The mystery night

Politico ^ | 23 May 2013 | RICH LOWRY

[mandaladon]

On “Fox News Sunday” last weekend, White House aide Dan Pfeiffer was asked about President Barack Obama’s whereabouts the night of the Sept. 11 attack in Benghazi. This was the night when we lost our first ambassador in 30 years, and when three other Americans were killed in an attack that lasted all night long at multiple locations within the eastern Libyan city. Since the president is commander in chief, one would think where he was and what he did during such an event would be of obvious public concern.

Not according to Pfeiffer. He deemed the president’s location, and specifically whether he was in the Situation Room, “a largely irrelevant fact.” If it is so unimportant, why not simply tell us? It’s not as if we haven’t heard largely irrelevant information before. Humor us. Then everyone can judge the value of the fact for himself. Obama’s actions and nonactions on that terrible night are a blank spot in his presidency. We simply don’t know much about them, and the White House has always been perfectly content to leave it that way. We know he was meeting with Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey on an unrelated matter at 5 p.m. Washington time, when he learned of the attack. In congressional testimony, Panetta said he had no contact with the president or the White House after that point.

[mandaladon]

The day after his mystery night, Obama publicly emerged. He gave a statement at 10:35 a.m. condemning the Benghazi attack — and left Washington at 2:20 p.m. for a fundraiser in Las Vegas...............How despicable.

[ssaftler]

Sounds like Shrillary Clinton and her “3AM Phone Call” ad from 2008 was spot on.

[mandaladon]

In the case of Benghazi, the military maintains that nothing could have been done to save the lives lost that night, and it may well be right. But no one could say how long the attack in Benghazi would last or if there would be follow-on attacks in Tripoli. An engaged commander in chief would have been coordinating with his military and prodding it to see if it could do more, faster to respond to an attack that resulted in a national humiliation. ......."An engaged commander" The only time he's engaged is when he's partying with celebrities or playing golf.

[V_TWIN]

Dan Pfeiffer ............I saw this guy on a talking head show last Sunday, what a freakin weasel. He's nothing but an obama windup toy to regurgitate spin.

[Dan(9698)]

He had is phone set to vibrate and laid it on the foot of his bed.

[MestaMachine]

It's a mystery, folks, sorta like where he was born...in a nest or a laboratory.

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[DoughtyOne]

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What it would look like from the President's chair,
if anyone WERE on duty.



Look, I didn't know. These pictures prove beyond a doubt,
I wasn't there. I am not to blame. I am not a crook.

[Uncle Miltie]

That’s a good one. Keep posting!

[DoughtyOne]

That’s it for today. I’ve already posted it too much for now.

Thanks.

[Reo]

This in Politico?

Drip...drip...drip....

[henkster]

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve wished I was on these shows asking the questions. But then again, after a couple weeks I doubt I could get anyone from the regime to appear.

[spawn44]

Dan Rice won’t tell because he was with THE FOREIGNER licking his rear end.

[Bubbette]

I don’t know why this has not gotten any traction from any talk show host, Fox, even here. I think this is fascinating....what did they talk about??

The 10 P.M. Phone Call
National Review ^ | 5/18/2013 | Andrew C. McCarthy

This was posted last week and I keep waiting for somebody to ask the right question!

(Hope I posted the link correctly!)

[The Sons of Liberty]

I’ve already posted it too much for now.

When is your audit scheduled?

[Red Badger]

Where was Reggie Love?.......

[DoughtyOne]

Wait, the phone is ringing... :^)

[SoFloFreeper]

Politico has Rich Lowry now???? Did he quit National Review?

[SoFloFreeper]

LOVE IT!!!

[pjpblush]

One more thing that I find especially offensive is when it is said it is irrelevent where the President is. As I understand it, the Presidency is a 24/7/365 day job. Why do Presidents need 24/7/365 Secret Service coverage if it is not important? Why does the “black box” or whatever color always go with the President even if on vacation if where he is, is irrelevent? I cannot understand that in of itself that when the President responds “that he didn’t know or was not informed”. I am furious. No CEO could hold a job that constantly said that. There’s a reason Harry Truman had a plaque on his desk that said “the buck stops here”. You may have not agreed with him, but you sure knew what he believed!.

[onedoug]

The order to stand-down had to have come from the so-called President. Any order otherwise need not have been obeyed. Thus, did Obama issue the order, or not? Simple enough.