People say you are unpatriotic if you say negative things about Bush....?

Question

But these same people had no problem saying negative things about Clinton while he was President doesn't that make them unpatriotic too or just a hypocrit?

Heidi have you ever listened to conservative talk radio they were very vicious in their attack of Clinton

Zabudah I am in the Army so l am defending your butt

San ann68 you are right a lot of what Clinton did was his own fault but how do his personal life effect you personally? I think the choices Bush make has effected the whole country

Sonny D I agree we do need a third party a moderate party because l think most American share views but don't give people from the other party a chance because they look at politics like it is a sporting event and they are rooting for their team to win.

Erin you would have fit in great in Nazi Germany or the old USSR

Steven this is not about who's to blame for 9-11 eventhough l do not like Bush l don't think him Clinton or Gore could have stopped it.

Answer 1

I have just read comments about your question and my observance is that regardless of who is the president. there will always be a battle between the republicans and the democrats. What the U.S. needs is a strong third party. Common sense dictates that as long as two parties snipe at one another both are free to follow their own individual hidden agenda to carry on in the background. This allows for such things as 9/11 to happen as well as the erosion of personal freedoms as you have in the U.S. today. A strong third party acts as a referee of sorts and lends some sort of credibility to your political systems. berating of one who enjoys a high profile in life is as common as the common cold it is a fact of life reinforced by the human emotion of jealousy.
Wake up and smell the coffee as long as you are sold that sort of hogwash you can be manipulated by outside forces which are hidden by the pathetic practises of others.

Answer 2

Let them think that if they choose to do so; and of course they would. Most people do not feel confident about their own opinions enough to really stand apart from the herd of animals that they walk with. That is because it is rare in which someone actually feels and tastes a virtuous idea and takes it on, willing to stand alone if he has to because truth has more merit than just lip syncing the tunes that others want to hear. Ralph Waldo Emerson says that "It is great to be understood" and it is for the person who really THINKS hard about issues will be like the character Stephen Dedalous in A Portrait of the Artist As a Young Man written by James Joyce where through a long ordeal he gradually lets go of the cultural bagage that he was brought up with and thinks himself free of religion and patriotism. A man with integrity is going to think issues out fully. Regarding Bush, what can we say about a man who ignored the important memoranda circulating about the possibility of airlines being hijacked and used for those purposes, rode to the top of the polls by espousing facile patriotic rhetoric during 9-11, let Ben Ladin run away, and decided to dodge that problem by concentrating on Saddam Hussein and lying to the American public about the need for the invasion. With wars Bush feels sure that the American public will back him; however he is over his head for nothing makes Americans despise a president more than for him to pull them into an intractable war that can never be won

Answer 3

Hi! I read your question and I would like to give my view on it: My husband is active duty military, and we support the president at all cost no matter what his party is; however, we do not always support the choices he makes. The fact remains that he knows a lot of things the American public does not (some good, some bad) and his job is to protect his people. The thing I have noticed is that people blame Bush for everything.... HE DIDN'T CAUSE KATRINA, nor did he tell the storm to hit New Orleans and break the leviees. This problem goes WAY back....before Clinton and even George the 1st! People are so quick to blame the goverment for everything, no one wants to take any responsiblity for anything they do in our society. The other problem I have is people who go to other places in the world and make "political statements" about the US then come home to the US because they want the liberty and freedom they just bashed somewhere else. I am sick of celebrities thinking their opinions are something to be praised but then they dont give a rats butt of their millions to support the causes they are so "upset" over. As Americans we give too many of the wrong people "power" over our thoughts. Our young people think that Brad Pitt is more important in society than President Bush and they look to him more quickly than they do their parents for influence on their lives...... I have gone off track a bit, but I think you get the point of my answer- America is full of hypocritical people who need to learn to accept part of the blame for the things that happen to them. Also, if you disagree with something a president does, that is fine but as a country we need to learn to support our commander and chief and we need to learn that no matter what American Pride should be in all of our hearts- regardless of who is president!

Answer 4

i guess your right,i didn't like Clinton,i wasn't as harsh as some of the bush haters are,but i still made my complaints known,i do feel bush is doing the best he can he has had an awful lot of horrible things happen while in office beyond his control,while Clinton's were pretty much self inflicted due to his personal life,i just think Clinton made a mockery of the office he held,he was a terrible example as a leader of the country,and yes bush has made poor choices also

Answer 5

I'm growing weary of peoples' ranting and using the excuse they have their rights of free speech.....When did Americans Loose the ability to see logic and become a mass of mindless sheep following the majority?? Most Americans now days would be guilty of sedition and in almost any other country this could get you imprisoned or even killed....The president is the "Father" of our country, and like any other father, We may not always agree with his decisions or thoughts, We may want to argue from time to time but Gosh Darn it he deserves you're respect like any other "Father". Quit acting like a bunch of rebellious teens and realize the president isn't the ONLY one running our country he alone can not dictate this land that is why our government is set up the way it is......I think these "uninformed leader bashers" need to stop following everything that they hear and be an individual ...Educate yourself on how our government is run....

Answer 6

Bush is not America, so you don't have to love him to love your country. He will be gone and the next day there will be someone else, perhaps with different views and agendas. Love the institution- that's what lasts. Don't get your panties up in a punch over a guy who's gonna be gone soon. Exercise your freedom of speech and right to the truth.

Power to the people!!

Answer 7

Of course, with that logic criticizing any President is unpatriotic. But in reality, holding our leaders accountable for their actions (or lack thereof) is a part of being a member of a democratic society. People seem to forget the reason the US exists is because a bunch of men hated their government. If anything we should criticize our leaders more, particularly when they're sending our young men and women into a war that doesn't make sense.

Answer 8

Bush is unpatriotic himself, so why worry?
Clinton was the best president we had!!!!
I do not like BUSH at all!! He is a spoiled little boy in a grown mans body, playing with real people's lives, and the future of a great country is going down the shitter.

Answer 9

If you say something negative about Pres. Bush because you have a different view that is fine but if you are hateful, a gossip mongrel that is unacceptable.

I pay close attention to these matters and never heard anyone speak so vilely and irrationally about Pres. Clinton. He had a lot of character flaws and I may not have respected him as was my president I did respect the office of the Presidency.

Truly, Democrats are just more gross and vicious in their attacks.

Answer 10

There is free speech, but why say negative nasty things about our leader that we elected during the countrys most difficult time, just for the sake of it... why not try and get more people to vote, or take a stand on an issue in washington rather than just running ones mouth.