Posted on 12/18/2013 10:51:03 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
John Podesta, the former Clinton chief of staff who was recently named a special adviser to President Obama, apologized Wednesday for comparing the Republican Party to the cult at Jonestown in an interview earlier this year.
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In an old interview, my snark got in front of my judgment. I apologize to Speaker Boehner, whom I have always respected. 10:04 AM - 18 Dec 2013
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Podesta made the comment while arguing that the White House needed to embrace executive action because of intransigence among House Republicans.
"They need to focus on executive action given that they are facing a second term against a cult worthy of Jonestown in charge of one of the houses of Congress,” Podesta told Politico Magazine.
The comment drew immediate rebuke from Brendan Buck, a spokesman for Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio).
“For those who’ve forgotten, a Democratic member of Congress was murdered in Jonestown and a current one, Rep. Jackie Speier, was shot five times during the same incident,” Buck said. “If this is the attitude of the new White House, it’s hard to see how the president gets anything done again,” he continued.
More than 900 people died at the Jonestown settlement in 1978, primarily from a cocktail of cyanide and other drugs mixed with a flavored drink. Peoples Temple leader Jim Jones ordered the event — which he termed "revolutionary suicide" — after an attack on a congressional delegation attempting to help individuals flee the colony.
Other Republicans also criticized Podesta's comment. Rory Cooper, a spokesman for Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.), tweeted that the comment was "appalling" and showed the congressional victims of the cult "no honor."
"He clearly thought he did (need to make an apology) since he issued one very quickly," White House press secretary Jay Carney told reporters on Wednesday.
Reiterating Podesta's apology, Carney said it was a case of "snark getting ahead of his judgment."
"That reflects Mr. Podesta's view," he said.
Much more detail than I subsequently provided but same message!
Jim Jones ruled by decree, and how did that work out?
Jimmy was a Hoosier, a self proclaimed Commie, and had a pretty big congregation here, but never hit the big time until he moved to California.
Hey John Boy, the number of people associated with your former boss Bill Clinton that have ended up dead are getting close to the Jonestown numbers.
It always always happens. These left wing morons spew hatred then go “oopsie, my bad” apologize and then think that “We’re okay now, right?” No, we’re not!
Project much, you as$ clown-enabling scumbag?!
Knowing that your new shadow chief-of-staff has such crappy judgment must be quite comforting to Barry...
Thank you. As usual, the danger of the remark gets lost in the controversy over the visual.
We have to remember in all of these incidents, as most freepers do, that the most precious thing we are losing is the rule of law, not the individual issue.
Words mean something.
Proverbs 23:7 for as he thinketh in his heart, so is he. . .
Great job John, you just ordered up more division and strife. Face it, your snark will always get ahead of your judgment. In hiring you Obama simply hired more of the same.
Bingo. The democrats fell for Jim Jones hook, line and sinker. They own Jonestown; Podesto knows it, and so he projects.
Someone needs to remind Podesta that it was Bill Clinton that refered to Obama as the big fairy tale. So who was it that drank the Kool Aid John?
This guy deserves a baseball bat to the face.
Well, at least they killed themselves. Something I highly recommend to all Democrats.
I do have one good thing to say about Jonestown. I turned 21 after they all committed “suicide” and my birthday party was called “Guiana Party” because of the pure grain alcohol “killer punch” we made.
A good time was had by all and I was BMOC at the U of Ark for a few weeks.
As the quote goes, “those that don’t believe in God will believe in anything”.
pure grain alcohol and college frat parties
gives me a headache just thinking about it
B^)
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