Have the Republicans of today, like Sean Hannity and FOX remember that North was secretly selling arms to Iran so they could funnel money to the Contras --which was something Reagan said we wouldn't do??
http://en.wikipedia.com/wiki/Oliver_North
They ask him on their shows to be the voice of conservatives and he's a traitor!
FOX even gave North his own show "War stories with Oliver North"!!
2007-09-05 06:48:02 · 7 answers · asked by Kelly B 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
A perfect example of the singularly Republican characteristic of being able to look reality squarely in the face -- and to then DENY that reality.
It's quintessential Orwell.
2007-09-05 06:53:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 3⤋
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2016-11-14 06:43:01 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know the very idea that someone would actually sell arms to a country at war with Iraq and then have the nerve to give that money to people trying to free their country from communists. Thank God there is noway he could ever be elected to the US senate as a candidate from Massachusetts
2007-09-05 06:57:15 · answer #3 · answered by espreses@sbcglobal.net 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
People forget the secret deals with Iran and Iraq. How do you think these countries got the weapons they had? People also forget the guns for drugs deals where loads of drugs were being shipped into our military bases. These people should have been hung instead of being made heroes of the right.
2007-09-05 06:57:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Because the far right that now controls American conservatism has no other loyalty than to the party line.Ideology comes before facts,honor,reality and reason
2007-09-05 07:04:52 · answer #5 · answered by justgoodfolk 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He is not a traitor and he beat the charges dimwit. He was doing his duty. What do you have to say to all those "Communist Americans" that helped out Russia during World War II? Maybe that is where the US Army put it's liberal soldiers. War makes strange bedfellows don't it peanut!
Edit: I don't suspose you will give me best answer, but I am still chuckling over it. Peanut... I am too much!
2007-09-05 06:56:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 4⤋
What does that B stand for? Does it start with Bull...?
2007-09-05 06:53:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 5⤋