Sen. Kit Bond: Iranians want the U.S. to get more involved

The Hill - Briefing Room Blog ^ | June 22, 2009 | by Michael O'Brien

[MaestroLC]

There must be some inside polling numbers somewhere that says this issue and Obama's response is hurting Dems.

[Pharmer]

Uh... Kit Bond is not a Dem

[Anitius Severinus Boethius]

Kit Bond is a Republican.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

I'm confused by your headline. Are you saying that Senator Kit Bond (R-MO) is a Democrat?

[Empireoftheatom48]

I thought Bond was a Republican?

[shawnlaw]

Kit Bond is Republican Senator from Missouri. Not ranking member, but ranking minority member.

[AlanGreenSpam]

Yup... Where’s Jimmah Cahta when his so-called “election monitoring services” are needed?

(Recall he went to various 3rd world countries several years back to ensure that elections were fair & honest...)

What a total hypocrite!

[Anitius Severinus Boethius]

He is the Ranking Member. The minority party’s top guy is the Ranking Member. The majority party’s top guy is the Chairman.

[Hatheos]

If you haven’t gotten it by now, Bond is a Republican, not a Democrat. lol

[MaestroLC]

Kit Bond is a Republican.

You are absolutely right. My mistake.

Could the headline be changed to read "Republican" instead of "Dem"?

Thanks.

[El Cid]

Uh... Kit Bond is not a Dem

ehh...Maybe he was just keeping with the times. Where Republicans are the Democrats of old and Democrats are the Communists of old ... And the Republicans of old are extinct (although there have been some claimed sightings of the species in faraway regions of Alaska ...)

[Walmartian]

All of the “Where Is My Vote” signs were in English. Hmmmmmm

[Joann37]

I saw a sign held by one of the protestors yesterday, asking that very question - “Where is Jimmy Carter?”

[Carley]

O has a particular interest in not demonizing Iran.

After all, it was President George W Bush who referred to the axis of EVIL as Iraq, Iran, and North Korea.

BUSH WAS RIGHT

[Vigilanteman]

I don't think the issue is that the freedom fighters in Iran expect us to send in troops. But they would at least like ObaMao to show as much courage in making a statement of support as did the President of France!!!!!!!!!

[MozarkDawg]

"They want us, they are appealing to us to recognize it," We need to recognize the legitimate aspirations of the American people."

Who did the transcript for this anyway, some third-grader?? Surely not a professional, way too many errors, not the least of which this one which makes no sense whatever! Leave aside the incorrect insertion of quotation marks afer it, Bond did not say, "We need to recognize the legitimate aspirations of the American people," he quite clearly (and obviously!!!) said, "... the legitimate aspirations of the IRANIAN people." Brudder!!!

[Gator113]

Indeed, and as a result he will give us another smoke and mirror trick to make the masses think he’s on top of it.

[counterpunch]

Reader comment #3:
“0bama did speak out clearly. He said there is no difference between Mousavi and Ahmadinejad, a statement surely welcomed by those dying in the streets of Tehran.”

[Deb]

During one of President Dumbo's press massages, it was funny to hear him say he's not getting involved with Iran because I'madinnerjacket would love "to make it about the U.S. and Iran". Which was exactly the reason GW Bush refused to meet with the little troll about anything.

Doesn't the Organizer-in-Chief see the irony. Never mind, of course he doesn't.

[TYVets]

Yup... Where’s Jimmah Cahta when his so-called “election monitoring services” are needed?

0bama's Cairo speech took over for Carter in this instance.

So everything was on the up and up in Iran.

(/s) oppps almost left it out.