http://twitter.com/#!/ChuckNorton1/status/492108275702169600
He seems pretty resolute in this video.
http://twitter.com/#!/Ed/status/492114777154412545
http://twitter.com/#!/rrisc/status/492119648289058817
Well said.
Read more: http://twitchy.com/2014/07/24/perry-warns-obama-against-hollowing-out-national-guard-video/
http://twitter.com/#!/DrinkingDad/status/451045261201375232
Gasping! Oh, the humanity.
As Twitchy reported, 2013 World Series winners the Boston Red Sox hit up the White House today. While there, David “Big Papi” Ortiz took a selfie with President Obama that instantly went viral.
http://twitter.com/#!/SamsungMobileUS/status/451034331046502400
Indeed.
It didn’t quite ruin baseball for everyone. In fact, this Twitter user thought of a political bright side as well:
http://twitter.com/#!/Matthops82/status/451033717944094720
So, there’s that!
Related:
‘Papi wins Twitter today!’ Red Sox’s David Ortiz meets Obama; ‘Legendary’ selfie goes viral [pic]
Twitchy coverage of President Selfie
166 men remain imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay prison. 157 have yet to be charged with a crime.
Read more: http://upworthy.com/what-kind-of-country-puts-a-man-in-military-prison-for-11-years-without-trial-or
http://twitter.com/#!/Coondawg68/status/441242971133190144
O-Bam! It’s frightening because it seems true.
But, no worries, guys! President Obama is on the case. Lucianne Goldberg retweeted the “scoop”: Will this be his next move?
http://twitter.com/#!/LucianneLinks/status/440217477310853120
Win.
http://twitter.com/#!/SconsetCapital/status/440218572963729408
But, wait! This is needed first:
http://twitter.com/#!/baldingschemer/status/440215985618841600
Get more “top men” on it, Obama.
Getty Images
Frank Rich recently interviewed Chris Rick for New York Magazine.
The comedian is promoting a new film called “Top Five” that he wrote, directed and starred in.
He talked about a wide range of subjects with Rich, including Ferguson, President Obama and comedy in general.
The whole interview is fascinating and you can check out the full thing here.
But, if you want to just read some of the choice nugs, we’ve collected those for you down below.
Oh, people don’t even know. If poor people knew how rich rich people are, there would be riots in the streets.
If the average person could see the Virgin Airlines first-class lounge, they’d go, “What? What? This is food, and it’s free, and they … what? Massage? Are you kidding me?”
Before everyone had a recording device and was wired like fucking Sammy the Bull, you’d say something that went too far, and you’d go, “Oh, I went too far,” and you would just brush it off.
But if you think you don’t have room to make mistakes, it’s going to lead to safer, gooier stand-up. You can’t think the thoughts you want to think if you think you’re being watched.
I don’t know what to say. What do you say?
I hope it’s not true. That’s all you can say. I really do. I grew up on Cosby. I love Cosby, and I just hope it’s not true. It’s a weird year for comedy. We lost Robin, we lost Joan, and we kind of lost Cosby
Comedians kill themselves. Talk to 100 comedians this week, everybody knows somebody who killed themselves.
I mean, we always say ignorance is bliss. Well, if so, what’s the opposite? Some form of misery. Being a comedian, 80 percent of the job is just you notice shit, which is a trait of schizophrenics too. You notice things people don’t notice.
When Obama first got elected, he should have let it all just drop. Just let the country flatline.
Let the auto industry die. Don’t bail anybody out. In sports, that’s what any new GM does. They make sure that the catastrophe is on the old management and then they clean up. They don’t try to save old management’s mistakes.
Sometimes. My daughter Lola was like, “Kevin Hart’s funnier than you.”
It’s the only thing that smacks Hollywood out of its inherent racism, sexism, anti-Semitism.
It makes people hire people that they would never hire otherwise. Do they really want to do a show with Roseanne Barr?
No, they want a thin blonde girl.
She’s just funnier than everybody. I’m not even sure they wanted to do a Seinfeld show, but he’s just funnier than everybody.
But the thing is, we treat racism in this country like it’s a style that America went through. Like flared legs and lava lamps.
Oh, that crazy thing we did. We were hanging black people. We treat it like a fad instead of a disease that eradicates millions of people.
