That we are to stand by the President right or wrong is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.
- Charlie SheenAnd as Americans, we must ask ourselves: Are we really so different? Must we stereotype those who disagree with us? Do we truly believe that ALL red-state residents are ignorant racist fascist knuckle-dragging NASCAR-obsessed cousin-marrying road-kill-eating tobacco-juice-dribbling gun-fondling religious fanatic rednecks; or that ALL blue-state residents are godless unpatriotic pierced-nose Volvo-driving France-loving left-wing Communist latte-sucking tofu-chomping holistic-wacko neurotic vegan weenie perverts? Yes. This is called "diversity," and it is why we are such a great nation - a nation that has given the world both nuclear weapons AND SpongeBob SquarePants. And so today I am calling upon both sides in the red-blue rift to reach out. Maybe we could have a cultural-exchange program between red and blue states. For example, a delegation from Texas could go to California and show the Californians how to do some traditional Texas thing such as castrate a bull using only your teeth, and then the Californians could show the Texans how to rearrange their football stadiums in accordance with the principles of "feng shui" (for openers, both goalposts should be at the west end of the field). Or maybe New York and Kentucky could have a college-style "mixer," featuring special "crossover" hors d`oeuvres, such as bagels topped with squirrel parts.
- Dave BerryWhat is good about the United States is the sense that you can disagree with the government and not be seen as unpatriotic, although many in the government will try to make you seem unpatriotic.
- Alex MaghoubThe people currently in charge have forgotten the first principle of an open society, namely that we may be wrong and that there has to be free discussion. That it`s possible to be opposed to the policies without being unpatriotic.
- Alex MunterU.S. journalists I don`t think are very courageous. They tend to go along with the government`s policy domestically and internationally. To question is seen as being unpatriotic, or potentially subversive.
- Andale Gross