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Liberal media spin Benghazi scandal to protect Team Obama
Fox News.com ^ | May 09, 2013 | Dan Gainor

Posted on 05/09/2013 11:56:58 AM PDT by haffast

In the real world, when you cover up four murders after the fact, you likely go to jail. In government, you retire with dignity and run for president with full media support.

Up until yesterday, that was the Benghazi scenario following the death of four Americans including our ambassador to Libya.

The Obama administration has lied, stonewalled, bullied, and intimidated – the true marks of an open and transparent administration. And, with a few notable exceptions, the American media haven’t just let them get away it. Heck, they’ve helped.

Hill testimony of State Department whistleblowers might change that, but it’s doubtful given the one-sided reporting so far.

NBC said there was an “obvious political undercurrent” to the hearings and accused the GOP of going after the “most popular Democrat,” Hillary Clinton.

The New York Times public editor criticized her own paper’s Benghazi coverage and The Washington Post’s Twitter account inexplicably mocked those Tweeting about the case as “Chick-fil-A lovers.” AP even called it a “GOP” hearing, to make sure readers saw it as partisan.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: attkisson; benghazi; benghaziwbhearing; bias; hillary; media; milbank; obama
I'm a Chick-fil-A lover.
1 posted on 05/09/2013 11:56:58 AM PDT by haffast
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To: haffast

You CAN’T trust the main stream media. They’re goal is to protect Obama first, deliver their tainted version of the news second. What a joke they are, and more people are discovering that.


2 posted on 05/09/2013 12:01:49 PM PDT by From The Deer Stand
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To: haffast

You would think that the NY Times would be outraged about a gay ambassador in Libya being raped and sodomized by Al Qaeda terrorists before being murdered and paraded dead through the streets.


3 posted on 05/09/2013 12:02:49 PM PDT by jimbo123
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To: haffast

I LOL’d yesterday when Liar Representative Cummings told his lie about a “full court press” of press coverage exaggerating the importance of the Benghazi murders and coverup.


4 posted on 05/09/2013 12:08:07 PM PDT by jiggyboy (Ten percent of poll respondents are either lying or insane)
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To: jimbo123

That doesn’t matter.

The only thing that matters is democrat power.


5 posted on 05/09/2013 12:12:16 PM PDT by chris37 (Heartless.)
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To: haffast

If Fox news didn’t exist we would never have learned about the Boston Marathon Bombings.

They would have been reported as : restaurant appliance malfunctions due to improper use.


6 posted on 05/09/2013 12:16:35 PM PDT by NoLibZone (None here can be puzzled by why Jews walked into the cars so quietly- we are walking up the planks.)
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To: chris37
The only thing that matters is democrat power.

I rather suggest that is not just democrat power but the communists democrat power. Our Federal Government is saturated with hard core communists and they have control. It's called King Obama and his empire.

7 posted on 05/09/2013 12:23:28 PM PDT by Logical me
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there is no more “media” in this country..watch the state run media in North Korea to get an idea what is going on here..they are SO desperate to protect Obama they will protect him no matter what he does and that is truly scary..he’s already gotten away with murder, what more can he do that the media will turn a blind eye..that is the question and that is what I most fear..Obama is so cocky because he owns 90 percent of the media..he can do whatever he wants without fear of being called out on it


8 posted on 05/09/2013 12:30:02 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: jiggyboy
"From this day forward, it is my hope that our Committee will thoroughly investigate this matter in a truly bipartisan manner because our dedicated foreign service personnel and our nation deserve nothing less."
- Rep. Elijah E. Cummings - D 7th District Maryland - October 10, 2012

Cummings' Opening Statement: Hearing on “The Security Failures of Benghazi” - October 10, 2012
http://cummings.house.gov/cummings-opening-statement-hearing-%E2%80%9C-security-failures-benghazi%E2%80%9D

9 posted on 05/09/2013 12:34:56 PM PDT by haffast (Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his aren't very new at all. -Abe Lincoln)
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To: From The Deer Stand
You CAN’T trust the main stream media. They’re goal is to protect Obama first, deliver their tainted version of the news second.

The third: Spinning all negative consequences of the previous two objectives into the lap of Republicans, castigating them as "racist" or "radical."

10 posted on 05/09/2013 12:40:01 PM PDT by ScottinVA ( Liberal is to patriotism as Kermit Gosnell is to neonatal care.)
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To: haffast
NBC said there was an “obvious political undercurrent” to the hearings and accused the GOP of going after the “most popular Democrat,” Hillary Clinton

Yet nothing said about Carol Maloney's rant about "attacking" Clinton, or Elijah Cummings' ramble about "Republicans cutting funds for security overseas."

Two things would very quickly get this country back on track: 1) An informed, interested populace who understands the issues; and 2) An uncorrupted media reporters who will present unbiased information without sliding into "interpretive analysis."

But I don't think those are in the cards.

11 posted on 05/09/2013 1:00:32 PM PDT by ScottinVA ( Liberal is to patriotism as Kermit Gosnell is to neonatal care.)
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13 posted on 05/09/2013 1:52:52 PM PDT by TexasCajun
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To: Logical me

Fair enough.

I fear that the communists democrat power also includes a good number of republicans.


14 posted on 05/09/2013 2:35:54 PM PDT by chris37 (Heartless.)
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