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Sorting Out the Scandals [Joe Klein Tries To Rescue Clown Occupying White House]
Time ^ | 5/16/13 | Joe Klein

Posted on 05/16/2013 4:59:59 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper

... putting Benghazi, the IRS's Tea Party targeting and the Justice Department's leak-hunting seizure of Associated Press phone records in the same basket is like comparing a mirage to a dishwasher to a diamond. There is no common thread.

Benghazi is a scam, not a scandal. It began as a political ploy during the 2012 presidential campaign. Republicans tried to pin a cover-up on the President....

The Justice Department's secret seizure of AP phone records is more a policy dispute than a scandal.....

The irs's targeting of Tea Party groups is, however, an actual full-blown scandal. In fact, it is several scandals. The most obvious one was the lunkheaded effort by midlevel IRS employees....

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Editorial; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 2012electionbias; abuseofpower; bias; coverup; cultureofcorruption; howtostealanelection; media; obamascandals; yellowjournalism; zogbyism
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To: SoFloFreeper
There is no common thread.

Sure there is. Every one of those scandals is all about holding on to power. They are the machinations of a petty tyrant, doing everything possible to cling to the reins of government.

There, there Mr. Klein, was that really so hard?

21 posted on 05/16/2013 6:09:58 AM PDT by Carry_Okie (An economy is not a zero-sum game, but politics usually is.)
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To: SoFloFreeper
Benghazi is a scam, not a scandal. It began as a political ploy during the 2012 presidential campaign. Republicans tried to pin a cover-up on the President...

IMO the libs realize that Behghazi is by far the most serious of the scandals, which is why they are trying to hard to downplay it. Americans were left to die and then Obama, Hillary and Rice lied about it for political gain.

22 posted on 05/16/2013 6:17:20 AM PDT by dirtboy
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To: SoFloFreeper

That’s not a clown occupying the White House, that is a Chicgo pol criminal.


23 posted on 05/16/2013 6:24:40 AM PDT by Hotlanta Mike ("Governing a great natiorn is like cooking a small fish - too much handling will spoil it." Lao Tzu)
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24 posted on 05/16/2013 6:38:15 AM PDT by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: SoFloFreeper

There IS one common thread. The person in charge claims not to have anything to do with it and don’t know nut thin bout it. Bozo, Holder, whoever at EPA, Justice, whatever. The Bozo appointee knows nothin.


25 posted on 05/16/2013 7:06:59 AM PDT by wastoute (Government cannot redistribute wealth. Government can only redistribute poverty.)
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To: bert
The common thread is the tyranny. The tyranny of one so obsessed with power he pays no attention to the law or any restraints . He is not alone in his actions. The whole body must be brought down, destroyed, dumped on the trash pile of History

The fish rots from the head, as the saying goes.

26 posted on 05/16/2013 7:11:28 AM PDT by Rummyfan (Iraq: it's not about Iraq anymore, it's about the USA!)
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To: Roccus

The denier in chief has claimed that the furor over the talking points is a side show and I agree to a point. The REAL question is after learning about the attack he disappeared and had nothing more to do with it. He never called for an update on the situation or ordered help to go in. Presumably, he went to bed cause he had to fly to Las Vegas for an all important FUNDRAISER the next day. This is dereliction of duty on a massive scale. I did not agree with everything Dubya did ( he actually pissed me off several times) but I know one thing for sure, fundraiser be damned, he would have been in the situation room trying to move heaven and earth to help those people.


27 posted on 05/16/2013 8:17:47 AM PDT by Texas Patriot61 (Gun control is being able to hit your target.)
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To: SoFloFreeper
Republicans tried to pin a cover-up on the President....

So you admit there was a cover-up. Who else should it be "pinned on," Little Man?

28 posted on 05/16/2013 9:58:37 PM PDT by shhrubbery! (NIH!)
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