Posted on 02/20/2015 10:10:00 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani accused President Barack Obama of not loving his country. Some agreed with those comments; others thought they were silly and even a little offensive. When the former mayor went on to defend that assertion, he insisted that Obama’s personal background and progressives’ antipathy toward European colonial history generally informed his opinions on matters including Islamic radicalism and the moral value of the Crusades. Again, some thought these remarks were tasteless and unfounded while others believed that Giuliani had a point.
The press, predictably, fell all to one side of this controversy. Many in the media reacted as though Giuliani’s comments were an assault on the honor of the president and the country. The rush to condemn the former mayor in terms stronger than those of the last denouncer was stunning. For the political press, this affront demanded satisfaction.
MSNBC’s Steve Benen called the mayor “clownish.” The New Yorker’s Amy Davidson strongly implied that Giuliani was racist. Writing in The New York Daily News, Wayne Barrett noted that Giuliani secured a deferment allowing him to avoid service in the Vietnam War, and added that documents indicate his convict father and five uncles also managed to avoid service in World War II. Who’s the patriot now, huh?
And then a curious but familiar phenomenon occurred. The original comments exhausted of their news value and having squeezed every ounce of convincingly authentic outrage out of the story, the media went on to make this a two-day event by seeking reaction quotes. Every Republican worth his or her salt was soon expected to comment on remarks uttered by political figure who has not held elected office since 2001....
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If the Repubs were to attack the Dems it would upset their powdered wigs.
Pray America is waking
And they are carrying his water against Netanyahu also.
Who cares what MSNBC and The New Yorker have to say? They’re irrelevancies that exist due to the largess of wealthy benefactors. They’re zeroes. Benen is Journo-List. He’s a liar.
Zeros and Liars.
http://weaselzippers.us/214785-flashbck-obama-attacked-george-w-bush-for-being-unpatriotic/
remember when obama attack bush for being unpatriotic for increasing debt. Funny how obama could double the debt and noone call him out as unpatriotic
In the old days, men would defend their honor with a duel.
God has a dog in this fight too
Bibi will be heard
We need someone on our side. The GOP isn’t cutting it, but I agree with you.
President Andrew Jackson killed quite a few men in that fashion, as I recall.
Yes. You can sum up this country with The People of the USA vs. the media. And it isn’t a court case.
Thanks for the links, bookmarked.
You’re welcome.
Giuliani has the courage to speak the truth. Of course, this is not new information, but perhaps now others will pay more attention since they have witnessed Obama’s behavior and “leadership.”
And just a little while after Joan got into that much publicized argument defending Israel and their right to defend themselves.
I know Rudy wasn’t “conservative enough” for many on here but he would have been a hell of a lot better then what we have now. And living in NY state (and a short time in the city) he was as conservative as he could be to get elected in NYC.
Can you say SOS ( same ol' $hit )
One rarely questions topics that don't exist. I would never visit Panama and ask where the hell is all the snow?
Calling Obama a virtual traitor is “tasteless”?...
Harboring and supporting a traitor is what is tasteless..
Like much of media journalists.. who seem to be traitors as well..
What honor?
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