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 weeks news surrounding Benghazi which included the hearing and this mornings 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 whats next, Cummings (who, you may recall, criticized GOP Rep. Darrell Issa for politicizing Benghazi during Wednesdays hearing) said it was a search for the truth. Referring to one of the witnesses who testified at this weeks 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 isnt quite a right-wing outlet.
Are you telling me Mr. Hicks changed his story? Scarborough pressed.
That is exactly right, Cummings replied.
I dont 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:
How about Rep. Hank (Guam will tip over) Johnson?
He loves the plantation as it gives him a better life than he could ever have through honest work.
And the ones who failed to vote against him are also useful idiots.
Unreadable.
Benghazi was “politicized” when Susan Rice told that inane whopper about a video on every talk show the Sunday after the attack. If Cummings wants to de-politicize it he will persuade Obama to start telling the truth about what happened and why he lied about it. Otherwise, it will all remain “politicized” (like everything else).
The Obama administration as we know changed their story 12 times at least. Now he's accusing a witness [behind the witnesses back of course] of changing his story.
Cummings is just out there to provide indefensibly stupid but easy to remember talking points to their stupid constituency so they will not educate themselves and will remain stupid.
I haven't heard this meme before - I imagine we can expect to hear more of this talking point in the coming days?
It's disgusting the lengths these a-holes will go to protect themselves and destroy the lives of anyone who gets in the way.
IOW, he’s a lying sack of crap who is unfit for office and should be removed or expelled.
Thanks Ernest.
Benghazi whistle-blower a Democrat, voted for Hillary and Obama twice
The Daily Caller | 5-11-2013 | Caroline May
Posted on 05/11/2013 9:09:42 PM PDT by smoothsailing
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3018371/posts
And if we didn’t have a Speaker of the House that still squats to pee, this lying POS would be stripped of ALL committee assignments, as well as All Democrats, just like when the demoncrats were in charge during Reagans Presidency. Force this POS to Sit in the Back of the BUS.
If you can't spell or use proper English we don't want you here even if you are on the same side.
Elijah Cummings just another Black Racist covering for Obama
I you can believe it that guy Cummings says he’s a lawyer. Affirmative action at its best.
Cummings could not pass a 51-50 test anywhere in the nation.
It is not just Cummings. Every time I see someone on tv, either a bureaucrat or a politician, ‘representing’ us I am embarrassed. Republicans or Democrats I think to myself......seriously? These people are the best we can do? I truly think this country I’s doomed.
They are stupid. He is representing his constituents in the only manner they understand. He has to keep his people back on the plantation happy.
thanks magnolia- I don’t let them bother me- petty minds say petty things and they’ve proven they just can’t resist sniping peopel that aren’t as perfect as thjey seem to think they are
Nice!
I agree with the replies to you for your question at post #5.
On what I saw this morning....the Dems are circling the wagon,,,,says the 12 revisions of the talking points was just turf battles between agencies....
Hillary just defending her turf.
They have such a deep bench of un-stellar performers.
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