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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,023 posts)
Tue Mar 10, 2015, 10:12 PM Mar 2015

Republican Presidential Hopefuls Scramble To Support Seditious Iran Letter

Doubling down on stupid.

On March 10, 2015, several prominent GOP presidential hopefuls rushed to support the ill-considered Republican Senate letter, addressed to Iran’s leaders. The letter which sparked public outcry, and caused the hashtag #47Traitors to trend on Twitter, may be backfiring on the Senators who signed it. But that didn’t stop Republican presidential contenders from chiming in to say that they also favored undermining the President’s multilateral negotiations with the Iranian government. Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindahl, Texas Governor Rick Perry, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, and former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum, all voiced their support for the letter on Tuesday.

Bobby Jindahl said in a statement:


Every single person thinking about running for president, on both sides, should sign on to this letter to make clear to Iran that they are negotiating with a lame duck president. Make no mistake—any Iran deal that President Obama makes is not binding on a future president.

Rick Santorum voiced his support, stating:


Senator Cotton is correct, the United States Senate plays an important role in moments like this and President Obama cannot usurp their authority… I am grateful that the U.S. Senate is exercising their constitutional prerogative to stop this reckless diplomacy by the Obama-Kerry-Clinton foreign policy team.

Apparently somebody also forgot to remind Mr. Santorum that Hillary Clinton is no longer heading the State Department.

Texas Governor Rick Perry tweeted:


I would be proud and honored to sign the letter @SenTomCotton has put forward on Iran.


http://www.politicususa.com/2015/03/10/republican-presidential-hopefuls-scramble-support-seditious-iran-letter.html

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Republican Presidential Hopefuls Scramble To Support Seditious Iran Letter (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2015 OP
The cottonmouths breaking their necks to get their sigs on the seriously batshit Letter to the Cha Mar 2015 #1
Doubling down on stupid. sheshe2 Mar 2015 #2
Oh? Did Rush finally give them their marching orders? Rex Mar 2015 #3
Now That They Know This Doesn't Violate The Logan Act Or..... global1 Mar 2015 #4

Cha

(297,290 posts)
1. The cottonmouths breaking their necks to get their sigs on the seriously batshit Letter to the
Tue Mar 10, 2015, 10:20 PM
Mar 2015

Ayatollahs.

It's amazing how so many rw are just .. lol, ricky's been out of the loop too long.

 

Rex

(65,616 posts)
3. Oh? Did Rush finally give them their marching orders?
Tue Mar 10, 2015, 10:32 PM
Mar 2015

"Get to it! Cotton is still wet behind the ears, stupid pup!"



"I have two points to make...er..."


"I just poo'd in my under roos!"


"He was this close and I was like, man he smells like rancid meat."


"Ew eh ew ahh ahh eng ang walla walla bing bang!"


"Who ya going to believe? The ink on the letter or these lying hands?"

global1

(25,252 posts)
4. Now That They Know This Doesn't Violate The Logan Act Or.....
Tue Mar 10, 2015, 10:45 PM
Mar 2015

they won't be held for treason they're signing on. They're cowards. They're bullies. They're racists. They're chicken hawks. They're weasels. They're lemmings. They're clowns.

The House Repugs brought in Bibi to embarrass the President. The Senate Repugs sent this letter to embarrass the President. The clowns are signing on to embarrass themselves. All know they won't face any consequences. So why not be like the others. They haven't figured out how they are harming their Party.

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