Posted by
Gamecock on Friday, January 26, 2007 7:58:07 PM
In reading the excellent, currently top recommended,
Don't dare question their patriotism blog entry, I was reminded that in my three years here at Redstate, NOT ONE LIBERAL has ever met ANY of my numerous challenges that they write for me a statement that they would deem to be un-patriotic.
They seem to be able to defend any statement made by any fellow American liberal as being either patriotic, or, at least not un-patriotic, even if the statement echoes statements by al Qaeda, Saddam's lawyers, Iran's Members Only Jacket-ijad, or Venezuela's dictator.
So, I am left wondering if ANY statement can be made that self-described patriotic liberals would deem to be un-patriotic.
I have never made this challenge in a blog entry however, so here goes:
Friends, Americans, and countrymen, lend me your ears. Since it appears that we are all patriots no matter how we respond to poll questions, let's have some of the liberals that found the poll question (that was the subject of the above Jon Sandor blog) to be too vague for patriotism determinism, or just any old garden variety liberal, draft for us a statement or two that you would deem to be un-patriotic.
Have at it, unhindered by poll question drafters.
Below is a blog I wrote not too long ago, about which I would love to be proven wrong.
The Ease of Discerning the Patriotic from the Un-Patriotic/Lovers from Siblings
*UPDATE*
What is supremely sad are those that want to claim patriotism and want us to lose the war because they think that would teach us a lesson, not understanding either that we are the good guys or the consequences of losing wars.
Bin Laden cites our cut and run from Vietnam as part of what defined us for him as a "paper tiger" and that could be defeated if made to engage an enemy for more than 100 days.
*UPDATE*
I probably should distinguish statements that have unpatriotic effects from the mouths of the patriotic that disagree, and this goes for liberals and conservatives, even to the armchair QB hawks that won't shut up long enough to convince one al Qaeda type that we might be united behind the President for one minute.
Many patriotic individuals don't love their country more than they love the sound of their voice, and oftentimes, the sounds coming out embolden the terrorists even more that the kook left.
We have one President at a time and one plan at a time, and if it doesn't work, then America's plan won't work. The president is America in this regard. And this is the only way it can be.
You seem to me to be a true patriotic liberal much as I was in my 20 years in the dem party. I was always a hawk. History shows that when America acts, America and the world are better for it.
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