Graham: Yeah, it’s time to subpoena the Obama administration on the Benghazi survivors
posted at 10:41 am on March 21, 2013 by Erika Johnsen
At the White House press briefing on Monday, Jay Carney once again insisted that, why no, the White House is not blocking access to the injured survivors and first-hand witnesses of the still-under-investigation terrorist attack in Benghazi that resulted in the deaths of four Americans in September.
Which was probably news to a handful of Republican senators currently pushing for more access to and information about the Benghazi survivors as part of their Congressional investigation. Last week, Sen. Lindsey Graham voiced his suspicions that the witnesses have been “told to keep quiet” by the Obama administration: “The best evidence of what happened in Benghazi is not a bunch of politicians in Washington trying to cover their political ass. This is the people who lived through the debacle, and I’m going to do all I can to get them before the Congress and American people.” He also urged the House leadership to subpoena the White House if and when it became necessary to help wring out the details — a plea on which he intends to follow through today.
I’m going to meet with the House leadership tomorrow, hoping they will take up the Benghazi cause. Look how far we’ve come from what the story was told by Susan Rice. Look what we found out by pushing on this show and other shows, CBS and mainly FOX. The whole scenario told by the president and Susan Rice has absolutely collapsed. …
To my House colleagues, please, for god’s sake step up your game when it comes to Benghazi. You have tools I don’t because I’m in the minority party in the Senate. Unfortunately Harry Reid hasn’t looked to push the administration. Look what we did on Iraq and interrogation techniques gone bad under t the Bush administration. The Democratic senators have given the president a pass when it comes to Benghazi. The House cannot give him a pass. …
I think that Speaker Boehner is very much in the mindset of trying to get to the bottom of Benghazi. But yes, I will urge Speaker Boehner to use the powers of the House not to chase rabbits, but to get to the bottom line. We have not heard from the people who went through this debacle who were there on the ground. I guarantee if this had been a good news story we would have heard from them the next day. The fact we haven’t heard from them for six months should make every American worried about what this administration is covering up.
Motion, seconded.
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Jeez. Guess I won’t send you my résumé.
But you’re missing the point I’m trying to make (unsuccessfully of course). I’m perfectly willing to laugh at Obama, but I voted for the other guys (and gal).
My sense of humor (or lack thereof) is not the issue. The issue is Alinsky tactics against people that are not ashamed of what we consider “bad” behavior. The leftists are proud of the IRS targeting Tea Party groups. They are proud of Candy Crawley lying during a debate for Obama. They love this stuff.
Instead of attacking me personally, why not actually show me a demonstration of Alinsky tactics being sucessfully used against leftists. Or if there are no real world examples, how about a hypothetical.
happytobehere on May 20, 2013 at 5:27 PM
What a moronic comment and commenter!
Schadenfreude on May 20, 2013 at 5:28 PM
You are a vulture, a ghoul, trying to use the deaths of children to divert attention from Obama’s crimes, which include the deaths of hundreds, if not thousands, of Mexican civilians, including children, from all the ObamaGuns from Obama’s Gun Running Merchant of Death Program, his Rolling 9/11 against Mexico.
VorDaj on May 20, 2013 at 5:29 PM
stingray is desperately trying to practice the politics of distraction because it worked in the past. Let him think it still works while this administration takes a pounding and the left turns on itself before our eyes.
Daemonocracy on May 20, 2013 at 5:30 PM
stingray9813 on May 20, 2013 at 5:00 PM
You sound like a scared Obamaton.
Schadenfreude on May 20, 2013 at 5:30 PM
stingray9813 on May 20, 2013 at 5:00 PM
carrion-consuming azzhole
Schadenfreude on May 20, 2013 at 5:31 PM
It appears the prosecutors’ statements about Rosen having potentially committed a crime were aimed at allowing them to proceed through use of a search warrant rather than a grand jury subpoena or other means.
It appears that a judge bought this lie without a shred of evidence.
Unless this judge puts the liar(s) in jail for a good long period under a contempt charge Congress should defund that court.
RJL on May 20, 2013 at 5:32 PM
I don’t think you’re making a point. I think you’re imaging demons where there are none. Being critical of the MSM is not equal to wishing the MSM’s rights were violated or restricted. Being critical is just another part of the 1st Amendment.
NotCoach on May 20, 2013 at 5:33 PM
You should learn to read. The ‘crime’ that Rosen supposedly committed is soliciting classified information from Kim. In other words, the judge found probable cause that something that isn’t a crime, happened.
rightmind on May 20, 2013 at 5:43 PM
Yeap that’s why the world today is ruled by total evil. That’s why the Nazi’s are moving into LA and the communists are taking options on a nice Tampa location. Evil is always destroyed because it destroys itself. It is the nature of evil to eat its own. Even now you can see it occurring in the WH. The press sec is trying to tell people the POTUS knew nothing about it but the consul and tresury did and didn’t tell him. How long do you think it will take for those “fall guys” to give the POTUS up? Sooner or later one of them turns and gives the information to deepthroat. Evil looks out for itself and by doing so it losses in the end. They turn on each other. It always happens. Why? who knows. it may survive for a time when the good do nothing but once good starts to fight evil it ends. Look at any evil regime or evil human activity. Slavary, facism, communism, fuedalism they all destoryed themselves. Sure some lasted for a while others lasted for a blip of time. But in the end they lose. The more good people fights the evil the quicker it ends.
This isn’t sci-fi this is human history. This is the way the world works.
unseen on May 20, 2013 at 5:46 PM
Wait… Are you suggesting they aren’t?
Sure. Different people, but the same ideology IS / has.
Just stealthily, not by the force of arms.
LegendHasIt on May 20, 2013 at 5:50 PM
Yep, me and any moron stupid enough to reply.
Capitalist Hog on May 20, 2013 at 6:31 PM
Why weeks to find this out?
Schadenfreude on May 20, 2013 at 6:42 PM
My wife did some e-mail with Rosen, then noticed that get LinkedIn was visited by DHS
J_Crater on May 20, 2013 at 7:13 PM
I am going to address this in a way you probably won’t like, but that’s not my concern here.
You are a person who suffers from “‘Why?‘ Well, because I say so!” What good advice could someone like you give to a person who’s forced to deal with abusive addicts in denial? Personally, I don’t believe you’d have a clue about such a situation…I think you have a snarky, negative, hopeless & joyless attitude which does not lend itself to creativity nor problem-solving, and I believe that until you can figure out on your own why Alinsky believed in the truth of his Rule #5, there is no common ground between us for discussion on how to best counter leftards.
PS I want give you credit for something – I don’t believe you are a jerk! :)
Anti-Control on May 20, 2013 at 7:40 PM
Can’t say I disagree with anything you wrote. I’m quite joyless about this stuff, I admit. I doubt I’ll be too in your way as you joyfully knock down the Dems and take back the country.
I do understand the concept of “projection”. I do understand that Alinsky probably hated being mocked or whatever. I’m sure that is why he utilized this tactic. What I’m trying to say, and if you have an example of this please provide it, is that I have no knowledge of an actual demonstration of mockery working against the immoral Left. If someone is utterly without scruples how do mock them successfully? It’s easy for a community organizer to ridicule a well meaning local business etc. because the business actually means well! They don’t want to be thought of as horrible people. I think the Left likes to be thought of as horrible, I don’t think it dissuades them, quite the contrary.
But I do actually appreciate the continuous criticism of me personally. I would rather be upbeat about our future as a nation. That’s why I ask about this stuff. Probably a better way to help me be more upbeat is to cite some examples of Alinsky 5 working against the left.
happytobehere on May 20, 2013 at 8:39 PM
“Holder knows where the proverbial bodies are buried…”
He knows where the real bodies are buried, too.
lobo603 on May 20, 2013 at 9:42 PM
So basically, you just come here to treat people in a manner you don’t have the nerve to display in person? And thanks for pointing out the anonymity. Who knew?
Cindy Munford on May 20, 2013 at 9:53 PM
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