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In reply to the discussion: Harry Belafonte Says Obama Lacks "Moral Compass" [View all]DonCoquixote
(13,616 posts)Yes, criticism of Obama is good, holding his feet to the fire is good, the fact that harry feels he can say things are good.
That being said, there are a bunch opf critics who never, ever, from second one, meant to give an honest critique of Obama.
They range from Ted Rall, who is right now advocating the violent destruction of America while slamming the idea of non-violent protest as a "riduclous fetish" that will be" laughed at."
http://www.rall.com/rallblog/page/8
They range from Jane Hamsher, who insisted that she did not oppose Obama on racist grounds, yet used Blackface, something that even Rush Limp-Paw knows is outright stupid:
http://www.angryblacklady.com/2010/12/19/firedoglake-sheer-idiocy-soupcon-of-racism/
http://extremeliberal.wordpress.com/2011/05/01/jane-hamsher-is-a-parasite-on-the-democratic-party-and-the-progressive-movement/
To say nothing of getting paid by GOP operatives:
http://rootedcosmopolitan.wordpress.com/2011/06/20/jane-hamsher-republican-consultant/
and of course making an alliance with Grover Norquist, which helped the little troll get media time he later used for great effect.
Now, let me be clear who I am NOT talking about: if you are a teahcer mad at Obama's education policy, or a LGBT mad that Obama buckled, that is one thing, but if you ALSO,
note the word ALSO, as in "in addition to" as in a second condition that takes place,
if you ALSO ignore the fact that there are people trying to hitch their wagons to you and you cheer them on, then you are allowing the GOP to use you as a pawn, a game which they perfected in 2000 and 2004, elections they never could have won, but that we LOST, because we sought to have a perfect ideal handed to us, insetad of building our castle from the ground up. I do have to give the GOP one kudo, unlike US, they realize that you need to start somewhere, that is why, even after the sheer unholy orgy of venom and backstabbing that the GOP convention will be, they will get together, and make sure whover has the R in their name wins.
To paraphrase Voltaire: I will fight for the right to criticize, regardless of if I agree or disgree with you. However, if you also deny that much that is sold as honest criticism is indeed outright treachery, then I can and will weigh that when you criticize.