I don’t know if this guy has been partying with Maureen Dowd or what, but he thought the following deep thoughts were worth writing down and sharing with the world.
Ladies and gentlemen, meet HUD’s Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs:
Here’s the thing about Bergdahl and the Jump-to-Conclusions mats: What if his platoon was long on psychopaths and short on leadership? (1/5)
— Brandon Friedman (@BFriedmanDC) June 5, 2014
What if he grew disillusioned with what he saw, didn’t trust his leadership, and walked off? Legal? No. Worthy of sympathy? Maybe. (2/5)
— Brandon Friedman (@BFriedmanDC) June 5, 2014
If that were the case, the soldiers in his platoon would have all the more reason to smear him publicly now. (3/5)
— Brandon Friedman (@BFriedmanDC) June 5, 2014
Given other examples, it’s not out of the realm of possibility–and more reason to withhold judgment until after an investigation. (4/5)
— Brandon Friedman (@BFriedmanDC) June 5, 2014
I’m not a fan of such speculation, but this story could not be more unbalanced–with so many premature calls of “traitor.” (5/5)
— Brandon Friedman (@BFriedmanDC) June 5, 2014
So let’s balance it out with premature calls of “psychopath.” Occam’s Razor be damned, we’ve got a president to protect from criticism!
As Jim Geraghty notes, it’s a bit odd that Friedman thinks Bergdahl is being smeared, but somehow “psychopath” isn’t a smear.
Time to amend that hoary old talking point, libs: “I support the troops! Um… except the ones who are probably psychopaths because they’re making Obama look bad.” Sounds like a winner to me.
(Hat tip: Charlie Spiering)
Update: Whoops.
Looks like Brandon Friedman –@BFriedmanDC – is trying to hide his association with the Obama administration… pic.twitter.com/pmQMQRgE4m
— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) June 5, 2014
Update: Forget the facts, teabaggers. Bergdahl is just “a proxy for the hatred toward the president,” say unnamed White House aides. Nothing exists outside the wants and needs of Obama. Obama is all.
Update: If this was the start of a backup plan to close Gitmo — there’s no point in a prison after you’ve released all the prisoners — King Barry the First messed up again.