

Comment by Jet — June 5, 2008 @ 7:17 pm
Hoe desperate is this Mike Gallagher guy if he asks Tom Delay's opinion. Who cares what Tom Delay thinks?

By the way, we love Lampson down here and were very, very happy to see Tom go!

Comment by Mike from Texas — June 5, 2008 @ 7:18 pm
Guys and Gals,

Let us move forward.

W. Mark Clarke

Comment by W Mark Clarke — June 5, 2008 @ 7:18 pm
ARE YOU KIDDING!? EVERY AMERICAN KNOWS THAT REPUBLICANISM IS A SHAM FOR WHITE SUPREMACY. GET REAL. YOUR DAYS ARE OVER!

Comment by ryan — June 5, 2008 @ 7:18 pm
You're right Mark….and most of the marxists here are under the age of 25, haven't earned a penny and don't know what it's like to raise a family and get hammered by the state and federal government.

I used to be a liberal in college. Then slowly changed to a conservative. I detest both parties, but I can do a lot better job with my money, my family, our values then anything or anyone from government can.

Churchill was right. “Any man who is under 30, and is not a liberal, has not heart; and any man who is over 30, and is not a conservative, has no brains.”

Comment by BoRyan — June 5, 2008 @ 7:20 pm
Jeez! A Muslim Marxist - what's next?

Comment by missmarple — June 5, 2008 @ 7:20 pm
Free speech is fine, but when 90% of it is moronic smears, the Republicans might want to rein in their own.
This is just more material, that the internet will continue to use to embarrass and shame the GOP.
Delay, Gingrich and the rest of the disgraced Republicans, who act as "the voices", is not the way to promote your ideology…unless that is your ideology.

Comment by Goofticket — June 5, 2008 @ 7:21 pm
I am a life long liberal and I don't think the republican party is a sham for white supremacy.

Comment by srosset — June 5, 2008 @ 7:22 pm
If I as a conservative that hated blacks and wanted to ruin the black population in America I would do exactly what the Democrat party has done to them the last 50 or so years!!!

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