CBS and Benghazi: What’s the Larger Relevance?

The Daily Beast ^ | Nov 8, 2013 | by Michael Tomasky

[Republicanprofessor]

... Well, it’s nice to see CBS bow to pressure from the left for a change instead of the right. See, Davies just published a book under the Morgan Jones pseudonym about Benghazi with an imprint that is a division of Simon & Schuster, which is owned by...CBS. So maybe 60 Minutes was pressured inside to hawk this guy’s story. So it’s already an interesting corporate media story and a black eye for Black Rock from that perspective.

But what is the larger political relevance of all this? Well, Google “Dylan Davies Hillary Clinton” and you’ll see soon enough. Wingland is desperate to find something here to pin on HRC. But even if every word Davies speaks is true, I don’t see how it changes much of anything about the Benghazi narrative. Correct me if I’m wrong about this, but it seems to me that if he’s telling the truth, all he provides is one eyewitness account that confirms stuff we knew already—that the consulate wasn’t as well protected as it should have been, and we weren’t as prepared for the attack as we should have been. Not exactly news.

[Republicanprofessor]

Benghazi ping #7 for today.

Let Republicanprofessor know if you want on or off the Benghazi ping list.

[longfellow]

So maybe 60 Minutes was pressured inside to hawk this guy’s story.-—nope, to destroy his credibility.

[MestaMachine]

davies’ book was a self-aggrandizing portrait of his own ‘heroism’ and shows him to be of the same caliber as a john kerry and other stinking pols who lie about their service to push their way up a ladder they don’t even deserve to be on, let alone climb on the backs of real heroes who died in service to their country.
The publisher should withdraw the book and demand their money back, sue for it if necessary, and punish this pos within an inch of his life.

[NoLibZone]

Get used to hearing our President is President Clinton again.

I can guarantee you that we will not support the GOPs 2016 or 2020 candidates.

[Zuben Elgenubi]

Well, it’s nice to see CBS bow to pressure from the left for a change instead of the right.

I stopped reading right there.

[98ZJ USMC]

What's the larger relevance? Are you f*king SERIOUS?!?!

Four preventable deaths that can be construed as murder, top-level lies and cover-ups, witness intimidation, trust in government, basic human decency, improper incarceration, felonious subterfuge...

Should I go on?

You friggin' (D)emorats make me want to puke. All to protect a Clintoon and your preening adolescent lightbringer.

[vaudine]

The relevance of then and now is--The Election is OVER now, and it wasn't over then!!!

Convinced Dems would do/say anything, sacrifice ANYONE up to and including their firstborn to win.

vaudine

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Republicanprofessor. Michael Tomasky shills in The Daily Beast:

...Well, it's nice to see CBS bow to pressure from the left for a change instead of the right... So maybe 60 Minutes was pressured inside to hawk this guy’s story... But even if every word Davies speaks is true, I don’t see how it changes much of anything about the Benghazi narrative...