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Patriotism: The last refuge of the jilted


Patriotism: The last refuge of the jilted

By Dana Milbank
June 5

Patriotism, Samuel Johnson told us long ago, is the last refuge of a scoundrel. President Trump just made it the last refuge of the jilted.

Here, on the South Lawn of the White House on Tuesday afternoon, there was to have been a celebration honoring the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles, but it turned out very few Eagles actually wanted to be celebrated by Trump. So Trump, to spare himself the snub, disinvited the team because, he said, they disagree with him about standing for the national anthem — even though all members of the Eagles stood for the anthem all season long.

Instead, Trump declared a “Celebration of America.” He ordered the U.S. Marine Band and the U.S. Army Chorus to “loudly and proudly play the national anthem” — or, presumably, face court-martial if they played pianissimo.

The result was one of the oddest White House events in recent memory. It lasted six minutes from “Oh, say, can you see” to the last “my home sweet home” in “God Bless America,” and Trump’s three-minute speech was interrupted at the beginning by a heckler.

“Stop hiding behind the armed services and the national anthem to attack your fellow citizens,” called out the man, who had taken a knee. At this point, several booed the heckler, but the confusion created the appearance that the president was being booed.

Trump used his solemn patriotic address to give a campaign speech from the White House: urging the election of a Republican Senate candidate from Pennsylvania, taking credit for low unemployment and boasting that he has the approval of deceased Americans.

After invoking “fallen heroes who never made it back home,” Trump said of those forebears: “Many of them are looking down right now at our country, and they are proud.”

In addition to channeling the dead, Trump channeled monarchs of yore, referring to himself in the third person: “The Philadelphia Eagles . . . disagree with their president because he insists that they proudly stand for the national anthem, hand on heart, in honor of the great men and women of our military,” the man who received five draft deferments said in a written statement.

The real reason for Trump’s cancellation: Few players were planning to come to his party. “It’s a cowardly act to cancel the celebration because the majority of the people don’t want to see you,” tweeted wide receiver Torrey Smith, who played for the Eagles last season.

Championship-winning players have in recent years snubbed both Trump and President Barack Obama by declining White House invitations. But canceling an event because of an anticipated snub is consistent with Trump’s you-can’t-fire-me-because-I-quit approach. He canceled a trip to Britain when it was clear there would be massive protests. He disbanded his corporate advisory councils as chief executives were resigning in droves.
 
The 1,000 or so who came to the event were almost all in business suits and only a few wearing Eagles paraphernalia. One attendee said all workers in the White House complex were invited to attend the event but were told to hide their credentials.

One of the few who did show support for the Eagles was the heckler. “Let’s hear it for the Eagles!” he shouted, as audience members booed him.

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These a lot more to patriotism than hot air and bellicosity.

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Yes, "let's hear it for the Eagles." I loved that Super Bowl because the Eagles took down the highly annoying Patriots. It was a high scoring game on both sides. The Pats needed to be given a little dose of humility. And they certainly got it at the hands of the Eagles in that game.

It's a shame that the Eagles didn't get to go to the White House like the Patriots did last year but I think they'll be OK despite not getting to go there.
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I wouldn't think it much of an honour when the president of the US has called you a son of a !@#$. I'm not up for an event when I've been called a disgusting name and I was shocked a president of the US actually said those words.
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quote:

katie5445 wrote:

I wouldn't think it much of an honour when the president of the US has called you a son of a !@#$. I'm not up for an event when I've been called a disgusting name and I was shocked a president of the US actually said those words.



As far as I know they weren't called any bad name unless it was by Patriot fans. It simply didn't apply to the Eagles because they didn't take a knee during the playing of the National Anthem, as some of them have pointed out.
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Trump called all the players who took a knee, sons of bitches, I wasn't talking about the Eagles or any team. My point was I would not attend an event that I was called a foul name and for men, you are calling their mother a !@#$ and publically, those for some men can be fighting words.
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