This morning, Secretary of State John Kerry made the Sunday talk show rounds and disclosed that samples collected by first responders after the reported August 21 chemical weapons attack in Syria tested positive for the nerve agent Sarin.
Kerry: Samples from Syria tested positive for Sarin http://t.co/ZKCI8VsJjw
— NBC Politics (@NBCPolitics) September 1, 2013
#Syria John Kerry says hair and blood samples reveal Sarin was used , its full court press as WH tries to convince Congress to use force
— Joy Malbon (@JoyCTV) September 1, 2013
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Kerry made sure to use the word "courageous" numerous times when talking abt Obama's decision. #talkingpointsmemo
— Josh Kraushaar (@HotlineJosh) September 1, 2013
Interviewed by @MajorCBS, Kerry says the sarin findings help make the US case against Syria "stronger each day."
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) September 1, 2013
.@markknoller Poor Lurch… Missing out on a good yachting weekend while Skippy got to golf yesterday and probably today. @MajorCBS
— Reacher said nothing (@Jack_Reacher29) September 1, 2013
Many Twitter users couldn’t help but draw comparisons to an episode on HBO’s left-leaning drama, The Newsroom, which aired last week.
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The situation in Syria sounds more and more like The Newsroom …. Kerry now saying that Sarin was used on civilians
— Katie Dawson (@katiedawson23) September 1, 2013
Didn't i just watch this in 'The Newsroom?' Sec. Kerry says evidence of Sarin gas use in Syria came to US independently, not UN
— Peggy Rose (@peggyrosepr) September 1, 2013
John Kerry says Syria used Sarin gas. I know a thing or two about Sarin thanks to @HBO's #TheNewsroom
— Johnathan Eaves (@justJEaves) September 1, 2013
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Reading Kerry's statement on Syria, I can't help but think of the Newsroom and Op. Genoa–except that's fiction, and Syria is very real.
— Karina Ana Peña (@KarinaAnaPena) August 30, 2013
Are we sure Jerry Dantana didn't edit the raw footage? #TheNewsroom RT @WTOP: Kerry: US has evidence sarin gas was used in Syria
— Jody W. (@WorksInTheory79) September 1, 2013
Wait, Didn't Newsroom Break This Last Week? BREAKING: Kerry: U.S. has evidence that sarin gas was used in Syria http://t.co/cvetSgW5QC
— Seeker of the Truth (@Grtseeker) September 1, 2013
Insane that the Newsroom episodes that just aired were about Sarin…and now all of this. #crazy
— rachael bedell (@rachaelray16) September 1, 2013
That awkward moment there is a fake story about Sarin gas on "The Newsroom" while there is a real life story about Sarin in Syria.
— Clark Griswold (@Northern_Gents) August 27, 2013
Has Aaron Sorkin been sitting in on these meetings? #Newsroom “@nbcnightlynews: Kerry: Samples from #Syria tested positive for Sarin.”
— Michelle Montgomery (@Michelleovision) September 1, 2013
Given the celebrification of the Obama White House, we wouldn’t be surprised:
Has Aaron Sorkin been sitting in on these meetings? #Newsroom “@nbcnightlynews: Kerry: Samples from #Syria tested positive for Sarin.”
— Michelle Montgomery (@Michelleovision) September 1, 2013
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