Kristen Powers: Why Can't Obama Tell Us The Truth About Benghazi

[Redfish]

Kirsten Powers: Why Can't The Obama Administration Tell The Truth About Benghazi? - Katie Pavlich

She's been pretty good about staying on target.

She's much better than Milquetoast Colmes.

BAIER: Kirsten, a lot of people push back and say to use a phrase, what difference does it make now? What about that thinking and the reporting on this?

KIRSTEN POWERS: Well, I think the reporting is important. And I don't understand why the administration can't just tell the truth about this, and that they keep saying things, as George just pointed out, we know aren't true. And we know aren't true from sort of unbiased sources. I mean the Senate intelligence report is not Fox News. He wants to blame Fox News for everything. It's not Fox News.

LOL this thread is a joke. Who the fuck cares what someone on Fox News says about Benghazi. Roger himself probably put her up to this.

Exactly . Who the repukes should be mad at is no other then Issa for being such a dumbfuck !

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Solyndra

Benghazi

IRS

Republican Party & America is watching it all

Yes, america is watching, thats why obama's poll numbers keep dropping. The people do not like what this incompetent would-be dictator is doing. They see his constant lying and are fed up.

The "scandals" are real, except maybe the BC. But much of obama's background remains hidden.

 

[Oldstyle]

Kirsten Powers: Why Can't The Obama Administration Tell The Truth About Benghazi? - Katie Pavlich

She's been pretty good about staying on target.

She's much better than Milquetoast Colmes.

BAIER: Kirsten, a lot of people push back and say to use a phrase, what difference does it make now? What about that thinking and the reporting on this?

KIRSTEN POWERS: Well, I think the reporting is important. And I don't understand why the administration can't just tell the truth about this, and that they keep saying things, as George just pointed out, we know aren't true. And we know aren't true from sort of unbiased sources. I mean the Senate intelligence report is not Fox News. He wants to blame Fox News for everything. It's not Fox News.

Please show us evidence of a cover up.

Please don't give us the FOX News interpretation of the Senate Report. Give us proof that there was a cover up. [I'm asking you for the standard Bush supporters asked for when the Bush administration was accused of intelligence shenanigans RE WMDs]

Give us actionable proof of a cover up, because all you have is the speculation of Senate Republicans and the endless lying of Rightwing media.

Here is why I don't think you should get your interpretation of the Senate Report from a partisan source like FOX News. Read the following report below, which is another interpretation. It suggests that the intelligence agencies were not working together, and that the government didn't do enough - but it doesn't suggest a cover up. Interpretations are fun.

The committee determined that the U.S. military command in Africa didn’t know about the CIA annex and that the Pentagon didn’t have the resources in place to defend the State Department compound in an emergency.

The report found no evidence of the kind of political coverup that Republicans have long alleged. Much of it recounted now-familiar facts about deteriorating security conditions in Benghazi in 2012, a year after the fall of longtime dictator Moammar Gaddafi. It filled in new details about the relationship between the State Department compound and the CIA annex about a mile away, and described the concern among many intelligence specialists about the growing potency of Islamist militants in the city.

“In spite of the deteriorating security situation in Benghazi and ample strategic warnings, the United States government simply did not do enough to prevent these attacks and ensure the safety of those serving in Benghazi,” said Sen. Saxby Chambliss (Ga.), the ranking Republican on the panel.

We should have appointed an independent prosecutor to interrogate the Bush administration on why the August 2001 Memo (which predicted an attack involving planes and skyscrapers) was ignored. We should have asked Bush under oath why he failed to defend the eastern seaboard, and why the most basic protocol of having planes "scramble ready" was turned off that day. We allowed 3,000 Americans to be slaughtered by negligence, and nobody from the Bush administration had to testify under oath. This set a terrible precedent. At some point we have to hold both sides accountable, not just the other party. If you'd be willing to make your side testify under oath, than I'd be more than willing to advocate for the same on the Left. Problem is: you only care about government corruption when it happen on the other side. The OP enters this debate purely as a partisan.

