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Thursday, January 10, 2008

The Commies are Coming!

Posted by BW Staff on Thu, Jan 10, 2008 at 4:00 AM

Who said the Cold War is over?

It's not for Rep. Curtis Bowers, R-Caldwell, who sees the rise of feminism, businesses opening branches overseas and the tolerance of homosexuals as signs that the Communists are still hard at work trying to destroy the United States.

Damn Commies.

Check out his feelings on the Communist agenda thanks to a guest editorial he wrote for today's edition of the Idaho Press-Tribune.

The full text follows:

Communist agenda makes its way to our mainstream

Wednesday, January 9th, 2008

By Curtis Bowers

The start of a new year is always a time of reflection as we learn from the past and prepare for the future. An unusual opportunity I had years ago is especially significant today, in light of the many issues facing Americans.

In 1992 I read that the Communist Party USA was gathering at the University of California, Berkeley. I was curious to see what they had to say about the Berlin Wall coming down and the collapse of the Soviet Union. Would they give up, or did they have a different approach? I decided to go and find out.

I assumed it would be a bunch of radical college students, so to fit the part, I grew a goatee, got a revolutionary T-shirt and put on some ratty jeans. After getting checked into my dorm room on campus, I went over to the conference hall for the first meeting. I was amazed to see a room filled with 50-, 60- and 70-year-old men and women, professionally dressed with their briefcases.

For the next several days I listened, took notes and talked to the leadership. The plan they unfolded had nothing to do with guns, bombs or violence. They acknowledged their disappointment with what had happened in the Soviet Union but felt they could still “take America down.” This time, instead of using force from the outside, they would use public policy from the inside.

They had a three part agenda. They would use their manpower, influence and funds to back anything that would destroy our families, businesses and culture.

Firstly, to destroy the family, they would promote co-habitation instead of marriage. They would also try to get children away from their mothers into government programs at the earliest age possible. They felt the best way to do this was to promote the feminist movement, which had been very effective at making women discontent with marriage and motherhood.

Secondly, to destroy businesses, they aimed to wipe out the profit potential that motivated people to start them. If people couldn’t make good money off their ideas and hard work, they would eventually be content working for someone else. They were sure the environmental movement (modest at the time) was the only vehicle capable of creating enough regulation and expense to discourage business growth.

Finally, to destroy our culture, they needed us to abandon our heritage of religion and morality. They believed the homosexual movement, if accepted, would begin to effectively extinguish these values.

At the time they laid out this strategy, I wasn’t overly impressed. It seemed very unrealistic and certainly not something to worry about in my lifetime. Yet as I sit in my office, recall their plan and consider where America is today, I am shocked.

Our first woman presidential candidate talks about how degrading it is to be a stay-at-home mom. Businesses are closing down or moving daily to other countries because environmental regulations are too excessive to make a profit. And legislation is being considered in Washington, D.C. that makes it a crime to discuss in public any opposition to the homosexual lifestyle. As the old advertisement said, “You’ve come a long way, baby!”

When we see many mainstream politicians and activist judges with the same agenda that just 16 years ago was that of Communist strategists, it is time for patriotic Americans to wake up and get involved.

— Curtis Bowers is an Idaho representative from District 10.

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hehe omg this is hilarious. As a young (25 year old) member of the party for 5 years, and as a full-time employee of the Party, I can say that nothing in this article is true. But it is truly hilarious. This rep is delusional at best and knowingly spreading falsehoods at worst. But what he's writing is so insane, I'm not sure how any rational human being could believe it.

Posted by moonmaster9000 on January 10, 2008 at 1:48 PM | Report this comment

A friend emailed this article to me and for some reason I am really fired up about it. This is the type of B.S. you receive in an email from a distant, right-winged relative, NOT something you read in the paper, written by a representative of the state. I discovered that Mr. Bowers was not actually elected. He was appointed by Gov. Otter. I wrote to Mr. Otter for an explanation. Ugh. I am so embarrassed for our state...

Posted by Char1968 on January 10, 2008 at 4:38 PM | Report this comment

Well folks... we are in Idaho. Growing up here in the 50's and 60's I was fed this kind of propoganda in the public classroom and it was given out as gospel.The commies must really be something to fear... I guess the war and the good folks of Iraq and Iran didn't work out for the Republicans as the boogie man so it is back to the commies who are going to undermine us in a more subversive way. God Bless America... doesn't it make you want to puke? I am ashamed anymore when I travel abroad to admit my nationality. I guess if Hillary gets elected we are in deep doo doo! Keep the faith you guys... progress is never easy and we will always have these kooks around. Advocate for Peace, understanding and tolerance in all that you do an we will keep them "commies" at bay. I take this stuff about as seriously as I do GW. dg olfala

Posted by dg olfala on January 10, 2008 at 4:58 PM | Report this comment

OMG!! This guy is a state elected offical representing Idaho? I hope he didnt conduct his stupid study with our tax dollars. Get used to it Mr. Bowers woman and queers are people too, and its your job to ensure that! Please for the sake of Idaho; leave gender and sexuality out of it, and just do your job!

Posted by PriTyboy on January 10, 2008 at 5:58 PM | Report this comment

I received the following email from a friend that found this post in the Nampa paper http://www.idahopress.com?id=2983. It is written by one Curtis Bowers who apparently was appointed to represent the 10th legislative district (Nampa) by Gov Otter. In it, Mr. Bowers claims to have secretly attended the 1972 Communist Party Convention in Berkeley CA. He also claims that he was privy to the Communist party plan to undermine the US at this convention. I did some research and found out that, indeed, Mr. Bowers is who he claims to be http://www.legislature.idaho.gov/house/membership.cfm . Then it got interesting. Another friend did a search in Snopes.com and found that the very claims Mr. Bowers says he heard at the convention actually originate from a 1945 myth that has promoted for years http://www.snopes.com/language/document/commrule.asp . So if this is all a myth I would say that indicates that Mr. Bowers is another right wing bald face liar. I couldn’t find any information about a 1972 Communist Party convention in Berkley but have doubts it even occurred. I wrote a letter to the editor of the Nampa paper questioning Mr. Bowers integrity.

Posted by BigGear on January 11, 2008 at 9:36 AM | Report this comment

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