Protestations to the contrary, they simply have none.
Posted on 12/09/2005 12:52:07 PM PST by Chickenhawk Warmonger
The left has made quite an issue of their patriotism being questioned. There have been no instances of members of the Bush administration questioning the patriotism of those that oppose the war. Members of the administration have questioned whether or not it is wise to use statements that undermine our country in a time of war. You know, little things like calling the President a liar, saying that we had no legitimate reason for taking military action against Saddam Hussein or equating the war in Iraq with Vietnam. Despite all of the negative and nasty venom spewed by members of the party of appeasement, the right of those to voice their opinions has not once been infringed upon.
That time has now past. We have put up with name calling and viciousness since the war in Iraq began. We have heard Sen. Kennedy call the war “concocted in Texas” prior to the President’s election. We have put up with the comparisons to Vietnam and the repeated calls of “Quagmire” from the Senator. We even had to hear Sen. Kennedy’s own words used against our soldiers in Iraq by the terrorists in Iraq. Do I question Senator Kennedy’s patriotism? You bet I do.
America has watched Ramsey Clark defend the butcher of Baghdad. We saw the pictures from Abu Ghraib used by the defense in the trial of Saddam Hussein. We watched as the defense used the photos as a comparison of the treatment the Iraqis received from Saddam to the treatment received by American soldiers. We have listened to Ramsey Clark call for the impeachment of President Bush while defending Milosevic and Hussein. There is no reason to even ask about Clark’s patriotism as he has proven on more than one occasion that he has none.
This summer we were subjected to images of Cindy Sheehan waging her PR campaign. While the media fawned all over the grieving mother, Sheehan blamed the President for killing her son and declared that Israel was responsible also. While the media lamented the fact that President Bush would not cave in and meet this woman for the second time, Sheehan colluded with Code Pink and various other hate America first groups. No one could question the motives of “Mother Sheehan” - to do so was sacrilege. But I have no problem questioning Sheehan’s patriotism.
We watched the replay of Sen. Dick Durbin equate our soldiers in Iraq with Nazis, etc. We all heard his half hearted attempt to cover up what he said by claiming it was in an FBI report. No report was every found with the claims made by Durbin. Do I question your patriotism Sen. Durbin? Oh heck yeah I do.
We saw the editorial “cartoons” of Ted Rall depicting our soldiers as pedophiles, rapists, abusers and torturers. We all know that Rall continues to get paid for his depictions of our soldiers as so much less than honorable and noble. Patriotic? No. Idiotic? Yes.
We’ve heard members of the Progressive Caucus call the President and his administration liars. Rep Conyers has called for investigations for everything from the Downing Street memo to the Diebold machines in Ohio. Rep Maxine Waters does not want positive news from Iraq in the media because it devalues the soldiers that were killed in Iraq. Rep. Nancy Pelosi wants our troops out of Iraq now because they are only increasing the attacks by the insurgents. Does this mean that their patriotism is in question? Yes it does.
The entire world heard Rep. Murtha roll over and quit again. Then we were subjected to his description of our army as “broken down” and “worn out”. But we were not allowed to disagree with him because he was a decorated war veteran. Just because you have war medals on your chest does not mean you are patriotic. Your actions speak much louder than those medals you wave about.
Senator John Kerry once again claimed that US soldiers committed atrocities, this time in Iraq, not Vietnam. Most of us had grown tired of watching the flips and flops of Kerry. That little statement made us realize how close we had come to calling him “Commander in Chief” instead of the loser of the 2004 Presidential election. There was another decorated war veteran who turned his back on his country and his soldiers. His name was Benedict Arnold.
The week would not be complete without the screecher, Howard Dean, expressing his support for our soldiers in Iraq. Claiming that we could not win the war in Iraq was just his own special way of telling the soldiers how much he valued their sacrifice and service. With that kind of patriotism, who needs enemies?
