CNN regarded Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry’s newest web-ad as using “patriotism as a political tool.” Co-host Carol Costello lumped his ad in with the 2004 Swift Boat campaign, as an unfair accusation to make of his opponent’s patriotism.
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I'm curious to know, what part of the universe is this person from. Is there ANYONE who can tell me ANYTHING that is more important than Patriotism, when choosing a President. I can only think that this is some lame excuse in defence of the current president and Democrat candidate, who quite obviously doesn't have a clue about what it means to be a Patriot.
What a Communist lackey! She is
What's wrong with patriotism?
Once again the Communist News Network, alias CNN shows why their approval rating is less than 9%. They hire reporters to make comments who couldn't hold a job on any scandle sheet. They aren't qualified.
She's a real left wing idiot.
An answer to her question…..certainly, irrefutably, unarguably and definitely…….YES.
I'd say lack of it (patriotism) is cause for removal from office, and nobody deserves this more than Obama.
Obama clearly despises this nation, wants to "take it down a notch or two".
Patriotism cannot be assumed. That being said, each one of the individuals running for the presidency had better display patriotism if they want my vote. BHO is proof that an unpatriotic moron can attain the presidency if he is BLINDLY voted for!
THIS BROAD IS AN IDIOT. SHE SHOULD NOT BE A NEWS REPORTER. PATRIOTISM INTO TODAY WORLD THAT WHAT IS MOSTLY ABOUT. OBAMANATION IS SURELY CAN'T GET CALLED ON PATRIOTISM WHEN HE GIVES THE CROTCH SALUTE AND AFTER SOME PRESSURE IS NOW WEARING THE AMERICAN FLAG. I TRULY BELIEVE CNN, ABC CBS WNBC ARE ALL SOCIALIST AND IF THEY WERE DOING THERE JOB THEY WOULD BE REPORTING ON ISSUES LIKE THE FAST AND FURIOUS THE FIVE HUNDRED MILLION OBAMANATION WITH TAXPAYER MONEY HE BAILED OUT AND NOW DEFUNT. I FORGOT ONE IMPORTANT MOST OF THESE NEWS JOURNALIST HAD A LOBODEMY WHEN THEY WENT TO JOURNALISM SCHOOL.
Ah but don't you just love CNN? Every time they open their mouth…they push me further and further away from ever watching their channel.
I guess Carol Costello would answer her question by saying: Patriotion – no never. Socialism – yes always. Thank God for the Swift Boat ads – they helped keep a fake out of the White House. Too bad we didn't have a like minded, patriotic group in 2008 to expose the fake we have in the White House now before he was elected. Forget about his birth certificate – I would like to know why he does not have a SSN for the state of Hawaii? The guy has been a total fake from day one and is the opposite of patriotism. At least Mrs Obama is now "proud of her country" – I don't think Mr Obama is, ever was or ever will be,
Perry is no Patriot!!!
A BIG Government proponet..Globalist….raised taxes and fees multiple times!!
Lease roads to foreign governments for 99 years, and they then be toll roads, making foreignors billions!!
Supported Al Gore for president!
Attends Bilderberg meeting!!!
Soft on immigration!
Forced Gardisil on women…many died, and even more suffered permanent health problems…for just one type of cervicle cancer, and not the main type either!!
his track record on parental rights and corporate corruption is an awful one, as can be seen by his 2007 executive order requiring $360 Gardasil vaccinations for all Texas girls over the age of 11. Nor did he lift a finger to stop his own State Department of Family and Protective Services when it ran wild in 2008 and kidnapped 468 children on the basis of a single false accusation made by a crazy woman in Colorado. I am not aware of Perry troubling to discipline any of his criminally wayward employees after the fact, either.
He said same sex marriage is fine with him, got in trouble, now says he'd support a Constitutional amendment that marriage is between man & woman, uhhh which way is the wind blowing????
He is closely connected to Islam
Maybe it is because Obozo doesn't know what Patriotism is….he wants to tear down this country and has done well at that!
Here is the Issue, Sarah Palin is a Patriot so it isn't a tool, it is in her heart to be Patriot. To a certain extent even Ron Paul is a Patriot, even thought he has anti-Israeli problems, is a patriot, but when a Build-a-Burger like Perry LOL, who sold out Texas infra structure to a Spanish company, and tries to use patriotism as a political ploy then it becomes offencive, when he is a one worlder.
Ok, I remember back in the 90's we were supposed to be patriotic and support Clinton?__(Which I had no idea then that being patriotic wasn't supposed to mean being
Which I had no idea then that being patriotic wasn't supposed to mean being supportive
of the country, not just a single person.
LMAO
duh, YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS, BITHCH!
What she is actually saying, "is that America was defeated, taken out, by bama and all commie spy's and msm in America and therefore patriotic people (no longer considered Americans, but old school farts who had to be overthown) no longer have a say in how Communist America will be run so a candidate just has to realize that in the new Commie America you cannot use patriotic crap." See, when bamadick talks to America he is not talking to patriots because they are not his America. THIS CRAP HAS GOT TO END!
Obama, Biden, all Democrats in the House and Senate need to be ousted for lying under oath when they swore allegiance to the Constitution. Ever since the left wing infiltrated and took over the Dem. party they have worked tirelessly to undermine and change it. These people do not want to be seen as patriotic to America as they have a global agenda in their sights and Soros and others like him are greasing the way with their untold millions of dollars to facilitate the downfall of the "American way of life".
I agree with you, but.. I also agree with Ron Paul. The US has no right to enter into any other countries affairs, protect America first and foremost.