Are the repubs unpatriotic?

I've seen plenty of patriotism supporting Boston and I've seen no one denigrate the efforts of law enforcement, I would have at least expected to see some mocking of Obama sycophants for their previous claims of there not being attacks on American soil since Obama took office - but nary a word. Really, I think the only political attacks I've seen are the liberal attacks and bigotry against the tea party, and I guess this weak attempted attack on patriotism.
 
No. They're not.

When the Russian secret service calls your administration not once, but twice, and says; "hey, you better watch this guy" and you still drop the ball, you deserve a little criticism.

The vitriol directed at BO is penny ante stuff compared to what Bush took.
 
Everyone knows that nothing is Obama's fault. And surely everyone knows The Huffington Post is an unbiased source.

Honestly, since the position of President of the United States - leader of the free world, holds no responsibility, let's furlough the position and save the money.
 
If someone has any specific examples, please post. However, throughout the entirety of the Iraq War, I remember several Democrats and liberals complain about being called unpatriotic for opposing the War. I don't remember hearing many if any Republicans actually calling them unpatriotic.
 
Not specifically, but isn't he ultimately responsible for the federal efforts to prevent terrorist attacks?
 
This thread is funny. I haven't nor expected a word of blame toward Obama as I wouldn't have blamed any Republican. However if the parties were switched right now I would expect liberal venom to be spewed.
 
Speaking of patriotism, let's talk about David Sirota. His comments were anything but patriotic. When it becomes acceptable to wish in public for people you disagree with to be heinous murderers, members of the media have crossed a line. But yet by not calling out David Sirota and his attack on American citizens we are tacitly condoning his behavior.
 
David J. Sirota is an American liberal political commentator and radio host based in Denver. He is a nationally syndicated newspaper columnist, Democratic political spokesperson, and blogger.

Sirota's career in political campaigns began when he became a research director for Illinois State Senator Howard Carroll's unsuccessful run for U.S. Representative in Illinois's 9th congressional district in the 1998 election. Sirota then became a fundraiser for Joe Hoeffel in his first successful campaign for the House of Representatives in Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district.

In 1999, Sirota served as deputy campaign manager for Philadelphia mayoral candidate Dwight E. Evans, who is currently a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing the 203rd District (Philadelphia County). Sirota was fired after being linked to a bogus Web site apparently intended to hurt a rival candidate.

In May 2005, Sirota became a contributor to The Huffington Post while writing his own blog. He was a regular guest on The Al Franken Show and makes guest appearances on The Colbert Report, Countdown with Keith Olbermann, NOW, Lou Dobbs Tonight, CNBC, and NPR. He is a senior editor at In These Times,[20] a regular columnist for The Nation, and a past contributor to The American Prospect. He has been published in The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, the Baltimore Sun, and the San Francisco Chronicle.

Sirota was a contributor to OpenLeft, a now-defunct progressive political blog. In June 2007, he replaced the late progressive columnist Molly Ivins with a column to be syndicated nationally by Creators Syndicate. Sirota became a contributing writer for Salon in May 2011.

From 2009 to 2012, Sirota was the morning host at the Denver progressive talk station KKZN. Sirota also guest hosted for Thom Hartmann and Norman Goldman. On July 16, 2012, Sirota moved to sister station KHOW to co-host an afternoon drive program with former George W. Bush administration FEMA director Michael D. Brown, The Rundown with Sirota and Brown.

In May 2006, Random House's Crown Publishers released Sirota's book Hostile Takeover.[ The first chapter of the book was published in the New York Times in July 2006.[29] Sirota read sections of his book in public.[11] In the book, Sirota argued that corporate interests are driving U.S. economic policy. The book became a New York Times bestseller on July 9, 2006, entering at #23 on the nonfiction list. The paperback edition came out a year later.

Sirota's book The Uprising was released in June 2008. It was ranked 20th on the New York Times bestseller list on June 15, 2008. The book was also listed on the New York Times Political Bestseller list for the month of July 2008.
 
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You posted "Who is David Sirota, what did he say, and why should we care? "

Perhaps that was an attempt to be sarcastic or maybe to deflect.
But if it due to short term memory loss the sooner you get checked out the sooner you can get on meds that may help.
 
Fairly sure he's "remembering" through the lens of an ultra-liberal parent. His account of things is pretty ridiculously simplified, edited and twisted to fit a weird rant with pretty much zero actual substance.

I'm not really sure how he gets that the Dixie Chicks was about "agree with the president or else". That would be weird since just about every artist out there has his anti-Bush moments and none of them caught any heat. It had everything to do with the venue and attitude in which the statement took place. Regardless, some conservative music-lovers reacted in the way every Huff-Po reader does when one of the Koch brothers is seen in daylight, so I'm not really sure what the problem is there.

I love how "witch hunt" can be used to casually now that because some people decided to not play some records, suddently it's McCarthyism revisited. No hyperbole there at all...

The idea that anyone who objected to the Patriot Act was said to be "with the terrorists" is a flat-out lie. And I think it's equally funny that in the mind of Huff-Po bloggers, any disagreement by a conservative is labeled as an attempt at censorship. I don't recall any arguments being silenced - I do recall a lot of discussion, argument and disagreement on both sides. Isn't that how it's supposed to work? Not in Roger35's world - liberal outrage is noble, conservative outrage is censorship.

And how about the hilarious attempt to excuse the democrats' going along with the Patriot Act as some sort of compulsion to get along with republicans. I don't know what parallel universe this guy is from, but that's laughable on the face. But it's as expected a feeble attempt to excuse the democrats' agreement with Bush as "well meaning" or "in good faith", while a conservative that agreed with Bush was foaming at the mouth, evil, bent on world conquest, etc...

Pretty pathetic attempt overall, and frankly could have been written by roger35 himself!
 
Prodigal, I usually don't read threads started by Roger35 because they are so ridiculously pathetic, but I read your post. Bingo!!

On the other hand, after reading his **** I realize that he, like many libs, are ignorant sheep, which is a good trade off!
 
Thanks - I was really trying my best not to give in and respond, but I couldn't take it anymore. It was nagging me kinda like that last shred of steak in your back molar.
 
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