Obama Admin Official: What If Bergdahl's Fellow Soldiers Were Psychopaths?

Breitbart ^ | 6-5-14 | Charlie Spiering

[afraidfortherepublic]

An Obama administration official upset with the direction of the Bergdhal story voiced his concern on Twitter on Wednesday, floating a theory that put Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl in a more sympathetic light--and his fellow soldiers as part of the problem.

The American people, he argued, were too quick to jump to conclusions about Bergdahl after his fellow soldiers spoke out about his disappearance.

“Here's the thing about Bergdahl and the Jump-to-Conclusions mats: What if his platoon was long on psychopaths and short on leadership?” asked Brandon Friedman, the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs at Department of Housing and Urban Development, in a series of Twitter posts.

“What if he grew disillusioned with what he saw, didn't trust his leadership, and walked off?,” he continued.“Legal? No. Worthy of sympathy? Maybe. If that were the case, the soldiers in his platoon would have all the more reason to smear him publicly now.”

Friedman, a former infantry officer in the Army, has been awarded two Bronze Stars for his service in Afghanistan and Iraq. He is also the author of The War I Always Wanted, a book that details his disillusionment with the U.S. Army and the decision to go to war in Iraq.

Friedman insisted that his theory was “not out of the realm of possibility” and called for Americans to withhold judgment until they heard both sides of the story.

“I’m not a fan of such speculation, but this story could not be more unbalanced - with so many premature calls of ‘traitor,’” he concluded.

Friedman has weighed in on the Bergdahl case in several other posts, in which he scorns critics.

[mulligan]

No ‘what ifs’ about you. Just another pimp for Obama.

[txhurl]

What if they move Bergdahl to AZ and run him as Senator to replace the one they’re about to lose after all these faithful, maverick years?

[Sherman Logan]

The “other side of the story” is Bergdahl’s defense.

It’s not likely to be very convincing, but it is, IMO, always wise to listen to the other side before making a judgment.

[AngelesCrestHighway]

Very convenient when libtards realize they backed their ass into a buzz saw to simply say everyone else is crazy...

[kcvl]

In 2009, Friedman accepted a role as the Director of Online Communications at the United States Department of Veterans Affairs in Washington, D.C. In that position, he became "responsible for devising, implementing, and overseeing the Department's emerging media strategy" or, as FierceHealthIT described it in 2011, VA's "burgeoning social media empire

On July 14, 2007, Friedman delivered the weekly national Democratic radio address. According to the Associated Press, in the address, Friedman said, "The fact is, the Iraq war has kept us from devoting assets we need to fight terrorists worldwide," Friedman said. "We need an effective offensive strategy that takes the fight to our real enemies abroad. And the best way to do that is to get our troops out of the middle of this civil war in Iraq."

In October 2007, conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh called Friedman a liar on his live national radio show and accused Friedman of "smearing" him and "trying to destroy his character."

October 5, 2007

On Friday night's Countdown, Brandon Friedman, member of VoteVets.org and author, joined Keith Olbermann to discuss his Kos diary , When Chickenhawks Attack, and Rush Limbaugh's relentless assault on our troops.

Friedman reads some of the threatening, hate letters Vote Vets has received from Rush's zombies, showing the need for push back so the public doesn't start to accept Limbaugh's attacks as truth.

[Lazamataz]

Brandon Friedman, the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs at Department of Housing and Urban Development,

Dear Men and Women of the 501st,

Brandon Friedman just called you all psychopaths.

This is what he looks like:



He's the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (HUD) in Washington, DC. He should be easy to find.

Enjoy.

Love,

Laz

[Starstruck]

That’s right. Lets let every PFC in the Army decide whether his superiors are stable and excuse them if they decide to use this personal analysis to desert. If this is the precedent then to paraphrase Laz “We are so screwed.” The military is headed toward scout camp status.

[tbw2]

Is this scandal turning people (in addition to vets) against the administration more than Benghazi did?

[AD from SpringBay]

Little Brandon is going to realize the world is much larger than D.C. Maybe he can go on Kimmel and apologize.

[kcvl]

Brandon Friedman @BFriedmanDC · 11h

I’m not a fan of such speculation, but this story could not be more unbalanced—with so many premature calls of “traitor.” (5/5)

https://twitter.com/BFriedmanDC

Brandon Friedman @BFriedmanDC · 15h

As per SOP, the loudest, most venomous commentary on the topic comes from the least informed.

Brandon Friedman @BFriedmanDC · 15h

One reason why the Bergdahl thing is so overheated: Many Americans—including military “supporters”—have a cartoonish view of the military.

Brandon Friedman @BFriedmanDC · 15h

Maybe a celebration isn’t warranted for a guy suspected of desertion, but the folks who’ve already convicted Bergdahl need to dial it back.

[Billthedrill]

What if Brandon Friedman were a greasy administration throne-kisser subject to disgusting innuendo for which he hasn’t a shred of evidence? Not saying he is, of course. But we have to consider that until we learn otherwise.

[AngelesCrestHighway]

I believe the lame-ass responses coming from liberals are going to be all that is needed to self destruct!

[reasonisfaith]

Brandon, this is what you’re reduced to when you work for an administration whose core policies are lying, cheating and manipulating.

[Diogenesis]

This is DISGUSTING and EGREGIOUS.

THIS Obama-Administration SUPPORT TERRORISTS ... all the time.

Americans can trust statements of the Egyptian army
to be more TRUTHFUL than those of the
Obama-led Pentagon and Obama-led US military.

[AngelesCrestHighway]

The more liberals open their mouths the worse it will get for them. They can’t help it...just watch!

[kcvl]

VetVoice makes it a point to tell us that Obama actually attended an MOH event

March 26, 2009

Brandon Friedman writes at VetVoice, the blog of VoteVets, the Democrat Party’s koolaid-drinking veteran “organization” of Jon “Motorpool Queen” Soltz. Friedman wrote this in today’s snot-blower;

President Obama attended the wreath-laying for Medal of Honor recipients at Arlington yesterday. And not only did he not blow off the event, but he even placed his hand on his heart. Uh oh. Looks like our anti-Obama friends will have to find something else to complain about now.

http://thisainthell.us/blog/?p=9172

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[Roman_War_Criminal]

Friedman is a nose-diving O-Bama bootlicker.
The only psychopaths are those that serve the administration.

[ryan71]

Oh please, let them try to defend this turd as much as they want. They’re digging their holes deeper. Idiots.

[GOYAKLA]

Was Hillary given a “heads-up” two days prior to Prisoner/Deserter Swap?
___
http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/207986-prisoner-swap-did-hillary-know
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“ President Obama met with his former secretary of State for lunch on Thursday, two days before it was announced that Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl had been released from captivity in exchange for five high-profile Taliban prisoners.”

[kcvl]

VoteVets.org is organized as a non-partisan political action committee (PAC) and non-profit 501(c) status in the United States. It was co-founded in 2006 by Jon Soltz and Jeremy Broussard.

Although organized as nonpartisan, it has been described as “partisan”, “closely aligned with Congressional Democrats,” and “liberal” in news stories. In a June 2011 press release, the organization specifically identified itself as the “largest progressive group of veterans in America.”

In March 2010, VoteVets partnered with Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington against Sean Hannity and his “Freedom Concerts” alleging that Hannity had engaged in deceptive and illegal marketing practices by suggesting that all concert ticket sale revenue goes directly to scholarships for children of killed and wounded service members.” CREW and VoteVets filed complaints with the Internal Revenue Service and the Federal Trade Commission about Freedom Concerts, Freedom Alliance, and Lt. Col. Oliver North

Soltz volunteered for the John Kerry presidential campaign in 2004. Regarding his personal political views, Soltz told The Washington Post in 2007 that “I’m a conservative” and that he opposed the Iraq War troop surge of 2007 because “I don’t think 20,000 more troops is Democratic, I don’t think 20,000 troops is Republican. I think it’s stupid.”

In his role as chairman of VoteVets.org, Soltz called President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney “draft dodgers” in a news conference on Capitol Hill. He also accused Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of “aiding the enemy.”

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August 2007

Co-founder and Chairman Jon Soltz “organized veterans in Pennsylvania for John Kerry’s 2004 presidential campaign, and his VoteVets boasts an advisory board dominated by such Democratic veterans as Kerrey and Clark.”

“Vote Vets Action Fund is a 501(c)(4) organization which primarily focuses on nonpartisan education and advocacy on behalf veterans and their families.

Staff & Advisors

* Jon Soltz, Iraq War Veteran, Co-Founder and Chairman, VoteVets.org (Bio)

* Jeremy Broussard, Iraq War Veteran, Co-Founder and Senior Advisor, VoteVets.org (Bio)

* Sam Schultz, Senior Advisor (Bio)

* General Wesley Kanne Clark (US Army, ret), Board of Advisors

* Bob Kerrey, Board of Advisors

* Leslie H. Gelb, Board of Advisors( Leslie H. Gelb is President Emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations, a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, and a former columnist for The New York Times)

* Bill Belding, Board of Advisors (in October 2004, Belding served as Chief of Staff at Common Cause)

* Ed Vick, Board of Advisors (Bio)

* Richard Beattie, Board of Advisors (Board of Directors of the National Women’s Law Center, having worked in the Carter Administration as General Counsel of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare and as a Special Advisor and Emissary for Cypress during the Clinton Administration)

* Elaine Kamarck, Board of Advisors (she created and managed the Clinton Administration’s National Performance Review, also known as reinventing government)

this President, everyday, firms up his legacy as the worst Commander-in-Chief this nation has ever seen.

–Jon Soltz