Durbin, Democrats and the Progressives got the lie out for sufficient time courtesy of the Obama Media Group.
Mission accomplished.
Posted on 10/29/2013 7:06:47 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) removed a Facebook post Monday that alleged a House GOP leader told President Obama “I cannot even stand to look at you” at a private meeting.
Durbin said he did not immediately take down the post after it was proven false last week because he wanted to leave it in the proper context.
"If I'd have raced to take it off, [the media] would have done that story too: `Durbin races to take this off.' I wanted to put into context how I got into this situation," he told the Associated Press.
After Durbin posted the comment earlier this month, GOP House leaders and the White House both denied the incident. Durbin, who was not at the meeting, heard the story second-hand from a White House staffer.
The White House eventually took responsibility, blaming the miscommunication on a White House staffer who provided Senate Democratic leaders with a readout of the administration’s meeting with Republicans.
"They gave me a bad quote and then they said it didn't occur,” Durbin said. "Now it's history, it's behind us."
(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
Liars only lie. You can’t expect anything else.
An Emily Littella moment?
So, he's OK with the media racing to run the lie in the first place, but not the retraction.
What an absolute ass. And perfect democrat.
The facts were all wrong but the narrative was correct. So it works for them.
Turban Durbin, you lied!
Durbin, Democrats and the Progressives got the lie out for sufficient time courtesy of the Obama Media Group.
Mission accomplished.
The damage is already done. He just wants this to go down the memory hole so he isn’t held accountable for his LIE and SMEAR.
Dick Durbin before he dicks you.
with apologies to Dick Nixon /retro
Bee Ess.
He left it up there to continue to smear Sessions.
Hey Dick, why don't you change your name to Alan Grayson and be done with it? You sure act like him.
GMTA
CENSURE and move on.
I think I’ll look up his FB page and slap him around a little there....
You all hear that the Democrat-lite GOP Senator Mark Kirk there defended and basically endorsed Durbin’s reelection?
Kirk: “In his defense, I would say that he’s pretty solid and done right by me to build a good bi-partisan team for Illinois. Two full-time senators working for Illinois in the same direction.” And “Durbin is in good shape to win re-election next year.”
“....withdraw the question, Your Honor”
Congressional Dick Caucus Seal 
WASHINGTON, DC A bipartisan group of Senators and House of Representatives members has formed a new caucus, the Congressional Dick Caucus.
Maybe even in the history of the Senate.....
Leni (former Illinoisan)
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