Setting the patriotic trap again

Remember back before and when the US invaded Iraq, if anyone questioned the war or the president, they were called unpatriotic and a traitor. This was a trap and a not so subtle way to shut down dissent and mute anyone who did not support what bush was doing.

Now we see that trap being set again but this time it is in regard to questioning anything about Senator McCain’s military experience and history.

Sunday, General Wesley Clark said, “I don't think riding in a fighter plane and getting shot down is a qualification to be president,…''. Monday morning on Morning Joe, Mika and Andrea Mitchell expressed their displeasure regarding what General Clark said. They intimated that you just don’t go there and that such statements would backfire on the Obama campaign.

See, the bait has been placed in the trap. Senator McCain’s service and actions at the time are off limits. Discussing any of this is akin to belittling all who have served in the military, according to Mika and Andrea.

I totally disagree. Anyone who has served their country in the military is to be commended but that does not make them infallible or superior. McCain’s being shot down during the Vietnam war is not a shield nor does it give him a pass. No more than if he had been injured as a policeman in the line of duty.

So watch as we go along and listen for the reoccurring theme, that to question Senator McCain’s military history, will result in your being unpatriotic. Touch that bait in the trap and snap, you are caught being anti American and a traitor. Do you think it will work again?