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bluestateguy

(44,173 posts) Fri Dec 4, 2015, 04:39 PM Dec 2015

I don't think it's very patriotic to be criticizing the president in the middle of a war

If we are, as some people say, at war, then we need to be standing with our commander-in-chief. We ought not to be second-guessing him, undercutting his leadership. That only gives aid and comfort to the enemy.*

*This is not intended to be a serious statement.

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I don't think it's very patriotic to be criticizing the president in the middle of a war (Original Post) bluestateguy Dec 2015 OP

Patriotism is the passion of fools and the most foolish of passions. Nietsche Tierra_y_Libertad Dec 2015 #1

We criticized the hell out of Obama, Bush, and Bill Clinton. Agnosticsherbet Dec 2015 #2

I used that once on a puke sharp_stick Dec 2015 #3

Tierra_y_Libertad

(50,414 posts)

1. Patriotism is the passion of fools and the most foolish of passions. Nietsche

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Fri Dec 4, 2015, 04:40 PM

Dec 2015

Agnosticsherbet

(11,619 posts)

2. We criticized the hell out of Obama, Bush, and Bill Clinton.

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Fri Dec 4, 2015, 04:43 PM

Dec 2015

Bush Sr. Didn't catch much flak, but there was no Internet to speak of.

sharp_stick

(14,400 posts)

3. I used that once on a puke

Reply to bluestateguy (Original post)

Fri Dec 4, 2015, 04:52 PM

Dec 2015

that used to have it on a bumpersticker. He said he could do what he wanted, I reminded him of that now curiously missing bumpersticker and he left.

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