October 5, 2009
Democrats: Dissent is no longer popular. Now, it’s just un-patriotic.
Once again, Democrats question the patriotism of those who dissent:
During the Bush era, Republicans from Karl Rove to Joe Wilson questioned — in ways both veiled and overt — the patriotism of Democrats who challenged the administration’s Iraq policy, pre-war intelligence and surveillance programs.
But the joyous reaction in some GOP quarters to the International Olympics Committee’s snub of Chicago — coupled with the party’s rapid-fire reaction to bad economic data – has some Democrats turning the tables and asking if Republicans are the ones cheering against America now.
Many Democrats saw the outbursts following the IOC decision – the merry Tweets, videos of cheering conservatives and chest-thumping by party leaders like Newt Gingrich — as part of larger pattern that includes the flirtation of right-wing Texans like Gov. Rick Perry with secession and the caustic tone of right-wing talk radio, embodied by Rush Limbaugh’s “I want him to fail” comment about Obama in January.
“Some of these people are starting to put politics first and country second,” said Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), the head of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, taking particular issue with Limbaugh and Glenn Beck.
“The American people are starting to wonder if they are rooting against America,” he added.
I was one of the people hoping that America didn’t land the 2016 Olympics, and this isn’t because I hate America or love Brazil (although, I was hoping that Rio would get it). I didn’t want America to get the Olympics because a) I don’t like the Olympics; b) I think they do more harm than good to their host city; and, most importantly c) I believe Obama just wanted to bring the Olympics to Chicago as a payoff to all of his corrupted friends who have helped him along the way. I don’t think there is anything anti-America about that.
Also, I don’t think the American people are starting to wonder if we’re rooting against America. To those who don’t think that Barack Obama is The One, it is not that hard to understand how patriotic Americans can be rooting against Obama and his policies. This is just another diversionary tactic by politicians trying to silence all dissentand disagreement. Now, that is un-American.
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