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alsame

(7,784 posts)
Fri Jun 6, 2014, 05:44 PM Jun 2014

Bob Bergdahl is a Republican

He may want to rethink that party affiliation


Bergdahl’s Dad: Drone Killed Captor’s Kid

In June 2010, Robert Bergdahl, the father of released American POW Bowe Bergdahl, gave a speech at an Idaho Republican Party fundraiser. In one of his first public appearances during his son's five-year captivity, he asked the conservative audience to show compassion for his son's captors—and, in a twist that foretold the plot of Homeland—he alleged that the United States had killed one of those captor's children with a drone strike.

<snip>

The Idaho fundraiser was an election year event, and the day's other speakers—Idaho Senator Jim Risch, then-national-party-chairman Michael Steele, radio host Dennis Prager, and a belligerent stand-up comic named Eric Golub—took the usual shots at President Obama and rallied partisans to donate money to November's cause. [I covered the event as a reporter for AOL News.]

<snip>

"I grew up in a conservative family in Los Angeles," he said with a smile. "My father was for Goldwater. He wore a Nixon button in our liberal Jewish neighborhood. I was the lone U.C. Santa Barbara surfer who voted for Ronald Reagan." Many in the audience nodded in approval, and then Bergdahl talked about the work of retrieving his son.

<snip>

"We are with Bowe," Steele said. "We appreciate the sacrifice of the mother and the father watching their son go off to war. We appreciate it," he said. "But I don't believe this administration, or those of its ilk, appreciate the sacrifice."


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Bob Bergdahl is a Republican (Original Post) alsame Jun 2014 OP
I wonder if he still is. n/t ellie Jun 2014 #1
And this is relevant to his son's rescue how? Hekate Jun 2014 #2
It is relevant to the disgusting RW attacks on him and on his son. nt tblue37 Jun 2014 #4
No, it's not. But it IS about alsame Jun 2014 #5
Shhhh.... don't interrupt the hate fest..... whistler162 Jun 2014 #7
What hate fest??? Go back and alsame Jun 2014 #8
It's relevant to the reaction of the public republican talking heads. MH1 Jun 2014 #41
Surprised. His twitter feed reads like JaneyVee Jun 2014 #3
Really. Ya think! A Democratic President got him back and is standing by him... where are Cha Jun 2014 #6
That's not even the headline to the article... giftedgirl77 Jun 2014 #9
Wow warrior1 Jun 2014 #10
He was at an RNC event with the alsame Jun 2014 #11
They will ignore it underpants Jun 2014 #29
K & R SunSeeker Jun 2014 #12
when i attack republicans as american hating terrorist racist morons, i dont really mean the randys1 Jun 2014 #13
Kick warrior1 Jun 2014 #14
Kr warrior1 Jun 2014 #15
I can hear the sound of heads spinning from here.. abakan Jun 2014 #16
Him being from a Republican standingtall Jun 2014 #17
They sure looked happy with their Democratic President at the WH.. Cha Jun 2014 #18
a teachable moment to be sure frylock Jun 2014 #22
All the districts in Idaho are Republican but Hailey ID truebluegreen Jun 2014 #40
He probably will. bravenak Jun 2014 #19
i had aways just assumed they were baggers.. frylock Jun 2014 #20
I just find it astounding that alsame Jun 2014 #26
The current crop of Right Wingers will just LIE and claim he has always been an Obama supporter.... Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2014 #35
I agree. I saw him as a naturalist. underpants Jun 2014 #30
... mindwalker_i Jun 2014 #21
Probably not so much now. marble falls Jun 2014 #23
Just Add Fred Gilmore Jun 2014 #24
That title should have read he used to be a Republican underthematrix Jun 2014 #25
He damn well better reconsider who his real allies are. DinahMoeHum Jun 2014 #27
Not for much longer, I'll bet Warpy Jun 2014 #28
I hope Rachel talks about this on her show tonight warrior1 Jun 2014 #31
I believe he's a Ron Paul supporter. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2014 #32
This message was self-deleted by its author whatchamacallit Jun 2014 #33
"He may want to rethink that party affiliation" Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2014 #34
I'm actually glad he's a Republican... Drunken Irishman Jun 2014 #36
Yes.. and it will be interesting to see how this has affected the Bergdahls' feelings towards the Cha Jun 2014 #43
Well put davidpdx Jun 2014 #46
Hilarious. GeorgeGist Jun 2014 #37
Ouch. This will be interesting. :) tofuandbeer Jun 2014 #38
99% of Idahoans are especially in the south. Cleita Jun 2014 #39
This is not the first time the rethugs have eaten their own and I doubt it will be the last. nt Raine Jun 2014 #42
Regardless of political affiliation, nobody deserves the treatment he and his family have gotten. 6000eliot Jun 2014 #44
GOP eats their own all the time IronLionZion Jun 2014 #45
kick warrior1 Jun 2014 #47
Joy Reid has it. alsame Jun 2014 #48
A democrat is a republican whose son was mugged by the Taliban hollowdweller Jun 2014 #49
Kick warrior1 Jun 2014 #50
Thanks for alsame Jun 2014 #54
I've been trying to spread the word. warrior1 Jun 2014 #55
Thanks. I'm not on alsame Jun 2014 #56
Isn't it only Republicans who volunteer for WAR? nt valerief Jun 2014 #51
NO! But, I'm sure you know that. Pathwalker Jun 2014 #52
She did say "WAR", not military service. Starboard Tack Jun 2014 #53

alsame

(7,784 posts)
5. No, it's not. But it IS about
Fri Jun 6, 2014, 05:49 PM
Jun 2014

some of the breathtaking hypocrisy and hysteria of the right wing and their reaction to this man.

alsame

(7,784 posts)
8. What hate fest??? Go back and
Fri Jun 6, 2014, 05:54 PM
Jun 2014

read all my posts about the Bergdahls and the rescue.

You are waaaay off base here.

MH1

(17,537 posts)
41. It's relevant to the reaction of the public republican talking heads.
Fri Jun 6, 2014, 11:36 PM
Jun 2014

Have you seen the slimefest? How could you have missed it?

I'll admit, when I first saw the guy, his appearance to me evoked the Duck Dynasty guy (who I find repulsive, by the way) and I kind of assumed he was republican, but I was glad his kid was coming home anyway. It didn't really matter to me. I appreciated that he and his wife seemed gracious and intelligent about the whole situation.

Then I saw the slimefest against this guy by the reich-wing and their minions on social media, including several of them hurling the "liberal" (or "librul&quot epithet, or "he's a demoncrat, what do you expect" kind of nonsense.

So, hmm. Turns out he is a republican after all? Yes that is interesting and one more way the nutjobs have stepped in it over this whole affair.

But relevance to the son's rescue? Not really. I didn't think the op was about the son's rescue though.

 

JaneyVee

(19,877 posts)
3. Surprised. His twitter feed reads like
Fri Jun 6, 2014, 05:48 PM
Jun 2014

Mostly an anti-war slightly left of center. Of course I didn't go back that far, only the last 2 months maybe.

Cha

(295,899 posts)
6. Really. Ya think! A Democratic President got him back and is standing by him... where are
Fri Jun 6, 2014, 05:50 PM
Jun 2014

his republican buddies now? Where's fucking Michael Steele now?

"We are with Bowe," Steele said. "We appreciate the sacrifice of the mother and the father watching their son go off to war. We appreciate it," he said. "But I don't believe this administration, or those of its ilk, appreciate the sacrifice."

thanks alsame.. funny how things CHANGE.

 

giftedgirl77

(4,713 posts)
9. That's not even the headline to the article...
Fri Jun 6, 2014, 06:00 PM
Jun 2014

BERGDAHL’S DAD: DRONE KILLED CAPTOR’S KID is the actual title, but hey I guess this is relevant to his kid who is actually the one who matters here.


warrior1

(12,325 posts)
10. Wow
Fri Jun 6, 2014, 06:01 PM
Jun 2014

So I wonder if the right we are going to change their hate fest for this man like Bill O'Reilly and Hannity calling this Republican father a terrorist.

randys1

(16,286 posts)
13. when i attack republicans as american hating terrorist racist morons, i dont really mean the
Fri Jun 6, 2014, 06:10 PM
Jun 2014

entire repub party because while the repub party is wrong on every single issue, some repubs arent that bad

the party is gone

abakan

(1,815 posts)
16. I can hear the sound of heads spinning from here..
Fri Jun 6, 2014, 06:30 PM
Jun 2014

Hey fox does he still look like a member of the Taliban? Humm using your logic then there is no difference between the GOP and the Taliban. Well, finally we can agree on something...

standingtall

(2,785 posts)
17. Him being from a Republican
Fri Jun 6, 2014, 06:41 PM
Jun 2014

District in Idaho I kind of assumed that was most likely the case. Maybe he should rethink his party affiliation now.

Cha

(295,899 posts)
18. They sure looked happy with their Democratic President at the WH..
Fri Jun 6, 2014, 06:52 PM
Jun 2014

Love and best wishes to the Bergdahl family. The hate they are enduring is simply beyond belief.

TOD
 

truebluegreen

(9,033 posts)
40. All the districts in Idaho are Republican but Hailey ID
Fri Jun 6, 2014, 10:27 PM
Jun 2014

happens to be in the middle of the (small) deepest blue part of the state (Blaine County). But I do hope he rethinks his affiliation.