You’ve got to get it at a lab, and study it, and see its origins, and see what it’s immune to and what breaks it down.
I probably can’t, but it’s okay. I didn’t recall a lack of edge in George Carlin.
Joan didn’t seem to have calmed down at all. I don’t think they were thinking about edge. I think they were just thinking about, How am I going to be funny?
It’s funny first.
Read more: http://elitedaily.com/entertainment/celebrity/chris-rock-interview/866070/
http://twitter.com/#!/IngrahamAngle/status/483694508874670080
Laura Ingraham certainly isn’t expecting President Obama to secure the country’s borders anytime soon, but she’d be thrilled if the governors of the border states policed their own states.
http://twitter.com/#!/RightGlockMom/status/483694745202356224
http://twitter.com/#!/JudithAnnDe/status/483695260766183425
http://twitter.com/#!/trikstergod/status/483695324310302720
http://twitter.com/#!/fredbarry/status/483696863049052160
http://twitter.com/#!/ejoseph81/status/483698580432367617
http://twitter.com/#!/deskjet77/status/483703374265606144
http://twitter.com/#!/RJHimself/status/483704087209594880
http://twitter.com/#!/topgun2448/status/483704637787103233
Just about certain:
http://twitter.com/#!/KnucklDraginSam/status/483706500704387072
“We broke the country, and we do need to fix it. But we need to do it without risking more men’s and women’s lives.”
Iraqi military fighters AP Photo/Iraqi Military via AP video
WASHINGTON — The veterans who served in the last war in Iraq and are now seeking Democratic votes in 2014 have been warning their fellow Democrats this week.
They say even limited steps that put U.S. military forces back in harm’s way in Iraq would be a big mistake with ramifications for the future of Middle East foreign policy — and the Democratic Party’s credibility with its progressive base.
“If we have airstrikes, we’ll kill as many civilians as we do fighters. And that’s not right or effective,” said Seth Moulton, a former Marine Corps officer who led forces into combat during four tours of duty in Iraq. “We need to engage this problem. But it needs to be political engagement that comes first.”
Moulton is out of the Marines and running for Congress in Massachusetts, mounting a primary bid against Democratic incumbent Rep. John Tierney. Moulton’s campaign has been endorsed by former Iraq War commanding Gens. Stanley McChrystal and David Petraeus, but Moulton is quick to say unprompted that the war all three men served in “was a mistake.”
More military engagement in Iraq would be doubling down on that mistake, he said.
“You have to make decisions in the present; you can’t just make decisions based on past mistakes,” Moulton said. “But that doesn’t mean we can ignore the past. We have to be very thoughtful about the long-term effects of our actions.”
Progressives have warned the White House in recent days that a new engagement with Iraq could divide the Democratic base ahead of the 2014 elections, turning the anti-war left against Obama (who in 2008 was the movement’s champion). Moulton said a Democratic split over Iraq could be in the cards if Obama goes ahead with military action.
It’s a sentiment shared by Ruben Gallego, a former enlisted Marine and Democratic member of the Arizona state legislature. He’s running in an open Democratic-leaning seat, and has taken a strong stance opposing new military action in Iraq. He said he’s watching the run-up to new military action in Iraq, strongly favored by many advocates of the last Iraq War, in disbelief.
“It’s like a horrible sequel to a horrible movie,” he said. “The people that caused us to launch the invasion of Iraq are coming out for the after vaudeville show and trying to basically recuperate their reputations with further potential bloodshed. It’s ridiculous.”
“The men and women who died on the errors of these men and the hubris of these men should never be forgotten,” he continued. “To think that they have any kind of validity in Washington or in the media in terms of their opinion when it comes to Iraq is absolutely sickening. It would be like asking Bernie Madoff to give advice on how to reform Wall Street.”
Moulton says airstrikes are a bad idea, full stop. Gallego said it’s possible to use military assets in Iraq, but the bar he set for military action was very high.
“[Obama] has to prove that there’s an absolute national interest in us getting involved and that Iraq cannot handle it themselves,” he said. “He has to prove that it will be done with minimal impact to the United States military in terms of putting actual people in harm’s way and also, at the same time, the Iraqi people. We cannot engage in another war where civilians are killed because it’s only going to cause more of a problem.”
