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Pelosi: My, these Republicans certainly are obsessed with Benghazi
Hot Air ^ | 5:31 pm on May 11, 2013 | Erika Johnsen

Posted on 05/12/2013 11:25:21 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach

On MSNBC Saturday morning, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said that she, too, wants to find out what happened in Benghazi, but that Republicans are taking political advantage of the investigation to distract from other, more important issues.

“The obsession that some of my Republican colleagues have in the House doesn’t look like it’s on the path to really finding a solution, but just to keeping an issue alive,” she said. …

“We certainly have to give the full attention Benghazi deserves, but we cannot let it soak up all of the congressional attention,” Pelosi said. “What would be the purpose of that?” …

“We want to find out what did happen, but … then it becomes an issue that is subterfuge: ‘Let’s talk about Benghazi forever, so we don’t have to talk about what the American people want us to talk about,’” Pelosi said. “They want us to talk about jobs, they want us to talk about economic security, economic growth.” …

“Much of what is being said out there by some of my colleagues in Congress is simply not true … it simply isn’t true,” Pelosi said. “So we have to make sure the public record is clear.”

‘What would be the purpose of that?’ Oh, I don’t know — finding out the truth, maybe? And anyhow, there was plenty more going on on the Hill last week besides the Benghazi hearings, from immigration-reform to fracking rules, and as long as we’re at an economic-growth impasse, with Democrats demanding more stimulus measures and higher taxes and Republicans looking for regulatory rollback and tax reform, why don’t we devote some attention to figuring out exactly whose failures led to the deaths of four Americans and the subsequent pre-election lies about the nature of the attack to the American people? And hey, if some of the focus is political, that door easily swings both ways — the degree to which Republicans are ‘obsessively’ trying to push the story is only matched by the degree to which Democrats are ‘obsessively’ trying to minimize it.

And what is it Republicans are saying that “simply isn’t true”?  After this week’s hearings and ABC report on the changed talking points, even certain media outlets are cautiously admitting that, er, well yeah, actually, there are some substantive lingering questions here and the White House is starting to look kinda’ bad, even as they’re determinedly trying to steer the story to the State Department as some kind of completely separate entity and keep the focus off of their shoddy MidEast policies. Sorry, but the time for sweeping this under the rug is long past, and somebody is certainly trying to distract here — but it ain’t the Republicans.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; US: California; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: benghazi; benghazicoverup; california; democratslutmachine; humaabedin; libya; nancypelosi; prlost; slutmachinee; waronterror
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Nanzi Pelozi finds another way to say “who cares about the lives of our embassy and CIA employees?” One of the most notable things said during last week’s hearings was that “nothing has changed (re embassy security)” still. I don’t recall which one said that.


41 posted on 05/12/2013 12:04:15 PM PDT by TigersEye ("No man left behind" is more than an Army Ranger credo it's the character of America.)
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Does anyone have even the slightest doubt that if the situation was exactly the same, but the president had an R after his name that she would be leading the charge and staging massive demonstrations? The only difference is, is the republicans would not be circling the wagons for such a breach.


42 posted on 05/12/2013 12:05:56 PM PDT by dsrtsage (One half of all people have below average IQ. In the US the number is 54%)
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To: Bullish

LOL...that will slow her down!


43 posted on 05/12/2013 12:07:56 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach ((The Global Warming Hoax was a Criminal Act....where is Al Gore?))
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To: Grampa Dave

I see you have added some more stuff....thanks.


44 posted on 05/12/2013 12:10:07 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach ((The Global Warming Hoax was a Criminal Act....where is Al Gore?))
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Sure Nancy, maybe congress can spend more time on steroids use in sports? Sports, sports, sports...yeah all that is valuable use of the American peoples dime/business.


45 posted on 05/12/2013 12:10:54 PM PDT by Irenic (The pencil sharpener and Elmer's glue is put away-- we've lost the red wheel barrow)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
As long as Republicans continue to pretend that their competition has a single iota of honesty and integrity they will continue to lose ground.

They have NONE and should be politically eradicated using every means possible.

46 posted on 05/12/2013 12:13:14 PM PDT by skeeter
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
I agree that Benghazi shouldn't soak up all of Congress' attention.. Congress needs to also deeply investigate the IRS's unconstitutional assault on conservative groups, including Tea Party and pro-Israel groups.

The question is, "What would 0bama have to do to get impeached?"

47 posted on 05/12/2013 12:13:22 PM PDT by GeorgeWashingtonsGhost
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To: driftless2

I agree!


48 posted on 05/12/2013 12:14:43 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach ((The Global Warming Hoax was a Criminal Act....where is Al Gore?))
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To: freekitty

Nanacy Pelosi may have a feeble mind, but she holds to a very high standard of consistency.

