National Security Force

Republican Paul Broun is a fuckin' idiot. Recently he said Obama was a marxist, presumably because he's called for a national security force. He also compared him to Hitler. Clearly Hitler and Marxist are the same right? Uh...

Plus I'm reminded of Bob Lefsetz's comment that if you follow an argument long enough on a blog post eventually someone will invoke Hitler. HAHAHA

But of course dinosaurs like Broun think a blog is what you can't get off your finger after picking your nose.

I'd like to know more about this National Security Force too -- but marxist?

Then there's the guy who posted this in response to the Bloun sort-of-apology:

"National Security Force, wasn't that the claim to fame of the Black Panthers, who is still in existance, am I onto something here???" (larry wi)

Well, Larry, what can I say? You have a funny last name? Surely your family is not named after a misspelled gaming console. Or could it be that you accidentally hit enter instead of backspace????

Regardless, Larry Wi, based on the spelling of "existance" (sic) and the grammar of "the Black Panthers, who is still in ...." let's say I wouldn't want you teaching anything to anyone.

What's more Mr. Wi, here we go again with the ridiculous logic:

The Black Panthers advocated a national security force.
Obama advocates a national security force.
Therefore , ??????

The unspoken implication must be that Obama is a Black Panther!

That's pretty cool.

Let me give it a shot:

Larry wi posted on the internet.
Al Quaeda posted on the internet.
Therefore, Larry wi is Al Quaeda!!

Anyway, let's look at the National Security Force charge.

Google'd "black panther national security force". All I got was a bunch of commentary about Obama. Don't want to take the time to find out if the Black Panthers advocated such a thing. Doesn't really matter.

Also got a few links about the two assholes up in Pennsylvania who stood in front of a polling location dressed as Black Panthers and sporting a billy club. They never said they were Panthers. They were idiots. Looked to me like they were posting up in a majority poor black district too. Who did they think they were blocking?

So a bunch of folks are trying to tie "national security force" to "black panthers" then trying to tie the two dudes to the black panthers, and then trying to tie them back to Obama's national security force idea. Yes! I've got it! So...Obama...uh let's see. Yes! Obama is trying to install Black Panthers in black leather with black billy clubs throughout the country to institute a military state!!! (...to intimidate and supress pretty much everyone except -- you guessed it - black people!)

Come on guys.

Can't you do any better than that!!!

Personally, I want to know more about Obama's idea. We don't know much of anything about it. On one side I can definitely see how a homeland force, centrally coordinated, could be better at combating "the terrorists" than the thousands of police forces around the country, and the dozens of government agencies trying to work in concert.

On the other hand I don't think "the terrorists" are that much of a threat. Ask yourself, are they really going to take over our country or significantly harm it? As deeply tragic as 9/11 was, it was a like shooting a spitwad into a tidal wave. The biggest dent it was able to muster was in the way we reacted to it and we did exactly what they wanted us to by invading Iraq, committing torture, etc.

The terrorists power on the world scene was totally marginal before. We made them one of the most powerful forces on the world scene -- a bunch of rag tag thugs in turbans.

Also, don't we already have a stateside military force called "The National Guard." Hell, they're out doing practice military operations every weekend all around the country. They're armed. They have an air force and they're an actual homeland army made up of actual U.S. soldiers. (And as my buddy Joe Sowerby pointed out after reading this, this homeland army will already be under direct commanding order of the president of the United States. i.e. Barack Obama!)

Mr. Wi, why aren't you just as scared at that?

I'm waiting to see Obama's actual proposal before agreeing or disagreeing with it.

In the meantime, please keep your minds in the region of the sane.

peace,
-Forsyth