2009 Obama: I’m Not A Socialist — 2026 House Democrats: Yea Socialism!

It was once so toxic to be called a “socialist” that newly minted President Obama called The New York Times to protest that he wasn’t one.  Now?  House Democrats just voted overwhelmingly against a resolution condemning it.

M. Walter | September 3, 2026

The following quote is widely attributed to Norman Thomas, who was the “the Socialist Party of America’s candidate for president in six consecutive elections between 1928 and 1948.” And while there is some doubt (according to lefty academics) as to whether or not he said these exact words in this exact order, there is no doubt that the sentiment was his:

The American people will never knowingly adopt Socialism, but under the name of Liberalism, they will adopt every fragment of the Socialist program until one day America will be a Socialist nation without knowing how it happened.

The American people will never knowingly adopt Socialism, but under the........

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