Both Democratic vets favor a political, non-military solution to the current chaos in Iraq — a solution that is a difficult one to see — and insist that military intervention will only cause long-term problems. Moulton and Gallego say Obama needs to consult with Congress before taking military action, but they’re not entirely sure that Congress is all that helpful when it comes to war.
“They’re completely out of touch. We’ve never had fewer veterans in Congress in our nation’s history,” he said. “And there are very few people in Congress today who have any first-hand knowledge or experience with the Middle East.”
“Statistically, that means we’re more likely to go to war,” Moulton said. “Which shouldn’t be hard to understand. Veterans understand the costs. And it means that when we have to make very difficult decisions about places like Syria, Iran, and Iraq, we don’t have as many people in Congress with the background or experience to make those decisions wisely.”
Moulton and Gallego are Democrats running in blue states, where taking an anti-war stance is an easy move for a candidate to make. But some of their concerns about new military action in Iraq are shared by Sen. John Walsh, a Montana Democrat and Iraq War vet appointed to replace Democratic Sen. Max Baucus, who retired. Walsh is in one of the toughest races in country and on Wednesday he took to the Senate floor to urge Obama and Congress to use caution before engaging in new military action.
“America cannot afford another Iraq financially or the human costs that are associated with war,” said Walsh, who earned a Bronze Star after leading his regiment from the Montana Army National Guard in Iraq. Though Walsh didn’t expressly warn against airstrikes, he called on members of Congress itching to put forces back into battle in Iraq to slow down before it’s too late.
“I think that too many of my fellow members of Congress are too abrupt and think too quickly about what we should do in Iraq,” he said. “I think they need to take a a step back and think about the impacts, the second and third order effects of continuing to send our men and women over to Iraq.”
Not all Democratic Iraq War vets are speaking out. Staff for Illinois Rep. Tammy Duckworth, who was severely wounded serving as an Army helicopter pilot in Iraq, did not make her available for an interview. Hawaii Rep. Tusli Gabbard, who served in Iraq, said this week about airstrikes, “Not only will they not be effective, they will actually be counter-productive” because “they will strengthen this Shiite-led government in Iraq, which is a puppet government for Iran, and will strain those tensions and further entrench us in what is a generations-old civil war.”
Obama has ruled out ground troops in Iraq. But just about everything else — including unilateral military action without a vote in Congress — is still on the table. In a meeting with top congressional leaders at the White House Wednesday, Obama reportedly said the options he’s considering don’t need congressional approval.
Meanwhile the White House has been explicit in keeping military options on the table.
“The only thing the president has ruled out, and I want to be clear here, is sending U.S. troops back into combat in Iraq,” White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said at Wednesday’s briefing. “But he continues to consider other options.”
To veterans of the last Iraq War who politically side with Obama, the continued focus on military options is missing point of the the legacy of Iraq War, Gallego said.
“We have to be engaged in Iraq in one manner or another. But we need to be doing it in a constructive manner,” he said. “We broke the country, we violated the Powell doctrine, and we do need to fix it. We need to do it without risking more men and women’s lives, and also to create a sustaining, long-lasting democracy that is accepting of all the tribes and cultures of Iraq.”
Read more: http://buzzfeed.com/evanmcsan/democratic-vets-warn-washington-against-new-iraq-entanglemen
http://twitter.com/#!/ddietz0907/status/496323065677369344
In a few days, President Obama will begin his summer vacation on Martha’s Vineyard.
Dana Loesch reminded Obama that there’s still time to remind Americans where things stand in Congress:
http://twitter.com/#!/DLoesch/status/496322780611506177
Ha! Will Obama get right on that? Confidence is low:
http://twitter.com/#!/Fallakin/status/496322993266917376
http://twitter.com/#!/sjohnmassoud/status/496323170824384513
There’s even less of a chance that the mainstream media will mention it.
“People are happy to let the president [move unilateraly] because leadership on both sides of the aisle know pretty well that the American people have Iraq fatigue pretty bad.”
