Posted on 02/22/2015 9:07:31 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani has generated a firestorm by asserting, at a fundraiser for Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, I know this is a horrible thing to say, but I do not believe that the President loves America.
Of course, thats nuts. Barack Obamas deep and true love for our country has been a hallmark of his career. In no other country on Earth, he said when he was seeking the presidency, is my story even possible. Obama said this, it should be noted, in his masterly speech on race an issue that is Americas most difficult and tortured. If you can proudly assert your love of country in a speech addressing the legacy of what he called, Americas original sin slavery you really love this country.
But it got me to thinking: How do you show love of country?
Sure, you fly the flag in front of your house as Obama does. Perhaps you wear a flag pin on your lapel as Obama does. But love of country demands more than mere flag-waving. Let me suggest the top 10 ways all of us can show we love America:
10. Support a strong central government. The Articles of Confederation were a disaster. The U.S. Constitution was designed by men who wanted a strong central government so as to build unity, strengthen the economy and defend the homeland.
9. Be skeptical of too much centralized governmental power. Inconsistent? Well, that tension is at the heart of the American experience. George Washington and Alexander Hamilton wanted national strength; Thomas Jefferson and James Madison did not. To truly love America is to hold both ideas in your head at once.
8. Embrace immigrants....
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Yet he spoke the truth about Barry Soetoro.
Laughable.
They are reacting exactly as they would if someone spoke the truth. A lie they would ignore.
I’m not inclined to give this tripe a hit, but the first three (actually the last three) are so untrue as to be satire!!!
Moose and Barry both said the same thing: Only one reason to love America: it elected Moose and Barry.
“When you know the history of slavery [Democrat policy], KKK terrorism [Democrat policy] and segregation [Democrat policy], it helps you appreciate how far we have come.”
Someone ought to send this to Megan Kelly.
That, and her atheism.
But his wife’s words also,”For the first time in my life I’m proud of my country...” On a couple occasions, not just once.
All of the Left’s counter-arguments boil down to an unspoken assertion: “Obama loves the land and some of the buildings in America, he just hates all the greedy, racist white people who live in it.”
Where is the “bash yourself on the head, patriotically” alert??
I often fat finger the n on my iphone.
The unlimited and no questions policy of letting anyone who crosses our southern borders get rewarded with being able to stay and receive government benefits is B.S. My parents, like most others, had to wait years to immigrate, were required to have a sponsor and had to sign that they would not and could not receive any government benefits for five years after their entry. Sounds a tad different from obama’s favored class, no?
Begala missed the one about assimilating into the
American culture and allying yourself only with the US if
you are a recent immigrant.
Yes, very much so. I had to sponsor my wife in 1976. Today and then are no comparison.
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