UPDATE at end of post: Is this what Newsweek meant when it proudly declared on its cover, "We're All Socialists Now?"
Did you know that when you refer to someone as a socialist, you're really calling them the N-word?
Such an astonishing hypothesis was offered by MSNBC's Carlos Watson Monday in a segment he refers to as "The 'C' Note."
Potentially even more shocking, after Watson offered this seemingly absurd opinion, Mort Zuckerman actually agreed with him (video embedded below the fold with partial transcript, h/t HotAirPundit):
Today I want to talk about a word that we're hearing more and more, and that's the word socialist. You hear it from a lot of conservatives these days, that's usually critiquing the President, or more broadly Democrats. And while that's certainly a legitimate critique, there certainly is an ideology that can and should be critiqued at certain times, it also some times is just a kind of a generic conservative bludgeoning tool. And that's alright, too, because you hear it on the Democratic side as well: rightwingnut, what have you.
But what concerns me is when in some of those town hall meetings including the one that we saw in Missouri recently where there were jokes made about lynching, etc., you start to wonder whether in fact the word socialist is becoming a code word, whether or not socialist is becoming the new N-word for frankly for some angry upset birthers and others. I hope that's not the case, but it sure does say to you what David Brooks said the other day on T.V. which is that more credible conservatives have to stand up and say that there's a line that has to be drawn, that there's a line of responsibility that's important, and that extends to the words that we choose including how choose even legitimate words like socialist.
What?
So now that we have a black president, words that have been used in our country for decades -- words that have real meaning -- suddenly stand for something else altogether that includes a racial overtone?
What kind of nonsense is this?
Are we headed to a point in our history when any criticism about this president will be deemed racist?
Exit questions: is this really the change people wanted; where does it all end; where has America gone, and; how did this all happen in just six months?
As a post facto aside, I sincerely hope my parents didn't see Watson's "'C' Note" because I've been calling them socialists for years! :-)
*****Update: NBer Texndoc marvelously asks, "How Racist is Newsweek!?!?!
After all, the magazine on a February cover arrogantly declared, "We Are All Socialists Now."
So, Carlos, was Newsweek speaking code, or is this just reserved for conservatives?
Hmmm?
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No Carlos, that would be
August 10, 2009 - 16:17 ET by mattmNo Carlos, that would be and "S" word - or didn't you learn the alphabet at Affirmative Action U?
"Are we headed to a point in our history when any criticism about this president will be deemed racist?"
We are already there. I has been racist to be a non-leftist for the past 40 years or so.
So... Calling someone a
August 11, 2009 - 00:56 ET by mamabearSo...
Calling someone a socialist clearly isn't racist.
However, joking that someone who is black must be a recipient of affirmative action as a way of calling them stupid...
That kind of is.
Duh
August 11, 2009 - 14:28 ET by mattmIt's part of making a point. It's rhetorical.
Additionally, what is racist here is the implication that opposition to Obama is racially motivated. Anyone who thinks that way is either stupid, ignorant or is being purposely deceptive.
I'm agreeing with you, I
August 11, 2009 - 15:01 ET by mamabearI'm agreeing with you, I just think that slipping an affirmative action joke in there is, at best, tasteless.
Ah, another 4 week wonder
August 11, 2009 - 14:30 ET by BlondeNo honey....we're calling you stupid.
I hope he fails, too.
I suspect a lot of critical
August 10, 2009 - 16:20 ET by Chris NormanI suspect a lot of critical terms used against Obama will be regarded as "N words" by the media in the very near future. I reject the muzzle you are trying to place on us, Mr. Watson. As far as I'm concerned, you can go to hell and take Mort Zuckerman with you.
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.
S-O-C-I-A-L-I-S-T-S!!!!!!!!
August 10, 2009 - 19:01 ET by Wildcatter1980Socialists, socialists, socialists, socialists socialists, socialists, socialists, socialists, socialists, socialists, socialists!
Dare I say, again, SOCIALISTS?!?!?!
P.S. I just changed my signoff to the following:
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We need to stop calling them "Progressives" when in reality they are big government "Socialists" who no longer value the individual's rights to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.
n-word
August 10, 2009 - 23:05 ET by TruthMongern-word thesaurus:
birther, teabagger, Rush Limbaugh, Christian - and now - socialist
SOCIALIST!
August 11, 2009 - 14:32 ET by blazermaniacIf using that word is a problem for Liberals, I have only one thing to say.
SOCIALISTS!
SOCIALISTS!
SOCIALISTS!
SOCIALISTS!
SOCIALISTS!
SOCIALISTS!
SOCIALISTS!
SOCIALISTS!
SOCIALISTS!
SOCIALISTS!
