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posted at 10:35 pm on January 6, 2009 by Allahpundit
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“There’s a left-wing tradition of being systematically opposed to the U.S. government, knee-jerk reactionary – most of our presidents have made it fairly easy to do,” said Jo Freeman, author of “At Berkeley in the Sixties,” a memoir of her student activism. “Those who view everything the U.S. does as automatically suspect already have a problem doing that with Obama.”…
A similar, if earnest, display on election night “did strike me as funny and ironic,” said Mark Rudd, who organized campus protests in the 1960s as a national leader of Students for a Democratic Society and who has been critical of President George W. Bush.
“For the last eight years – and probably for much longer – most radicals have been mourning for our country,” he said. “Obviously the empire is not going to fall overnight, but at least there’s been a popular vote that changes the direction of the last 40 years.”
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Conservatives: Patriotic regardless of who is president.
Leftists: “Patriotic” when “their guy” is president.
packsoldier on January 6, 2009 at 10:38 PM
CAIRO, Egypt – Al-Qaida’s No. 2 leader lashed out at President-elect Barack Obama in a new audio message Tuesday, accusing him of not doing anything to stop Israel’s offensive in the Gaza Strip, according to an intelligence monitoring center.
What! Where is the support for the One!
Mr. Joe on January 6, 2009 at 10:40 PM
That’s not a patriot. That’s a partisan.
Socratease on January 6, 2009 at 10:45 PM
They don’t love America and what it stands for. They love what they want to do to America.
blatantblue on January 6, 2009 at 10:46 PM
When they realize B-HO can’t produce the heaven on earth he’s promised, they will turn on him too. I can’t wait to see their little pin heads pop.
R D on January 6, 2009 at 10:47 PM
OT: How is Andrea Sullivan’s blog beating even Hot Air by such a wide margin in the 2008 Weblog Awards? All morning he had jack, and then a constant stream began. I call shenanigans.
MadisonConservative on January 6, 2009 at 10:48 PM
If they don’t get sick of The One fast, some things are going very wrong for our country. Very wrong.
IlikedAUH2O on January 6, 2009 at 10:48 PM
The quotes within that article (written from Berkeley, BTW) are sickening.
What is this empire business? It sounds as if the direction he wants changed is the demise of America.
Notice the 40 years. That goes back to 1968, when there were riots in Chicago at the Dem convention. The radical Left finally thinks they now have what they wanted then. That tells you what they think about O.
Good comments on this in the Headlines earlier today.
INC on January 6, 2009 at 10:50 PM
The college students are probably all telling their friends to vote & are busy changing their IP’s and revoting.
INC on January 6, 2009 at 10:52 PM
Gosh,what will they all do now to fill their time?
Patriotism is standing by your country,it does not mean standing by its president. Roosevelt.
canditaylor68 on January 6, 2009 at 10:52 PM
GIVE. ME. A. BREAK.
You guys will have to wait a bit, The One™ is busy stopping the rising sea levels.
johnsteele on January 6, 2009 at 10:56 PM
If one looks at history, there are a great many examples where those that worked so hard to change the regime end up being purged by their own. I think that there will be a great deal of cannibalism in the near future.
DAT60A3 on January 6, 2009 at 10:56 PM
…but at least theres been a popular vote that changes the
direction of the last 40 years.
——————–
The last forty years,
are you kidding me,
the Liberal dream,has failed,
and the last forty years,has been
an utter failure!
—————————————————–
What the h#ll are they smokin?
They are the last forty years!
——————————
So,let me get this straight,the Liberals
have voted,to change the last 40 years that
they’ve created!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
canopfor on January 6, 2009 at 10:57 PM
I like the American empire. Why would we want to get rid of it?
Illinidiva on January 6, 2009 at 10:59 PM
Hitting the proverbial nail on the proverbial head. +1.
I get the implication. Patriotism isn’t a part time job.
