Krauthammer: During Bush "Dissent Was The Highest Form Of Patriotism" & Now It's The Lowest Racism

[tonyfressola]

For some reason, probably from their own insecurities and guilt and mind set, "racism" is one of only 3 words the democratic party has. Their second and third words to their entire vocabulary is "Raise Taxes" , which means I want your money.

[uzimodem]

Charles is the man....when he talks people should listen, and they do.

[morph39]

If dissent is the highest form of Patriotism...then how did it become that when we protested or spoke our mind, during the eight years of eh Bush Administration, we were called UN-American and traitors to our country?

See, now the shoe is on the other foot and you Conservatives just don't take to kindly to being called racists when there is ample evidence of it. Let's not pretend to NOT notice the WHITE elephant in the middle of the living room,okay?

[FreeAgain2]

Racist - I remember when you hammered Justice Thomas - your just racist.  Face it.

[dirtywilly26]

wtf is this guy talking about???

during the bush era dissent was "un-American".

and nobody is saying that all dissent directed towards obama is racist. but let's be honest, SOME of the shit out there, like a picture of the president with a fucking bone through his nose is racist. pure and simple.

i wish these motherfuckers would stop distorting the facts. again.

[ToddonCapeCod]

Dirty, go away

If you say that all dissent towards Obama isn't being "racist" then you are a liar. That's all we've gotten from the LEft for 8 months now, and if you aren't even going to admit that one small fact, then there is no talkign to you, and you're being intellectually dishonest

[ToddonCapeCod]

if those who work for the government get such good healthcare, why can't we get their plan, hmmm? If its so good, then put us ALL on it!!

I can't believe you say the things you do, without giving any amount of thought to them, dirty!

[unwashablebrain]

during the bush years dissent got you fired, it got you harrased by the c.i.a. and it got you falsely charged with crimes. do any of these morons actually remember the last 8 years?

[Bolgernow]

There's a difference between dissent based on factual policy that occurred under Bush, & made up dissent not fact based from insane bigots & those upset with the 2008 election results. He's been in office for 8 months, & in that time we've have heard "No valid birth-certificate", "He's a Socialist, Communist, Fascist, Nazi that will place you into FEMA Camps"(they're not interchangeable), "He'll take your guns", "Death panels", & "Czars are evil". Not ONE is true or happened. It's sad & sick!

[ZoneDaiatlas]

Obama is a Socialist and he hangs around with thugs from Chicago. Obama is gone in 2012! He's another Jimmy Carter that made the US weak! Just as Poland who sold them out for Putin...

[Bolgernow]

Thank you for ignoring my point. One can't BE a "Socialist, Communist, Fascist, & Nazi". They're all very different things that are not interchangeable. Do you understand the definition of Socialism? What you're doing is attacking a person because you don't like them. You didn't vote for him, fair enough. A vast majority of Americans did. He ran on the policy he's enacting. If you didn't want it, you should have worked to elect someone else. That's how a Representative Democracy works.

[exweez]

a socialist,communist,facist and a nazi can be totalitarians,they are all at the same end of the political spectrum,not that much difference.slightly different paths to the same end.total control

[Bolgernow]

We're not talking about Totalitarians. We are not talking about dictators. We're talking about the president of the US who was elected in November of 2008, & the people who didn't elect them screaming insane things that make no factual sense. A Socialist want's nothing to do with a Nazi. A Communist wants nothing to do with a Socialist. Do you even know what these terms mean? If Obama was a socialist everything goods & services would be run the government. It's not...

[ToddonCapeCod]

YET

[Bolgernow]

And you'll kill my parents. When you deny it, I will say, "Oh you will someday, I know it". Fear based lies crap. Sad really. You got nothing of substance to offer...

[ToddonCapeCod]

Dude!

USe the brain God gave you, OK?

What is this healtchare debate about, but a gov't takeover!? DUUUHHH!!!

Obama's even now trying to form the school curriculum for the nation!

No wonder homeschooling is rising across the country! Americans are smartening up and refusing to allow their kids to be indoctrinated by leftist radicals!!

OK, keep your head in the sand if you want, or up Obama's ass; just don't whine to me, when the time is proved that I was right!!

[unwashablebrain]

the health care debate is about the fact that corporate fatcats are raiding our wallets without fulfilling there end of the deal. we're getting severely over-charged by men who are paid by insurance companies to NOT give you the best treatment your money can buy. pull your head out of your ass, chicken little...the sky isn't falling. it's broke, and we need to fix it. stop watching fox, cuz your credibilty as a thinking adult is laughable thanks to your "pastor beck".

[ToddonCapeCod]

So, we should blindly go with a government-run health plan, that no one on Capitol Hill or the White House would even do themselves?

That makes sense!

Oh, and of the Democrat Big-3, goverment run prograns -- Welfare, Medicare, and Social Security -- which are in good shape, at present, hmmm?

[dirtywilly26]

todd, we shouldn't blindly go into anything. we should be discussing a multitude of issues. the problem is i'm not hearing a lot of healthcare reform ideas from the right. (other then that obama is from Kenya) are you? why do you suppose that is? because they DON'T WANT HEALTHCARE REFORM. at all. not even a little. they like things just the way they are, and a lot of people find that fucking unacceptable and believe that our country can do better.

