[CC] Political Fallacies vs. Propaganda - Where is the Line Drawn?

Reading President Obama's speech on the topic of Syria has unearthed some questions that I have been keeping private for a while.
It all started back in 9th grade when we were studying communist ideals through the book "Animal Farm" by George Orwell.  There were many vocabulary terms that accompanied this unit on communism, including "euphemism" and "begging the question." Such concepts were combined with the ideas of promoters of communism to create, what we call today, "communist propaganda."  Chances are that certain images come to mind when you hear these words; posters denouncing aristocracy, a pathological appeal to poverty, images of valiant leaders like Stalin or wise philosophers like Marx.  While some people witnessing this propaganda may have been skeptic of its validity, the general population was seeing and hearing what they wanted from the government.
Now that we are studying fallacies in class, I am starting to realize the connection between the terms used in relation to communism (euphemism, begging the question, etc.) and the terms we use to describe various fallacies. Over a dozen fallacies were found by our class in the transcript for President Obama's speech on the topic of Syria.  This makes me wonder whether the speech, or even just parts of it, qualify as propaganda.  Needless to say, this one specific example is not the only existing political piece involving fallacies.  Televised political debates, political commercials, telephone calls from political candidates; they all use fallacies in attempting to gain recognition, affection and, ultimately, votes.  Are Americans subconsciously absorbing propaganda by merely taking part in basic communication between politicians and themselves? If fallacies found in communist ideals create propaganda, don't the fallacies found in American politics put the American government on the same level as a communist government?  The previous sentence was a fallacy in and of itself, yet it is hard to admit that the mere idea presented through the fallacy did not have an effect on you.  This is the power of fallacies in politics.  I have a firm belief that propaganda is an amazing art; a flawless combination of striking images, carefully-chosen words, and creatively-spun fallacies.