Reply #134: Attacks on Democrats? [View All]

You mean like:

"By dwelling obsessively on U.S. misdeeds while ignoring the far more heinous crimes of what is quite possibly the most barbaric insurgency in modern times, anti-war critics betray an anti-American bias that undercuts their credibility."

"Conversely, the military is not always held in high esteem in what might be called the European wing of the Democratic party -- secular liberal elites in the deep-blue Northeast and West Coast."

"Democrats need to be choosier about the political company they keep, distancing themselves from the pacifist and anti-American fringe."

http://www.dlc.org/ndol_ci.cfm?contentid=253472&kaid=124&subid=307

So if you're against the war, you're anti-American. If you want the troops home now, you're anti-American. And 'European' is a valid slur to use against the 'secular liberal elites.'

I've always believed in the Big Tent philosophy. I've never had much of a problem with the DLC, figured that they had as much right as anyone to call themselves Democrats. Maybe a little too conservative for my tastes, but then I'm a little too conservative for some Democrats' tastes.

But anti-American? Secular liberal elite? I expect that sort of name-calling from Republicans, but from fellow Democrats?

They are right about one thing. Democrats definitely need to be choosier about the company we keep.