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Help Us Find the 17 'Socialists' in Congress
The witch hunt has begun.
Channeling Joseph McCarthy, one of Alabama's Republican congressmen declared Thursday that no fewer than 17 socialists are roaming the corridors of the House of Representatives.
"Some of the men and women I work with in Congress are socialists," said Rep. Spencer Bachus at a Birmingham breakfast. When asked to clarify his comments, he said he knows of 17 socialist House members, The Birmingham News reported.
This statement lets us know two things about Bachus: He believes there are socialist members of Congress, and he doesn't think socialism is very good.
But, wanting to keep the big secret to himself, he didn't give any names. So, it's time to dust off the old shoe leather and do some investigative reporting. Where can we find a group of 17 socialists on Capitol Hill seeking to undermine the American way? I did some gumshoe digging through congressional groups and found two subcommittees with exactly 17 members. Coincidence?
The first is the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry, a division of the Agriculture Committee. But one of the members is Mike Rogers, one of Bachus's fellow Republicans from Alabama, and it's unlikely that Bachus would want to implicate a like-minded politician. So scratch that.
The other one I found was the Subcommittee on Homeland Security, part of the powerful Appropriations Committee. Now we're talking. No chickens and yogurt for these 17 policymakers; we're talking ballistic missiles and heavy-armor tanks, just the sort of thing a group of socialists would want to mess with. But unfortunately, a Google News search for "Subcommittee on Homeland Security + socialists" returns hardly anything. Seeing as that is the extent of my investigative capabilities, I was resigned.
Of course, it's entirely possible that the 17 socialists whom Bachus knows about are interspersed in clandestine ways among Congress's 435 House members. Well, 434 -- assuming that Bachus, the top Republican on the Financial Services Committee, does not suspect himself of being a socialist.
Or does he? A staple of socialism is controlling the media and the flow of information. The more censorship, the better for socialist leaders wanting to shape public opinion. Knowing that, take a look at Bachus's website, similar to the other websites kept by all members of Congress. When I tried to find out Bachus's recent committee news -- in "Committee News" under the "Press Room" tab -- I was greeted with this charming message:
"Not Found
The requested URL was not found on this server."
Now, hold on to your subpoenas, Justice Department officials. That broken link appears to lead not to Bachus's main page, but instead to something called "republicans.financialservices.house.gov." Now all we have to do is figure out who those guys are, and we're on our way to finding some answers.
Channeling Joseph McCarthy, one of Alabama's Republican congressmen declared Thursday that no fewer than 17 socialists are roaming the corridors of the House of Representatives.
"Some of the men and women I work with in Congress are socialists," said Rep. Spencer Bachus at a Birmingham breakfast. When asked to clarify his comments, he said he knows of 17 socialist House members, The Birmingham News reported.
This statement lets us know two things about Bachus: He believes there are socialist members of Congress, and he doesn't think socialism is very good.
But, wanting to keep the big secret to himself, he didn't give any names. So, it's time to dust off the old shoe leather and do some investigative reporting. Where can we find a group of 17 socialists on Capitol Hill seeking to undermine the American way? I did some gumshoe digging through congressional groups and found two subcommittees with exactly 17 members. Coincidence?
The first is the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry, a division of the Agriculture Committee. But one of the members is Mike Rogers, one of Bachus's fellow Republicans from Alabama, and it's unlikely that Bachus would want to implicate a like-minded politician. So scratch that.
The other one I found was the Subcommittee on Homeland Security, part of the powerful Appropriations Committee. Now we're talking. No chickens and yogurt for these 17 policymakers; we're talking ballistic missiles and heavy-armor tanks, just the sort of thing a group of socialists would want to mess with. But unfortunately, a Google News search for "Subcommittee on Homeland Security + socialists" returns hardly anything. Seeing as that is the extent of my investigative capabilities, I was resigned.
