Wednesday, November 14, 2012

The President and Benghazi discussed

Transcript of President Obama’s News Conference  Before you begin, you may want to get a red pen. Then as you read, circle every "I", "I've", "my" or any other first person pronoun. Now begin:
When pressed on McCain and Graham going after Susan Rice's testimony in five Sunday talk shows, Obama's reply included these words: ...."But let me say specifically about Susan Rice, she has done exemplary work. She has represented the United States and our interests in the United Nations with skill and professionalism and toughness and grace. As I’ve said before, she made an appearance at the request of the White House in which she gave her best understanding of the intelligence that had been provided to her. If Senator McCain and Senator Graham and others want to go after somebody, they should go after me. And I’m happy to have that discussion with them. But for them to go after the U.N. ambassador, who had nothing to do with Benghazi and was simply making a presentation based on intelligence that she had received and to besmirch her reputation is outrageous. "

Graham to Obama: I hold you responsible for Benghazi   "The war of words over Benghazi escalated Wednesday when President Obama told his critics to "go after me" rather than Ambassador Susan Rice. Those critics then said they would do exactly that.
" "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," said Lindsey Graham, South Carolina Republican."

Libya timeline suggests cover-up in attack  "This article includes a timeline of the events for you to refer to."
Political Cartoons by Chip Bok
Victor Davis Hanson; A Country Unhinged  "When this is all over we are going to see several resignations, even more discredit to what is left of what is now largely a state-run media, and a vivid human face to all the declinist statistical talk of America in material and moral crisis. The state is set for reform like we have never seen it, from those who are not invested in Big Washington, Big Military, Big Intelligence, Big Banks, Big Wall Street, big anything that seems to have developed a toxic careerism in the revolving-door, New York-Washington corridor."

1 comment:

Ronbo said...

@Bill:

The country is falling to pieces and our options are doing nothing, fight, or flight.