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doc03

(35,382 posts) Wed Jun 20, 2018, 12:36 AM Jun 2018

Remember the Republican outrage over one child "Elian Gonzalez" when during

the Clinton administration he was sent back to his father in Cuba. Now we have hundreds of kids taken away
from their parents and Republicans condone it. What has this nation become?

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Remember the Republican outrage over one child "Elian Gonzalez" when during (Original Post) doc03 Jun 2018 OP

actually they are consistent because in both cases they want to keep the kids away from their JI7 Jun 2018 #1

I guess we could look at it that way nt doc03 Jun 2018 #2

Except the raid was a rescue op of a kidnapped child, to return him to his parent. Mike Rows His Boat Jun 2018 #3

The republicans went bonkers madaboutharry Jun 2018 #4

Yes. Republicans love kidnapping. n/t Crunchy Frog Jun 2018 #5

They were willing to separate Elian from his father malaise Jun 2018 #6

JI7

(89,276 posts)

1. actually they are consistent because in both cases they want to keep the kids away from their

Reply to doc03 (Original post)

Wed Jun 20, 2018, 12:38 AM

Jun 2018

parents.

doc03

(35,382 posts)

2. I guess we could look at it that way nt

Reply to JI7 (Reply #1)

Wed Jun 20, 2018, 12:39 AM

Jun 2018

Mike Rows His Boat

(389 posts)

3. Except the raid was a rescue op of a kidnapped child, to return him to his parent.

Reply to doc03 (Original post)

Wed Jun 20, 2018, 01:36 AM

Jun 2018

The exact opposite of what’s going on now.

madaboutharry

(40,224 posts)

4. The republicans went bonkers

Reply to Mike Rows His Boat (Reply #3)

Wed Jun 20, 2018, 02:10 AM

Jun 2018

because Elian’s father was a communist. They wanted him to stay with his crazy relatives. It was so twisted.

Crunchy Frog

(26,647 posts)

5. Yes. Republicans love kidnapping. n/t

Reply to doc03 (Original post)

Wed Jun 20, 2018, 04:50 AM

Jun 2018

malaise

(269,188 posts)

6. They were willing to separate Elian from his father

Reply to doc03 (Original post)

Wed Jun 20, 2018, 04:53 AM

Jun 2018

Their outrage was not about tearing the child from his only remaining living parent.

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