Patriotism

Obam-asana: Three Essential Yoga Poses for Michelle Obama is an interesting blog post about how Michelle Obama should try some yoga. I'm always a fan of ANYONE trying yoga, but this blogger is suggesting it to Mrs. Obama to allow the world to stop seeing her in a negative light. As a big Obama fan and a yogini, I was drawn to this post, although I totally disagree that she has a negative image. S

Have we allowed political discourse in this country to fall so far that we need our candidates to defend their patriotism? The answer is yes.Apparently we need Senators Barack Obama and John McCain to actually come out and discuss their patriotism as a political issue. Because apparently it's not a given that people running for president are patriotic.Have we become this paranoid about our politic

This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series Be the changeThis is a long emotional article, so read carefully and only when you have time, otherwise bookmark it and read when you are in position to think. Are left parties traitors? Is congress is working for what is best for US, not what is [...]

I saw a poll on one of the morning shows today. They did a survey asking what people consider patriotism. My answer didn’t even make the long list that included voting, wearing a flag pin, and other things that I believe doesn’t necessarily make someone patriotic. Looking at the long list of things that I don’t consider representing patriotism got me thinking.I consider myself patriotic beca

Man, that title sounds like a fourth grade essay assignment! I wasn't going to bother with a 4th of July post this year, at lest not one focused on the usual themes of the day, but then Stardust asked what patriotism means to us. The question is too intriguing to pass up. So what does patriotism mean to me?In a nutshell, patriotism means giving a damn. It means caring enough about one's country an

Howard Zinn is undoubtedly a smart guy, but would you want Howard Zinn leading your country? If he did, how long would your country last? Since no nation was born without taking land from somebody else, he'd probably be itching to give it away. The following article embodies the leftist attitude towards America. Far leftists like Zinn (not you, Mr. and Mrs. moderate Democrat) claim to love Americ

~Snooper~Links here and here and hereThe Star-Spangled BannerOh, say can you see by the dawn's early lightWhat so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming?Whose broad stripes and bright stars thru the perilous fight,O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming?And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air,Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.Oh, s

In case you had any doubt about Obama's Patriotism towards the United States, he shut that down with this Speech.Those in the Mainstream Media who are mudslinging in hopes that he is going to lose (Fox News), had better just go on ahead and move to another Country right now!Because.....I really believe that this time there IS going to be an African-American President sitting in the Oval Office com

The simple fact Senator Obama feels that he needs to give this speech is telling. But take a look at this video. Barack Obama lays out what he believes is patriotism, and why he is indeed a patriot.

Ok I saw this headline “CINDY UNLEASHED…” On Drudge. So then I click on the headline and the ABC website has: “Cindy McCain Presses Obama Patriotism Case” I have the DVR in my office set to record the Today and GMA shows so I can scan through the stories (mostly skipping all the damm commercials). I watch the [...]

by Tom HammondAs a small boy during World War II, I learned a lot about patriotism. I learned that true patriotism is more about substance than symbols. It is about doing what is right for America , not just waving flags and wearing lapel pins.Much of what we call patriotism today is nothing but emotional platitudes. Opposing an unjust and unwise war is patriotic, fighting one is not. Speaking the

Skin deep Venue: Firoz Shah Kotla, Delhi Occasion: India-Pakistan Test Match Indian colours all around, flags, painted faces, bandannas, everywhere saffron, white, green. Everywhere a wave of patriotism. This sight made me feel so proud. I thought it was such a great sight and feeling. Until this sight came in front of me and I thought, is this [...]

Recognizing that his political downfall is all but unavoidable, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is considering accepting a proposal by senior Kadima ministers and MKs that is intended to allow the party to prepare for early elections while he leaves the Prime Minister's Office in a dignified manner, sources close to Olmert said Thursday. Hizbollah now has a nation to the north. Hamas still controls

As the Olympic torch made its way through the streets of Hong Kong, angry crowds shouted at one another and waved their separate banners of greeting. Pro-tibetans waved in anger at the torch bearers while Chinese responded with cries of patriotism and denounced those who failed showing respect to the nation. A 21 year-old university [...]

Or, perhaps, we should stop taking the concept of patriotism and turn it into a dick-measuring contest.Personally, I believe people who wave the flag and proclaim themselves as patriotic are those who simply want to be seen as the most righteous while avoiding any real substantive debate on important matters.I have been so sick and tired of this false patriotism nonsense that's been spouting out of people's mouths since September 11th. Particularly those who supported the war and yet don't want to enlist to fight in it.

