http://occupydemocrats.com/2016/06/29/sister-slain-ambassador-hillary-isnt-blame-benghazi-republicans/
"In 2009, the House of Representatives cut $1.2 billion dollars from the State Department budget. In 2011, Secretary Clinton warned Congress that continued cuts to the State Department security budget would be placing Americans at risk across the world – and she was promptly ignored by House Republicans, who slashed security funding by $128 million in 2011 and $331 million in 2012."
Showing posts with label Benghazi. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Benghazi. Show all posts
July 4, 2016
Family of Ambassador Chris Stevens does not blame Hillary for what happened in Benghazi
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/6/29/1543572/-Family-of-Ambassador-Chris-Stevens-does-not-blame-Hillary-for-what-happened-in-Benghazi
"Now that we have Benghazi report No. 8 in hand, it’s clear that, despite Republican fuming and speculating, the allegations made over the years are utterly unfounded. There never was a "stand down order" from Hillary—or anyone else."
"Now that we have Benghazi report No. 8 in hand, it’s clear that, despite Republican fuming and speculating, the allegations made over the years are utterly unfounded. There never was a "stand down order" from Hillary—or anyone else."
Farewell To Fox News’ Benghazi Hoax
http://mediamatters.org/blog/2016/06/28/farewell-fox-news-benghazi-hoax/211242
"The whole mindless, partisan endeavor shines a light on what’s gone completely wrong with the Republican Party and the right-wing media. It’s about how shallow, endlessly debunked conspiracies and money-sucking investigations have replaced any attempt to govern and legislate."
"The whole mindless, partisan endeavor shines a light on what’s gone completely wrong with the Republican Party and the right-wing media. It’s about how shallow, endlessly debunked conspiracies and money-sucking investigations have replaced any attempt to govern and legislate."
Fox Pushes Benghazi Lies After Congressional Report Shows No Wrongdoing By Clinton
http://mediamatters.org/video/2016/06/27/fox-pushes-benghazi-lies-after-congressional-report-shows-no-wrongdoing-clinton/211220
"Fox News' Catherine Herridge alleged that it is "largely unknown" what President Obama was doing the night of the Benghazi terrorist attacks, and Melissa Francis pushed the debunked falsehood that then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton "went home that night and went to bed." In fact, news reports and congressional testimony have both shown that both Obama and Clinton were active and engaged while the Benghazi attack was taking place."
"Fox News' Catherine Herridge alleged that it is "largely unknown" what President Obama was doing the night of the Benghazi terrorist attacks, and Melissa Francis pushed the debunked falsehood that then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton "went home that night and went to bed." In fact, news reports and congressional testimony have both shown that both Obama and Clinton were active and engaged while the Benghazi attack was taking place."
A Comprehensive Guide To Benghazi Myths And Facts
http://mediamatters.org/research/2016/06/28/comprehensive-guide-benghazi-myths-and-facts/211240
"Republicans On House Benghazi Committee Issue 800-Page Report That Second Guesses Generals, Focuses On Talking Points."
"Republicans On House Benghazi Committee Issue 800-Page Report That Second Guesses Generals, Focuses On Talking Points."
Republicans Despondent After Final Benghazi Report Finds NO EVIDENCE Hillary Clinton Wrongdoing
http://addictinginfo.org/2016/06/28/republicans-despondent-after-final-benghazi-report-finds-no-evidence-hillary-clinton-wrongdoing/
"When Republicans announced that they would be abruptly releasing the conclusions to their exhaustive, five-year Benghazi witch hunt this week, political strategists were stumped. Either this meant they had something explosive and wanted to unload it, or it meant they had absolutely nothing and wanted to bury the wasted energy, money and time spent on this anti-Hillary Clinton hit job long before the election rolled around. Upon releasing the document, it became instantly clear which option this was: Even after five years, the Republican-led Benghazi investigation found absolutely zero evidence that Hillary Clinton did anything wrong. Nor did they find a single way Clinton could have saved any of the victims. In short, the investigation was a complete and total dud. As the New York Times summed up: Ending one of the longest, costliest and most bitterly partisan congressional investigations in history, the House Select Committee on Benghazi issued its final report on Tuesday, finding no new evidence of culpability or wrongdoing by Hillary Clinton in the 2012 attacks in Libya that left four Americans dead. Not that Republicans didn’t try their hardest. The investigation cost a truly staggering $7 million and took years to conduct. At every turn, the evidence suggested Clinton was not irresponsible with her actions while Secretary of State, and at every turn that evidence was ignored in the hopes that there was a bombshell just around the corner."
