
On
Sept. 11, The New York Times demonstrated once again the media's
peculiar sense of patriotism. The 9/11 attacks were not remembered at
all on the front page. Instead, the top-right headline in capital
letters read "DEMOCRATS HAND VICTORY TO OBAMA ON PACT WITH IRAN."
The House of Representatives voted against it. The Senate voted against
it. The American people are overwhelmingly against it. None of that
mattered.
Times reporter Jennifer Steinhauer relayed sugary words from Sen.
Charles Schumer -- who, last we checked, opposed the Iran deal --
proclaiming "fair-minded Americans should acknowledge the president's
strong achievements in combating and containing Iran."
The networks sounded just like that on a previous night for "victory,"
Sept. 2, when liberal Sen. Barbara Mikulski made the agreement
veto-proof. "A big victory for President Obama," announced ABC anchor
David Muir. "In a major win for the Obama administration, the nuclear
deal with Iran now appears unstoppable," gushed NBC anchor Lester Holt.
"This is a major diplomatic victory for the President. ... This is
something that will shape the Obama legacy," declared CNN reporter Jim
Acosta.
These Obama servants have a problem with those aforementioned
"fair-minded Americans." They don't trust the Iranians as far as they
can throw them. NBC's Andrea Mitchell briefly mentioned on NBC that
"Polls show Americans are sharply divided over the agreement but
Republican candidates sure aren't."
If
George W. Bush was losing a foreign-policy debate by 30 points, do you
think the press would portray the public as "sharply divided"?
"Sharply divided" is a spin. The American people are sharply opposed to
the Obama deal.
On Sept. 11, The New York Times demonstrated once again the media's
peculiar sense of patriotism.
The
9/11 attacks were not remembered at all on the front page. Instead, the
top-right headline in capital letters read "DEMOCRATS HAND VICTORY TO
OBAMA ON PACT WITH IRAN."
The House of Representatives voted against it. The Senate voted against
it. The American people are overwhelmingly against it. None of that
mattered.
Times reporter Jennifer Steinhauer relayed sugary words from Sen.
Charles Schumer -- who, last we checked, opposed the Iran deal --
proclaiming "fair-minded Americans should acknowledge the president's
strong achievements in combating and containing Iran."

The
networks sounded just like that on a previous night for "victory,"
Sept. 2, when liberal Sen. Barbara Mikulski made the agreement
veto-proof. "A big victory for President Obama," announced ABC anchor
David Muir. "In a major win for the Obama administration, the nuclear
deal with Iran now appears unstoppable," gushed NBC anchor Lester Holt.
"This is a major diplomatic victory for the President. ... This is
something that will shape the Obama legacy," declared CNN reporter Jim
Acosta.
These Obama servants have a problem with those aforementioned
"fair-minded Americans." They don't trust the Iranians as far as they
can throw them. NBC's Andrea Mitchell briefly mentioned on NBC that
"Polls show Americans are sharply divided over the agreement but
Republican candidates sure aren't."
"Sharply divided" is a spin. The American people are sharply opposed to
the Obama deal.
On Sept. 2, the latest Quinnipiac poll showed the Iran deal was wildly
unpopular -- 25 percent in favor, 55 percent opposed. Independents gave
it thumbs down, 59 to 24 percent. When asked if the deal would make us
more or less safe, 28 percent said "safer," and 56 percent checked
"less safe."
If George W. Bush was losing a foreign-policy debate by 30 points, do
you think the press would portray the public as "sharply divided"?
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One little correcttion. The Republican senate passed Corker's bill that would vacate the constitutional requirement for a two-thirds super majority for the treaty to pass. The senate didn't vote against it. They voted not to vote and yet they still wonder why Trump is leading in the polls. Nature abhors a vacuum. If the RNC can't find a leader that represents the people they will find one for themselves. Even if he is flawed.
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I'm just a friggin piano player, so excuse me ...but HOW do you "vacate" a constitutional requirement as easy as you could fake a note from your Mother? My hair hurts.
ReplyDeleteJames Hooker: It's a logic problem. I did a little analysis of it here, but basically it appears the constitution is meaningless..
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