Democrats: Republicans are rooting against America

[LTR]

Source: Politico

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.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1009/27902.html

[Uben]

1. we are not asking if repubs are cheering against America....

...we are commenting on the fact they ARE CHEERING against America.

These people like Rush are now anti-American, therefore, traitors, and should be punished accordingly.

[randr]

2. It is time to all Americans to demand Faux News to be removed from cable networks!

Along with Limpballs off the Am dial.
Especially in the Windy City.

[LynnTheDem]

3. Questioning POLICIES (esp as relates to INVASIONS) is "antiAmerican" and

"unpatriotic".

CHEERING FOR AMERICA'S LOSS = "pro American" and "patriotic".

ANYTHING via a president (R) is GOOD, PATRIOTIC and PRO-AMERICAN.

ANYTHING via a president (D) is BAD, UNPATRIOTIC and ANTI-AMERICAN.

Even for the exact same action or policy.


PARTY. UBER. ALLES.

That is the republic party platform. Period.

[indepat]

4. You would be amazed at the similarity of my mocking e-mail to CNBC's Power Lunch just a few days

ago. :thumbsup: