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DetlefK

(16,423 posts) Thu Jan 15, 2015, 05:50 AM Jan 2015

Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) praises military dictator, calls on Obama to be more like him

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/01/14/1357776/-America-s-Dumbest-Congressman-praises-Egyptian-dictator-still-thinks-Obama-is-a-secret-Muslim

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"Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) called on American leaders to emulate Egypt’s military dictator, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi–a man who orchestrated a coup d’etat and has presided over the killing of more than a thousand dissidents.

Gohmert made the remarks on Wednesday in a speech from the House floor denouncing radical Islam, and the Muslim Brotherhood.

“I hope one day that our top leaders in this country will have the courage of president el-Sisi in Egypt and they will reflect, as general el-Sisi has, the will of the people of their country,” Gohmert stated."

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Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) praises military dictator, calls on Obama to be more like him (Original Post) DetlefK Jan 2015 OP

Including sentencing journalists to death? malaise Jan 2015 #1

Fascist. Euphoria Jan 2015 #2

The problem is that the Republican lead Congress avebury Jan 2015 #3

"You don't see congressmen praising dissident-killing military dictators quite as often as you used pampango Jan 2015 #4

Again, not the Onion. AwakeAtLast Jan 2015 #5

But but but - Obama's LiberalElite Jan 2015 #6

Does Louie understand that if Obama had those powers, Louie would be one of the first to be shot. hobbit709 Jan 2015 #7

He doesn't mention Obama oberliner Jan 2015 #8

A future where he is dictator. Even at the senior center. jtuck004 Jan 2015 #9

yeah florida08 Jan 2015 #10

Gohmert would be in jail or worse if "our leaders" did what Gohmert said Renew Deal Jan 2015 #11

malaise

(269,225 posts)

1. Including sentencing journalists to death?

Reply to DetlefK (Original post)

Thu Jan 15, 2015, 05:53 AM

Jan 2015

That fool is insane.

Euphoria

(448 posts)

2. Fascist.

Reply to DetlefK (Original post)

Thu Jan 15, 2015, 07:09 AM

Jan 2015

Edited to take out the word "pig". Pigs don't deserve to be equated with the likes of Gomert or fascists.

avebury

(10,952 posts)

3. The problem is that the Republican lead Congress

Reply to DetlefK (Original post)

Thu Jan 15, 2015, 07:11 AM

Jan 2015

is not listening to the will our our people. Of course one might make the argument that the Republican and Tea Party extremists are the Christian version of the Muslim Brotherhood.

pampango

(24,692 posts)

4. "You don't see congressmen praising dissident-killing military dictators quite as often as you used

Reply to DetlefK (Original post)

Thu Jan 15, 2015, 07:16 AM

Jan 2015

to, but for Louie that was just the side dish."

Indeed. Supporting "dissident-killing military" dictators was standard policy for the US supposedly to prevent the "really, really bad guys" (the ones worse than the "dissident-killing military dictator&quot from taking over a government.

For Louis the bad ol' days were not so bad after all.