Massachusetts vote seen as Armenian punishment for Obama

[FarCenter]

Friday, January 22, 2010 - Ümit ENGİNSOY - ANKARA - Hürriyet Daily News
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=massachusetts-vote-seen-as-armenian-punishment-for-obama-2010-01-22

Many Armenian-Americans voted against U.S. President Barack Obama’s candidate in Tuesday’s election for a key Senate seat in Massachusetts, in an effort to punish the Democratic president.

They accuse Obama of breaking his pledge to acknowledge what they call the “Armenian genocide.”

The Massachusetts seat was vacated by the death of Sen. Ted Kennedy, whom Armenians see as a legendary supporter of their cause. In the Jan. 19 special election to replace Kennedy, the Republican candidate, Scott Brown, comfortably defeated his Democratic rival Martha Coakley, upsetting Obama’s plans to obtain a key 60-40 filibuster-proof Democratic majority in the Senate.

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“The Armenian-American community is understandably hesitant about supporting a candidate after the inexcusable manner in which President Obama and his administration broke his long-standing campaign promise to properly acknowledge the Armenian genocide,” Nazarian said in the Armenian Weekly on Jan. 16.

“Why did so many Massachusetts Armenians, including myself, vote for the Republican U.S. Senate candidate, Scott Brown? Because, we are primarily frustrated with President Obama breaking his pledge to acknowledge the Armenian genocide, and the White House decreasing U.S. aid to Armenia,” another Armenian-American, Berge Jololian, said Jan. 19 on the newspaper’s blog. “Our votes will deprive Obama and his Democratic Party the critical 60 votes in the Senate.”

Critically important congressional elections will be held in November. If the U.S. Armenians’ disappointment with Obama remains in place, many may move toward Republican candidates in those polls as well.

[Submariner]

1. many may move toward Republican candidates in those polls as well

So they will cut off their own noses and install rethugs to smite the president? Brilliant reasoning. :crazy:

[frylock]

6. seems to me that it's the dems that are doing the cutting..

seems that they also want to continue to blame the voters when they should be taking a long, hard look in the mirror.

[Dan]

2. uh mm

To spite your face, I will bite off my nose.

[ensho]

3. kick

nt

[Karmadillo]

4. Obama twice publicly pledged to recognize the Armenian killings as "genocide." Once elected,

he didn't do what he said he would.

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=massachusetts-vote-seen-as-armenian-punishment-for-obama-2010-01-22

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During the 2008 presidential campaign, Obama at least twice publicly pledged to recognize the last century’s Armenian killings as “genocide.” But he reversed his position last year, and instead strongly supported a reconciliation process between Turkey and Armenia.

[whistler162]

5. OOOOOOKKKKKAYYYYY!!!!!!!

Someone needs to stop drinking and writing articles!

[Kahuna]

7. Stupid is as stupid does. Oy!

:crazy: