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Regarding this video, Roger L. Simon says:

“You could say, as some have, that this is much like what happens with children in churches and synagogues across America…”

Exactly.

“…but this is about a political figure - one of two current presidential candidates and the one leading in the polls.”

We’ve seen this vision before.  In totalitarian regimes, the indoctrination always starts or at least attempts to spread through the youth.  Cuba, North Korea, Mao’s China, Nazi Germany, the Soviet Union.  That is the scary part.  But it goes beyond socialism, and that is where the real fear comes in.  The blood-curdling, scared out of my mind, grabbing the gun and ammo and heading for the bunker kind of fear.

For a Baptist like myself (I imagine this applies to Catholics, and other Christians as well) this is eerily too familiar.  Change the text on the shirts and the subject of the song, and you have “Jesus Loves Me” performed by the Youth Choir one Sunday during Vacation Bible School.  In the video there is a glowing “O” symbol where a Cross might be… and all of the other images are there, complete with the sign language that all children’s choirs seem to include as a nod to inclusion and to increase the cuteness factor.  You even get glimpses of the parents at the end, hugging their children with pride.

BUT THEY ARE NOT SINGING ABOUT JESUS.  Forget the idea that some leftist or atheist would in fact bash a similar video if the children were singing about our actual savior, the fact remains THEY ARE NOT SINGING ABOUT OUR SAVIOR.  They are singing about a man, a politician… a guy who seeks public office and political power.  Barack Obama did not turn water into wine and he certainly will not die on the cross for our sins (thankfully that has already been done for us).

If any Christian (or Jew for that matter) is not completely creeped out by this, you might need to go back and read some scripture.

“Thou shalt have no other gods before me.”

Yes, I am worried about America.  This video should set everyone’s alarm bells off.  We don’t have coronations in the country.  We don’t make politicians kings or set them above ourselves.  We have always resisted those tendencies that we see in socialist nations.  We don’t have statues erected all over the nation of our President or swear allegiance to him.  And we don’t create youth armies or “Young Pioneer Camps” to brainwash our children and spread political ideals from the ground up.

But a capitalist democracy may not be all that we are losing.  The very soul of America may be at stake.  When our children are singing to Dear Leader as if he is will bring forth divine providence, all bets are off.

You’ve seen this coming.  From the light descending from the Heavens and the parting of the seas, Barack Obama and his followers think he is The One.  This is not a joke.  The left was worried about a Christian in the White House and always feared George W. Bush.  Having a President who humbly believes in God is not the problem.  Having a President who thinks he is God, certainly will be.

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UPDATE: Confederate Yankee has the goods on the real people behind this so-called “grassroots” effort.  The organizers include Jeff Zucker (President & CEO of NBC Universeal) who worked on Boogie Nights, and other Hollywood players.

Look, if these kids were singing about McCain like this, I’d be frightened too.  Contrary to media belief, Barack Obama is not the second coming and indoctrinating children to think and act as such is disgusting. Look at the t-shirts, look at the banner in the background, look at the professional video framing. If you are not scared about the “change” this man is bringing, than you haven’t studied your history.

Marxist?  Maybe.  American?  No.

I guess all children aren’t punishment.  In Obama Land they can also be political pawns and the exploited impressionable gateway into a socialist world.

h/t: Drudge

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UPDATE: As has been posted around the Internet over the past 24 hours, watch the video below and ask yourself if you see a connection.

Via Glen Reynolds:

A READER AT A MAJOR NEWSROOM EMAILS: “Off the record, every suspicion you have about MSM being in the tank for O is true. We have a team of 4 people going thru dumpsters in Alaska and 4 in arizona. Not a single one looking into Acorn, Ayers or Freddiemae. Editor refuses to publish anything that would jeopardize election for O, and betting you dollars to donuts same is true at NYT, others. People cheer when CNN or NBC run another Palin-mocking but raising any reasonable inquiry into obama is derided or flat out ignored. The fix is in, and its working.” I asked permission to reprint without attribution and it was granted.

Ken Blackwell has a great column at NRO exploring ACORN, Fannie & Freddie, Barack Obama, and the root causes of this economic meltdown.

Congressional Democrats, and specifically Mr. Obama, are now saying that the problem underlying all this is “deregulation,” pushed by the Republicans. There are two fundamental flaws with this allegation.

First, this is not deregulation. This is not the private sector. Fannie and Freddie are government creations, that pay their executives millions of dollars but are shielded with your tax money from suffering the downside risk of the market. Engage in racetrack-style financing, they must be strictly controlled. Deregulation is about keeping government from hobbling the private sector and hamstringing its ingenuity and productivity. Deregulation does not apply.

Second,  Republicans have tried to rein in Fannie and Freddie. Republican attempts to reform them in 1999 failed. In 2003, when Alan Greenspan testified about how Fannie and Freddie’s loose practices could endanger our financial system, it was Democrat Barney Frank who said these institutions were fundamentally sound, and should be more aggressive in getting loans to low-income people. In 2005, a Republican reform passed the Senate Banking Committee on a party-line vote, only to be blocked by Democrats from passing the full Senate. And in 2006 when John McCain spoke on the Senate floor of the need to reform Fannie and Freddie immediately, Democrats (including Barack Obama) would not respond.

You can also see where Fannie and Freddie look for protection by where they direct their money. Public records show that the top two recipients of Fannie/Freddie campaign contributions are Sens. Chris Dodd and Barack Obama, taking $165,000 and $126,000, respectively. Dodd, who chairs the Senate Banking Committee, and Mr. Obama, who says he’s going to remedy the whole situation.