~Snooper~Sadly, but SOP, the Leftinistra miss the entire point on the "lapel pin issue". It isn't about whether or not a politician does or does not wear a United States Flag lapel pin or not. The issue is about the why or why not a politician does or does not wear a United States Flag lapel pin.The poor Leftinistra at Snakes and Snails always miss the point. Always. Always. Always. As a matter of fact and record, ALL Leftinistra miss the point. Always. Always. Always. Period. Bob Schieffer will always miss the point as will all socialists. They cannot help it because they will not face the issue of Patriotism. Patriotism scares them. Any Traditional Americana causes them great consternation and they must break out into some bizarre hive reaction to the very subject of Patrio

I just wanted to wrap up with this after a week of lapel pins, gold diggers and sheer, utter phoniness.Between the news, as well as dealing with certain people personally, my opinion of the human race has just dropped a few levels.If you're visiting the blog, please feel free to rummage through the archives. Or look at what I posted this week and understand why I'm taking this weekend off.

At some point, just about every presidential race in America comes down to the issue of which candidate is most able to wrap him or herself in the flag of patriotism. In the Obama-Clinton debate, Hillary Clinton, whose husband dodged serving in the Vietnam War, attacked Obama for his failure to wear a flag pin. [...]

Another in a long list of disgusting posts byDUmmie diarists. This time they had the audacity to question if the US should be banned from the Olypucs. This is beyondthe pale and to compare the US to China in utterly...

I read Joe Klein's article on Barack Obama's "patriotism problem" and heard Michael Medved interview Eric Liu, the writer of a short book on progressive patriotism. Klein and Liu make the case that liberals can be as patriotic as conservatives, which is fine. What's laughable is their insistence that progressives are the truer patriots. Their reasoning: 1. True patriots want what's best for their country and their fellow Americans and support policies that help Americans as a whole instead of just oneself or one group. Additionally, true patriots show appreciation for what the government has given them. 2. Government is good. Leftist policies help Americans, offering opportunities that Americans wouldn't otherwise have. Wealthy people disproportionately benefit from government (have more

Rev. Jeremiah Wright | Salon We are now five years into a war that may outrank Vietnam as the most pointless and disastrous one in our history. George W. Bush and his neoconservative brain trust conceived that war, but they were only able to push it through because the American people, their political leaders and the mainstream media signed off on it. And they did so because they were in the grip of the fearful, vengeful, patriotic frenzy that swept the nation after 9/11. Without 9/11 and America's fateful reaction to it, there would be no Iraq war. Every day that the war drags on is yet another indictment of that self-righteous, unthinking "patriotism."I remember the dark days after 9/11, when it was proclaimed that by refusing to be patriotic, by refusing to smile and be friendly to you

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At a campaign stop this week, Michelle Obama, wife of Democratic frontrunner Barack Obama, quipped, “For the first time in my adult lifetime, I am really proud of my country.” Conservatives in particular jumped all over the comment as an indication of her lack of patriotism. Noel Sheppard of “Newsbusters,” an online site that professes to combat the alleged “liberal bias” in the media, introduced his condemnation by noting that “Mrs. Barack Obama” made the comment. Conservative talk show host Mark Levin ripped into Michelle Obama on his program. Later in the week, Cindy McCain, wife of presumed Republican presidential nominee John McCain, noted that she is “very proud of [her] country,” in a clear response to Obama.There are a lot of language issues to consider here,

I am a proud Englishman. Or, at least, I used to be. Today, I'm just a proud human being. In my late teens and early twenties I was passionately patriotic, with a huge St George's Cross flag hanging menacingly from my bedroom wall, and England cups, towels and key rings never far away. I followed the England football team fanatically, and took an active interest in any other sport where England competed. My younger brother is Welsh, and we used to mock each other mercilessly, albeit in a friendly manner. Over the last year or so, my patriotism has waned to the point where there is almost none left. I've questioned it more and more and come to see it as rather pointless and empty. I'm proud to be English; why? It wasn't a choice. And, even if it had been, so what? What does the fact that I was born in England actually mean? Does it make me better than people who weren't born in England? Of course not. The planet is made up of land and water. Human beings have d

~Snooper~As we have been saying for quite some time, True American Patriotism is on the rise. I received this email today and, as Spree said in her email, help me spread the word please:The subject in the email states: Shhh! Don't let Code Pink or MoveOn See This Patriotism!On Tuesday, November 13th, Move America Forward hosted the first event in what will be a 40-city cross country pro-troop tour to rally the American public to support our troops and their missions.Along the way we're asking the public (including you) to help us collect and send over 100,000 Christmas, Hanukkah and holiday cards to our troops. The media coverage we got from our first event was outstanding - some of the best reporting you'll see about our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.Please spread the word on these reports below. And help us collect those 100,000 cards for our troops during the Christmas and Hannukah holiday season.**Watch the TV Coverage - HEREAlso...**After Action Report & Photos - HERE**

