It Takes A Beating To Raise Patriotism

2 Responses to “It Takes A Beating To Raise Patriotism”

1. Chris Wage writes
   June 20th, 2008 8:35 am

   Certainly going to another country, or worse, being subjected to the lack of freedom in one, will make you appreciate what we have here.

   But this sort of statement smacks of McCain’s typical “love it or leave it” sentiment, along with his militantly nationalist tendency (which I guess is more like “love it or else”). Instead of a Kennedy-esque hope for how we can make our country even better, this stance takes the lower road of fear/complacency: “look how bad it is everywhere else!”

2. Tom Paine writes
   June 20th, 2008 9:50 am

   Okay, let me get this straight.

   Bill Hobbs hears Michelle Obama’s comments and goes out and shoots a very amateurish video from people like Bob Pope (good choice there, Bill) who say, in effect, “I’ve ALWAYS loved my country.”

   Now, they discover the candidate THEY’RE supporting CAN’T say the same thing…?

   Well, I’m waiting for the video in which B-Ho dresses up like Emily Litella and says “oh….never mind.”