Why is it unpatriotic to dislike Bush, insult him, point out his errors, or even want him out of office but...

Question

when Clinton was in office, the same people who now say that it is unpatriotic to be that way to the President, were the same people who did it to Clinton?Hypocrites?

Answer 1

Here are some quotes from GOP members regarding President Clinton's war in Kosovo in 1999. These same things being said by Dems now result in them being called traitors.

"You can support the troops but not the president"
-Representative Tom Delay (R-TX)

"No goal, no objective, not until we have those things and a compelling case is made, then I say, back out of it, because innocent people are going to die for nothing. That's why I'm against it."
-Sean Hannity, Fox News, 4/5/99

"If we are going to commit American troops, we must be certain they have a clear mission, an achievable goal and an exit strategy."
-Karen Hughes, speaking on behalf of presidential candidate George W. Bush

"I had doubts about the bombing campaign from the beginning...I didn't think we had done enough in the diplomatic area."
-Senator Trent Lott (R-MS)

"You think Vietnam was bad? Vietnam is nothing next to Kosovo."
-Tony Snow, Fox News 3/24/99

"Well, I just think it's a bad idea. What's going to happen is they're going to be over there for 10, 15, maybe 20 years"
Joe Scarborough (R-FL)

"Explain to the mothers and fathers of American servicemen that may come home in body bags why their son or daughter have to give up their life?"
-Sean Hannity, Fox News, 4/6/99

"Victory means exit strategy, and it's important for the President to explain to us what the exit strategy is."
-Governor George W. Bush (R-TX)

"This is President Clinton's war, and when he falls flat on his face, that's his problem."
-Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN)

"My job as majority leader is be supportive of our troops, try to have input as decisions are made and to look at those decisions after they're made ... not to march in lock step with everything the president decides to do."
-Senator Trent Lott (R-MS)

"These international war criminals were led by Gen. Wesley Clark ... who clicked his shiny heels for the commander-in-grief, Bill Clinton."
-Michael Savage

"This has been an unmitigated disaster ... Ask the Chinese embassy. Ask all the people in Belgrade that we've killed. Ask the refugees that we've killed. Ask the people in nursing homes. Ask the people in hospitals."
-Representative Joe Scarborough (R-FL)

"It is a remarkable spectacle to see the Clinton Administration and NATO taking over from the Soviet Union the role of sponsoring "wars of national liberation."
-Representative Helen Chenoweth (R-ID)

Answer 2

The real issue is if this were Bill Clinton leading this war the same people who are supporting Bush would be all over Clinton. Look at the comments posted by the guy above me by the hawks on this war. There partisan hypocrites too blinded by there agenda and there leaders to make up there own minds. They just do whatever there leaders tell them. Lemmings all of them.

Answer 3

Who says it's unpatriotic to dislike Bush, insult him, point out his errors, or want him out of office? If someone is saying that how do you know they are the same people who did it to Clinton? You're making assumptions that you can't back up.
Why don't you look at it the other way? Those who backed Clinton when he lied under oath are the same one's who claim that Bush lied about the WMDs.
Of course if you do that I would have to ask why you don't include Hillary Clinton in the lie about the WMDs. She said they had them. She said Saddam had to be removed. If your going to start calling people hypocrites, look in the mirror first.

Answer 4

You are correct in your history, but re-read what you just asked. It isn't much different that kids arguing about who's right! No I didn't! Yes you did! Now take that thought and understand that there are different philosophies and ideas in each party, for that matter the world. To dislike is to disrespect. If a politician didn't break the law then they should serve out their term unless they quit or get impeached. Not liking someone because you don't like their ideology but, who was voted in by a majority deserves at the very least a small amount of respect.

Both parties shared the executive office over the years. Both deserve respect for the time they are there. When you disrespect the person you are simply wrong targeting.

Answer 5

Two photos win the prize for me.Standing on the deck of an aircraft carrier in his flight suit with "Mission Accomplished" behind him.And the other is a black and white of Bush looking out the window of Air Force One looking at the ruins of New Orleans.Bush will go down as the most pathetic president ever.I could go on and on.I'll spare us all. BQ:Waving goodbye.Close runner up(tie?) Bush in a kids chair staring blankly while being told America was under attack.He reportedly kept reading for a few minutes. We may never get over his arrogance,ignorance and folly.He left America and the rest of the world a far more dangerous place.

Answer 6

I love it when a question like this is posted and all of the Bush supporters say "he lied in office".

Yes he did...... about sex.

Did he take us in to a war that we should not be in? No he did not. He got a B.J. in the oval office.

On the other hand, the American Public has been lied to about Iraq having WMD and we invaded a country based on that lie. He has refused to let his administration testify under oath about the firings of the U.S Attorneys simply because he doesn't want them to be caught in lies. And before you bring up that Clinton fired U.S. Attorneys, he did that at the beginning of his taking over the White House, which is customary.

I am sure that Clinton isn't the only President that has had an affair, he was just the only one caught. I wish that was the only thing that this President was guilty of.

Thanks for letting me get that off of my chest.

Answer 7

I will admit you have a point. But you have to remember that Clinton lied under oath and that really tweaked a lot of us, along with Clinton supporters. I don't ever remember my patriotism being questioned because I loathed Clinton's character. I think that if a war were not going on now that there wouldn't be all this talk about patriotism. You have to put partisanship aside and support your country in times like these, even if you don't like the President. He can't please everyone.

Answer 8

It's not unpatriotic it's immature. If we don't like the way a president is making decisions , we don't insult him , we make a change at the next election. To impeach a president he must do something illegal and Bush has not. Clinton was impeached for indiscretion with his mistress while in a government office on government property and then lying under oath about it. There are several laws on which he could have been impeached for this . The republicans actually took it easy on him.

Answer 9

It isn't and nobody said it is.

But that's a nice strawman (i.e. false) argument you've constructed.

The unpatriotic part is when you spout lies and propaganda regarding the war in Iraq, undermining our troops and helping the enemy.

Call Bush an idiot all you want. But lying about the reasons for the war and about Gitmo, etc, and you might as well be part of the al Qaeda propaganda network, because they're saying the same stuff.

Answer 10

Disliking the president, pointing out his errors and wanting him out of office is fine. It is a right guaranteed by our constitution. Insulting him is uncalled for and disrespectful to the office of President. While he is in office, people should refrain from insulting him. Once he leaves office, do what you gotta do. Clinton was a womanizing buffoon who couldn't make a decision to save his life without checking the public opinion polls. However, while he was in office, he was my President and Commander in Chief so I accorded him all the respect he deserved as such. People should do the same for President Bush whether they like him or not.