Of course, it's entirely possible that the 17 socialists whom Bachus knows about are interspersed in clandestine ways among Congress's 435 House members. Well, 434 -- assuming that Bachus, the top Republican on the Financial Services Committee, does not suspect himself of being a socialist.
Or does he? A staple of socialism is controlling the media and the flow of information. The more censorship, the better for socialist leaders wanting to shape public opinion. Knowing that, take a look at Bachus's website, similar to the other websites kept by all members of Congress. When I tried to find out Bachus's recent committee news -- in "Committee News" under the "Press Room" tab -- I was greeted with this charming message:
"Not Found
The requested URL was not found on this server."
Now, hold on to your subpoenas, Justice Department officials. That broken link appears to lead not to Bachus's main page, but instead to something called "republicans.financialservices.house.gov." Now all we have to do is figure out who those guys are, and we're on our way to finding some answers.
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Mr Dickey
4:28AM 4:28AM Apr 10th 2009
In 1998 there were 48...
Go thru the list and see who is left...
http://www.hourofthetime.com/soccon.htm
see how the become "progressives"....
http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=52798
And then hide under new name...
http://cpc.grijalva.house.gov/index.cfm?ContentID=166&ParentID=0&SectionID=4&SectionTree=4&lnk=b&ItemID=164
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vcponsardin1
4:02PM 4:02PM Apr 11th 2009
Since when is being a socialist illegal?
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Wish Belkin
9:35AM 9:35AM Apr 10th 2009
Funny he didn't mention the socialist in the White House.
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Angiebaby
10:55AM 10:55AM Apr 10th 2009
Ahhh, Grasshopper. Number 17 too broad for such wealth of Socialists in Congress. Perhaps "Top 17 Socialists" make task easier.
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Willet
11:06AM 11:06AM Apr 10th 2009
"""A staple of socialism is controlling the media and the flow of information. The more censorship, the better for socialist leaders wanting to shape public opinion."""
Well then Grasshopper, this would mean that we have 435 socialist in congress.
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Gator
11:34AM 11:34AM Apr 10th 2009
So, Grasshopper go on great journey to find 17 locust in AMERICAN house. Ancient texts proclaim!! Grasshopper uncover locust......Grasshopper become MAN KNEE GER!!!
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Jim
12:45PM 12:45PM Apr 10th 2009
Only 17? Since nearly half of Americans in a recent poll thought socialism was better capitalism, it's time for Congressmen to get with the program or face not being elected. Just kidding, but you get my drift. Like FDR before him, Obama is trying to salvage capitalism in America. But the rightwingers are such sore losers and blind sighteded, they can't see this anymore than they did in FDR's day.
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Aggie
2:54PM 2:54PM Apr 10th 2009
It would be more difficult to find 17 members of Congress who are NOT socialists. Other than a handful, they are only interested in the expansion of their own power and wealth at our expense. A pox on just about the entire bunch!
"These men (in government), in point of fact, are seldom if ever moved by anything rationally describable as public spirit; there is actually no more public spirit among them than among so many burglars or street-walkers."
~ H.L. Mencken
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steve
4:01PM 4:01PM Apr 10th 2009
Jim. He wants to save capitalism? Really? I must ask you even know what socialism is? But he wants the government to be able to take over companies. That is socialism. He wants the government to control health care. That is socialism. He wants to redistribute wealth. Again, that is socialism. I don't think Obama has done anything yet, that is in line with a free market economy.
