Tom Cotton is a Whack Job

[Anonymous]

You can read what he wrote about women in the Harvard Crimson here:

http://www.arktimes.com/ArkansasBlog/archives/2013/08/08/tom-cotton-opines-on-the-weaker-and-he-does-mean-weaker-sex

[Anonymous]

In a nutshell, his views on women.

[Anonymous]

From Wikipedia:

Corruption of Blood

In 2013 Cotton introduced legislative language to punish relatives of those convicted of violating U.S. sanctions against Iran. According to Cotton, this would include "a spouse and any relative to the third degree," such as, "parents, children, aunts, uncles, nephews, nieces, grandparents, great grandparents, grandkids, great grandkids," [35] The U.S. Constitution, in Article III, Section 3, explicitly bans Congress from punishing someone for treason based exclusively on "Corruption of Blood", i.e., their descent from or familial relationship to someone else convicted of the charge of treason. When Cotton's amendment came under harsh criticism, he withdrew it.[36]

[Anonymous]

We're probably stuck with him for decades.

F--kin Arkansas...

[Anonymous]

Cotton seems to be academically accomplished, but has some really whacky views on many topics.

[Anonymous]

He is overcompensating ever since he lost his testicles in that grain silo accident.

[Anonymous]

And this explains the Iran letter.

Cotton received $700,000 for his senate campaign from the Emergency Committee for Israel.That’s correct -- $700,000! Such an exorbitant amount of money ensures that Cotton is one of the most pro-Israel senators in Congress. During the 2014 Israeli invasion of Gaza, when over 500 Palestinian were killed, Cotton called the Israeli defense force “the most moral, humanitarian fighting force in the world.” In December he said Congress should consider supplying Israel with B-52s and so-called “bunker-buster” bombs for a possible strike against Iran.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And this explains the Iran letter.

Cotton received $700,000 for his senate campaign from the Emergency Committee for Israel.That’s correct -- $700,000! Such an exorbitant amount of money ensures that Cotton is one of the most pro-Israel senators in Congress. During the 2014 Israeli invasion of Gaza, when over 500 Palestinian were killed, Cotton called the Israeli defense force “the most moral, humanitarian fighting force in the world.” In December he said Congress should consider supplying Israel with B-52s and so-called “bunker-buster” bombs for a possible strike against Iran.

Yes, everything revolves around Israel.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And this explains the Iran letter.

Cotton received $700,000 for his senate campaign from the Emergency Committee for Israel.That’s correct -- $700,000! Such an exorbitant amount of money ensures that Cotton is one of the most pro-Israel senators in Congress. During the 2014 Israeli invasion of Gaza, when over 500 Palestinian were killed, Cotton called the Israeli defense force “the most moral, humanitarian fighting force in the world.” In December he said Congress should consider supplying Israel with B-52s and so-called “bunker-buster” bombs for a possible strike against Iran.

Yes, everything revolves around Israel.

Actually it was almost $1 million.

According to newly released FEC filings, Cotton received $960,250 in supportive campaign advertising in the last month from the Emergency Committee for Israel (ECI), a right-wing group headed by the neoconservative pundit, Bill Kristol, who infamously predicted that the Iraq war would last two months. At its inception, the ECI was based out of the same Washington office as the Committee of the Liberation of Iraq, a pressure group that lobbied for the 2003 invasion.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:From Wikipedia:

Corruption of Blood

In 2013 Cotton introduced legislative language to punish relatives of those convicted of violating U.S. sanctions against Iran. According to Cotton, this would include "a spouse and any relative to the third degree," such as, "parents, children, aunts, uncles, nephews, nieces, grandparents, great grandparents, grandkids, great grandkids," [35] The U.S. Constitution, in Article III, Section 3, explicitly bans Congress from punishing someone for treason based exclusively on "Corruption of Blood", i.e., their descent from or familial relationship to someone else convicted of the charge of treason. When Cotton's amendment came under harsh criticism, he withdrew it.[36]

That's awesome, that an HLS trained conservative tried to sneak an amendment into a bill that is unequivocally unconstitutional. That is some chutzpah.

[Anonymous]

Yes, he has many brilliant accomplishments. Sadly, he has chosen to use his powers for evil. He has behaved shamefully.

[Anonymous]

This guy is Ted Cruz on steroids. There must be an arms race in pandering to the crazies in the gop.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And this explains the Iran letter.

Cotton received $700,000 for his senate campaign from the Emergency Committee for Israel.That’s correct -- $700,000! Such an exorbitant amount of money ensures that Cotton is one of the most pro-Israel senators in Congress. During the 2014 Israeli invasion of Gaza, when over 500 Palestinian were killed, Cotton called the Israeli defense force “the most moral, humanitarian fighting force in the world.” In December he said Congress should consider supplying Israel with B-52s and so-called “bunker-buster” bombs for a possible strike against Iran.

Yes, everything revolves around Israel.

Actually it was almost $1 million.

According to newly released FEC filings, Cotton received $960,250 in supportive campaign advertising in the last month from the Emergency Committee for Israel (ECI), a right-wing group headed by the neoconservative pundit, Bill Kristol, who infamously predicted that the Iraq war would last two months. At its inception, the ECI was based out of the same Washington office as the Committee of the Liberation of Iraq, a pressure group that lobbied for the 2003 invasion.

In addition to the large contributions from ECI, Cotton’s political action committee, Arkansas Horizon, has also taken hundreds of thousands of dollars from pro-Israel groups headed by people such as Paul Singer and Seth Klarman, both of who have been trying to scuttle the Administration’s dealings with Iran over its budding nuclear program. Cotton also received money from billionaire casino magnate Sheldon Adelson.

He could have made it less obvious but apparently that's not how he rolls.

[Anonymous]

Gotta love this quote:

"To have women serving in infantry, though, could impair the mission-essential tasks of those units. And that’s been proven in study after study, it’s nature, upper body strength, and physical movements, and speed, and endurance, and so forth."

What studies? I studied this at GAO several years ago and this is absolutely NOT was found to be true.

[Anonymous]

Gotta love this quote:

"To have women serving in infantry, though, could impair the mission-essential tasks of those units. And that’s been proven in study after study, it’s nature, upper body strength, and physical movements, and speed, and endurance, and so forth."

What studies? I studied this at GAO several years ago and this is absolutely NOT was found to be true.

Why do they have different standards for women? i.e. lower.

If women can meet the same standards, of course they should be able to fill the job. But, don't lower the standards.