Comments on: WH chief of staff: We didn’t call the Libyans during the Benghazi attack but we did convene some deputies

By: Dusty

Dusty — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 01:58:49 +0000

[profitsbeard on February 17, 2013 at 7:22 PM]

Their use of “robust” is getting on my nerves. Everything is effin’ Robust! which actually means it was anything but. And it makes me think of coffee every time I see it.

Anyway, I’m going to start calling the Administration “Barry and his Beans”. Actually they’re berries, not beans, but beans sounds sillier.

President Arabica. Barack ‘Robusta’ Obama.

What’s Obama and his minions going to sell tomorrow — French Roast, Colombian or Country Blend BS?

By: Dusty

Dusty — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 01:50:46 +0000

we carried out a very robust reaction to that situation at the direction of the president

Not just a lie, but each and every word of that is infused with at least three lies and two “We think you people are stupid, too”.

It’s also hilarious, in a cynical sort of way.

Did I mention that’s pap. 100% pure. Not the infant food pap. The other pap.

By: profitsbeard

profitsbeard — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 00:39:34 +0000

In sum, McDonough said, “we did everything we could that night, which was borne out by the Accountability Review Board.”
Except send help gophergirl on February 17, 2013 at 7:28 PM

The Accountability Review Board has a microsopic footnote somewhere fully covering this insignificant detail.

By: gophergirl

gophergirl — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 00:28:39 +0000

In sum, McDonough said, “we did everything we could that night, which was borne out by the Accountability Review Board.”

Except send help

By: hawkdriver

hawkdriver — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 00:22:57 +0000

We didn’t call the Libyans during the Benghazi attack but we did convene some deputies.

… and gave them all one bullet.

By: profitsbeard

profitsbeard — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 00:22:38 +0000

We now have Obama's version of "Robust": the weakest possible actual response to a situation immediately covered up by a powerful b.s. campaign of denial.

By: hillsoftx

hillsoftx — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 00:19:26 +0000

How about the months prior to when the Ambassador had warned of uneasiness—you know, that whole “prevention” word…

By: Christien

Christien — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 00:18:47 +0000

a very robust reaction

Awesome alleration--is there no mystery it cannot solve? Also see: Ruh Roh, Raggy!

By: CPT. Charles

CPT. Charles — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 00:18:27 +0000

When Schieffer pushed him on the president’s role in the situation, he said that “throughout the night, not only [were we] briefing him,” the administration also convened “the deputies committee of the National Security Council” and called the secretary of defense and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs.

So how does that square with no further discussions with the Prezy that night? Hint: it doesn't.

By: Pork-Chop

Pork-Chop — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 00:17:04 +0000

Anonymous WH source:

We didn’t call the Libyans during the Benghazi attack … but we did eat pizza and giggle and fist-bump quit a bit in the situation room as we watched the attack unfold via live drone-feed and as obama gave his infamous “STAND DOWN” order. The attack went off exactly as planned – we were thrilled.