A more decent president would not accuse his opponent of assisting terrorists and harming American troops merely because he criticizes U.S. policy. A more decent conservative movement would call such accusations anti-democratic, rather than mindlessly parroting them, as National Review Online's Jed Babbin did this week. But the president is who he is. And so are his supporters. And so,
in response to John Kerry's increased criticism of U.S. policy in Iraq, Bush and his surrogates have essentially accused Democrats of helping insurgents kill American troops.Bush himself last week warned that
Kerry's criticisms can "embolden an enemy by sending mixed message(s)."And bush's bullshit rhetoric is just total hypocritical bullshit.
1. In fact,
when Bush says Kerry is emboldening the enemy, he's contradicting himself. One of Bush's favorite mantras is that the terrorists don't hate us because of what we do; they hate us because of who we are. When critics said the Iraq war would embolden Islamists to attack the United States, Bush supporters scoffed that the terrorists needed no encouragement - they were already doing everything they could to kill Americans.
But, if the terrorists can't be emboldened - if they are always doing their utmost to kill Americans-how can John Kerry be emboldening them now? At a recent rally in Columbus, Ohio,
Bush said, "These people don't need an excuse for their hatred. I think it's wrong to blame America for the anger and the evil of the killers."But evidently, it's OK to blame John Kerry.
http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/100304E.shtml2. How come it's OK to criticize the president during war when the president is a Democrat but NOT when the president is a "Republican"? Rightwingnuts when the president has a D:“Doing good on a worldwide scale appeals to peace hawks, who are motivated by altruism, not patriotism.” Tom DeLay, R, Floor Statement, 4/15/99
“I cannot support a failed foreign policy. History teaches us that it is often easier to make war than peace. This administration is just learning that lesson right now.
The President began this mission with very vague objectives and lots of unanswered questions. A month later, these questions are still unanswered. There are no clarified rules of engagement. There is no timetable. There is no legitimate definition of victory. There is no contingency plan for mission creep. There is no clear funding program. There is no agenda to bolster our overextended military. There is no explanation defining what vital national interests are at stake. There was no strategic plan for war when the President started this thing, and there still is no plan today.” Tom DeLay, R, Floor Statement, 4/28/99
“It’s very simple.
The president is not supported by the House, and the military is supported by the House.” Tom DeLay, R, As quoted in USA Today, regarding Floor votes on Kosovo, 4/30/99
"Senator Gramm intends to
vote to cut off the funds for U.S. troops as well as for an amendment which will support the troops but not the mission, although the Democratic leader in the Senate says that is a distinction to him without much difference."
"
Congress should support the troops without endorsing the president's policy." Sen. Arlen Specter, R.
'Just because President Clinton has made a decision and the troops are already landing, Mr. Lott said, "I'm not going to endorse a wrong decision after the fact."
Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, who angered many Republicans by backing the peace enforcement mission, made it clear that
last night's vote was a show of support for American troops, not for Clinton.
"It would be wrong," he said, "to make our young men and women bear the brunt of a decision not made by them."
"We don't support the president's decision," he said. "We do support the troops.""US troops will be deployed in Bosnia no matter what the Congress does.
Congress should support the troops without endorsing the president's policy." Sen. Arlen Specter, R, CNN, 12/14/95
Yet that's EXACTLY what the freeping rightwingnuts now say is TREASON when it's from the Democrats.
But when the president has an R:“
I think it's hypocritical to say on the one hand that you support the troops while on the other hand you say the reason they are risking their lives is wrong. I think it undermines the effort and the unity this country ought to be showing right now."- Rep. Tom DeLay, Washington Times, 3/20/03
“This destructive rhetoric does nothing more than demoralize our troops and second-guess our commander in chief.” – Rep. Tom DeLay, Press Release, 3/20/03
“Well,
I think it's not the time to be questioning this president on how he is carrying out the war." -Rep. Tom DeLay, CNN InsidePolitics 3/19/03
Rightwingnuts = LYING HYPOCRITICAL BASTARDS. And that's a proven FACT.
And for more sheer hypocrisy from the rightwingnuts, look into what they said during WW2, Korea, etc.
NO ONE does total hypocrisy like the rightwingnuts.
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