Check in here: Who didn't watch the Benghazi debacle and didn't even care about it?

[moabfan]

[liberal_at_heart]

1. I didn't watch it. There are more important issues to deal with.

[Jesus Malverde]

2. Don't watch the boob tube.

Just the YouTube or liveleaks

[silverweb]

15. Ditto that.

[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]Got rid of the tube almost a decade ago and never missed it. When I see the crap that my friends and neighbors watch, I feel ill. The internet provides more than enough coverage of what's important.

[djean111]

3. Me.

[jfern]

4. The issues are what matters

[moobu2]

5. I rushed home and watch the last several hours.

it was great.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

74. Me too...

It would have been like watching the trial of Socrates or Jesus before the Sanhedrin. I was waiting to see Hillary say "It is done" and descend to Heaven to be with the Father. As it is she has more work to do for us here on earth.

[RichVRichV]

6. Didn't watch it, didn't care.

The sane world already knew it was a farce for multiple years now. Then the Republicans came out and admitted it in advance of the proceedings. Hillary could have spent the time playing candi crush on her phone and she would have been the winner of it.

I do have to give her credit for the fortitude of spending 11 hours in front of Gowdy and not strangling him on live tv.

[NRaleighLiberal]

7. I don't watch TV - no cable. no interest.

[PADemD]

8. Me

I didn't watch it, and Hillary's success has not changed my mind for whom I'm supporting, working, and voting. I agree with Bernie in the issues.

[napi21]

9. I watched all dat, till the end. Not sure why, but I enjoy screaming

obscenities at my TV! I don't know if the Pubs on that commitee were TPers or just "normal Pubs" but I HOPE the rest of the Pub party members in DC, AND everyone who claims to be a PUB are completely ashamed of what those idiots did.

[glinda]

10. Guilty.

[delrem]

11. Guilty. The result was a forgone conclusion.

Total kabuki.

A smelly red herring.

LET'S JUST NOT DISCUSS THE ETHICS OF US WARS OF CHOICE, OK!

ok. jeez, don't chop my head off.

[Vincardog]

12. What moabfan said

[olddots]

13. I vote and don't watch the show bizz that has become politics

[senz]

14. I don't enjoy watching Republican side shows.

That "gotcha" stuff gets old fast.

[silverweb]

16. Happy with the results, of course.

[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]Watch it? Not a chance. Summaries are plentiful, no need to waste my time.

[Demit]

76. Yeah, who needs to read books, watch movies, or go to sporting events?

There are summaries. No need to form your own impressions!

[silverweb]

86. Invalid comparisons.

[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]Suffering through 11 hours of hearings and bickering among politicians on a subject that's been beaten to death does not equate to reading books, attending worthwhile movies and live performances, and forming one's own impressions. I think you're very well aware of that, and your unnecessary snark does not go unnoticed.

[Demit]

87. Ooooo. Does it go on my permanent record, too?

It wasn't snark, actually. I'm pointing out that you are ready to adopt other people's impressions—even if something purports to be a dry recitation of facts it's going to include or be framed by the writer's impressions—rather than form your own firsthand. I'm sorry, that is a very valid point.

The subject of Benghazi might seem to have been beaten to death but this Trey Goudy & Co treatment was a whole new approach to the material. I saw it live, and it was riveting, and I think it will be referred to in, and form a context for, a lot of what happens in future. Be dismissive if you like, but people who saw it will have the firsthand memory of it. You'll have the reviews.

[silverweb]

91. I'm happy you enjoyed it all.

[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]Summaries do include video clips, by the way, and are not at all the same thing as "reviews." Now if you'll please excuse me, I have no more time for banter with you, but by all means, feel free to continue with someone who has.

[Live and Learn]

17. No interest in it. nt

[Maedhros]

18. Pure theater.

No interest.

[reddread]

54. liars lying

wouldnt touch the truth with a ten foot pole

[Duckfan]

19. I was busy teaching my cat how to floss.

[DrBulldog]

20. What most Americans probably didn't appreciate about the Benghazi hearing this week . . .

. . . is that it had NOTHING to do with improving the lives of the middle class and the poor. Their only takeaway was usually how "Presidential" Hillary looked.

In other words, it had nothing to do in explaining to the American people what ANY Presidential candidate would do if in office to fix our horrible problems.

