Obama’s Patriotism

By Lauri B. Regan | June 20, 2012 | American Thinker

 Last week, I attended a luncheon hosted by the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, at which I sat next to former Navy SEAL, Leif Babin.  Among Leif’s numerous and impressive accomplishments is his completion of three tours in Iraq, earning a Silver Star, two Bronze Stars, and a Purple Heart.  Not only was I proud to have an opportunity to talk with one of our nation’s heroes, but I was in awe of his bravery, candor, and pride in serving our great country.  Leif is a true patriot.

Upon my return to my office, I read of the repulsive comments of liberal radio show host Bill Press, calling the national anthem “stupid” and stating, “I’m embarrassed, I’m embarrassed every time I hear it.”  This abhorrent garbage followed on the heels of the news of a New York City elementary school principal who prohibited kindergarteners from singing “God Bless the USA” at their graduation ceremony, replacing it with Justin Bieber’s “Baby.”  After drawing national attention, the Bieber song was also dropped from the event, but the NYC Schools chancellor refused to reinstate the singing of “USA,” which includes the following lyrics:

Victor Davis Hanson: The Scandal of Our Age

By Victor Davis Hanson | June 17, 2012 | PJ Media

Like Nothing Before

In the Watergate scandal, no one died, at least that we know of. Richard Nixon tried systematically to subvert institutions. Yet most of his unconstitutional efforts were domestic in nature — and an adversarial press soon went to war against his abuses and won, as Congress held impeachment hearings.

As far as national security went, Nixon’s crimes were in part culpable for destroying the political consensus that he had won in 1972, at a critical time when the Vietnam War to save the south was all but over, and had been acknowledged as such at the Paris Peace Talks. But Watergate and the destruction of Nixon’s foreign policy spurred congressional cutbacks of aid to South Vietnam and eroded all support for the administration’s promised efforts to ensure that North Vietnam kept to its treaty obligations.

Iran-Contra was as serious because there was a veritable war inside the Reagan administration over helping insurgents with covert cash that had in part been obtained by, despite denials, selling arms to enemy Iran to free hostages — all against U.S. laws and therefore off the radar. The Reagan administration was left looking weak, hypocritical, incompetent, and amoral — and never quite recovered. Yet even here the media soon covered the story in detail, and their disclosures led to several resignations and full congressional hearings.

Our Military Fights on Obama’s Behalf?

By Tom Tancredo | May 11, 2012 | WND

Exclusive: Tom Tancredo spotlights narcissism in announcement on same-sex marriage

Another tingle probably went up Chris Matthews’ leg this past week when he heard Obama “come out” with an open endorsement of gay marriage. Obama’s statement may or may not be a change in his position on the issue, but one aspect of his announcement is especially troubling.

Media elites predictably think this will be a big boost to Obama’s campaign. In fact, the left-wing media have gone into orgasmic elation over Obama’s “courageous” act of leadership. Pardon me, but courageous is not the adjective needed to describe Obama’s craven pursuit of gay activists’ campaign dollars.

When Republicans venture into issues like gay marriage and abortion, the liberal media always deride it as “divisive” or “distracting.” Yet, strangely, when it’s Obama breaking new ground, it’s always “bold and courageous.”

Let’s forget about the fact that Obama was forced into this act of “heroism” by the loose lips of his vice president and the embarrassing tap dance of his press secretary, Robert Gibbs [sic] [Jay Carney], as he tried to “explain” the president’s opinion on the subject. Regardless of the circumstances, Obama chose to expand on his views and openly endorse gay marriage.

Whether or not this is truly a new or “evolved” position or simply the first public admission of a view he has held for many years is beside the point. Nor is the timing of the statement the main feature we ought to focus on.

Instead, for the moment lets’ look beyond the gay marriage issue itself and the political fallout of the statement as a campaign event. Let’s look at how Obama chose to state his changed view on this matter. There is a revealing part of Obama’s statement that hardly anyone in the media have picked up on.

There was something Obama said while explaining his “evolving,” or better yet, revolving attitude on gay marriage that gives a rare insight into just who Barack Husain Obama really is.

At one point Obama says, “When I think about those soldiers or airmen or Marines or sailors who are out there fighting on my behalf and yet feel constrained, even now that ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’ is gone, because they are not able to commit themselves in a marriage – at a certain point I’ve just concluded that for me personally it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same-sex couples should be able to get married.”

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August 12, 2012 By John Malcolm Leave a Comment

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Smoking Obama’s Crack and Yearning for the Mud

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By Vanderleun | August 10, 2012 | American Digest [From 2008. Only the names have been changed because the target has changed.] This downward flight of intellectuals has been going on ever since the Romantic movement began its counter-revolution a couple hundred years ago. No matter how much they flap their lips it’s a fall, not […]