Thursday, June 5, 2014

RedState Briefing 06/05/2014

Morning Briefing
For June 5, 2014
Not All Soldiers Are Equal
The left’s contention is that conservatives would prefer if we left an American soldier to rot in Afghanistan. No one is arguing that, that I know of. What we are arguing is that the President should not have traded five members of the Taliban for one American soldier who, it appears, left base without permission in search of the Taliban.

Even Hillary Clinton, we now know, wanted more restrictions on the deal the President ultimately agreed to. . . . please click here for the rest of the post



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Thad Cochran is Wasting GOP Resources by not Conceding
Conventional wisdom is descending on the McDaniel vs. Cochran run-off that was kicked off last night when neither candidate pulled in over 50% of the votes in the Mississippi primary.

The wisdom goes something like this: Cochran is a safe bet with high name ID in Mississippi and therefore will be able to spend his energy and resources fighting back against a lesser known Democrat in a safely red state.

McDaniel on the other hand would have to use his resources at least in part to let people know who he is and convince them (especially independents) to cast their vote for him. . . . please click here for the rest of the post


White House accuses Bergdahl’s former comrades of “swift boating”
Looking around for some way to staunch the political hemorrhage caused by the ransoming of alleged deserter Bowe Bergdahl by releasing five Taliban chieftains, the White House is doing what it does when under threat. It is identifying an enemy and setting about to destroy them. We’ve seen this before with the attacks on “the 1%” and the demonization of private citizens like the Koch brothers. The newest target for the White House are the members of Bowe Bergdahl’s platoon who have spoken out about the facts and circumstances of Bergdahl’s alleged desertion to the Taliban. . . . please click here for the rest of the post


John McCain gets unfair criticism on Bergdahl swap
While we’ve been having fun chronicling the travails of the Obama administration as it tries to extricate itself from the observation deck of the Hindenburg that the ransoming of Bowe Bergdahl has become, it has also been amusing watching others who had put themselves out on a limb.

Pat Leahey and Claire McCaskill are running like scalded dogs from their emphatic cheerleading for Obama on the deserter-for-terrorist swap. . . . please click here for the rest of the post


Greatest Email EVER
Got this email last evening. It is my favorite email I have ever gotten. But this guy clearly does not speak Southern. . . . please click here for the rest of the post


Obama State Department Following Shariah Law Over U.S. Law in Denying Meriam’s Kids’ Citizenship?
The Obama Administration’s State Department has been dragging its heels, refusing to acknowledge that the children of the woman on death row in Sudan for her Christian faith are U.S. citizens.

Those two young American children – including a newborn infant – are imprisoned with their mother, Meriam Ibrahim.  Their human rights are being violated on a daily basis, and the State Department’s response has been abysmal. . . . please click here for the rest of the post


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Erick Erickson
Editor-in-Chief, RedState

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