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Adenoid_Hynkel

(14,093 posts)
Mon Oct 19, 2015, 01:51 AM Oct 2015

Gowdy on criticism of Benghazi committee: 'These have been among the worst weeks of my life'

Source: Politico



House Benghazi Chairman Trey Gowdy, a former federal prosecutor, used to get death threats in his previous line of work. But watching his Benghazi investigation get slammed by accusations that it’s a partisan assault on Hillary Clinton is actually much worse, he says.

“I would say in some ways these have been among the worst weeks of my life,” Gowdy said this weekend during a lengthy interview with POLITICO. “Attacks on your character, attacks on your motives, are 1,000-times worse than anything you can do to anybody physically — at least it is for me.”

Gowdy faces the biggest moment of his political career when he squares off with Clinton this Thursday. But as the chairman prepares for the showdown, he’s facing increasing pressure to salvage his panel’s reputation — and perhaps his own.

Gowdy worked behind closed doors for 18 months in an effort to keep the committee’s work out of the political fray. But his strategy started unraveling after three Republicans suggested the committee was aimed at hurting Clinton in the polls. Democrats pounced, newspaper editorials called for the panel to be disbanded, and now there are calls from commentators of all stripes for Gowdy to reveal what he’s uncovered




Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/10/trey-gowdy-benghazi-214911



"Boo-hoo! My attempt to ruin someone's life is blowing up in my face and is now ruining my life! Oh, woe is me!"

(It's suggested you play this to accompany your reading of the article, if you go to Politico)



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Gowdy on criticism of Benghazi committee: 'These have been among the worst weeks of my life' (Original Post) Adenoid_Hynkel Oct 2015 OP
Good! MannyGoldstein Oct 2015 #1
This whole witch hunt sucks madokie Oct 2015 #16
after spending $5 million or so, Goober owes it to the people to give up the goods wordpix Oct 2015 #50
Somehow, I can't bring myself to feel sorry for him. PatrickforO Oct 2015 #2
I feel sorry that he inherited Jim Traficant's toupee Adenoid_Hynkel Oct 2015 #3
I don't think it's the hair Control-Z Oct 2015 #5
It's like his parents were Coneheads and they dropped him as a baby. DRoseDARs Oct 2015 #7
Trey Gowdy, R-Remulak, sounds like a good excuse to bring Aykroyd in for an SNL guest shot Adenoid_Hynkel Oct 2015 #9
He and Rick Scott both look like... 3catwoman3 Oct 2015 #58
But the white hood fits perfectly. eom lastlib Oct 2015 #22
He's an ahole baby madokie Oct 2015 #17
Gee.... Turbineguy Oct 2015 #4
...so far. That Guy 888 Oct 2015 #6
And at the end he will publish a 200 page report Yupster Oct 2015 #47
Benghazi-gate. Time for impeachment. nt ErikJ Oct 2015 #8
Awwww. Poor whittle baby. 47of74 Oct 2015 #10
Give him some cheese to go with his w(h)ine! lastlib Oct 2015 #24
Only on Wednesday mercuryblues Oct 2015 #40
It couldn't happen to a weaslier weasel world wide wally Oct 2015 #11
Hey! Stop insulting the Mustelidae! lastlib Oct 2015 #23
Warning: exposure to sunlight may reveal hidden agendas. countmyvote4real Oct 2015 #12
Poor thing. cui bono Oct 2015 #13
he's such an asshole Skittles Oct 2015 #14
Hope this is just the beginning, and it's going to get a whole lot worse. Fascist Dirtbag. n/t Judi Lynn Oct 2015 #15
He better be sitting on a bombshell mdbl Oct 2015 #18
Pauvre, pauvre Pinhead. hobbit709 Oct 2015 #19
I see/hear him and think one word: hlthe2b Oct 2015 #20
I find it hard to believe anybody would attack his character, being that he has none. bulloney Oct 2015 #21
couldn't happen to a nicer guy. What a creep. consistently releasing information that is false still_one Oct 2015 #25
This needs to be investigated now that his Ilsa Oct 2015 #35
Fuck him. nt geek tragedy Oct 2015 #26
Boo freaking hoo. Vinca Oct 2015 #27
Hooray! I hope the coming weeks get worse and worse and worse. Glorfindel Oct 2015 #28
I think we need an investigation of the Benghazi committee wordpix Oct 2015 #51
This is Delish! BootinUp Oct 2015 #29
Wasn't he one of the local extras they hired fo that movie with the guy with a banjo on some bridge? Hoppy Oct 2015 #30
Best...News...Ever! SoapBox Oct 2015 #31
Really? Worse than when Voldemort threatened your family, forcing you to try to kill Dumbledore? tanyev Oct 2015 #32
Bless his pointy little head. spartan61 Oct 2015 #33
Aww, does Gowdy Doody haz a sad? 11 Bravo Oct 2015 #34
Trey Zorg IADEMO2004 Oct 2015 #36
Not as smart or as well groomed. Closer to 'Steve Austin' from 30 Rock... onehandle Oct 2015 #45
This is what I first thought of: Liberalagogo Oct 2015 #46
HA! MynameisBlarney Oct 2015 #37
This message was self-deleted by its author tavernier Oct 2015 #38
hey Trey, why the long face? Enrique Oct 2015 #39
Then quit. It's the Republican way. Join the list. DemoTex Oct 2015 #41
maybe it's time to jump in the clown car and run for prezeldent wordpix Oct 2015 #52
Politico watching their pet nonsense fall apart, trying to salvage what's left of this shite alcibiades_mystery Oct 2015 #42
Boo Hoo Howdy Gowdy. Adrahil Oct 2015 #43
Attackss on your character, attacks on your motives, are 1,000-times worse than anything you can Faux pas Oct 2015 #44
Poor baby. Just keep on misusing government funds while jwirr Oct 2015 #48
There's an opening for him at BP ... eppur_se_muova Oct 2015 #49
I know something that will cheer him up! COLGATE4 Oct 2015 #53
Good. I hope the ensuing weeks are even worse for him. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2015 #54
The fucker needs to be convicted of treason gopiscrap Oct 2015 #55
Here's hoping the next few weeks are even worse... joeybee12 Oct 2015 #56
worse than waterboarding? n/t UpInArms Oct 2015 #57
lying shockey80 Oct 2015 #59
Wwaah, snivel, give the baby a Kleenex. lark Oct 2015 #60
If he had good character, he would confess The Second Stone Oct 2015 #61
Now you know how it feels, Trey NastyRiffraff Oct 2015 #62

