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mediamatters.org - 6/22/2009
CNN's Bennett criticizes Obama for calling Khamenei Iran's "supreme leader"
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On the June 21 edition of CNN's State of the Union , referring to President Obama's reaction to events in Iran, CNN political contributor Bill Bennett stated: "We should be on the side of freedom, and not on the side of this -- the supreme leader [Ayatollah Ali Khamenei], as our president ...

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Political Animal:  'Supreme leader'

Think Progress:  After attacking Obama for it, Krauthammer refers to Khamenei as ‘Supreme Leader.”

fivethirtyeight.com - 6/22/2009
Worst. Damage Control. Ever.
— fivethirtyeight.com — I've generally tended to take the position that while the people running Iran are a bunch of reactionary thugs, they're at least a fairly intelligent bunch of reactionary thugs. After this revelation on Iranian Press TV, however, I'm not so certain: ... (more) Worst. Damage Control. Ever.

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rasmussenreports.com - 6/19/2009
Toplines - Iran Election - June 17-18, 2009
— rasmussenreports.com — National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters Conducted June 17-18, 2009 By Rasmussen Reports 1* How closely have you followed recent news reports about the election in Iran ? 43% Very closely 36% Somewhat closely 16% Not very closely 4% Not at all 0% Not ... (more) Toplines - Iran Election - June 17-18, 2009

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downwithtyranny.blogspot.com - 6/21/2009
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— downwithtyranny.blogspot.com — In 1970, when Gil Scott-Heron first wrote his poem, "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised," later released as the lead track on Pieces of a Man , there was neither Twitter nor Facebook. The revolution will not be televised. The revolution will not ... (more) NEDA

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'Supreme leader'
Political Animal — ... , "There may be those indications since the Supreme Leader said that they were not going to tolerate further demonstrations in the street." Does this count as "abject solicitousness," too? Likewise, Media Matters added , "[T]he Bush State Department, and conservatives, including The Weekly Standard 's Bill Kristol, and Republican Sens. John McCain and Richard Lugar, have also 'referred to' Khamenei as Iran's 'supreme leader.'" The right should at least start taking a little more time to think their criticisms through. Throwing everything at the wall to see what'll stick is ...

After attacking Obama for it, Krauthammer refers to Khamenei as ‘Supreme Leader.”
Think Progress — ... to Khamenei as “Supreme Leader” days before his column attacking Obama for using the phrase was published. This isn’t surprising, considering that top conservatives have regularly referred to Khamenei as “Supreme Leader.” ...

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