Wife Of Pastor Freed In Iran Just Demolished The Right-Wing Criticism Of Obama’s Actions

[kpete]

Wife Of Pastor Freed In Iran Just Demolished The Right-Wing Criticism Of Obama’s Actions (VIDEO)
AUTHOR: JAMESON PARKER JANUARY 16, 2016 9:27 PM


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One of the main criticisms Republicans leveled at Obama was that he didn’t care about the prisoners. Just days before the White House announced the release of the prisoners, Republican politicians and pundits were claiming Obama didn’t care about them at all.



In fact, we now know with certainty that nothing could be further from the truth. Secretary of State John Kerry has been working around the clock to get these Americans home. (Note: Obama isn’t the only one who gets no credit. Not a single Republican thanked Kerry for his efforts, either. Ted Cruz did thank God though.)


This political posturing might play well with the fringe right who love to hear about Obama’s “failures,” but the families of the victims are telling an entirely different story. According to the wife of one of the prisoners, Obama was dogged about getting these Americans home to their families.

On CNN, Naghmeh Abedini, the wife of Christian pastor Saeed Abedini (imprisoned in Iran since 2012), said Obama assured her that he and his administration were doing everything they could to bring him home – even while Republicans screeched on Fox News saying the opposite. Speaking with Wolf Bltizer, Abedini said:

“It’s been wonderful. Especially the last year. Constant communication. Constant updates. Of course last year, we met with President Obama. He was in Boise, Idaho, (and) we had a private meeting with (him]. The last year has been the best support. They were continually updating us… talks they were having with Iran and the side negotiations. I had a feeling in the last few months that it was coming to a close, but I wasn’t really sure and I wouldn’t trying to get my hopes up.”

In other words, the Obama administration had been doing all the things you would hope a president would when wrestling with a tense negotiation with a foreign country that doesn’t exactly love America.




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http://www.addictinginfo.org/2016/01/16/wife-of-pastor-freed-in-iran-just-demolished-the-right-wing-criticism-of-obamas-actions-video/

[Kingofalldems]

1. Kick and rec for our republican visitors.

[Wounded Bear]

2. K & R ...... nt

[IDemo]

3. Link to interview here:

http://www.ktvb.com/videos/news/2016/01/16/longform_abedini01162016/78916920/

[countryjake]

9. Thanks for linking to that! n/t

[appal_jack]

17. K&r for this & kpete's OP too. NT

[betsuni]

4. K&R

[Spitfire of ATJ]

5. Piece of cake after dealing with a domestic assholes that don't exactly love America.

[Enthusiast]

12. Precisely.

[mountain grammy]

6. K & R

[Uncle Joe]

7. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, kpete.

[Still In Wisconsin]

8. But now we don't get to BOMB them.

We soooo wanted to bomb them!

[babylonsister]

10. Rec'd! nt

[OldRedneck]

11. I'm confused

So -- the pastor's wife says President Obama freed him.

However, Bristol Palin, on her (ghostwritten) blog says it was her prayers that got him out.
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/bristolpalin/2016/01/breaking-news-pastor-saeed-just-released-from-iranian-prison/

I'm confused.



And, yes, I mean THIS Bristol Palin:

[ladyVet]

14. Jeebus. She can't even cross her eyes right. Useless waste of air. nt

[Human101948]

16. She's so silly! Muslims don't listen to her God...

How could Iran have answered those prayers.

[randr]

13. It must be terribly disheartening for families

of detainees or engaged military personnel to hear the daily beating down of America from the right.

[Human101948]

15. He should have bombed the crap out of Iran!

That surely would have made them return the hostages--or at least what few body parts that were left of them after the bombing.