Chutzpah from @SenatorReid, who has suddenly discovered bipartisanship after his party's staggering midterm losses: http://t.co/c6C9dPoWf2
— CatsPolitics (@CatsPolitics) January 21, 2015
NEWS: Asked @Netanyahu to address Congress on grave threats radical Islam & #Iran pose to our security & way of life. http://t.co/YPMdNB0EXS
— Speaker John Boehner (@SpeakerBoehner) January 21, 2015
Boehner says he did not consult with the WH about inviting PM Netanyahu to address Congress.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) January 21, 2015
On AF-1, @PressSec says WH reserving judgment on Boehner invitation to Netanyahu to address Congress. Says WH wants to consult w/ Israelis.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) January 21, 2015
Earnest notes that it's a breach of protocol for Boehner to directly invite Netanyahu. Such invitations usually made leader to leader.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) January 21, 2015
Genuine anger developing between Congress and WH over Iran. Boehner invite to Netanyahu to address congress caught WH off guard.
— Chuck Todd (@chucktodd) January 21, 2015
To have a foreign leader, who is an American ally, make the case to Congress to vote against the president's wishes. Feels unprecedented.
— Chuck Todd (@chucktodd) January 21, 2015
The weakness in the President's foreign policy exposed by one of our allies, Say it ain't so?
https://t.co/SLxF4QcC0N @chucktodd
— MaxR.S (@Randy_Shannon) January 21, 2015
WH: "This particular event seems to be a departure from that protocol.”
Asked if WH is annoyed, @PressSec said, “No.”
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) January 21, 2015
White House officials who once called Netanyahu a "coward" and a "chickensh*t prime minister" complain about "protocol."
— Rory Cooper (@rorycooper) January 21, 2015
"Meaningless" = When Democrats lose. RT @tnr Conservatives are pouting that Obama ignored the meaningless midterm results
— RB (@RBPundit) January 21, 2015
@CuffyMeh @tnr Hagan, Pryor, Landrieu, Udall, and Begich are pouting that they lost a meaningless midterm.
— Jason (@jasonhsv) January 21, 2015
.@tnr How much money did Chris Hughes spend on Sean Eldridge's meaningless midterm election campaign?
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) January 21, 2015
Venezuela should be rich. But its government has destroyed its economy. http://t.co/NTbZDKbVJX
— Wonkblog (@Wonkblog) January 21, 2015
If only there were some historical correlation between socialist Utopias and economic destruction we could track..
http://t.co/9Jp2lmASn2
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) January 21, 2015
They just haven't implemented socialism the right way... RT @Wonkblog Venezuela should be rich. But its government has destroyed its economy
— Matthew (@Matthops82) January 21, 2015
The cognitive dissonance in the first & last sentences of this excerpt is something to behold http://t.co/uBXO0ZYBdj pic.twitter.com/RjtfNc5hBe
— Lachlan Markay (@lachlan) January 21, 2015
@lachlan @baseballcrank These people need a wake up call. They should be required to spend a week with a working class family.
— sharonM (@sharm629) January 21, 2015
MSNBC lets tax delinquent Al Sharpton promote Obama's SOTU tax proposals http://t.co/GUXAzkCCzI pic.twitter.com/ccNTiFn5RP
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) January 21, 2015
Al Sharpton loves BO's tax increase proposals. He owes $4 million in back taxes. Doesn't get any better than that.
— John Steigerwald (@Steigerworld) January 21, 2015
Jan 21, 2015: The 1989 film “Back to the Future II” showed life on Oct 21, 2015. So we’ve got 9 Months to invent Hoverboards.
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) January 21, 2015
Esteemed physicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, there. Making a joke the rest of the world made a month ago.
— Jon Whiteley (@whiteleyjon) January 21, 2015
@neiltyson This joke is older than the universe yo.
— vINCE (@Vince_Louis) January 21, 2015
Dear God, @RonanFarrow https://t.co/rkQeVwiEqN
— Lachlan Markay (@lachlan) January 21, 2015
@lachlan @FreeBeacon @RonanFarrow What are the odds Ronan will dress up like Marilyn Monroe & serenade Obama on his birthday?
— Sicario (@emmdee22) January 21, 2015
CNN is going to produce a political game show. @andersoncooper is going to host. I kid you not: http://t.co/EVgo4c7sMO
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) January 21, 2015
Let's play #CNNgameshowpitches ! Me first: Who's Smarter Than Wolf Blitzer? https://t.co/XIsMqnoZtT
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) January 21, 2015
@michellemalkin Here's Anderson Cooper learning he's doing CNN's game show http://t.co/PXwRXnD9Gc #ThisIsCNN #CNNGameShowPitches
— DC Dude (@DCDude1776) January 21, 2015
Diving for Democrats
#CNNgameshowpitches
— Patrick Durham (@patrickdurham2) January 21, 2015
#CNNgameshowpitches Whose Narrative Is It, Anyway?
— God's Punching Bag (@Crapplefratz) January 21, 2015
Twenty (pre-approved) Questions
#CNNgameshowpitches
— Patrick Durham (@patrickdurham2) January 21, 2015
#CNNgameshowpitches "So You Think You Can Get Ratings?"
— Kurt Goering (@kurtgoering) January 21, 2015
Another day, another bizarre set of moves by the assorted thugs allied with Venezuelan's socialist totalitarian regime. President Maduro, facing a ceaseless tide of protests, announced he would break diplomatic ties with Panamá today, as the terrorist guerrilla group FARC honored the legacy of Hugo Chávez in Havana.
