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Rand Paul: Hillary's Benghazi story unraveling
WND ^ | WND

Posted on 04/23/2013 5:27:43 AM PDT by JohnPDuncan

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., was “surprised” by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s sworn testimony in a Senate hearing in which she claimed that she did not know whether the U.S. mission in Libya was procuring or transferring weapons to Turkey and other Arab countries.

It was Paul who asked Clinton the question during the hearings. His inquiry focused on alleged weapons shipments out of Benghazi to arm the rebels fighting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime.

Speaking on “Aaron Klein Investigative Radio” on New York’s WABC Radio, Paul was reacting to Clinton’s testimony in light of a New York Times report last month that claimed that since early 2012, the CIA has been helping Arab governments and Turkey obtain and ship weapons to the Syrian rebels.

The plan mirrors one the Times reported in February as being proposed by Clinton herself. The Times described Clinton as one of the driving forces advocating for arming the Syrian rebels via Turkish and Arab cut outs.

The New York Times reported Clinton and then-CIA Director David Petraeus had concocted the plan, which called for vetting rebels and arming Syrian fighters with the assistance of Arab countries.

If Clinton knew about the arms transfers, she may have committed perjury during her Benghazi testimony.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 113th; benghazi; benghazihearings; coverup; libya; randpaul; soshillary; stophillary
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To: jpsb

They would just represent the party.

Look at the latest appointments... Schatz from Hawaii has just completely sold himself to the party as soon as he got there (granted, it was for campaign cash)

I take your point but governors like Christie aren’t going to appoint conservatives and it’s also subject to backroom deals being done i.e one party gets a senate seat, the other gets the 2nd and you let my bill/reform get through the State house.

Also the kinds of people you find appointed will be the most corrupt and worse people in the state like former majority whip’s and speaker of state houses...


41 posted on 04/23/2013 7:26:04 AM PDT by JohnPDuncan
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To: Resettozero

BTW it takes over 20 million dollars to run for the Senate so money talks and Senators know that. However if state legislators elected Senators the cost of running would be pizza and beer for the legislators.


42 posted on 04/23/2013 7:28:29 AM PDT by jpsb
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To: jpsb
The states were suppose to be represented in the Senate, the people in the House. Currently the states have no representation at the federal level.

Good points and persuasive. Perhaps you are right. Will consider this again.
43 posted on 04/23/2013 7:29:16 AM PDT by Resettozero
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To: JohnPDuncan

Governors did not appoint Senators prior to the 17th, they were elected by state legislators. State legislators are elected by the voters in their states. It was a very wise system that preserved the interests of the states at the federal level. Which is why the 1900’s progressives did away with it. 1900s progressives wanted an all powerful federal government, like we have now.


44 posted on 04/23/2013 7:32:48 AM PDT by jpsb
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To: JohnPDuncan
Hitlery will have three all sufficient words, to put an end to any further inquiries of her..." I Don't Recall"!

For reinforcement she could add " What difference does it make"!

45 posted on 04/23/2013 7:46:47 AM PDT by PoloSec ( Believe the Gospel: how that Christ died for our sins, was buried and rose again)
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To: jpsb

I’m sympathetic but not sure what kind of people we’d get...


46 posted on 04/23/2013 7:47:53 AM PDT by JohnPDuncan
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To: JohnPDuncan

Well most state legislators are more conservative then most Senators so right off the bat we would get a more conservative Senate! Plus the Senate would not be beholden to special interest or big money since getting elected did not require appeasing special interest for big money. This is really a no brainer, doing away with the 17th would reduce the power of the federal government which is a good thing.


47 posted on 04/23/2013 7:53:54 AM PDT by jpsb
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To: DoughtyOne

Hey, as a huge fan of WB cartoons don’t insult Porky like that!

That’s all folks.


48 posted on 04/23/2013 9:30:24 AM PDT by longfellow (Bill Maher, the 21st hijacker.)
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49 posted on 04/23/2013 8:05:53 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Romney would have been worse, if you're a dumb ass.)
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To: circlecity
I still don’t see where America’s interest is in helping one murderous group of Islamic thugs fight against another murderous group of Islamic thugs.

Precisely...we should be helping both of them.

50 posted on 04/23/2013 8:15:33 PM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (HEY RATS! Control your murdering freaks.)
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