SIT DOWN & SHUT UP...
August 10, 2009 - 22:34 ET by danybhoyHey Chris, let me call Carlos Watson what he is, a CULTURAL MARXIST. This is a fascist tactic, pure & simple. Shut down speech you don't agree with.
BTW, if Watson see this, call me whatever you want, I don't give a damn. But remember that you hurt the cause of fighting real racists when you throw the term around in the half-@$$ed manner you did to run political cover for Obama & his crap Presidency. He is historic for several reasons, not the least of which will be how lousy he will be. Why, because SOCIALISM ALWAYS FAILS. If you don't understand that freedom is the solution to the human condition, you should'nt be President. Sorry Mr.Watson, your guy sucks, & the majority of people will get it when he runs for a 2nd term.
"...How blind can you be, don't you see...
...that the gambler lost all he does not have..."
Nightwish
Who Has Obama Associated With?
August 11, 2009 - 08:07 ET by Wildcatter1980Anti-capitalists, socialists and communist sympathizers who never learned that it is big, powerful, controlling government that is the both the threat to the individual and the tool that large corporations and other moneyed types use to exert their anti-competitive desires.
I have a suspicion that Obama may not run for a second term. For example, when are the various provisions of health care reform set to kick in? Not before 2013. So, why the rush to get it done now? Simple, there is a Democrat majority in Congress, but there is no guarantee of that after 2010. So, if passed and the Dems lost their majority in Congress in 2010, but cannot get it repealed before 2012, then much of the Presidential campaign will be about health care reform. Obama could decide that he need not run the risk--not suffer the ignominy--of losing by not running and letting Hillary or whomever suffer all the slings and arrows instead. He can "retire" undefeated and "return" to his community organizer roots as former President Obama.
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We need to stop calling them "Progressives" when in reality they are big government "Socialists" who no longer value the individual's rights to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.
Are we headed to a point in
August 10, 2009 - 16:25 ET by motherbeltAre we headed to a point in our history when any criticism about this president will be deemed racist?
Noel, haven't you noticed? We are already there!
And Good, everlovin' grief! This takes the cake:
you start to wonder whether in fact the word socialist is becoming a
code word, whether or not socialist is becoming the new N-word for
frankly for some angry upset birthers and others. I hope that's not the
case,
There's that liberal tactic of implying something by admitting you don't know, but "wondering" about it.
as for this:
there's a line that has to be drawn, that there's a line of
responsibility
the unspoken part being: and we'll decide where that line is, thank you very much.
Is that a subtle threat, Sir?
mb I posted below with my
August 10, 2009 - 16:29 ET by bigtimermb I posted below with my thoughts...
Just got done watching this tripe, and that is just what this is...tripe.
Mort lost any respect I ever had of him.
Period.
Obama's a Community Agitator, a walking, talking destroyer. ~ Rush Limbaugh
I guess it's working. No
August 10, 2009 - 16:32 ET by motherbeltI guess it's working. No one wants to disagree with any black person now?
Mort was pathetic...I
August 10, 2009 - 16:36 ET by bigtimerMort was pathetic...I haven't always agreed with him over the years, but now he's a closed book for me as far as I am concerned.
Obama's a Community Agitator, a walking, talking destroyer. ~ Rush Limbaugh
bt,
August 10, 2009 - 16:41 ET by Chris NormanZuckerman always struck me as having the political philosophy of a marshmallow - always trying to fit in with any liberal panel he was on - afraid of offending any liberal group. His columns have always been blandly liberal. Now, that he's hanging out on MSNBC, I'm not surprised he's trying to fit in there. He's a political weakling.
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.
Chris... You hit the nail
August 10, 2009 - 16:46 ET by bigtimerChris...
You hit the nail on the head...you're right, he is always needing to be liked, fit in as you say, actually kind of a sad life to have.
Well, we've all known people like that in our lives, you sure described it the best.
Obama's a Community Agitator, a walking, talking destroyer. ~ Rush Limbaugh
mb, Using his method, I
August 10, 2009 - 16:37 ET by Chris Normanmb,
Using his method, I don't know if Carlos Watson is mentally handicapped and I'm not saying that he is, but I have to wonder.
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.
Chris... I know you
August 10, 2009 - 16:43 ET by bigtimerChris...
I know you weren't talking to me, but Carlos didn't think of this all by his lonesome in my humble opinion, he's been told what to say by the uppers behind the scenes....Moveon/Soros/Rahm etc.
Wanna' bet Matthews, Maddow and Olbie won't be inserting this kind of tripe here and there as well this week?
Desperation Chris...desperation, they are grasping for that life-jacket they didn't put on ahead of time...before they sink, because they aren't going to be able to swim out of this one.