Hog Wild on January 6, 2009 at 11:01 PM
Silky’s Two Americas,
his,and the Liberal Party!
The other half,the half that
doesn’t believe in Silky’s
version!!
canopfor on January 6, 2009 at 11:09 PM
Most Obama supporters don’t even understand REAL history enough to realize what a stupid statement that is.
Also, this vague change business is getting so old so fast. I’m going to start thinking of Obama as that annoying dj at the roller rink who would always called for “all skate, change directions” in the middle of every song.
herrevery on January 6, 2009 at 11:10 PM
How nice that these jerks can FINALLY be proud of their country for the first time in their adult lives….now where have I heard that before?
HawaiiLwyr on January 6, 2009 at 11:11 PM
Liberal truth, liberal logic.
Johan Klaus on January 6, 2009 at 11:15 PM
Let’s go to Hollywood and hiss America!
mred on January 6, 2009 at 11:19 PM
Unlike the rest of us, who everyday for the last eight years – and for probable much longer – work and achieve and try to make the world a better place. I’ve said before in these posts that one of the great sadness in my life is: I will never outlive all the 60s hippies and radicals. There will alway some of them out there still pretending that they were relevant and cared more than the rest of us.
Tommy_G on January 6, 2009 at 11:25 PM
P.S. An American Carol is now out on DVD, it’s a great movie.
Tommy_G on January 6, 2009 at 11:26 PM
As a cranky old babyboomer myself, all I can say is: “when are these old commie bastards going to finally curl up and die and leave the rest of us alone?”
They were sickening then, and are even more sickening now.
At least Abbie Hoffman and Jerry Rubin (who turned amazingly conservative at the end) exited early and dramatically.
TexasJew on January 6, 2009 at 11:28 PM
if Obama follows these idiots and in the process we get hit again, I really hope its not worse than 9/11 in scale.
jp on January 6, 2009 at 11:32 PM
+1
Like it or not, Obama will be my President. I’m certain to vehemently disagree with his policies and actions but I’m not going to go sulk and refuse to use the word “President” in reference to him…ya know, like the left for the last eight years. Pathetic.
It’s also telling that “everything the U.S. does as automatically suspect” only applies when ‘the other guy is in office’. Once ‘your guy’ is in, well, then they “have a problem doing that”. That says a whole lot about their principles.
batter on January 6, 2009 at 11:35 PM
“Those are our planes now”
Asher on January 6, 2009 at 11:40 PM
Calm down and consider your words. Such a strike could involve folks you know and care about.
I hope (and, ultimately, I think you do to) that no such thing will happen, but if Obama’s words mean anything, we aren’t going to be in a very comfortable position security-wise.
Oh man, that just made me think of the Panetta appointment. WTH?!
batter on January 6, 2009 at 11:41 PM
FIFY
pcbedamned on January 6, 2009 at 11:42 PM
I don’t think Paul and I are on the same page…
It’s time for us to split up.
billy on January 6, 2009 at 11:47 PM
Ah crap. I just realized I misread your post (…hope its not worse…).
Ignore my response (other than the Panetta bit). I’ll go sit in the corner now.
batter on January 6, 2009 at 11:47 PM
Dems are getting soup butt, it must be due to the One.
Mr. Joe on January 6, 2009 at 11:49 PM
Clinton III isn’t much of a change.
ddrintn on January 6, 2009 at 11:57 PM
Wow! Good memory there…
Isn’t it interesting that after 9/11 he found new reasons to say that…..
I had hoped to see more posts from Ron over at Pajamas Media.
TBinSTL on January 6, 2009 at 11:58 PM
Used to have a word for that. Sedition.
leetpriest on January 7, 2009 at 12:05 AM
I don’t much worry or care about these lefty Bezerklites.
After a couple dozen bong hits they’ll forget everything.
It’s like….., you know………….., what?
