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So someone passed on a copy of H 1560: Attacks on America earlier this week.

The resolution, filed by Greensboro Republican John Blust, says in part:

Whereas, the United States of America has been unfairly attacked and pilloried at recent international forums as a cause of many of the world's problems; and

Whereas, such attacks have come primarily from leaders who have abysmal records on human rights and oppression who head nations where elections are not free and fair; and

Whereas, the President of the United States, while attending these forums, sat silently while America was under attack and has made apologies for the United States; and

Whereas, the United States of America was founded and continues to exist on the greatest set of principles and ideals ever known and articulated by man and adherence to such principles and ideals is what makes the United States of America strong, prosperous, and free; and

Whereas, the United States of America has throughout its history been what Abraham Lincoln called "the last best hope for mankind" and has been a strong, positive source of progress and good in the world; and

You can click here to listen to Blust and I talk about his resolution on Tuesday.

"That's just a reaction to what happened on some of the presidential tours where some of these thugs like Chavez bad mouthed, and nobody else said anything in the defense of this country," Blust said.

Blust, who said he still believes in American Exceptionalism, said he was genuinely angry that Obama apparently tolerated leaders who bad-mouthed the United States. For example, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Obama has the same "stench" as his predecessor but Obama still shook hands with him at a recent summit. (Not to mention a contender for the worse presidential gift ever.)

So did he mean to call out President Obama as part of this?

"I would think the president would be somebody that (said) whoa, wait a second," Blust said. "This is the head of our country I would have liked to have seen something said."