Obama's a Community Agitator, a walking, talking destroyer. ~ Rush Limbaugh
bt,
August 10, 2009 - 16:51 ET by Chris NormanDon't be silly. It's a free for all here. You're right, of course. All of this crap in the media bears the stench of the Moveon/Kos/Soros/Emmanuel political cess pool. Further, even if anyone on MSNBC thought of any of this, I don't think they really believe any of it. It's all designed to throw out as many poisonous buzz words and accusations as they can to stem the anti-Obama/Democrat tide. But - once again, as with cap n tax and the "health" plan they are overreaching and no one is buying it - except for the most committed of the far left - and I don't think any of them even believe it - they just like it.
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.
Well then...
August 10, 2009 - 16:20 ET by FuzzlenutterMr. Watson, consider yourself a Socialist...
carlos watson
August 10, 2009 - 16:24 ET by east tennessee johnThe new "N" word. Is this designed to silence any dissent Carlos, or don't you know what socialist means so you automatically make it unusable and those that do use it outcasts? You've been well trained in Alinsky tactics. How long did it take for you to come up with this brillant comparison, you smart assed socialist?
And like all well coached
August 10, 2009 - 18:11 ET by celatorAnd like all well coached socialists, he destroys the language to advance the revolution. Must have known Winston Smith way back when.
What was it that the Queen in Alice in Wonderland said--"A word means what I say it means."
No citizen's right to life, liberty, pursuit of happiness, or property is safe as long as Obama is President of the United States.
Celator~
August 10, 2009 - 22:44 ET by Georgia GirlVery insightful.
While the queen in Alice in Wonderland is pure fiction, our "king" is daily reality. *_*
To quote Alice: "It would be so nice if something made sense for a change." ^_^
the line that comes to my mind..
August 10, 2009 - 22:51 ET by katainkent"Sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast"
___________________________________________
"The tax imposed under this section shall not be treated as tax" - HR 3200 (Health Care Bill) Pg. 203. Ln 14 & 15
Kat~
August 11, 2009 - 08:16 ET by Georgia GirlGood one. ^_^
spaghetti meets wall (again)
August 10, 2009 - 16:20 ET by katainkentthey tried this for only a couple of weeks (during the JTP incident) while Obama was still campaigning - I guess they can try again to see if this time it will stick.
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"The tax imposed under this section shall not be treated as tax" - HR 3200 (Health Care Bill) Pg. 203. Ln 14 & 15
I'm going to watch this in
August 10, 2009 - 16:22 ET by bigtimerI'm going to watch this in a few minutes, but it is another obvious attempt to silence any opposition to anyone, anyone on the left side of the aisle, not just the messiah.
They aren't going to use the Fairness Doctrine...they are trying to do it via intimidation and fear, well those days are long past, PC has got us nowhere, in fact it has got us to where we are now in this country and the mess we are in.
I have never seen anything like what is happening within this country in my entire life...at break-neck speed.
We won't be silenced, and by the way, the socialists better be happy with just that term, because as far as I am concerned, it's to the point where that is far too polite regarding the enemy within.
We had better fight back the likes of which we never have before.
Obama's a Community Agitator, a walking, talking destroyer. ~ Rush Limbaugh
Stealing from the Miracle
August 10, 2009 - 16:30 ET by motherbeltStealing from the Miracle Whip ad:
....we will NOT tone it down!!
Liberalism IS a mental
August 10, 2009 - 16:27 ET by rbosqueLiberalism IS a mental disorder.
Here is a word - flailing.
August 10, 2009 - 16:27 ET by JWFMore and more, that is what I am seeing.
People are angry and frustrated because they do not see anyone listening. All they get in return is mockery and derision from the MSM/Democrats. Now people are seeing they are not alone in their anger. And the tactics coming from the MSM/Democrats are increasingly bizarre. Now they are being called mobsters, nazi's, and told to shut up by the man at the top. And it is not working.
So they keep trying even more desperate tactics like this. Yet another desperate attempt to shut people up. They are flailing.
Sincerely,
a Veteran of a 1000 psychic wars.
JWF... Right you
August 10, 2009 - 16:30 ET by bigtimerJWF...
Right you are...they are in pure desperation mode now.
Obama's a Community Agitator, a walking, talking destroyer. ~ Rush Limbaugh
Unintended Consequences
August 10, 2009 - 16:28 ET by JustAlObama may, in fact, become, the "post racial President," after all. Thanks to his worshippers using the race card for every single point of opposition they have essentially taken the sting out of the word "racist," no one who uses that term can now be taken seriously.
As I once read somewhere, the definition of "racist" today is "a conservative who is winning an argument."