AP Photo/Iraqi0Revolution via AP video
WASHINGTON — A top liberal in the House expects lawmakers will largely relent on the issue of congressional authorization following President Obama’s decision Thursday to send military advisers to Iraq and begin laying the groundwork for possible airstrikes.
In the immediate aftermath of Obama’s announcement there were signs in the Senate that Democrats were going to let the president ramp up U.S. involvement in Iraq without a formal sign-off from Congress.
Arizona Rep. Raul Grijalva, chair of the House Progressive Caucus, said he expects most of the rest of Congress to follow suit, despite bipartisan outcry before Friday from lawmakers demanding a say in future military involvement in Iraq.
Now that the broad outlines of the president’s plan — no ground combat, no commitment to air strikes, reserving the right to launch limited attacks on ISIS — have been sketched out, Grijalva said most members of Congress will be happier not having to go on the record about the military involvement in Iraq one way or the other.
“Because, I believe, public opinion is not for an escalated re-engagement in Iraq by our military, [lawmakers] would rather have the president take whatever heat is coming from this, and there is heat, and take the political hit than have to deal with it [themselves] while we’re in the throngs of a midterm election,” Grijalva said. “And that goes for both sides.”
Grijalva opposes Obama’s moves in Iraq, calling the sending of advisers and the gearing up for airstrikes “a slippery slope.” When it comes to congressional approval, he said demanding it is a “consistent” stance for members like him who complained George W. Bush acted unilaterally in Iraq in violation of the War Powers Act.
Progressives in Congress do have the outlines of a strategy to make their voice heard, but Grijalva Thursday afternoon it was still coming together in the wake of Obama’s announcement. Early plans are to rally votes for a House amendment sponsored by California Democrat Barbara Lee banning “boots on the ground” in Iraq, though there was some disagreement over whether or not the 300 military advisers Obama is planning to send count or not. Grijalva said they did to him but said they didn’t to Lee; Lee’s office was slow to respond to questions about the amendment. The rest of the early plan centers around banging the drum about the War Powers Act and trying to force Obama to bring his plans to Congress for approval.
Some progressive groups have already begun laying the groundwork for organized opposition to Obama’s moves in Iraq. In the hours after Obama’s announcement Thursday, a couple of liberal groups put out statements condemning the president’s plan while other groups said they were taking time to consider Obama’s plan before putting out their own statements.
Both inside Congress and without, Grijalva says he doesn’t expect the level of complaints to reach anywhere near what it was in the early 2000s.
“There are going to be the predictable voices,” he said. “But the fact that [members] aren’t saying anything about it should be an indication that they are worried a little bit about what their own constituencies are thinking in their individual districts. I don’t think there will be the human cry. It’s a very limited engagement. But like I said, it’s a slippery slope…and if it escalates, then I think the volume of the opposition is going to increase.”
Progressive stalwarts in the House were already expressing fretting that the president may soon find himself in another war — whether he wants one or not.
“The President does not want to get into another endless war. When you start increasing the advisors there, things happen, you get sucked deeper and deeper and deeper,” said Rep. Jm McGovern, a Democrat from Massachusetts. “I have no doubt the president doesn’t want to get into another pro-longed war but I worry that we may be positioning ourselves where we may get sucked into one. I hope I’m wrong but thats where my anxiety is.”
Kate Nocera contributed to this report.
Read more: http://buzzfeed.com/evanmcsan/progressive-caucus-chair-expects-congress-to-roll-over-on-ir
http://twitter.com/#!/markknoller/status/506779145796612096
They have golf courses in Estonia? Oh, wait: it’s a work trip:
http://twitter.com/#!/HayesBrown/status/506777616486268928
http://twitter.com/#!/lorijeansmith13/status/506809566420402177
http://twitter.com/#!/WSJPolitics/status/506777355416002560
Here’s a map of Estonia, it’s importance clear as it’s Russia’s gateway to the Baltic Sea:
Your move, Vlad.
Read more: http://twitchy.com/2014/09/02/potus-here-today-gone-to-estonia-map/
http://twitter.com/#!/TheRightWingM/status/522420723046838273
It MUST be serious you guys:
WH just announced Pres Obama is scrubbing his political travel today to NJ and CT to hold Cabinet level meeting on Ebola response.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) October 15, 2014
MORE: Obama is cancelling political travel to meet with his Cabinet on the Ebola outbreak: http://t.co/ueVQWh8wB1
— The Associated Press (@AP) October 15, 2014
Were the potentially horrible “optics” of a campaign trip during continuing bad news on the Ebola front combined with ISIS too much for even the White House to ignore?
