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Republicans seek blame on Benghazi rather than solutions
Washington Post ^ | May 12, 2013 | Jackson Diehl

Posted on 05/13/2013 8:31:17 AM PDT by Seizethecarp

Remember the scandal of “the 16 words”? If you do, you’ve probably been inside the Beltway too long, literally or figuratively.

Most of what Wilson said was later proved to be grossly exaggerated, or simply false. But that didn’t stop Democrats and partisan media from devoting years to conspiracy-spinning and attempts to pin political and criminal responsibility on Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney or Karl Rove.

A decade later, we have the right’s answer to Joe Wilson: Benghazi.

The common thread here is not just the climate of intense partisanship in which media and politicians from the left dismiss what the right insists is a scandal of historic proportions — or vice-versa. It is the diversion of what should be serious, bipartisan discussion about government failings.

To be fair, the House Republican investigation of Benghazi also addresses the more substantive issues of the State Department’s failure to adequately secure its Benghazi facilities and Obama’s lack of “a credible national security posture in the region.”

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Politics/Elections; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: benghazi; benghazigate; georgewbush; navyseals; obama; plamegate; threatmatrix
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To: Seizethecarp

“Republicans seek blame on Benghazi rather than solutions”

And by writing this, the author has in effect blamed Republicans. Neat little trick isn’t it?


21 posted on 05/13/2013 8:43:10 AM PDT by V_TWIN
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To: Seizethecarp
Most of what Wilson said was later proved to be grossly exaggerated, or simply false.

And the press made no effort to expose his lies at the time because they wanted to do damage to the Bush Admin. Now that the election's over the author cam admit it but where was the reporter back then?

22 posted on 05/13/2013 8:44:19 AM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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To: Colonel_Flagg

” In this case, finding where to assess blame will also correct the situation when appropriate Constitutional remedies are applied.”

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Exactly what I was thinking. How can you come up with solutions when you don’t know what went wrong?


23 posted on 05/13/2013 8:44:36 AM PDT by proud American in Canada (R.I.P., James Helmuth, my nephew who just passed away at ten years old, from cancer, on March 23.)
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To: Seizethecarp
What IS the solution when your government has/is lying to you? Impeachment.....or....
24 posted on 05/13/2013 8:45:49 AM PDT by yoe
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To: Seizethecarp

No. The SOLUTION is OBVIOUS - IMPEACH the Kenyan Kenysian and change the administration - PROBLEM SOLVED.


25 posted on 05/13/2013 8:47:17 AM PDT by ZULU ((See: http://gatesofvienna.net/))
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To: Seizethecarp; All

The sorry, same old PC crap of “everybody is a victim, so let us make sure that this crime never happens again” is pervasive in the Zombie Obamanation Administration and the Liberal Agenda Media.

Unfortunately, the standard RINO mantra is as follows: “The relevant oversight committees in the House and the Senate need to flush out the truth of the various matters that catch public attention, and to recommend legislative reforms to bring this outlaw Obama Administration to heel.”

These are hardened criminals! They will NEVER be “brought to heel!”

Passing a new “Law” is meaningless to hardened criminals in Government!

The Obamanation Administration is filled with hardened criminals who have have NO respect for the US Constitution or ANY of the laws derived from it.

Hard jail time is the ONLY punishment that will be an effective partial solution to partially protecting us from future crimes committed by those “dedicated public servants” who are paid by taxpayers to govern us.


26 posted on 05/13/2013 8:50:54 AM PDT by Graewoulf (Traitor John Roberts' Commune-Style Obama'care' violates U.S. Constitution AND Anti-Trust Law.)
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To: Seizethecarp

Are Republicans seeking blame or are Republicans seeking the truth that Democrats are trying to obfuscate?


