(Top photo altered to reflect CPAC’s current position)
Wow. CPAC let it be known where their heart… or maybe just their pocketbook… really resides when they tweeted out early this morning that Russia had annexed four “Ukrainian occupied” territories on Friday.
Joe Scarborough was not amused.
“MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough and podcaster Keith Olbermann called out a since-deleted tweet from The Conservative Political Action Coalition (CPAC) about President Biden’s financial aid and the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, with Scarborough calling it “unfiltered Russian propaganda.”
The tweet specifically referenced financial processes, comparing Biden’s aid to Ukraine with the migration issue at the United States’ southern border.
“Vladimir Putin announces the annexation of 4 Ukranian-occupied territories. Biden and the Dems continue to send Ukraine billions of taxpayer dollars,” CPAC’s original tweet — which was subsequently deleted with no explanation — reads. “Meanwhile, we are under attack at our southern border. When will Democrats put #AmericaFirst and end the gift-giving to Ukraine?”
Uh, CPAC, there is no “gift-giving” in this mutual defense warrangement, the U.S. and Europe are providing weapons in exchange for expended Ukrainian blood and treasure in the defense of Eastern Europe against Russian aggression.
Do you idiots really think that if Putin had had an easy time taking Kyiv and western Ukraine he would have been satisfied with that and not set his sights next on the Baltic Republics?
If so I have a bridge or two to sell ya.
Below is the original tweet, captured by the ever watchful Rick Wilson, along with some comments by his followers.
This Ukrainian soldier is more pro-American than @CPAC. pic.twitter.com/jxcPU7IkyH
— Recon Ghost Fella (@reconghostsamar) October 1, 2022
He be jammin’!
— J Lucero (@JLuceroMusic) October 1, 2022
Nope
“Ukrainian-occupied territories”? That sounds like a Freudian slip. They aren’t Ukrainian occupied territories. They are Ukrainian territories, full stop. They are illegally Russian occupied territories. Anyway, surprised they deleted it. They’re usually proud of these Tweets.
— Sheldon (@Notformetlgd) October 1, 2022
Even fuck ups know when they’ve fucked up.
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If CPAC needs a suitable picture, here I have a suitable one! 👇 pic.twitter.com/RCRQmsVGq3
— M. L. 🇩🇪🇪🇺 ♒®©'57🇺🇦 (@BrohaskaH) October 1, 2022
The next CPAC will be held at the Kremlin just to cut out any pretense.
— Operative_X (@OperativeXRay) October 1, 2022
Yup
Ukraine via Zelensky saved our US democracy with his courage to say “No” to Trump…. Now is our time to help save theirs. pic.twitter.com/h1QFvcSYoQ
— Paul Longmore 🇺🇸🇯🇲🏴☠️ (@rastastud1) October 1, 2022
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CPAC and Republicans are cowardly in the extreme. This is today’s example of speaking their mind, the public bringing to their attention how vile and un-American this point of view is. Do they change their point of view, no they hide it instead. Dangerous hateful cowards!
— Деспот Детройер (@Hari40440) October 1, 2022
Yup
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They already call themselves that thinking they are joking.
— Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster (@BePastafarian) October 1, 2022
It's kind of like the America First types rooting for Hitler in the 30s. Despicable.
— sailing the seas of cheese (@dadderley) October 1, 2022
Yup
It is well past time for the DOJ and IRS looked at where CPAC’s money is coming from…
They need to go the way of the NRA.
Fucking traitorous treasonist nazis. VOTE!!! VOTE!!!VOTE!!!. And don’t let these pissants stop you!