Do you know who Chris Hayes is? Unless you are one of the three people who watch his show on MSNBC, the answer is probably "no". Nevertheless, Hayes is one an important spokesperson for the left wing media; he helps disseminate the talking points of the day from the White House.
In truth, I do not watch Hayes' show. I just cannot take it for more than thirty seconds. I did, however, watch excerpts from last nights outing in which Hayes went on at length to describe the Obama/Kerry deal with Iran as an historic breakthrough. Hayes then said that the opposition to the deal consisted of right wingers "losing it" because of Obama's success.
No sane person would ever honestly describe the deal as an historic breakthrough for the USA. Nor could a sane person describe the opposition as either right wing or a jealousy of Obama's success.
Consider this: New York senator Charles Schumer, a liberal Democrat if there ever was one, announced that he was disappointed by Obama's deal and opposed it. Schumer also vowed to fight for more sanctions on Iran rather than any relaxation of existing ones. Senator Menendez of New Jersey, the liberal Democrat who is the chair of the Foreign Relations Committee, also said that he would push for more sanctions. Senator Bob Casey of Pennsylvania, another liberal Democrat also announced opposition to any deal that lets Iran continue to enrich uranium (as the new agreement does). None of these senators are right wing. None of these senators are jealous of Obama's success. Indeed, if you add in the other Democrats in the House and Senate who oppose the framework of the Iran deal, you get quite a large number.
Of course, the truth never seems to be a consideration for the White House anymore. If Congress is shocked by the weak agreement in which the USA gives concessions to Iran and Iran promises to negotiate further, the White House is prepared to call the deal "historic" and the opponents "right wing" and "jealous of Obama's success".
Maybe Washington outside the Obama/media bubble should just get t-shirts that say "If you like your reality, you can keep it."
In truth, I do not watch Hayes' show. I just cannot take it for more than thirty seconds. I did, however, watch excerpts from last nights outing in which Hayes went on at length to describe the Obama/Kerry deal with Iran as an historic breakthrough. Hayes then said that the opposition to the deal consisted of right wingers "losing it" because of Obama's success.
No sane person would ever honestly describe the deal as an historic breakthrough for the USA. Nor could a sane person describe the opposition as either right wing or a jealousy of Obama's success.
Consider this: New York senator Charles Schumer, a liberal Democrat if there ever was one, announced that he was disappointed by Obama's deal and opposed it. Schumer also vowed to fight for more sanctions on Iran rather than any relaxation of existing ones. Senator Menendez of New Jersey, the liberal Democrat who is the chair of the Foreign Relations Committee, also said that he would push for more sanctions. Senator Bob Casey of Pennsylvania, another liberal Democrat also announced opposition to any deal that lets Iran continue to enrich uranium (as the new agreement does). None of these senators are right wing. None of these senators are jealous of Obama's success. Indeed, if you add in the other Democrats in the House and Senate who oppose the framework of the Iran deal, you get quite a large number.
Of course, the truth never seems to be a consideration for the White House anymore. If Congress is shocked by the weak agreement in which the USA gives concessions to Iran and Iran promises to negotiate further, the White House is prepared to call the deal "historic" and the opponents "right wing" and "jealous of Obama's success".
Maybe Washington outside the Obama/media bubble should just get t-shirts that say "If you like your reality, you can keep it."
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