The Breathtaking Cruelty Of The GOP

Tonight, President Obama is attending the funeral of Cassandra Butts, his nominee for Ambassador to the Bahamas. thehill.com/homenews/admin…

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southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) June 07, 2016

She died while waiting for the Senate to vote on her nomination, which has been pending since February 2014.

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southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) June 07, 2016

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According to Frank Bruni, Sen. Cotton told her he'd held up her nom. because she's close to Pres Obama and Cotton wanted to cause him pain.

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southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) June 07, 2016

That story about Senator Cotton's reasons is here. I'm certain he succeeded in his aim. mobile.nytimes.com/2016/06/07/opi… https://t.co/TVd3R4Q2eS

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southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) June 07, 2016

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Cassandra Butts, served for at time as Deputy WH Counsel. Seen here, on left, with then SCOTUS nominee Sotomayor. https://t.co/jzmPPX3giX

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Mark Knoller (@markknoller) June 07, 2016

Pres remembered Butts as "one of my most valuable utility players: like a Swiss Army knife, whatever you needed you know she'd have it."

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Mark Knoller (@markknoller) June 08, 2016

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Pres delivers moving eulogy for Cassandra Butts: "She was as true a person as I ever met. I loved her dearly and I will miss her badly."

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Mark Knoller (@markknoller) June 08, 2016

.@SenTomCotton, I hope u can’t sleep at night. Cassandra Butts was an incredible human being. Obviously you’re not. twitter.com/Bencjacobs/sta…

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Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) June 06, 2016

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This is almost semi-pathological from Tom Cotton and his spox doesn't deny it nytimes.com/2016/06/07/opi… https://t.co/YTQoZwbV7n

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Ben Jacobs (@Bencjacobs) June 06, 2016

Cotton explained he knew she was close friend of Obama’s & blocking her was way to inflict special pain on president nytimes.com/2016/06/07/opi…

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Laura Rozen (@lrozen) June 06, 2016

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An Obama nominee waited more than 820 days to be confirmed. She died in May, still waiting. nyti.ms/1Y48O6p https://t.co/DO95qicboq

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NYT Opinion (@nytopinion) June 06, 2016

A Tweet Or Two

Stand with President Obama in support of the Student Aid Bill of Rights → go.wh.gov/h1mneL #CollegeOpportunity http://t.co/YSXEHovTn5

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The White House (@WhiteHouse) March 11, 2015

Protesters stage a #sitin at the @WhiteHouse 50 yrs ago #TDiH 1965: todaysdocument.tumblr.com/post/113337833… #Selma50 via @LBJLibrary http://t.co/x8dPuMXuKD

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Today's Document (@TodaysDocument) March 11, 2015

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Not blowing hot air: @EIAgov predicting another big year for new wind, solar capacity in 2015. #ActOnClimate http://t.co/2Wau6xTzy9

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Brian Deese (@Deese44) March 11, 2015

165,000+ signatures on White House petition to prosecute 47 US senators who sent open letter to Iran: abcn.ws/1BxXljq

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ABC News (@ABC) March 11, 2015

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47 Republicans sent a letter to Iran’s leaders that undermines the President, see coverage from across the U.S. → whitehouse.gov/blog/2015/03/1…

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Josh Earnest (@PressSec) March 11, 2015

BREAKING: Someone leaked a copy of the letter the #47Traitors GOP Senators sent to Iran http://t.co/htFxiiBFO7

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Ben Norton (@BenjaminNorton) March 11, 2015

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Vanita Gupta of DOJ’s Civil Rights Division says feds will work with new leaders in #Ferguson huff.to/1GtnIrC http://t.co/og7ykRtjYx

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Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) March 12, 2015

#UPDATE Ferguson police chief quits after racism report: US media u.afp.com/VFy

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Agence France-Presse (@AFP) March 11, 2015

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Ferguson police chief, city manager, and municipal judge all gone - all this before negotiations w/DOJ about scathing report have even begun

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Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) March 11, 2015

#Ferguson Mayor says city is committed to keeping its police department.

