It is eye-opening to learn who the favorite political philosophers are on the left.  Anita Dunn, who is by no means a brilliant mind in her own right and is now the White House Communications Director,  calmly stated in a speech on June 5, of this year that her two favorite poltical philosophers were Mao Tse Tung and Mother Teresa.  Before even going down the road of what do these two historical figures have in common,  one has got to ask Ms. Dunn,  How did she ever come to the conclusion that Mother Teresa was a political philosopher?   Mother Teresa hated politics and her philosophy was religious not political.  Frankly, like all liberals ,  Ms. Dunn bends the truth to fit her own agenda and needs.   However,  that's not what is so distrubing about Ms. Dunn's statement.  What is disturbing is that without hesitation she admits to admiring a radical ideology of the far left.  One can assume that the only reason she used Mother Teresa's name and quote was to take the edge off of her admiration for a Chinese Dictator who killed 70,000 of his own people.  

Taking a brief look at Mao Tse Tung,  one has to wonder what is it that inspires the left so much?  Is it the fact that he took over China's government when so many were resisting his ascent to power?  Is it the fact that under his rule of law, The Great Leap,  a huge portion of the population of China died?  Or could it be he demonstrated how to blame others effectively for the mistakes of a dictator?   Actually,  it isn't any of these things that inspires them.  Chairman Mao sits along side of all the failed dictators such as Stalin, Lenin and Hitler.  The perfect guest list for a dinner party at a radical leftist's home  would be to bring back the old dictators for one night in order to sit at their knees and listen with awe on how they  come to power and stayed there.  Well, that is until the people of the country revolted against the communists ideal.  That's when the fun really started!  Kill as many of the rebels possible before going down yourself.  Ah,   the glory days.   Mao Tse Tung inspires the left because he makes them feel intellectually superior to the average "citizen" because the simple minded can not grasp or comprehend the power of socialism.  They would have made perfect henchmen for the likes of Chairman Mao, Stalin and Lenin.  Come to think of it,  they are perfect henchmen for the most socialist president the nation has ever known.  Their dreams are being fulfilled. 

Back to Ms. Dunn's favorite quote of Mao Tse Tung.  In her speech to the high school students,  she quoted the ambitious Chairman as saying, "I'll fight my wars.  You fight yours." This was at the point in China's history when Mao Tse Tung  was coming to power and preparing to win over control.  The odds were against him, but he fought his war and won.  How wonderful for China!  For twenty-five years the people of China suffered under his regime. No jobs.  No food.  No medical care.  Just the kind of place anyone would want to raise their family.  Yet, he did it his way.  He found a path that fit for him and high schoolers should learn that they too must pave their own way.  When asked about this quote,  Ms. Dunn said she was only joking when she used Chairman Mao words.  Weird.  The audience must not have gotten the joke, because not a single person laughed.  Yes, there were a few nervous chuckles when she mentioned that Mao Tse Tung and Mother Teresa are never quoted together. The joke ended there.  Her main point was that there is inspiration in fighting your own war.  That it is more important is winning for your own good instead of what is best for the country.  Push the socialist agenda until the citizens are beaten into submission.  This is what Tung did.  This is the liberal's dream.  We can only hope that the young minds in the audience were thinking,   "I will fight my war against Obama's socialist plan."  If they weren't and they bought this propaganda speech,  it is a sad sad day for America's future.

A brief comment on the Mother Teresa's quote, "Find your own Calcutta."  If Ms. Dunn had done any research on the topic she may have found the meaning behind Mother Teresa's words. Her mission was to take care of the sick and dying, and lost children of Calcutta, not inspire the world to find their own path.   Her words to the young girl were meant to remind her that she did not need to come to Calcutta,  just like every other rich or famous perosn does, in order to "show" how wonderful a human being she was. Mother Teresa's words were a stark reminder that it was better to  serve  humanity in another part of the world that is often forgotten.  Ms.  Dunn completely missed that lesson, but then again,  she was only using the name of Mother Teresa,  it is doubtful that she actually believed in anything Mother Teresa said or did. 

There are  many heroes that Anita Dunn could have chosen to quote.  Albert Einstein,  Abraham Lincoln or the resilient Helen Keller. These historic figures fought many personal battles that lead them to find greatness in themselves, which in turn,  made the world a better place.  That can not be said of Mao Tse Tung.  The fact that she chooses a dictator underscores the philosophy of  today's radical liberals, which they wish to hide.  They are not moderates,  they are not compromising and they are not giving up because they want total control.   The people who have surrounded the president have given Americans much to be concerned about.   How could one not worry about the judgement of the President when one radical after another keeps popping up next to him?  These are surely dark days for America. 

Is it crazy to believe that the public school system is indoctrinating a generation of drones, who are  the future of our country?  Is it crazy to believe that i parents who do not agree with the Presdient’s agenda might be turend in by the School districts ?  Worse yet,  will children be instructed to tattle on Mom and Dad if they say anti-Obama statements?  Don't panic this is not the lunatic rants of a right-wing extremist.  These are the concerns of an American Citizen who has studied history enough to know we are going down a very slippery path. 

Every dictator has their own method of controlling the population, but the basic blueprint has always been flowery rhetoric, finding a scapegoat,  re-education of  the young and silencing the opposition.  Obama's administration is just following the script that has been used by the communist, socialists,  marxists and statists for years!   No this is not the rants of someone who has lost a grip with reality.  Just the opposite.  The reality is that the hard wok that our forefathers put into in creating a government free of tryanny is now going down the drain.  

This realization came to mind when it was announced that Obama will be speaking to children across the nation on September 8th, in an attempt to have chidlren think about how they can be of “service” to Barack Obama, the enlightened Preseident.  Or is he?  First,  to view the I Pledge! video go to www.youtube.com.  This four minute video is strickly a leftist propaganda video..  Who better to present the left side of life than the folks from Hollyweird themselves.  Things covered are global warming,  unicef, healthcare  mixed in with pledging to smile, love and be a better person.  Once again,  bring in the warm and fuzzy feelings and anyone who dares to agrue against it must be heartless.  Right?  Sorry, but this game plan has be used since the 30’s if not earlier.  However what makes this worrisome is that as an adult, logic can be used to deduce how the video is playing on emotion.  For children,  it is all about emotion.  Children can not see between the lines to see that they are being played.  What chidlren want to do is help and please grown ups.  So who better to please than the President of the United States?  

Towards the end of this video,  we hear the words “change, change, change” and “pledge, pledge pledge,”  Who knew that Obama can do a remix of his past campaign hit.  This is not the hope and change that parents were hoping for in our Country.  Perhaps what they wanted were schools that would instruct their chidlren in math and science in order that they could become doctors or engineers.  P erhaps, they thought that good solid American History lessons would be in order so that tomorrow’s leaders will not be making the same mistakes as today’s leaders.  Gee,  it might also be nice if they learned about English grammar  and the literature that shaped the ideas of the western society.  Too bad that is not in Obama’s plan.  He wants to have his own “Obama’s Youth.” 

Don’t think that this is a joking matter.  On YouTube there is another distrubing video entiled BARACK OBAMA KIDS AND HITLER YOUTH SING FOR THEIR LEADER.  The video begins with a sweet little girl singing how Obama is going to lead , change and rearrange it., meaning our coutnry.  The song itself is  very upbeat and inspirational, leading to the chants “Yes, we can.”   Now, keep in mind that in debating when making comparisons between two  people,  the comparisons must not be over exaggerated and they must be valid.  This video accomplishes both, demonstrating that the fears of Obama’s Youth is not that far off the mark.  The image of Germany’s chidlren singing about the virture of folliwng Hitler is chilling.  Just as chilling as hearing a little girl singing happily “we are going to change it,  rearrange it’.  Imagine if he Bush Administrtion had put out this type of video.  What would he left be saying?  If their behavior over wire tapping is any indication as to how they would have handled the situation, it is safe to say that it would have been  a bit overboard.  Wouldn’t it be safe to assume they would have called for Bush’s impeachment? (Frankly, I would have agreed with them had Bush done something this stupid)   Wait,  they did call for his impeachment.  The reason,  he wanted to spy on terriorists to find out if they were planning to attack American cities. Great balls of Fire!  What presdient would want to vilolate the rights of terrorists?  It is so much easier to blame America for the harmful acts of Terrorists and indoctriante a generation into  giving up their freedoms. 