The Left has demonstrated their lack of core values and the failure of their moral compass. It does not matter if the statements made by those on the Left undermine the soldiers or the country. The only thing that matters is that President Bush’s approval numbers go down. Success in Iraq means failure for the Left.
Liberals love to use the phrase “I support the troops but not their mission.” What a crock! That is like saying I love the Atlanta Falcons but I hope they lose the Super Bowl! The pretense is no longer necessary. The Liberals care about their own selfish agenda and regaining political power. It is all about them and no one or nothing else. The next time an “our soldiers are terrorists” Liberal accuses me of questioning their patriotism, I will have no problem responding “You Bet I Am!”
Protestations to the contrary, they simply have none.
(Capacity for Capiulation)
Hayzo --
I know what you mean, my friend. Suppressing a desire to basically drop kick the loonies at every corner of Market Street is hard enough. The LaRouche jackasses were out on Monday. You could hear them for blocks bloviating through the bullhorn. I walked by and started laughing at them.
Well, you can hate everything your GOVERNMENT does, and assume the worst about those RUNNING your country and still love your country.Right?
I not only question their patriotism:
I question their honesty, their intellect and their sanity.
Effing Amen!
You can hate the current actions and personnel of a government and still be patriotic, but if you despise the nation's founding principles (such as free and open expression of religion, or the right of the citizenry to keep and bear arms, for example) and root for your nation's defeat by foreign adversaries, you cannot logically call yourself patriotic.
No probably about it - Benedict Arnold was one of the best field commanders Washington had. The Battle of Saratoga would have been lost without his actions there. That victory was crucial to getting European aid and acceptance of the American cause.
The unfortunate problem was that Arnold was extremely unpopular with the Continental Congress. Therefor Congress deliberately withheld recognition and promotion from Arnold. His offended ego, along with a scheming wife, lead to his downfall into treason with the British (who promised fame, fortune, and rank).
I totally agree. I love my country and the ideals it was founded on. Therefore, I hate it when people in control of the country go against these founding principles and claim the "patrioter than thou" attitude. Just because you have an American flag pinned to your tailored suit doesn't make you a patriot.Just because you vote Republican or Democrat doesn't make you a patriot. True patriots are those who go against popular opinion because they feel that it doesn't align with those founding priciples, or that it has been hijacked by special interests.
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Is that Looter Guy jumping around in the back?
Sounding more and more like Kerry every day.
He's hanging out a window with his Heineys.
Patriotism.
Intelligence.
Morality.
Loyality.
Mouthwash.
Choice of Hillary's aftershave.
It's all open to question.
I no longer questions their patriotism -- I know that they are not patriots. They are, in fact, anti-American Stalinists, who actually believe that a strong America is bad for the world and bad for them. It is my hope that they are in the minority and that most of us will rise above them at the polls and send a strong message to the rest of the world that traditional values matter to us, that common sense and basic logic still rule, and that our "colors don't run."
This term also applies to Kerry et al
Why? I don't!
When it comes to honesty; They don't know what the concept of truth means.
Intellect? Yeah right! In their own mind.
And as far as sanity is concerned; Oh they're sane alright. They only act insane because they think that if they act badly long enough, then they will eventually get what they want.
Like a spoiled brat, they are self-centered, lazy, and well insulated in their own little never land.
Trying to reason with a liberal idiot is as pointless as flapping your arms in order to fly. The best thing anyone can do is ignore the fools.
There's no question about it. They are definitely traitors.
I question their Americanism too. These people are most definitely anti-American, in most cases you needn't even scratch the surface to determine that they hate America for the very things that make it America.
Sorry, it wasn't that Benedict Arnold just "left". He went over to the other side. He turned over the plans of the critical fortifications at West Point and then organized forces to fight against us in battle. When he turned traitor, he ordered some American soldiers to row him to a British ship on the Hudson. They did so thinking it was a special mission. At the ship, Arnold tried to talk them into turning traitor with him. They refused and were imprisoned for years by the British. As bad as Kerry is, Arnold is much worse--scum of the first order.
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