So Americans are justified in not bothering to waste their time in ogling trash politics.

But way back in another corridor in another room, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren fought an unpublicized uncontentous battle all afternoon to help 3.5 million poor in Puerto Rico from being ripped off by vulture fund organizations. You see, that's what authentic people like THAT do - they have only one thing on their agendas: helping the people. They don't a spotlight; only a place to work. That's why Warren and Sanders became Senators. And that's why Bernie is now running for President - it's never about him, it's about the people he's trying to help and the people he wants to get engaged to help him. And he has got one helluva plan - in speech and in writing - in mind to do it.

[liberal_at_heart]

21. +1000000

[senz]

23. + another 1000000

It was theater. As were the debates.

Hillary's a celebrity actress.

Bernie is a statesman.

[moobu2]

25. All Bernie wants to do is get elected president.

He's probably been fixated on it since he was a kid. It's all about him and a lot of his followers view him as some kind of religious figure. Weird.

[zalinda]

28. Sorry to disappoint

but Bernie only entered the race because there was only Hillary 'running' when he announced. He asked a lot of people if he should run and sort of asked the Internet, too. He got a lot of feedback to run, so he did.

If Bernie was fixated on it since he was a kid, he would be rich like Hillary about now, and would have sold himself to the highest bidder. And, we all know he hasn't.

Z

[CoffeeCat]

32. Sanders just wants to fix our broken system...

I'm thrilled that we have a politician who is willing to take on such widespread corruption.

I won't apologize for being excited about a candidate who will actually serve "We The People" and not corporations.

[SusanaMontana41]

38. Hear hear!

I'm voting for the democrat, not the plutocrat.

FEEL THE BERN!

[yuiyoshida]

49. Wow you really believe all that?

Smh. You have some imagination!

[djean111]

55. No, that's Hillary. Totally. n/t

[TheKentuckian]

66. Do you use DLP, LCD, or laser technology for all that projection?

[moobu2]

68. No, do you? Nevermind, I really dont care

enough for an answer.

[TheKentuckian]

70. Clearly not about much at all.

[awoke_in_2003]

90. ...

[zentrum]

22. Check.

[Fantastic Anarchist]

24. If I wanted to cause severe injury to my mind and body ...

... I would shove a watermelon up my ass.

[Kalidurga]

26. Didn't watch, don't care too much.

I am glad Hillary kicked some punk Republican asses, though. It had to be done. And not just for her viability as a candidate, but for the Democratic Party. So, yes I think she did good.

[SheilaT]

27. Didn't watch, in part because I don't own a TV.

But even if I did, I understand that these hearings were utter bullshit.

[Binkie The Clown]

29. I couldn't watch it.

My son was visiting from the opposite side of the country and we had to sit down and play some serious mutliplayer Minecraft together.

[zalinda]

30. Couldn't have cared less. eom

[CoffeeCat]

31. Thank you! I don't care!

I never paid attention to Benghazi because I knew it was Republican bullshit, per usual.

This whole thing is so stupid. There were scores of attacks on American diplomats and consulates when Bush was president. No Republican ever blamed Bush or Rumsfeld for those incidents.

This whole thing is as stupid as "The War on Christmas."

This whole debacle never affected my opinion of Hillary. I didn't care because I knew it was bunk. There are plenty of criticisms of Hillary that are fact-based and rooted in truth. Her corporatism. Her biggest donors being Citibank and Goldman Sachs. Her warmongering. Her taking money from the For-profit prison system, etc.

I didn't judge her negatively when Republicans created this farce and I don't judge her positively for how she behaved during the televised political circus.

The Benghazi accusations --or these farcical hearings--have nothing to do with her stances, her policies, her votes or what kind of President she would be.

It's all moot.

[ibegurpard]

33. didn't watch

Glad to see the prevailing school of thought that it was a ridiculous circus that she weathered well.

[LovingA2andMI]

34. Political Theater....

Naa, it was missed on purpose.

[murielm99]

35. I watched quite a bit of it.

Of course, I had other things to do, and could not see all of it.

I will never understand people who express boredom when it comes to keeping up with current events. I feel sorry for them. I feel more sorry when they vote and express that ignorance in the voting booth.

[Jim Lane]

43. I keep up with current events. I didn't watch any of this farce.

I'm curious, do you feel that you learned anything about current events from watching?

