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Obama criticizes Republicans for focusing on Benghazi, Obamacare
Thomson Reuters Foundation ^ | 5/20/2014 | Thomson Reuters Foundation ,Steve Holland

Posted on 05/19/2014 5:32:12 PM PDT by mdittmar

WASHINGTON, May 19 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama chastised his Republican opponents on Monday for focusing criticism on the events surrounding the deaths of four Americans in Benghazi, Libya, and on his signature healthcare law.

"The debate we're having now is about what, Benghazi? Obamacare? And it becomes this endless loop. It's not serious. It's not speaking to the real concerns that people have," Obama said.

He was speaking to more than 60 people at a fundraising dinner for Democratic candidates for the House of Representatives.

The event took place at a physician's home in the Washington suburb of Potomac, Maryland, as Obama seeks to persuade Democrats to organize for a voter turnout effort to prevent Republicans from ousting Democrats from control of the Senate and from building on their majority in the House.

Republicans in the House have begun a new investigation of the deaths of the U.S. ambassador to Libya, Christopher Stevens, and three other Americans during a militant attack on Sept. 11, 2012.

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To: mdittmar
It's not speaking to the real concerns that people have

Obamacare and healthcare costs are the biggest real concerns people have. Not income inequality and war on women as Obama wants the Rats to run on.

41 posted on 05/19/2014 7:13:16 PM PDT by expat2
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To: mdittmar

It sounds as though the Kenyan doesn’t want to talk about Benghazi, ObamaCare, the IRS, the VA,... Just stay away from anything related to his regime and you’ll be okay.


42 posted on 05/19/2014 7:16:40 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Obama's smidgens are coming home to roost.)
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To: mdittmar

These are two of the reasons Barry has his people finally going after the Chinese for espionage.

A big fat distraction from IRS, Benghazi, the VA scandal (although, I am not sure how that affects him more than any other president. It is a multi term federal disgrace and shows what we are headed for with BarryCare), DemocratCare, etc.


43 posted on 05/19/2014 7:18:40 PM PDT by FreeAtlanta (Liberty or Big Government - you can't have both.)
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To: mdittmar

In an odd sort of way, I agree with him. Don’t go after the symptoms, go after the cause. Ø!


44 posted on 05/19/2014 7:22:00 PM PDT by AFreeBird
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To: mdittmar

It’s one of the oldest tricks in the book “Don’t pay any attention to the man behind the curtain.”

You’ll notice how every time the libs get involved in a scandal it’s always the same sob story: “We’re not making any progress while the conservatives are focusing on all of the problems that we caused.”

Well of course they’re not making any progress. They weren’t making any progress to begin with.


45 posted on 05/19/2014 7:43:47 PM PDT by conservative_crusader (The voice of truth, tells me a different story. The voice of truth says do not be afraid.)
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To: mdittmar; Diogenes; cripplecreek; MeshugeMikey; Republicanprofessor; ConorMacNessa; upchuck; All

” - - - Obama chastised his Republican opponents on Monday for focusing criticism on the events surrounding the deaths of four Americans in Benghazi, Libya, and on his signature healthcare law.

“The debate we’re having now is about what, Benghazi? Obamacare? And it becomes this endless loop. It’s not serious. It’s not speaking to the real concerns that people have,” Obama said. - - - “

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JOE WILSON LIE-A-THRON TRANSLATOR:

” - - - A visibly shaken, vey contrite, humble and often tearful Obama lavishly praised his Republican opponents on Monday for focusing well-deserved criticism on the events surrounding the deaths of four of his key employees, all Americans, who were abandoned on the field of battle in Benghazi, Libya, and on his completely failed signature health tax Law.

“The debate that we are finally having now is about what I was doing on the night of the Benghazi Murders, IOW “what was I doing, and who was I doing it with?’

“More than anyone else, I am looking forward to reading in the newspapers who was the top link in the Benghazi chain of command, so that he or she can be so severely punished that, in the future, even thinking about abandoning Federal Employees to be murdered on the field of battle will never happen again!”

“As for Obamacare, it has become a serious endless loop of incompetence on my part, and corruption by the foreign contractors that I illegally hired to create the worst health medical tax system ever devised by politicians, of any age.

“All of this is very serious. It is directly speaking to the real concerns that true Patriotic American People have,” Obama said. - - - “

Editor’s notes:
1. There was not a dry eye in the house as Obama finished speaking.

2.) Only Speaker Boehner and House Majority Leader Cantor did NOT applaud during the standing ovation when Obama finished speaking.


