Modern Republican Masculinity

Super tough guy Republican, Sen Ted Cruz of the very super masculine state of Texas, delivered a speech to a hack Republican organization where he not only questioned the patriotism of two of President Obama's recent cabinet appointees but flat out called them "less than ardent fans of the U.S. military."

The two appointees are Vietnam Veterans Chuck Hagel and John Kerry.  Sen. Ted Cruz has never served a day of his life in the military.  Now what in the world could make two Vietnam Veterans be labeled as unpatriotic anti-Americans while a person who never served so much as a second in combat or much less in uniform be so pro-America????  Very simple.  Cruz supports without question Bush's Endless War program and Hagel and Kerry long ago ended theirs.

It truly is that simple.  Hagel and Kerry, who between them have 5 Purple Hearts from their service in Vietnam, are against America because they no longer support the Republican view of Forever War and no longer support the Republican vision for this country.  While Cruz, who was born in Canada and never served a day of his life in the military, is the epitome of Super Tough Guy, Republican Pro-War American Hero, just as long as someone else is doing the fighting for him, Manly Man all because he's Republican.  It's so old. It's so lazy.  It's so tiresome.  But it's how it is.

If you listen to his whole speech the Republicans in the crowd cheer him on.  They love being told how tough they are and how patriotic they are while calling people who don't support them anti-American.  They cheer and thump their chests with big boastful grins.  It is the pride of their existence.

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