"When Republicans announced that they would be abruptly releasing the conclusions to their exhaustive, five-year Benghazi witch hunt this week, political strategists were stumped. Either this meant they had something explosive and wanted to unload it, or it meant they had absolutely nothing and wanted to bury the wasted energy, money and time spent on this anti-Hillary Clinton hit job long before the election rolled around. Upon releasing the document, it became instantly clear which option this was: Even after five years, the Republican-led Benghazi investigation found absolutely zero evidence that Hillary Clinton did anything wrong. Nor did they find a single way Clinton could have saved any of the victims. In short, the investigation was a complete and total dud. As the New York Times summed up: Ending one of the longest, costliest and most bitterly partisan congressional investigations in history, the House Select Committee on Benghazi issued its final report on Tuesday, finding no new evidence of culpability or wrongdoing by Hillary Clinton in the 2012 attacks in Libya that left four Americans dead. Not that Republicans didn’t try their hardest. The investigation cost a truly staggering $7 million and took years to conduct. At every turn, the evidence suggested Clinton was not irresponsible with her actions while Secretary of State, and at every turn that evidence was ignored in the hopes that there was a bombshell just around the corner."
Social media mocks GOP’s endless failed probe: ‘The 2020 Benghazi report will be even more stinging’
Social media mocks GOP’s endless failed probe: ‘The 2020 Benghazi report will be even more stinging’
"The committee, led by South Carolina Rep. Trey Gowdy, has been heavily criticized for perceived partisanship and for setting records in length of investigation and amount of money spent. Democrats had accused Republicans of convening the committee with the unethical purpose of damaging Clinton’s presidential hopes. Those accusations have been bolstered by members of the GOP admitting they are true."
"The committee, led by South Carolina Rep. Trey Gowdy, has been heavily criticized for perceived partisanship and for setting records in length of investigation and amount of money spent. Democrats had accused Republicans of convening the committee with the unethical purpose of damaging Clinton’s presidential hopes. Those accusations have been bolstered by members of the GOP admitting they are true."
Benghazi Ambassador Chris Stevens' Family Just Made Donald Trump Look Like an Even Bigger Fool
Benghazi Ambassador Chris Stevens' Family Just Made Donald Trump Look Like an Even Bigger Fool
"She basically destroyed every idiotic talking point Republicans have been trying to use for years to go after Clinton. Sadly, I’m sure her words won’t matter one bit to most on the right, especially Trump. Republicans will simply say and do whatever they want, all while claiming this is about honoring the families of the victims, while blatantly ignoring the words spoken by the de facto Stevens family spokesperson, Chris’s sister, Dr. Anne Stevens. So, when Donald Trump instructs people to ask the family of Ambassador Stevens about Hillary Clinton’s judgement, he’s right – they should."
"She basically destroyed every idiotic talking point Republicans have been trying to use for years to go after Clinton. Sadly, I’m sure her words won’t matter one bit to most on the right, especially Trump. Republicans will simply say and do whatever they want, all while claiming this is about honoring the families of the victims, while blatantly ignoring the words spoken by the de facto Stevens family spokesperson, Chris’s sister, Dr. Anne Stevens. So, when Donald Trump instructs people to ask the family of Ambassador Stevens about Hillary Clinton’s judgement, he’s right – they should."
The Sad And Expected End Of The Benghazi Select Committee
The Sad And Expected End Of The Benghazi Select Committee:
"Whitewater, Travelgate, Vince Foster and now Benghazi. These investigations in total have cost American taxpayers well in excess of $100,000,000, yet produced none of the results that were promised at their outsets. Yet conservatives seem destined to repeat the same mistakes over and over again. Rather than being guided by facts, they allow themselves to be driven by the most extreme and conspiracy-oriented members of their party."
"Whitewater, Travelgate, Vince Foster and now Benghazi. These investigations in total have cost American taxpayers well in excess of $100,000,000, yet produced none of the results that were promised at their outsets. Yet conservatives seem destined to repeat the same mistakes over and over again. Rather than being guided by facts, they allow themselves to be driven by the most extreme and conspiracy-oriented members of their party."