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eli
9:33PM 9:33PM Apr 12th 2009
Socialism is Progressive Taxation and Government Control of Important Industry...Does the Federal Government own Controlling Stock in GM? they gave it a loan just as many of us have received a loan for a house or car or washing machine...simply put, if you like obama or not or have no clear implication of what socialism is (like my vaguely intelligent friend steve) you know that we have been a mixed capitalist/socialist country for a while, and the so-called democratic socialists that slayer2259 has called out, have done more to strengthen capitalism the any other party examples: The New Deal (FDR-Democrat) helped stimulate jobs and brought us out of a depression (along with a global war, The Marshall Plan helped increase demand for American good abroad, creating a stable decade (Truman-Democrat), The Great Society Programs made it more flexible to open up businesses with government assistance and helped give more flexibility to corporations in terms of benefits to employees, and lets not forget pres. clinton, who left office with a surplus.....Yea you're right, those democrats sound like socialists...especially obama who is helping people keep a house, putting people to work, building highways, funding technology, keeping at least 3 million people in work thanks to his loans to Gm and Chrysler...yea socialist
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steve
2:09PM 2:09PM Apr 13th 2009
Funny how you basically agreed with me, but didn't want to say it. I never said the government owned the automakers in terms of equity, but they own them in terms of control. Obama forced Wagoner out of his job, not the stockholders. He also wants legistlation to provide the federal government with the right to take over companies they deem necessary to the economy. That is a concrete communist/socialist ideal. Before you get your panties in a bunch, communism is a subset of socialsim in that it is based directly on socialism. Plus it is vague in that it leaves out who makes the determination and what necessary means. And I am curious as to how came to the conclusions you did. The New Deal tripled government expenditures as a % of GDP and many economists agree that it did not provide many major benifts in comparison to it's cost. Marshall was a Democrat in name only and clearly had a capitalistic mindset. Not to mention that economic output of all participating countries had already exceeded pre-war levels. He clearly was not a socialist. Clinton taxed the hell out of everyone and unlike Obama didn't significantly increase government spending. Obama making hardworking people pay for houses they do not live in. Most of the loans given in creation of this mess are directly linked to Democrats. Banks were forced to provide loans to unqualified applicants. Add in the idiots who bought more house than they could afford and you have the current situation in which we are rewarding stupidity. Bailing out car companies which will probably be in bankruptcy before the year is up is stupid. I don't want a GM or Chrysler made vehicle, so why should I have to pay for it. If GM and Chrysler stay around they will just be grabbing at our wallets forever without providing us anything in return.
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Joeinbost
12:45AM 12:45AM Apr 11th 2009
I would rather find the 17 who escaped the Berlin Bunker
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Laurie
8:30AM 8:30AM Apr 12th 2009
Forgive this Wanker, he is from Alabama, where politicians are dumber than a sack of hammers, remember george wallace, the Nazi that ran for president, glad he got a cap popped in his ass!!!!
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David
1:41PM 1:41PM Apr 12th 2009
We our doing exactly what Communist Countries want.We need more Government,and State,agencies,to hand out free money to non-functional working members of society
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mayabelle1107
7:48PM 7:48PM Apr 10th 2009
17... such a lovely number. More important? Socialist. What is it?.... take a peek for yourself...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_V._Debs
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KUNZSP
8:59PM 8:59PM Apr 10th 2009
The problem with Socialism is that you
eventually run out of other people's
money.
Phyllis Kunz
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mayabelle1107
10:22PM 10:22PM Apr 10th 2009
Just go in alphabetical order until you hit 17. But stop when you hit 200. No one like monotony.
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henry
11:16PM 11:16PM Apr 10th 2009
435 capitalists are in Congress, folks. Capitalists. Yes, this is what capitalism looks like--it's OK if you don't like it, but it shouldn't be confused with socialism.
I'm not so sure Lance Winslow is a credible source.
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slayer2259
12:23AM 12:23AM Apr 11th 2009
Evrey one of the Democrats are socialists. Including Osama Obama!!
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dfhughes
1:40AM 1:40AM Apr 11th 2009
With Rep. Spencer Bachus and Rep.Michele Bachmann the republicans have the keys to lose election after election. The majority of Americans do not appreciate this level of silliness in a leader. Are all the republicans left holding office mentally deficient? Doesn't the conduct of these Congress people embarris republicans or are they just totally out of their minds?
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