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Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) March 11, 2015

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The #MBK Task Force released its 1-year progress report to President Obama: fen.to/17Ynspl http://t.co/4EhkLQbfNy

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Sons & Brothers (@sonsandbros) March 10, 2015

The high rate of shopping and switching in Obamacare plans is a good sign nyti.ms/18wqSQZ http://t.co/hZBLxoV8ZI

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The New York Times (@nytimes) March 01, 2015

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Some cops truly are sick and twisted people

Scoop from @dominicholden: Lawsuit Alleges Police Chief Sent Racist, Homophobic Text Messages bzfd.it/1FbJbHx

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Saeed Jones (@theferocity) March 11, 2015

Read @attackerman's latest on the Chicago police "black site" on how cops used marijuana to disappear young people. gu.com/p/46h7a/stw

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Jamil Smith (@JamilSmith) March 11, 2015

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Kerry: Congress won't be able to change an Iran nuclear deal yhoo.it/18AN2AT

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Yahoo News (@YahooNews) March 11, 2015

Secret Service agents allegedly crashed car into W.H. barricade after drinking bit.ly/1BscEeG

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Talking Points Memo (@TPM) March 11, 2015

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Joe and Mika could watch a Black person get murdered, be provided with evidence that the person was innocent, and they would still side with the murderer and blame black culture. The racist frat boys said they were taught that song by their white alumni and current brothers, SAE has a history of racism, but somehow it’s Black people’s fault. It’s not just the use of the n-word. They were singing about lynching and hanging Black people from trees. White people lynched Black people, they took pictures of the lynchings, they had lynching parties, they cut off chunks of dead Black people’s bodies; but somehow it’s Black people and black culture’s fault. Congratulations on excusing racism, Mika and Joe. Douchebags

‘Morning Joe’ panelists blame Oklahoma fraternity #racism on black culture and #rap music rawstory.com/rs/2015/03/mor… http://t.co/skRFrWmg9Y

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Raw Story (@RawStory) March 11, 2015

"Morning Joe's" explanation for that racist frat-boy chant is as moronic as it is offensive slnm.us/9syZ10t http://t.co/nDKmovZgf5

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Salon.com (@Salon) March 11, 2015

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A Tweet Or Two

Students listening to President Obama at Georgia Tech this afternoon. Photo by @dougmillsnyt @nytpolitics http://t.co/oQ03Fk9xvt

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Thomas Simonetti (@thomassimonetti) March 10, 2015

#47traitors Respect our President or leave Congress http://t.co/EWahPAGrqZ

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MS BETH (@MsbethmartinezA) March 10, 2015

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Most admired world leader 7 years in a row. No wonder #47GopTraitors stage idiotic attempts to sabotage. #IranLetter http://t.co/T3VhiawQH2

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Tracy (@taiping2) March 10, 2015

Sen. Tom Cotton’s letter to Iran’s leaders is brazen, gratuitous, and plainly stupid: slate.me/1GC5tnE http://t.co/DUcf2HQXm6

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“Honorable people can disagree over policy. But this is no way to make America safer or stronger." –VP Biden VPOTUS/the-vice-president-on-the-march-9th-letter-from-republican-senators-to-the-islamic-republic-of-iran-86299d0bb526"> medium.com@VPOTUS/the-vi…

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Vice President Biden (@VP) March 10, 2015

.@SenTomCotton ICYMI my response. In English. goo.gl/OOU7Ha http://t.co/9482aLbSC6

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Javad Zarif (@JZarif) March 10, 2015

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Obama says Senators who sent a letter to Iran's leaders were aligning themselves with Iranian hard-liners on.wsj.com/1E3e24K #IranLetter

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Capital Journal (@WSJPolitics) March 10, 2015

Biden Rebukes Senate Republicans Over Letter to Iran nyti.ms/1D0jGcM

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The New York Times (@nytimes) March 10, 2015

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You are sent into a situation where a naked man is acting weird. He is clearly unarmed. It should be apparent to you that he might be mentally ill. You have a taser. You don’t use it. Instead you use your gun and kill him. You kill a man who served his country and just needed some help

#AnthonyHill, unarmed, naked Black man, fatally shot by police near Atlanta huff.to/1KQOYXN http://t.co/Kyf0CF71Xm

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HuffPost BlackVoices (@blackvoices) March 10, 2015

Here's another photo of #AnthonyHill, fighting for a nation which allows ppl like him to b murdered @ home. #Antlanta http://t.co/w6cG5Sybrm

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Jim Chambers (@jccfergie) March 10, 2015

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One is not ARMED with #MentalIllness. Mental illness is not a weapon. Mental Illness is not a capital offense. #AnthonyHill

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5'7 Black Male (@absurdistwords) March 10, 2015

Crowdfunding Effort Raises $34K for Now-Unemployed Chef of Racist Frat bit.ly/1C449c8 (VIDEO) http://t.co/SyBJDGisFK

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2 NYPD cops admit to trying to tear off clothes of woman whose rape they were investigating, keep jobs nydn.us/1ExxGLu

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Daniel José Older (@djolder) March 10, 2015

Seattle police chief to revamp leadership amid shift on use of force reut.rs/1D1Ypj0

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Reuters U.S. News (@ReutersUS) March 10, 2015

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