Please have enough integrity to provide the source of your "interpretation", Londoner. I'd like to see the entire report since anyone who can look at how the Ben Ghazi situation was handled by this Administration and not see a deliberate attempt to mislead the public is wearing blinders.

 

[Redfish]

The problem with your argument is that you think it changes based on WHO says it. The subject itself is bullshit, doesnt matter who says it dummy. So constantly saying "Shes a liberal democrat" doesnt change it

Ha! Its BS because you say so, yeah right. Even liberal democrats are calling Obama on his BS. Four men needlessly died and the POTUS didn't tell the truth. Watergate dragged out for a long time and we all know how that ended. And yes partisan said it was much to do over a two bit breakin.

HA! Now you're getting it! Its bullshit because I say so is ludicrous and so is Benghazi conspiracy is real because Powers said so.

LOL! See, doesnt matter if Powers says it or not what matters is if it is true or false. What Powers is saying is bullshit. What truth? Its much like repeating "this lawless president" but never stating whats unlawful.

For weeks after the attack, Obama and his spin machine claimed it was a spontaneous uprising over a video----------it has been documented that they knew that was a lie, but they all kept telling it.

They were trying to cover up the facts because they were afraid the facts would hurt his reelection campaign. Thats the truth. Powers is doing what all good journalists should be doing----------asking for the truth.

 

[iamwhatiseem]

Exactly . Who the repukes should be mad at is no other then Issa for being such a dumbfuck !

Birth certificate

Fast n furious

Solyndra

Benghazi

IRS

Republican Party & America is watching it all

Look at how stupid and blind people are.
Look at this list, with exception to Birther madness - look at the list and what this idiot thinks is a waste of time to look into!!!!!!!

No wonder we have such an inept/corrupt government.

 

[plant]

LOL this thread is a joke. Who the fuck cares what someone on Fox News says about Benghazi. Roger himself probably put her up to this.

Exactly . Who the repukes should be mad at is no other then Issa for being such a dumbfuck !

Birth certificate

Fast n furious

Solyndra

Benghazi

IRS

Republican Party & America is watching it all

Yes, america is watching, thats why obama's poll numbers keep dropping. The people do not like what this incompetent would-be dictator is doing. They see his constant lying and are fed up.

The "scandals" are real, except maybe the BC. But much of obama's background remains hidden.

2 terms & 3 years to go , bulckle up . Issa is wasting tax payers dollars on bull shit with 0 convictions . Poll numbers mean shit ask Romney !

 

[plant]

Exactly . Who the repukes should be mad at is no other then Issa for being such a dumbfuck !

Birth certificate

Fast n furious

Solyndra

Benghazi

IRS

Republican Party & America is watching it all

Look at how stupid and blind people are.
Look at this list, with exception to Birther madness - look at the list and what this idiot thinks is a waste of time to look into!!!!!!!

No wonder we have such an inept/corrupt government.

Yeah I'm looking idiot ! Zero Convictions !!!!!!

 

[Billy000]

LOL this thread is a joke. Who the fuck cares what someone on Fox News says about Benghazi. Roger himself probably put her up to this.

Exactly . Who the repukes should be mad at is no other then Issa for being such a dumbfuck !

Birth certificate

Fast n furious

Solyndra

Benghazi

IRS

Republican Party & America is watching it all

Yes, america is watching, thats why obama's poll numbers keep dropping. The people do not like what this incompetent would-be dictator is doing. They see his constant lying and are fed up.

The "scandals" are real, except maybe the BC. But much of obama's background remains hidden.

Hm have you seen Republicans' poll numbers?

 

[Redfish]

Exactly . Who the repukes should be mad at is no other then Issa for being such a dumbfuck !

Birth certificate

Fast n furious

Solyndra

Benghazi

IRS

Republican Party & America is watching it all

Yes, america is watching, thats why obama's poll numbers keep dropping. The people do not like what this incompetent would-be dictator is doing. They see his constant lying and are fed up.

The "scandals" are real, except maybe the BC. But much of obama's background remains hidden.

2 terms & 3 years to go , bulckle up . Issa is wasting tax payers dollars on bull shit with 0 convictions . Poll numbers mean shit ask Romney !

no convictions--------YET. Bringing out the corruption in government is never a waste of time or money.

