Zeev's Turnips Talk Politics (ZTTP)

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Yes seabass -- it is the same -- in BushBashSpeak, while GWB never used the word "imminent" and in fact argued that the USA could not wait for an "imminent" threat before acting -- the libs/dems/media charge him with "waging war on Iraq without an imminent threat" being present.
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now the same thing on "patriotism" -- the Repubs describe the behavior of the Dems in opposing the war in Iraq, point out how their voting (only a few) against funds for the war helps out enemy -- pointed out (in political ads) that Max Cleland voted 10 times (with Daschle) supporting labor union bosses over certain HomeLand security employees -- and, just in the overall, question their judgement on fighting the WoT -- and the dems react with charges that they are being called "unamerican" and "unpatriotic"
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so, in BushBashSpeak, rather than answer or defend their positions they just charge "the repubs are questioning our patriotism".
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From the link ergo provided:
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Sen. Lincoln Chafee (R-R.I.) said he would not question a lawmaker’s patriotism because of a no vote on the supplemental bill, adding it is “unworthy of politics to stoop to that level.” “None of us are unpatriotic,” Chafee said.

Sen. Gordon Smith (R-Ore.) agreed. “Everybody here is a patriot,” Smith said, adding he would not call “people’s patriotism in question” because of how they vote on the bill.

On the House side, Democrats said that Republicans had also charged them with being unpatriotic. Rep. Martin Frost (D-Texas) said last Friday, “Yesterday I heard far too many members on the other side of the aisle come to the floor and impugn the motives and perhaps the patriotism of members who sought to reprioritize the funds in this bill,” adding such remarks would be a “shameful blemish on this institution.” However, a review of congressional records did not show any Republicans calling Democrats unpatriotic on the House floor.

House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas) said last Thursday: “To those who have feigned offense about their patriotism being questioned, this is not about your patriotism. It is about your judgment.” DeLay added the “old debating tactic of ‘I support the troops, but’ is just not going to cut it this time. If you support the war and you support the troops, you must vote for this bill.”