madokie

(51,076 posts)
16. This whole witch hunt sucks
Mon Oct 19, 2015, 05:56 AM
Oct 2015

like Bernie said the american people are sick of hearing about Hillary's emails.
Hey trey, how bout we take a look at your emails there bro'. See what you've really been up to. We pretty much know already but we would like confirmation of what we know

wordpix

(18,652 posts)
50. after spending $5 million or so, Goober owes it to the people to give up the goods
Mon Oct 19, 2015, 11:55 AM
Oct 2015

what did we get for our million$, you fing jerk?

Control-Z

(15,682 posts)
5. I don't think it's the hair
Mon Oct 19, 2015, 02:09 AM
Oct 2015

as much as it's the point on top of his head that he apparently can't seem to hide.

 

DRoseDARs

(6,810 posts)
7. It's like his parents were Coneheads and they dropped him as a baby.
Mon Oct 19, 2015, 02:21 AM
Oct 2015

Has anyone seen his long-form birth certificate? I'm not convinced he was born on this planet...

 

Adenoid_Hynkel

(14,093 posts)
9. Trey Gowdy, R-Remulak, sounds like a good excuse to bring Aykroyd in for an SNL guest shot
Mon Oct 19, 2015, 02:31 AM
Oct 2015

If Larry David can be Sanders, Dan can be Gowdy's dad Beldar.

3catwoman3

(23,981 posts)
58. He and Rick Scott both look like...
Mon Oct 19, 2015, 12:56 PM
Oct 2015

...some of the more laughable aliens from a couple of the Star Trek TOS episodes.

madokie

(51,076 posts)
17. He's an ahole baby
Mon Oct 19, 2015, 05:58 AM
Oct 2015

that came out the wrong way and his head is pointed for a reason, same as a turds is.

is my best guess

Yupster

(14,308 posts)
47. And at the end he will publish a 200 page report
Mon Oct 19, 2015, 11:07 AM
Oct 2015

going through Benghazi minute by minute for months and everyone will get it, look it over and yawn.

