President Barack Obama says he spoke by phone with Iranian President

[applegrove]

CNN Breaking News Email:

"President Barack Obama says he spoke by phone with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in the first communication between U.S. and Iranian leaders since 1979."

[SidDithers]

1. DU rec...

Sid

[Fantastic Anarchist]

2. Props to Obama. nt

[PoliticAverse]

3. Good. n/t

[Skidmore]

4. Good news.

The report sounded like the interaction was very cordial and promising.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

5. I'm sure they did. Probably used all kinds of muslimy code and had

a good chuckle about the coming global caliphate and shit.

[awoke_in_2003]

25. You outed yourself, Whitey...

you spelled "caliphate" correctly

[Mopar151]

6. "Hassan, waddya say..."

" You throw a net over yours, we'll throw more nets over ours!"

[LittleBlue]

7. Good. This old relic and Cuba need to end

These policies have limped on long after they should have ended.

[Pretzel_Warrior]

8. Communication is key. K&R

[Cha]

9. Thanks applegrove

TheObamaDiary.com @TheObamaDiary

Not so long ago, John McCain: "Bomb bomb bomb Iran". Today? President Obama: "Talk talk talk to Iran." And the world breathes easier.10:15 AM - 27 Sep 2013

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[NCarolinawoman]

21. ****

Most heartening news in a long LONG time.

[msongs]

10. it is better to jaw jaw than war war - W. Churchill ....

http://www.bartleby.com/73/1914.html

[neverforget]

11. That is fantastic! I'm hopeful something good will come from this.

Thank you President Obama! I may disagree with you at times on policy but I support a thawing of relations with Iran 100%.

[Bluenorthwest]

12. This is seriously good news.

34 years of diplomatic silence ended with a phone call.

[progressoid]

13. Wow. Very good.

Sure to piss off the GOP.

[brer cat]

14. Excellent news!

A peaceful coexistence with Iran will be quite a legacy. Just think...we could have had "bomb bomb" McCain.

[BumRushDaShow]

15. K&R

[SunSeeker]

16. Pretty pathetic when the President of Iran is more reasonable than the GOP. nt

[meow2u3]

17. Very well done, Mr. President.

A historical step towards peace.

[Historic NY]

18. Well thats a good start.

[harun]

19. Change

Mad props for doing this.

[treestar]

20. 1979. Wow.

[edbermac]

22. Ted Cruz's name came up, they both had a good laugh.

"Green eggs and ham?!? Ha-ha, what a dick!"

[Mosby]

23. I don't want to be a downer but...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023735718

[Maven]

24. Excellent news and good on the president.

[Snake Plissken]

26. A President acting like a President

Can you hear that?

Listen closely,

it's the sounds of heads exploding across the entire AM Right Wing Talk Radio Frequency Spectrum