Comments on: The Real Anti-Americans http://jackdeighton.co.uk/2008/10/22/the-real-anti-americans/ Writing, Fiction, Football and Whatever Takes My Fancy Sun, 20 May 2012 11:56:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: The Cost of Freedom – A Son of the Rock -- Jack Deighton http://jackdeighton.co.uk/2008/10/22/the-real-anti-americans/comment-page-1/#comment-14761 The Cost of Freedom – A Son of the Rock -- Jack Deighton Mon, 10 Jan 2011 19:53:19 +0000 http://jackdeighton.co.uk/?p=667#comment-14761 [...] have mentioned this before when I predicted prior to his election that Barack Obama would be subject to non-stop hounding, and [...] [...] have mentioned this before when I predicted prior to his election that Barack Obama would be subject to non-stop hounding, and [...]

]]> By: The Real Patriots. – A Son of the Rock -- Jack Deighton http://jackdeighton.co.uk/2008/10/22/the-real-anti-americans/comment-page-1/#comment-5493 The Real Patriots. – A Son of the Rock -- Jack Deighton Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:24:24 +0000 http://jackdeighton.co.uk/?p=667#comment-5493 [...] point about right wing Republicans not accepting Democrats as legitimate Presidents while the same is not true of Democrats vis-à-vis Republican [...] [...] point about right wing Republicans not accepting Democrats as legitimate Presidents while the same is not true of Democrats vis-à-vis Republican [...]

]]> By: Real Americans And Real Presidents - A Son of the Rock -- Jack Deighton http://jackdeighton.co.uk/2008/10/22/the-real-anti-americans/comment-page-1/#comment-4097 Real Americans And Real Presidents - A Son of the Rock -- Jack Deighton Fri, 17 Jul 2009 10:02:38 +0000 http://jackdeighton.co.uk/?p=667#comment-4097 [...] my prediction that Barack Obama would be plagued by Republicans questioning his right to be President from the [...] [...] my prediction that Barack Obama would be plagued by Republicans questioning his right to be President from the [...]

]]> By: Real Americans And Real Presidents - A Son of the Rock -- Jack Deighton http://jackdeighton.co.uk/2008/10/22/the-real-anti-americans/comment-page-1/#comment-4098 Real Americans And Real Presidents - A Son of the Rock -- Jack Deighton Fri, 17 Jul 2009 10:02:38 +0000 http://jackdeighton.co.uk/?p=667#comment-4098 [...] my prediction that Barack Obama would be plagued by Republicans questioning his right to be President from the [...] [...] my prediction that Barack Obama would be plagued by Republicans questioning his right to be President from the [...]

]]> By: So Soon? - A Son of the Rock -- Jack Deighton http://jackdeighton.co.uk/2008/10/22/the-real-anti-americans/comment-page-1/#comment-564 So Soon? - A Son of the Rock -- Jack Deighton Sat, 24 Jan 2009 17:38:32 +0000 http://jackdeighton.co.uk/?p=667#comment-564 [...] Remind me again. Who are the real anti-Americans? [...] [...] Remind me again. Who are the real anti-Americans? [...]

]]> By: jackdeighton http://jackdeighton.co.uk/2008/10/22/the-real-anti-americans/comment-page-1/#comment-236 jackdeighton Sun, 26 Oct 2008 16:58:59 +0000 http://jackdeighton.co.uk/?p=667#comment-236 Read what I said Ewan. Making life tricky and hounding are two different things. And, yes, life has gone smoothly for Republican Administrations in comparison to the Democratic ones I mention. I agree it is the duty of opposition to oppose. My contention is that Bush has not been hounded in the way that Clinton or Carter were. Hell he’s not even been opposed very well. Note this is despite Bush doing things that were profoundly worse for America’s interests and standing in the world than anything those gents ever managed. Republicans seem to be more vicious in their opposition because they don’t seem to accept that anyone other than them is legitimate. That is profoundly undemocratic (with a small d.) In a piece in the Guardian on Wednesday <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/oct/22/obama-mccain-kerry-clinton" rel="nofollow">Jonathan Freedland</a> says that the Republicans are already positioning themselves to question Obama’s legitimacy. Read what I said Ewan. Making life tricky and hounding are two different things. And, yes, life has gone smoothly for Republican Administrations in comparison to the Democratic ones I mention.
I agree it is the duty of opposition to oppose. My contention is that Bush has not been hounded in the way that Clinton or Carter were. Hell he’s not even been opposed very well.
Note this is despite Bush doing things that were profoundly worse for America’s interests and standing in the world than anything those gents ever managed.
Republicans seem to be more vicious in their opposition because they don’t seem to accept that anyone other than them is legitimate. That is profoundly undemocratic (with a small d.)
In a piece in the Guardian on Wednesday Jonathan Freedland says that the Republicans are already positioning themselves to question Obama’s legitimacy.

]]> By: Ewan Watt http://jackdeighton.co.uk/2008/10/22/the-real-anti-americans/comment-page-1/#comment-232 Ewan Watt Sun, 26 Oct 2008 16:22:51 +0000 http://jackdeighton.co.uk/?p=667#comment-232 Bonkers. So things have run "smoothly" with a Republican Executive and a Democratic Congress? You must be insane to believe that only Republicans make life difficult for an executive from the opposite party. Do you really think that a Democratic controlled Congress would not make McCain's life, er, somewhat tricky? I thought the whole point of opposition was to "hound"? Bonkers.

So things have run “smoothly” with a Republican Executive and a Democratic Congress? You must be insane to believe that only Republicans make life difficult for an executive from the opposite party. Do you really think that a Democratic controlled Congress would not make McCain’s life, er, somewhat tricky?

I thought the whole point of opposition was to “hound”?

]]> By: Mature unionism and immature campaigners - Scottish Roundup http://jackdeighton.co.uk/2008/10/22/the-real-anti-americans/comment-page-1/#comment-231 Mature unionism and immature campaigners - Scottish Roundup Sun, 26 Oct 2008 13:57:15 +0000 http://jackdeighton.co.uk/?p=667#comment-231 [...] Jack Deighton looks at the tendency of Republicans to “the hounding, whilst in office, of… Democratic Presidents” and predicts that if Barack Obama wins he’ll have to contend with a lot of opposition. [...] [...] Jack Deighton looks at the tendency of Republicans to “the hounding, whilst in office, of… Democratic Presidents” and predicts that if Barack Obama wins he’ll have to contend with a lot of opposition. [...]

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