Kerry supporters
 

Kerry and the Democratic party have received the support of an unlikely source: the Communist Party of the United States of America (CPUSA). This is from the cover of the St. Augustine Record, and you can read the full article here.

The author, after hearing about this, wrote to the CPUSA, and includes further information, such as where Kerry got his "Let America be America Again":

"Next, I discovered that one of Kerry's campaign themes is " Let America be America Again." This slogan was borrowed from a Communist poet, Langston Hughes. This is not common knowledge to the average American."

So what? We shouldn't vote for Kerry now even though he is not communist and doesn't believe in the communist ideals?

So if the Fascist support Bush we should think different of him?

Or, more likely, the Council of Conservative Citizens or the Ku Klux Klan.

Of the three biographies I have of Langston Hughes---one quite critical--not one has said that he was a Communist; in fact, he refused membership and didn't even consider himself a sympathizer. He testified to HUAC in order to avoid being blacklisted. One also has to remember, during Hughes's time, the Communist party was the only major political group pressing for equal treatment of African-Americans. So, the right wing's alignment of him with Communism--then and now--isn't that surprising.

Don't shoot the messenger when you don't like the news!

Nice to see the political right is trying to bring back the work of McCarthy. :rolleyes:

Now, if you look at the time period in which Communism appeared pleasing to Hughes, you'd note it was a time of severe racial inequality in the United States.

http://www.galegroup.com/free_resour...o/hughes_l.htm

I didn't think that Langston Hughes was a communist or a sympathizer.

How credible a source is the St. Augustine Record? I have never heard of it, but how is it regarded in Florida? This article clearly has an agenda. It just doesn't pass the sniff test for me.

I'm not shooting. This article doesn't read like news. It's full of propaganda. As I posted earlier, there is clearly an agenda here.

I am willing to delete the thread, if it is simply propaganda.

I am just trying to determine if you think this is a reason not to vote for Kerry even though he is not communist. Or just posting a random fact that the communist party of America support Kerry over Bush.

One of my favorite movies is "Reds".

I was posting it for the informational value, just as I would want to know if the John Birch Society or the KKK endorsed a candidate.

It was in the Opinions section a few days ago. I like hearing various opinions on current events, but not under the guise of "news."

I knew to take it with a grain of salt when I realized it was Op-Ed.

I wouldn't say that these people represent the political right - that's a rather large generalization to make, in my opinion.

Eh, the source is questionable, but hell there's been enough questionable sources on both sides in this forum regarding the presidential race.

Uh oh! My school has a fountain named after Dalton Trumbo (he was blacklisted during the McCarthy era.) My whole school must be over run by communists. Wait, maybe I'm a communist. AAAAA!

Seriously though, I'm sure there are some questionable organizations that endorse both candidates. That doesn't mean that either of those candidates appreciate or reciprocate the endorsement.

also you gotta question the political right on this one:

"John Kerry is RICH!"

"John Kerry is tied to COMMUNISM!"

Wouldnt the ideologies of Communism and Marxism regarding equality and redistribution of wealth take away his money? hmmm.... one must be a lie. And the other? A hypocratic comment.

Side note: Nixon used whisper campaigns in his Congressional races... ("psst...did you know that Jerry Voorhis is a Communist?" "psst...did you know that Helen Douglas is Jewish?")

Hey, the association of strip teasers owners support Kerry. That is ok in my book.

Once again this is not the whole political right saying this - this is one writer in one questionable publication writing it as an opinion piece.

The nice thing about being incredibly wealthy in America is that you CAN have it both ways. These folks pay very little income tax if any (receive and store their funds off-shore). The folks that are really hurt by our current redistribution of the wealth are the upper middle class.

I'll bet my parents paid more in income tax than Bill Gates did last year.

I bet Bill Gates donated more money last year than most Americans combined. He plans to donate 90% or 95% of his net worth within his lifetime. So far his foundation is worth 24 billion dollars. That could increase to over 50 billion dollars over the course of his lifetime which would make him one of the biggest philanthropists in the US ever.

I mention this since charitable donations is another way to redistribute wealth.

http://www.drudgereport.com/kerryv.htm

That's the guy I want running my nation! [/sarcasm]

Great. Another piece of stellar journalism from Matt Drudge.

Let's be fair.

Of course he's been on the road campaigning. So has the President. So, who is running the nation? And who is casting the important votes?

This street runs both ways.

That's one of the big problems I see in our campaign system. It takes our public officials out of their offices during sometimes critical times.

He quotes AP. It's not Drudge.

-Rudey
--Places in the conch republic are pretty expensive.

I agree with you, DeltAlum. I've often said that I believe in the six-years, no reelection system.

And now I'll sit back and wait for someone to tell me that it's against the Constitution (not that anything from the Constitution has ever been amended!)...

Missed Senate votes one of the complaints against Kennedy when he ran for President in 1960.. nice to see a recycled argument.

Could be that it started out as AP, but the link looks to be to Drudge.

ETA that following the link finds a lot of pics of Kerry vacationing -- not campaigning.

Would it be too obvious to point out that the President took 30 days or so of vacation at the Texas ranch starting within a month of taking office? Remember the pics of him out golfing, etc.?

I simply want to see fair campaigning from both sides -- "their" media included.

Oh yeah but if anything, I would say that this is just as much fair play because I saw more than enough images of Bush on vacation, etc.

Also, can someone tell me what piece of legislation was passed that Edwards worked on?

-Rudey
--Also, if nothing else Drudge isn't just some right wing media

And it will continue to be an argument whenever ANY Congressman runs for office. They said it about Dole (which was a driving factor in him resiging his post), they said it about Kennedy, they'll say it about Kerry.

That's just the way it goes.

Exactly my point, and it includes Presidents and Vice Presidents as well.

Ouch

Good Lord, the DNC will take any opportunity it can to draw parallels between JFK and John F. Kerry.

Propaganda, much?

wow- I didnt know I was part of the DNC- thanx!
All I did was say this argument had been used before, but thanks for making assumptions.

What does the DNC have to do with that statement?

Don't you know? Not Republican=Democrat. No room for independent thinkers here on GC! :p

I label myself as liberal and most of the candidates I have worked for have been Democrats, but I refuse to stick myself in a party.


Getting the thread back on track:

One of my friends on Gov. Vilsack's staff has been calling me lately to try and get me to work on the Kerry-Edwards campaign.

Don't forget that "Not Democrat" doesn't equal "Republican," either.

And anyone who has been keeping pace with this Presidential Election can see that the DNC and Kerry himself are drawing copious parallels between JFK and Kerry.

Perhaps IowaStatePhiPsi isn't a member of the DNC (I did not mean to insinuate that he is), but that message has surely rubbed off on him, even if subtlely.

Here are the parallels. They have the same initials, the same job, the same heritage and background, are in the same party, and are from the same state. He is also seeing the Presidency. Is there something wrong with that? I guess I am missing your point.

Yeah and Clinton is only volunteering for the Democratic Party but isn't a Democrat.

-Rudey

http://politicalhumor.about.com/libr...ps_serious.jpg

http://politicalhumor.about.com/libr...7positions.jpg

:)

Of course it is. Just like the RNC and Reagan.