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mfcorey1

(11,001 posts)
Thu Nov 8, 2012, 02:43 AM Nov 2012

A**holes: Bob Woodward Says Romney Allies Brought Benghazi Source To His Home

WASHINGTON -- Allies of defeated presidential candidate Mitt Romney approached reporters with a government insider on the Benghazi, Libya, U.S. embassy attack in the final weeks of the campaign, Pulitzer Prize winning investigative journalist Bob Woodward told Fox News Wednesday night.

Woodward, appearing on the Sean Hannity show to discuss media coverage of Obama administration scandals, used the anecdote as an example of how he had tried to look into the story behind the Sept. 11 attack on an U.S. diplomatic outpost in Benghazi that left four Americans dead, including the ambassador.

"Some people close to Romney, a couple of weeks ago, just showed up at my house and said that they had somebody in a very sensitive position in the U.S. government who was willing to meet with me and give me information about Benghazi," Woodward told Hannity.

After the source failed to show at several meetings, Woodward said he finally met the person and was disappointed by the quality of the information.

"He finally showed up and he didn't have anything where he had any firsthand knowledge," Woodward said. "He said you ought to talk to his person and that person and so forth."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/07/bob-woodward-romney-benghazi_n_2090833.html?utm_hp_ref=politics

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A**holes: Bob Woodward Says Romney Allies Brought Benghazi Source To His Home (Original Post) mfcorey1 Nov 2012 OP
So now we have PROOF! dchill Nov 2012 #1
No, we have proof that they were trying to push the story to attack the POTUS Lucinda Nov 2012 #3
The fact is: Bob Woodward is a treasonous creep for holding this story until AFTER the election Brother Buzz Nov 2012 #4
Thank you for the backup. dchill Nov 2012 #5
ITA!!!!!!! NT mfcorey1 Nov 2012 #7
+1 (nt) enough Nov 2012 #8
As if Woodward would move on a Mickey Mouse source. MrSlayer Nov 2012 #2
HAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAH JI7 Nov 2012 #6
Say what you will about Woodward but guaranteed justiceischeap Nov 2012 #9

Lucinda

(31,170 posts)
3. No, we have proof that they were trying to push the story to attack the POTUS
Thu Nov 8, 2012, 03:00 AM
Nov 2012

which many of assumed

 

MrSlayer

(22,143 posts)
2. As if Woodward would move on a Mickey Mouse source.
Thu Nov 8, 2012, 02:46 AM
Nov 2012

And what a sleazy move. Did they expect him to start going out in the media and talking about it?

justiceischeap

(14,040 posts)
9. Say what you will about Woodward but guaranteed
Thu Nov 8, 2012, 08:10 AM
Nov 2012

if there was anything "there" he'd be all over the talk shows talking about the upcoming book he'd be writing about it.

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