That YouTube video featuring Morgan Freeman, Jack Black, and some other celebrities we don’t recognize giving their endorsement of the Iran nuke deal should have been the end of the discussion, especially in the wake of a field trip to Africa for 19 Democrat legislators and followed up by a meeting between President Obama and 20 House Democrats summoned to the White House this afternoon.
Even that wasn’t the end of the president’s push to get the Iran deal passed. After the two-hour meeting, the president hosted a conference call to answer any questions still lingering about the mysterious Iran deal.
In a conference call, Pres Obama urged grassroots supporters to make their voices heard in Congress in support of the Iran nuke deal.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) July 30, 2015
President Barack Obama. On a conference call with basically every progressive group in the US https://t.co/VXuM88cT5k
— Olivier Knox (@OKnox) July 30, 2015
Obama won in 2008 partly on anger at Iraq War. Now he's asking progressives to remember their anger and help sell the Iran deal.
— Olivier Knox (@OKnox) July 30, 2015
Obama: My frustration on Iraq war was that everyone got so loud so late. Don't let it happen on #IranDeal. Don't sit & wait. Make history.
— Negar Mortazavi (@NegarMortazavi) July 30, 2015
"As big of a bully pulpit as I have, it’s not enough," Obama told supporters re: Iran deal in Congress. "I can’t carry it by myself."
— Olivier Knox (@OKnox) July 30, 2015
Obama said foes of Iran deal include "same columnists and former admin. officials that were responsible for us getting into the Iraq war'
— Olivier Knox (@OKnox) July 30, 2015
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Obama, on call with supporters, says if Congress rejects Iran deal, U.S. will be isolated from the rest of the world, will lose credibility
— Julia E. Ainsley (@JuliaEAinsley) July 30, 2015
Among the grassroots supporters on the call was Trita Parsi, leader of the largest Iranian-American grassroots organization, the National Iranian American Council.
All criticism against #IranDeal is either false or presupposes that Iran's nuclear program can be completely eliminated, @Potus explains
— Trita Parsi (@tparsi) July 30, 2015
There is near unanimity in the world that this is a good deal, explains @Potus on call#IranDeal @mehdirhasan
— Trita Parsi (@tparsi) July 30, 2015
You guys have to be more active, loud & involved & start making your voices heard w/ Congress, @Potus tells supporters on call on #IranDeal
— Trita Parsi (@tparsi) July 30, 2015
Too many people got really active against Iraq war after it was too late, @Potus tells us on call regarding #IranDeal
— Trita Parsi (@tparsi) July 30, 2015
Obama's conference call on #IranDeal that just ended was quite stunning. He did not mince his words. It's this or war.
— Trita Parsi (@tparsi) July 30, 2015
Obama to supporters of #IranDeal: You have the chance to make history and a President on your side. Get moving!
— Negar Mortazavi (@NegarMortazavi) July 30, 2015
@OKnox Yet the public remains highly skeptical. There's a reason for that.
— Holly (@HollyASwanson) July 30, 2015
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