McCain Flack Says Obama's Criticism Of Bush Policy Is Unpatriotic

Did you ever think you'd see the day that you'd miss the comparatively reasonable intonations of Carly Fiorina on your teevee, flacking for McCain? I mean, that whole part about John McCain lacking the acumen to run a company sure made sense to America, didn't it? Well, those were the days! Now, when the McCain camp has to reach beyond the Baroness Von Pfotenhauer and Cable News Ladies' Plaything Tucker Bounds, it really ends up scraping the bottom of the hackity-hack barrel. To wit, via ThinkProgress, we have Heather Wilson, who has apparently decided -- for all of you, mind you! -- that henceforth, criticism of the President or "American policy" in general is a de facto demonstration of a lack of patriotism.

[WATCH.]

WILSON: Well, he has talked down about America. You know, we've always had this history of saying, "Well, you know, politics ends at the water's edge." It didn't for Barack Obama. He's been critical not only of the President but of American policy and hence has kind of a negative view of America in the world. That's not unusual frankly among liberals in kind of post-Vietnam America, to say that America is the problem.

Sure, we'll point out that one of the guiding ideas of the McCain campaign is that he famously Maverick-Rolled President Bush's policies himself. But, in the event of a Democratic presidency, we'd rather broadly look forward to Wilson hewing to her own admonishments, and becoming a grade-A suck-up.

Comments

[akaJohnQ]

I am a patriot, and I am critical of the President and his foreign policy. A true patriot hasa right and an obligation to speak out when he sees his country being taken in the wrong direction. Barack Obama has every right to point out the shortcomings of the Bush administration, and this lady is being unpatriotic for challenging his right to do so.

[JiminNC]

Maude endorses!

[Whinger]

What's unpatriotic is sitting in silence while our glorious leader lied his way to war and the illegal invasion of Iraq, or sitting in silence as he dragged America's reputation through the gutter by the use of torture, by sitting in silence as he dammed the Constitution, that's what I call unpatriotic!

[grf67]

Criticism of any president who violates the Constitution and the Geneva Conventions is an American duty. Read the Constitution you might learn something. Keep watching fox and listening to limbaugh and you will soon be looking for a new job.

[surfcitysteven]

This hideous woman is a disgrace to New Mexico. We are just thankful she was stupid enough to drop her house seat in a ridiculous run for the senate. She barely held on to her house seat the last time she ran. Hopefully she is finished here.

[Tommygun264]

In the 1930's Heather Wilson would have been called "a good German".

[Tommygun264]

And that is why the boy who said the Emporer had no clothes was promptly executed for treason.

[Dave24]

AMERICA's NOT PERFECT. And being able to say that freely shows how close to perfect America really is. It's the great paradox of our country.

[Deluded]

Try saying that in front of my mother in law!

[serena1313]

Heather Wilson is unpatriotic, not Obama. Apparently her definition of patriotism is more to the tune of nationalism. It would be no different than living under Kim Jung Il if she had her way!

How can American policy improve by ignoring its faults?

[zanzig]

And that shattering sound you hear is your First Amendment crashing through the glass ceiling cracked by Palin.

[MoeJava]

She reminds me of Miss Jane Hathaway from the Beverly Hillbillies.
Just as relevent too - not!

[Vladdycat]

Me too, but with a little switchblade protruding from the toe of her shoe.

[Prophesy]

She's a toolbag.

[Diogenis]

Whoever that was...needs to get la id ! But, then again, I take that back. She sounded like a an angry grade school spinster....! Children, let's just talk about the good things we do!

[Tommygun264]

"Pay no attention to the bad stuff, just talk about the good things!"

That's not patriotic, that's delusional.

[Trittydi]

That's an inane comment. They'll say anything. It's funny how they never see an issue in the same light when the shoe is on the other foot.

Is this a guy though? It looks like an adam's apple to me. Am I wrong?
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[Diogenis]

I saw that buldge. The dress concealed the other

[hilary916]

That's exactly what I was wondering when I watched the clip. Lol.