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Home Front: Politix
Mercer: John Quincy Adams is Turning in His Grave
2018-03-23
[Townhall] "This is just a truly astonishing moment coming from the White House podium," tweeted MSNBC's Kasie Hunt. Like the rest of the media pack-animals she hunts with, Ms. Hunt had been fuming over President Trump's telephone call to Vladimir Putin, congratulating him on winning another term as Russian president.

Reliably opposed to a truce were party heavies on both sides. Sen. John McCain joined the chorus: "An American president does not lead the Free World by congratulating dictators on winning sham elections," he intoned.

Another Republican, Sen. Chuck Grassley, told a reporter testily that he "wouldn't have a conversation with a criminal. I think Putin's a criminal." "When I look at a Russian election, what I see is a lack of credibility in tallying the results," sermonized Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. "I'm always reminded of the elections they have in almost every communist country."

Actually, what the International Election Observation Mission found in Russia's presidential election of March 18 was far more nuanced. Why, in some ways the Russian elections were very American: In the difficulty dissident candidates have in getting on the ballot, for example.

Ask Ron Paul or all those anonymous, aspiring, independent, third-party candidates about the US's "restrictive ballot access laws and the other barriers erected" by the duopoly to protect their "de facto monopoly in America," to paraphrase Forbes.com.
Posted by:Besoeker

#8  Obama gave the dictators of Iran billions in cash and permission to acquire nulclear weapons. Obama also surrendered to Castro with a limp wristed photo op to boot.

At this moment I trust Putin more than McConnell, Ryan, Schumer or Pelosi
Posted by: airandee   2018-03-23 14:41  

#7  Something about "stepping over dollars to pick up pennies" comes to mind.
Posted by: Skidmark   2018-03-23 12:46  

#6  Roy D. Mercer?
Posted by: Frank G   2018-03-23 10:24  

#5  Yes, yes, I know it is SNOPES. But even they acknowledge that Obummer congratulated Putin.

Obama congratulates Putin
Posted by: Glaving Big Foot2590   2018-03-23 09:20  

#4  I suspect ol' Obama also called Putin, but I am pretty sure you know, AlanC. C'mon - give us lazy folks a link!
Posted by: Bobby   2018-03-23 09:01  

#3  What happened the last time Pooty-poot was elected?

Did he get a congratulatory call from the PotUS?
Posted by: AlanC   2018-03-23 08:32  

#2  American president does not lead the Free World by congratulating dictators on winning sham elections

For real? What will happen if we do some historical research?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2018-03-23 05:11  

#1  No matter the flavor, any response from Trump would have been met with condemnation by the dems.
Posted by: Besoeker   2018-03-23 03:56  

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