On the IRS, explain why Lerner took the fifth and then retired if there was nothing to hide.

 

[ClosedCaption]

Ha! Its BS because you say so, yeah right. Even liberal democrats are calling Obama on his BS. Four men needlessly died and the POTUS didn't tell the truth. Watergate dragged out for a long time and we all know how that ended. And yes partisan said it was much to do over a two bit breakin.

HA! Now you're getting it! Its bullshit because I say so is ludicrous and so is Benghazi conspiracy is real because Powers said so.

LOL! See, doesnt matter if Powers says it or not what matters is if it is true or false. What Powers is saying is bullshit. What truth? Its much like repeating "this lawless president" but never stating whats unlawful.

For weeks after the attack, Obama and his spin machine claimed it was a spontaneous uprising over a video----------it has been documented that they knew that was a lie, but they all kept telling it.

They were trying to cover up the facts because they were afraid the facts would hurt his reelection campaign. Thats the truth. Powers is doing what all good journalists should be doing----------asking for the truth.

I'll ask again What difference does it make if it was planned or spontaneous? Only the attackers know that information anyway...how do you expect Obama know this? Did the attackers send out an Facebook Event page? RSVP?

 

[Redfish]

Exactly . Who the repukes should be mad at is no other then Issa for being such a dumbfuck !

Birth certificate

Fast n furious

Solyndra

Benghazi

IRS

Republican Party & America is watching it all

Yes, america is watching, thats why obama's poll numbers keep dropping. The people do not like what this incompetent would-be dictator is doing. They see his constant lying and are fed up.

The "scandals" are real, except maybe the BC. But much of obama's background remains hidden.

Hm have you seen Republicans' poll numbers?

Sure, have you seen Pelosi's? the people are fed up with all of them. The people do not like being lied to by their elected representatives and president.

Most of the low polling for republicans is because they have been to complacent on taking on obama and his failures.

 

[iamwhatiseem]

Exactly . Who the repukes should be mad at is no other then Issa for being such a dumbfuck !

Birth certificate

Fast n furious

Solyndra

Benghazi

IRS

Republican Party & America is watching it all

Look at how stupid and blind people are.
Look at this list, with exception to Birther madness - look at the list and what this idiot thinks is a waste of time to look into!!!!!!!

No wonder we have such an inept/corrupt government.

Yeah I'm looking idiot ! Zero Convictions !!!!!!

No one went to jail in the 2008 market-induced economic crash.
Does this mean nothing was done wrong?

 

[Redfish]

HA! Now you're getting it! Its bullshit because I say so is ludicrous and so is Benghazi conspiracy is real because Powers said so.

LOL! See, doesnt matter if Powers says it or not what matters is if it is true or false. What Powers is saying is bullshit. What truth? Its much like repeating "this lawless president" but never stating whats unlawful.

For weeks after the attack, Obama and his spin machine claimed it was a spontaneous uprising over a video----------it has been documented that they knew that was a lie, but they all kept telling it.

They were trying to cover up the facts because they were afraid the facts would hurt his reelection campaign. Thats the truth. Powers is doing what all good journalists should be doing----------asking for the truth.

I'll ask again What difference does it make if it was planned or spontaneous? Only the attackers know that information anyway...how do you expect Obama know this? Did the attackers send out an Facebook Event page? RSVP?

Thats not the point----------the point is that obama, clinton, rice, carney, and everyone else in the administration LIED about it.

The difference it makes is lying to the american people vs telling them the truth.

 

[theHawk]

The Serial Liar is the most corrupt President we've ever had. Ten times worse than Nixon ever was.

He had his Administration repeat lies for weeks after the attacks, all to appease Muslims, and of course to uphold the progressive fantasy that Islamic terrorism is not a threat to the US.

I think the Hussein is so wrapped in his own little bubble, that he actually believes the crap he spews. In his mind, he can do no wrong.

 

[theHawk]

Exactly . Who the repukes should be mad at is no other then Issa for being such a dumbfuck !

