Martin O'Malley: "This is a time for American leadership, not a time for us to cower"

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Lis Smith ?@Lis_Smith 2h2 hours ago

@MartinOMalley backs up @POTUS, says we should not resort to fear mongering & scapegoating re: refugees





Martin O'Malley ?@MartinOMalley 2h2 hours ago
Republican Governors in 13 states have now called for the rejection of Syrian refugees fleeing the very same violence we saw in Paris. (1/2)

Martin O'Malley ?@MartinOMalley 2h2 hours ago
They are rejecting our values in the face of fear & ignorance. Keeping America safe and staying true to who we are is not a zero-sum choice.

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1. Good. Obama said this this morning

We should not turn our immigration policies back a century.

Or, for that matter, violate one of the few remaining provisions of the Bill of Rights of the Constitution of the United States.

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2. 'They are rejecting our values in the face of fear & ignorance.

Keeping America safe and staying true to who we are is not a zero-sum choice.'

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3. LOL. Governors can't reject refugees.

Unconstitutional. Get a brain, morans!

Good for O'Malley. K and R!

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4. kick

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5. K&R. n/t

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6. kick

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7. K & R. n/t

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8. Good for him. O'Malley is sticking to taking 65K Syrian refugees.

Will Hillary Clinton do the same or backtrack on taking that #? I am not sure Bernie ever agreed to the 65K exactly.

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9. I don't think Sen. Sanders gave a number yet

...although he gave a strong statement of support for accepting Syrian refugees.

Sanders Says US Can't Turn Its Back on Syrian Refugees

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10. Thanks.

Hillary finally issued a statement on refugees. Didn't re-commit to 65K refugees and it took her 24 hours after O'Malley and Sanders issued their statements to finally say something. Not exactly a sign of a great leader.