RightWingWatch has some audio - here - that is a fairly clear signifier of what some within the Republican constituancy believe.
Also, Obama recently visted a restaurant in Fayettevill, NC and had the "Socialist" label tossed at him:
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. -- The Cape Fear BBQ and Chicken Restaurant. Some powerful and at times ugly interaction today.
12:33 p.m. Sen. Barack Obama entered the barbecue joint where an older and majority white clientele of dozens was eating lunch after church services. At the other end of the restaurant, Diane Fanning, 54, who works at a discount club, began yelling: “Socialist, socialist, socialist -– get out of here!”
There was a lot of noise and excitement and positive reception as well and it was unclear whether Obama heard her.
The gentleman next to Fanning, Lenox Bramble, 76, flashed an angry look at her. “Be civil, be courteous,” he admonished her. Another woman, Cecilia Hayslip, 61, yelled back at Fanning (per Reuters), “At least he’s not a warmonger!”
More here from the LA Times.
The only thing more dangerous than people, a 'news' organization ( Fox ), that continually feed their listeners half-truths, mis-information, and lies are the people that believe it and attempt to use it as weapons.
Much in the same way that Jonah Goldberg continually uses the word "fascist" in regards to liberals, Fox"News" and conservatives across the country are using the "socialist" label for Barack Obama.
It is almost certain that many - if not all of them - know what this means. What they are banking on is the ignorance of the masses. They want you to forget what words like "nazi", "fascist", and "socialist" really mean. They want you to forget what those people did. They want you to equate bloggers with members of the KKK. They want to you hate, but give you those tools and say it's "patriotism".
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