Ayotte: Rice Went Beyond Benghazi Talking Points

National Journal ^ | Sun, Dec 2, 2012 | Matt Vasilogambros

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Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., said U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice went beyond the talking points she was given on the terrorist attack in Libya when she appeared on Sunday talk shows shortly after the Sept. 11 attack.

Ayotte, along with five other senators, met with Rice on the Hill this week to discuss her reaction to the attack, which left four Americans dead. Ayotte said she was “very troubled” by what she heard, noting specifically that Rice had read the classified intelligence briefings saying that al-Qaida was behind the attack and did not mention that in her television appearances.

Ayotte also said that Rice relayed information on television that was not in the briefings, including inaccurate claims about the consulate's security and al-Qaida's strength in the region.

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Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., who also spoke on CNN, said there has been too much focus on Rice's Sunday show appearances and not enough on the attack itself.

“That’s amazing to me that we should be focusing on not so much what was said about which talking points, but how the tragedy where four Americans were killed in Benghazi happened,” he said.

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A Virginia Democrat said whaaaaat?

[Paladin2]

Rice wuz apparently an apologist for the African Embassy Attacks under The Bent One.

[Gator113]

**WHO in the hell gave the damn order to NOT rescue our men in Benghazi?**

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Now does Warner really want to get to the bottom of this or doe he realize that Rice is about to turn states evidence? After all, one way to get to the big fish is to catch the little ones first. Perhaps Warner senses they are getting too many nibbles.

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

Sen. Warner, also known as Pretty Boy, is a lightweight in the “get serious” set of congressmen. More interested in the governorship or keeping his Senate seat than in getting at the truth about Benghazi.

We really got them: Webb, Warner, and now Tim Kaine, the stupidest Virginia senator since Bubba the Big back in the 20’s.

Why is a good state cursed with Democrat incompetents? Why are we cursed with dumbassed voters?

[jivin gene]

“After all, one way to get to the big fish is to catch the little ones first.”

If we ever catch the “big fish” on anything, I will be shocked - ecstatic, but shocked.

[MestaMachine]

Fried rice.

Anyone wanting on or off this ping list, please advise.

Benghazi Index

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Rice wuz apparently an apologist for the African Embassy Attacks under The Bent One.

She was the Asst. Secretary for African Affairs under and mentored by her close family friend Madeleine Albright and fellow Rhodes scholar President Bill Clinton, along with some forty+ other Rhodes scholars in the Clinton administration.

Englishman Cecil Rhodes had more than a passing interest in Africa.....the repatriation of all of the British colonies including the US.....into a New World Order, a "New Jerusalem".

[BonRad]

Shifty snaky demoncats. Ayottee’s going after but one aspect, and a VERY important one at that.

Note even a couple commenters on this site following suit.

Brood of vipers.

[ncalburt]

Johnny McCain is trying to help his pal Kerry get the SOS job !

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A Virginia Democrat said whaaaaat?

That was Ollie North's seat until Nancy mauled him in the press.

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Three Facts

Fact One:

1) Only the POTUS can authorize a CBA (cross border authority) command for a rescue mission in a foreign nation.

Plus Fact Two:

2) No rescue mission was attempted.

Equals Fact Three:

3) 0bama turned his back on 41 State Dept. and CIA employees refusing to issue a CBA command and went to bed so he could go to Las Vegas the next day.

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Something to e-mail to every talking head, every Senator and every House rep.

[miserare]

Thanks for the ping.

I just finished Vince Flynn’s new book, “The Last Man”, and I finally understand what went down in Benghazi. What an eye-opener about our intelligence agnecies, the FIBbers, the administration crooks, moles and traitors, etc.

Yes, I know it’s fiction, but I believe Flynn’s sources are as accurate as those of Jennifer Grifin and Catherine Herridge.

[miserare]

That should be “agencies”. (Waiting for my new eyeglasses.)

[Politicalmom]

Please add me. :)

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“She had reviewed it before going on Sunday shows, and went on the Sunday shows and went beyond the talking points,” Ayotte said on CNN’s State of the Union. “Frankly, not supported by the record.”

Subtext: Rice was giving a White House/Chicago-provided set of talking points, NOT the “declassified CIA or DNI or “intelligence community talking points” that Barry's team has been trying to blame Rice's lies on.

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Big Bump!