McSame's "Didn't Love America" Moment

MSNBC's Dan Abrams dug up a clip from a John McSame interview last March in which he says, "I didn't really love America until I was deprived of her company."

Now, I think we can all agree that McSame was saying that it was only when he was a prisoner of war that he came to appreciate how much he loved his country, right? Imagine how this statement would be treated by right wingers if McSame were a Dem; it would be broadcast on Fux News and on right wing talk radio as "I didn't. . .love America." Far right shills like Charles Kraphammer and Wee Willie Kristol would run with it as evidence of his lack of patriotism. That's how they twisted Michelle Obama's "proud of America for the first time" statement earlier this year (to her credit, Laura Bush came to Ms. Obama's defense; Cindy McSame didn't, and won't). That's how they behave, because they don't dare run honestly on the issues of importance to Americans.