 

bravenak

(34,648 posts)
19. He probably will.
Fri Jun 6, 2014, 07:08 PM
Jun 2014

They threw his son under the bus without a second thought. Many exrepublicans i know are independent now because of the tea party type hysteria and they are just not with that. And they whisper to me that they are not racists and they believe in science and feeding kids. The r party has gone off the deep end and lots of folks are just not up for a swim.

frylock

(34,825 posts)
20. i had aways just assumed they were baggers..
Fri Jun 6, 2014, 07:24 PM
Jun 2014

live in Idaho, home schooled the kid, huge following by the extreme right. but none of that made a wit of difference. the kid was captured in the line of duty, and the only reasonable recourse was to get him back.

alsame

(7,784 posts)
26. I just find it astounding that
Fri Jun 6, 2014, 07:39 PM
Jun 2014

the right wingers would turn on him so quickly and viciously knowing he's been publicly affiliated with the GOP.

 

Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts)
35. The current crop of Right Wingers will just LIE and claim he has always been an Obama supporter....
Fri Jun 6, 2014, 08:38 PM
Jun 2014

Want proof? Look! There he is with Obama.

Case closed. (As Archie Bunker used to say.)

underpants

(182,271 posts)
30. I agree. I saw him as a naturalist.
Fri Jun 6, 2014, 08:07 PM
Jun 2014

If that is the right term. The 10 minute video made me see him as I thought he was - outdoorsman independent intelligent .... But probably Republican - not Teabaggers

 

Fred Gilmore

(80 posts)
24. Just Add
Fri Jun 6, 2014, 07:33 PM
Jun 2014

A bandana and a duck call and you would have a certified reich-wing asshole. Guess this proves to the world that when Dildo Riley and Hans Shammity say that someone "looks" like a muslim, they really mean that they are reich-wing assholes. I just can't keep up with all of the new reich-wing code words these days.

DinahMoeHum

(21,737 posts)
27. He damn well better reconsider who his real allies are.
Fri Jun 6, 2014, 07:39 PM
Jun 2014

Because President Obama put his political ass and reputation on the line to get his son back.

Warpy

(110,900 posts)
28. Not for much longer, I'll bet
Fri Jun 6, 2014, 07:42 PM
Jun 2014

He'll be another independent who votes GOP but doesn't like it much.

Response to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Reply #32)

 

Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts)
34. "He may want to rethink that party affiliation"
Fri Jun 6, 2014, 08:35 PM
Jun 2014

Good luck with that.

What would be sad is if he agreed with them and shaved his beard to be all white bread as possible and condemned his own son.

That kind of crap has happened.

 

Drunken Irishman

(34,857 posts)
36. I'm actually glad he's a Republican...
Fri Jun 6, 2014, 08:41 PM
Jun 2014

Because I think it shows that President Obama isn't the ideologue the right makes him out to be - he'll stand up for every American, regardless of party affiliation. But my guess is his family quickly changes their party affiliation with how the right has treated 'em.

Cha

(295,899 posts)
43. Yes.. and it will be interesting to see how this has affected the Bergdahls' feelings towards the
Sat Jun 7, 2014, 03:54 AM
Jun 2014

gop. Anymore gop fundraisers in Bob Bergdahl's future?

Cleita

(75,480 posts)
39. 99% of Idahoans are especially in the south.
Fri Jun 6, 2014, 08:51 PM
Jun 2014

But I always liked them. Salt of the earth people who have been lied to by generations of Republican politicians. I don't know but the fact that mom and dad stood on the podium with President Obama at the WH tells me they aren't interested in the politics of race here.

6000eliot

(5,643 posts)
44. Regardless of political affiliation, nobody deserves the treatment he and his family have gotten.
Sat Jun 7, 2014, 04:10 AM
Jun 2014

Since when does the press treat the family of a POW this way? Shameful.

IronLionZion

(45,251 posts)
45. GOP eats their own all the time
Sat Jun 7, 2014, 07:06 AM
Jun 2014

They gleefully claim that an American solider doesn't deserve to come home from enemy captivity.

Oh well, the Berdahls do live in Idaho and homeschooled their son, and as Ron Paul supporters they probably didn't agree with the wars much anyway. And shave the duck dynasty beard already, the dude was released.

alsame

(7,784 posts)
48. Joy Reid has it.
Sat Jun 7, 2014, 09:32 AM
Jun 2014

I wonder if this will get onto her show. Steele is an MSNBC contributor, could be interesting.

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Pathwalker

(6,596 posts)
52. NO! But, I'm sure you know that.
Sat Jun 7, 2014, 08:25 PM
Jun 2014

Did you forget the sarcasm tag?
Hint: 4 generations of war vets in my family = don't appreciate them being being called such a terrible name.




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