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5 Times Liberals Mocked Mitt Romney For Warning About Russia
The Federalist ^ | 7/25/2016 | Bre Payton

Posted on 07/16/2018 4:58:03 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat

1. Obama Replays Sick Middle School Burn In response, Obama mocked Romney’s statement: “The 1980s are now calling to ask for their foreign policy back because…the Cold War’s been over for 20 years.”

2. Clinton: It’s So Last Season To Be Concerned About Russia Hillary Clinton got in on the action, saying it was “somewhat dated” to be worried about Russia.

The self-titled “pantsuit aficionado” should probably stop judging other people for doing things that are “dated,” am I right?

3.Joe Biden: It May Be A Gaffe; I Would Know Vice President Joe Biden suggested Romney’s assertion might’ve been either a slip of the tongue, or an indication that he belongs to “a small group of Cold War holdovers.”

4.John Kerry: Bro, Have You Even Seen ‘Rocky Balboa?’ Secretary of State John Kerry suggested during the 2012 Democratic National Convention the former Massachusetts governor’s understanding of Russian relations was gleaned from Cold-War era flicks.

“Mitt Romney talks like he’s only seen Russia by watching ‘Rocky IV,’” he said.

5. MSNBC: Russia Is Our BFF! MSNBC’s Chris Matthews and Rachael Maddow both mocked Obama’s then-opponent, claiming he was merely trying to copy Ronald Reagan.

“He read about Reagan’s private, outside-the-CIA cabal of team-B zealots who were telling him that Russia had all the stuff they didn’t have so he could justify a giant defense budget,” Maddow said.

“I don’t know what decade this guy’s living in,” Matthews said. “Is he trying to play Ronald Reagan here, or what?”

You can watch clips of their comments in full here.

(Excerpt) Read more at thefederalist.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Russia; US: Massachusetts; US: Michigan; US: Utah
KEYWORDS: arthurdelany; chrismatthews; europeanunion; finland; hairdo; helsinki; huffingtonpost; joebiden; johnkerry; massachusetts; mediawingofthednc; michigan; mittromney; mittwit; msnbc; nato; partisanmediashills; presstitutes; rachaelmaddow; russia; smearmachine; utah
There is an endless supply of this - their current claimed 'outrage' is as fake and as phony as it gets - the media lavished dismissing Russia as a threat then and ridiculed those suggesting that they were. Now supposedly they have always been a huge threat and it is "treason" and "unlike anything they have ever seen" for President Trump to not stand face to face with Putin hurling insults at him on the stage...now that would have been unlike anything ever seen for a President to do that to create a media spectacle out of a foreign counterpart during a joint press event, but they act like it should have been expected.
1 posted on 07/16/2018 4:58:03 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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To: Republican Wildcat

2 posted on 07/16/2018 5:00:23 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: Republican Wildcat

JULY 2017...

Trump, in Warsaw Speech, Criticizes Russia’s ‘Destabilizing’ Role in Ukraine, Syria

The president also reaffirmed his commitment to NATO’s mutual-defense pact

Jul 6, 2017

President Trump called Russia a “destabilizing” influence in Europe and the Middle East, and urged it to “join the community of responsible nations,” in his strongest remarks yet against the regime of Vladimir Putin, whom he is scheduled to meet Friday in Hamburg for the first time.

His remarks in Warsaw’s Krasinski Square, which marks the 1944 Warsaw uprising against the Nazis, came after the U.S. agreed to sell Patriot missiles to Poland. The president also used the opportunity to reiterate the NATO commitment to mutual defense, a declaration he did not make during the NATO summit in May, prompting consternation among U.S. allies wary of Russia’s ambitions.

“To those who would criticize our tough stance, I would point out that the United States has demonstrated—not merely with its words but with its actions—that we stand firmly behind Article 5, the mutual-defense commitment,” Trump said Thursday. “Words are easy, but actions are what matters. And for its own protection, Europe, and you know this, everybody knows this, everybody has to know this, Europe must do more.”

