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spanone

(135,816 posts)
Thu Oct 1, 2015, 04:49 PM Oct 2015

House Republicans repudiate McCarthy comments on Benghazi probe...Bwahahahahahaaaa

these assholes cannot stand it when one of their own 'slips' and tells the truth....the truth is inappropriate...


Washington (CNN)House Republicans on Wednesday sharply repudiated Rep. Kevin McCarthy's comments that suggested the Benghazi oversight committee had succeeded by tarnishing Hillary Clinton, saying it undermined their party's messaging on a key issue and raised questions about his ability to be the GOP's top communicator.

The California Republican, who is the leading contender to become the next speaker of the House, said Tuesday night that the GOP-led Congress had succeeded by bringing down Clinton's poll numbers because of the long-running investigation into the 2012 terror attack that killed four Americans.

"Everybody thought Hillary Clinton was unbeatable, right?" McCarthy said on Fox News. "But we put together a Benghazi special committee, a select committee. What are her numbers today? Her numbers are dropping. Why? Because she's untrustable. But no one would have known any of that had happened had we not fought."

Speaking to CNN's Wolf Blitzer on "The Situation Room," Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, said McCarthy should apologize, saying the California Republican made an "absolutely inappropriate statement."


http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/30/politics/kevin-mccarthy-benghazi-committee-speaker/index.html
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House Republicans repudiate McCarthy comments on Benghazi probe...Bwahahahahahaaaa (Original Post) spanone Oct 2015 OP
Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah malaise Oct 2015 #1
Democrats should call for disbanding the committee gratuitous Oct 2015 #2
^^^^^^YES^^^^^ spanone Oct 2015 #3
And the time to do it is now. Ilsa Oct 2015 #9
We already knew that the committee is a sham and McCarthy is an idiot, but ... Mass Oct 2015 #4
the truth is always inappropriate to republicans Angry Dragon Oct 2015 #5
McCarthy should not be speaker. HE SHOULD BE A GARBAGE COLLECTOR trueblue2007 Oct 2015 #6
What Has McCarthy Said To Walk His Comments Back.... global1 Oct 2015 #7
haven't heard, but darrell issa weighed in..... spanone Oct 2015 #11
That horse is out of the barn and hifiguy Oct 2015 #8
Wow, the GOP is tearing itself apart! Rex Oct 2015 #10

malaise

(268,904 posts)
1. Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah
Thu Oct 1, 2015, 04:51 PM
Oct 2015

Yeh right. He just Trumped it up for them - told the truth about ReTHUGs

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
2. Democrats should call for disbanding the committee
Thu Oct 1, 2015, 04:54 PM
Oct 2015

And keep calling for it. Whenever there's a new "revelation," call for it again. This committee is not about finding anything out, it's about damaging one person's political chances. Disband the committee. It's a travesty. Disband it.

Ilsa

(61,694 posts)
9. And the time to do it is now.
Thu Oct 1, 2015, 06:22 PM
Oct 2015

No more waiting for the GOP to cover McCarthy's ass while they gear up for more destruction.

Mass

(27,315 posts)
4. We already knew that the committee is a sham and McCarthy is an idiot, but ...
Thu Oct 1, 2015, 05:03 PM
Oct 2015

this will not prevent Chaffetz to vote for McCarthy as speaker.

spanone

(135,816 posts)
11. haven't heard, but darrell issa weighed in.....
Thu Oct 1, 2015, 06:24 PM
Oct 2015
"I might have said it differently," Rep. Darrell Issa, R-California, told CNN. "Any ancillary political activity that comes out of it is,

in fact, not the goal of the committee and is not what the committee is seeking to do."



he would have 'said it differently'....

http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/30/politics/kevin-mccarthy-benghazi-committee-speaker/index.html
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