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NBC's Chuck Todd: White House Didn't Expect Critics to 'Swift Boat' Bergdahl
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Posted on 06/04/2014 11:46:31 AM PDT by chessplayer

Acting as a stenographer on Wednesday's NBC Today, chief White House correspondent Chuck Todd parroted the Obama administration's new attack against critics of the Bowe Bergdahl prisoner exchange: "They did not expect this backlash on Bergdahl himself. I've had a few aides describe it to me as, 'We didn't know that they were going to swift boat Bergdahl'....

MSNBC quickly seized on the "swift boat" line, with Last Word fill-in host Ari Melber declaring Tuesday night: "We're gonna look at the right-wing play book for the newly released American POW, a wounded man who isn’t even out of the hospital yet. Swift boat first, ask questions later."


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bergdahl; dnctalkingpoints; johnkerry; johnkerryredux; kerry; missionaccomplished; photoops; playthevictim; swiftboating; totellthetruth; traitor
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To: clintonh8r

I’d say the Washington Post is a hairs width right of the New York Times. And, the rotgut Washington Post makes the Washington Times look moderate or politically wavering -by comparison.

Though...I guess they could be polling which scandalous part of the scandal should we pursue?


81 posted on 06/04/2014 3:03:16 PM PDT by Fitzy_888 ("ownership society")
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To: chessplayer

No none is swift boating the deserter chuckie. Obama brought all this controversy on himself.


82 posted on 06/04/2014 3:08:08 PM PDT by jersey117 (greta)
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To: x

If not true then validate your comment.


83 posted on 06/04/2014 4:59:34 PM PDT by QT3.14
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To: Fitzy_888
Fitz, I was just listening to Greta, and she said that the WH ran the bypassing of Congress by the AG.

WTH????

84 posted on 06/04/2014 5:01:45 PM PDT by mware
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To: a fool in paradise

True, but I am not familiar with any connection between Natl Guard
documents regarding GW and the Swift Boat situation.


85 posted on 06/04/2014 8:18:23 PM PDT by Sivad (NorCal red turf)
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To: QT3.14
Some captives escaped. Some were freed by coalition forces. Some were killed by the Taliban. Some were exchanged. Some are still being held.

More here and here

86 posted on 06/05/2014 10:23:41 AM PDT by x
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To: x
I should have been more clear. I'm referring to military personnel captured by the Taliban.

Other than escape or rescue, I believe Bergdahl is the only one to survive while in captivity.

87 posted on 06/05/2014 1:31:54 PM PDT by QT3.14
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