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Obama denounces Benghazi cover-up charges as ‘political circus’
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Posted on 05/13/2013 11:05:57 AM PDT by Sub-Driver

Obama denounces Benghazi cover-up charges as ‘political circus’ The Ticket By Olivier Knox, Yahoo! News | The Ticket – 1 hr 15 mins ago

President Barack Obama on Monday furiously dismissed as a "political circus" Republican charges that his administration had misled the public about the Sept. 12, 2012, attack on the U.S. compound in Benghazi, Libya. Obama said the accusations of a cover-up dishonor the memory of the four Americans killed in the onslaught.

"There’s no 'there' there,” Obama insisted during a joint question-and-answer session with British Prime Minister David Cameron at the White House. "And the fact that this keeps on getting churned out, frankly, has a lot to do with political motivations."

The president’s angry words came after news reports surfaced Friday that the White House had overseen a process that repeatedly watered down administration talking points on the attack, removing references to possible involvement by al-Qaida and to prior warnings about threats in Benghazi. Republicans have charged that the White House was worried about the potential political fallout from the spectacular terrorist attack during Obama's re-election campaign. The White House has repeatedly denied that it deliberately misled the public.

"The whole issue of talking points, frankly, throughout this process has been a sideshow," Obama said.

The talking points, which portrayed the attack as evolving from a demonstration of anger at an Internet video that mocked Islam, "pretty much matched the assessments that I was receiving at that time in my presidential daily briefing," he added, referring to his top-secret morning intelligence review with the CIA.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: benghazicoverup; bho44; denial; sbenghazi
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To: layman

Of course the press will latch onto this and believe every word out of the POS’ mouth...they will not go back and do a time line. They will take his words out of context. So, all is well in Obamaland today unfortunately.

Meanwhile, he said the IRS matter was bad and those responsible in the IRS need be taken to task for it. A decent press would jaxtapose his commentary and that of his administration about the Tea Party and Strict Constitutionalists to what they were doing and note he was the initiator of that behavior.

Too bad when he was golfing the other day, a decent thunder storm did not spring up.


21 posted on 05/13/2013 11:29:32 AM PDT by Mouton (108th MI Group.....68-71)
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To: Sub-Driver

I am tired of being bullied by BO and his sycophants.


22 posted on 05/13/2013 11:31:01 AM PDT by mom.mom
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To: Sub-Driver

A recent public opinion poll asked 1,000 folks to name who they believed to be were the most trusted people in America. Something like 7 of the top 10 were Hollywood actors with TOM HANKS at number 1.

I would ask Tom Hanks to reconcile the following facts:

You were featured in at least two films based upon the traditional American idea that the lives of those who serve this country have value and worth nearly any price to save. It’s the “No man left behind” thing. Those films were “Apollo Thirteen” and “Saving Private Ryan.” Additionally, you and Spielberg joined to produce the “Band of Brothers” series.

You (and Spielberg) were staunch supporters of and contributors to Obama during both his runs for the White House.

It has been clear to many of us from mid-September, 2012 that Obama or, with his approval, a top official ordered the brave men who were prepared to go to Benghazi to attempt to save Ambassador Stevens and 3 other Americans to STAND DOWN. The recent congressional hearings have simply added more evidence that those men were abandoned to die at the hands of MUSLIM madmen.

May I ask you how you justify such massive hypocrisy?

I’ll understand if you fail to respond.

Dick Bachert 5/13/2013

PS: Since Michelle Obama came in at number 19, it would seem the sampling for this poll was seriously skewed.


23 posted on 05/13/2013 11:31:49 AM PDT by Dick Bachert (CONGRESS, GROW A PAIR. IMPEACH THE USURPER!!)
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To: Toespi

The Clintons did this for eight years, and the only price they paid was some embarrassment over Lewinsky.


24 posted on 05/13/2013 11:31:58 AM PDT by stinkerpot65 (Global warming is a Marxist lie.)
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To: Sub-Driver
Perhaps Obama is responding because of what was revealed at last week's "Extortion 17 Expose" where specifics conflicting the 'official' narrative were received by a shocked audience- live and online.

