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White House Directed Incorrect Benghazi Narrative
http://www.sharylattkisson.com/ ^ | 4/29/2014 | Sharyl Attkisson

Posted on 04/29/2014 8:02:52 PM PDT by NYRepublican72

Newly-released documents reveal direct White House involvement in steering the public narrative about the September 11, 2012 terrorist attacks in Benghazi, Libya, toward that of a spontaneous protest that never happened.

One of the operative documents, which the government had withheld from ​Congress and reporters for a year and a half, is an internal September 14, ​2012 email to White House press officials from Ben Rhodes, President Obama’s ​Assistant and Deputy National Security Advisor. (Disclosure:Ben Rhodes ​is the brother of David Rhodes, the President of CBS News, where I was employed until March.) ​ In the email, Ben Rhodes lists as a “goal” the White House desire “To ​underscore that these protests are rooted in an Internet video, and not a broader failure or policy.”

The email is entitled, “RE: PREP CALL with Susan, Saturday at 4:00 pm ET” and refers to White House involvement in preparing then-U.S.Ambassador to the U.N. Susan Rice for her upcoming appearance on Sunday television ​ network political talk shows.

The Rhodes email states that another “goal” is “To reinforce the President and Administration’s strength and steadiness in dealing with difficult challenges.”


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: benghazi; benrhodes; jaycarney; libya; obama; sharylattkisson; susanrice
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Well isn't that special.... Looks like we've got ourselves the smoking gun.

Notice how Sharyl doesn't work for CBS News anymore. Wonder if Ben made a phone call to his brother David.

1 posted on 04/29/2014 8:02:52 PM PDT by NYRepublican72
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To: NYRepublican72

It’s a national disgrace.


2 posted on 04/29/2014 8:08:34 PM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (Rip it out by the roots.)
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

And the people we voted for will do nothing about it.


3 posted on 04/29/2014 8:09:55 PM PDT by demshateGod (The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.)
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To: NYRepublican72
FAKE SCANDAL

REALLY?


4 posted on 04/29/2014 8:11:10 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar (Resist in place.)
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To: demshateGod
And the people we voted for will do nothing about it.

Of course not, Boehner is spineless. Maybe he'll have a good cry over it, instead.

5 posted on 04/29/2014 8:11:59 PM PDT by NYRepublican72
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

Will Sharyl get breitbarted.


6 posted on 04/29/2014 8:13:29 PM PDT by ncfool (Taking back America 2016.)
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To: NYRepublican72

Wish Sharyl would find out what BO was doing that night.


7 posted on 04/29/2014 8:13:41 PM PDT by dandiegirl
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To: NYRepublican72
……and an innocent man sat for 1 year in jail in Los Angeles as a sacrifice to obama/clinton. They knew and were all too happy to let him rot for their crass elitism. Last week Obama hired a criminal attorney. This week the e-mail comes out. I wonder…...
8 posted on 04/29/2014 8:13:57 PM PDT by Texas Songwriter
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To: Texas Songwriter

Hmmmm...... good points you make. Maybe we will get more.


9 posted on 04/29/2014 8:15:22 PM PDT by dandiegirl
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To: Texas Songwriter

Maybe that’s why the Mooch is going full bore on luxury vacays with the princesses. She knows it’s not going to last till the end of the term.


10 posted on 04/29/2014 8:16:43 PM PDT by dandiegirl
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To: Texas Songwriter

Hopefully the maker of the movie will sue Obama and Clinton’s butts off.


11 posted on 04/29/2014 8:17:14 PM PDT by OrioleFan (Republicans believe every day is July 4th, Democrats believe every day is April 15th.)
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To: demshateGod

Well actually only about 93% of blacks, the feel guilty whites (still), 14% or so, and of course those that just want to go along with the majority (24%). Just enough to be a problem... Seems that politics has become simply just who can pay/give more or just get along. Doomed!

Racist? You bet, almost all blacks are racists and only vote for their race regardless of politics!


12 posted on 04/29/2014 8:17:41 PM PDT by Deagle (ues)
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To: NYRepublican72

Yea krauthammer says it’s over and he’s a genius!

Oh wait...

No matter. Not a smidgen of corruption to be found.

Oh wait.


13 posted on 04/29/2014 8:31:44 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart (How's that 'lesser evil' workin' out for ya?)
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To: NYRepublican72

14 posted on 04/29/2014 8:32:22 PM PDT by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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To: NYRepublican72

15 posted on 04/29/2014 8:33:19 PM PDT by Baynative (Got bulbs? Check my profile page.)
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To: Barak; obama

What did Obama know, and when did he know it?


16 posted on 04/29/2014 8:37:26 PM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (Celebrate "Republicans Freed the Slaves" Month.)
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To: Norm Lenhart
Yes, nothing to see here, folks...only Democrats, and they mean well.

Bill Clinton is a pop-star and his "wife" a contender for the presidency; that's enough to snuff out any memory I have of the country I grew up honoring.

And Nixon resigned the presidency for, er, what?!

17 posted on 04/29/2014 8:44:09 PM PDT by daler
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To: NYRepublican72; EricGurr; Texas Fossil; Jim Robinson; kristinn; IBD editorial writer; ...

I read ace reporter Sharyl’s article twice, but did not find where she stated what caused the Email to be released.

Minus one for Sharyl.

On FOX’s “Special Report” tonight ace reporter Catherine Herridge stated that the Email was released by a Judge involving a Law Case filed by JUDICIAL WATCH.

Plus one for Catherine.

If Judicial Watch can acquire information through the US Legal System, then of what useful purpose is Speaker Boehner to the people of the United States of America?

Speaker Boehner has repeatedly refused to appoint a House Special Investigator for Benghazi, Fast and Furious, IRS, NSA, illegal amendments to Federal Laws, or any other of the many, many Obama Administration Scandals.

Speaker Boehner is a continuing disgrace to the Office of Speaker of the US House of Representatives!

With each passing day that the US House Members does not replace Speaker Boehner, Speaker (?) John Boehner continues to be THE Poster Boy for what is rotten in the formerly GREAT Republican Party, and the current US House of Representatives.


18 posted on 04/29/2014 8:46:57 PM PDT by Graewoulf (Democrats' Obamacare Socialist Health Insur. Tax violates U.S. Constitution AND Anti-Trust Law.)
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To: Norm Lenhart

Unfortunately we’ll have to wait and see whether anything changes as a result of this disclosure before declaring Krauthammer wrong. The evidence has been pretty clear on other Obama scandals and misdeeds, yet nothing has happened.

If the past is any indication, it may well be over.


19 posted on 04/29/2014 8:50:25 PM PDT by bigbob (The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly. Abraham Lincoln)
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To: NYRepublican72
White House Directed Incorrect Benghazi Narrative...in spite of all the times he's now said he knew right away that the attack was terrorist, he went to the UN a month afterwards and essentially lied to the world when he asserted six times during his speech that it was the result of a video - the man is sinking beneath contempt....
20 posted on 04/29/2014 8:50:42 PM PDT by Intolerant in NJ
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