The Left's War For International Affection

David Limbaugh - June 14th, 2005 - TownHall.com

There is no small amount of irony in the fact that the people who are doing their level best to make sure the news is dominated by stories portraying America as imperialistic and inhumane are the same ones warning that we dare not permit our image to deteriorate.

Knee jerk disdainment of everything that America stands for seems to be the rule with democratic leadership these days. They then start claiming that anyone who argues against their positions is "questioning their patriotism".

Like their insistence that if you disagree with anything to do with their socialist policies it is because you are a racist, this attack is intended to change the subject from the efficacy of their arguments. After years of getting away with their "political correctness" gibberish, they have reached a point where their only counter argument is that their opponents are evil and cannot be allowed to "attack" them. In other words, they can say anything and you are not allowed to disagree.

Limbaugh calls it "irony". Somehow this does not seem nearly strong enough a characterization.