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niceypoo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-15-09 08:22 AM
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Zero reaction from the GOP on Iran situation
A Google search turns up crickets chirping in GOP-land re: reaction to Iranian freedom protests.

This is the worst possible news for the GOP: Axis of Evil member going green while OBAMA is president! I'm sure Rush hopes the protesters fail.
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rurallib Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-15-09 08:27 AM
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1. It just occured to me this weekend that Ahmadinejad is Boosh
right wing smart ass religious fuck nut being run by the reactionaries behind the scenes. He is Boosh
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niceypoo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-15-09 08:39 AM
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6. I think his answer to Christiane Amanpour's question...
...proves it.

The three stooges:





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CanonRay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-15-09 08:27 AM
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2. They're busy trying to find it on a map.
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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-15-09 08:28 AM
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3. Mike Pence had a typical reaction...
he's advocating for exactly the wrong reaction from this admin.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/06/14/pence-obama-should-speak-out-in-favor-of-iranian-reformers/

Pence: Obama should speak out in favor of Iranian reformers
Posted: 06:20 PM ET

From CNN Associate Producer Martina Stewart

WASHINGTON (CNN) – On the same day that Vice President Biden said he had doubts about the validity of the Iranian election results, Indianan Republican Rep. Mike Pence urged President Obama to speak out in favor of the forces of reform in the Middle Eastern country.

“First and foremost, we need to take a half step back from this administration’s olive branch-and-apology approach to enemies and countries that have been hostile to the United States of America and our allies,” Pence said Sunday on CNN’s State of the Union.

“I’m hoping, before the end of the day today, the President of the United States will speak a word of support for Mr. Moussavi and for the dissidents and the reformers within Iran,” said Pence, referring to the defeated challenger to incumbent Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
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camera obscura Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-15-09 08:32 AM
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4. I think it's because they are split in two camps -
The neocon types want Ahmadinejad to win so that they can continue to make Iran a big bad boogieman.

The rest of the base has been so conditioned by that same line of thought, though, that they just want to see Ahmadinejad get his ass kicked.
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struggle4progress Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-15-09 08:34 AM
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5. Not true: both Elliott Abrams and Max Boot are on record supporting Ahmadinejad
explicitly because they think his re-election will make war easier
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niceypoo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-15-09 08:48 AM
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7. "My evil empire is MELLLTING....
...it's MELLLTING!! - G W Bush
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Odin2005 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-15-09 08:49 AM
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8. Ahmadinejad is good for the neocons.
They can't stir up fear against a liberal, democratic Iran.
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