Posted on 10/22/2015 1:37:01 PM PDT by Servant of the Cross
Speaking in front of the House Select Committee on Benghazi Thursday afternoon, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton attempted to claim she didn't blame the September 11, 2012 attack on a YouTube video.
"Where did the false narrative start? It started with you, Madame Secretary," Ohio Republican Jim Jordan pressed Clinton.
"I referred to the video that night in a very specific way. I said some have sought to justify the attack because of the video. I used those words deliberately, not to ascribe a motive to every attacker but as a warning to those across the region that there was no justification for further attacks," Clinton said.
Jordan also pointed out that while Clinton was telling the American people a video was to blame, she was emailing her family, the Libyan government and the Egyptian government about a terror attack. At the same time the Obama administration was arguing the deaths of U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens, Navy SEALs Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty and Information Management Officer Sean Smith were a result of a spontaneous protest that got out of control, not the result of a terror attack.
"We know that the attack in Libya had nothing to do with the film. It was a planned attack, not a protest," Clinton wrote to the Egyptian prime minister the night of September 11, 2012.
video at link ...
Lets take a look back at what Clinton said in front of the flag draped caskets of the four Americans killed in Benghazi.
Hillary Clinton - Tranfer Ceremony U.S. Consulate in Benghazi Victims
And another:
Hillary Clinton Blames Youtube Video for Benghazi Terrorist Attack
Not only did Clinton blame the attack on a video "offensive" to Islam, the Obama administration and the State Department purchased $80,000 worth of commercial airtime in Pakistan apologizing for the video.
U S Embassy Airs Ad in Pakistan to Appease; Obama Throws Free Speech, USA under the Bus.mp4
It also should be noted that the person who made the video was hauled off to jail in the middle of the night.
Clinton blamed the video for the attacks, Obama blamed the video, Susan Rice blamed the video, they all blamed the video. Clinton's mincing of words doesn't change those facts.
One of the talking points today Benghazi was never a permanent installation that’s why we just didn’t care
No one can filibuster like the hildabeast
This day as been an complete disaster for the Democrats.
Then you didn't listen to any of the democrat callers during the break. They are absolutely convinced that Hillary is the victim.
This thing is getting good hillary just threw 0 under the bus on who was supposed to take action at benghazi
The lefties at DU think "Hillary is hitting it out of the park today."
I know no one here cares what they think, but their votes will count too. We need to keep them from influencing the middle.
Show them the videos of her blaming the video, then saying she didn't, if you get the opportunity.
She’s not Bill. She doesn’t have the stage presence to pull that spin off. They can say it but people aren’t going to listen to their words, they are going to look at what they see.
Hillary came across as just another tired, incompetent, corrupt DC insider.
Elections are won in the middle, not with the base. Nothing today gives Indies any reason to have any trust, or like, for Hillary
Elections are won with your political base. They are won in the middle. Hillary did nothing to help herself today. In additional she drug the rest of the D’s down trying to cover her.
Nope...optics matter more then words in campaigns. The middle isn’t going to listen to the words from either side. They are going to remember the images. She look worn out, incompetent and corrupt.
Don’t win with your base, you win with the middle. She did her self no favors today with anyone who isn’t all ready a cheerleader
She’s not Bill. She doesn’t have the stage presence to pull that spin off. They can say it but people aren’t going to listen to their words, they are going to look at what they see.
Hillary came across as just another tired, incompetent, corrupt DC insider.
Well, he asked for more security there. He should know.
People for HRC don't need a reason to have trust in her. they just "know" she is for "the little man" even if she isn't.
To us she did. Our problem is, how did she come across to the middle?
Hillary came across as just another tired, incompetent, corrupt DC insider.
Repeating that won’t win over the middle.
Repeating that won’t win over the middle.
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