27 posted on 05/13/2013 8:51:26 AM PDT by NotYourAverageDhimmi
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To: Seizethecarp

hmmm- karma- democrats sought blame on Valerie jarret, on Swenator stevens, on kastrina, on on on on on opn on etc- Typical bullies- they attack the republicans mercileslly, but when republicans fight back, the dems whine like little sissies about beign picked on-

As Dick morris said “This is the whiniest administration i’ve ever encoutnered’


28 posted on 05/13/2013 8:52:07 AM PDT by CottShop (Scientific belief does not constitute scientific evidence, nor does it convey scientific knowledge)
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To: Seizethecarp

The Wash Compost is one of the most complicit MSM organizations in the cover up of Benghazi. There has been almost no reporting on it.


29 posted on 05/13/2013 8:52:14 AM PDT by KC_Conspirator
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To: Seizethecarp

The solution is to replace a corrupt and irresponsible president. And unfortunatly, the person we chose to nominate to battle the corrupt and irresponsible president cowered in a corner for a month when he was criticized for criticizing the president.

So the solution is to not nominate such a man again. Twice in eight years is enough.


30 posted on 05/13/2013 8:52:48 AM PDT by cotton1706
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To: Seizethecarp

The only possible “solution” would be resurrecting four dead men and returning them to their loved ones.


31 posted on 05/13/2013 8:53:10 AM PDT by pax_et_bonum (God Bless America)
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To: Seizethecarp
Republicans seek blame on Benghazi rather than solutions

No, they seek the SOLUTION by removing the one who was to BLAME.

Apparently that is too deep for pea brain's understanding.

32 posted on 05/13/2013 8:53:18 AM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (Join AAAA : Americans Against Acronym Abuse)
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To: Seizethecarp

Getting Obama (piss be upon him) and his entire posse out of office IS a solution.


33 posted on 05/13/2013 8:53:42 AM PDT by Fresh Wind (The last remnants of the Old Republic have been swept away.)
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To: Seizethecarp

and, I’ll bet the author would be goign balisitic if a repuiblican said about hte sandy hook deaths “Well, ya know, death is just a part of life’ and ‘The left are just seekign blame in the shooting rather than real solutions


34 posted on 05/13/2013 8:54:11 AM PDT by CottShop (Scientific belief does not constitute scientific evidence, nor does it convey scientific knowledge)
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To: Seizethecarp
Assigning blame is the first step towards solution. Aren't the liberals always whining about "sending a message"?
35 posted on 05/13/2013 8:54:14 AM PDT by Baynative (Lord, keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.)
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To: Seizethecarp

“Accountability”.

No longer in the lexicon because light-reflectivity (see 0bama, Holder), plumbing (Hillary, her minionettes) and Communism (the whole lot of them,) trump American interests and the law.


36 posted on 05/13/2013 8:54:39 AM PDT by Uncle Miltie (Mandatory BB Guns for 10 Year Old Boys would solve most of America's problems.)
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To: Seizethecarp

You can’t stop the President from giving orders.

There’s no way to fix this.


37 posted on 05/13/2013 8:56:30 AM PDT by <1/1,000,000th%
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To: Seizethecarp

“Blame” is equal to “Solution”

1. Find the people who broke trust and Blame them -
2. Excuse them from public trust - that’s the Solution.

Any questions?


38 posted on 05/13/2013 8:56:32 AM PDT by kinsman redeemer (The real enemy seeks to devour what is good.)
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To: Seizethecarp

Bullcrap. The solution is to act like you know what you are doing, what your job entails, your responsibilities and the resources available to you to earn your six figure salary that we pay you. And then, should you screw up, get in front of it instead of lying like a 4th grader.


39 posted on 05/13/2013 8:59:32 AM PDT by Attention Surplus Disorder (This stuff we're going through now, this is nothing compared to the middle ages.)
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To: Seizethecarp

Washington Post seeks to cover for administration...........that was easy.


40 posted on 05/13/2013 9:00:36 AM PDT by heshtesh (I believe in Sarah Palin, the rest not so much.)
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