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Why Benghazi is a Blow to Obama and Clinton ( It’s not Watergate and it’s not nothing.)
National Journal ^ | Updated: May 9, 2013 | 10:21 a.m. | Ron Fournier

Posted on 05/11/2013 9:05:45 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach

Edited on 05/11/2013 9:20:29 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

Both parties are wrong about the scandal: It

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: benghazi; benghazicoverup; koolaid; libya; navyseals; obamaspeople; terrorism; threatmatrix; waronterror
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1 posted on 05/11/2013 9:05:45 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
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To: MestaMachine; TigersEye; Marine_Uncle; justa-hairyape; onyx; SunkenCiv; Grampa Dave; ...

fyi


2 posted on 05/11/2013 9:06:45 AM 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

Yeah, it’s not Watergate. Nobody died in Watergate.


3 posted on 05/11/2013 9:07:58 AM PDT by drbuzzard (All animals are created equal, but some are more equal than others.)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

I don’t exactly agree with that. It is as big an issue as the press wishes to make it.


4 posted on 05/11/2013 9:08:40 AM PDT by Mouton (108th MI Group.....68-71)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

No one died in Watergate. Benghazi is far worse. The USA has always said they do not leave personnel behind in time of danger. That is a lie now, because those who cried out for help were ignored by Obama and Hillary. The military was told not to come to the aid of these four Americans. It seems they were deemed expendable in that 3:00 AM phone call.


5 posted on 05/11/2013 9:09:15 AM PDT by txrefugee
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To: Mouton

Exactly. And they won’t make it a big one. While this is in no way a comment on the merits, I guarantee you this goes nowhere.


6 posted on 05/11/2013 9:10:01 AM PDT by RIghtwardHo
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Really,Ron,really!


7 posted on 05/11/2013 9:10:47 AM PDT by urbanpovertylawcenter (where the law and poverty collide in an urban setting and sparks fly)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Both parties are wrong about the scandal: It’s not Watergate and it’s not nothing.

Nonsense.

8 posted on 05/11/2013 9:11:15 AM PDT by FreeReign
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Credibility is Obama’s strong suit, a key reason why his personal approval ratings continue to buoy soft job approval scores. He can’t afford to lose that trust.

Obama's credibility is 100% manufactured by the MSM. If they ever turn on him, even a little bit, Senate Democrats will freak out and make that long overdue trip to the White House to demand his resignation.

Only, unlike Nixon in 1974, this jerk won't listen to them.

9 posted on 05/11/2013 9:11:51 AM PDT by Mr. Jeeves (CTRL-GALT-DELETE)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

The reason it isn’t Watergate (or worse) is that they are Democrats. Can’t be said enough. If Nixon had been a Democrat, Watergate would never have been a scandal. End of story, or more like the story would never have begun.


10 posted on 05/11/2013 9:12:36 AM PDT by cdcdawg
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Wow. The Democrats must be getting really worried. They are bringing out all the top MSM spinmeisters to try and make this go away.


11 posted on 05/11/2013 9:12:56 AM PDT by Cowboy Bob (Democrats: Robbing Peter to buy Paul's vote.)
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To: drbuzzard

This will be the left’s new spin; its a cover up of a badly handled situation. Then, they’ll try to make sure it goes away. The REAL scandal is the CIA operation running guns to Al Qaeda linked groups to overthrow Qaddafi and then Assad. What are you willing to bet that some of those weapons were used in the Benghazi attack? From here on in, its going to be everyone, State, the CIA, and the White House, all trying to throw each other under the bus. But will the MSM cover it?


12 posted on 05/11/2013 9:12:58 AM PDT by cumbo78
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

What is the first thing you think when you see Obama or Hillary Clinton? Neither one is someone you would trust to run the country.


13 posted on 05/11/2013 9:13:07 AM PDT by FreedBird
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Nonsense. The cover-up is far more blatant than Watergate. And the crime is far worse.


14 posted on 05/11/2013 9:13:51 AM PDT by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: drbuzzard

There is also a man sitting in jail because of a youtube video that had nothing to do with anything.


15 posted on 05/11/2013 9:14:44 AM PDT by CaptainK (...please make it stop. Shake a can of pennies at it.)
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To: Mr. Jeeves
That assumption follows the logic that Democrats are honest, logical people. They aren't. They are all about power. No one will ask Obama to do anything. The press coverage here is minimal and will obfuscate the issue, minimize and deflect, and ultimately protect Obama and Hillary. Fournier is a lying hack.

If this were the Bush Administration, there would be round the clock blanket media coverage with screaming headlines, cliche ridden quotes and terms, easy to understand articles, and screaming headlines that couldn't be missed demanding Republican penance and resignations. That was Watergate.

16 posted on 05/11/2013 9:18:23 AM PDT by Luke21
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

We can’t let media lefties pretend this is only about the coverup.


17 posted on 05/11/2013 9:19:02 AM PDT by .45 Long Colt
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach; Fred Nerks; TigersEye

What was the Obama administration actually doing in Benghazi? Whatever it was, it made Obama choose NOT to rescue his own Ambassador and other Americans by creating
battle that we could win. Instead Obama surrendered. WHY?

This cover up is a lot more serious than this article would allow. the thread article and its author are therefore highly suspect. Why do people keep trying to get the rush for truth in Benghazi cancelled? There is a LOT more to learn, including facts about presidential treason originating in the Obama ME apology tour.


18 posted on 05/11/2013 9:20:01 AM PDT by Candor7 (Obama fascism article:(http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html))
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

This article reads like a prayer.

Quote:

“Coming as it did during a tense re-election race the administration’s determined reluctance to use the word “terrorists” seems informed, if not driven, by political considerations.”


19 posted on 05/11/2013 9:20:11 AM PDT by Fitzy_888 ("ownership society")
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To: cumbo78; Ernest_at_the_Beach

I am getting old but I remember a question in the Senate hearings to CIA and DOD. The question was are you arming the Syrian rebels and they said no. Do either of you remember that? I will do some research when I get time.


20 posted on 05/11/2013 9:20:33 AM PDT by crosslink (Moderates should play in the middle of a busy street)
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