@markknoller That almost sounds Presidential….Are you sure you heard that right?
— TracyJeffords (@TracyJeffords) October 15, 2014
How serious is Obama now taking Ebola outbreak? He"s actually going to miss a fundraiser… http://t.co/bcBU1EzXpb #wiright #wipolitics
— Collin Roth (@collinroth) October 15, 2014
No worries about Ebola here! "MT@markknoller: Today Pres Obama does a DSCC fundraiser in NJ & a rally in Bridgeport for Connecticut Dems.”
— Kathleen McKinley (@KatMcKinley) October 15, 2014
Wow, he"s skipping a fundraiser. MT @BrianHughesDC: Obama"s trip to N.J./Connecticut postponed so he can stay in DC to deal w/ #Ebola.
— Ed Carson (@IBD_ECarson) October 15, 2014
@markknoller
#ItTakesACrisis to stop #political events.
— Freelass (@Freelassie) October 15, 2014
Shit just got real! Obama just canceled a fundraiser. #Ebola Didn"t do that for #Benghazi
— radhat (@radhat) October 15, 2014
@Stephe96 Obama cancelled a fundraiser to meet with cabinet on Ebola Now THAT spooks me!
— Susan Bailey (@susanbailey) October 15, 2014
Wow. He actually canceled a fundraiser! Obama to Hold Ebola Meeting With Cabinet | The Weekly Standard: http://t.co/dOpYGiWeVR
— Brad Duren (@brad_duren) October 15, 2014
UNHEARD Of BREAKING NEWS: Obama has Cancelled a Fundraiser!!! OMG! #Ebola #tcot
— Wide Awake (@haightbj) October 15, 2014
You know it"s bad when Obama cancelled a fundraiser to deal with Ebola outbreak.
— MJ (@recoveringlibrl) October 15, 2014
@markknoller Important for BO to figure out a way to keep this all tamped down until after the midterms
— Tom Cruz"n (@TinPotDickTator) October 15, 2014
@markknoller No way he will cancel his weekend golf game(s).
— Ted Frank (@Colonel_Ted) October 15, 2014
***
Related:
‘Good freaking grief": Disbelief after WH deems Ebola-related travel restrictions unnecessary
VP: disease spreads with ‘blinding speed"; but no travel restrictions
Read more: http://twitchy.com/2014/10/15/you-know-its-bad-obama-cancels-fundraising-trip-for-ebola-meeting/
http://twitter.com/#!/PodyChris/status/473174678760988672
POLITICO reports that Obama’s aides have summed up his philosophy (or doctrine) when it comes to foreign policy in a simple phrase: “Don’t do stupid shit.”
Ha! Today"s @politico brief unveils a potential working title for Obama"s Foreign Policy Book:
"Don"t Do Stupid Shit"
Amazing @mikeallen— Emefa (@emefaagawu) June 01, 2014
http://twitter.com/#!/Miklang/status/473160803194245120
It would be a great joke, except it’s not.
http://twitter.com/#!/jddickson/status/473185322801434624
http://twitter.com/#!/gattotony/status/473179630133071872
http://twitter.com/#!/NathanABurnham/status/473179899767713792
http://twitter.com/#!/ron_fournier/status/473165305330806784
http://twitter.com/#!/instapundit/status/473166358562488320
It most certainly is.
http://twitter.com/#!/lilwolf30/status/514424044360564736
Nope. Well, the glowing ears AND the halo. But that’s about it.
So I gather that Obama said pretty much nothing.
— Carla Bond (@carlabond) September 23, 2014
So Obama just said nothing
— AKahn (@akahnnyc) September 23, 2014
Well obama just said nothing we didn"t already know #syria
— bechamilton (@bechamilton) September 23, 2014
The say-nothing statement from President Do-Nothing was even shorter than expected too.
Baier: "We were told [statement] was going to be 10 minutes. I don"t think it was even five."