I couldn’t have said it better. Brilliant. A true patriot understands the skepticism of authority which motivated the founding fathers, both in breaking away from England and in the form of government they established. You cannot both be a patriot and condemn all those who exercise their right to dissent as traitors. You cannot both be a patriot and support an unprecedented increase in power for the executive branch. You cannot both be a patriot and ignore fundamental beliefs of the founding fathers, such as by spreading revisionist versions of American history to deny our essential liberties such as separation of church and state. Of Pins, Ribbons, Obama, and Jerry Seinfeld - Liberal Values - Defending Liberty and Enlightened Thought

We are having a struggle in this country about what lesson we should have learned from The Greatest Generation. As millions of us have learned while watching Ken Burn's The War, Americans came together in WWII and collectively sacrificed to be victorious.In the Bush administration's view, we were willing to sacrifice because Americans didn't question the war. They rallied around what the President ordered and that is why we flourished. The key is in the lack of questioning. To get us to support their wars, they must come up with reasons that are good enough to make it embarrassing to question.The other view is that we were willing to sacrifice because the war was worth it and American's didn't need to be told why. We felt it. The United States, as a country, thrived afterwards and was able to help rebuild the world because she had sacrificed during the war and had money to spare.That brings me to the "surtax". The "surtax" is an idea being proposed by 3 House Democrats (David Obe

Do you know the faith Crisis that some like Mother Teresa and Al-Ghazali suffered from !!?? This is something similar ,it is not about the existence of God this time more about the existence of real patriot elements in the regime , I am suffering from this patriotism crisis I know I sound strange ,no this is not the fasting effects , the hallucinations of fasting as we call it in Egypt I no longer have faith in that regime to include any patriot elements in its branches I do not mean the people in regime we already lost our confidence in , but I mean those people ..... man I can find words , I feel so angry Look to put it simple in easy way more and more I feel that this regime with all the members made so so so so so cheap With no dignity what so ever With no respect to us what so ever They are treating us as if we are idiots , as if we do not understand anything , as if we were children despite the fact we are as old as the land we live in No body respects us any more , No body

The term Patriotism is defined as “devoted love, support, and defense of one’s country; national loyalty” (dictionary.com).  In other words, caring enough about one’s country to take action in times of need.  Each of us has a responsibility to our country, a “contract” we enter into when we decide that we want to live here.  [...] For the rest of this article, click on the title to visit my site! Don't forget to subscribe to the feed!

It is always a good idea to be a patriotic to ones father’s land. The problem Yakubu Aiyegbeni is facing so secure work permit from Middlesbrough to Everton Football Club is not surprising. This is because he has not played in 75 per cent of Nigeria’s latest games.  Anyway, the home office will determine is fate later today 

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The term Patriotism is defined as “devoted love, support, and defense of one’s country; national loyalty” (dictionary.com).  In other words, caring enough about one’s country to take action in times of need.  Each of us has a responsibility to our country, a “contract” we enter into when we decide that we want to live here.  [...] For the whole article, visit me at collegecritic.net!

Yesterday many Americans celebrated the holiday known as July 4th which is probably more aptly titled Independence Day. The bastardization of the actual holiday isn’t limited to its common name but the actual meaning behind the holiday has been lost. I resisted commenting on the state of American patriotism yesterday mainly out of respect for the holiday and because while the reaction to the holiday is distasteful it is also 1% patriotic. On any given 4th of July you could approach any American and ask them what the holiday stands for and their simple and concise answer would be: Independence Day. But do most Americans realize what Independence Day truly stood for in the past? The day marks the most radical of ideas and one of the most influential documents that has ever been written was signed into law on July 4th, 1776. The Declaration of Independence, at the time, was an effort of at creating a new and pure government built on the ideas of individual freedoms and liberties t

Carl Schurz: My Country! When right keep it right; when wrong, set it right! Edith Cavell: I realise that patriotism is not enough. I must have no hatred or bitterness towards anyone. Edward R. Murrow: We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty. When the loyal opposition dies, I think the soul of America dies with it. Henry Steele Commager: Men in authority will always think that criticism of their policies is dangerous. They will always equate their policies with patriotism, and find criticism subversive. James Baldwin: I love America more than any other country in this world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually. Mark Twain: Each man must for himself alone decide what is right and what is wrong, which course is patriotic and which isn’t. You cannot shirk this and be a man. To decide against your conviction is to be an unqualified and excusable traitor, both to yourself and to your country, let me label you as they may. May we all on

To those who scare peace-loving people with phantoms of lost liberty, your tactics only aid terrorists. — John Ashcroft (6 December 2001) It is the leaders of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country. — Hermann Goering (18 April 1946) Copyright © 2007 JONTILLMAN.COM. This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, the site you are looking at is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact legal@jontillman.com so we can take legal action immediately.Plugin by Taragana Share T

