Ed Henry struck a nerve.
Here he is at today’s White House Briefing with Obama Press Secretary Jay Carney where he asked if the four State Department officials thrown under the bus to try and put the Benghazi Scandal to rest is the end of accountability. Henry reminded Carney that before the election, Obama and Hillary Clinton said they took responsibility for what happened, but now it appears, others are “taking the fall.”
Carney did not like that, and bristled at the suggestion Obama was trying to make others “take the fall.”
Jay Carney Bristles when Fox News’ Ed Henry Asks why others are “Taking the Fall” for Benghazi when Obama, Clinton said Pre-Election the Buck Stopped with Them – Video 12/20/12
Here is video of GOP Rep. Trey Gowdy delivering a powerful summary of the Benghazi Scandal. Gowdy made it clear that Susan Rice, Jay Carney and others gave false information to the American people on what happened in the September 11, 2012 attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, where four Americans were slaughtered. Gowdy also set forth the pattern of escalating violence in Benghazi in the weeks and months prior to September 11, and the pleas for help from our American personnel there that went unheeded by Obama and his administration.
GOP Rep. Trey Gowdy Delivers Powerful Summary of the Benghazi Massacre – Video
Here is video of GOP Sen. Kelly Ayotte reacting to her meeting today with U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice about the Benghazi Terrorist Attack. Ayotte said she remains troubled after talking with Rice, particularly that Rice and President Obama have not been forthcoming in telling the American people that the information they pushed about Benghazi for weeks after the attack was simply not true.
GOP Sen. Kelly Ayotte Troubled by Failure of Rice and Obama to Correct the Record on False Story they Gave on Benghazi – Video 11/27/12
Here is video of GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham after a meeting today with U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice to discuss the Benghazi Terrorist Attack, and the misleading statements made by Rice five days after the September 11, 2012 attack. Graham met with Rice today, along with GOP Senators Kelly Ayotte and John McCain.
Following the meeting, Graham said, “I am more disturbed now than I was before.” Graham signaled he would not consider voting for Susan Rice as Secretary of State unless Barack Obama and his White House give basic answers about what happened in Benghazi.
Sen. Lindsey Graham after Meeting with U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice about Benghazi: “I’m more Disturbed Now than I was Before” – Video 11/27/12
Here is video of Kirsten Powers on Fox News Sunday this past weekend with really good analysis of the Benghazi Scandal. She says the story is probably losing steam unless Obama makes the mistake of nominating Susan Rice to be Secretary of State. But she fairly points out that Obama and his administration have said too many things that “just don’t add up” or “make sense,” and that it will be really “sad” if something of this signficance just goes away without our leaders being held accountable for what they have said and done.
Kirsten Powers: Obama has said Too Many Things that “Just Don’t Add Up” on Benghazi – Video 11/25/12
Here is a video report from Fox News’ Catherine Herridge on news that National Intelligence Director James Clapper is now saying it was the Intelligence Community that edited the CIA Talking Points to remove definitive statements that it was a terrorist attack. However, that is at odds with what Clapper said just last week. Magically, between last Thursday and Monday night, Clapper remembered that it was the Intelligence Community that edited the Talking Points!
Report: National Intelligence Director James Clapper Changes His Story on CIA Benghazi Talking Points; Now Says Intelligence Officials Responsible for Edits – Video 11/20/12
Here is video of Charles Krauthammer describing the current state of the Benghazi investigation. He pointed out we now have “some clarity,” with just about everyone accepting that the CIA did issue talking points indicating Al-Qaeda was involved in the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi on September 11, 2012. But by September 16, U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice was reading off different talking points that blamed the attack on an anti-Islamic video. As Krauthammer put it, the issue is:
“Who changed it, why, what exactly was the nature of the change, and – the most suggestive and damaging – was the change made to protect the Administration line that, in a heated election, Al-Qaeda was on its heels, which Obama was repeating at every stop in the campaign.”
Krauthammer pointed out that Democratic Sen. Diane Feinstein has said that question is going to have to be answered – who changed the talking points and why?
Krauthammer: We Know have “Clarity” on the Questions Surrounding the Benghazi Talking Points: “Who Changed It and Why?” – Video 11/19/12
Here is audio of Rush Limbaugh today saying a “Select Committee” should be formed to look into the Benghazi Scandal, particularly in light of Gen. David Petraeus’ testimony today that the original CIA Talking Points prepared on the attack indicated it was an Al-Qaeda attack – not the result of a video. Yet, somehow, somewhere, those talking points were altered so that five days later U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice went on the Sunday News Shows and blamed the attack on the video – not as an act of terrorism.
Rush is right – there should be a Select Committee formed to get to the bottom of this. If there was such a committee to investigate Watergate and Iran Contra – where no Americans died – the deaths of four Americans deserves at least as much scrutiny. If Obama has nothing to hide, he should not mind an in-depth, independent investigation.