We are interested in Benghazi for one very important reason, to actually do something to AVERT any future “Benghazi” incidents.

Because with the Current Regime in the White Hut, this or a similar situation shall continue to happen again and again.

The Won has either A) blundered repeatedly in his conduct in office, or B) acted with malicious aforethought to bring great shame and grief upon the full faith and trust of the United States of America as a nation. After only days earlier pronouncing the al-Qaeda organization as “organizationally defunct”, the hit on the State Department post in Benghazi was made - by the supposedly defeated al-Qaeda organization. The Current Occupant boasted, spiked the ball, and danced on the demise of Osama bin Laden, which probably had no little bit to do with the revenge strike on the facility, and the subsequent deaths of four Americans, plus untold damage to US prestige in the world.

Mission accomplished.

In a surprisingly prescient slip of the tongue, the late Ted Kennedy drunkenly made the juxaposition between “Osama Obama”. How fitting.


49 posted on 05/12/2013 12:16:52 PM PDT by alloysteel (If you want to see the true measure of a man, watch how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

I heard a liberal say the other day that he can not figure out why the Republicans keep asking the same questions. My answer to him was because the answers keep changing...I have no idea why it is so hard to understand that lies were told from the beginning and different lies are being told now.


50 posted on 05/12/2013 12:17:52 PM PDT by Tammy8 (~Secure the border and deport all illegals- do it now! ~ Support our Troops!~)
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To: annieokie; penelopesire; maggief; Protect the Bill of Rights; thouworm; SE Mom; Nachum; onyx; ...
Botox and pelosi...a toxic mix. She was bad before, but now she is just worthless.

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


Benghazi Index

51 posted on 05/12/2013 12:20:13 PM PDT by MestaMachine
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To: shelterguy
Pelosi didn’t have a problem with exploiting the hundred of fake but accurate investigations during W’s eight years.

They say Benghazi happened a long time ago. Well, why are they still harping about that "Mission Accomplished" banner on a ship returning from deployment where President Bush gave a speech? Now that happened a long time ago, and the banner was about the crew returning from their mission, not about the war ending. So no, no "accurate" investigations by the left.

52 posted on 05/12/2013 12:25:18 PM PDT by roadcat
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To: TigersEye; Marine_Uncle
I was going to say Eric Nor...

Bthen I faintly remember someone mentioning the attacks on the Embassy in Kenya .....don't remember who either.

Marine_uncle may have an answer when he comes back from Mothers Day Dinner....he spends a good amount of time reviewing CSPAN videos.

53 posted on 05/12/2013 12:29:22 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach ((The Global Warming Hoax was a Criminal Act....where is Al Gore?))
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Love the sound of desperation in the morning. It smells like, I dunno....victory.


54 posted on 05/12/2013 12:30:34 PM PDT by don-o (He will not share His glory, and He will not be mocked! Blessed be the Name of the Lord forever!)
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To: MestaMachine

Well said.


55 posted on 05/12/2013 12:31:05 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach ((The Global Warming Hoax was a Criminal Act....where is Al Gore?))
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To: Grampa Dave

I have an idea - why don’t you post all them Hillary pics on every single thread?


56 posted on 05/12/2013 12:31:49 PM PDT by don-o (He will not share His glory, and He will not be mocked! Blessed be the Name of the Lord forever!)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
I was thinking Hicks but you may be right. Nordstrum is in a better position to know about that I think. I haven't heard anyone pick up on that but I thought it was a very significant comment.

Paging Jon Fn Kerry the traitor, Paging Jon Fn Kerry the traitor, ... you're up next to testify.

57 posted on 05/12/2013 12:33:09 PM PDT by TigersEye ("No man left behind" is more than an Army Ranger credo it's the character of America.)
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To: don-o
I think this Benghazi story has legs....

CBS even let Sheryl Atkinson be seen .....on Face the Nation show.

And she got some approval from the Moderator.

58 posted on 05/12/2013 12:34:16 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach ((The Global Warming Hoax was a Criminal Act....where is Al Gore?))
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

And, we know that the curtain has only been opened a couple of inches. Will they dig now and ask WHY Hillary wanted a Consulate in Benghazi?


59 posted on 05/12/2013 12:37:34 PM PDT by don-o (He will not share His glory, and He will not be mocked! Blessed be the Name of the Lord forever!)
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To: nesnah; Ernest_at_the_Beach

So four (4) dead Americans including an Ambassador is just a little bump in Nancy’s road that we don’t need to pay attention to???

Same with her criminal and falls vetting affidavits she issued 2008 to 49+1 States. Treason!!!


60 posted on 05/12/2013 1:07:52 PM PDT by danamco (-)
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