{"id":29372,"date":"2015-08-06T17:24:39","date_gmt":"2015-08-07T00:24:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=29372"},"modified":"2015-08-06T17:41:42","modified_gmt":"2015-08-07T00:41:42","slug":"obamas-right-ayatollahs-are-making-common-cause-with-republicans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=29372","title":{"rendered":"Obama’s Right: Ayatollahs Are Making Common Cause With Republicans"},"content":{"rendered":"

The auto-outrage detector of the right-wing establishment is blinking fiercely over an offhand remark made by President Obama yesterday. The President was delivering a detailed address about the Iran nukes deal in the hopes of persuading Congress to ratify it. He covered specifics including the prohibitions that would be imposed on Iran, the provisions for any breach of the agreement, and the consequences of not passing it in Congress. However, the entirety of Obama’s remarks were summarily dismissed by his wingnut critics so that they could hyperventilate over this:<\/p>\n

“It’s those [Iranian] hard-liners chanting ‘death to America’ who have been most opposed to the [nukes] deal. They’re making common cause with the Republican caucus.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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That’s right. The President correctly pointed out that the hard-liners in the Republican Party, in opposing the nuke deal, are taking precisely the same position as the Ayatollahs in Iran. Granted for different reasons, but the factual basis is undeniable. Much of the motivation on the part of the GOP stems from their determination to oppose anything that comes out of this White House, no matter what the merits. And this isn’t the first time that Republicans and other conservatives in politics and the press, have sided with our enemies to satisfy their own political aspirations. Here are a few examples:<\/p>\n