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
randys1
(16,286 posts)6000eliot
(5,643 posts)TygrBright
(20,763 posts)SoapBox
(18,791 posts)What a Freak Show.
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,040 posts)Dustlawyer
(10,497 posts)TwilightGardener
(46,416 posts)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)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)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.
daleo
(21,317 posts)And they like babies until they're born.
Kingofalldems
(38,476 posts)DinahMoeHum
(21,809 posts)They blow with the wind.