CNN is finally doing some work digging into Joe Biden and correcting the record on his “Bridge to Nowhere” B.S. talking points.  I guess with John McCain down in the polls a bit, its ok for CNN to finally do some journalism that hits the other side.  Now that they think The One’s victory is certain, look for them to try and appear “balanced” all of the sudden.  Of course if the polls start to get tight again, all that will stop.

Still wondering if they are ever going to look into any of Obama’s earmarks… or his ties to terrorists… or his work for ACORN and they responsibility in the current economic crisis… or his money from Fannie Mae… or his goon squads trying to destroy the first amendment… or his real voting record attempting to destroy the second amendment… or his four votes supporting infanticide… or his lies about John McCain’s tax plan… or his lies about John McCain’s health care plan… or his lies about his own tax plan…

We posted this video these videos this weekend, but you need to see them again.  Barack Obama in Friday night’s debate continued the lie that this financial crisis was caused by George Bush and Republican deregulation.  Not True. Even Bill Clinton admits (end of the first video) that Republicans tried to stop this but were blocked by Democrats (Barney Frank, Chris Dodd… that means you).  This crisis was caused by the race-tactics of groups like ACORN and the Democrats putting pressure on Fannie, Freddie and other banks to loosen credit standards and give out more loans (at the same time the Democrats received hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions).  When this very collapse was mentioned as a possibility in late 2004, the Democrats who were pimping Fannie Mae’s pathetic credit “standards” called criticisms of it a “lynching” and attacked the questioner.  It was Republicans who tried to get this under control, who warned of the dangers and pleaded with Democrats in Congress to take action.  Instead they turned a blind eye and accepted campaign contributions in lieu of doing their jobs.  Just watch.

Listen for Barney Frank to utter these words “…and even if there were a problem the Federal Government doesn’t bail them out”.  And while Obama tries to tell you he warned everyone about these problems, there seems to be no proof that he did anything of the kind.  When John McCain co-sponsored legislation to fix this in 2006, where was Barack Obama?  “Senator Obama did not weigh in on that bill.”

John McCain tried to stop this.  George Bush tried to stop this.  What did Barack Obama do?  NOTHING, but cash in with over $126,000 in contributions from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (two companies who have now been bailed out by your tax dollars).

You have to wonder about the First Amendment under an Obama Presidency.  We’ve seen his campaign send lawyers out over campaign commercials and now they are banning campaign signs and banners at rallys on public property?

NOT ALL COUNTRIES guarantee their citizens the right to virtually unbridled freedom of speech. The United States does. Would someone please tell the campaign of Sen. Barack Obama? And the dozing guardians of liberty at the University of Mary Washington?

Mr. Obama, the Democratic nominee for president, is scheduled to speak at a rally at the university today. The public is invited to this forum, on property it, the public, owns. However, signs and banners will not be allowed, according to the organizers and compliant campus officials. Suddenly, UMW is a First Amendment-Free, or at least a First Amendment-Crippled, Zone, subject to the self-serving preferences of politicos. Why does an Obama rally–or a McCain rally or a Nader rally–justify taking a little off the top of Americans’ most fundamental rights?

A UMW spokeswoman says that the Obama campaign required the sign-and-banner ban. That campaign tells us that the ban is for “security” reasons. But a spokesman for the U.S. Secret Service, responsible for protecting presidential candidates, says that the service has no objection to signs at rallies, provided that no “part of the sign could be used as a weapon”–e.g., a heavy metal pole or a sharpened stick. Finally, the McCain campaign tells us, “We encourage people to make signs at our events.”

Liberal Lemmings continue to want to perpetuate the LIE that Sarah Palin tried to ban books (never happened moonbats)… but you won’t hear a peep out of them that Barack Obama is actually banning speech.

The American people need to know how we got here.  These are serious times and we are at a potential turning point in this country.  Whatever happens, it is going to hurt, but its time for real leadership and real reform.

But in order to understand how to get out of this mess, we have to understand how we got here.  The Democrats are still trying to funnel money into bogus partisan programs (ACORN) instead of trying to fix the problem and protect the American taxpayer.  This is not George Bush’s fault. This is not John McCain fault.  Both of them tried to fix this mess before it blew up.  But the Democrats were too busy being paid off by Fannie and Freddie, supporting their liberal friends, and refusing to be accountable for their disastrous approach.  They were warned.  But they wanted to keep playing for pay, and all of us got burned.

Barack Obama said this during an anti-war speech in 2002:

The consequences of war are dire, the sacrifices immeasurable. We may have occasion in our lifetime to once again rise up in defense of our freedom, and pay the wages of war. But we ought not?—?we will not?—?travel down that hellish path blindly. Nor should we allow those who would march off and pay the ultimate sacrifice, who would prove the full measure of devotion with their blood, to make such an awful sacrifice in vain.

Barack Obama said this last night:

Can you believe anything he says?  Can we afford to elect a Commander in Chief he says troops are dying in vain when it serves his political purposes and then changes his tune on the national stage? Is it too much to ask that our next President have some integrity?

H/T: Hot Air

Joe Biden agress, Barack Obama was playing politics by voting to cut off funding for American troops during war. American soldiers are not pawns in a game of politics. There is no place for a Commander in Chief who values his own political gain over the strength of our military or the support of our troops.