Patriotism is often an arbitrary veneration of real estate above principles. – George Jean Nathan Copyright © 2007 JONTILLMAN.COM. This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, the site you are looking at is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact legal@jontillman.com so we can take legal action immediately.Plugin by Taragana Share This

“Global warming is the crisis of our time,” says the Environmental Defense Action Fund. The activist group is urging Americans to sign a “Declaration of New Patriotism” — a petition to be delivered to Congress on July 4. Forget about that little terrorist thing, the true threat to our existence is man-made global warming. “Today, we recognize that patriotism is not only about love of country. It is also about a shared commitment to the welfare of our planet,” Environmental Defense said in a message to supporters. Signers of the petition pledge to: – Recognize that we live in a time of crisis. (”We must be active and forceful in bringing about the necessary changes — based on science, not politics — to stop global warming, no matter how difficult that may be,” Environmental Defense said in a news release.) Actually patriotism is about love of country: PATRIOTISM, as defined on dictionary.com- devoted love, support,

It's high time the President realizes he's not the final word on what is patriotic.I support the President's immigration policies. I think they're what's best for America, but I don't support the President attacking this opponents, claiming they don't want to help America. That is questioning their patriotism and I don't question the patriotism of people like Lou Dobbs, Tom Tancredo, Dana Rohrabacher, etc. It's not question they believe their ideas are good for America, even if I don't or the President doesn't.I'm used to hearing the President attack the patriotism who disagree with his opinion of war, but to attack anyone's patriotism who disagrees with him on ANYTHING is ridiculous.What's even worse is that the President contradicted himself. First, he gave a rational for those who disagree with his immigration plan;"A lot of Americans are skeptical about immigration reform, primarily because they don't think the government can fix the problems,"then later on, he said

The MSM and everyone says we can not question the Left's Patriotism. But after all the shannanigans that have been going on, with the Shadow foreign policy, time tables and bribing people to vote for withdrawl, I think we can....

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I find it humorous when the left gets all upset about us questioning their patriotism. I guess they donÂ’t understand the old line that if it walks like a duck, looks like a duck and quacks like a duck then chances are it is a duck. I have this mental image of Daffy Duck all offended asking how dare I call him a duck but in Mahers voice. ~RJH Hot Air article link Hot Air: Maher to Bush admin: DonÂ’t question my patriotism, traitors!posted at 6:30 pm on March 25, 2007 by Ian Send to a Friend | printer-friendly Strong content warning. WeÂ’re not kidding. This ainÂ’t the McLaughlin Group.Hollyweird funny man Bill Maher fed the nutroots in his latest tirade against Chimpy McBushitler and his eeevil, treasonous minions, better known as the duly elected administration.So why post this? WeÂ’re still interested in answering the question: Are the crazies on the hard left representative of the Democrat base, or are they just a few fringe actors? Any Democrats out there want to step up and deny M

Frank shows the stupidity of naysayers who say illegal immigration cannot be stopped by pointing out that these are also, in many cases, the very same people who say we can participate in climatic global engineering to stop global warming. Frank then extrapolates this point to explain how government is completely open to the highest bider, and advocates people put Patriotism before Profit and not the other way around, before it is too late.John agrees, pointing out the hypocrisies of Liberals and gives a common-sense solution to solving the illegal immigration crisis.Then, Kyle Bristow from the Young Americans for Freedom at Michigan State University calls in to talk about the SPLC's branding of the conservative, college activist organization as a "hate" group, despite the fact that YAF's history includes standing up to racial segregation, fighting communism and promoting the American values of individual liberty and political, social, and economic freedom.Also, more harsh words for

The DUmmies are defending Communist Cuba. They are actually saying that Cuba is freeer than the United States. Can you believe that??? This is just amazing how anyone can say that Cuba has any kind of freedom at all. Just...

“Let every Nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend or oppose any foe, in order to assure the survival and success of liberty”John F. Kennedy (1917 – 63) U.S. president (quote from his inaugural speech inscribed on his memorial)

The smartest idea was to call it:Telecom ItaliaAs they called France Telecom, Swisse Telecom and so on.When a big business goes wrong and doesn't make any profit and a lot of debts, the State and the patriotism of the citizens is called to its rescue.Isn't it the first duty of the Italian State to save Alitalia?Isn't our Big Nation entitled to have its own Airline?At any cost of course, also if that means emptying pockets that are already empty.And if in the middle a few politicians take advantage out of it, they are Italians...aren't they.Don't the Italian people have as principal duty the one to bring our Nation all over the world?Don't the Italian people have the duty to use Italian cars or Italian telephones?That is why our economy is going so bad, people nowadays do not have the spring to patriotism any more.They do not love their country, they do not want to die for it anymore.Well, may be they are just beginning to open their eyes...PatriziaThink and you'll have the probl

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