{"id":636,"date":"2004-04-16T10:07:16","date_gmt":"2004-04-16T15:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colianni.net\/aj\/archives\/2004\/04\/16\/here-we-go-again\/"},"modified":"2004-04-16T10:07:16","modified_gmt":"2004-04-16T15:07:16","slug":"here-we-go-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colianni.net\/aj\/archives\/2004\/04\/16\/here-we-go-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Here we go again."},"content":{"rendered":"

OpinionJournal – Peggy Noonan<\/a><\/p>\n

Okay, now I don’t claim to be some sort of expert here. But is Ms. Noonan suggesting that to ask questions is an un-American thing to do?<\/p>\n

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Imagine it is April, 1943 and FDR is meeting with the press. Mr. President, why did you fail us on Dec. 7? You call it a day of infamy, but didn’t it reveal your leadership style to be infamous? Why did you let the U.S. fleet sit sleepy and exposed at Pearl Harbor? Do you think your physical infirmity, sir, has an impact on your ability to think about strategic concerns, and will you instruct your doctors to make public your medical records?<\/p>\n

But of course they wouldn’t have asked these questions. Our press corps in those days was more like Americans than our press corps is today.<\/strong> They were both less self-hating and more appropriately anxious: Don’t be killing our leaders in the middle of a war, don’t be disheartening the people. Win and do the commentary later.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Okay let’s all do what peggy asks. Stick your heads in the sand, trust that President Bush, Dick Cheney and the rest of the renegades in the white house are doing what is in America’s best interests. And don’t ask any questions until they tell us it’s alright. Unless it’s about gay marriage.<\/p>\n

\nThey tell us there are only two sides to be on
\nIf you are on our side you’re right if not you’re wrong
\nBut are we innocent, paragons of good?
\nIs our guilt erased by the pain that we’ve endured?<\/p>\n

Hey look it’s time to pledge allegiance
\nOh god I love my dirty Uncle Sam
\nOur country’s marching to the beat now
\nAnd we must learn to step in time<\/p>\n

Where is the questioning where is the protest song?
\nSince when is skepticism un-American?
\nDissent’s not treason but they talk like it’s the same
\nThose who disagree are afraid to show their face
\nLet’s break out our old machines now
\nIt sure is good to see them run again
\nOh gentlemen start your engines
\nAnd we know where we get the oil from<\/p>\n

Are you feeling alright now
\nPaint myself all red white blue
\nAre you singing let’s fight now
\nInnocent people die, uh oh
\nThere are reasons to unite
\nIs this why we unite?
\nIf you hate this time
\nRemember we are the time!<\/p>\n

Show you love your country, go out and spend some cash
\nRed white blue hot pants doing it for Uncle Sam
\nFlex our muscles show them we’re stronger than the rest
\nRaise your hands up baby are you sure that we’re the best?
\nWe’ll come out with our fists raised
\nThe good old boys are back on top again
\nAnd if we let them lead us blindly
\nThe past becomes the future once again<\/p>\n

Sleater-Kinney – “Combat Rock”\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Take this down. M, A, R, S, Mars Bitches!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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