Democracy in America | The president's patriotism

It's complicated

So what if Barack Obama doesn't love America the way Rudy Giuliani wants him to? It's one of the best things about him

By W.W. | CHATTANOOGA

RUDY GIULIANI, a former mayor of New York City and failed presidential candidate, has caused a little stir by questioning Barack Obama's love of country. "I do not believe—and I know this is a horrible thing to say—but I do not believe that the president loves America," he said on Wednesday, at a private dinner to promote the presidential prospects of Scott Walker, the Republican governor of Wisconsin. "He doesn’t love you. And he doesn’t love me. He wasn’t brought up the way you were brought up and I was brought up through love of this country."

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