Rush Limbaugh: “We Need a Select Committee” to Get to the Bottom of the Benghazi Scandal; Altering of Original CIA Talking Points “is a Bombshell” – Audio 11/16/12
Here is video of Sen. JOhn McCain on the Senate Floor blasting President Barack Obama, saying of the Benghazi Scandal, “this president and this administration has either been guilty of colossal incompetence or engaged in a cover up, neither of which are acceptable to the American people.”
Sen. John McCain on Senate Floor Hammers Obama on Benghazi Scandal: “This President and This Administration has Either been Guilty of Colossal Incompetence or Engaged in a Cover-Up” – Video 11/14/12
Here is video of Sen. John McCain responding to President Obama’s “come after me” remark at his Press Conference yesterday. Obama was responding with anger to word that Sen. McCain had said he would block any nomination of U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice to be Secretary of State. McCain called Obama’s response, “juvenile,” and then made it clear he will be coming after Obama by detailing Obama’s conflicting statements on what happened in the Benghazi Terrorist Attack.
McCain Slams Obama’s “Juvenile” Press Conference Statement on Susan Rice; Details Obama’s Conflicting Statements on Benghazi Attack – Video 11/14/12
Here is video of President Obama playing the offended party (one of his specialties) at his Press Conference today after being asked to respond to news that Sen. John McCain and Sen. Lindsey Graham will do everything they can to block a nomination of Susan Rice to be the Secretary of State in his second term. Obama said the two senators should “go after me” and not Rice because of her false comments that the attack was caused by a video.
Lindsey Graham has already responded to Obama:
“Mr. President, don’t think for one minute I don’t hold you ultimately responsible for Benghazi. I think you failed as Commander in Chief before, during, and after the attack.
We owe it to the American people and the victims of this attack to have full, fair hearings and accountability be assigned where appropriate. Given what I know now, I have no intention of promoting anyone who is up to their eyeballs in the Benghazi debacle.”
President Obama Bristles at Word Sens. McCain, Graham will Seek to Block Rice Nomination; Says “Go After Me”; Graham Responds: Oh “I think You Failed as C-in-C” – Video 11/14/12
Fox News, and other media outlets, are reporting this morning that Gen. David Petraeus will testify before the House and Senate Intelligence Committee this Friday about the Benghazi Scandal. . . . .
BREAKING: Petraeus will testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee regarding the attacks in Benghazi, Dianne Feinstein tells POLITICO
— POLITICO (@politico) November 14, 2012
Report: Gen. David Petraeus to Testify on Benghazi this Friday – Video Report 11/14/12
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Here is video of Democrat Sen. Diane Feinstein saying Gen. David Petraeus will eventually have to testify about the Benghazi Terrorist Attack. Feinstein talked with Andrea Mitchell about how the handling of this entire mess with David Petraeus has been shocking to her, as the chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee. Feinstein indicated she was never alerted by the FBI that an investigation of Petraeus was underway, and is concerned that other officials outside the normal loop of those notified of such matters knew about it before she did. She said Petraeus – who made a trip to Libya to investigate the Benghazi attack – will have to testify to her committee, probably in closed session, “one way or the other.”
Sen. Diane Feinstein Says Gen. David Petraeus Will have to Eventually Testify on Benghazi “One Way or the Other” – Video 11/12/12
Here is video of Charles Krauthammer commenting on the outstanding career of Gen. David Petraeus, pointing out the outstanding job he did in turning the War in Iraq around with the successful Surge. Krauthammer also said he believes the scandal surrounding Petraeus’ resignation because of an affair will actually generate more media interest in the Benghazi Scandal:
“The other thing I would add is what John Bolton said, and I think he’s absolutely right. There is no way that this is going to get in way of the Benghazi story coming out. In an odd way and sort of discouraging way, now that the story is attached to a sex scandal it will become a story that will be pursued by the media. . . They were holding off to protect Obama before and also perhaps out of lack of interest. But just given the nature of our journalism, it will now become the hottest story around. And you can be sure that even the mainstream papers, which did not show any interest whatsoever in this story up until the election, are going to get on it and now it will become — it will unravel.”
Krauthammer: Petraeus “Affair” Scandal Will Drive Media Interest in Benghazi Story – Video 11/9/12
Here is video of GOP Rep. Trey Gowdy on with Greta Van Susteren last night to talk about the resignation of Gen. David Petraeus as CIA Director, and its ramifications to the investigation of what happened in the Benghazi Terrorist Attack. Gowdy said his resignation because of an affair has no bearing on whether he will be expected to testify before Congress on Benghazi. In fact, Gowdy said either Petraeus will come voluntarily before the committee or he will be subpoenaed to testify – “But there’s no way we can get to the bottom of Benghazi without David Petraeus.”
Q. Why would Petraeus’ resignation keep him from testifying in Congress next week on Benghazi?
— Jeff Greenfield (@greenfield64) November 10, 2012
If David Petraeus was truly “looking forward to testifying” about Benghazi, as his friends claim, what’s stopping him from doing so?
— Stephen Hayes (@stephenfhayes) November 9, 2012