Trump has repeatedly said NATO members must spend more on defense—a position in line with past U.S. administrations. But he has been criticized because he appeared to suggest U.S. commitment to mutual defense was predicated on its allies’ defense spending. ...”

https://www.theatlantic.com/news/archive/2017/07/trump-russia/532761/


3 posted on 07/16/2018 5:03:29 PM PDT by ETL (Obama-Hillary, REAL Russia collusion! Uranium-One Deal, Missile Defense, Iran Deal, Nukes: Click ETL)
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To: Republican Wildcat

Donald Trump: ‘Putin has eaten Obama’s lunch, therefore our lunch, for a long period of time’

Mar 13, 2014
Eun Kyung Kim: TODAY SHOW (NBC)

Donald Trump slammed President Obama Thursday on TODAY for failing to take a stronger line against President Vladimir Putin in dealing with Ukraine, saying he feared Obama would now make up for lost time with imprudent moves to “show his manhood.”

The real estate mogul and reality-TV star, who has criticized Putin for sending military troops into Crimea, said Obama must now take fierce steps to prevent the situation from escalating further.

“We should definitely do sanctions and we have to show some strengths. I mean, Putin has eaten Obama’s lunch, therefore our lunch, for a long period of time,” Trump said. ...”

http://www.today.com/news/donald-trump-putin-has-eaten-obamas-lunch-ukraine-2D79372098
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Here’s the interview w/ Matt Lauer on YouTube...

Donald Trump (2014): ‘Vladimir Putin Has Eaten Obama’s Lunch’:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzURUENf1ns


4 posted on 07/16/2018 5:04:04 PM PDT by ETL (Obama-Hillary, REAL Russia collusion! Uranium-One Deal, Missile Defense, Iran Deal, Nukes: Click ETL)
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To: Republican Wildcat

Mike Pence on Russia:
(from the VP debate on Oct 5, 2016)

-snip-

“What we’re dealing with is the — you know, there’s an old proverb that says the Russian bear never dies, it just hibernates.

And the truth of the matter is, the weak and feckless foreign policy of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama has awakened an aggression in Russia that first appeared a few years ago with their move in Georgia, now their move into Crimea, now their move into the wider Middle East.


5 posted on 07/16/2018 5:04:46 PM PDT by ETL (Obama-Hillary, REAL Russia collusion! Uranium-One Deal, Missile Defense, Iran Deal, Nukes: Click ETL)
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To: BenLurkin

So you have to ask yourself, was therefor a lax view of Russia when Obama won therefore opening the doors to Russia’s tinkering about with out and eyes popping open?

So what happened in Nov 2016 that made them the evil empire (again) where they had been dissed as an inconsequential power for the previous 8 years (Hint: Hitlery lost)


6 posted on 07/16/2018 5:18:00 PM PDT by llevrok (Established 1950.)
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To: Republican Wildcat

Milt can go to hell.


7 posted on 07/16/2018 5:19:43 PM PDT by dforest (Never let a Muslim cut your hair.)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...

Obama Dings Romney On Russia Remark: The 1980s Are Calling To Ask For Their Foreign Policy Back
Huffington Post | 10/22/2012 | Arthur Delany
Posted on 07/16/2018 4:45:06 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3671413/posts

And Heeeeeere’s Romney!
Twitter | July 16, 2018 | Mitt Romney
Posted on 07/16/2018 4:48:16 PM PDT by Pinkbell
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3671415/posts


8 posted on 07/16/2018 5:21:11 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (www.tapatalk.com/groups/godsgravesglyphs/, forum.darwincentral.org, www.gopbriefingroom.com)
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To: Republican Wildcat

RINOmney should be mocked regularly, for any reason - real or fake - because he is a liberal idiot.


9 posted on 07/16/2018 5:23:00 PM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion
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To: Republican Wildcat

ping


10 posted on 07/16/2018 5:23:03 PM PDT by Cyclone59 (Common sense can solve a lot of issues when applied properly)
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To: All; dforest

“The web brigades, also known as Russia’s troll army, Russian bots, Kremlinbots,[1] troll factory,[2][3] or troll farms are state-sponsored anonymous Internet political commentators and trolls linked to the Russian government.

Participants report that they are organized into teams and groups of commentators that participate in Russian and international political blogs and Internet forums using sockpuppets and large-scale orchestrated trolling and disinformation campaigns to promote pro-Putin and pro-Russian propaganda.[4][5][6][7]

It has also been found that articles on Russian Wikipedia concerning the MH17 crash and the 2014 Ukraine conflict were targeted by Russian internet propaganda outlets.[8][9][10]”

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_brigades


11 posted on 07/16/2018 5:38:07 PM PDT by ETL (Obama-Hillary, REAL Russia collusion! Uranium-One Deal, Missile Defense, Iran Deal, Nukes: Click ETL)
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To: Republican Wildcat

Romney is the quintessential Democrat in an R jersey who wanted Hillary to beat Trump.
He is helping the Starbucks CEO raise money to take on Trump in 2020.