The left has dramatically over-played it's hand.
Since they have drained all
August 10, 2009 - 16:30 ET by Chris NormanSince they have drained all meaning out of "racist", to be called one just doesn't have much sting in it anymore.
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.
Hey Chris...that is another
August 10, 2009 - 16:33 ET by bigtimerHey Chris...that is another good point as well.
Obama's a Community Agitator, a walking, talking destroyer. ~ Rush Limbaugh
bt, "You're a
August 10, 2009 - 16:43 ET by Chris Normanbt,
"You're a racist!" draws about as much blood now as "Your mom wears army boots".
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.
I take the word "racism" as
August 10, 2009 - 18:15 ET by mostlymoderateI take the word "racism" as a compliment now. Means the opposing side has resorted to their "standby" shield which absolves them of having to making any sensible retort.
Chris, yes, after I heard
August 10, 2009 - 18:09 ET by celatorChris, yes, after I heard the term "racist" for the 2,357,567,213,087,368,731,401,306,194 time, it kinda lost its impact. ;+}
No citizen's right to life, liberty, pursuit of happiness, or property is safe as long as Obama is President of the United States.
"Are we headed to a point
August 10, 2009 - 16:29 ET by chessplayer"Are we headed to a point in our history when any criticism about this president will be deemed racist?"
We are`nt headed to that point. We already ARE at that point.
Let me be very clear: Obama
August 10, 2009 - 16:29 ET by ThisnThatLet me be very clear: Obama is a socialist. I know what the term Socialist means. MSNBC might not. That is totally understandable. MSNBC doesn't know a whole lot about anything. But I do.
I will repeat: Obama is a socialist. And MSNBC is a tu..d.
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"Tax the rich" is a basically unstable way of governing - The NYT
Good grief. What next? A
August 10, 2009 - 16:38 ET by QueenMumGood grief. What next? A government compiled list of all words which might be code for the "n" word? How do they explain the fact that Nancy Pelosi has also been called a socialist? Is "socialist" also a code word for the "b" word? It can get very confusing. I just hope they don't determine that "poopy butt" is also some sort of code. ;)
"All people are born alike - except Republicans and Democrats." - Groucho Marx
"Newsspeak" from, "1984"
August 10, 2009 - 16:45 ET by Nortois what Orwell referred to it as. There was a great post here a few days ago explaining how over time the sanitizing of our vocabulary will leave only those words that convey the pc idiom will be used.
Brainwashing it is called in other places and times.
Norto... Right you
August 10, 2009 - 17:05 ET by bigtimerNorto...
Right you are.
It isn't going to work though, not at all, people here have finally had it, and it's high time!
The backlash is now in progress...
Obama's a Community Agitator, a walking, talking destroyer. ~ Rush Limbaugh
These people are seriously
August 10, 2009 - 16:40 ET by Kat Outta the BagThese people are seriously dancing a Nazi tango on my last nerves...
Kat... LOL...I love how
August 10, 2009 - 17:06 ET by bigtimerKat...
LOL...I love how you put that, one thing about it...you are not alone, not by a long shot.
Obama's a Community Agitator, a walking, talking destroyer. ~ Rush Limbaugh
This is what passes as
August 10, 2009 - 16:46 ET by rbosqueThis is what passes as intelligent discourse on the left.
Words Liberals are Afraid Of
August 10, 2009 - 16:48 ET by sergeant stogieIf being called a "socialist" didn't bother liberals so much, why would they be reacting this way? Why go to all the trouble of trying to attach a stigma to its use? What are they afraid of? Oh, yeah. Truth.
This, the Golden Age of Advanced Racism
August 10, 2009 - 16:48 ET by SickofLibsThis, the Golden Age of Advanced Racism ushered in by Obama & the Dems., will require many new code words. The N word seems so, well, 'old school' now.
Yes, More Code Words Needed
August 10, 2009 - 16:51 ET by JustAlI nominate the word, "idiotic" as code for MSNBC.
And yet . . .
August 10, 2009 - 16:54 ET by karelingHow casually Mr. Watson drops the word "birthers" into all that pompous blather. That's getting to be just as inflammatory.
I think this is the media's
August 10, 2009 - 16:59 ET by Chris NormanI think this is the media's Waterloo, the rubicon, and the "bridge too far". In their panic over their fear that the characterizations of "socialist" and "fascist" describing Obama and Pelosi's agenda is gaining traction and acceptance, they have overreacted and overreached. Many of the same independents they are trying to sway with these accusations of "mob" and "thugs" are the same people at the town hall meetings. And I don't think they like what the media is calling them
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.
