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Soph0571

(9,685 posts)
Tue Jun 25, 2019, 05:48 AM Jun 2019

Iran says Trump's White House 'afflicted by mental retardation' in protest at sanctions

Source: The Independent

Iranian president Hassan Rouhani has said the White House is “afflicted by mental retardation” after the Trump administration imposed sanctions on the country’s supreme leader.

In a live televised address, Mr Rouhani branded the sanctions against Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other senior officials, including Iran’s foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, as “outrageous and idiotic”.

An exasperated Mr Rouhani said: “You sanction the foreign minister simultaneously with a request for talks?”

Iran had earlier warned that Monday’s sanctions meant the permanent closure of diplomatic channels between Tehran and Washington.

Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/trump-iran-news-crisis-rouhani-tensions-middle-east-latest-a8973326.html



So here we go again....
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Iran says Trump's White House 'afflicted by mental retardation' in protest at sanctions (Original Post) Soph0571 Jun 2019 OP
Not very PC on Iran's part... Dennis Donovan Jun 2019 #1
They meant to say Mental Dotardation (R). Achilleaze Jun 2019 #2
Someone in Iran must be monitoring DU. KY_EnviroGuy Jun 2019 #3
Everyone disses cheetox.. Maxheader Jun 2019 #4
Ties in somehow to the so-called conservative authoritarian mindset, I think. KY_EnviroGuy Jun 2019 #5
Yesterday on CNN, Fareed Zakariah DeminPennswoods Jun 2019 #6

Achilleaze

(15,543 posts)
2. They meant to say Mental Dotardation (R).
Tue Jun 25, 2019, 06:20 AM
Jun 2019

But their diplomatic corps got confused about the various formal epithets for Dirty Donny, the republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief. Apologies all around, I am sure.

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,494 posts)
3. Someone in Iran must be monitoring DU.
Tue Jun 25, 2019, 07:02 AM
Jun 2019

Hell, we've been calling him an idiot, imbecile, boy child and a hundred other names ever since the golden elevator day...

I do however, think most on DU try to avoid using that certain "R" word due to some valid sensitivities....

I'm hoping Iran's leaders give him a good rounding at the UN podium soon, as well as maintaining good ties with the EU. After W, I never thought I'd speak out so strongly against a U.S. president again, but this one is destroying years of global diplomatic work that when into the 2015 nuclear agreement which will eventually have to be renewed after he's gone.

The world must indeed now think we're a bunch of hot-headed knuckle-draggers....

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,494 posts)
5. Ties in somehow to the so-called conservative authoritarian mindset, I think.
Tue Jun 25, 2019, 07:55 AM
Jun 2019

A lot or Trump supporters had multi-years of right-wing brainwashing behind them prior to Trump. And, hard right-wing media painted President Obama as the devil incarnate for his entire term. So, they were more than ready for their savior. Doesn't seem to matter who the anointed one is - they will support him or her to the death.

The ones I know appear to be on some sort of drug and it's pitiful to witness, similar to the Jim Jones and Branch Davidian cults. Not at all like your cartoon, most I know are quite intelligent and skilled but missed the boat on learning humility, how government works, and world history. The majority are dedicated but fake Christians.

I'm not convinced they can be saved from that affliction...

DeminPennswoods

(15,290 posts)
6. Yesterday on CNN, Fareed Zakariah
Tue Jun 25, 2019, 08:42 AM
Jun 2019

said the the memo sanctions the late Ayatollah Kohmeni, not current Ayatolla Khamenei. Trump's crew got the name wrong.

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