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GOP lawmakers, Benghazi survivors fume over 'garbage' House report
Fox News ^ | December 03, 2014 | Adam Housley By Adam Housley

Posted on 12/03/2014 7:42:49 PM PST by Mozilla

A recent report by a GOP-led committee that was seen as going easy on the Obama administration's Benghazi response is drawing stinging complaints from a number of Republicans on the panel, as well as survivors of the attack.

Some GOP members on the House Intelligence Committee grumble that the final product "might as well have been written by the minority," while other House Republicans say they are frustrated with the committee's decision to release a report with so many "holes."

Several lawmakers point their fingers at the committee's chairman, Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich. Some members who disagreed with the findings said they stopped going to meetings because of concerns with his handling of the report, and didn't even take part in the final version.

The report, released last month, found no intelligence lapses in connection with the fatal terror attack. Republican heavyweights like Sen. Lindsey Graham have blasted the findings as "garbage."

But the findings also drew complaints from survivors, who testified behind closed doors, and caused deep divisions on the committee itself ahead of the report's release. Critical lawmakers wished to remain anonymous due to fear of blowback from Republican leadership.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: benghazi; foxnews; gop; house
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To: Mozilla

Manpads. Isis.


21 posted on 12/03/2014 8:40:08 PM PST by Uncle Miltie ('The HERO of the (0bamacare) story is Mitt Romney' - "Stupid" Jonathan Gruber)
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To: Mozilla

Another name for a Republican with balls?
“Freak of nature”


22 posted on 12/03/2014 8:45:38 PM PST by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
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To: VRWCarea51

Yes, we will see.

I would just simply say who appointed Gowdy?

As we can see in the senate, *itch McConnell does not want to appoint Sessions to any committee, because he cannot control Sessions.

He wants to appoint a yes man.

I’d guess the same hold true in the house.

The GOP is interested in nothing other than protecting its piece of the pie.


23 posted on 12/03/2014 8:47:11 PM PST by chris37 (heartless)
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To: Mozilla

It’s a whitewash and Rogers is a traitor.


24 posted on 12/03/2014 9:04:11 PM PST by TigersEye (ISIS is the tip of the spear. The spear is Islam.)
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To: chris37

“...The GOP is interested in nothing other than protecting its piece of the pie.”
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Gowdy is NOT a Mike Rogers. From what I’ve seen, Gowdy does NOT suffer fools and I do not think he will allow a coverup. Sometimes even the most filthy, foul laundry needs to be brought out into the sunshine and then cleaned and sanitized and made bright & useful.

The festering foulness that has been American involvement related to Libya was conceived and born by the likes of Obama, his Muslim Brotherhood operatives in his administration and their willing enablers. And those willing enablers have been of BOTH parties and included the likes of John McCain and Lindsey Graham (and possibly Mike Rogers).

Bring that diseased and corrupt Libyan laundry into the sunlight and boil the contamination out of it. If we don’t, similar evil will surely be repeated in the future.


25 posted on 12/03/2014 9:07:49 PM PST by House Atreides
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To: Mozilla
Haven't they got the word? The fix is in.

A link to the full-text Free Republic thread above.

26 posted on 12/03/2014 9:11:28 PM PST by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: entropy12

Trey Gowdy is going tear them a new one


27 posted on 12/03/2014 9:14:28 PM PST by stickywillie (how come there are no father-in-law jokes?)
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To: chris37

http://www.thestate.com/2014/12/03/3851802/gowdy-benghazi-panel-to-reconvene.html?sp=/99/132/312/169/


28 posted on 12/03/2014 9:20:25 PM PST by stickywillie (how come there are no father-in-law jokes?)
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To: stickywillie
Speaker John A. Boehner, R-Ohio, recently announced that he would be reappointing Gowdy to serve as the chairman of the Benghazi committee in the 114th Congress, signaling that House GOP leadership thinks the job is far from over signaling that House GOP leadership wishes to fool Americans into thinking that something is being done, when, in fact, nothing is or will be done.
29 posted on 12/03/2014 9:43:31 PM PST by chris37 (heartless)
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To: VRWCarea51

Or maybe they have something on him...


30 posted on 12/03/2014 11:32:49 PM PST by Unam Sanctam
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To: tumblindice
Another name for a Republican with balls?

“Freak of nature”

It is is more like a unicorn. It doesn't exist.

31 posted on 12/04/2014 2:31:47 AM PST by Mark17
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To: annieokie; penelopesire; maggief; Protect the Bill of Rights; thouworm; SE Mom; Nachum; onyx; ...

Benghazi ping.

Let Republicanprofessor know if you want on or off this ping list.


32 posted on 12/04/2014 3:43:27 AM PST by Republicanprofessor
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To: Mozilla
Irregardless, it's over.

We may never learn, until we begin the trials for members of the old government, why the GOP went along with a coverup. But we certainly won't learn from anything this bunch does.

33 posted on 12/04/2014 3:50:23 AM PST by Jim Noble (When strong, avoid them. Attack their weaknesses. Emerge to their surprise.)
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To: Christie at the beach
I just can’t believe they did this

Why not?

34 posted on 12/04/2014 3:51:14 AM PST by Jim Noble (When strong, avoid them. Attack their weaknesses. Emerge to their surprise.)
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To: stickywillie
Trey Gowdy is going tear them a new one

Meaningless theater.

I could not care less how many GOP lawmakers pretend to be angry or try to make some harmless tool look stupid on TV. THAT'S NOT THEIR JOB.

Their job is to exercise all Legislative powers granted to the government set up by the U.S. Constitution and to represent the People and the States in that government.

Sham rage isn't part of the job.

Senator Sam Ervin and Congressman Peter Rodino never "tore anybody a new one", and yet they removed from office a President who had just won re-election with 520 electoral votes and 61% of the popular vote.

But then, they were men and they knew how to exercise power.

35 posted on 12/04/2014 3:57:07 AM PST by Jim Noble (When strong, avoid them. Attack their weaknesses. Emerge to their surprise.)
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To: Mozilla

Enough already about blowback from leadership! - These jack wagons should be worried about blowback from “we the people.”

Which Vichy Republicans (GOPe) were on the committee and allowed this to happen?


36 posted on 12/04/2014 5:02:01 AM PST by Triple (Socialism denies people the right to the fruits of their labor, and is as abhorrent as slavery ea)
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To: entropy12
How does this report affect Rep Trey Gowdy’s sub-committee?

I don't think it does. Gowdy's committee will go far, far beyond the report.

37 posted on 12/04/2014 7:09:02 AM PST by upchuck (Ferguson: Put your hands down and go to work!)
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To: chris37

No party can have “teeth” without the Senate and the White House. How many “conservative” bills the House has already passed, only to be thrown in the garbage can by Harry Reid?

Elections have consequences. How do you think Obummer is giving us the ream job? Correct, he won the elections.


38 posted on 12/04/2014 11:58:42 AM PST by entropy12 (Dumb and Dumber to borrow money from China to protect oil flow to China from middle-east.)
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