Children should not pledge anything to any leader.  Their job in life is to do well in their studies,  obey their  parents and enjoy their  carefree childhood days.  They should not be brainwashed into a liberal agenda.  Any school who pledges to show Obama’s speech and video should hear from parents in the way of calls to the Superintendents and keeping their children home.  It should not be a surpise to any public school if parents  decide to look for other options to educating their children.  If private or charter schools are out of the picdture,  perhaps homeschooling isn’t such a bad idea after all.   Sadly,  the public school system is just another arm of the Obama’s Propaganda Machine.  

The President is back at the White House after a long week’s vacation at Martha’s Vineyard.  Before he left,  the White House staff released his reading list for this vacation.  After  golfing , the funneral, and family time  when did Mr. Obama have time to get through such an ambitious list?   Perhaps, he is a speed reader,  we will give him the benefit of  the doubt.  In any case,  the titles he selected to reader were: 

The Way Home by George Pelecanos,   all lawyers love a crime thrillers based in Washington, D.C..  Where else do they get the idea of total corruption and power? 

Lush Life by Richard Price.  Not a surprising pick by Mr. Obama since it is set in New York’s Lower East side and is about racism. 

Hot, Flat, and Crowded by Thomas L. Friedman What would light summer reading be without a little bit of environmentalism radical activism. 

John Adams by David McCullough.  Wonder if he was at all inspired by this former President.  

Plainsong by Kent Haruf.  Who put this on his list to read may not remember that the man is from Chicago thug land.  It is hard to see how a a drama about the life of eight characters living in a Colorado prairie community would be interesting to him.  However, it may help him understand how to recruit effective community organizers on a  ranch without getting run out of town. 

What would really be interesting to see is what books would be Mr. Obama’s core list of books.  The books that he loves, and returns to time and time again.  No official word has come from the White House but here  is one guess that would be correct,  Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of Pillage of Contentment.   by Eduardo Galeano. Obama received the book by Chavez, so it is safe to assume that because the two men share the same views on politics,  it was read in haste, highlighted and kept near  at hand for references purposes.  Here are the next top ten books that are probably on Obama’s bookshelf. 

Rules for Radicals by Saul D. Alinsky.  Well duh!  Everything he has done so far matches step by step this radical man’s plan. 

1984 by George Orwell.  In high school  it is required reading and it stirs up debates as  to whether or not a government could take that much control over private lives.  Obama’s answer to that:  YES WE CAN!  For him,  this book is a gold mine of ideas.

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley.  Another classic that gives Obama wonderful ideas of how to govern, control and create the perfect society. 

All The President’s Men by Bernstein and Woodward.   The glory days of how the Democrats were able to shake up the government enough to have a Republican President step down from office.  Who doesn’t like to remember  the  good old days,  even if parts of the story are based on fabrications? 

The next section could be labeled as books from my favorite philosopher and dictators:  Wage and Labor,  A Communist Manifesto both  by Marx, Mien Kemp by Hitler,  War, Racism and Economic Justice by Castro. All of these titles are against capitalism, freedom and private citizens.  It is all about class warfare,  control and government having the ultimate authority.    Each one of these title could substitute the bible for liberals. 

Class Struggle by Karl Kautsky is a classic tome on the theme of class warfare, and how to even the field for everyone.  In other words, spread the wealth around. 

Last but of course not least,  Socialism on Trial by James P. Cannon which is the step by step dismantling of capitalism in favor of socialism, communism as a way to govern the working people.  Mr. Cannon was the secretary of the National Socialist Party in the United States during FDR’s Administration.  Cannon was jailed for his opposition to the Administration during war time.  His agreements were futile then as they are now.  However, that does not stop liberals.  Although, one has to ask how they feel about one of  their favorite President’s throwing someone in jail because they dared to take a stand?  

This list could totally be off, and none of these books are on Obama’s bookshelf.  However, watching the President in the past couple of months shows that at least 90% percent of the list is correct.  It would be wonderful to hear from the White House that would either confirm or deny this claim.  In any case,  it wouldn’t hurt for a few conservatives to pick up one or two of  these titles to get a better insight as to what we are up against.