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EarlG

(21,971 posts)
Tue Jun 4, 2013, 11:53 AM Jun 2013

Pic Of The Moment: Republicans Continue To Thwart Obama's Efforts To Close Guantanamo Prison



House GOP defense bill blocks Guantanamo closing


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Pic Of The Moment: Republicans Continue To Thwart Obama's Efforts To Close Guantanamo Prison (Original Post) EarlG Jun 2013 OP
K/R (nt) NYC_SKP Jun 2013 #1
International dickery Half-Century Man Jun 2013 #2
I just don't get this. EC Jun 2013 #3
they gain a talking point to use on those who can't see their hypocrisy existentialist Jun 2013 #5
A Billion Dollar Talking Point? EC Jun 2013 #6
yes existentialist Jun 2013 #7
What exactly is this talking point EC Jun 2013 #8
No wonder the Repugs don't want conerence committees lark Jun 2013 #4
ic Of The Moment: Republicans Continue To Thwart Obama's Efforts To Close Guantanamo Prison The CCC Jun 2013 #9
The Issa List Peaceful Protester Jun 2013 #10
Because... jjewell Jun 2013 #15
Thanks EarlG for Explaining that it's the republicons Cha Jun 2013 #11
Offset Spending Hypocrisy Peaceful Protester Jun 2013 #12
Because if they were brought here (or even charged) the whole Bush disaster would impossible to hide underpants Jun 2013 #13
Yet DUers will blame Obama for not closing Gitmo. n/t BumRushDaShow Jun 2013 #14
Yep, the same ones that blamed Michelle Obama for standing up to the woman who screamed at her davidpdx Jun 2013 #16
LEADERSHIP!!! Skraxx Jun 2013 #17

Half-Century Man

(5,279 posts)
2. International dickery
Tue Jun 4, 2013, 12:45 PM
Jun 2013

To be able to go from just abusing the down-trodden majority of the American population to finding an even more severally abused group AND FUCKING THEM HARDER.

Your mothers must be so proud.

EC

(12,287 posts)
3. I just don't get this.
Tue Jun 4, 2013, 01:16 PM
Jun 2013

With it's cost you'd think the repubs would be all for relocating all whose left there. But they are such chickens they think our super prisons can't handle it. I don't get it, what is it they gain by keeping this open?

existentialist

(2,190 posts)
5. they gain a talking point to use on those who can't see their hypocrisy
Reply to EC (Reply #3)
Tue Jun 4, 2013, 02:16 PM
Jun 2013

unfortunately, that's quite a few.

existentialist

(2,190 posts)
7. yes
Reply to EC (Reply #6)
Tue Jun 4, 2013, 02:24 PM
Jun 2013

after all, that helps them to maintain their talking points on the deficit too, which is closing fast enough to undermine much Republican rhetoric.

EC

(12,287 posts)
8. What exactly is this talking point
Tue Jun 4, 2013, 02:28 PM
Jun 2013

that riles up their base? That they are chicken of some broken down men? They are afraid of them? Or they are tough because they can keep people in a prison on an island they don't own forever? They think that's power? What is it that the wingnuts get off on with this?

lark

(23,160 posts)
4. No wonder the Repugs don't want conerence committees
Tue Jun 4, 2013, 01:51 PM
Jun 2013

They don't want their little pet stupidities to be removed from legislation.

Every day in every way, they make me want to

The CCC

(463 posts)
9. ic Of The Moment: Republicans Continue To Thwart Obama's Efforts To Close Guantanamo Prison
Tue Jun 4, 2013, 02:39 PM
Jun 2013

Since Republicans love GITMO so much, the President should immediately start by sending Won'ter and boner there.

Peaceful Protester

(280 posts)
10. The Issa List
Tue Jun 4, 2013, 03:24 PM
Jun 2013

When Darrell Issa (R-CA) took over, he said he had a long list of things he wanted to investigate.

Did Republicans using Gitmo as a Constitutional loophole for human rights abuses ever make it to that list?

Also, as House Republicans look for ways to cut spending, they are looking high and low for money to offset spending: Hurricane Sandy Aid, Tornado Disaster Relief, etc.

While they're looking for spending cuts, why don't they see it costs nearly $975,000 more to house a single detainee in Gitmo, than here, in America?

1) Why isn't using Gitmo as a Constitutional loophole scandalous?

a) Because Republicans approved it; therefore, they own it?

b) Because of the can of worms it would open for Republicans?

2) Why isn't simply spending enormous sums on Gitmo not scandalous enough for Issa's list?

3) Why is a Republican push to increase, rather than cut, spending at Gitmo not scandalous?
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Peaceful Protester

(280 posts)
12. Offset Spending Hypocrisy
Tue Jun 4, 2013, 06:23 PM
Jun 2013

House Republicans have sought to balance the budget with offset spending for everything including natural disasters like: Hurricane Sandy Aid, Tornado Disaster Relief, etc.

Since Republicans are suddenly so concerned with being spend thrifts, where's the House Republican's plan to offset the taxpayer money they're spending on their list of investigations?

Darrell Issa (R-CA) said he had a list of things he wanted to investigate before he even took office, did he also have a list of things to cut in order to offset spending millions of taxpayer dollars on this list of things he wanted to investigate?

Since nothing is getting done without offset spending, why have House Republican's gotten away with wasting tens of millions of taxpayer dollars, by repeatedly voting, in a futile attempt, to repeal the Affordable Healthcare Act?

Better yet, while House Republicans are consumed with spending offsets and sniffing out scandals, where's the House Republican's plan to offset the billions of taxpayer dollars being spent on Gitmo?

Since Gitmo was first conceived by Republicans as a Constitutional loophole for human rights abuses, shouldn't it fall upon House Republicans, to find an offset?
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underpants

(182,914 posts)
13. Because if they were brought here (or even charged) the whole Bush disaster would impossible to hide
Tue Jun 4, 2013, 07:40 PM
Jun 2013

davidpdx

(22,000 posts)
16. Yep, the same ones that blamed Michelle Obama for standing up to the woman who screamed at her
Wed Jun 5, 2013, 08:57 AM
Jun 2013

at the fundraiser.

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