Posted on 05/28/2006 2:57:12 PM PDT by primer4500
This is now the 4th Memorial Day since the invasion of Iraq in 2003. Many people and media outlets are looking back at the war. And with that, comes the criticism. Now, I haven't spent much time on FR, but I am suspecting that most FRers are still in support of President Bush's policies. I consider myself a moderate and am critical of many things he has done since taking office. I don't know whether many conservatives feel it is unpatriotic to protest the President, but keep this in mind:
"The President is merely the most important among a large number of public servants. He should be supported or opposed exactly to the degree which is warranted by his good conduct or bad conduct, his efficiency or inefficiency in rendering loyal, able, and disinterested service to the Nation as a whole. Therefore it is absolutely necessary that there should be full liberty to tell the truth about his acts, and this means that it is exactly necessary to blame him when he does wrong as to praise him when he does right. Any other attitude in an American citizen is both base and servile. To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public. Nothing but the truth should be spoken about him or any one else. But it is even more important to tell the truth, pleasant or unpleasant, about him than about any one else." -Teddy Roosevelt 5/7/1918
Now, before everyone gets all up in my grill about posting this, I will tell you that I also did not support a lot of what Clinton did. He did lie and he did do a lot of wrong. And the accusations against him are true. And the accusations are unpleasant. And if you can't look at both sides of an issue, then you should be criticized as well.
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A student there wrote on a blackboard, "Question Authority."
It was a wise and enlightened thing to write.
When the professor entered the room, he stopped to read the statement.
It was a wise and enlightened thing to do.
The Professor wrote on the blackboard, "If Authority answers, will you Listen?"
Fortunately the President is right so we dont have to worry about it
ZOT hell! What did he SAY? Was there a point here?
Asking about criticizing Bush.
Huh?
The only place I read that Republicans criticize the patriotism of those who question the president is on left wing wacko sites...which unfortunatly nowadays includes the present leadership of the Democratic party.
If you read Free Republic, you would know we think that those who are on the left are nuts and justify their anti war stance because they are yellow livered draft dodgers who have to justify their cowardice...however, we don't criticize using the language that you use in your post.
Therefore, I suspect you never read Free Republic, nor even bother to read anyone's opinion that is to the right of the Daily Kos...
Please let me know if you want ON or OFF my Viking Kitty/ZOT ping list!. . . don't be shy.
>>>Well..he got the GRILL part right.
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Well, you suspect wrong. You might have done your homework before accepting your Demonrat Underground assignment.
While we're on the subject of DU, you might look into your heart as to that site's First Amendment setup.. it runs "say it my way, or get the Zot". So much for your side's diversity gig.
good job troll, nothing like repeating the word of a president who trashed the Constitution and guided the us towards it's now bankrupt state.
here is to you troll.
Up in my grill? Who talks like that? IATZ.
Rewatch the video of the 911 attacks and tell me there are two sideds to this again.
Screw you peacenik hippie landfill fodder.
Go smell up somewhere else.
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