Speech formerly regarded as treasonous is simply business as usual when uttered by the shameless Democrat Party.
Former Democrat Presidential candidate, John Kerry, is back to playing his favorite role—that of Tokyo Rose. The female propagandist of World War II whose sultry voice was used to demoralize American service personnel, was tried and convicted of treason by the United States Government. John Kerry, however, operates without sanctions and is abetted by his party cohorts and the major media.
Kerry honed his skills after his return from Vietnam in 1971. Wearing green fatigues and service ribbons, he appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on April 22 of that year. During his testimony, he brazenly characterized his fellow naval officers and servicemen as being “reminiscent of Genghis Khan” as he described their reputed savage brutality towards civilians. Kerry, the vicious rumormonger, “heard” these stories and felt obliged to repeat them, knowingly putting American troops at further risk.
Fast forward to his recent comments on CBS’s Face the Nation, where he was interviewed by Bob Schieffer. The interview included this interplay:
Schieffer: "Democrat Senator Joe Lieberman of Connecticut…says basically that we should stay the course, because he says real progress is being made. He says, 'This is a war between 27 million Iraqis who want freedom and 10,000 terrorists.' He says we're in a watershed transformation. What about that?"
Kerry responded: “I don't agree with that. But I think what we need to do is recognize what we all agree on, which is, you've got to begin to set benchmarks for accomplishment; you've got to begin to transfer authority to the Iraqis, and there is no reason, Bob, that young American soldiers need to be going into the homes of Iraqis in the dead of night, terrorizing kids and children, you know, women, breaking sort of the customs of the… of…of…historical customs, religious customs, whether you like it or not. Iraqis should be doing that.”
Another rose in the blooming bouquet of betrayal is Democrat National Chairman, Howard Dean. In an interview on a San Antonio radio station, he made the incredible statement that “the idea that we're going to win the war in Iraq is an idea which is just plain wrong.” Likening the situation to Vietnam, his advice was, “Bring the 80,000 National Guard and Reserve troops home immediately. We've got to get the target off the backs of American troops,” asserts the former governor of the dairy state of Vermont.
Such a display of wisdom from Dr. Dean in the aftermath of September 11th and with terrorists threatening the whole of western civilization illustrates not only his abysmal ignorance of the realities of the world in which we live, but also his blatant disdain of our military.
The voice of today’s Democrat party is not only shrill, but chillingly unrealistic. The war on terror should not be a partisan issue. The fact that leading Democrats choose to mischaracterize it by political spin disserves all who cherish liberty and our way of life. Terrorists are not dealt with thorough “understanding.“ We cannot naively link hands and chant songs of peace with those who despise freedom. Characterizing Americans as the villains in this international battle undermines the morale of those who put their lives on the line to protect ours.
Sen. Dick Durbin (D. IL) stands unapologetic for his comments comparing American interrogators and Guantanamo military staff to Nazis, operators of Soviet gulags and murderous lunatic Pol Pot. DNC Chieftain, Harry Reid, speaks similarly. They are joined by numerous ranking members of the political left in denigrating our military efforts and belittling the Bush administration. Their hatred of Republicans is so intense that it appears they would rather lose to our nation's enemies than forfeit another election to the right.
Tokyo Rose, representing anti-Americanism, was an anomaly, abhorred by citizens of the WWII era. Today, we have the treacherous leaders of the Democrat party spewing the same ugly and spineless rhetoric—but without fear of condemnation.
The Roses are the same. Today, however, they are liberal senators and representatives–with no fear of being tried for treason. They get a pass by the networks and press, since they express the prevailing view of the trendy Hate-America-First crowd.
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