Obama regime offered Ivory Coast Dictator Laurent Gbagbo a Professorship to step down

Some sure can step low.

Obama regime offered Ivory Coast Dictator Laurent Gbagbo a Professorship to step down Scotty Starnes | April 13, 2011 at 9:56 PM | Tags: Hillary Clinton, Ivory Coast, Laurent Gbagbo, President Obama, professorship, State Department | Categories: Political Issues | URL: http://wp.me/pvnFC-52w

Hillary Clinton's State Department offering a tyrant a professorship to step down. We know liberals love to listen to tyrants while attending liberal colleges. Ask Professor Bill Ayers' students.

ABCNews reports:

When former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo refused to step down following a loss to his political rival in last November's election, the US floated several offers to entice him to cede power, according to US officials. Among them was a professor position at Boston University, which is home to an African President-in-Residence program.

"I can say that after the November 28th election, the State Department did reach out to Mr. Gbagbo's staff and contacts to discuss the results of the election, first and foremost, and the need for him to step aside and allow for a transition to take place," State Dept spox Mark Toner says.

"During these calls, it was mentioned, some possible options open to him, by the international community, including potential positions that would draw on his previous background in academia," he added.

Gbagbo, of course, ignored the offers and refused to step aside. The offer expired at the end of December. Instead, he stepped up a military campaign against Alassane Ouattara, who won the election. Over the next several months the conflict became increasingly violent and culminated with a weeks-long siege on Gbagbo's stronghold in the city of Abidjan.

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