General Discussion

Cha

(297,154 posts)

50. He owes Nancy Pelosi and America an apology..

Thu Mar 12, 2015, 08:58 PM

Mar 2015

"Republicans" and Jon Stewart.. from your link, One of the 99.. mahalo

FACT CHECK: Republicans Attempt to Deflect Criticism of Iran Letter by Equating it to Bipartisan Delegation to Syria Led by Speaker Pelosi in 2007

But the criticism from Republicans ignores key facts:

TOP REPUBLICAN HOUSE MEMBERS MET WITH ASSAD IN SYRIA JUST BEFORE AND THE DAY AFTER THE PELOSI DELEGATION

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

66 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Jon Stewart's False Analogy [View all] One of the 99 Mar 2015 OP

Of course it's not the same. NuclearDem Mar 2015 #1

I'm still sorry he is retiring marym625 Mar 2015 #2

On a basic level it is not a false analogy at all onenote Mar 2015 #3

Two situations are not even remotely the same One of the 99 Mar 2015 #4

They were the same insofar as they were both inconsistent with the executive branch onenote Mar 2015 #5

They're not. One of the 99 Mar 2015 #8

No. You stop pretending there is a legal distinction onenote Mar 2015 #10

There is. One of the 99 Mar 2015 #11

I'm hardly a conservative. I just know the law. onenote Mar 2015 #14

Could have fooled me One of the 99 Mar 2015 #16

I have to agree. Marr Mar 2015 #48

Not his first false equivalency: freshwest Mar 2015 #6

good detailed analysis GreatGazoo Mar 2015 #27

Right. If Boehner flew to the Middle East against Obama's wishes to hold talks with some presidents, Nye Bevan Mar 2015 #7

Members of congress do fly to other nations One of the 99 Mar 2015 #9

So if instead of writing the open letter, those senators had flown to Iran, Nye Bevan Mar 2015 #15

Substance matters. One of the 99 Mar 2015 #17

So there is something in the Logan act about "derailing ongoing talks"? Nye Bevan Mar 2015 #18

Never mentioned the Logan act One of the 99 Mar 2015 #31

Using "Conservative" to mean "person disagreeing with me" is foolish. Donald Ian Rankin Mar 2015 #42

When they are parroting right wing talking points One of the 99 Mar 2015 #44

Am I a bad person if it would be acceptable to me if those 47 flew to Syria FSogol Mar 2015 #25

Only if they kept him. nt Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2015 #51

Pelosi did not go against Bush's wishes. Drunken Irishman Mar 2015 #53

"Her visit has been criticized by President Bush..." Nye Bevan Mar 2015 #54

His state department approved it and she went with Republicans. Drunken Irishman Mar 2015 #55

"The State Department urged the Speaker not to go" Nye Bevan Mar 2015 #56

They approvedo it and she went with Republicans. Drunken Irishman Mar 2015 #57

Let's not pretend that Bush enjoyed her dissent. Orsino Mar 2015 #60

Strictly talking about Assad meeting… She would have less reason to protest... MrMickeysMom Mar 2015 #12

No analogy can be false. aikoaiko Mar 2015 #13

! DeSwiss Mar 2015 #43

No one ever mentions the three Republicans who also met with Assad that same week. PeteSelman Mar 2015 #19

Oh yeah? I don't really remember any of it. Cha Mar 2015 #21

It's right in the link they keep using against her. PeteSelman Mar 2015 #26

Thank you for that, Pete. It doesn't seem the "same" to me, at all. Cha Mar 2015 #28

No problem. This needs to be spread. PeteSelman Mar 2015 #29

So.Am.I. Cha Mar 2015 #34

Jon Stewart's False Analogy.. That's too bad.. but, there are many people who don't think that way Cha Mar 2015 #20

You're welcome nt One of the 99 Mar 2015 #33

KICK! Cha Mar 2015 #36

I believe there are two important points to be made rock Mar 2015 #22

Exactly, rock Cha Mar 2015 #37

The two situations are not equal Gothmog Mar 2015 #23

Pelosi invited Assad to speak on the floor of our Congress and use our platform to Jefferson23 Mar 2015 #24

+1! Thank you, J Cha Mar 2015 #35

That's how I see it...I don't agree with Stewart on this. The entire enterprise Jefferson23 Mar 2015 #45

Weil said, Jefferson.. but, that's what "Traitortots" do. :( Cha Mar 2015 #49

+1 uponit7771 Mar 2015 #46

And in each case, Dems were trying to find a dipomatic path, and the GOP wanted War. JoePhilly Mar 2015 #30

Great point nt One of the 99 Mar 2015 #32

Yeah, no one mentions Pelosi was delivering a letter from Israel. joshcryer Mar 2015 #39

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2015 #38

Pelosi went on a bipartisan visit. joshcryer Mar 2015 #40

I thought the same thing. 6000eliot Mar 2015 #41

Stewart owes Pelosi an apology One of the 99 Mar 2015 #47

He owes Nancy Pelosi and America an apology.. Cha Mar 2015 #50

Unfortunately he won't apologize One of the 99 Mar 2015 #58

No, he won't.. he just "owes" them. KICK Cha Mar 2015 #63

Neither have a huge bunch of people even right here. TheKentuckian Mar 2015 #64

he blew it Enrique Mar 2015 #52

Making a ruckus for peace does differ from agitating for war. Orsino Mar 2015 #59

See the post above yours from Enrique One of the 99 Mar 2015 #61

It's a very instructive analogy. Orsino Mar 2015 #62

Unfortunately One of the 99 Mar 2015 #66

KICK! Cha Mar 2015 #65