The day before the hearing I would've said that the whole thing was a partisan political witch hunt, with no merit on the substance, with the principal purpose of hurting Clinton and with the secondary purpose of burnishing the RWNJ credentials of Republicans on the panel. Based on what I've read, that's still what I'd be saying today even if I'd sat through every minute, taking careful notes.

At various times on Thursday, I read posts on DU, read things elsewhere on the web, and read some articles in an old-fashioned print newspaper. I spent much less than 11 hours doing such things, but my guess is that I learned a lot more about current events than I would have from this hearing.

[murielm99]

44. I guess that is your way of keeping up.

I get the feeling that expressing boredom with the hearing is the latest meme from the Bernie camp. Since Hillary acquitted herself well and came off as Presidential, the Bernistas have to express boredom with the whole thing.

Have fun.

[stillwaiting]

53. You are talking about style over substance. Presentation.

I knew Hillary would present herself very, very well. It was a foregone conclusion. I believe strongly that Hillary is VERY intelligent, and I believe that Hillary is VERY capable at defending herself against the idiots in the GOP. NONE of that has anything to do with my opinion of how she will wield this intelligent and capable demeanor if elected President. She's fierce. But, I don't believe she will wield that fierceness to help average Americans if it comes at the expense of the investor class. She won't ask for them to give up anything. In fact, she will help their riches grow and income and wealth inequality will widen even further (in my opinion).

And, of course, I will vote for her in the G.E. if I must. But, I won't be able to rally votes for her very effectively. Especially since all of my friends and family know how much I don't trust HRC. THAT is an unfortunate fact since I have always been active (and effective) at rallying votes for the Democratic candidate.

[murielm99]

78. Words, words words.

Investor class. Third way. All the rest of it. You guys must be wearing a groove in your keyboards.

[stillwaiting]

81. No. It just says a lot about you that you don't get that after the past 3 to 4 decades.

The lack of care is simply stunning.

If you REALLY don't care that the investor class has scooped up such a huge part of the wealth and income pie over the past 3 to 4 decades, it is a DAMN shame that we share the same political party.

Words, words, words. You're a peach.

[liberal_at_heart]

84. There were several posts about a congressional hearing about helping Puerto Rico the same day

the Benghazi hearing was. I don't call that expressing boredom. I call that paying attention to issues that affect average Americans.

[Jim Lane]

92. Your "feeling" is quite erroneous.

You seem to insinuate that those in "the Bernie camp" (and, by the way, I have not endorsed him) have been relentlessly denouncing Hillary for her treason in the matter of Benghazi, but that only now, routed by her magnificent performance, the "Bernistas" have had to slink away and pretend not to be bothered by Benghazi.

If that is the feeling you've been formed, you must have been reading a whole bunch of threads that I skipped. In all the uninhibited, robust and wide-open debate on DU, Clinton has been criticized on many grounds, but she has not been denounced for misconduct concerning Benghazi. For that, you would have to go to the right-wing sites (where, as a compensation, you will at least find no criticism of her support for an imperialistic war of choice). There have probably been a few DU posters taking up the right-wing theme, but they have been "the miserable merchants of unwanted ideas; their wares remain unsold." As a group they have had no effect except to give MIRT a little target practice.

[Cali_Democrat]

36. I didn't watch it

Saw a few clips the next day, but that's about it.

[SusanaMontana41]

37. I did not. I work for a newspaper.

Newspapers are not about the news.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

39. Watched about 10 mins of the posturing, bombast, and CYA.

Then decided that I lost 10 minutes of my life on political crap.

[sakabatou]

40. I didn't watch it.

[Lunabell]

41. That would be me.

But I love the out takes. HRC rocked!

[bvf]

42. I didn't need to watch any of it.

Anyone expecting to see a Clinton meltdown or any semblance of brain activity in Gowdy and his ilk was bound to be disappointed from the get-go.

Good for Clinton, but, as some have pointed out elsewhere, it wasn't much of a challenge beyond the requisite Sitzfleisch.

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

45. Yours is the first thread with Benghazi in the title that I haven't just trashed immediately.

I almost just added in to my insta trash word list, but simply trashing threads one at a time hasn't been too annoying.

[moabfan]

63. Thanks!

I hope this is the last we ever hear about Benghazi.

