"Politicians Delete Digital Praise of Bowe Bergdahl Release"

[lafinjack.livejournal.com]

But wait, there's more!










Representative Lee Terry (R-NE) released a statement saying "A grateful nation welcomes the news of the return of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl" which was later deleted from his website, but this tweet is still active:

Yesterday we heard wonderful news of the release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. A grateful nation welcomes him home. >> http://t.co/QiDXl0X0rw— Rep. Lee Terry (@LEETERRYNE) June 1, 2014

Comments

[mylaptopisevil.livejournal.com]

Except the argument is that they were notified. The issue is that if being told about something being planned X amount of time ago has an expiration date.

[madscience.livejournal.com]

Except that being briefed about a WikiLeaks leak is not at all the same thing as being informed by the White House that yes, that is the actual plan, and yes, they are planning to go ahead with it.

[mylaptopisevil.livejournal.com]

...they were briefed about the trade possibility a year+ ago.

It boils down to if a year+ ago briefing still counts, and if there is anything like a refresher/update required.

[madscience.livejournal.com]

No, they were briefed about a leak. They were never officially informed of these plans, or of the fact that they were actually going ahead.

Give it up. Even old Fascist Feinstein is against the White House on this one.

[lafinjack.livejournal.com]

Again, CNN, 3 February 2012: "...the proposal, confirmed in congressional testimony this week..."

The Wikileaks leak to the public is separate from Congress being briefed by the White House on the plan.

[madscience.livejournal.com]

Again, the existence of the proposal was confirmed, not the fact that the White House was planning to go ahead with it. The latter is what the law requires Congress be informed of.

You realize that for your interpretation of these events to be correct, there would have to be a vast bipartisan conspiracy to call the President a liar. What's more likely — that, or that your interpretation is just utterly wrong and stupid?