Obama has created his own three ring circus with the coverups this administration has orchestrated:


25 posted on 05/13/2013 11:33:09 AM PDT by wtd
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To: layman

Obama always has that constipated look on his face, but this time he looked really clogged up..he knows he’s done


26 posted on 05/13/2013 11:42:39 AM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: Sub-Driver

I suppose Benghazi Barry has been “honoring the memories” of those dead Americans every time he has hit the golf links since 9-11

Hillary Clinton fookin’ lied to Sean Smith’s mother to her face AT the memorial service. That is cold, folks. Real cold. From a woman who claimed a tax deduction for donating her husbands used underwear to GoodWill and asked for silver asparagus tongs among other “housewarming” gifts for one of her 2 mansions when they left the White House.


27 posted on 05/13/2013 11:43:43 AM PDT by silverleaf (Age Takes a Toll: Please Have Exact Change)
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To: laplata

and Hillary didn’t call the US embassy in Libya for over a full day after Hicks told her Stevens was dead.

Musta been having a good time with Huma.


28 posted on 05/13/2013 11:45:27 AM PDT by silverleaf (Age Takes a Toll: Please Have Exact Change)
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To: onyx

Now THAT makes a statement!


29 posted on 05/13/2013 11:47:05 AM PDT by caww
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To: Sub-Driver
The talking points, which portrayed the attack as evolving from a demonstration of anger at an Internet video that mocked Islam, "pretty much matched the assessments that I was receiving at that time in my presidential daily briefing," he added, referring to his top-secret morning intelligence review with the CIA.

You mean the briefings you never went to, Baraq? THOSE briefings?

30 posted on 05/13/2013 11:47:54 AM PDT by Colonel_Flagg (Blather. Reince. Repeat.)
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To: silverleaf

Yep, these people are the worst of the worst scum.


31 posted on 05/13/2013 11:52:43 AM PDT by laplata (Liberals don't get it. Their minds have been stolen.)
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To: Dick Bachert
I saw one of those the other day...they are ALL Progressives at the Top..every last one of them.

I think it was in Readers Digest Magazine I read at work this week.....Had not seen one of those in years! It was full of liberal articles and advertising!

32 posted on 05/13/2013 11:53:11 AM PDT by caww
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To: All

This is what Barry thinks..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOddE8d6Erc


33 posted on 05/13/2013 11:54:30 AM PDT by newnhdad (Our new motto: USA, it was fun while it lasted.)
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To: silverleaf

Hillary Clinton fookin’ lied to Sean Smith’s mother to her face AT the memorial service. That is cold, folks. Real cold. From a woman who claimed a tax deduction for donating her husbands used underwear to GoodWill and asked for silver asparagus tongs among other “housewarming” gifts for one of her 2 mansions when they left the White House.


I hope Hitlery is worried that she might be paid a visit by

some men in the middle of the night. I hope she has that

terrifying thought on her mind for the rest of her putrid

life.


34 posted on 05/13/2013 11:56:41 AM PDT by laplata (Liberals don't get it. Their minds have been stolen.)
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To: Sub-Driver

We know that Hillary and Obama knew this was a terrorist attack from the start. So why did they make and release that commercial in the Middle East apologizing for a movie that they knew had nothing to do with the assault? What is the reasoning behind that? They wanted to convince the Middle East voters to vote Democrat? They can’t vote in our elections. What’s the purpose of that commercial?


35 posted on 05/13/2013 12:00:11 PM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: Sub-Driver
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36 posted on 05/13/2013 12:05:10 PM PDT by Wings-n-Wind (The main things are the plain things!)
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To: Sub-Driver

Four dead in Lib-e-ya.
Four dead in Lib-e-ya.

Four dead in Boston town.
Four dead in Boston town.


37 posted on 05/13/2013 12:06:33 PM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: Sub-Driver
Issa is moving too slow and not making the accusations he should. Rush this day really spelled it out. King Obama is lying and he is responsible for both the IRS and Benghazi.
38 posted on 05/13/2013 12:07:20 PM PDT by Logical me
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To: Sub-Driver
Even a 'political circus' has a clown, or three, or more.

WHAT DOES IT MATTER IF WE HAVE ONE, THREE OR FIFTY CLOWNS?!?!

39 posted on 05/13/2013 12:37:35 PM PDT by A Formerly Proud Canadian (I once was lost but now I'm found; blind but now I see.)
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To: Sub-Driver

But most of all, he is angry with US President Barack Obama for allowing this all to happen.

Well yes Mr Obama you are indeed a clown. It is true your Administration is a circus. But the American people are done laughing, except at you...........


40 posted on 05/13/2013 12:42:15 PM PDT by SECURE AMERICA (Where can I go to sign up for the American Revolution 2013 and the Crusades 2013?)
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