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Quotes of the day
https://hotair.com/allahpundit/2013/07/27/quotes-of-the-day-1448-n208542
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Mind you, Obama isn’t helping, attacking his opponents via the IRS and calling it a “phony” scandal. … “President Obama has done nothing to change the policies of the Bush administration in the war on terrorism,” he said. … It’s not just the corruption (IRS, Fast & Furious) or the political cowardice (Benghazi), it’s also the incompetence.…
Video: Victims slam Obama's "phony scandals" talking point
https://hotair.com/guy-benson/2013/07/26/video-victims-slam-obamas-phony-scandals-talking-point-n208529
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The paper trail leads (so far) all the way up to the IRS chief counsel’s office, which is led by an Obama appointee. … Benghazi – We still don’t know why the administration repeatedly denied urgent requests for enhanced security measures on the ground … in Libya during the months preceding the attack, especially with conditions in Benghazi severely deteriorating. …
"Phony scandals"? Sean Smith's mother says her son's death wasn't phony
https://hotair.com/mcq/2013/07/26/phony-scandals-dead-seal-sean-smiths-mother-says-her-sons-death-wasnt-phony-n208519
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The “phony” scandals include Benghazi, the IRS targeting of political groups on the right and others. … But there’s one voice asking what was “phony” about her son’t death in Benghazi? … President Obama has never revealed what, if anything, he was doing while workers at the Benghazi embassy were urgently requesting support…
Which scandals does Obama think are "phony"?
https://hotair.com/allahpundit/2013/07/25/which-scandals-does-obama-think-are-phony-n208508
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Benghazi is, certainly. … collectively phony, and the real reason the White House is so dismissive about all this, is that none of them have been directly tied to Obama … That’s why Obama and Carney keep calling for a “national conversation” on the NSA (while doing everything they can to prevent it) rather…
AFRICOM commander: We knew almost immediately Benghazi was a terrorist attack
https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2013/07/23/africom-commander…w-almost-immediately-benghazi-was-a-terrorist-attack-n208421
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A public statement this weekend about the night of the Benghazi attack from former AFRICOM commander General Carter Ham is making … Barack Obama went to the UN two weeks after the attack and warned that the future would not belong to “those who slander the prophet … Although a decision was made to send a drone from eastern Libya toward Benghazi, by the time it arrived above the facility, the attack…
How do you make a hagiographic miniseries about Hillary?
https://hotair.com/allahpundit/2013/08/08/how-do-you-make-a-hagiographic-miniseries-about-hillary-n208788
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She botched her chance to become the first woman nominee in 2008 when she and her team were out-organized by Obama (especially in caucus … Beyond that it’s Benghazi and the Russian “reset” that she championed, which is going amazingly at the moment. … Bottom line: For all the mockery made of Obama in 2008 for running on the power of his celebrity, Hillary will be running as a sort…
The Hill: The embassy closings cast doubt on Obama's national-security claims, huh?
https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2013/08/06/the-hill-the-emba…gs-cast-doubt-on-obamas-national-security-claims-huh-n208717
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quickly and efficiently,
Groups affiliated with al Qaeda have grown in strength over the last year, prompting new challenges for the Obama … President Obama declared al Qaeda on the run following the death of Osama bin Laden, but that assessment is being called into question … The threat from al-Qaeda hasn’t been diminished by the Obama administration. …
Did anyone ask Carney about CNN's Benghazi bombshell at today's press briefing?
https://hotair.com/allahpundit/2013/08/05/did-anyone-ask-car…out-cnns-benghazi-bombshell-at-todays-press-briefing-n208698
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reportedly fearful now that their access to the White House will be hampered following their probing into a story that members of the Obama … #Benghazi was mentioned as an aside, but not as a direct question and not re: @TheLeadCNN scoop.…
Embassy closures extended until Saturday
https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2013/08/05/embassy-closures-extended-until-saturday-n208677
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However, this news comes as quite a shock after hearing the Obama administration brag throughout 2012 that “al-Qaeda is on the run. … What message does this post-Benghazi, “don’t say we didn’t tell you” move send to the citizens of the Middle East, who, it is our hope … Goldberg also notes the sudden reversal of the Obama administration on the health of AQ:
As a public service, let me translate this…
Lawmakers: Why hasn't FBI talked to Benghazi player CNN found? Carney: Um...
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A good question, implicitly posed by the existence of a two-hour interview CNN got with a “person of interest” in the Benghazi attack … Wednesday to know why investigators have not captured or killed any of the suspects in the attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi … Henry of Fox News picked up the thread at the press briefing today, and was told, well, pretty much the exact same thing President Obama…
CNN: We interviewed a lead Benghazi suspect, whom the feds apparently can't find, for two hours
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Actually, John King never says that the FBI can’t find the Benghazi suspects, only that they’ve never contacted the guy whom CNN interviewed … (The Libyan government already released one Benghazi suspect whom they had in custody, in fact.) … Or maybe Obama would prefer not to dredge up a political liability like Benghazi by grabbing these guys and bringing them back to America…
GOP rep: Hillary yelled at a congressman in a briefing just after Benghazi for calling it a terror attack
https://hotair.com/allahpundit/2013/08/16/gop-rep-hillary-ye…g-just-after-benghazi-for-calling-it-a-terror-attack-n208964
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Or maybe not:
Kinzinger actually addressed this point with Secretary Clinton when she testified about Benghazi before the House, … She claimed that her earlier remarks about the YouTube video weren’t about Benghazi but rather about the other protests around the … In other news, Michelle Obama thinks America might be ready for its first woman president.…
Will Democrats not named Clinton bother to run in 2016?