Too many Morons in Utah to prevent him from taking McCain’s spot as transparty freakshow.


12 posted on 07/16/2018 5:40:02 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents__Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

No fan of Romney, but he certainty was right about Russia being a serious threat, directly and indirectly. Trump and Pence both expressed an even greater concern.


13 posted on 07/16/2018 6:22:14 PM PDT by ETL (Obama-Hillary, REAL Russia collusion! Uranium-One Deal, Missile Defense, Iran Deal, Nukes: Click ETL)
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To: BenLurkin

Commie SOB Obama was in cahoots with Putin and Russia from even before the 2008 election...

From the campaign trail, 2008...

Obama Pledges Cuts in Missile Defense, Space, and Nuclear Weapons Programs

February 29, 2008 :: News
MissileThreat.com

A video has surfaced of Presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama talking on his plans for strategic issues such as nuclear weapons and missile defense.

The full text from the video, as released, reads as follows:

Thanks so much for the Caucus4Priorities, for the great work you’ve been doing. As president, I will end misguided defense policies and stand with Caucus4Priorities in fighting special interests in Washington.

First, I’ll stop spending $9 billion a month in Iraq. I’m the only major candidate who opposed this war from the beginning. And as president I will end it.[i.e. not win it]

Second, I will cut tens of billions of dollars in wasteful spending.

I will cut investments in unproven missile defense systems.

I will not weaponize space.

I will slow our development of future combat systems.

And I will institute an independent “Defense Priorities Board” to ensure that the Quadrennial Defense Review is not used to justify unnecessary spending.

Third, I will set a goal of a world without nuclear weapons. To seek that goal, I will not develop new nuclear weapons; I will seek a global ban on the production of fissile material; and I will negotiate with Russia to take our ICBMs off hair-trigger alert, and to achieve deep cuts in our nuclear arsenals.

You know where I stand. I’ve fought for open, ethical and accountable government my entire public life. I don’t switch positions or make promises that can’t be kept. I don’t posture on defense policy and I don’t take money from federal lobbyists for powerful defense contractors. As president, my sole priority for defense spending will be protecting the American people. Thanks so much.

Article: Obama Pledges Cuts in Missile Defense, Space, and Nuclear Weapons Programs:
http://web.archive.org/web/20090412030633/http://missilethreat.com/archives/id.7086/detail.asp

“MissileThreat.com is a project of The Claremont Institute devoted to understanding and promoting the requirements for the strategic defense of the United States.”


14 posted on 07/16/2018 6:31:38 PM PDT by ETL (Obama-Hillary, REAL Russia collusion! Uranium-One Deal, Missile Defense, Iran Deal, Nukes: Click ETL)
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To: ETL

Romney and the Bush League Republicans are a greater threat to US than Russia.

We will not have a country to defend if they are not stopped.


15 posted on 07/16/2018 6:34:16 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents__Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

Both present serious threats, but no right-thinking, knowledgeable person would equate the degree, let alone claim that Russia is the lesser one.


16 posted on 07/16/2018 6:46:40 PM PDT by ETL (Obama-Hillary, REAL Russia collusion! Uranium-One Deal, Missile Defense, Iran Deal, Nukes: Click ETL)
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To: ETL

We are 30 years and 30 million people into the Bush Plan for North Mexico (aka USA).
We are at the tipping point.
If we do not reverse the bipartisan policy of non-enforcement of laws and borders and restore the rule of law, we won’t have a country to defend from the Russians, Chinese or anyone else. The Spanish speaking people already colonizing it will have already taken it.


17 posted on 07/16/2018 7:03:55 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents__Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

Yes, we are at war on many fronts. But we can’t sit back and twiddle our thumbs while the Russians basically restore the evil empire, and then-some.


18 posted on 07/16/2018 7:08:32 PM PDT by ETL (Obama-Hillary, REAL Russia collusion! Uranium-One Deal, Missile Defense, Iran Deal, Nukes: Click ETL)
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