 

countmyvote4real

(4,023 posts)
12. Warning: exposure to sunlight may reveal hidden agendas.
Mon Oct 19, 2015, 03:34 AM
Oct 2015

Once again, the regrets are all about being caught.

mdbl

(4,973 posts)
18. He better be sitting on a bombshell
Mon Oct 19, 2015, 06:05 AM
Oct 2015

or he's toast. I can't think of him asking Hillary anything more than she's already answered - unless it something not related to Benghazi. We'll see if he pulls that crap again.

hlthe2b

(102,267 posts)
20. I see/hear him and think one word:
Mon Oct 19, 2015, 06:16 AM
Oct 2015

DWEEB!

(yes, I know it isn't nice to touch on his looks, but it is the "whole package" that makes me think this. May he continue to show the world what a total a'hole he is and decimate the attempts to politicize a tragedy.

bulloney

(4,113 posts)
21. I find it hard to believe anybody would attack his character, being that he has none.
Mon Oct 19, 2015, 06:44 AM
Oct 2015

His Benghazi investigations have been going on for over 3 years and have produced nothing of substance.

Cry me a river, Gowdy.

still_one

(92,190 posts)
25. couldn't happen to a nicer guy. What a creep. consistently releasing information that is false
Mon Oct 19, 2015, 07:45 AM
Oct 2015

to justify his witch hunt.

I wonder how many innocent people were prosecuted under this jerk

wordpix

(18,652 posts)
51. I think we need an investigation of the Benghazi committee
Mon Oct 19, 2015, 11:56 AM
Oct 2015

Wasting our tax dollar$ and such, as they did

 

Hoppy

(3,595 posts)
30. Wasn't he one of the local extras they hired fo that movie with the guy with a banjo on some bridge?
Mon Oct 19, 2015, 08:04 AM
Oct 2015

onehandle

(51,122 posts)
45. Not as smart or as well groomed. Closer to 'Steve Austin' from 30 Rock...
Mon Oct 19, 2015, 10:10 AM
Oct 2015

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Response to Adenoid_Hynkel (Original post)

DemoTex

(25,397 posts)
41. Then quit. It's the Republican way. Join the list.
Mon Oct 19, 2015, 09:06 AM
Oct 2015

Last edited Mon Oct 19, 2015, 10:38 AM - Edit history (1)

Agnew
Nixon
Gingrich
Livingston
Palin
DeMint
Bonner
Cantor
Boehner (pending)
Etc., etc.

 

Adrahil

(13,340 posts)
43. Boo Hoo Howdy Gowdy.
Mon Oct 19, 2015, 09:51 AM
Oct 2015

You don;t wanna be accused of being a partisan hack, then DON'T BE ONE. Fuck you, Howdy Gowdy!

Faux pas

(14,675 posts)
44. Attackss on your character, attacks on your motives, are 1,000-times worse than anything you can
Mon Oct 19, 2015, 10:08 AM
Oct 2015

do to anybody physically" but it's okay if we do it to someone else? The 'right' are a bunch of clueless 'morans'.

HRC is not my choice, but their rabid dogging of her is just wrong.

jwirr

(39,215 posts)
48. Poor baby. Just keep on misusing government funds while
Mon Oct 19, 2015, 11:23 AM
Oct 2015

cutting programs the people need and the cry to us that it is so bad for you. What do you think it is for those of us who get our programs cut so you can play politics with your idiot committee.

eppur_se_muova

(36,262 posts)
49. There's an opening for him at BP ...
Mon Oct 19, 2015, 11:50 AM
Oct 2015

they like whiners who complain about their lives being ruined by people whose lives they've ruined.

COLGATE4

(14,732 posts)
53. I know something that will cheer him up!
Mon Oct 19, 2015, 12:01 PM
Oct 2015

Tell him he's just been awarded the 'Preparation H Award' - given to the most perfect asshole.

lark

(23,099 posts)
60. Wwaah, snivel, give the baby a Kleenex.
Mon Oct 19, 2015, 02:07 PM
Oct 2015

Poor little thang, got caught out in his planned deceit and can't handle the heat. Not.one.drop.of.pity.

Asshole dug himself a steep hole and hate that it's him that's falling in and not the planned target - Clinton. I have one word to say to him - Karma, baby.

NastyRiffraff

(12,448 posts)
62. Now you know how it feels, Trey
Mon Oct 19, 2015, 06:36 PM
Oct 2015
“Attacks on your character, attacks on your motives, are 1,000-times worse than anything you can do to anybody physically — at least it is for me.”


Indeed. Just as you continue to attack Hillary. Difference is, you deserve it.

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