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Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Political Suicide The GOP Will Never Forget Benghazi

Posted by Charles Mudede on Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 8:02 AM

All that's left is Benghazi. They want nothing but their truth of Benghazi. They wont let go of Benghazi. Fox News contributor Laura Ingraham:

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The Dems should just give them Benghazi.

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Did the Democrats make this much fuss over the well-documented intelligence failures of the Bush administration that allowed the original 9/11 to happen, where 3,000 American citizens died? And after which the National Security Adviser who overlooked these warnings was promoted to Secretary of State?

Posted by blip on January 23, 2013 at 2:11 PM

I seem to remember that one of the reasons there wasn't enough security at Benghazi (and still isn't at other diplomatic sites) is that the Republicans have repeatedly reduced the amount budgeted for diplomatic security when reconciliation comes along. I wish Clinton and the rest of the Democrats would bring this up forcefully and repeatedly.

Posted by Calpete on January 23, 2013 at 1:16 PM

sorry - "hasn't" not "has"

Posted by TreGibbs on January 23, 2013 at 1:05 PM

Doesn't matter - they collectively will always be known as the party in power when the worlds worst terrorist attack occurred on American soil.

Let her "tweet" all she wants - she has got a leg to stand on.

Posted by TreGibbs on January 23, 2013 at 1:05 PM

*lip-syncing, you stupid twatwaffle.

Posted by Hawke

on January 23, 2013 at 12:02 PM

Can we just send them to Benghazi?

Posted by Root on January 23, 2013 at 11:37 AM

Or, HRC could offer them a deal: "Show me Ted Nugent's draft board records and shit-stained blue jeans, and I'll admit that Benghazi is a city in Libya."

Never give in, Charles. Not an inch for those knuckle-draggers.

Posted by Che Guava on January 23, 2013 at 11:34 AM

@14: Oh she did, lots of material to digest.

Posted by Phoebe in Wallingford on January 23, 2013 at 10:05 AM

Hillary is scheduled to testify, and and gladly will. Until then I reserved judgement.

Posted by Phoebe in Wallingford on January 23, 2013 at 10:00 AM

"The Dems should just give them Benghazi."

In good time they will. It took the Republicans 18 months to "give" the Democrats Watergate.

Posted by You_Gotta_Be_Kidding_Me on January 23, 2013 at 9:52 AM

There is no there, there.

I cannot believe this gets any legs.

Posted by r.chops on January 23, 2013 at 9:40 AM

They're doing it so their mouth-breathing followers will copy them and also repeat it.

Their followers are very simple-minded dullards. This is the only way they can be trained.

Posted by Urgutha Forka on January 23, 2013 at 9:35 AM

This is not about Benghazi. It's a play by Republicans to tarnish a Clinton run for the presidency in 2016. It's a play by Democrats to inoculate Clinton for a run for the presidency in 2016. Give them Benghazi indeed.

Posted by dv8or70 on January 23, 2013 at 9:17 AM

Benghazi had some "wow that was not a good idea in retrospect" aspects. Not learning and swaggering is s bad idea.

Doing that is a big part of how the republicans got to be the party they are today. We can't afford both major parties being that irresponsible.

Fox will be dicks, it's what they do.

Posted by david on January 23, 2013 at 9:15 AM

Exactly, @6.

Republicans can keep Benghazi, the second they acknowledge Karachi, Damascus, Riyadh, Taskkent, Jeddah and Sana'a.

Posted by COMTE

on January 23, 2013 at 9:14 AM

And don't forget the 53 Americans who died in attacks on foreign U.S. diplomatic outposts under the GW Bush administration. Obama's influence is indeed far-reaching.

Posted by Pope Buck I on January 23, 2013 at 9:10 AM

@2 I think that's what she says here in diplomatish: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pla…

Posted by BhamBrad on January 23, 2013 at 9:08 AM

Yep. plenty of real war scandals in this and the last Admin.

But it's their favorite exotic word(s) of the day. Used to be Khalid Sheik Mohammed.

Posted by dirac on January 23, 2013 at 8:54 AM

Bush gave us the World Trade Center disaster and then the Iraq war disaster which cost us trillions. Republicans are petty pricks.

Posted by Pope Peabrain on January 23, 2013 at 8:48 AM

I really wish Hills would say something like: "How dare you use the death of my people to further your shitty agenda. You are all terrible human beings. Sometimes shit happens to good people that work in bad places. These people gave their lives to their couuntry. Go fuck yourself."

Posted by wisepunk on January 23, 2013 at 8:38 AM