Kini on January 7, 2009 at 12:09 AM
Yeah, his holiness will be POTUS, and I promise not to laugh when he falls off his horse.
Limerick on January 7, 2009 at 12:14 AM
We pledge allegence to the flag of the United States of America.
They pledge allegence to Barack Obama of the United States of America-Kenya-Polynesia-Indonesia.
portlandon on January 7, 2009 at 12:16 AM
The thing is they sing this America.
We sing this America
or this America.
INC on January 7, 2009 at 12:31 AM
As a Republican,when I think of patriotism,I think of:
George Washington, Lincoln,Gen.Macarthur,Gen.Patton,Gen.Petraeus,John Wayne,Martin Luther King Jr.,American Soldier,Reagan,Bush standing on the ruins of the twin towers declaring we will fight back,Star Spangled Banner,The Alamo,La Drang Valley,fight for Fallujah,Normandy,Iwo Jima,The American Flag,Rosie the riveter,ribs-steak-lemonade on a summer afternoon hanging out on the porch with family and friends.
Liberals think about:
Burning the American flag,Jane Fonda,Bill Ayers and his terrorist accomplice wife Dohrn,Hugo Chavez,hollywood,Fidel Castro,Rosie O’donell,Sean Penn,Hamas,Hezbollah,Cindy Sheehan,Jimmy Carter,Assassinating President Bush/Cheney,Anti-war protest,Surrender,Marxism,Lenin,Taxes,Getting us in Vietnam then politicizing to the extent that we left-condemning millions to their death,The UN, John Kerry lying and stabbing the American Soldier in the back lying in front of Congress,Selling out the country and stabbing the American Soldier in the back over the war in Iraq that they voted for in pursing political gain.
That is not mourning coming from the liberal radicals,it is
Hypocrisy,bigotry,and hate.
Baxter Greene on January 7, 2009 at 12:50 AM
I think this Vet signifies patriotism:
Great video of Iraqi Vet singing about No Surrender
http://www.militarytimes.com/multimedia/video/031208_marine_music
These leaders understand where our Freedoms come from and who the strong and the brave are:
EXCLUSIVE: Bush, Cheney comforted troops privately
Joseph Curl (Contact) and John Solomon (Contact)
EXCLUSIVE:
http://washingtontimes.com/news/2008/dec/22/bush-cheney-comforted-troops-privately/
Baxter Greene on January 7, 2009 at 1:00 AM
This is a far cry from what we will see for the next 4 years in the Obama “Winnie the Pooh” foreign policy.
Incredible! George S Patton’s New Speech-Iraq & modern world
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WynLgJFBxSs
Guess which one is a true leader and knows what he is doing and which one is a total ignorant a$$:
General Patton vs. Harry Reid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPmUbBYKxTk&feature=related
Who actually is Intelligent and knows what they are doing compared to who pretends they are one of the “smart ones”:
Listen to the Generals
Petraeus against the cut and run
rhetoric from Obama and Hillary.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MR8p0bro9RM
Liberals know nothing about Patriotism.
Their number one and only concern is their ideology and political gain.
Baxter Greene on January 7, 2009 at 1:11 AM
TO have some idea of how the Left will behave towards Obama, one need only to look at how they behaved last time they had a liberal democrat in office. Take Jimmy Carter for example. Western leftists, by nature, can not feel patriotism, for their great boogeyman is nationalism. They must always be opposed to leadership and be opposed to whatever the US is doing at any given time. That means being opposed to the guy at the top in some fashion.
keep the change on January 7, 2009 at 1:21 AM
When the revolution begins, I think we have a target rich environment.
cjs1943 on January 7, 2009 at 1:24 AM
……….. Community Reinvestment Act,……………… yeah, that worked out well.
Elections do have consequences………… don’t they?
Seven Percent Solution on January 7, 2009 at 1:32 AM
That ivory tower is going to be very, very high, Obama needs to understand, no more do overs.
