https://twitter.com/amylutz4/status/802538822164582400
The Obama White House has issued a statement about the death of Cuban dictator Fidel Castro, and as you might guess, there’s plenty of sidestepping:
Pres Obama's statement on Fidel's death carefully-worded to avoid condemnations of his decades of dictatorship.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) November 26, 2016
Surprised? Here it is:
Pres Obama issues statement on death of Fidel Castro. pic.twitter.com/5eHB2A9DoB
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) November 26, 2016
Castro “altered the course” of people’s lives? Well, that’s one way to put it. Obama’s statement falls somewhere between Carter’s and Trump’s but way more to the Jimmy side.
"Countless ways" = imprisoned, tortured and murdered
"Enormous impact" = death, destruction, impoverishment
"Singular figure" = dictator https://t.co/A0wtvpU4Sf
— modest proposal (@modestproposal1) November 26, 2016
https://twitter.com/EF517_V2/status/802531222475907076
Why would he avoid condemning an evil dictator? https://t.co/IiMTyDTGWK
— Josh Babcock (@jbabs822) November 26, 2016
https://twitter.com/Roger247/status/802535756677791744
Yet another Obama statement on a significant event where the primary focus is Obama. #feckless https://t.co/OpALcnvpv9
— David Stock (@David_A_Stock) November 26, 2016
https://twitter.com/benwiele/status/802546593991790592
https://twitter.com/suchlizmuchwow/status/802529857041235968
What a bunch of mush. Fidel Castro was a brutal dictator who should be denounced in the strongest terms, full stop. https://t.co/iEDMb6xM70
— Harvard GOP (@harvardgop) November 26, 2016
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Well, he couldn't go all Justin Trudeau with it. Not in America. https://t.co/FclSPUeXH2
— Aldous Huxley's Ghost™ (@AF632) November 26, 2016
Obama always finds exactly the right words to downplay the crimes of tyrants coddled by the Left https://t.co/wGVDwUVGAX
— Buck Sexton (@BuckSexton) November 26, 2016
Gross. https://t.co/HdjahqLiKX
— Phil Kerpen (@kerpen) November 26, 2016
This is an embarrassment https://t.co/JUBkti5MkU
— CB (@Uncle__Chris) November 26, 2016
Gross. https://t.co/HdjahqLiKX
— Phil Kerpen (@kerpen) November 26, 2016
Can't come out against a dictator? https://t.co/1g4laIMVJx
— Sean (@SeanWats) November 26, 2016
"Statement" is a huge exaggeration. These words are dripping with slimy ambiguity.
— ConcernedCitizen (@Ubi_est_veritas) November 26, 2016
55 Days and we can get back to reality pic.twitter.com/Z5eoOLNyWQ
— David Parks (@pgasaluki) November 26, 2016
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