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Cali_Democrat

(30,439 posts) Wed Jun 4, 2014, 05:35 PM Jun 2014

Republicans Frantically Scrub Their Praise Of Bowe Bergdahl

Source: TPM

Unprepared for their own party's outrage over the prisoner swap that led to the release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, at least three well-known Republicans did what they could to expunge their immediate celebration of the soldier's rescue.

It didn't work, as several outlets captured the public praise offered on Twitter and elsewhere by two Republican House members and a GOP U.S. Senate hopeful.

Not long after the White House announced the prisoner exchange on Saturday afternoon, Joni Ernst, tweeting days before she easily claimed the Republican nomination in Iowa's Senate race, noted the news and offered her "[t]houghts & prayers" to Bergdahl's family.

According to Politwoops, the tweet was deleted 25 minutes later.

The Upshot's Derek Willis noticed that Rep. Lee Terry (R-NE) put out a statement and Facebook post on Saturday about Bergdahl's release before scrubbing them both.

Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/republicans-delete-praise-of-bergdahl

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Republicans Frantically Scrub Their Praise Of Bowe Bergdahl (Original Post) Cali_Democrat Jun 2014 OP

Hard to keep up with just how much your party hates and who randys1 Jun 2014 #1

It's simple: if the Brown man likes it, they hate it. 6000eliot Jun 2014 #12

I'm reminded of my cat's efforts to "cover up" on the tile floor. n/t TygrBright Jun 2014 #2

It's sooooooo....weird. SoapBox Jun 2014 #3

They spoke/wrote before their pay masters told them what to think. nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2014 #4

I knew I should have read the "Talking Point" before I tweeted! Dustlawyer Jun 2014 #5

What's sad is that it's perfectly natural to be happy over the news and say so. TwilightGardener Jun 2014 #6

Who or what is orchestrating this? KansDem Jun 2014 #7

The Bottom Line For Soldiers Fred Gilmore Jun 2014 #8

They like soldiers until the war is over daleo Jun 2014 #9

The GOP is one giant conspiracy. Kingofalldems Jun 2014 #10

The GOP should be renamed The Weathervane Party. DinahMoeHum Jun 2014 #11

randys1

(16,286 posts)

1. Hard to keep up with just how much your party hates and who

Reply to Cali_Democrat (Original post)

Wed Jun 4, 2014, 05:38 PM

Jun 2014

6000eliot

(5,643 posts)

12. It's simple: if the Brown man likes it, they hate it.

Reply to randys1 (Reply #1)

Thu Jun 5, 2014, 12:19 AM

Jun 2014

TygrBright

(20,758 posts)

2. I'm reminded of my cat's efforts to "cover up" on the tile floor. n/t

Reply to Cali_Democrat (Original post)

Wed Jun 4, 2014, 05:41 PM

Jun 2014

SoapBox

(18,791 posts)

3. It's sooooooo....weird.

Reply to Cali_Democrat (Original post)

Wed Jun 4, 2014, 05:48 PM

Jun 2014

What a Freak Show.

Bernardo de La Paz

(48,997 posts)

4. They spoke/wrote before their pay masters told them what to think. nt

Reply to Cali_Democrat (Original post)

Wed Jun 4, 2014, 05:50 PM

Jun 2014

Dustlawyer

(10,495 posts)

5. I knew I should have read the "Talking Point" before I tweeted!

Reply to Cali_Democrat (Original post)

Wed Jun 4, 2014, 06:25 PM

Jun 2014

TwilightGardener

(46,416 posts)

6. What's sad is that it's perfectly natural to be happy over the news and say so.

Reply to Cali_Democrat (Original post)

Wed Jun 4, 2014, 06:40 PM

Jun 2014

Bergdahl is extraordinarily lucky to be alive, and there's no reason not to cheer him coming home. Questions about his circumstances can be solved soon enough.

KansDem

(28,498 posts)

7. Who or what is orchestrating this?

Reply to Cali_Democrat (Original post)

Wed Jun 4, 2014, 08:08 PM

Jun 2014

The reversals of opinion were so quick and uniformed I wonder who or what is behind it.

The GOP? The RNC? The oligarchs? The media? Operatives?

Who or what put out the word to reverse opinions and delete tweets.

Fred Gilmore

(80 posts)

8. The Bottom Line For Soldiers

Reply to Cali_Democrat (Original post)

Wed Jun 4, 2014, 08:43 PM

Jun 2014

According to the GOP (Greedy Old Pricks) is that they are useful for campaign props and for obtaining more money from Uncle Sam to give to their private defense contractors buddies in exchange for more campaign cash. Other than that, they serve no purpose, and should they be captured, well, they are on their own.