[yuiyoshida]

47. I saw about ten minutes and turned it off

to take a hot shower.

[PowerToThePeople]

48. Me.

[m-lekktor]

50. me. nt

[bigwillq]

51. Didn't watch.

But I do care about congressional hearings. Think we need to know the truth about such situations.
But the BenGhazi hearings have been excessive.

[cantbeserious]

52. TV Free For 15 Years Now

eom

[PDittie]

56. Didn't watch any, did read a lot about it online

But not so much while it was happening. Did follow the Twitter hashtag #FreeHillary in the evening.

I knew there weren't going to be any gotchas and suspected that the Republicans would flail, but their futility and complete lack of self-awareness at how much damage they do to themselves always exceeds my expectations.

[nc4bo]

57. Zero #$@! s to give. Did not watch. nt

[smiley]

58. check.

Nothing but theater.

[99Forever]

59. That's me.

I don't plan on watching the 24/7 non-stop hearings that will ensue should Hillary buy her way into the WH either.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

60. It was awesome...

It was like when I was a kid and a group of hippy punchers attacked Billy Jack and he handed all them their asses... It was a Ronda Rousey worthy performance by Hillary Clinton.

[sabrina 1]

61. I watched about ten minutes of it, saw the same old same old 'right/left' nonsense, but heard

NOTHING about the real issue re Libya, and knew I wouldn't because they are all on the same side, except for a very few, when it comes to our Imperial Wars.

Seemed more like a show than what we should really be talking about.

Politicians NOT talking about what concerns the American people is what I saw so turned it off, no one else in the house was interested.

[LWolf]

62. I didn't watch it. nt

[MineralMan]

64. I watched parts of it, but it was a work day, so I couldn't

spend all day on it. If I hadn't had to work, though, I'd have watched the whole thing. It's important stuff, and will have a decided impact on the primary elections. Not being interested in such things is not an option for me, and I'm surprised that some seem to be proud of not caring. That's very puzzling to me.

[backscatter712]

65. My psychic powers predicted it perfectly.

I could have told you weeks ago that these sorts of hearings can only end with the Republicans being made to look like the assholes they are.

[FlatBaroque]

67. I lost interest in state sponsored circuses years ago

This play was an excellent production designed to distract the American people from the Secretary's criminal pursuit of bombing and destabilization of Libya on behals of her sponsors.

[Mz Pip]

71. Not one minute.

Trey Gowdy is a rancid little turd. Had no interest in ruining my day.

[tularetom]

72. I couldn't watch it if I wanted to but I didn't want to

Appears like it was all political theater anyway. And it apparently came off just as planned. Clinton appeared "presidential" and her tormenters looked like a bunch of ignorant spiteful fools. Everybody played their parts perfectly.

And everybody won except the voters.

[restorefreedom]

73. had zero interest

if there was no there there, it was a waste of time and voters will have long forgotten when they vote in their primary. plenty of time to remind people of bernie message

[mhatrw]

75. Benghazi = CIA blowback

The State Department covered for the CIA. Everybody involved knows this. It's a complete non-issue. It's utterly meaningless. That's why our oligarchs, their water carriers, and the corporate media love to drone on and on and on about it. We can root for our opposing teams to score "points" as if we were watching a sporting event while they keep rigging the game in their favor without our so much as noticing.

[Samantha]

77. It was a manufactured controversy from the start

I didn't watch at all.

I have seen a few manufactured controversies against the Clintons previously play; I assumed this would progress about the same -- just billed as an updated version. Same for the contrived e-mail controversy.

Sam

[demwing]

80. no interest /nt

[Major Hogwash]

82. What was the score?

[moabfan]

83. Last i heard it was Washington Senators 5, Clinton White Sox 1

[loyalsister]

85. A couple of clips

to see if Hillary was as great as I kept hearing. If challenging the motives and methods of republicans were a priority before it got so personal, I might have found it more compelling. All she really did was stand up for herself the way anyone should.

I just kept thinking that it's too bad she reserved her passion for her self interest as opposed to advocating for the people who have been so badly hurt by welfare "reform." Or challenging the war mongering motives of the Bush admin.

[azmom]

88. I tuned in right when she had the coughing fit.

turned it off and watched The Shinning on Netflix.

[ThoughtCriminal]

89. I had a job interview

It went pretty well, but wish I had nailed it as well as Clinton did.