Speakup on January 7, 2009 at 1:33 AM
This guy’s patriotism speaks loud and clear.
I like this new site:
One Pissed-Off Dude
by Gary Graham
http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/ggraham/2009/01/06/one-pissed-off-dude-5/
I hear you brother!!!
Baxter Greene on January 7, 2009 at 1:38 AM
There’s a left-wing tradition of being systematically opposed to reality.
JeffB. on January 7, 2009 at 1:50 AM
Said it before and I’ll say it again: Reagan shouldn’t have dropped tear gass on those cretins at Berkely…he should’ve used napalm.
SuperCool on January 7, 2009 at 1:56 AM
I have been looking at the Carter administration lately because I think Obama’s will mirror it in many ways.
This liberal policy is so wrong in so many ways:
This past National Security Advisor for Carter is considered
a true intellectual by the left.
People with any common sense see him as a dangerous failure:
Profile: Zbigniew Brzezinski
http://www.historycommons.org/entity.jsp?entity=zbigniew_brzezinski
BRZEZINSKI BOASTS OF STARTING THE AFGHAN WAR
http://www.theobamafile.com/ObamaAdvisers.htm
Brzezinski/Carter are considered great foreign policy giants by the left and many of these same people sit in the Obama
administration.
Watching Obama appoint Panetta to head the CIA is the same ignorant decision making that can be traced back to liberals for decades.
I was worried about a Sept.10 mentality.
Looks more like a 1979 mentality we are getting with the
“hope and change” crew.
Baxter Greene on January 7, 2009 at 2:01 AM
For Heaven’s sake (or lack of heaven’s sake, for you) Allahpundit, include a link on the sidebar to the Weblog voting.
We’re freaking losing to Andrew Sullivan.
jimmy the notable on January 7, 2009 at 2:43 AM
Lol if 60’s socialist radicals like Rudd really believe that Obama is actually going to change anything apart from the amount of cash in his bank account, then they are dumber than they look and and sound. The sooner that generation retires and moves into obscurity the better off we will all be.
Dreadnought223 on January 7, 2009 at 2:53 AM
Sorry, but I don’t recall conservatives being so patriotic under Pres. Clinton. In fact during the first term I recall many repubs and conservatives calling it the failed Presidency of Pres Clinton, calling him illegitimate cause he didn’t get at least fifty percent of the vote (Ross Perot took a significant chunk of the popular vote in coming third). So the conservatives and republicans played the dissent while not the highest form of patriotism, did display significant partisanship. While that helped the country, in revamping welfare and crime policies and led to better tax policies and the retaking of the Congress in 1994, can one be patriotic while being vitriolic to the President?
eaglewingz08 on January 7, 2009 at 6:47 AM
Sorry, eaglewingz, you’re confused about the term “patriotic.” It’s not the same as “fond of the current administration.” Conservatives didn’t support Clinton, but they certainly didn’t quit flying American flags, or start taking sides with other countries against their own. They never lost faith in America or in the Constitution.
Leftists constantly take pretty much anyone’s side against America (Venezuela, Hamas, the EU). Their attachment to the Constitution is fickle, at best, and their loyalty to their country is more or less contingent on whether or not their guy is running it.
To make matters worse, judging from your post, leftists don’t even understand that America is more than a cult of personality contingent on the presidency.
morganfrost on January 7, 2009 at 6:59 AM
Unfortunately that generation is going to be in the drivers seat for the next twenty or so years. What we really need is the rise of a new radicalism, based in values like freedom and liberty, small central government with the bulk of control ceded to local elected officials.
Hmm, sound familiar? Remember those radicals from about 230 years ago?
conservnut on January 7, 2009 at 7:09 AM
Sorry folks but it really doesn’t matter . . . our once great Republic is rotting from the core and it will soon be gone. Sad but true.
rplat on January 7, 2009 at 7:28 AM
“Goddamn Hamas?” I guess this Palestinian mother did not get the memo from Glenn Greenwald and Andrew “The Sarah Palin Vagina Monologues” Sullivan.
