GOP accuses Obama of 'abandoning Czechoslovakia'

[the_gabih]

In a stunning display of dishonesty by paid right wing commentator Liz Cheney, the daughter of former VP Dick Cheney, who accused President Obama of abandoning the nation of Czechoslovakia even though the country has not existed since 1992.

The moment came on the political round table talk show called "This Week" broadcast on ABC. In specific Ms.

Comments

[atomic_joe2]

Abandoning 'Czechoslovakia' to who, GOP? Nikita Khrushchev?

[gairid]

They think of the nifty fifties as the good old days, so the Cold War rhetoric ties in with that...I guess. Why anyone could think these boneheads have ANYTHING to contribute is beyond me.

[mingemonster]

Russians are the enemies are Czechoslovakia are key allies... Amazing geopolitical skills, bro. The depressing thing is most of the viewers won't see anything wrong with that statement.

[readyfuels]

[phight]

I studied abroad in the Czech Republic and my dad kept telling people I was going to Czechoslovakia :| And then, when I returned I went to a job interview and the lady interviewing me asked if I spoke Czechoslovakian.

So, apparently a few Americans missed the memo that the two countries separated 20 years ago lol

[lozbabie]

OK is this her roundabout way of trying to compare Obama to Chamberlain? Because that's all I can come up with using the terms 'Czaechslovakia' and 'appeasing'

[bellichka]

ding ding ding! calling Obama Hitler without actually calling Obama Hitler.

[lozbabie]

But it doesn't even make sense! Hitler didn't abandon Czechslovakia, he attacked it, is Obama attacking them now?

[bellichka]

Gurl, you're preaching to the choir lol. However, it brings up the association... Godwin's law and all that. You equate anything Obama-related with Czechoslovakia and appeasement, and the mind automatically goes to Hitler, not Chamberlain. It's associating Obama with Hitler, without actually calling him Hitler. ~subliminal~ and all that.