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In reply to the discussion: Quit beating this dead horse. Hillary has been investigated for ethics countless times. [View all]Bill USA
(6,436 posts)55. always 'good' to hear from a GOPer 'for' Bernie. Democrats prefer to think for themselves
BENGHAZI BIOPSY: A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO ONE OF AMERICAS WORST POLITICAL OUTRAGES
Beyond Disgraceful
In the end, one thing is clear: This rabid partisanship or unmitigated deception or utter incompetence conflicts with everything this country stands for. Four men died serving their country; it is beyond disgraceful that their memories are used for cartoons and political buttons and television shows all for the purpose of advancing outright falsehoods just to gain political points.
In their refusal to read documents or accept facts over fantasies, Republican conspiracy theorists have damaged this country in ways that cannot yet be fully comprehended. No doubt, the terrorists set on attacking America are cheering them on. Nothing could delight some terrorist sitting in a Syrian or Libyan or Iraqi hovel while hearing a top Republican congressman brag on television that a relatively small attack on a U.S.compound continues to threaten to transform a presidential election in the most powerful country in the world.
Ambassador Stevens and the three other men who died on that terrible day in Benghazi are not shiny objects to be dangled for political entertainment. They are American heroes. Serve their memories: Disband this inexcusable Benghazi committee, throw out the buttons and bumper stickers and fundraising letters. Allow the dead to finally rest in peace.
Kevin McCarthy Admits Benghazi Was All About Doing Political Harm To Hillary Clinton
Kevin McCarthy gleefully admitted to Sean Hannity Tuesday night that the entire purpose of the Benghazi Select Committee was to hurt Hillary Clinton's political chances.
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GOP lawmaker (Rep. Richard Hanna): Benghazi committee designed to go after Clinton
One week ahead of her testimony before the House Select Committee on Benghazi, Hillary Clintons presidential campaign is alleging the investigation has zero credibility left after a Republican lawmaker on Wednesday said it was designed to target the Democratic presidential front-runner.
In an interview with WIBX 950 in New York on Wednesday, moderate Republican Rep. Richard Hanna said House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy was speaking the truth when he said this month that the committee had successfully injured Clinton.
Sometimes the biggest sin you can commit in D.C. is to tell the truth, Hanna told the upstate New York radio station. This may not be politically correct, but I think that there was a big part of this investigation that was designed to go after people and an individual, Hillary Clinton.
(more)
Ex-staffer: Benghazi committee pursuing 'partisan investigation' targeting Hillary Clinton
Washington (CNN)A former investigator with the House Select Committee on Benghazi is accusing the Republican-led panel of carrying out a politically motivated investigation targeting former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton instead of the thorough and objective fact-finding mission it was set up to pursue.
Maj. Bradley Podliska, an intelligence officer in the Air Force Reserve who describes himself as a conservative Republican, told CNN that the committee trained its sights almost exclusively on Clinton after the revelation last March that she used a private email server during her tenure as secretary of state. That new focus flipped a broad-based probe of the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi on September 11, 2012, into what Podliska described as "a partisan investigation."
Podliska, who was fired after nearly 10 months as an investigator for the Republican majority, is now preparing to file a lawsuit against the select committee next month, alleging that he lost his job in part because he resisted pressure to focus his investigative efforts solely on the State Department and Clinton's role surrounding the Benghazi attack. He also alleges he was fired because he took leave from the committee to fulfill his military service obligations, which would be an unlawful firing.
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Podliska told CNN that the committee, which has spent $4.6 million so far and is chaired by Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-South Carolina, pulled resources away from probes of other individuals and agencies to focus almost exclusively on Clinton and the State Department she helmed for four years. Clinton will testify before the committee for the first time Oct. 22, and the committee is set to release the findings of its investigation next year, in the heat of the presidential race.
(more)
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Re this post, is it another example of: Republican Operatives Try to Help Bernie Sanders: "We'll win every state if Bernie's their nominee" ???[/font]
Beyond Disgraceful
In the end, one thing is clear: This rabid partisanship or unmitigated deception or utter incompetence conflicts with everything this country stands for. Four men died serving their country; it is beyond disgraceful that their memories are used for cartoons and political buttons and television shows all for the purpose of advancing outright falsehoods just to gain political points.