— Matthew Boyle (@mboyle1) September 23, 2014
And no questions.
Obama takes no questions after #ISIS address from the South Lawn.
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) September 23, 2014
Short remarks from Obama (3 min) today on US military action in Syria, took no questions from reporters
— NPR Politics (@nprpolitics) September 23, 2014
Why was that? Perhaps he had more important things to do.
Late for his tee time? RT @mboyle1 Baier: "We were told [statement] was going to be 10 minutes. I don"t think it was even five."
— Jim R (@Bassmaster12) September 23, 2014
Priorities!
Actually, he’s heading here:
Obama takes no questions from reporters before departing South Lawn for UN meetings in New York.
— USA TODAY Washington (@USATWashington) September 23, 2014
President Obama at @UN #2014Climate Summit – LIVE at 12:50pm ET on C-SPAN2 http://t.co/EoB1bfvpVS pic.twitter.com/zGgHCRXJdB
— CSPAN (@cspan) September 23, 2014
Sigh. Stay tuned for more … nothing.
Related:
He’s popular, guys! This truth-snark perfectly captures just how pitiful Obama’s ‘coalition’ is
Finally! Solid proof that Barack Obama was sent here from heaven? [photo]
This is smart power? You won’t believe how Team Obama described last night’s bombing of Syria
So. What was up with Obama’s glowing ears during Syria speech? Symbolic? [photo]
Here’s how Democrats’ war hypocrisy can be summed up with one brilliant tweet
President Obama to give an update on Syria/ISIS at 10 a.m. Here’s what he should say. . .
Updates on last night’s bombing campaign against ISIS and Khorasan targets in Syria [photos, maps]
AP reporter deletes tweets after cheerleading for Obama, getting facts wrong
US, partner nations launch first air strikes on targets in Syria
http://twitter.com/#!/caligram1/status/438372474447609856
Red lines … blow awaaaaay.
http://twitter.com/#!/fredthompson/status/438365641259905024
Hey, Obama probably didn’t draw that line. Somebody else made that happen. (Pesky world!)
A few more recent tweets from actor and former Senator Fred Thompson’s always delightful Twitter feed:
http://twitter.com/#!/fredthompson/status/438063510204190723
http://twitter.com/#!/fredthompson/status/438078504459329539
Related:
‘WOW!’ Garry Kasparov shreds Obama and his ‘red lines’ as bloodbath continues in Ukraine [pics]
‘Sad truth!’ Fred Thompson scores with trifecta of Obamacare zingers
‘Could not be reached for comment’: Fred Thompson blasts Michelle Obama ‘role model’ choice
Ha! Fred Thompson feeds Obama best excuse yet for O-care rollout disaster
Snap-tastic: How did Obama beat the odds with Obamacare site? Fred Thompson reveals!
Safest bet ever: Fred Thompson knows a government website that’s functioning just fine
‘Damn true and funny!’ Drones and O-care groans: Fred Thompson scores direct hit
Ha! Fred Thompson smacks NBC, Obamacare and Congress at one fell tweet-swoop
Smack! Remember Benghazi? Fred Thompson has key question for John Kerry
Boom: Fred Thompson has idea for new ‘Forward’ slogan for Team Obama
Read more: http://twitchy.com/2014/02/25/consequences-fred-thompson-zings-obamas-ukraine-line/
Read more: http://buzzfeed.com/mjs538/the-new-poster-in-obama-headquarters
http://twitter.com/#!/SpeakWithAuthor/status/264544632417947648
Tonight, the Erie County, Pa., Republican Party is reporting the results of a new statewide poll:
Susquehanna Polling and Research results for Pennsylvania released today shows Mitt Romney leading President Obama 49% to 45% among 1376 likely voters. Two percent are undecided and 3% are for other candidates.
Update/Correction, November 3, 8:18 am ET:
Jeryl Bier forwarded us the following email from Jim Lee of Susquehanna:
This poll is three weeks old, Jeryl. Not sure why this poll is still being circulated as “new”. Tomorrow the Pittsburgh tribune review will release a new poll they commmissioned us to do “post hurricane sandy”. It shows a tighter race. Jim
Read more: http://twitchy.com/2012/11/02/new-poll-shows-romney-up-by-4-in-pennsylvania/
http://twitter.com/#!/charlescwcooke/status/514392629782773760
"I won." RT @charlescwcooke on what possible basis Obama was permitted to order this action in Syria without congressional approval?
