You can try to ridicule FOX news, Glen Beck and Rush Limbaugh all you want, after all they are only "entertainers" right? You could even place yourself among  the "more dignified conservatives", however  the "dignified" part may be debatable, and you would definitely be no conservative. People with views similar to Rush and Glen Beck, (i.e. the hardworking members of productive segments of society), have been proven right too many times to be dismissed. These opinions are often lost among the more "elite" segments of society. Members of the "media" for example, both news and entertainment, who do nothing to promote productivity and economic well being, yet who still love to tell the rest of us how we need to live. Words like Marxist, and Socialist may just be hot button issues to you, but they are all too real. Many times throughout the history of the world egotistical, dangerous leaders have brought hardship and ruin onto their nations, all while people scoffed and ridiculed with a "don't be ridiculous" and a "can't happen here in this day and age" mentality. It was only 233 years ago that we broke away from British tyranny to form this unique nation. A mere 64 years ago that the Nazi scourge was defeated. Do you think that human nature has changed since then? Look around the world today and there are too many examples of tyranny to count.

Merriam-Webster defines fascism as:

"a political philosophy, movement, or regime (as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition"

and communism as:

a : a theory advocating elimination of private property
b : a system in which goods are owned in common and are available to all as needed

Take a mix of these two philosophies, and can you honestly and with a straight face deny that this is how Obama is trying to shape our nation? He has already taken control of a large portion of the American auto industry, and the Financial institutions. He and his allies look to further take control through fabricated environmental issues. As far as suppression of opposition, he has set in place plans to shut down conservative voices. If you look at the ties he has it is not inconceivable that he played a role in the entire Rush Limbaugh NFL flap. He has undeniably expressed his desire for a "single payer system" for health care. Do you think that single payer would be anything other than the federal government?

You can write your condescending columns all you want, for now, because of the freedoms of speech and the press that the Constitution acknowledges you have, (many people mistakenly think the Constitution gives them rights, but in reality it only acknowledges rights that are inherently ours). But those rights are steadily being chipped away due to the complacency of ignorant individuals who prefer to live inside their bubble rather than to see what is happening every day.

James West
Widefield CO