In their refusal to read documents or accept facts over fantasies, Republican conspiracy theorists have damaged this country in ways that cannot yet be fully comprehended. No doubt, the terrorists set on attacking America are cheering them on. Nothing could delight some terrorist sitting in a Syrian or Libyan or Iraqi hovel while hearing a top Republican congressman brag on television that a relatively small attack on a U.S.compound continues to threaten to transform a presidential election in the most powerful country in the world.
Ambassador Stevens and the three other men who died on that terrible day in Benghazi are not shiny objects to be dangled for political entertainment. They are American heroes. Serve their memories: Disband this inexcusable Benghazi committee, throw out the buttons and bumper stickers and fundraising letters. Allow the dead to finally rest in peace.
Kevin McCarthy Admits Benghazi Was All About Doing Political Harm To Hillary Clinton
Kevin McCarthy gleefully admitted to Sean Hannity Tuesday night that the entire purpose of the Benghazi Select Committee was to hurt Hillary Clinton's political chances.
(more)
GOP lawmaker (Rep. Richard Hanna): Benghazi committee designed to go after Clinton
One week ahead of her testimony before the House Select Committee on Benghazi, Hillary Clintons presidential campaign is alleging the investigation has zero credibility left after a Republican lawmaker on Wednesday said it was designed to target the Democratic presidential front-runner.
In an interview with WIBX 950 in New York on Wednesday, moderate Republican Rep. Richard Hanna said House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy was speaking the truth when he said this month that the committee had successfully injured Clinton.
Sometimes the biggest sin you can commit in D.C. is to tell the truth, Hanna told the upstate New York radio station. This may not be politically correct, but I think that there was a big part of this investigation that was designed to go after people and an individual, Hillary Clinton.
(more)
Ex-staffer: Benghazi committee pursuing 'partisan investigation' targeting Hillary Clinton
Washington (CNN)A former investigator with the House Select Committee on Benghazi is accusing the Republican-led panel of carrying out a politically motivated investigation targeting former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton instead of the thorough and objective fact-finding mission it was set up to pursue.
Maj. Bradley Podliska, an intelligence officer in the Air Force Reserve who describes himself as a conservative Republican, told CNN that the committee trained its sights almost exclusively on Clinton after the revelation last March that she used a private email server during her tenure as secretary of state. That new focus flipped a broad-based probe of the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi on September 11, 2012, into what Podliska described as "a partisan investigation."
Podliska, who was fired after nearly 10 months as an investigator for the Republican majority, is now preparing to file a lawsuit against the select committee next month, alleging that he lost his job in part because he resisted pressure to focus his investigative efforts solely on the State Department and Clinton's role surrounding the Benghazi attack. He also alleges he was fired because he took leave from the committee to fulfill his military service obligations, which would be an unlawful firing.
~~
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Podliska told CNN that the committee, which has spent $4.6 million so far and is chaired by Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-South Carolina, pulled resources away from probes of other individuals and agencies to focus almost exclusively on Clinton and the State Department she helmed for four years. Clinton will testify before the committee for the first time Oct. 22, and the committee is set to release the findings of its investigation next year, in the heat of the presidential race.
(more)
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Quit beating this dead horse. Hillary has been investigated for ethics countless times. [View all]
Scuba
Mar 2016
OP
Ethics are an impediment if your goal is to amass great wealth and power. just sayin'. nm
rhett o rick
Mar 2016
#11
These are my principles, and I can't wait to win the election and find out what I can get for them.
Scuba
Mar 2016
#23
"Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others."
thesquanderer
Mar 2016
#33
They were purchased at a generous price by Goldman Sachs. Who expects a healthy
Tierra_y_Libertad
Mar 2016
#47
If ABSCAM had happened today, it'd be 'old news'/'dead horse'/'no there there'
closeupready
Mar 2016
#49
always 'good' to hear from a GOPer 'for' Bernie. Democrats prefer to think for themselves
Bill USA
Mar 2016
#55
the FBI is not investigating Clinton, no matter how many times Repugnants & Bernie supporters say so
Bill USA
Mar 2016
#67
Absence of evidence is a rhetorical problem as is suggesting that future events
HereSince1628
Mar 2016
#60
So you're suggesting that she could, conceivably, at some future date, do something ethical?
Scuba
Mar 2016
#61
I'm saying that your argument doesn't preclude that. It's hard to establish truth
HereSince1628
Mar 2016
#62