[dirtywilly26]

and p.s.- if you work for the government you get "government-run heath plan". and it turns out, it's a pretty good one.

[whatyathinknow]

Health Care debate is masked illegal alien welfare!!! THEY are the reason hospitals are going broke in major santuary cities! Oh the system is full of money hungary crooks, but now our government wants to protect the illegal more than the legal!!!

[HugeJohn51]

dont' listen to exweez- the guy knows nothing about politics, let alone where parties fall on the spectrum.

[maximum8723]

Amen!

[ACORNCriminals]

RACIST! RACIST! RACIST! RACIST! RACIST!

Call us anything you want. It's that last weapon you have when the truth, facts, ethics and morals are all against you. We know what you are and no one cares what you say anymore. Oh yeah, RACIST!

[DillonX]

Once the GOP loses even more Senate Seats in 2010, will the party finally decide it's best to get their party in shape & kick the racists out of the GOP?

[HugeJohn51]

ok...if you can't seem to remember any examples of racism against Obama, then try anything Limbaugh has said about reparations. Is that not racist? Did Glenn Beck not call him a racist in that he hates white people or the white culture? Come on, the racism isn't even hidden! Its right out there! Ok...let the hate mail begin!

[Ulbim01]

I"m not sure how speaking against reparations is racist. What about the Native Americans? What about the Japenese-Americans in intern camps during WWII? And if Glenn Beck is a racist for calling someone else a racist, then does that make Carter a racist?

The cry is tired, old, and pathetic. Yes, it exists. It was not appropriate to bring up when disagreeing with policy. There is little evidence. Strike that. No evidence.

[HugeJohn51]

Limbaugh says that 'his whole agenda is reparations'. Now that would be a policy based on race, which would be by definition racist. It is a made up story by Rush and others to incite fear, resistence and violence. Apparently it works for you though.

[Ulbim01]

Can a white guy make an agenda about reparations? I still don't see how it's racist. Your strategy of debate odd. You attack me rather that discuss the issue. This is the danger of race baiting. It will end up being counter-productive. It's sad because it will hinder progress where real progress is needed. The card has been played too much. Disagree with Carter's policies. OK. Disagree with Obama's policies...racist.

[itsneverthegovsfault]

Sorry ......you aren't worth the effort.

[ZoneDaiatlas]

Since when is speaking out against reparations is racist?

[HugeJohn51]

ok- what reparations are you talking about?

there are no reparations, so Rush et al. are stirring up hatred about race. ' do you understand now?

[TheNewVideo]

Rush is not stirring up anything. Obama and the radicals are the one's who are calling out racism, when it is truly not that. IT IS called not wanting our freedoms taken away. How is THAT racism? I hope Obama fails because he is a radical leftist. Where did color come into this equation?

[HugeJohn51]

You guys here are so ignorant and steeped in US mythology it is scary. In any other western democracy Obama would be considered a Conservative. I know it seems hard believe because the NeoCons shifted US politics so far to the right, but that's reality. I love guys like you that all of the sudden are worried about your 'freedoms' while Bush suspends Habeas Corpus, and enacts the Patriot Act which shreds your constitutional rights to privace. Which freedoms do you think Obama is taking away?

[trapezoid09]

@HugeJohn51 Beside the fact that Obama supported and is continuing each and every one of those "neocon" policies, what K is talking about is the attempt to silence dissent (i.e. freedom of expression) by attaching it to a charge that used to mean something but is used to silence others now. But, you asked about freedoms eroding under Obama, think about it this way: any action the federal government takes is one less action reserved to the states or to the people.

[HugeJohn51]

@trapezoid09 exactly, you can't name one single freedom taken away by Obama, why do you even show up?

[trapezoid09]

@HugeJohn51 are you joking? You must not have a grasp for what our constitutional federalism entails. Where does one even begin? Net Neutrality is the latest, how about there? Cyber Securities Act? Forget what you ignore (which is Obama continued and expanded upon Bush-era violations of privacy), how about looking into requirements and regulations under the PPACA? And if it's Bush-like intrusions you fear most, check out his Council of Governors. We'll ignore all marketplace intrusions for now.

[HugeJohn51]

@trapezoid09 lol...Net Neutrality? dude...that is the prevention of corporate intrusion. So unless you think big business has the right to decide what websites you can visit, then it is the exact opposite of what you believe it is. Stop spouting Fox talking points and do some research. Sometimes governement needs to intervene to protect minorities and regular people from the majority and corporations. Sorry I don't have time to disabuse you of your other false notions.I have a business to run

[EpicDude86]

Has no one read 1984 or a history book? I guess we are doomed to repeat history. :(

[Codad]

Thought crime! I'm afraid I have to report you.

[EpicDude86]

Shit. I knew I should have used doublespeak. Well...might as well...DOWN WITH THE PARTY! DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER! lol

[dbigboy161]

The double standard is sickening.

Liberals can't make valid arguments, so the scream 'racism'... pathetic.