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04-29-2013, 06:00 PM
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Originally Posted by justplugit
To follow up, Bret Baird started a 3 part series today which included an interview of a member of a special military ops group that was 3 and 1/2 hours away, able to get there in time for the second half of the fight.
In addition it was reported that 3 whistle blowers from the State Dept. and 1
from the CIA have lawyered up in order to give info about Benghazi.
Just sayin.
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I think that's from last fall before the Mullen report. What's funny is that while the Mullen report lays plenty of blame on the State Department, because it doesn't hang Clinton people like Jim ignore it.
GOD PLEASE LET THERE BE A CONSPIRACY
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04-29-2013, 07:43 PM
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Originally Posted by spence
I think that's from last fall before the Mullen report. What's funny is that while the Mullen report lays plenty of blame on the State Department, because it doesn't hang Clinton people like Jim ignore it.
GOD PLEASE LET THERE BE A CONSPIRACY
-spence
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No Spence, it was the lead story on his 6PM program today and will continue for 2 more nights.
GOD PLEASE LET THE TRUTH COME OUT NO MATTER WHAT IT IS.
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04-30-2013, 07:15 AM
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No Spence, it was the lead story on his 6PM program today and will continue for 2 more nights.
GOD PLEASE LET THE TRUTH COME OUT NO MATTER WHAT IT IS.
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How many investigations do you need? There's already been an exhaustive and non-partisan led by Admiral Mullen which was highly critical of the State Department.
I don't believe the House had any new information, yet they decided to present a report which came to a damning conclusion based off of incomplete and what appears to be incompetent analysis.
Is this how we move forward?
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04-30-2013, 07:36 AM
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Is this how we move forward?
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04-30-2013, 08:08 AM
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Originally Posted by spence
Is this how we move forward?
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The issue Spence, is that you (and 99% of the media) would have us move forward by ignoring lies and incompetence when it comes from anyone with a "D" after their name. If there is new evidence that the Secretary Of State lied under oath, that's worth exploring. You don't think so, simply because of what party she is affiliated with.
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05-01-2013, 11:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Jim in CT
The issue Spence, is that you (and 99% of the media) would have us move forward by ignoring lies and incompetence when it comes from anyone with a "D" after their name. If there is new evidence that the Secretary Of State lied under oath, that's worth exploring. You don't think so, simply because of what party she is affiliated with.
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I've asked before, where's the "new evidence?"
The same document alleged by the House report was already part of the Mullen investigation.
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05-01-2013, 11:53 AM
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I've asked before, where's the "new evidence?"
The same document alleged by the House report was already part of the Mullen investigation.
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Yes, you have asked that before, and I answered. That you choose to dismiss my response for political convenience, does not mean I didn't respond.
Now, we have administration employees saying they were pressured to keep quiet. I don't recall hearing this before, so that might be new evidence.
The Mullen report said there was no help available to send. That is contradicted by multiple special operations warriors, who say they were stationed close enough to have rendered aid during the 8 hour firefight. Nothing to see there, I guess, because your hero has already been exonerated.
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05-01-2013, 08:34 PM
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Yes, you have asked that before, and I answered. That you choose to dismiss my response for political convenience, does not mean I didn't respond.
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No, you've responded that you "think" there's new evidence...not that there IS new evidence.
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Now, we have administration employees saying they were pressured to keep quiet. I don't recall hearing this before, so that might be new evidence.
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Funny how that story never really made Drudge and now has even slipped off the front page of Fox News.
The timing with the House report can't just be a coinkidink can it?
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The Mullen report said there was no help available to send. That is contradicted by multiple special operations warriors, who say they were stationed close enough to have rendered aid during the 8 hour firefight. Nothing to see there, I guess, because your hero has already been exonerated.
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First, there was no 8 hour firefight, this is a matter of record.
Second, just because people think they can get there after the fact--and I'm sure they would have gone--doesn't mean the leadership is A) aware of this in time and B) agrees with the wisdom of that decision.
Or are you calling Admiral Mullen a liar? Perhaps you just think he's incompetent?
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04-30-2013, 08:09 AM
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I don't believe the House had any new information, -spence
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How about the possibility (not a certainty) of a document signed by the SecState, which could show that she lied under oath?
You would sweep that under the rug, because she supports your agenda. It's as simple as that.
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04-30-2013, 12:33 PM
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How many investigations do you need?
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As many as it takes to get at the truth.
When questioned about the 4 new whistle blowers this morning at his news conference, he said he "wasn't aware of it."
