Examining Rudy Guiliani's Comments

Rudy Guiliani is in the crosshairs of the Liberal media for recent comments about President Obama. Let's examine the two points that have generated the most controversy. 

First, Guiliani questioned whether Obama loves America. In answering this question, let's reflect back on another president, Ronald Reagan. Liberals despised Reagan and yet no thinking person of any ideology could or would question Reagan's love of America. He wore it openly and shamelessly. Liberals might say that his patriotism was corny or jingoistic, but they could never say it was either non-existent or insincere. 

Now let's look at Obama. The trail of evidence that Obama has left includes numerous examples where he talked of America's misdeeds or America's arrogance. His worldview seems more closely aligned with those who view America as a colonialist bully. Surely Obama has talked of America favorably, but what are the soundbites that stick in your mind? They are not the Reaganesque comments. Most often they mimic the criticisms that we have heard from the likes of Fidel Castro, Hugo Chavez and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. 

The Liberal rebuttal to those like Guiliani who question Obama's love of America is simply to say that Obama is the president, of course, he loves his country. That is hardly an answer, particularly because the case of Obama is so unique. Obama's father was Kenyan - not American - and Obama spent a good portion of his youth outside of America.  Furthermore, Americans have no memories of a president who seems to go out of his way to point out American mistakes - often to other countries including enemies of America. When Obama criticizes America, many Americans are uncomfortable because they intrinsically feel that whatever her faults, America is a fair and honorable country. Similarly, when Obama brings up the Crusades in a discussion of the barbarism of ISIS he sounds more like a jihadist then an American president.

Certainly even some who are born of American parents and are raised here do not love their country. But Obama's history, coupled with the public record of his comments on America make the topic of his love for his country fair game. Guiliani was only expressing the doubts and concerns that many Americans harbor. 

Guiliani's second point has been reduced by the New York Times, among others, to an inarticulate headline that does not accurately reflect the issue being raised. The Times simplifies Guiliani's comment to: "Obama's mother was white, ergo I am not a racist." We suspect that Guiliani was attempting to deflect the inevitable accusation made against any Republican when criticizing Obama: "You are a racist." This is Liberal 'reflexology' and Republicans tend to fall for it. When accused of being racist Republicans instead should simply respond: "Really, what makes you say that?" Then they should wait and force the other side to articulate the case for racism. The ensuing gibberish will end the discussion. 

For the record, RedStateVT wonders also whether Obama truly loves his country. 

Let the fun begin.