46 posted on 05/19/2014 8:38:55 PM PDT by Graewoulf (Democrats' Obamacare Socialist Health Insur. Tax violates U.S. Constitution AND Anti-Trust Law.)
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To: mdittmar

So Obama, if there was a terrible law you wanted to repeal you eventually just stop talking about it because it would be too repetitive?

Your awful law making things worse is not something that people are concerned with?


47 posted on 05/19/2014 8:56:02 PM PDT by Impy (RED=COMMUNIST, NOT REPUBLICAN)
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To: mdittmar
anyone who can lie at this depth without blinking....is one dangerous




48 posted on 05/19/2014 9:04:49 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey ( "Never, never, never give up". Winston Churchill)
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To: Gene Eric
The regime pissed on the 1st Amendment to cover Benghazi.

And the courts piss on 9 of the Amendments of the Bill of Rights in order to cover the War on Drugs.
Neither party gives a shit about the Constitution, they're both in it for the power of the state — and since the Constitution's whole purpose is to limit that power they have no interest in seeing it upheld.

Hillary's What difference does it make? and Pelosi's Are you kidding me? (when asked about constitutionality of the ACA) perfectly summarize not only the left's feelings toward you, and truth, and Justice, and The American Way but the entire elite-caste's view. The only way to solve this problem is to break that caste, violently and suddenly shattering their entire world by forcing them to pay for their transgressions.

49 posted on 05/19/2014 10:11:27 PM PDT by OneWingedShark (Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
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To: mdittmar
The debate we're having now is about what, Benghazi? Obamacare? And it becomes this endless loop. It's not serious

Endless loop, my ass. What clumsy propaganda this admin is engaging in.

The only reason these scandals seem endless is because of the endless lies, stalling, obfuscation, and stonewalling.

Basically the 0bama administration has done everything in its power to avoid either of these two issues being openly investigated.

And that should be the standard response to such tripe from 0bama and his ilk.

50 posted on 05/19/2014 10:54:38 PM PDT by sargon
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To: mdittmar
"It's not speaking to the real concerns that people have," Obama said." Oh, and what are the real concerns people have? Is murdering conservative businessmen and stealing their property one of their "concerns"?
51 posted on 05/19/2014 11:33:48 PM PDT by Objective Scrutator (All liberals are criminals, and all criminals are liberals)
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To: OneWingedShark

Yup, the system is broken.

>> The only way to solve this problem is to break that caste

And not to exclude the GOP establishment!


52 posted on 05/20/2014 12:26:22 AM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: Viennacon

” We put the LIZED in SOCIALIZED MEDICINE”


53 posted on 05/20/2014 12:32:08 AM PDT by woofie
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To: mdittmar

No it’s not just benghazi and 0bamacare.

it’s Fast n Furious, IRS, VA, selectively enforcing laws too

you suck 0bama


54 posted on 05/20/2014 3:31:28 AM PDT by Principled (Obama: Unblemished by success.)
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To: mdittmar

This is not just about four dead American patriots. This is also and most importantly about why those four patriots were denied security in an effort to cover-up for the State department providing missiles/guns/chemicals to al Qaeda terrorists...they knew, if the sent in air support, that the illegally provided missiles would probably be used to shoot down our own air support and servicemen. Something this administration would mind one bit, had they not provided the missiles themselves.


55 posted on 05/20/2014 3:55:38 AM PDT by jacknhoo (Luke 12:51. Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
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To: mdittmar

0bamaCare is a disaster waiting to happen. As for Benghazi: 0bama has yet to tell us what he was doing when four Americans were killed in a terrorist attack.


56 posted on 05/20/2014 4:04:51 AM PDT by windsorknot
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To: mdittmar

“Obama criticizes...”

Poor baby.


57 posted on 05/20/2014 4:11:17 AM PDT by kinsman redeemer (The real enemy seeks to devour what is good.)
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To: mdittmar

Man. If only Woodward and Bernstein were still alive.


58 posted on 05/20/2014 6:02:06 AM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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To: mdittmar
Oh. Hey. Barry. They're also focusing on the VA scandal and the IRS scandal.

But how many Americans have dealings with The VA and IRS?

59 posted on 05/20/2014 6:04:26 AM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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To: mdittmar
It's not serious. It's not speaking to the real concerns that people have," Obama said. He was speaking to more than 60 people at a fundraising dinner...

Gee, Barry. Tell us what concerns people who can afford one of your fundraising dinners have.

60 posted on 05/20/2014 6:06:20 AM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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