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O'bamas National Police

Discussion in 'Political Debate & Discussion' started by OldRegular, Feb 16, 2009.

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  1. 777

    777 Well-Known Member
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    Oh . . . well, I don't want to get in the way of that, just wanted to post something to test out a theory of mine, but it HAD to be on topic. So, this:

    (partisan) link: http://directorblue.blogspot.com/2009/02/was-candidate-obamas-civilian-national.html

    blah blah blah . . . Mein Fuhrer! See ya!!!:wavey:
     
  2. LeBuick

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    Someone had already posted this FACT check article proving this rumor false...

    http://www.factcheck.org/askfactcheck/is_obama_planning_a_gestapo-like_civilian_national.html


     
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    777, the text that you posted already shows us that it is not in reference to a "national police". See where it says "ready to deploy in support of combat operations by the military"? For this "DoD Civilian Expeditionary Workforce" to be deployed here in the US, we would need to have combat operations by the military in the US.
     
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    "National police"??? No, no, no, I don't think this is establishing some Gestapo 2009 force in America - there's always the Posse Comitatus thing to worry about:

    http://www.homelandsecurity.org/journal/articles/Trebilcock.htm


    That’s why this “civilian defense force” will be created, to get around Posse Comatatus by saying that these are “civilians” not military. Except for the Coast Guard. :wavey:
     
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    I am not trying to tell you anything you havent already heard straight from O’bama’s mouth. It was you who drug Gates into the conversation.

    Joseph Farah from WorldNetDaily may be straight as an arrow but I did not hear Gates make the remarks attributed to him. I did hear what O”bama said. O'bama is president and O'bama stated: " We cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives that we've set. We've got to have a civilian national security force that's just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded."
     
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    You are wrong LeBuick. Just read the transcript KenH so graciously provided. O’bama had already dispensed with the Americorps [expanded to 250,000] and moved on to something bigger, a National Security force as powerful as the military [which numbers about 1.5 million I believe] and just as well funded.

    I know it is hard to believe anything O’bama says but surely you can trust his chief defender on this Forum.

    Now O'bama does not identify those national security objectives. Curious? Wonder if Hitler did?
     
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    No! I found the video with words straight from O'bama's mouth, confirmed by the transcript provided by KenH.:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
     
  9. LeBuick

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    OR... Please tell me what I'm missing. Ok, so he says "We cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives that we've set."

    However, the rest of this statement is expanding on what that statement means. He's talking about mobilizing voluntarism in this nation to get the work done that needs to be done. Is it the words "civilian national security force" that scares you? If so, our mayor used similar language when he started the neighborhood watch program. It was hardly something to be scared of.
     
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    You need to read all the words:

    Members of the DoD Civilian Expeditionary Workforce shall be organized, trained, cleared, equipped, and ready to deploy in support of combat operations by the military; contingencies; emergency operations; humanitarian missions; disaster relief; restoration of order; drug interdiction; and stability operations of the Department of Defense in accordance with DoDD 3000.05...

    combat operations by the military
    contingencies
    emergency operations
    humanitarian missions
    disaster relief
    restoration of order
    drug interdiction
    and stability operations.

    Other than combat operations - can you not forsee any of the other contingencies requiring deployment of the DoD Civilian Expeditionary Workforce operating in the U.S.?
     
  11. OldRegular

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    You are missing the complete statement which is in bold type.

    We cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives that we've set. We've got to have a civilian national security force that's just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded.

    I will underline part of it for your benefit! I have several pair of old glasses laying around just in case!:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
     
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    You have to listen to it all in context OR. Instead of listening to that short clip, listening to the entire thought...

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Df2p6867_pw&feature=related

    Start listening at 15:20 and let him climax with your sentence around 17:00. You will get a better idea of the entire concept of calling American to service and see what he's talking about is American's helping American's and when he says civilian national security force he is using a metaphor likening Ameri-core, energy core, peace core etc... to a national security force.

    This is clearly a message being taken out of context...
     
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    Just musing a little here:

    As freedom loving people shouldn't we all have a healthy scepticism when it comes to things like establishing a civilian national security force?

    Isn't now the time to ask questions rather than after it is established, funded and our neighbors are conscripted into service?

    Is it really wise to just shrug it off because my guy or my party are calling the shots?
     
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    Metaphor? Not likely.

    "We cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives."

    This is a pretty specific objective.

    "Civilian national security force" is also pretty specific.
     
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    Did you listen to it all in context, it's clearly a metaphor...
     
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    I believe he made a poor attempt at using sensational rhetoric for the purpose of motivating others:



    More Here
     
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    The context adds nothing to the comment. What is a "Security Force?" Why is it compared to the military? And why must it be "just as powerful" and just as well funded?
     
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    So a civilain national security force that's just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded as our military in order to achieve the national security objectives...

    ..is a metaphor for what exactly?

    Hint - it's not.
     
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    Exactly. The Obama Kool-Aid is very strong.
     
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    O'bama's comment on the National Police, sorry national security corps, was slipped into his speech on the Peace corps and Americorps just like all that pork was slipped into the $800 billion spending program with malice aforethought.
     
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