Birth certificate

Fast n furious

Solyndra

Benghazi

IRS

Republican Party & America is watching it all

Look at how stupid and blind people are.
Look at this list, with exception to Birther madness - look at the list and what this idiot thinks is a waste of time to look into!!!!!!!

No wonder we have such an inept/corrupt government.

Yeah I'm looking idiot ! Zero Convictions !!!!!!

When you control the highest levels of government, its easy to get rid of evidence.

God only knows how many Sandy Bergers the Obama admin has and how much evidence of their own wrong doing they've destroyed.

 

[plant]

Look at how stupid and blind people are.
Look at this list, with exception to Birther madness - look at the list and what this idiot thinks is a waste of time to look into!!!!!!!

No wonder we have such an inept/corrupt government.

Yeah I'm looking idiot ! Zero Convictions !!!!!!

No one went to jail in the 2008 market-induced economic crash.
Does this mean nothing was done wrong?

No it means no criminal act was committed !!

 

[ClosedCaption]

For weeks after the attack, Obama and his spin machine claimed it was a spontaneous uprising over a video----------it has been documented that they knew that was a lie, but they all kept telling it.

They were trying to cover up the facts because they were afraid the facts would hurt his reelection campaign. Thats the truth. Powers is doing what all good journalists should be doing----------asking for the truth.

I'll ask again What difference does it make if it was planned or spontaneous? Only the attackers know that information anyway...how do you expect Obama know this? Did the attackers send out an Facebook Event page? RSVP?

Thats not the point----------the point is that obama, clinton, rice, carney, and everyone else in the administration LIED about it.

The difference it makes is lying to the american people vs telling them the truth.

Ok so you dont want to know anymore if it was planned or not?

Lied about what btw?

 

[Oldstyle]

Exactly . Who the repukes should be mad at is no other then Issa for being such a dumbfuck !

Birth certificate

Fast n furious

Solyndra

Benghazi

IRS

Republican Party & America is watching it all

Look at how stupid and blind people are.
Look at this list, with exception to Birther madness - look at the list and what this idiot thinks is a waste of time to look into!!!!!!!

No wonder we have such an inept/corrupt government.

Yeah I'm looking idiot ! Zero Convictions !!!!!!

The Obama Administration has consistently stonewalled investigations into Fast & Furious, Benghazi and the IRS scandal for years now. NOBODY has been held accountable for any of these monumental fuck-ups because in each case the "most transparent administration in history" has released as little information about what happened as possible and the main stream media hasn't called them on it.

 

[Edgetho]

I'll ask again What difference does it make if it was planned or spontaneous? Only the attackers know that information anyway...how do you expect Obama know this? Did the attackers send out an Facebook Event page? RSVP?

Thats not the point----------the point is that obama, clinton, rice, carney, and everyone else in the administration LIED about it.

The difference it makes is lying to the american people vs telling them the truth.

Ok so you dont want to know anymore if it was planned or not?

Lied about what btw?

Trolling, cockbite piece of shit.

Eat a neg, scumbag

 

[plant]

Look at how stupid and blind people are.
Look at this list, with exception to Birther madness - look at the list and what this idiot thinks is a waste of time to look into!!!!!!!

No wonder we have such an inept/corrupt government.

Yeah I'm looking idiot ! Zero Convictions !!!!!!

When you control the highest levels of government, its easy to get rid of evidence.

God only knows how many Sandy Bergers the Obama admin has and how much evidence of their own wrong doing they've destroyed.

Key word , God only knows . Because no proof of wrong doing ,no evidence nothing but faux news reporting to you low information voters that buy all the drama .

 

[Redfish]

I'll ask again What difference does it make if it was planned or spontaneous? Only the attackers know that information anyway...how do you expect Obama know this? Did the attackers send out an Facebook Event page? RSVP?

Thats not the point----------the point is that obama, clinton, rice, carney, and everyone else in the administration LIED about it.

The difference it makes is lying to the american people vs telling them the truth.

Ok so you dont want to know anymore if it was planned or not?

Lied about what btw?

Of course it was planned. The US general and the Libyan govt have confirmed that it was planned.

They lied about it being in response to a video. they lied about providing requested security, they lied about giving a stand-down order. They lied about there not being military assets that could intervene