Benghazi is Dear Leader's Achilles heel. Who has the spine to hobble him?
Posted on 11/27/2012 8:04:34 AM PST by bryan999
Sens. John McCain, Lindsey Graham and Kelly Ayotte meet with UN Ambassador Susan Rice, who is a leading candidate for secretary of state despite the controversy over her comments on the deadly attack in Libya.
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Obama controls the media. Republican politicians are politicians first and foremost. As politicians, they fear the media, and they put self interest above all else.
Obama has decried it, it will be done. Susan Rice will be the next Secretary of State. Take it to the bank.
Surprised they didn’t cave to the race card.
Time to double down on the race card!!
“Anyone watch the quick press conference they just had after they met with Rice...? Was just on not five minutes ago. The three of them (McCain, Graham & Ayotte) looked pretty upset. This whole thing just cranked a notch. Popcorn time.”
They WERE pissed...this is almost the exact opposite of what I was expecting...unless there is a presser to come that has them all saying they misunderstood. They were “more troubled” is what they said, but the demeanor was much stronger. I really am shocked.
We have race hustlers and tax cheats in executive positions.
Why not out and out liars ?
Even the thought of nominating that liar for Secretary of State shows the in-your-face disrespect and hubris of Obama toward the United States.
The race card ploy is interesting in that the liberals who push it are saying Rice should not be expected to be competent and because of her skin color she has a lower standard of accountability.
When is someone going to ask Obama what he was doing while
the firefight was going on,besides going to bed early for his flight to Vegas!
Benghazi is Dear Leader's Achilles heel. Who has the spine to hobble him?
Yeah, I agree. I thought this was about to be the end of Benghazi as well... but I think it just got a whole lot worse! All three of them look as if they had just been in a very, very tense situation. It was fairly quick meeting, too... so perhaps it got out of hand. And exactly where was Rice after the meeting..? She just zipped out, and answered no questions.
This is just a red herring.
The real issue is - Why didn’t Obama allow the military to save those Americans in Benghazi? THey wanted to go in - Obama would not allow them.
40 American lives were at stake. The brave SEALS save almost everyone, after being told not to go to the rescue. Obama denied them *ANY* help from outside Libya.
Obama subsequently fired the general who wanted to help, Ham, and the Admiral station nearby in the Med, who could also have helped.
Disgraceful! That the press ignores these facts - MORE DISGRACEFUL!
How dare they call themselves Americans!
That is exactly what they are saying, when will THAT race get fed up with being called STUPID? Why do they take that? Are they ALL stupid? maybe so..........
I picture Susan Rice as Prissy in “Gone with the Wind”
“Mr McCain Mr McCain, I didn’t know nuthin’ bout analyzin’ no intelligence!”
Traitors and traitors.
Ayotte was clearly shaken...her voice broke several times
but this time she was set up and the senators have NEW EVIDENCE
Agreed, it is a surface distraction. But I think we need to crack this one open in order to get to the truth as to the reason for the stand down.
Luke Russert@LukeRussert
Graham on Rice: “If you don’t know what happened, just say you don’t know what happened. The American people got bad information.”
26mJim Roberts@nytjim
RT @mmurraypolitics: Lindsey Graham after meeting with Susan Rice: “I am more disturbed now than I was before”
27mJim Roberts@nytjim
RT @rebeccagberg: McCain still “significantly troubled” by Amb. Rice’s statement after #Benghazi attacks, says after his mtg with her
hour and 5 minute meetin and the actin CIA asshat was there too...he too snuck out
I am surprised too. But I think they’ll eventually cave on cue.
FYI: See comments on presser after the meeting with Rice. I missed the presser but am DVRing Fox now for a re-run.
Hmm....maybe Benghazi just jumped back into the news after a long turkey nap.
What new evidence?
W I T N E S S E S
“This is just a red herring.”
I gotta disagree with you here...they stayed on point and flat out said that there was someone in the woodpile who wasn’t telling the truth and they weren’t joking. It was pretty dramatic. Hope they stick to their guns. If there was intentional misleading information, the point of it will eventually HAVE to be, who did the cover up of AQ’s attack and that would HAVE to mean, who told them to stand down? It’s got to go there, press or no press.
