MSNBC's 'Morning Joe' Invites Conservative from NR To Proclaim Libya a 'Bipartisan Scandal'

Newsbusters ^ | March 10 2015 | Bryan Ballas |

[Whenifhow]

MSNBC is not known for its showcasing conservative voices. When conservatives are invited, they are ruthlessly grilled and struggle to get a word in edgewise. With this in mind, it was surprising to see Andrew McCarthy of National Review on MSNBC’s Morning Joe. Even more surprising was his comments on Benghazi and Hillary Clinton’s email scandal. Willie Geist got to the heart of the discussion by asking McCarthy what his stake was in Clinton email controversy, “Is this about security? Is it about accountability and transparency?” In response McCarthy affirmed, “I'm a national security guy. I’ve been worried about Benghazi from the start.”

Then McCarthy dropped a bombshell that might explain why we was invited on the show, “I think it's a bipartisan scandal that goes back to the Libya war, which was not just an Obama initiative. That he was pushed into it by, you know, high ranking Republicans who wanted it as well....[F]or that reason, I’ve been worried from the start that it's not just the Democrats who have an interest in obstructing the inquiry into Benghazi.”

McCarthy does not name these “high-ranking Republicans,”nor does he explain how they “pushed” Obama into invading Libya. Also unexplained is how said Republicans can be blamed for Hillary’s personal decision to set up her own email servers.

[Servant of the Cross]

I concede that Gowdy has an extremely tough job. Elijah is the face of obstruction. And “the chairmen of the House Intelligence, Armed Services, and Government Reform committees — Reps. Rogers, Buck McKeon, and Darrell Issa, respectively — all opposed the formation of a select committee on Benghazi.” But the select committee was formed over these objections and Gowdy made some very encouraging opening statements regarding the expected results of his committee.

Andy McCarthy points out that Gowdy's recent response to his articles is lacking in credibility ....

I’m relieved to hear that Chairman Gowdy has lost confidence in the State Department, but that begs the question why he had confidence in the first place.

I think Andy McCarthy has discovered behind the scenes that this was all Kabuki Theater (orchestrated by the Weeper of the House but with Gowdy's cooperation) and he is blowing the whistle. Although, I do wish he wouldn't have done it on PMSNBC.

[Sybeck1]

To give Jeb a lifeline to Florida

[Sivad]

I agree that MOST of the scandal looks like it is in the
cover up but that doesn’t effect my point one way or the
other.

[dead]

That he was pushed into it by, you know, high ranking Republicans who wanted it as well....

"They made him do it!"

Who the hell was elected president?

Has this shidrool a mind of his own?

[MaxMax]

If she sent emails there should be a record on the Fed servers. Comparing
email would reveal whether ones on her system were tampered with. The bad news for
Hilary is that if even one Email was removed then obstruction charges,
tampering with evidence, and being stupid would apply.

Oh, but then there's that pesky getting her server made from candy out of
the baby's hand, thing.

[libbylu]

If one went back to other Congressional committees that gave Benghazi a clean bill of health that would be at least part of the answer. Would like to know.