I guess that should be the end of it for you. 
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05-01-2013, 05:38 AM
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As many as it takes to get at the truth.
When questioned about the 4 new whistle blowers this morning at his news conference, he said he "wasn't aware of it."
I guess that should be the end of it for you. 
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Yep. This is yet another new (Spence: that means it's not a re-hashing of anything) allegation of a cover-up. It's just an allegation, but it needs to be investigated. Spence would prefer that we stick our fingers deeper into our ears, and our heads deeper into the sand. When the president is hip, black, and uber-liberal, he's not supposed to be investigated I guess.
I cannot begin to imagine how the families of those 4 dead Americans must feel. They must love this administration.
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05-01-2013, 06:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Jim in CT
I cannot begin to imagine how the families of those 4 dead Americans must feel. They must love this administration.
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My hope is, this is what is driving the investigation, and not that it is not driven by the threat of Hillary in 2016, because the right recognizes she is a formidable candidate...
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"For once I agree with Spence. UGH. I just hope I don't get the urge to go start buying armani suits to wear in my shop"
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05-01-2013, 07:04 AM
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My hope is, this is what is driving the investigation, and not that it is not driven by the threat of Hillary in 2016, because the right recognizes she is a formidable candidate...
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Unfortunately, it's a safe bet that the GOP wouldn't be so passionate about this, if there were no politics involved. That doesn't mean there's isn't a cover-up here that needs to be investigated.
She is a very, very formidable candidate. How that lie she told about being under sniper fire, doesn't end her career, I can't figure out. Plus she was an absolute flop as Secstate, as shown by the disaster in Libya that no one wants to discuss.
Here is what you need to know about her tenure as SecState. The Pakistani doctor who told us where Bin Laden was, is rotting in a Pakistani prison. He is still there. The State Department has been absolutely impotent in terms of getting this man released. That's the thanks we give him? What message does that send to others who are thinking about sticking their necks out to help us?
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05-01-2013, 10:59 AM
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My hope is, this is what is driving the investigation, and not that it is not driven by the threat of Hillary in 2016, because the right recognizes she is a formidable candidate...
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LOL, still can't figure how Hillary went from one of the most criticized and unlikeable persons on this forum and in general 6 or 7 years ago, to now becoming a formidable candidate in 2016.
Must be because the disaster unfolding with the current administration suddenly makes her look good.
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05-01-2013, 11:26 AM
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Originally Posted by justplugit
When questioned about the 4 new whistle blowers this morning at his news conference, he said he "wasn't aware of it."
I guess that should be the end of it for you. 
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If people bring credible new information to the table then it should be evaluated. That being said, the opinion of a whistle blower may just be another piece of information.
From what I've read so far they're talking about a claim some special ops troops that were training in the EU that could have potentially gotten there in 4 or so hours.
Is this new information? We've known there were troops in Europe all along...do you not think the independent investigation didn't look at options and how response alternatives were evaluated?
For the whistle blower to have any impact they have to show there was a feasible option on the table, not just a group that is pissed they didn't get sent in.
-spence
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05-01-2013, 02:32 PM
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Originally Posted by spence
If people bring credible new information to the table then it should be evaluated. That being said, the opinion of a whistle blower may just be another piece of information.
From what I've read so far they're talking about a claim some special ops troops that were training in the EU that could have potentially gotten there in 4 or so hours.
Is this new information? We've known there were troops in Europe all along...do you not think the independent investigation didn't look at options and how response alternatives were evaluated?
For the whistle blower to have any impact they have to show there was a feasible option on the table, not just a group that is pissed they didn't get sent in.
-spence
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Spence, be honest, would you be of the same opinion if this was the same
issue under Bush and Rice?
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05-01-2013, 03:00 PM
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Originally Posted by justplugit
Spence, be honest, would you be of the same opinion if this was the same
issue under Bush and Rice?
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Fair question.
Would your/Jim's be the same?
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05-01-2013, 08:27 PM
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Spence, be honest, would you be of the same opinion if this was the same
issue under Bush and Rice?
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I've never claimed Bush lied. I'd place Rice in the same boat as Powell, trying to do the right thing but surrounded by others who had an agenda. I'd note they've both been publicly ostracized by the Admin insiders.
Also, just as the Senate investigated Benghazi it investigated Iraq as well. Phase 1 found the Intel was bogus and Phase 2 (after repeated attempts by the GOP to kill it) found 10-5 that the Administration made repeated claims as fact that weren't supported by actual evidence.
-spence
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