Help me out here
August 10, 2009 - 17:04 ET by FeynmanFanHow many race cards are there in a deck? Is this never going to end?
carlos watson
August 10, 2009 - 17:09 ET by east tennessee johnIt appears the "C-Note" is slightly off key. Moron.
I drew my line---
August 10, 2009 - 17:08 ET by misterbillI drew my line---fool!! And you are on the other side of it. You sleazy bastards who try to win every fight by adding race to the mix are driving our country to a divide where millions of us are going to have to take sides.
This old man is so tired of the racial nonsense that I am fhaving feelings along racial lines. If you want equality, if you want fairness, work for it. Stop learning sleazy tricks from the MSM. Stand on your own two feet, say what you believe. Are you so poorly talented that you have to use the racial card to stay in the game? If so, you are in the wrong game. Get up, get out and go home. You lose.
The only new N-word for
August 10, 2009 - 17:08 ET by stancoyleThe only new N-word for socialist I'm aware of is "Nut Job"!!!
Nice job
August 10, 2009 - 17:11 ET by FeynmanFanYou have the perfect response!
The ship--
August 10, 2009 - 17:09 ET by misterbill--be sinking!
Socialist Please.....
August 10, 2009 - 17:37 ET by jacktheripperyou are grasping at straws here.
on a side note I saw a commercial for the naacp wanting $ to stop racism (ironic,eh from an org. that by it's very definition seperates the races!!)
"I LOVE DEAD KENNEDY'S"
Better Get Used to it
August 10, 2009 - 17:18 ET by OneCleverCookiebecause Progressives understand that the race card is their ultimate weapon in their quest for power. At this point in time, just the mere whisper that an individual may be painted as a 'racist' has most people cowed into a defensive posture where they may not pursue their own best interest; the political left knows this, and uses this weapon masterfully. In fact, this is their most potent weapon, that is until the general public just becomes immune to their race baiting. Hopefully then an honest dialog can be initiated. It will take all persons, in a good faith effort to overcome this nightmare. However, if the left justs continues to beat their political opposition into submission with the race card, chaos will definately ensue.
the P-word
August 10, 2009 - 17:19 ET by BKeyserI've been doing a bit of research on this- I've concluded that the administration is, in fact, NOT advancing a strictly Socialist agenda. Simply put, the Socialist agenda is seriously flawed, and would leave the country as a whole vulnerable to rapid demise. I don't believe Mr. Obama is in the self-defeatist mold.
It's also not strictly fascist, since that ideology requires the take over of all industry for the good of the government (at least the way I read it.)
I believe the word that should conjure the most wrath; the word that should inflame everyone as much as the N-word inflames black folks; the word that should be used to identify everyone with the political ideology of Mr. Obama and Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, etc. is "Progressive."
(Even the woman doing the "Progressive" insurance commercials is seriously annoying. I think this solidifies my point.)
~That's funny
August 10, 2009 - 17:28 ET by choselife3xWhen I saw "the P-word" I thought "Putz".
Dissent: It's not just for liberals anymore.-kudzupolitics, USA Today
"Simply put, the Socialist
August 10, 2009 - 17:51 ET by ckc1227"Simply put, the Socialist agenda is seriously flawed, and would leave
the country as a whole vulnerable to rapid demise. I don't believe Mr.
Obama is in the self-defeatist mold."
But you're assuming socialists are rational. If they were, there'd be no socialist countries.
New N-Words
August 10, 2009 - 17:44 ET by RomanceWritRNow that Obama is President we need to be aware of how racist a nation we really are. All of the following are racist code words for the N-Word now:
Taxes, socialist, competence, Birth Certificate, family, Pelosi, Reid, deficit, Freedom of Speech and Fox News.
Did I miss any?
You know,this anchor dude
August 10, 2009 - 17:55 ET by ckc1227You know,this anchor dude is probably on to something. I mean, would we really have a problem with socialism being shoved down our throats if only it were John Kerry or John McCain doing it instead of Barack Obama?
Uhh, yeah, we would.
This guy is way over the
August 10, 2009 - 17:57 ET by balboaThis guy is way over the top. But "socialist" IS being used to cast Democrats in an unfavorable light, same as "liberal."
Socialist is a quick jump to Commie, to Red Menace, and so on.
balboa
August 10, 2009 - 18:16 ET by well99Well mob was already taken.
That's because socialism
August 10, 2009 - 19:55 ET by ckc1227That's because socialism and liberalism, which Democrats believe in, ARE unfavorable. If you don't want to be labeled as a Socialist, or a liberal, or a Commie, etc.....don't act like one.
Meh. Anything liberal is
August 10, 2009 - 20:41 ET by balboaMeh. Anything liberal is immediately claimed as socialism, and any slight hint of socialism is branded as one of the four horsemen. So it's liberal to apocalypse in one fluid movement.