Catherine Herridge also reported that Morrell (acting CIA director) will also be at the meeting, although “there is no public comment from the CIA as to why he is there, and importantly, at whose request.”
Isn’t this a woman who - like her boss - likes to flip the bird at folks who tick her off?
She probably asked for the meeting to make it appear she was being conciliatory.
She then probably was less-than-conciliatory behind closed doors.
And again - when republicans react like most normal people would - they will be branded by MSM as sexist and racist.
....and they said....I wonder what was promised to these three stooges as far as a Cabinet Position....and then they said....any position they wanted....
....and they said....I wonder what was promised to these three stooges as far as a Cabinet Position....and then they said....any position they wanted....
Let me know as soon as you get more info, please. I am going stark raving mad here trying to catch up on the time I was offline. So much is happening everywhere!!! Zillions of freepmails accrued. Oy.
http://www.unionleader.com/article/20121127/NEWS06/121129316
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte was among three prominent senators who met this morning with United Nations Ambassador Susan Rice, whom she has criticized for giving mixed signals over the Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya.
After the meeting, she told reporters, “I want to say that I’m more troubled today knowing, having met with the Acting Director of the CIA and Ambassador Rice. Because it’s certainly clear from the beginning that we knew that those with ties to al-Qaida were involved in the attack on the embassy. And clearly the impression that was given of the information given to the American people was wrong. In fact, Ambassador Rice said today, absolutely, it was wrong.”
She also said, “I have many more questions that need to be answered.”
“someone in the woodpile” - JDN
Hmmm, I’ll leave that one alone.
As long as this is a means to get to the matter of Obama leaving 40 Americans to die - ok.
But I still think this is unnecessary. We can get there without who told you to lie.
"Today at 4p ET, Senator John McCain sits down with Neil Cavuto in his first interview after meeting with embattled U.S. Ambassador to the UN Susan Rice."
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Fox report (note: video at link is NOT video of presser)
“I am more disturbed now than before,” said South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham.
The Capitol Hill meeting lasted about 90 minutes and also was attended by acting CIA Director Michael Morell....
However, the senators said after the meeting they needed more information about the attacks and the aftermath before making a decision on how they might vote on a potential Rice nomination.
Well, there are two ways of looking at it:
1) After putting on a show of concern, McCain and Graham will fold, or
2) Something is fishy enough that even McCain and Graham are taking a hard line on it
Frankly, it could be either, and I refuse to commit to one or the other without additional evidence.
Perhaps Rice went in to explain to the Senators that they are powerless, old fools who should learn their place under Obama, or lose it. It’s not like an intelligent exchange could have taken place with Rice as one of the contributors.
“They were pissed.....”
I would rather believe they ACTED pissed.
I’ve seen Juan and Grahamnesty in “action” often enough now to KNOW there will be NO follow-through. Those dudes are all blow and no go! IMPO
please, please can’t we just get a hook in somewhere
Questions NOT asked. Answers NOT forthcoming. TREASON. The players.
R.I.P. Glen Doherty, Sean Smith, Chris Stevens, Ty Woods.
Leni
Obama said Rice doesn’t know anything. Who’d a thought? For once he was telling the truth.
The new spin ...
Security Clearance @natlsecuritycnn
Source tells @DanaBashCNN that Amb. Rice told senators she regrets her public comments #Benghazi. Rice has more meetings today/tomorrow
MM: See posts 33, 36. Fox just played 2 clips from presser (nothing new) and Herridge comments.
Herridge reported that Morell was at meeting at the request of Susan Rice. She wonders why Morell instead of Clapper.
Me thinks it was the other way around, and that Morell went to meeting as Rice’s minder.
Direction, or misdirection? Focus to be on Rice, or Benghazibama? McCain to be point man at 4pm:
“Today at 4p ET, Senator John McCain sits down with Neil Cavuto in his first interview after meeting with embattled U.S. Ambassador to the UN Susan Rice.”
http://foxnewsinsider.com/author/yourworld/
Meanwhile, Crickets Chirping
“Me thinks it was the other way around, and that Morell went to meeting as Rice’s minder.”
Ditto.
Rice and Morell slipped in and out of the Capitol Tuesday unseen by reporters.
I expected the Pubbie Trio to fold like wet kleenex and make kissy noises to the cameras.
Guess I was wrong.
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