SOCIALISM!!!

This exchange is just about how it goes with every conservative I've ever tried to talk to about what they mean when they say our President is a "communist", "socialist." Watch: 

(old graph but trend remains same)
PolitiFact | 'Red State Socialism' graphic says GOP-leaning states get lion's share of federal dollars (1/26/2012)

• Fox News And The GOP Are Wrong: Red States Use The Most Food Stamps (1/29/2012) - Politicus - food stamp users are Fox News’ base.
• PS: Study Shows Obama is the Most Moderate President - Business Insider (3/1/2012)  http://bit.ly/y0keJV
• Why The 'Socialist' Charge Persists (Jun2012) http://huff.to/M0wgt1 via @HuffPostPol
• To many historians and political scientists – and to actual socialists as well – the persistent claim that Obama is a socialist lacks credence. He's widely seen as a pragmatist within the Democratic Party mainstream who's had ample success raising campaign funds from wealthy Wall Street capitalists. Even some of his strongest critics acknowledge that his administration hasn't sought one of the classic forms of socialism – government control of the nation's means of production.
  "It makes absolutely no sense," said Greg Pason, national secretary of the Socialist Party USA. Obama's health care overhaul "is anything but socialist. It's bailing out for-profit companies."

Conservative Media Creating the Narrative 

(see more on the crazy rightwing echochamber/noisemachine here)

• How conservatives lie about government - Republican Party - Salon.com (1/24/2012) 
• Fox memo directs reporters to link Obama to Socialism in October 2008 (MediaMatters 2/1/2011)
• Scripted questions: "Isn't that what they do in socialist countries?" - MMFA re: Fox 2/3/2011)
• Frank Luntz'ers repeat Frank Luntz talking points (2/10/11, Ed Schulz)