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) September 23, 2014
This may be one of those few times when the president ignores the poll numbers, not to mention several members of Congress.
Most Americans think Obama needs Congressional approval for #ISIS plan http://t.co/tSHPezmO78 #InsidePolitics @NewDay pic.twitter.com/7w95Q9Mlb6
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) September 9, 2014
Cruz: “overwhelming air campaign” needed to take out ISIS. But it should “absolutely take congressional approval.” #ThisWeek
— Rick Klein (@rickklein) September 7, 2014
One of Obama"s earliest backers, @timkaine is making a strong call on the Senate floor now for POTUS to seek Congressional approval. #ISIS
— Jeff Zeleny (@jeffzeleny) September 9, 2014
"Absolutely," @SenRandPaul says, when asked if Obama needs Congressional approval. "He should have come before a joint session of Congress."
— Jeff Zeleny (@jeffzeleny) September 11, 2014
.@SenBobCorker: it"s a "huge mistake" for Obama not to seek Congressional approval for military action against #ISIS
— Ali Weinberg (@AliABCNews) September 17, 2014
Well, it’s obvious today that President Obama doesn’t believe he needs congressional approval to launch air strikes against Syria.
In new War Powers letter to Congress,Pres. Obama says it"s not possible to estimate duration of attacks on terror targets in Syria & Iraq.
— PETER MAER (@petermaercbs) September 23, 2014
Pres Obama formally notifies Congress of strikes in Syria against Khorasan Group, to defend US and partners against Khorasan threats.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) September 23, 2014
U.S. Invokes Defense of Iraq in Saying Strikes in Syria Are Legal
http://t.co/Lpj4qpwuaA
— Charlie Savage (@charlie_savage) September 23, 2014
Remember when the Left freaked out over LBJ launching Vietnam War with the (Congressional) Tonkin Resolution? Obama didn"t even do that.
— Cuffé (@CuffyMeh) September 23, 2014
Even after ***PEARL HARBOR***, FDR went to Congress to get *permission* to wage war on Japan.
http://t.co/T6b6KJLnlG
— Arthur Kimes (@ComradeArthur) September 23, 2014
I"m old enough to remember when the president was a war criminal for taking military action without approval from congress.
— J.R. Salzman (@jrsalzman) September 23, 2014
"The President does not have power under the Constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack" ~ Obama, 2007. http://t.co/DFwxy4PJLY
— Will Antonin (@Will_Antonin) September 10, 2014
What did candidate Obama say in 2007?
“The President does not have power under the Constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the nation.
“As Commander-in-Chief, the President does have a duty to protect and defend the United States. In instances of self-defense, the President would be within his constitutional authority to act before advising Congress or seeking its consent. History has shown us time and again, however, that military action is most successful when it is authorized and supported by the Legislative branch.”
#YouMightBeALiberal if you protested Bush in Iraq after he got backing from the UN & Congress, but support Obama bombing Syria with neither.
— Razor (@hale_razor) September 23, 2014
Bush bombed 4 countries with Congressional approval… Obama has bombed 7 so far telling Congress to shove off…
— DANEgerus (@DANEgerus) September 23, 2014
To be noted that US bombs in Syria with neither US Congressional approval nor UNSG resolution.
— Vijay Prashad (@vijayprashad) September 23, 2014
Obama doesn"t want to seek Congressional approval because it would make all of those warmongering Dems look bad when election time is here
— Matthew (@Matthops82) September 23, 2014
That awkward moment when war cheerleaders forget that sending airstrikes to foreign countries without congressional approval is illegal
— Tamara (@LibertarianSass) September 23, 2014
Cinderella story, former Community Organizer, now about to start a war without congressional approval.
It"s in the hole! IT"S IN THE HOLE!
— Popehat (@Popehat) September 23, 2014
Hey, remember that time when Bush actually got (~99% unanimous) Congressional approval to start bombing? LIKE A POTUS IS SUPPOSED TO?
— CatsPolitics (@CatsPolitics) September 23, 2014
