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Report: RNC scrapped pre-election Benghazi ad; Conservatives demand to know why
Twitchy ^ | 5-9-2013 | Twitchy Staff

Posted on 05/09/2013 2:39:44 PM PDT by smoothsailing

May 9, 2013

Report: RNC scrapped pre-election Benghazi ad; Conservatives demand to know why

Twitchy Staff

Did the RNC make a big mistake last fall? A new report by ABC News’ Jonathan Karl has many conservatives seeing red.

Johnatha Karl, ABC News, reports that this ad was put together by the RNC last fall but was “scrapped at the last minute because of objections from the Romney campaign, which was concerned the ad would distract from Romney’s efforts to focus on the economy.”

Regardless of whether or not the Romney campaign actually played a role in the RNC’s final decision, many conservatives are frustrated and angry with the RNC for keeping the ad buried at a time when the American public needed to know the truth: ...

(Excerpt) Read more at twitchy.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: ads; benghazi; benghaziad; rnc; rncad; romney2012
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To: smoothsailing

61 posted on 05/09/2013 8:03:54 PM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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To: smoothsailing

They scrapped it due to Hurricane Sandy and the focus on recovery efforts.


62 posted on 05/09/2013 8:29:09 PM PDT by Thunder90 (All posts soley represent my own opinion.)
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To: Thunder90

And, due to the hurricane and the media focus on it, it is likely that no stations would have ran the ad until Election day itself.


63 posted on 05/09/2013 8:31:40 PM PDT by Thunder90 (All posts soley represent my own opinion.)
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To: R_Kangel

They should have pulled out all the stops. Did we forget who we are dealing with.


64 posted on 05/09/2013 8:38:31 PM PDT by ofcrob2237
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To: smoothsailing

The GOPe didn’t make a mistake, they did exactly what they wanted.


65 posted on 05/09/2013 9:05:02 PM PDT by GeronL (http://asspos.blogspot.com)
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To: Qwackertoo

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To: GraceG

Prepubescent?


67 posted on 05/09/2013 10:26:54 PM PDT by rfp1234 (Arguing with a marxist is like playing Chess with a Pigeon.)
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To: ReformationFan

Indeed. It’s so depressing have two liberal political parties and no viable conservative party in our nation.

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68 posted on 05/09/2013 10:28:37 PM PDT by GraceG
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To: null and void
"They scrapped it because it might have turned the election."
Exactly. Play it safe with the RINOs now, ya hear!(and you'll never win another election, GOP)
69 posted on 05/09/2013 11:08:21 PM PDT by NoRedTape
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To: StarFan; Dutchy; alisasny; BobFromNJ; BUNNY2003; Cacique; Clemenza; Coleus; cyborg; DKNY; ELS; ...
Excerpt:

Johnathan Karl, ABC News, reports that this ad was put together by the RNC last fall but was “scrapped at the last minute because of objections from the Romney campaign, which was concerned the ad would distract from Romney’s efforts to focus on the economy.”

Regardless of whether or not the Romney campaign actually played a role in the RNC’s final decision, many conservatives are frustrated and angry with the RNC for keeping the ad buried at a time when the American public needed to know the truth: ...

Check out ad... it was fantastic:

Exclusive: The RNC Benghazi Attack Ad that Never Ran

70 posted on 05/09/2013 11:32:12 PM PDT by nutmeg (Rest in Peace, FReeper Extraordinaire Doctor Raoul...)
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To: null and void
America needs to be led by warriors not by lawyers

I LOVE your new tagline! Amen to that...

71 posted on 05/09/2013 11:34:35 PM PDT by nutmeg (Rest in Peace, FReeper Extraordinaire Doctor Raoul...)
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To: smoothsailing

Romney, like McCain, wanted to be an “honorable” loser.


72 posted on 05/09/2013 11:40:47 PM PDT by Lancey Howard
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To: smoothsailing

FUFNC too

FU MATT DRUDGE too


73 posted on 05/09/2013 11:44:16 PM PDT by wardaddy (wanna know how my kin felt during Reconstruction in Mississippi, you fixin to find out firsthand)
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To: Lancey Howard

An article appeared a few days ago warning GOP members not to showboat. That warning rang so true when thinking about McCain and Graham.

Whenever there’s an important issue breaking to the Right’s advantage, the Left enlists those two morons to vomit excessively so to diffuse any legs the issue might have.


74 posted on 05/09/2013 11:54:55 PM PDT by Gene Eric (The Palin Doctrine.)
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To: Gene Eric

This is why McCain and Graham hate Cruz. Cruz has the smarts and the guts to play smashmouth politics against the scumbag Democrats. McCain and Graham, as we have seen in the past couple of days, have no problem voting WITH the scumbag Democrats.


75 posted on 05/10/2013 12:02:00 AM PDT by Lancey Howard
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To: Lancey Howard

Agreed!


76 posted on 05/10/2013 12:20:16 AM PDT by Gene Eric (The Palin Doctrine.)
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To: Thunder90
They scrapped it due to Hurricane Sandy and the focus on recovery efforts.

So Christie could play suckup for relief efforts?

Hard to ask with one hand and thrash with the other...

So how is that working out?

77 posted on 05/10/2013 2:16:17 AM PDT by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing)
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To: nutmeg

Watch these Navy SEAL Team VI families and other family members as they reveal the Obama Administrations culpability in death of their sons in the fatal helicopter crash in Afghanistan following the successful raid on bin Laden’s compound. This is a powerful and riveting briefing thatincluded some of America’s most significant military leaders.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqtJrJ40Cio


78 posted on 05/10/2013 2:49:07 AM PDT by RaceBannon (Telling the truth about RINOS, PAULTARDS, Liberals and Muslims has become hate speech)
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To: Cicero

At this point, what difference does it make?


79 posted on 05/10/2013 2:57:29 AM PDT by GeorgiaDawg32
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To: nutmeg

Watch these Navy SEAL Team VI families and other family members as they reveal the Obama Administrations culpability in death of their sons in the fatal helicopter crash in Afghanistan following the successful raid on bin Laden’s compound. This is a powerful and riveting briefing that included some of America’s most significant military leaders.

Video of their funeral has an Imam condemning the fallen SEAL warriors.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqtJrJ40Cio


80 posted on 05/10/2013 3:09:19 AM PDT by RaceBannon (Telling the truth about RINOS, PAULTARDS, Liberals and Muslims has become hate speech)
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