Bobcat Goldthwait Quotes
Obviously I don't hate America. I do believe that we are becoming - and I can only judge it by my lifetime, 'cause I don't know what it was like in the 1800s - but it just seems that as a nation, we are becoming really, really nasty, and not concerned with any kind of truth.
Goldthwait, Bobcat. "Bobcat Goldthwait on 'Misfits & Monsters' and the Current State of Comedy." Interview by Christina Radish. Collider, Valnet Inc., 11 July 2018.
This was perceived as an attack on social conservatives and a particular sleight to Robert Bork who had previously used part of the phrase as a book title.
In the latter part of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st, one of the tactics of conservatives was to accuse liberal candidates and office holders of being un-American, unpatriotic, and disloyal to the country. The tactic goes back to the beginning of the nation when Jefferson and the Democratic Republicans claimed the Federalists were un-American--monarchists and Anglophiles. In the 1950’s, Senator Joseph McCarthy attacked President Truman, Secretary of State Acheson, Secretary of the Army Stevenson and many others for “un-Americanism.” Even wounded war hero, paraplegic, Senator Max Cleland was accused by Republicans a of being unpatriotic which led to his defeat at the polls. So accusing the President of being un-American, was that unique an act even though it shocked most Americans.
Seeger had been a Communist in his youth and left the Party after Stalin’s excesses were disclosed, but he always espoused liberal causes like civil rights, rights of labor, freedom of speech and he was against the Vietnam War. Critics always accused him of hating America because he found fault with so much. See {639853} for more of his views on the subject.
Because of his anti-Vietnam War activities he was frequently accused of hating America.
Robert Francis "Bobcat" Goldthwait is an American actor, comedian, director and screenwriter, known for his acerbic black comedy, delivered through an energetic stage persona with an unusual gruff and high-pitched voice. He came to prominence with his stand-up specials An Evening with Bobcat Goldthwait—Share the Warmth and Bob Goldthwait—Is He Like That All the Time? and his acting roles, including Zed in the Police Academy franchise. Since 2012, he has been a regular panelist on the radio-quiz show, Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!.
