Obama the Dictator

Rep. Paul Broun, of Georgia, has said that he is afraid that Obama will be a dictator, and that he is planning to use a Gestapo-like police force to help him achieve dictatorship. From the Associated Press:

Broun said he was not fear-mongering but wants to warn people that the
nation could be going down that path.

How is saying that Obama is leading down the same path the Hitler led Germany not fearmongering?

Broun goes on to say:

We can't be lulled into complacency. You have to remember that Adolf Hitler was elected in a democratic Germany. I'm not comparing him to Adolf Hitler. What I'm saying is there is the potential of going down that road.

That's like saying, "I'm not gonna compare Obama to Hitler, but hey, this guy's a lot like Hitler."

Obama did say that he supported civilian support for our military, to help in postwar construction, but he was talking about using reserve units. This idea has been supported by W. himself. Has anyone,besides maybe this idiot, ever considered the Army National Guard to be a Gestapo-like police force? Probably not.

Then he begins to rant about gun control. It has been widely reported that gun sales are way up, because rednecks are losing their damn minds, thinking Obama's going to take their guns away. Obama supports "common sense" gun laws, which means he'll probably only focus on assault weapons and concealed handguns.

Ok, here's my position on gun control. If you are a hunter and use hunting rifles for game, great. You shoot for sport, fine. If you feel that you need protection, and are trained to use a handgun, go for it. Get a license if you carry it with you. But why does any law-abiding citizen need an assault rifle? There may be perfectly valid reasons for this, but I can't think of any.

So, Broun will continue the fearmongering, yes, it is fearmongering, that was such a vital part of the Republican campaign. Most of the rest of us will get behind our new president and wait for a new day to come.