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Connecticut Dem Sen. Chris Murphy couldn’t sit idly by while citizens protest the exchange of five Taliban leaders for suspected deserter Bowe Bergdahl. So he took to Twitter to vent:
Really sad to watch Obama haters attack this kid who CHOSE to fight to protect the rest of us, just to score political points.
— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) June 3, 2014
Those soldiers who served with Bergdahl? They must be “Obama haters.” It’s always about Obama, after all.
And lest you think that Murphy’s accusations are baseless, he’s got proof:
Here's the story: "GOP Strategists Arranged Interviews With Angry Members Of Bergdahl's Platoon" http://t.co/biXxwZDsi4
— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) June 3, 2014
From the “real journalists” at Talking Points Memo, no less:
Republican operatives apparently believe there’s something to be gained by painting Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl as a deserter.
The New York Times ran one of the manifold articles Monday focused on resentment toward Bergdahl among some of the soldiers in his unit, and the paper disclosed the interviews were arranged by GOP strategists.
Republicans and conservatives have questioned the legal and national security implications of the prisoner swap that led to Bergdahl’s release. But they have also scrutinized the POW over his 2009 disappearance and his stated objections to the military’s actions. Some on the right have even gone after Bergdahl’s father, Bob.
Well, there you have it. Clearly Bergdahl’s platoon mates are just tools of GOP operatives. What other explanation is there for their negative accounts?
@ChrisMurphyCT Murphy has gotten his marching orders from @davidplouffe ! Complete with @TPM link! PROTECT THE PRECIOUS!
— Pouncing Coder Brad (@bradcundiff) June 3, 2014
It’s like they’re sharing a brain. A tiny, warped brain.
Where does it say in this link that the angry members of Bergdahl's platoon were lying? @ChrisMurphyCT
— RBe (@RBPundit) June 3, 2014
It doesn’t. But that’s of little import. What matters is that these soldiers are making Obama look bad. And according to Murphy, that invalidates everything they have to say.
https://twitter.com/OrwellForks/status/473863765155647488
@ChrisMurphyCT Yikes. Are you calling the soldiers who risked their lives to search for him ‘haters' scoring political points? for real?
— Mollie (@MZHemingway) June 3, 2014
https://twitter.com/StrikeWilliams/status/473864221050957824
https://twitter.com/StrikeWilliams/status/473864623037243393
https://twitter.com/_FreeMarketeer/status/473854965513859072
@ChrisMurphyCT With no proof u claim Bergdahls platoon has no integrity & flat out lied cuz GOP arranged interview. You disgust me. #tcot
— Dana (@sparkey909w) June 3, 2014
https://twitter.com/ChadSedrick/status/473856444249694209
@ChrisMurphyCT You're a senator?God Almighty no wonder we're in such trouble. Political points? You're an idiot, or you're scoring yours now
— Pamela Dale (@LostinStGeorge) June 3, 2014
Sleazebag Sen. Murphy suggests service members are lying about Bergdahl. http://t.co/RfsmMAkJPs
— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) June 3, 2014
https://twitter.com/AdamBaldwin/status/473862150855720960
https://twitter.com/FirstTeamTommy/status/473864862700167168
@ChrisMurphyCT Unless you are insinuating that the troops were lying, how is it relevant who facilitated? You should be ashamed of yourself.
— Elisabeth Temporary Non-Empty Nester (@FranklinsRule) June 3, 2014
If only he were capable of shame.
.@ChrisMurphyCT If you think it's just "Obama haters" who have serious questions about "this kid," you're misinformed. @seanmdav #Bergdahl
— Rob Douglas (@RobDouglas3) June 3, 2014
@ChrisMurphyCT You Sir, are an asshole.
— Paul D. (@pdon115) June 3, 2014
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