Posted on 02/22/2016 9:59:41 AM PST by justlittleoleme
In July of 2003, the Dixie Chicks, a platinum-selling Texas-based country band, was playing a show in England when lead singer Natalie Maines decided to address the contentious debate over whether or not the United States should invade Iraq. “Just so you know, we’re on the good side with y’all,†Maines told the London audience. "We do not want this war, this violence, and we’re ashamed that the president of the United States is from Texas."
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The whole incident is worth recounting because here we are, almost 13 years later, and the lead in the Republican primary race, Donald Trump, is saying far more incendiary things about both George W. Bush and the Iraq War than Maines did, and not only is not hurting him in the polls, but may even be helping him.
During the CBS debate in South Carolina, Trump openly accused Bush of lying about Saddam Hussein concealing weapons of mass destruction to get us into Iraq. He's since softened a little, saying, "I don't know if he lied or not," but “there are no weapons of mass destruction." What's astounding about all this is that Trump is basically right, something that almost never happens, even when it comes to his own historical record of opinions on the war.
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Completely false analogy. Trump wasn’t standing on a stage in London saying he was ashamed of his country.
But keep squealing, I am sure eventually you will find something to scream about voters might listen to.
Time to sue the Dixie Chicks...
Being a Trump chump means disconnecting your brain from anything that proves Trump is a liberal.
Exactly the same, except where it differs.
It’s the same to go overseas and flame your country? Not even close. It’s called BETRAYAL, and it’s why the Chicks go blasted, and deserved it.
I don’t know and am curious. Did Trump say that he was ashamed that Bush was from his home state, or from Texas for that matter (where this Natalie person is from) or that he was ashamed to be an American?
Apples to oranges... NEXT ignorant anti-Trump screed!
We gonna sit around arguing about how great Iraq was and we would totally do it ten more times if given the option?
Because if so, we should all just go home now, if those neocon RNC talking points are going to be a part of the general election platform. Again.
It seems like a bad idea to me for anyone to hold up liberal concern trolling from Salon as evidence of anything. They’re just mad because their own party is in an ideological turmoil between a shrill lifelong criminal and a communist. If anything, they want Republicans to get caught up arguing in favor of the Bush Doctrine so their voters are reminded of the same things that helped them GOTV for Obama.
I agree. Piss poor analogy posted by the OP. But that is expected from a Cruz supporter.
Salon is concerned about DT. /s
Being a Trump chump means disconnecting your brain from anything that proves Trump is a liberal.
You’re right. Michael Moore or Cindy Sheehan would be a closer example.
So? Trump supporters are immune to reason. No matter how many times you point out Trump’s liberal past, they just ignore you.
Do you think there isn’t media coverage abroad of this circus? Just what did Trump gain by excoriating GWB as well as reopening a much debated and frankly, mute issue that the democrats have gleefully used in the last two presidential elections against Republicians. This did nothing but pump up Obama’s and the democrats theory.
Garbage from Salon - sounds desperate.
What a dishonest load of tripe.
There’s a difference between attacking the man, the office, and the nation as a whole.
Trump was criticizing the man.
The Dixie Chicks attacked all 3 and did it on foreign soil to boot.
Anyone that can’t see the difference has been spending far too much time on the far left websites like Salon.
That’s the right track, and it is mirrored in the attempt to compare Trump to code pink.
Trump is not anti US. His stances are decidedly pro US, and what our nation should be.
The desperation to destroy him has unhinged a number of people.
Forget it jake............it’s salon.
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