Posted on 12/16/2015 6:26:39 AM PST by Kaslin
Our news media are so overwhelmingly obsequious to the Democrats that Hillary Clinton can imply the relatives of the Americans killed in Benghazi are liars on national TV, and no one in the press blinks an eye or finds it newsworthy.
ABC is about to host another one of those hide-and-seek Saturday night Democrat debates. There is something very ironic here: It was on this network where she made that outrageous statement.
Clinton lied to her former employee (and donor) George Stephanopoulos on his ABC program "This Week" on Dec. 6. In his toughest question of the day, George told his pal, "Some GOP rivals and family members of the Benghazi victims are saying you lied to them in the hearing. They point to emails that you sent the night of Benghazi attack, one to your daughter, Chelsea Clinton, saying... 'Two of our officers were killed in Benghazi by an al-Qaida-like group.'" He added that she had told the Egyptian prime minister on a phone call on Sept. 12, 2012, "We know that the attack in Libya had nothing to do with the film."
Clinton denied ever telling the Benghazi relatives that it could be blamed on an anti-Muhammad video: "No. ... I understand the continuing grief at the loss that parents experienced with the loss of these four brave Americans. And I did testify, as you know, for 11 hours. And I answered all of these questions. Now, I can't -- I can't help it that people think there has to be something else there."
So are the relatives of these deceased heroes liars?
None of the networks picked up on this question and answer. The Washington Post only picked up her hawkish talk about fighting ISIS, not her attack on the Benghazi relatives. The New York Times and USA Today completely skipped any mention of her ABC interview.
The New York Post did what all of them should have done. They rounded up the relatives, who reiterated that Clinton told them as the caskets arrived at Andrews Air Force Base on Sept. 14, 2012 that it could be blamed on a YouTube video. Charles Woods, the father of Tyrone Woods, recalled hugging Clinton and that "she said we are going to have the filmmaker arrested who was responsible for the death of my son."
Patricia Smith, the mother of Sean Smith, said Clinton is "absolutely lying. ... She said it was because of the video." Smith's uncle backed her up.
Kate Quigley, the sister of Glen Doherty, agreed: "When I think back now to that day and what she knew, it shows me a lot about her character that she would choose in that moment to basically perpetuate what she knew was untrue."
That matches what Clinton said at the ceremony at Andrews Air Force Base: "We've seen rage and violence directed at American embassies over an awful Internet video that we had nothing to do with."
Quigley was stronger in a Boston radio interview: "This is a woman that will do and say anything to get what she wants. I have very little respect for her. I know what she said to me and she can say all day long that she didn't say it. That's her cross to bear."
These relatives can occasionally be found sharing their pain and outrage in interviews on Fox News and on CNN. But ABC, CBS, NBC and PBS can't find them.
The same outlets that lionized "peace mom" Cindy Sheehan over and over again as she trashed Bush as a "terrorist" in August of 2005 stay silent. Today, any grieving relative who lacerates Clinton is just buried in a cave like nuclear waste.
I am hoping that it is Cruze that gets the nomination just because I think that out of all the presidential candidates he has the most potential to destroy her in a debate. Hillary Clinton lies all the time and is not called on her lie because most people don’t have the ability to totally recall what has been said. Cruze has the ability as seen in the debate to take her word and throw them back at her.
I think having Cruz debate The Ankle would be a disaster for us. He would win the debate for sure, but win it so lopsidedly that visually it would be like watching a young man knocking out an old woman and then kicking her when she was down.
I’d rather watch Trump debate her - billionaire capitalist versus lifelong government socialist. With the economy being the priority for all of us out here, having two politicians talk about growing something they’ve never participated in is a waste of time.
Absolutely.
And honestly, if anyone thought about it for a moment - they'd rather pay for it in this short life. Confession and punishment may actually bring one to repentance before the final curtain. Because when that curtain is raised - it is eternity.
I’m still amazed that a person under investigation for Espionage by the FBI can still be the front runner for the Democrat Party. it makes absolutely no sense at all.
“This is what troubles me about America. It’s not some much people like Obama and Hillary as it is the people who would actually vote and support them. There’s just WAY too many of them for America to have a ‘happy’ future.”
They are a cult, like Hitler’s SS or Jim Jones’ People’s Temple that committed mass suicide.
“Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.” - Voltaire
The Democratic Party is morally bankrupt. Once again, they serve up someone with the worst character possible and they expect democrats and eventually the independents and RINOs to accept their stinking stew. This is what they think of America. This is what they think of We the People.
It tells me everything I need to know about democrats.
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Remarks at the Transfer of Remains Ceremony to Honor Those Lost in Attacks in Benghazi, Libya
Video and transcript of Hillary Clinton blaming the “awful internet video” while addressing the “family members of the four patriots and heroes we bring home”
http://www.state.gov/secretary/20092013clinton/rm/2012/09/197780.htm
a copy of the above Dept. of State video of Clinton’s remarks at Andrews AFB: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjHzEHGzHYA
Boy that Voltaire quote is a great one!
If America choses to be led by her in 2016, kiss my "Buy American" beliefs goodbye.
“I’m still amazed that a person under investigation for Espionage by the FBI can still be the front runner for the Democrat Party. it makes absolutely no sense at all.”
I’m still amazed that Obama can be president after the house armed services committee found he broke the law in the Bergdahl trade.
Both parties in congress are full of traitor trash.
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