The howl of patriotic dissent has been deafening for the last eight years under President Bush. Countless protests by so called progressives were held across the nation where people hoisted signs in the air trumpeting their patriotic dissent.

But now Obama is the president and that means shut up and smile or be labeled un-American.

And it’s not just Obama’s supporters in the media who are saying this, it’s Obama himself. Case in point is Obama focusing his disdain on Rush Limbaugh and those who listen to him.

Bear in mind the real meaning of this: The President of the United States has singled out and criticized a PRIVATE CITIZEN.

Yes, Rush Limbaugh is famous but he is not an elected official, not a Republican official of any kind. He’s a talk show host. And yet the President has taken it upon himself to insult, criticize and discourage not only him but his customers.

Obama has in fact wished for the failure of a private citizen’s business. That’s not only insulting, it’s stupid.

What are people saying?

Seattle Times calls Rush Limbaugh a “Disloyal Clown.”

Jon Stewart calls Rush “Arguably Treasonous.”

A writer at the Miami Herald says “I Hope Rush Limbaugh Fails.”

Disloyal, treasonous, failure.

That’s what dissent earns you under Obama.