Last night, New York City once again saw throngs of people in the streets protesting. However, this time they were not protesting police brutality, burning American flags or generally causing destruction.
Instead, they were protesting President Barack Obama’s recent nuclear agreement with Iran. This deal is widely loathed by the American public, many of whom see it as American simply giving Iran everything it wants and receiving nothing.
The Big Apple has a large Jewish population,whose concern for Israel probably contributed to the estimated 10,000 people at the rally demanding that Congress reject this nuclear agreement.
The rally had many speakers, both liberal and Conservative. Among the more liberal speakers was Alan Dershowitz, a staunch Democrat and Hillary Clinton supporter who also strongly supported President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign in 2012.
“It is a bad deal for Demcorats; it is a bad deal for liberals,” Dershowitz said. “I am here opposing this deal as a liberal Democrat.”
He went on to criticize Obama’s refusal to allow Congress to ratify the treaty:
“That is not the way democracy should operate. This deal is essentially a treaty. It binds the United States in a multi-national way. This treaty should be submitted to the Senate for two-thirds approval. But the president won’t do that.”
Former Republican House Rep. Allen West was also in attendance and reportedly gave one of the more powerful speeches of the evening.
“I want President Barack Obama to know one thing: You may say that you have done something that no one else has ever done. You know why no one else has ever done it?” West asked. “‘Cause it’s a damn stupid thing that you just did.”
According to Breitbart, which blogged the event live, protesters in the streets expressed how fed up they were with both Democrats and Republicans.
Juan Hinojosa was one of those fed up people.
“As an American I am disgusted with President Obama, the Democratic Party and the weak GOP in Congress,” he said. “They are a disgrace to this nation and I cannot wait until 2016 when Obama’s gone.”
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