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McCain Rips Obama on Libya at Relief Event
NBC News ^ | Tuesday, October 30, 2012 | Andrew Rafferty

Posted on 10/30/2012 7:10:13 PM PDT by kristinn

ONTARIO, OH — Arizona Sen. John McCain delivered a stinging rebuke of President Barack Obama's handling of the terrorist attack on an American consulate in Libya, saying the commander in chief is either "engaged in a massive cover-up" or is "grossly incompetent."

The 2008 GOP presidential nominee focused his remarks on the Sept. 11, 2012 attack in Libya rather than Hurricane Sandy at an event in battleground Ohio that had been billed as a "storm relief and volunteer appreciation" event.

"This president is either engaged in a massive cover-up deceiving the American people or he is so grossly incompetent that he is not qualified to be the commander in chief of our armed forces. It's either one of them," McCain told Romney volunteers gathered here at a Victory Center.

SNIP

"I think it's interesting to note that when there was a success, such as when, thank God, we were able to get bin Laden, the administration poured out every single detail, even details that put American lives in danger," McCain said. He later added: "It is my obligation to the men and women who are serving to get the full story out to these four brave Americans have families. They deserve to know why their sons were sacrificed in the needless fashion."

(Excerpt) Read more at firstread.nbcnews.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: benghazi; johnmccain; obama
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1 posted on 10/30/2012 7:10:14 PM PDT by kristinn
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To: kristinn
Here's my modified version of the "meme" image that Facebook is censoring, according to Breitbart. (I added the punctuation-mark bullet holes and "can't hear you" text.)

Save it to your machine and/or post it around.


2 posted on 10/30/2012 7:17:51 PM PDT by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: kristinn

Awww - poor widdle nbc doesn’t like truth.


3 posted on 10/30/2012 7:20:23 PM PDT by Ron C.
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To: kristinn

Reported by NBC?

OH MY!


4 posted on 10/30/2012 7:26:13 PM PDT by onyx (FREE REPUBLIC IS HERE TO STAY! DONATE MONTHLY! IF YOU WANT ON SARAH PALIN''S PING LIST, LET ME KNOW)
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To: Travis McGee

Thanks very much, TravisMcGee!

I think I’ll try FaceBook!


5 posted on 10/30/2012 7:27:23 PM PDT by onyx (FREE REPUBLIC IS HERE TO STAY! DONATE MONTHLY! IF YOU WANT ON SARAH PALIN''S PING LIST, LET ME KNOW)
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To: kristinn

More on General Ham’s removal:

http://lucas2012infos.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/john-ward-general-ham-the-pentagons-normal-succession-line-simply-isnt-kosher-why-the-rogue-benghazi-compound-general-was-fired-30-october-2012/


6 posted on 10/30/2012 7:29:26 PM PDT by TigerClaws
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To: Travis McGee; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Nachum; SunkenCiv; maggief; stephenjohnbanker; penelopesire; ...

Ping and please ping your lists.


7 posted on 10/30/2012 7:30:44 PM PDT by onyx (FREE REPUBLIC IS HERE TO STAY! DONATE MONTHLY! IF YOU WANT ON SARAH PALIN''S PING LIST, LET ME KNOW)
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To: kristinn
the commander in chief is either "engaged in a massive cover-up" or is "grossly incompetent." Or both!
8 posted on 10/30/2012 7:31:18 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: kristinn
"...you do not have to be scared of Obama as president of the United States."

Tell it to the SEALS, McCain.

9 posted on 10/30/2012 7:32:49 PM PDT by who knows what evil? (G-d saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.org.)
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To: mylife

BOTH


10 posted on 10/30/2012 7:33:41 PM PDT by onyx (FREE REPUBLIC IS HERE TO STAY! DONATE MONTHLY! IF YOU WANT ON SARAH PALIN''S PING LIST, LET ME KNOW)
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To: kristinn
Asked to compare conservative enthusiasm now to at this point four years ago, McCain said, "I hate to admit it but it's much stronger than in 2008. That's just a fact."

I'll bet you do hate it, McPain. Interesting to see this on NBC...they've been carefully to studiously avoid Benghazi coverage.

11 posted on 10/30/2012 7:38:47 PM PDT by prairiebreeze (Don't be afraid to see what you see. -- Ronald Reagan)
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Well, better late than never. Don’t like Mclame much, but let’s give credit where credit is due. It’s good SOMEBODY is speaking out on this cover-up. I guess Obama finally screwed up in an area where Mclame really has passion — leaving Americans behind that are in harm’s way. I frankly wish Romney would say a few words about this as well.


12 posted on 10/30/2012 7:38:55 PM PDT by lquist1
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To: onyx
As Magic Johnson said: Boff Coach!
13 posted on 10/30/2012 7:39:31 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: onyx
Reported by NBC? OH MY!

My thinking is that they figure if McCain said it, it MUST be wimpy who-cares nonsense. But even broken clocks are right twice a day. Just McCain trying to be relevant for the first time in his RINO life, in this case shouting "hey, look at me!" to his MSM buddies.

14 posted on 10/30/2012 7:41:45 PM PDT by MCH
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To: kristinn

Well, now.... looks like today, Juan McLame’s tea leaves told him “Be Patriotic”.

Tomorrow could be a whole ‘nuther story!


15 posted on 10/30/2012 7:43:08 PM PDT by workerbee (The President of the United States is DOMESTIC ENEMY #1)
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To: kristinn

” - - - @AndrewNBCNews
Fmr. @meetthepress staffer turned @NBCNews Campaign Embed Reporter for @Decision2012. Links & retweets aren’t endorsements. Opinions are my own.
Washington, DC - - - “

Hmmmmmmmmm, - - - , looks like Rafferty managed to get this embed report past his editor. I’ll give Rafferty 2 weeks more at NBC.


16 posted on 10/30/2012 7:44:57 PM PDT by Graewoulf ((Traitor John Roberts' Obama"care" violates Sherman Anti-Trust Law, AND the U.S. Constitution.))
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To: mylife

LOL. Well, ALL RIGHT!

Go McCain.

I like him best when he MAD and on the RIGHT SIDE!


17 posted on 10/30/2012 7:45:42 PM PDT by onyx (FREE REPUBLIC IS HERE TO STAY! DONATE MONTHLY! IF YOU WANT ON SARAH PALIN''S PING LIST, LET ME KNOW)
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To: MCH

He’s Navy and truly pissed about this.


18 posted on 10/30/2012 7:46:46 PM PDT by onyx (FREE REPUBLIC IS HERE TO STAY! DONATE MONTHLY! IF YOU WANT ON SARAH PALIN''S PING LIST, LET ME KNOW)
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To: onyx
He’s Navy and truly pissed about this.

Well whatever the reason, it's about time he started showing some backbone & calling out the anti-American POS in the white hut. Unfortunately it's 4 years late, but as others have said - better late than never.

19 posted on 10/30/2012 7:51:10 PM PDT by MCH
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To: MCH

Yep, but if he can get the lamestream to report, that’s all that counts right now.


20 posted on 10/30/2012 7:58:45 PM PDT by onyx (FREE REPUBLIC IS HERE TO STAY! DONATE MONTHLY! IF YOU WANT ON SARAH PALIN''S PING LIST, LET ME KNOW)
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