Republicans Released Their Benghazi Report and It's an Absolute Joke
Republicans Released Their Benghazi Report and It's an Absolute Joke
"After spending years and millions of taxpayer dollars on these multiple Benghazi “investigations,” the report can ultimately be summarized by the following: While we found no actual evidence or proof of deliberate wrongdoing, or even anything specific that would have alerted President Obama or Secretary Clinton that an attack was imminent, we feel that, based on our own subjective and partisan opinions, more could have been done to possibly prevent this attack. No, seriously, that’s essentially what this more than 800-page report says. Here’s a key passage to prove it: It is not clear what additional intelligence would have satisfied either Kennedy or the Secretary in understanding the Benghazi mission compound was at risk — short of an attack. Not that there was any real, concrete evidence that there was going to be an actual attack, just that, based on the opinions of these Republicans, they feel that something could have been done to prevent what happened. Of course, that’s not what the expert Republicans specifically brought in to investigate this, former three-star Lt. General Dana K. Chipman, concluded. In fact, his exact words were that he didn’t believe “anything could have been done differently to affect the outcome in Benghazi.” So, when Republicans basically say that, despite all evidence to the contrary, they feel more could have been done, that’s completely absurd considering their own hand-picked expert said there wasn’t anything more that could have been done. This whole circus has been an absolute embarrassment for this country. Republicans literally wasted millions of dollars trying to manipulate millions of people, including the friends and families of the victims, to exploit this tragedy for nothing more than a petty and disgraceful attempt to hurt Hillary Clinton’s chances at becoming our next president."
"After spending years and millions of taxpayer dollars on these multiple Benghazi “investigations,” the report can ultimately be summarized by the following: While we found no actual evidence or proof of deliberate wrongdoing, or even anything specific that would have alerted President Obama or Secretary Clinton that an attack was imminent, we feel that, based on our own subjective and partisan opinions, more could have been done to possibly prevent this attack. No, seriously, that’s essentially what this more than 800-page report says. Here’s a key passage to prove it: It is not clear what additional intelligence would have satisfied either Kennedy or the Secretary in understanding the Benghazi mission compound was at risk — short of an attack. Not that there was any real, concrete evidence that there was going to be an actual attack, just that, based on the opinions of these Republicans, they feel that something could have been done to prevent what happened. Of course, that’s not what the expert Republicans specifically brought in to investigate this, former three-star Lt. General Dana K. Chipman, concluded. In fact, his exact words were that he didn’t believe “anything could have been done differently to affect the outcome in Benghazi.” So, when Republicans basically say that, despite all evidence to the contrary, they feel more could have been done, that’s completely absurd considering their own hand-picked expert said there wasn’t anything more that could have been done. This whole circus has been an absolute embarrassment for this country. Republicans literally wasted millions of dollars trying to manipulate millions of people, including the friends and families of the victims, to exploit this tragedy for nothing more than a petty and disgraceful attempt to hurt Hillary Clinton’s chances at becoming our next president."
Ambassador Stevens' Sister Responds To Benghazi Report: ' I Don't Blame Hillary Clinton'
Ambassador Stevens' Sister Responds To Benghazi Report: ' I Don't Blame Hillary Clinton'
"The politicization of the Benghazi attacks has been a low point for American politics and for Republicans in Congress overall and the Chris Stevens family sees it for what it was."
"The politicization of the Benghazi attacks has been a low point for American politics and for Republicans in Congress overall and the Chris Stevens family sees it for what it was."
After Final Benghazi Report, It's Time We Demand Corrupt Republicans are Investigated
After Final Benghazi Report, It's Time We Demand Corrupt Republicans are Investigated
"We’ve had Rep. Trey Gowdy recently admit that the investigation was pointless; an ex-investigator (who was picked by the GOP) said that this was a “partisan investigation” specifically meant to slander Clinton; Rep. Richard Hanna (R-NV) publicly stated that the investigation was “designed to go after people and an individual, Hillary Clinton; while Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) flat-out admitted that it was meant to hurt Clinton’s polling numbers. So, with all of this evidence clearly indicating that this was a partisan witch hunt, I think it’s abundantly clear that the GOP just wasted millions of taxpayer dollars on absolutely nothing. Could you imagine what Republicans would be saying if Democrats were being accused of wasting nearly four years and millions of taxpayer dollars on investigations meant to do nothing more than attack one of their presidential candidates? They would be absolutely losing their minds. And just for the record, we’ve already had seven investigations into Benghazi (not including this last one) – five that have been led by Republicans – which have all essentially concluded that there was some level of fault on all sides, including embassy officials, though it’s unlikely anything could have prevented what happened. The most recent House Select Committee on Benghazi that released this report is actually just a follow-up to the last Republican-led investigation that concluded around Thanksgiving of 2014 which found no wrongdoing linked to Clinton. Nearly as soon as that investigation was completed, John Boehner, who was Speaker of the House at the time, announced that another committee would be put together at the start of this year to do the same damn thing they had just done. This has all been so completely ridiculous. In my opinion, the American people have the right to demand answers for why millions of their tax dollars were wasted on what was ultimately nothing more than a partisan attack exploiting the deaths of four Americans"
"We’ve had Rep. Trey Gowdy recently admit that the investigation was pointless; an ex-investigator (who was picked by the GOP) said that this was a “partisan investigation” specifically meant to slander Clinton; Rep. Richard Hanna (R-NV) publicly stated that the investigation was “designed to go after people and an individual, Hillary Clinton; while Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) flat-out admitted that it was meant to hurt Clinton’s polling numbers. So, with all of this evidence clearly indicating that this was a partisan witch hunt, I think it’s abundantly clear that the GOP just wasted millions of taxpayer dollars on absolutely nothing. Could you imagine what Republicans would be saying if Democrats were being accused of wasting nearly four years and millions of taxpayer dollars on investigations meant to do nothing more than attack one of their presidential candidates? They would be absolutely losing their minds. And just for the record, we’ve already had seven investigations into Benghazi (not including this last one) – five that have been led by Republicans – which have all essentially concluded that there was some level of fault on all sides, including embassy officials, though it’s unlikely anything could have prevented what happened. The most recent House Select Committee on Benghazi that released this report is actually just a follow-up to the last Republican-led investigation that concluded around Thanksgiving of 2014 which found no wrongdoing linked to Clinton. Nearly as soon as that investigation was completed, John Boehner, who was Speaker of the House at the time, announced that another committee would be put together at the start of this year to do the same damn thing they had just done. This has all been so completely ridiculous. In my opinion, the American people have the right to demand answers for why millions of their tax dollars were wasted on what was ultimately nothing more than a partisan attack exploiting the deaths of four Americans"
July 1, 2016
Trey Gowdy Admits To Reporters The 'Clinton Lied, People Died' Bumper Stickers Were Wrong
Trey Gowdy Admits To Reporters The 'Clinton Lied, People Died' Bumper Stickers Were Wrong
"During a press conference today by the Republican committee members, Trey Gowdy was flustered into admitting that she was not responsible for the four tragic deaths on that horrible night. The reporter said, "..there are bumper stickers here are bumper stickers and t-shirts all over this country that say ‘Hillary Clinton lied, people died’ - is that true?" That question goes to the heart of why we've had so many investigations on the attack. It was all about destroying a political rival for the presidency. Rep. Gowdy replied, "You don’t see that t-shirt on me, and you've never seen that bumper sticker on any of my vehicles and you’ve never heard me comment on that"."
"During a press conference today by the Republican committee members, Trey Gowdy was flustered into admitting that she was not responsible for the four tragic deaths on that horrible night. The reporter said, "..there are bumper stickers here are bumper stickers and t-shirts all over this country that say ‘Hillary Clinton lied, people died’ - is that true?" That question goes to the heart of why we've had so many investigations on the attack. It was all about destroying a political rival for the presidency. Rep. Gowdy replied, "You don’t see that t-shirt on me, and you've never seen that bumper sticker on any of my vehicles and you’ve never heard me comment on that"."
December 4, 2015
Trey Gowdy Is About To Learn The Wages Of His Crimes And Misdemeanors
http://samuel-warde.com/2015/12/trey-gowdy-to-learn-the-wages-of-sin/
"The House Select Committee on Benghazi, led by Republican Trey Gowdy, has all but exploded in the wake of recent revelations. The CIA revealed in October that Trey Gowdy altered documents in an attempt to frame Hillary and in November Maj. Bradley Podliska, a former investigator on the Benghazi committee staff, has filed a lawsuit against Gowdy seeking damages for defamation."
"The House Select Committee on Benghazi, led by Republican Trey Gowdy, has all but exploded in the wake of recent revelations. The CIA revealed in October that Trey Gowdy altered documents in an attempt to frame Hillary and in November Maj. Bradley Podliska, a former investigator on the Benghazi committee staff, has filed a lawsuit against Gowdy seeking damages for defamation."
October 24, 2015
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