[lbo-talk] Is Fox news equating Obama with socialism, or worse yet...Marxism?

John Thornton jthorn65 at sbcglobal.net
Sun Oct 12 14:49:05 PDT 2008


On a few nonpolitical list I subscribe to I have been receiving weird emails that seem to equate voting for Obama as a move towards socialism. Is this being drummed into peoples heads by Fox news or does this idea originate elsewhere? The below is the most recent example.

"Anyone who thinks that this (the current financial crisis) is caused by anyone other than voters who vote for politicians who promise them something for nothing other than their support---is about to reap the rewards of what of an EXTREME drift toward Socialism at the very least---but most likely Marxism."

Is O'Reilly or Limbaugh claiming Obama is a Marxist? Are the people sending this a lunatic fringe or has this idea gained traction among non-lunatics?

I ask because I have been receiving quite a bit of this crap lately, more than I would expect if the idea was only far right-wing nuttery.

John Thornton



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