Thursday, March 15, 2012

An Obama Friend And His Communist Connection


Danny Davis: Obama shares his values. AP
Danny Davis: Obama shares his values. AP 
Vetting: That a U.S. congressman has been honored by a communist group is in itself noteworthy. That the congressman is a political ally of President Obama whose values he shares is even more so.
Late last month, Rep. Danny Davis, a Democrat who has represented Chicago's Loop since 1998, accepted the Chris Hani and Rudy Lozano Social Justice Award from the People's World, an online news provider that, according to its website, enjoys "a special relationship with the Communist Party USA" and publishes "its news and views." Part of its editorial mission is "to popularize the ideas of Marxism and Bill of Rights socialism."
There was no mainstream media coverage of the award ceremony, just a RebelPundit.com video of Davis accepting the award and a sidewalk interview that turned confrontational when the congressman's comrades tried to intimidate Jeremy Segal, the self-described citizen journalist of RebelPundit who was asking legitimate questions and peacefully shooting the video.
Segal bookends the Davis portion of the video with clips of President Obama in 2004 telling a group that the reason Davis is "one of the best congressmen in the country" is that "he shares our values." Davis introduces Obama at the rally as a "friend of mine."
Having a member of the Congress so closely aligned with the Communist Party should be better publicized. Would it be acceptable if he received an award from a Nazi group? A fascist organization? Of course not.

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