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Administration official apologizes for tweets suggesting Bergdahl platoon 'psychopaths'
Fox News ^ | Jun 6, 2014

Posted on 06/06/2014 10:33:38 AM PDT by KeyLargo

White House Administration official apologizes for tweets suggesting Bergdahl platoon 'psychopaths' Published June 05, 2014 FoxNews.com

WASHINGTON – An Obama administration official apologized Thursday after suggesting on Twitter that Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl’s platoon might have been filled with “psychopaths” – in an apparent attempt to defend Bergdahl against criticism from his fellow soldiers.

Brandon Friedman, deputy assistant secretary for public affairs at the Department of Housing and Urban Development, sent out a series of tweets Wednesday night questioning those soldiers trying to “smear” Bergdahl for abandoning his post in 2009.

The first said: “Here's the thing about Bergdahl and the Jump-to-Conclusions mats: What if his platoon was long on psychopaths and short on leadership?

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; bergdahl; brandonfriedman; collusion; corruption; democratactivist; dnctalkingpoints; govtabuse; military; obama; platoon; votevetsdotorg
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To: Doctor 2Brains

Correction: “Dude’s”


21 posted on 06/06/2014 11:23:32 AM PDT by Doctor 2Brains
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To: KeyLargo
where there are FLIES...there are MAGGOTS!


22 posted on 06/06/2014 11:25:34 AM PDT by MeshugeMikey ( "Never, never, never give up". Winston Churchill)
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To: KeyLargo

Guy is a duck walkin punk...


23 posted on 06/06/2014 11:27:21 AM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
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To: KeyLargo

Traitor trash!


24 posted on 06/06/2014 11:31:12 AM PDT by TigersEye ("No man left behind" means something different to 0bama.)
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To: Darksheare

Tom Lantos: “At least Admiral Boorda committed suuuiciiide...”


25 posted on 06/06/2014 12:17:00 PM PDT by DManA
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To: KeyLargo

Obviously by calling Bergdahl’s platoon-mates ‘psychopaths’ he was just trying to urge people not to jump to conclusions.


26 posted on 06/06/2014 12:20:26 PM PDT by DManA
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To: DManA

Yeah.


27 posted on 06/06/2014 12:30:08 PM PDT by Darksheare (Try my coffee, first one's free..... Even robots will kill for it!)
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To: Darksheare

Related to Jay Carney and Baghdad Bob!


28 posted on 06/06/2014 12:42:15 PM PDT by DocJhn
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To: DocJhn

Probably.
All spokesliars are from the same tribe.


29 posted on 06/06/2014 12:45:07 PM PDT by Darksheare (Try my coffee, first one's free..... Even robots will kill for it!)
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To: Darksheare
My advice to Brandon Friedman: Kill yourself to regain lost honor

You are assuming that he might have had honor at one time. You might be assuming too much. Other than that, you have a valid point.

30 posted on 06/06/2014 4:54:38 PM PDT by Mark17 (Chicago Blackhawks: Stanley Cup champions 2010, 2013. Vietnam Vet 70-71 Msgt US Air Force, retired)
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To: Mark17

Actually hoping he’d assume he was regaining it.


31 posted on 06/06/2014 5:59:36 PM PDT by Darksheare (Try my coffee, first one's free..... Even robots will kill for it!)
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To: KeyLargo

Were there any in his unit that refused to sign a non-disclosure agreement?

If so where are they?


32 posted on 06/08/2014 12:47:04 PM PDT by rfreedom4u (Your feelings don't trump my free speech!)
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