"Those who mess with us cannot complain in this world when the ire of the gods descends upon them," Maduro said in a typically dramatic speech delivered at a military observance of the one year anniversary of Hugo Chávez's death. Hours after announcing in that speech that he was "evaluating a very definitive response to a lackey government conspiring openly against the Venezuelan government," Maduro announced that he would break economic and diplomatic ties with Panamá, "in defense of the sovereignty and peace of the nation." Bolivian President Evo Morales was present at the event, an implicit showing of solidarity with the economic war on Panamá.
The Panamanian government incurred the wrath of the strongman dictator by appealing to the Organization of American States to investigate the various human rights abuses of the Venezuelan government in the past month, beginning with the arrest of opposition party leader Leopoldo López last February. According to Spanish newspaper ABC, the current streak of protests have claimed the lives of 19 student protesters and injured more than 260 individuals. The number of arrests for expression have passed the thousand detention mark, and reports have surfaced of unconscionable abuses during those detentions. In the most egregious account, one Spanish citizen detained for days after participating in a protest has alleged that he was raped repeatedly with a rifle by Cuban soldiers during his detention.Also read:
Violación de DDHH en Venezuela: pic.twitter.com/9ZU8WPio25
— Pedro Luis Flores (@pedroluisflores) March 4, 2014
Extraordinary standoff. #Ukraine soldiers defiant behind gates of Perevalne base. Won't surrender. #Crimea pic.twitter.com/uLfphYAXGB
— James Mates (@jamesmatesitv) March 2, 2014
ロシア軍への明け渡しを抵抗するウクライナの基地。Perevalneと思われる。 pic.twitter.com/wJF2ys4qaS
— あぐなっく (~_~;) （ ´_ゝ`） (@Agnakagos) March 2, 2014
Prayers for peace and democracy #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/CmZHtfje6b
— Halya (@Halya27) March 1, 2014
White House says Obama on the phone to Putin for 90 minutes. Didn't tell us he was on hold for 87. pic.twitter.com/gXE029198p
— Mark R. Boyle (@markrboyle) March 2, 2014
Denim on denim? Seriously? MT @Circa: President Obama on phone to Russian President Putin (WH Photo) pic.twitter.com/C5DW2KIJ0t
— Matina Stevis (@MatinaStevis) March 1, 2014
RT @BradThor: All in. Sorta. Or not... REPORT: #Obama Skips National Security Team Meeting http://t.co/i69XRxdrc0 pic.twitter.com/j4eMH1H85F
— Joseph (Joe) M Ryan (@JosephMRyan1) March 1, 2014
Obama's chair attended the National Security Meeting.... pic.twitter.com/dkOBJeH0CI
— Gordon (@cmegalodon69) March 2, 2014
@TheEllenShow Venezuela will see The Oscars help with your voice against violence #OscarsForVenezuela #Oscars2014 pic.twitter.com/C0qmhmFBuS
— Scarlet Landa (@scarletlg) March 2, 2014
Venezuela is brutally censored, that's why our voices can't be heard. SPEAK UP!! #OscarsForVenezuela @TheEllenShow pic.twitter.com/c4rG66AoYf
— Elias Yanez (@eliasnmrk) March 2, 2014
Jared Leto shouts out Ukraine and Venezuela during his Oscars acceptance speech https://t.co/BvcOLTim3b
— Mike Hayes (@michaelhayes) March 3, 2014
Leto has now done more than Obama to encourage those fighting for freedom in Ukraine and Venezuela.
— Tracy Lee (@TracyLConnors) March 3, 2014
If only Bradley's arm was longer. Best photo ever. #oscars pic.twitter.com/C9U5NOtGap
— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) March 3, 2014
Bill Murray kicked me right in The Feels with that Ramis shout out. #Oscars
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) March 3, 2014
Bill Murray shouts out Harold Ramis. Awesome. https://t.co/bb03lirVNf
— Mike Hayes (@michaelhayes) March 3, 2014
.@howardfineman I'm sure I speak for thousands in responding to your tweet -- with this. --> http://t.co/pvRqVv4SUK
— Ken Gardner (@kesgardner) March 3, 2014
I'm always proud to be Texan born and bred, but even moreso every year on March 2nd. Happy Texas Independence Day, y'all.
— Kate Rush Sheehy (@katerushsheehy) March 2, 2014
178 yrs ago today, Texas declared its independence from Mexico at Washington-on-the-Brazos | #ComeAndTakeIt pic.twitter.com/d49ZMFPIjx
— Dylan O. Drummond (@dodrummond) March 2, 2014
178 yrs ago the Texas Declaration of Independence was adopted!! HAPPY TEXAS INDEPENDENCE DAY💋💋💋
#RepublicOfTexas 💋💋💋 pic.twitter.com/kVrA7tiwhI
— Southern and Proud (@PureTexasSass) March 2, 2014
Happy Texas Independence Day! pic.twitter.com/dlnlfE9rEd
— Rick Perry (@GovernorPerry) March 2, 2014
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has to contend with numerous protests against his regime a day, a miserable and oppressed populace and nightly videos of his national guard assaulting protesters uploaded to social media. He's hoping a carnival will make up for it.
February 27th is a national holiday in Chavista Venezuela, the anniversary of the "Caracazo," a far-left violent uprising against (classically, not American) liberal government in 1989. According to Spanish newspaper ABC, Maduro plans to begin festivities early to distract from the many protests scheduled for the upcoming week, giving Venezuelans the 27th and 28th of February as holidays off in order to provide a six-day weekend (Monday and Tuesday are also national holidays).
Maduro insisted that the opposition "fascists" were out to ruin the holiday "for our children" in a speech this week, in which he claimed the opposition wanted the holidays to be canceled because many mayors have said they are mourning the dead protesters and not participating in celebrations. "The fight here is happiness versus bitterness, hate versus love, violence versus peace, carnival versus fascism," he told the audience. "The carnival is happening all the way!" He also provided a salsa dancing demonstration.Also read:
