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Posted on 05/11/2013 10:19:44 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) paid a visit to Morning Joe to discuss this week’s news surrounding Benghazi — which included the hearing and this morning’s story about the edited talking points. Amid the panel discussion, Cummings spoke specifically about one of the witnesses, alleging that Republicans tried to change his story in a way that contradicted his sworn testimony.
Asked what’s next, Cummings (who, you may recall, criticized GOP Rep. Darrell Issa for “politicizing” Benghazi during Wednesday’s hearing) said it was “a search for the truth.” Referring to one of the witnesses who testified at this week’s hearing, Cummings said, there is sworn testimony from Gregory Hicks that said nobody coerced him or tried to change his story.
“You all reported on this show that Cheryl Mills was hollering at him. He never said that,” Cummings said. “But the interesting thing is, in the hearing, one of our members tried to put the words in his mouth that was the opposite of what he just testified to in a sworn testimony a few days before. [...] So when Republicans do that, it takes away from our credibility.”
At that point, Joe Scarborough interjected to question whether Cheryl Mills, top aide to Hillary Clinton, never contacted Hicks to express dissatisfaction with his raising questions and speaking up. He pointed to the story about the incident in the New York Times, reminding Cummings that the Times isn’t quite a right-wing outlet.
“Are you telling me Mr. Hicks changed his story?” Scarborough pressed.
“That is exactly right,” Cummings replied.
“I don’t blame him,” Cummings added. “I blame the Republicans on our committee trying to put words in his mouth. And we put out a piece yesterday to show what he said in sworn testimony on April 11th before a Republican investigator and then what he said at the hearing. But again, the Republicans were trying to get him to say things.”
Watch below, via MSNBC:
He keeps getting reelected, so why wouldn't he think the majority of Americans in his home district ARE idiots?
Mark
His performance at that hearing was embarrassing. It was so bad, I believe the Democrats who spoke up later softened their tone.
I wonder if Elijah will ever get tired of emptying the bed pans for the white folks down at the DNC.
[[Crazy Elijah blowing smoke again. He thinks Americans are idiots.]]
Ummm- America voted dear leader BACK in again- A lot of them ARE idiots
[[Cummings brought up the fact that they had a piece of paper that Hicks had signed stating that (AT THE TIME) he was not being punished. Apparently this was signed by Hicks in the early stages of the incident, and the DEMS are trying to use it to say that he is contradicting himself.]]
The republicans need to recall him and ask “So Mr Hicks, Is it your opinion that AFTER you signed that statement that the left then began intimidating you, bullying you and harrasing you and htreatening to demote you in order to keep you from testifying?”
And
“Sionce you were harrassed and threatened with demotion, is it your contention that the left was tryign to force you to say soemthign agaisnt your will so that htey could hten later politicise your previous statements BEFORE they began the threats and harrassments?”
turn htis right back aroudn o nthe scum o nthe left liek cummings-
Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) = paid political operative to muddy the waters and confuse people to make them doubt the truth. Professional political hack.
[[but after I heard the “death is part of life” bit, I quit watching any of it at that point...]]
That just goes to show the despicable nature of the left- Someoen on the right shoudl have IMMEDIATELY followed yup with soemthign like “Yes, death is a part of life, but we as HUMAN BEINGS Geenrally try our best to prevent death and take death very seriously isntead of showing callous indifferences like hte leaderrship of this coutnry did when 4 AMERICANS wefre screamign for help and NOONE went to help them!- And we DO NOT order our military to ‘stand down’ when people whom we’ve asked to put hteir lives on the liens for us in dangerous places are begging us for help- We DO NOT turn away and go to sleep while they are fightign for their lives knowing we ahve abandoned them in their time of need!”
I swear- Hilalry showed fake outrage- but the republicans have a golden opportunity to show GENUINE outrage, and disgust over what happened- let’s hope they have the backbone to put the scum o nthe left i ntheir places
[[Thanks ... a signed piece of paper by an employee stating “he was not being punished” screams that he was being punished]]
One has to wonder WHY they made him sign that?
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Rep. Cummings is so far up Obama’s butt that it explains why there’s smoke coming out of Obie’s ears.
I’ve notice smoke coming out of Mooschelle’s mouth on ocassion. I wonder ....?
Hmmm.... He’s stupid alright, but Hank Johnson and his tipping over Guam is some major competition. Also don’t forget Shiela Jackson Lee and Cynthia McKinney a couple other major competitors.
All four of them combined don’t even top 60 on an IQ scale.... I’m dead serious.
Are you a 3rd grader or do you just not proofread your posts?
Geeze.
were you born an ass or did you just grow into gradual like?
Well at least you spelled that right. You can’t even spell the word “the” usually.
I would submit that the very fact we have our current president is pretty good evidence that he is not wrong.
Throw in Sheila Jackson Lee who thought astronauts planted the American flag on Mars.
The Dems sure are acting the way they would if this was a real scandal brewing. They are using every tactic possible to muddy the waters.
All four of them combined don’t even top 60 on an IQ scale.... I’m dead serious."
*snicker*
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