#GOPDebate— Dan Slott (@DanSlott) February 7, 2016
The audience just BOOED a candidate saying they WOULDN'T bring back widespread use of waterboarding.
My God.
#GOPDebate— Dan Slott (@DanSlott) February 7, 2016
Trump: "I would bring back waterboarding. I'd bring back a helluva lot worse than waterboarding."
*applause from crowd*
Jesus.
#GOPDebate— Dan Slott (@DanSlott) February 7, 2016
Ted Cruz repeated the false narrative that Reagan freed the Iranian hostages on his first day.
It was Carter's work that did it.
#GOPDebate— Dan Slott (@DanSlott) February 7, 2016
Cruz is wrong.
It wasn't Reagan that got the hostages freed on his first day.
Please learn your history.https://t.co/9uw4TvFmpu
People on my feed saying Carter was the worst POTUS.— Dan Slott (@DanSlott) February 7, 2016
George W:
9/11 on his watch
Failed w/ Katrina
Failed to get OBL
2 wars
No WMDs
DEFICIT
After office:— Dan Slott (@DanSlott) February 7, 2016
Carter builds houses for the poor.
George W. paints pictures and charges insane speaking fees. To veterans.
4) The hostages were released only after President Reagan was sworn in.I assume Slott's going to turn his hatred against the hostages now, much like he already has towards Reagan? Tut tut, that wouldn't be a good idea, no matter what one thinks of Carter's willingness to take in the shah whose pro-western system was allowed to fall without standing up to the ayatollah's monsters. On which note, I don't think CNN is being fair to the shah himself, and Carter was at fault for doing nothing to ensure the sharia advocates wouldn't succeed in taking over Iran and plunging it into oppressive darkness, where torture is used against anybody who dares to disagree. On which note, how come Slott's so worried about waterboarding, but not about torture tactics used against dissidents in Iran? As usual, he lets his ultra-leftist upbringing get the better of himself, to the point where he can't even raise more challenging issues. And what's the use of saying Carter built houses for the poor, when he failed to make anything better for people in the Muslim world, which has a sizable poverty rate? We can only guess what Slott's stance is on Carter's approach to Israel too. Even a writer for the SF Chronicle, a very left-wing news source, says that Carter was quite a failure, and Shmuley Boteach turned against him. Slott can uphold Carter as much as he likes, but it won't change anything about the real picture. Nor will he be helping by attacking Republicans one-sidedly and acting like conservatives are the root cause of all evil.
Ted Koppel described this as the Iranians' last act of cruelty toward President Carter. Even though the United States and Iran had come to an agreement to free the hostages in December, the Iranians waited literally until the hour President Reagan was sworn in before allowing the plane with the hostages to take off. The Iranians had a deep hatred of Carter and wanted to deny him this last moment of victory as President.
5) After the hostages were released, they met with President Jimmy Carter.
William Daugherty, who was held in solitary confinement for almost the entire time he was a hostage, said, "It was not a warm welcome" when Jimmy Carter flew to the U.S. military base in Germany to meet the hostages right after their release. The hostages were split on their thinking. Many felt they were left unprotected in the embassy after Carter made the decision to allow the Shah into the United States. Daugherty said that during the meeting, Carter went around to hug all the hostages, and many remained still with their arms at their sides and did not return his hug.