Well Bal, if the linch-pin
August 10, 2009 - 20:48 ET by PeskyDaneWell Bal, if the linch-pin of liberalism/socialism wasn't theft, then there wouldn't be such a stigma attached, would there?
Oh come on. That's stupid.
August 10, 2009 - 22:07 ET by balboaOh come on. That's stupid.
Liberalism = Socialism
August 11, 2009 - 15:18 ET by dvdaughtryThe only stupid thing here is to think that liberism does not equal socialism.
Take it from Norman Thomas, the six-time U.S. Presidential candidate for the Socialist Party of America.
"The American people will never knowingly adopt Socialism. But under the name of 'liberalism' they will adopt every fragment of the Socialist program, until one day America will be a Socialist nation, without knowing how it happened."
http://quotes.liberty-tree.ca/quote/norman_thomas_quote_ffb1
You trying to say Jesus Christ can't hit a curveball?
balboa
August 10, 2009 - 23:42 ET by well99Actually leftist are socialist.Liberals arent but they are a dying breed.See leftist want you to narc on your neighbor if you think a email is fishy.The email address is gulag@whitehouse.org. Attention Iam Watchingu Czar.It is about control and the goverment thinks it should control us.It has gotten out of hand.They forgot they work for us.
1. I doubt that. 2. Critics
August 11, 2009 - 08:35 ET by balboa1. I doubt that.
2. Critics could say the same thing -- and have -- about Bush and his surveillance programs.
So either way, it looks like you could lose your freedom! AIEEE!
balboa
August 11, 2009 - 12:58 ET by well991.I dont
2.Bush wasnt afraid of criticism so he didnt set up a snitch on your neighbor program.The surveillance programs were to prevent terrorist attacks not turn us into informants like Obama wants.OOooohh they say nasty things about me.Call the IRS.
Whatever Commie.
August 10, 2009 - 22:16 ET by JWFThe Commie is whining because someone called him a socialist.
Sincerely,
a Veteran of a 1000 psychic wars.
Well, let's send a memo out
August 10, 2009 - 18:12 ET by mostlymoderateWell, let's send a memo out to everybody that the word "Socialism" constitutes the hate-crime. Wonder if rappers can still use the word though.
Thus Speaks
August 10, 2009 - 18:13 ET by justbob223Thus speaks another socialist moron. Hey, Barry, you're a socialist, socialist, socialist! Actually, you're a Marxist, Marxist, Marxist! (Sorry. Just had to get that off my chest.)
Sorry, Carlos, but this is still the United States of America
August 10, 2009 - 18:45 ET by R D Helm...which means that you left-wing, freedom-hating, anti-everything-traditionally-American liberal bed-wetters don't get to tell me what words I can and cannot use, where I can use them, nor when I can use them.
That includes the terms Marxist, Stalinist, socialist, communist, totalitarian, statist, potentate, dictator, Obamabot, Obamaton, myrmidon, sheeple, societal-leech, or yes, even the dreaded N-word.
It will continue to be that way unless or until your hero Obama manages to pull off a repeal of the 1st and 2nd Amendments to the Constitution of the United States.
If you don't like it, there is a flight that takes off from an airport somewhere in America bound for another country about every 30 seconds.
Get on one.
BTW, Watson, I cannot help but wonder how many times you have referred to those of us who reflect a little more light than you as "honky" or "cracker."
I bet it has been more than once.
-Dave
If it's CommieCare you want, then move to Cuba.
Give the man a break! He
August 10, 2009 - 19:10 ET by NL207Give the man a break! He might never have referred to any of his light skinned breatheren as honky or cracker. He might have said 'pancake ass' or 'whitey' or possibly even 'gringo'.
NL,
August 10, 2009 - 23:10 ET by R D HelmLOL
-Dave
If it's CommieCare you want, then move to Cuba.
How Racist is Newsweek!?!?!
August 10, 2009 - 18:58 ET by TexndocDidn't Newsweek, shortly after Zero was elected, have a cover story "We Are All N-words Now"? Imagine!
Why?
August 10, 2009 - 19:23 ET by Wildcatter1980The leftists, statists, progressives, socialists want nothing more than to silence any criticism of themselves, their points of view and their policy initiatives. Period.
The reason for this is simple. They know that their ideals, their points of view are in direct opposition to the ideals of the majority of Americans who believe in the value of hard work and fair play. The majority of Americans believe in the ideal of equality of opportunity, not equality of outcome.
