By Chuck Baldwin
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Lest anyone doubt the communist leanings of President Barack Obama, look no further than to his decision to hoist the Red Chinese flag (for the first time in history) over the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, September 20.
According to China Daily, “Chinese associations in the United States had applied to hold a ceremony in front of the US President’s residence to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of PRC [People’s Republic of China] . . .
“More than 1,000 people will attend the ceremony and the performances held after it, according to Zhao Luqun, who will direct the performances.
“Zhao said the performances will demonstrate the friendship, magnanimous spirit and kindness of modern Chinese people.”
Trying to find words to describe the extreme offensiveness of flying the Communist Chinese flag over the White House challenges my vocabulary. Words such as UNBELIEVABLE, UNREAL, HORRIFIC, OBSCENE, even TRAITOROUS quickly come to mind. Maybe Obama really is the Manchurian Candidate.
Remember, the communist leaders of Mao’s China are not called the “Butchers of Beijing” for nothing. Since seizing power in 1949, it is estimated that the communist government in China has murdered more than 50 million people (some reports say the number is over 70 million). As many as 3 million were killed in Mao’s initial revolution.
The historical record of Mao’s murderous march to power staggers the imagination. According to Chinese historian Jung Chang, from 1958-1961, 38 million Chinese people were starved or worked to death, and 27 million died in Laogai death camps through 1976. The Weekly Standard quotes Chinese freedom fighter Harry Wu as saying that 15 million died in China’s labor camps through 1997. According to Agence France Presse, as many as 5 million were killed in rural purges from 1946-1949, and 1 million were killed in urban purges through 1957.
Then there is Tiananmen Square in 1989, when the Communist Chinese army murdered more than 2,000 college students. The number first reported by Chinese officials was 2,600, but then was quickly retracted. Early American estimates put the number at more than 3,000. The true number of deaths will likely never be known.
But let’s bring the discussion closer to home. Does the name Chosin Reservoir mean anything to anyone? Obviously, the name doesn’t mean anything to President Barack Obama. However, that name means much to the tens of thousands of American families who lost husbands, sons, and fathers there.
By mid-1950, the Korean conflict was all but over. U.S. Army and Marine forces had handily defeated the North Korean army. It looked realistic that our fighting men would be home by Christmas. But from October of that year, more than 60,000 communist troops from China crossed the border into North Korea. During the next two months, the invading communist forces killed more than 4,000 American troops. Of course, China’s involvement in the conflict ensured a long, protracted war that resulted in the deaths of more than 50,000 brave Americans. And, of course, don’t forget that Communist China also helped the Communist North Vietnamese kill more than 50,000 U.S. soldiers and Marines.
Now President Barack Obama is going to hoist the Communist Chinese flag above the White House to “celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of PRC.”
This is the same PRC that murdered 50-70 million of its own people. This is the same PRC that murdered thousands of Chinese students at Tiananmen Square. This is the same PRC that sent tens of thousands of troops to kill American soldiers and Marines in North Korea and Vietnam. This is the same PRC that yet today persecutes, imprisons, tortures, and kills Christians, Buddhists, and other people of faith. This is the PRC that still operates torture chambers, labor camps, and death squads. This is the same PRC that demands that Chinese families have no more than one child: meaning death to children where there is already a sibling present in the home. This is the same PRC that Obama wants to “celebrate” by flying its flag above the White House.
Why is the mainstream press not all over this story? Where is the outrage by veterans’ organizations (especially Korean War veterans)? Where is the national VFW? Where is the American Legion? Where is John Murtha? Where is John Kerry? Where is John McCain?
Perhaps one blogger summed it up the best. He said, “It can now be official–leave the [Chinese] flag there.” His point is well taken.
China already owns more U.S. debt than any other entity. America’s politicians from both parties have superintended over the outsourcing of manufacturing jobs and factories to (mostly) China. America’s business elite at the Chamber of Commerce has willingly traded U.S. business interests to China at unprecedented and dangerous levels. Major banking institutions have enthusiastically orchestrated the commercial and financial buildup of Communist China. America’s military and political leadership have even helped augment Red China’s military apparatus.
“Made in China” labels appear on almost everything we buy today; perhaps it is appropriate that the Red flag flies over the White House. While we’re at it, let’s hoist the Red flag over the newsrooms of many of America’s newspapers; the headquarters of ABC, CBS, NBC, and CNN; most of the political science classrooms at America’s major colleges and universities; many of our mainline “Christian” denominations; the boardrooms of many major U.S. corporations; and also over many of the smoke-filled parlors of Big Labor. In the end, they all seem to be colored a pale shade of red these days.
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Where’re they at? Will they smoke me up? We can be friends, hombre.
LOL
How about little brown men with large amounts of marijuana in their possession?
Illegal aliens… little green men with large amounts of marijuana in their possession?
He calls the police stupid
Most of them are.
illegal aliens
No such thing.
and is now going to run away from HIS WAR in Afghanistan when the General he picks asks for more troops to secure victory. He’s looking to prosecute CIA agents for following the law and keeping us safe
LOL. Where do these wackjobs find us from?
isnt it common protocol to fly the flag of visiting dignitaries at press conferences and such alongside the U.S flag?
