President Obama ripped the ridiculous Republican cabal as being incapable of discussing serious issues. The President
specifically called out Trump, Huckabee, and Cruz during
a press conference in Ethiopia.
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The President said:
The particular comments of Mr. Huckabee are, I
think, part of just a general pattern that we’ve seen that is — would be
considered ridiculous if it weren’t so sad. We’ve had a sitting
senator call John Kerry Pontius Pilate. We’ve had a sitting senator who
also happens to be running for President suggest that I’m the leading
state sponsor of terrorism. These are leaders in the Republican Party.
And part of what historically has made America great is, particularly
when it comes to foreign policy, there’s been a recognition that these
issues are too serious, that issues of war and peace are of such grave
concern and consequence that we don’t play fast and loose that way. We
have robust debates, we look at the facts, there are going to be
disagreements. But we just don’t fling out ad hominem attacks like
that, because it doesn’t help inform the American people.
I mean, this is a deal that has been endorsed by
people like Brent Scowcroft and Sam Nunn — right? — historic Democratic
and Republican leaders on arms control and on keeping America safe. And
so when you get rhetoric like this, maybe it gets attention and maybe
this is just an effort to push Mr. Trump out of the headlines, but it’s
not the kind of leadership that is needed for America right now. And I
don’t think that’s what anybody — Democratic, Republican, or independent
— is looking for out of their political leaders.
In fact, it’s been interesting when you look at
what’s happened with Mr. Trump, when he’s made some of the remarks that,
for example, challenged the heroism of Mr. McCain, somebody who endured
torture and conducted himself with exemplary patriotism, the Republican
Party is shocked. And yet, that arises out of a culture where those
kinds of outrageous attacks have become far too commonplace and get
circulated nonstop through the Internet and talk radio and news outlets.
And I recognize when outrageous statements like that are made about
me, that a lot of the same people who were outraged when they were made
about Mr. McCain were pretty quiet.
The point is we’re creating a culture that
is not conducive to good policy or good politics. The American people
deserve better. Certainly, presidential debates deserve better. In 18
months, I’m turning over the keys — I want to make sure I’m turning over
the keys to somebody who is serious about the serious problems the
country faces and the world faces. And that requires on both sides,
Democrat and Republican, a sense of seriousness and decorum and honesty.
And I think that’s what the voters expect, as well.
The President’s points were right on the money. The
Republican cabal is not serious or capable of governing. Huckabee’s
comments were ridiculous, and the party has been hypocritical in
condemning Trump’s comments about McCain while having applauded the
billionaire’s race based attacks on President Obama.
The Republican Party is not engaging in serious
discussions about the issues. The race for their presidential nomination
is a chaotic circus where nothing important is ever discussed. The
Senator who made the claim that Obama is a state sponsor of terrorism
was Cruz.
Our political culture is toxic because Republicans
aren’t holding up their end of the two-party system bargain. The country
does deserve better than one functional political party and a Republican cabal that
has been consumed by raging white males who are fighting to keep their
entitled status.
The Republican cabal is an embarrassment, and President Obama stood up on the world stage and ripped their ridiculousness.