https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2013/08/15/will-democrats-not-named-clinton-bother-to-run-in-2016-n208918
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that got attacked by terrorist forces unleashed by the Obama administration’s ill-advised intervention in Libya. … Other than O’Malley, the only really legit contender mentioned is Joe Biden, who also lost to Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton in 2007 … The Clintons are populists in the same way that Barack Obama is a Nobel prize winner.…
Attorney for U.S. whistleblower: 400 surface-to-air missiles were stolen from Benghazi
https://hotair.com/allahpundit/2013/08/13/attorney-for-u-s-w…00-surface-to-air-missiles-were-stolen-from-benghazi-n208867
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after he points out that Obama’s arguably guilty of contempt of court for publicly acknowledging a sealed indictment against the Benghazi … This isn’t the first time that someone with inside info has floated the theory that SAMs were key to what the CIA was doing in Benghazi … You can understand, then, why both Obama and the agency would be so tight-lipped about the truth.…
Quotes of the day
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President Obama on Friday insisted he doesn’t have a bad personal relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin…
“I know the … Here’s Obama attending the G-20 meeting, and here’s its host, Putin, smiling — and getting smiled at in return. … In that sense, he is the perfect antithesis to Obama.…
Quotes of the day
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White House press secretary Jay Carney dismissed questions Monday about whether the Obama administration had taken its eye off the … Ansar al Sharia in Libya helped carry out the deadly attacks on U.S. facilities in Benghazi. … So why is Obama so determined to make this false distinction between “core al-Qaeda” and AQAP?…
Fox poll shows "phony scandal" line playing worse that you'd think
https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2013/08/09/fox-poll-shows-phony-scandal-line-playing-worse-that-youd-think-n208797
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After an avalanche of scandals hit the White House this spring, the Obama administration adopted the public-relations strategy of … There isn’t a lot of good news in the poll for Obama elsewhere, either. … Who does Obama think is listening, anyway?…
Carney: Why no, our response to Syria has nothing to do with the regime change we've demanded since 2011
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Over two years ago, the Obama administration repeatedly insisted that its intervention in Libya to keep Moammar Qaddafi’s army from … overrunning Benghazi was not about regime change, either, and insisted that Libyans had to decide their future for themselves. … Hosni Mubarak in Egypt, but demand it Obama did in October 2011.…
Report: Team involved in tracking Benghazi suspects leaving Libya permanently
https://hotair.com/allahpundit/2013/08/23/report-team-involv…tracking-benghazi-suspects-leaving-libya-permanently-n209100
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let it all sink in — but I don’t see how it squares with the DOJ’s decision to finally finally finally bring charges against the Benghazi … If the White House was prepared to give up its hunt for the Benghazi jihadis, I would think they’d want to do it as quietly as possible … Imagine how much more time he’ll spend reminding them if he gets the Benghazi culprits too.…
Issa: The State Department's Benghazi investigation has been "a charade" from day one
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Department employees who had been superficially and symbolically ‘held accountable’ following last September’s terrorist attack in Benghazi … are now back at work at the State Department, House Oversight Chairman Darrell Issa issued the appropriately scathing statement: “Obama … It is now clear that the personnel actions taken by the Department in response to the Benghazi terrorist attacks was more of a public…
Will Obama ignore the House on Syria attack?
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Legally, Obama might be able to do this. … Now Obama is isolated at home, and abroad. … Obama may find himself entirely isolated in launching his new war. …
Quotes of the day
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Obama. … It’s not clear what that one accomplished yet, although we did presumably prevent a slaughter of many thousands in Benghazi. … But it is for sure that doing nothing helps the reactionaries.
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The fact is that Obama is the only president we have.…
Heart-ache: Even MSNBC finds Obama presser "embarrassing"
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MSNBC.com executive editor Richard Wolffe — who wrote not one but two Obama-friendly books over the last four years — called the President … Robinson calls this “dilemma creep,” which he says is even worse than mission creep, and says Obama should stop talking about fixing … If Obama is this far from making the sale on what has been his most friendly media ground, how much more difficult will it be four…
Obama advisor: He won't attack Syria if Congress votes no
https://hotair.com/allahpundit/2013/09/06/obama-advisor-he-wont-attack-syria-if-congress-votes-no-n209385
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OBAMA: Right. And you’re not getting a direct response. … Will Obama go back to Congress and ask again for approval to strike? … That’s what’s coming down the road, even if Congress thwarts Obama this time.…
Breaking: Obama to address nation on Tuesday
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And he’ll do it on the day before the anniversary of 9/11 and Benghazi:
President Obama will speak to American people from the White … Obama wants to strike against the Syrian regime in response to a chemical attack on civilians last month that the Obama administration … If that’s true, then why not force the UNSC to reject Obama and expose that paralysis? …