You all just don’t get it. Obama is a radical socialist at heart. He appoints communists like Van Jones to be the “Green Jobs” Czar, supports corrupt ACORN and is now going to run away from HIS WAR in Afghanistan when the General he picks asks for more troops to secure victory. He’s looking to prosecute CIA agents for following the law and keeping us safe while he quietly sends captured terror suspects to other countries to be “interrogated”. He calls the police stupid even though he is uninformed about the specifics. He lies to us about illegal aliens being covered by HC reform ( they are!) and tells us with a straight face that fraud and abuse reform will pay for his HC proposal.
Symbols are important and having the Red Chinese flag fly at the White House is repugnant to me and millions others.
In #5, Peter wrote: “This silly radical-baiting of Obama is counterproductive. Obama has proposed more changes more quickly than any president since LBJ. These proposals need to be debated seriously, on their merits. Talk of indoctrination, false birth certificates, etc., just makes his critics look like loonies.”
Wolfefan wrote: “You’re right on the need for an on-the-merits debate, paulie. Based on what I read here, I wish Wayne Root would figure that out. I also wish he’d figure out that Libertarians generally stand against both parties, not just one.”
I don’t see how one comment relates to the other.
Seems you posted that in the wrong thread. For context, which thread was that supposed to be in?
You’re right on the need for an on-the-merits debate, paulie. Based on what I read here, I wish Wayne Root would figure that out. I also wish he’d figure out that Libertarians generally stand against both parties, not just one.
paulie, ya do have some gems up your sleeve! Before smoke less gun powder, flag waving was a form of self protection against ‘friendly fire’!
Civilian wise, flags were no big deal until ’round the 1840s! Flag waving is not patriotic. Patriotism is patriotic!
Beth: your words, my thots!
—– Don Lake, I hate Dens and GOP!
Maybe when they put the US flag back up at the White House they will place it upside down to show the true state of our nation.
What in the hell do we have ANY flags for?
Historically speaking, for military forces engaged in battle to tell friend from foe. In other words, war paint.
Sports history: in the very first London Olympics [1908], Irish American [mainly from Boston] weight lifters and weight throwers were very influential members of the United States team.
To snub the Royal Family, the stars and stripes holder, one of the American ‘whales’ refused to dip the flag [like all the other nations] in the opening ceremony. [‘This flag bows to no Earthly King ……’]
I HATE the Royals but I hate this snobby century’s old tradition.
Don Lake, charter subscriber of Runners World and large track and field auto graph collection!
Just prop up a flag o Taiwan right next to it!
I’ve got it! Put up a giant Sons of Liberty flag!
I had a distant relative that was one of Liam Lynch’s top lieutenents in the IRA during the 1920’s. You’re not alone here Michael.
Problem is that a LOT of the highly rich and influeincial in American government have close ties to the Brits… A little too close.
But the same could be said for Red China as well, it sucks but the people at the top are way more corrupt then the people at the bottom.
Michael,
I sympathize with you–im Irish too, and hold the same antipathy towards the Union jack. My grandfather, in fact, supplied money to the IRA, as did tens of thousands of Irish-Americans.
Peter,
Agreed.
Peter – his opponents most prominently featured in the media (ie, a lot of mainstream Republicans, Republican teabaggers, etc) ARE loonies and that’s sad. This country lacks a strong, intelligent opposition, something that’s necessary.
All of this political opposition talk is sounding like party sabotage without guns. What is coming next a Republican/Democrat civil war.
When I listen to the news reports and to politician oppositions it sounds juvenile. Where are the adults in this matter. No one is offering a solution to any problem. Obama has one thing going for him he is willing to sit down and talk to the opposition (other USA parties and divided parties) if they will only stop bulking at every turn and have a responsible dialogue.
We have to many labels for thoughts and to many offering misinformation just to defame a president that some do not want because they do not look like them. Do not say this it is not so. If the constitution is real only for a few and not the masses then this country is a lie and that is why it is not ours but belongs to the 1 percent of Americans and has been sold to the so call enemy to our liberty. What is China? Democratic or Republican? To whom do we owe (America) a large debt? Who owns most real estate in this country and our ports? Why isn’t this discussed daily in the news and those yelling the loudest that Obama is a communist? The communist and anti-democratic countries own the USA!!!!!
GOD please bless American and its elected political representatives for all the people!!!!?????
Don’t let my name fool you. I am 5th generation or more American. Some Slaves, Native American,or Irish and unknown.
This country is evolving weather we like it or not. Into what is up to the people and our elected government. Will common sense rule or extremist rule?
Great response, Michael!
While I see nothing wrong with criticizing a brutal, disgusting government like China’s, THIS IS RIDICULOUS! The communist leanings of Barack Obama? Gimme a break.
Gee
How does my Irish family feel when a British Prime Minister visits? With the Union Jack, or as we call it the Butchers Apron there?
How do the families of the countless victims of British Imperialism feel about it? What about having the Union Jack, which was booted out of THIS country because of their jack booted thuggery like the Boston Massacre fly over head?
What about the countless victims of US Imperialism? Maybe we should rip that flag down too. hell. lets get total Libertarians here.
What in the hell do we have ANY flags for?
//:-D>———
False flag operation.