What the leftists, statists, progressives, socialists value is their being the exulted ones, the ones in control, running things, and, of course, reaping the rewards. Meanwhile, the rest of the country is reduced to living at or near the poverty line, living a meager "hand-to-mouth" existence dependent upon the "elitist" ruling leftists, statists, progressives, socialists.
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We need to stop calling them "Progressives" when in reality they are big government "Socialists" who no longer value the individual's rights to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.
So, I guess he's saying
August 10, 2009 - 20:41 ET by lotrSo, I guess he's saying that it's an insult to be called a "socialist"? What's the preferred term? "Communist"? Help me here.
"Let's wrap him up, alright?" -- Keith Olbermann
real-time hypocrisy
August 10, 2009 - 20:47 ET by konoWatson is too much. While trying to persuade people that Conservatives are using derisive or deprecating 'code words', he uses a deprecating code word for skeptical Conservatives that's currently all the rage among Liberals. (boldface emphasis is mine)
I'm guessing that 'and others' means 'and teabaggers'...
Watson, you're such a Socialist.
WTF NO? Criticism of Obama Allowed
August 10, 2009 - 22:03 ET by ptsonSo any criticism of Obama is racist? Using an accurate word such as socialist or marxist is now racist? WHAT A LIBERAL LOAD OF CRAP! Same B.S. as during the campaign. "Someone in the crowd, threatened candidate Obama and made racist remarks." So everyone there is discredited. Palin and everyone there is a racist. EXCEPT, the report during the campaign was investigated by the Secret Service and the only one who heard the remark was a liberal reporter. Conclusion: IT WAS MADE UP! That socialist IS my president (God help us!) too. So I sure as hell have the right to criticize him. So have you got the guts to call me racist to my face? Do you even know me? My race? History? Do you Carlos?
I'm a racist, you're a racist, we're all racists!
August 10, 2009 - 23:29 ET by jefflebowskiIf you are a conservative you are a racist. Face it. Admit it. The only way to not be a racist is be a socialist. Some choice!
Angry White Dude
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And, if you are a black
August 11, 2009 - 20:50 ET by MikeBAnd, if you are a black conservative, you are a self-hating, sell out, Uncle Tom, house n***** racist.
"A communist is someone who reads Marx. An anti-communist is someone who understands Marx." Ronald Reagan
So let me see if i get
August 11, 2009 - 01:08 ET by SvenSo let me see if i get this:
We as American's (and yes, I include my Black Brothers and Sisters) have the highest standard of living in the world. We have a Black President, a Congressional Black Caucus, A Black Supreme Court Justice (oh that's right, i forgot, he's an Uncle Tom), rising numbers of Black millionairs, and this creep is now saying:
...you start to wonder whether in fact the word socialist is becoming a code word, whether or not socialist is becoming the new N-word for frankly for some angry upset birthers and others.
Hey Mr. Watson (aka Sh** for Brains), one of these protestors was a black guy who got the Sh** kicked out of him by union thugs! Does that count? No I guess it doesn't count if you're a black conservative!
Mr. Watson, I must say, this is a shrewed tactic you're trying: Socialist = N-Word. If you can somehow equate the two words, then you can get us to stop calling Hussein a Socialist. Sorry, but it won't happen. You see, if someone wishes to employ a totalitarian regime, strip away people's basic human rights, takes away their incentive, and ensures squawler for everybody, they are a Socialist/Communist. Their color really doesn't matter. You see, Socialism is a mindset, not a skin pigment.
It's really sad you're defending a totalitarian form of government that strips away peoples basic human rights!
It's really sad that elitest Blacks like yourself, and the Socialits in DC want to enslave people all over again! Hope and Change!
The new N-word
August 11, 2009 - 02:03 ET by desertdwellerThe new N-word is Narcissist http://www.faithfree....
Deconstruction
August 11, 2009 - 03:40 ET by thgrantMr. Watson is a product of post modernism and Michael Eric Dyson: they both seem to think that you, some how, need code words, once you can't use the N word.
So let me be perfectly clear: Mr. Watson is a clean, articulate, intellegent, socialist narcissist. I can also guess that Watson didn't go to a private school, wasn't home schooled, and would be reluctant to release his SAT grades.
ebonics.......the new socialism speak
August 11, 2009 - 08:01 ET by TWOTIMETUNABTW, carlos watson...........what is he, a mexican detective?
Lots of teeth in that head.
The Government is the Enemy
Socialist,
August 11, 2009 - 08:43 ET by jessieHSocialist, please! Congress hasn't earned any respect.
nonsense
August 11, 2009 - 10:30 ET by 2SloSo, I cannot use the term socialist any longer...well then; Marxist
or Communist will just have to suffice...