Mr. Joe on January 7, 2009 at 7:42 AM
The destructive winds of change will hit everyone alike, neo-liberal to conservative. There is no sense to compromise architectural standards to facilitate tornadic devastation, as revising liberty to assuage Marxists won’t alleviate but will intensify the pain they inflict. So hold to your principles, and be true to yourself as placating the revisionist enemy only erases your existence.
maverick muse on January 7, 2009 at 8:16 AM
Given the amount of ‘conservatives’ doing the exact same “mourning for our country” now that O is president, I’m not convinced such a blanket statement is really working at the moment..
Reaps on January 7, 2009 at 8:17 AM
Mourning for it isn’t the same as attacking it and reflexively taking sides with those opposed to it. The act of mourning indicates some love or at least value attached to that which is mourned for.
DarkCurrent on January 7, 2009 at 9:33 AM
Taking Questions about the Transition and Inaugural today. Beast Contributors- Feeding the Beast:)
http://youhavetobethistalltogoonthisride.blogspot.com/2009/01/tucker-carlson-ana-marie-cox-taking.html
Dr Evil on January 7, 2009 at 9:58 AM
Reaps on January 7, 2009 at 8:17 AM
Conservatives love America and the traditional values that it represents. They criticize the leadership when it makes decisions that are viewed as damaging to them, their family, and/or their country. They cherish the freedom that America gives them.
While Liberals claim they love America, they believe America is flawed. They believe there are other nations that do things better than we do. They believe that Americans have a birthright of entitlement. This entitlement includes things not listed as rights by the Founding Fathers, such as abortion and gay marriage.
They believe in a omnipotent government that will take care of them from cradle to grave.
Conservatives are mourning the possible loss of traditional values and freedoms in the days ahead.
kingsjester on January 7, 2009 at 10:07 AM
Dead on.
Longhorn Six on January 7, 2009 at 10:38 AM
Yep, I’m getting a free copy from the producer Jerry Zucker as I placed 3rd overall in a contest they had leading up to the theatrical release of the movie. I actually had two tickets to the cast and crew screenng of the movie but couldn’t make it, but I will get the DVD and my name is mentioned in the special features section!
Liberty or Death on January 7, 2009 at 10:43 AM
These people are incredibly stupid.
Blacksheep on January 7, 2009 at 10:47 AM
Yeah, like after 9/11. That was like so unreflective.
Idiots.
Buy Danish on January 7, 2009 at 10:58 AM
Mourning for the country is much different than the direct verbal attacks on the country that liberals like to use.
Besides, just the mention of the creation of a “Civilian Security Force” during a period of financial instability and mounting worldwide tension, increased hatred towards Christianity and Judiasm is an extremely threatening possibility.
I can think of another society that went through that same cycle. Are you not in fear that Barack Obama is making the same promises and actions that Hitler made, especially when the democratic party will singlehandedly control all 3 branches of government (there are many traitors in the Republican party that will side with liberals on lawmaking for the right amount of money)?
Just short of 70 years have passed since the start of WWII with the invasion of Poland, and you and you liberal buddies still haven’t learned a damn thing.
Retard.
leetpriest on January 7, 2009 at 11:24 AM
Oh my, the irony and hypocrisy is too much. Can’t wait to hear the shrieks and whining when the 0ne doesn’t live up to their idea of what they think the U.S. government should be and do.
4shoes on January 7, 2009 at 11:34 AM
“My fellow Americans, in lieu of that ‘tax cut’ you were promised…you will each receive an American Flag recycled from the Democratic Convention at Invesco Field. Thank you for your support.”
LOL!
Javiel20 on January 7, 2009 at 11:44 AM
Liberals – loyal to a man.
Conservatives – loyal to a set of values.
PattyJ on January 7, 2009 at 12:21 PM
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