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Obama and the Destruction of the Constitution


"Gabriel over the White House" is described as science fiction or political fiction, and there is little doubt when the film was made in 1933 the concepts must have seemed far out. A political hack is elected as President, then suspends Congress and the Constitution in order to do whatever he damn well pleases. There's a grand speech about "shovel ready" jobs, then there's the suspension of one law after the other for political expediency until the point when the US is governed by a dictator who some call benevolent. William Randolph Hurst put the money up to make this film as a tribute to newly-elected FDR. In fact, history tells us that FDR contributed ideas to the film, and his wife the First Lady declared how much the film inspired her to wish FDR could be made into this dictator. The rise of Hitler and Stalin led to the film being withdrawn by MGM, and it has sat in the TCM vaults for many years. Now, as political hack Barry Obama runs for a second term, it is appropriate to remind Americans that dictatorships are truly a bad thing. Obama has done much of what Hammond does in the movie, by suspending the rule of law for his own political expediency. What was it that Obama once said, "It's too bad the Constitution has to get in my way of doing what I want to do." Well, he has proven in the last couple of months that the Constitution means nothing to him...as he has ripped it to shreds to do what he wants to do. Just as Hammond does in the film. I suppose the only real difference is that, in the film, Hammond seems divinely inspired...whereas BO thinks he is divine, the anointed one. We don't need dictators like Hammond or Barry Obama. If nothing else, the film reminds us that no matter how bad things get...they are not bad enough to surrender our Constitution to mad men who think they are doing something truly divine for us.

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An amazing post. I would be most interested in you giving references in what you say about Obama. I googled your quote "too bad the Constitution has to get in my way". The closest I could find was in http://www.thoughtsfromaconservativemom.com/2011/07/obama-finds-idea-of-dictatorial-powers-very-tempting-fb/ where his actual statement in the video was he can't suspend the Constitution because "that's not how our system works" in contrast to what Hammond and Hitler did, and what you and this website seem to be grossly misquoting.

In what specifics has Obama actually suspended the rule of law? Where has he ripped the constitution to shreds? What has he done that is dictorial in any way? If you make such extreme allegations, I think it's incumbent on you to support them with web links to reliable (not right-wing) sources, and I would be most interested in seeing same.

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I would hope that passing time has made the anwer to your post obvious..."I've got a pen and a phone, and I'll use them." He has stated his intentions t circumvent Congress. What more do you need?

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Very well said!!

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Let's be clear that a Republican would be no better. Both parties are simply branches of a single corpora-fascistic party that excludes every other voice. There is 90+% of their agendas that are identical in practicality, one owes more to the lower class, the other to the middle class, while in actuality it is in a mutual relationship with the elite class. The president is made out of whole cloth and is a career politician, and it applies to both parties. No longer are these men/women even remotely intrepid people who've been successes at some other aspect of life, but are paper dolls punched out of prefabricated sheets. And so are so many of the senators and reps as well. It is an industry with an agenda of its own - Power. Perhaps it has always been this way, but the last 100 years has seen a breathtaking increase in size and scope. There may have been a time when you could ignore the glorified dog catchers in their pilfering from the treasury, but now every aspect of our lives is within the purview of the politicians and the elites. Unfortunately, the adage of "you get the government you deserve" still applies which tells you where the root of the problem lies.

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Hahahahhahahhahahahahhahah! I love politcal humor.

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Obama's been reelected, come on Archangel, vamonos!

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I'd have voted for him in 2012 and I'd be a Republican in America.

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Hammond was guided by the hand of divinity; Obama is guided by a band of idiots.
It is stupid to even remotely draw parallels with this movie and the present political atmosphere existing in DC today.
The movie is a partisan ideal; DC is an American nightmare.

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Hey *beep* was Bush who shoved NSA down our throats.

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jflynn-24 says > We don't need dictators like Hammond or Barry Obama. If nothing else, the film reminds us that no matter how bad things get...they are not bad enough to surrender our Constitution to mad men who think they are doing something truly divine for us.
Your entire post is very well stated. Here we are almost three years to the day since your post and your words still ring true today. I kept thinking Obama must have seen this movie at some point and took inspiration from it.

Men like Hammond and Obama cannot get away with the things they do without the support of the people. Hammond had some resistance but Obama has had a lot of support. If we, the citizens, cease to care and allow people with these ideologies to gain power we will surely lose all that is great about this country. Better that some of our problems continue than for them to be solved by some dictator.


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In what way was Obama a dictator?I sometimes wish he was still.President

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