From the
August 11, 2009 - 11:23 ET by Tom PaineFrom the dictionary
Socialism - noun
A theory or system of social organization that advocates the vesting of the ownership and control of the means of production and distribution, of capital, land, etc., in the community as a whole.
Socialist – noun
An advocate or supporter of Socialism
The truth is an absolute defense. No racism here.
Censored ?
August 11, 2009 - 12:00 ET by 1611LilacLadyFor the Subject: Socialist Nigger? The MSNBC black guy brought it up . . I just put the two words together.
My comment was there and now is gone? What happened? I hope it was a fluke.
I don't use the N word unless it applies in my everyday life. There are blacks out there cracking jokes about N's because they know it's a phony issue.
1984 and Newspeak have arrived.
Isaiah 5:20a Woe unto them who call evil good, and good evil. . . KJV
What are you 12?
August 11, 2009 - 12:02 ET by nwahs"Ohh look I spelled booger with my phone."
I am the mob. Don't tread on me.
wow
August 11, 2009 - 12:05 ET by katainkenthaving a bad day today?
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"The tax imposed under this section shall not be treated as tax" - HR 3200 (Health Care Bill) Pg. 203. Ln 14 & 15
Not particularly, why?
August 11, 2009 - 14:21 ET by nwahsI just meant the author of that post would have to be incredibly naive not to know why it was removed, and felt it was their right to repost ,unnecessarily, a volatile term. For the life of me, I can't see the reason for that post other than to say "Look what I did, har har har"
I was thinking of that commercial where that goofy teen is sitting on his bed. He shows his mom a phone or something and says "Look, I spelled booger!" His mom gives the camera one of those looks like "He's going to be living at home when he's 30."
I am the mob. Don't tread on me.
ah
August 11, 2009 - 14:28 ET by katainkentI don't watch tv so I guess the commercial reference was lost on me. In absense of that reference it struck me that you must be having a bad day.
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"The tax imposed under this section shall not be treated as tax" - HR 3200 (Health Care Bill) Pg. 203. Ln 14 & 15
I believe
August 11, 2009 - 12:07 ET by katainkentthe author of the blog used the term "n-word" to set an example for others to stay polite. So, no I don't believe it was a fluke.
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"The tax imposed under this section shall not be treated as tax" - HR 3200 (Health Care Bill) Pg. 203. Ln 14 & 15
Lilac
August 11, 2009 - 13:06 ET by well99Just because Watson is a jerk doesnt mean you should use the word.
Guess what well99?
August 11, 2009 - 15:20 ET by 1611LilacLadyYou misunderstood. I was NOT directing it to him in particular. That never crossed my mind. However, I suppose it would apply.
Listen, it's a non-issue. We have been so brainwashed into thinking that's a bad word. All the abbreviations I see here for swear words are bad words. Saying those, or even using the abbreviations, to my mind are bad manners. That I know what they mean shows that at one time I said them, shamefully.
Recently a black man was cracking jokes using the N word. My son (a married adult) was nearby. He turned away because he was laughing but thought maybe the joke teller would get mad.
What happened? The black joke teller asked him why he turned away and it was explained. His response? "Don't turn away. They are funny jokes and there are lots of niggers around."
There are blacks and their are niggers. There are whites and there is white trash (honkies, crackers, whitey, etc.).
Would I walk up to a person of colour and call then nigger? No. But nigger is merely a derivative of negro. Period!
Isaiah 5:20a Woe unto them who call evil good, and good evil. . . KJV
I think you just like causing problems for this site
August 11, 2009 - 16:22 ET by nwahsI think you just like putting that word on this site. You're pretty transparent. I think you're a troll. You used it 4 times in the last post.
You feel empowered now?
I am the mob. Don't tread on me.
Kinda like that one poster
August 11, 2009 - 16:24 ET by balboaKinda like that one poster who used to casually throw out "negro" and then would wonder why people objected (who was that?).
I don't know
August 11, 2009 - 16:32 ET by nwahsIt hard for me to picture this poster being anything but a little coward or tagger ( as with graffiti).
I am the mob. Don't tread on me.
Lilac
August 11, 2009 - 18:47 ET by well99No I didnt actually.I know you werent useing the slur about him. It doesnt change the fact that it is offensive.It isnt about being pc it is about common courtesy.I am guilty of useing abbreviations for swear words but I do try to control it.Dont always win.
This looks like a setup in
August 11, 2009 - 13:21 ET by Tom PaineThis looks like a setup in preparation for the Huffington Post to come in and do a "random" check of Newsbusters. Would someone please remove it
Tom
August 11, 2009 - 13:29 ET by BlondeIt has been removed once in its original form....I think it's instructive to leave it just the way it is.
LL does have a legitimate point to make, though.
I hope he fails, too.