Do these Benghazi hearings have anyone else pissed off?

[Kath1]

I am! Just another shameless attempt by the Republicans to bring down this President. Thankfully, people aren't buying it. Yes, it is a tragedy and, yes, mistakes may have been made, but it is ridiculous to lay the blame on Obama. I just think this is an attempt to undermine his Presidency and to besmirch Hillary Clinton in order to hurt her chances should she choose to run in 2016. What would they prefer, another useless Mideast war? Disgusting.

[Mnemosyne]

1. I believe they are looking for an excuse to try to impeach President Obama. Sickening bunch. nt

[GoCubsGo]

29. Nope.

They're trying to smear Hillary. They see her poll numbers regarding 2016, and they're doing everything they can to drag them down.

[Mnemosyne]

37. I think it's more of a 'kill two birds with one stone' hit by them. They never quit. nt

[GoCubsGo]

38. Yep. Hillary is the primary target, but...

...they'd be more than happy to take out the president, too.

[gateley]

2. I think most Dems in DC, and everyone on DU is pissed off. MSNBC hosts, too, I'm sure.

[tularetom]

4. If what I read here on DU is correct I can tell you that one MSNBC host is o-tay with it

And that would be morning joke who was apparently puking out republican talking points all morning today.

[elleng]

3. The idea behind them by issa pissed me off,

but listening and watching caused me to admire folks on the ground, DoD and DoS. I think the bureaucracies are too damn big, and there's too much politicking going on, but no surprise.

[Kath1]

9. I agree with that.

I also admire what was done on the ground. But instead of really trying to find out what went wrong, the Republicans are simply trying to ruin this President. I think that is sad.

[freshwest]

10. When the HoR went GOP again, impeachment was #1 on Izzy's list:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x539896

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=307044

http://www.nationaljournal.com/magazine/impeach-obama--20120126

But nah, they won't get away with it. But they will get the morons enraged enough to vote in 2014...

[Cha]

13. Yeah, that's another reason, no doubt, they're doing this, fresh.

I hadn't thought of that..

[freshwest]

15. All about 2014, no kidding. Every bit of media outrage, all of it.

[rainy]

5. That's how they operate.

They destroy the good name od EVERY high ranking democrat. Look at how much money they spent on tearing down Clinton. Demonize and destroy. The media just play along.

[dkf]

6. The only way you fix things is by examining what went wrong.

Good government demands self examination and analysis when things go wrong. Instead of being so damned defensive we should all try to rectify things. Obama is being too sensitive. What happened to his promises of transparency?

From the beginning this looked like a mess. I always thought the best option was to come clean and pledge to do better but no....instead Dems have to go all defensive and brush it off.

I expect better from the good guys.

[Tarheel_Dem]

11. Unless he's the author of the o.p., how is "Obama being too sensitive"?

Nine hearings not enough for you? By the way, there'll be another vote to repeal "Obamacare" next week, that okay by you too?

[dkf]

20. Why was there no contingency plan in the event of an attack?

What would have happened if there was yet another round in the attacks? What if the ambassador had been trapped in the safe house and alive? Why isn't it congress' responsibility to know and understand that our people are being protected and can be rescued?

Why aren't Democrats a little more upset? Why do only Republicans give a damn? I don't get it.

We can be upset when the Cleveland police knock on the door of the kidnap victims and are completely ineffectual, but when our Embassy is overrun, Democrats say nothing? That is what I expect of Republicans.

And the hearings should end when we stop learning anything new and helpful. That hasn't happened yet.

[treestar]

22. Oh, Republicans give a damn?

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[JustAnotherGen]

26. Thanks you!

[hopemountain]

32. that's right!

and how many hearings or calls for firings during these attacks on our embassies? i heard 3!! that is all. and this is now their 9th hearing on benghazi. solo cuando les combiene!

[Kath1]

35. Exactly what I am so pissed off about!

Thank you for that educational graphic, treestar! That says it all.

[rightsideout]

7. After 9 total hearings on the subject they should give it a rest

They keep latching on to some imaginary witness that may have that magic information that will sink Obama or Clinton.

You know what happens when you try too hard to go after something? You fall flat on your face.

[glinda]

12. After nine hearings they should bill the idiots that are wasting money and time.

[Bluenorthwest]

8. When Obama refused to investigate Bush, I knew they'd do this shit to him and I had

to assume he thought his good pals the Republicans would offer him all manner of courtesy in return. He was very sure it was the right thing to do, letting that torture and invasion stuff slide.

[Cha]

14. This is the Barack Obama Group, Bluenorthwest so please

take your venom on the President elsewhere.

[LostOne4Ever]

21. To me

It shows that Obama is better person than every single one of those SoB repugs trying pull this crap. I have no doubt letting Bush get away drove Obama insane, but he knew it would only hurt a country already torn in two by double double's administration. I think he did what was best for the country.

But the house Repugs have shown TIME AND TIME AGAIN they don't give a damn about the good of the country. They will hold the country hostage using the debt limit, and tear the country in two in order to try to turn a tragedy into a pseudo-scandal.

[Cha]

30. I agree, LostOne4Ever. And, it would waste precious

time of trying in to get a country that was in a downward spiral back on track again.

[Cha]

16. So hoping this will BACKFIRE on their collective heinous ass..

Exclusive: The RNC Benghazi Attack Ad that Never Ran

A source familiar with the creation of the ad says the RNC leadership approved the ad but it was scrapped at the last minute because of objections from the Romney campaign, which was concerned the ad would distract from Romney’s efforts to focus on the economy.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014479268

Is this why mitt demurred?



Thanks for your OP, Kath!

[ErikJ]

17. Fast and Furious, Solyndra, Benghazi-strike 3 theyre OUT!

[Rhiannon12866]

18. Is this Round #2 or Round #3 on the same issue?!

[Lugnut]

19. Yes!

The Republicans are still trying to get even for the near impeachment of Richard Nixon. They keep throwing crap at the wall hoping that something will stick. All they're doing is wasting time and taxpayers dollars.

[treestar]

23. Yes. I'm getting tired of, when something evil happens, the first thing to do is blame someone else

Benghazi, do we ever hear about the people who actually did the killing? Is there any concern at all for their punishment?

The Boston Bombing - blame the FBI the Russian government, whatever, not Joker and his brother.

The kidnapping victims in Chicago - all about blaming the police, we hear more about them than Ariel Castro.

How much duty does society have to prevent all criminal acts? Don't the criminals themselves have anything to do with it?

[IrishAyes]

24. Less straw, more bricks

The Repugs manage to get embassy budget cuts and then lambast the innocent when all hell breaks loose. Par for their course. Damn them to everlasting hellfire.

[graham4anything]

25. This is about 2016. To continue Barack Obama's agenda, means Hillary in 2016

they know it
They hate President Obama

ANd they know, if they take Hillary down and ding the President a bit, they can win 2016 and reverse everything

and it's not about Rand, it's all about Jeb.

Jeb needs to bring Hillary down, as she is the only one who can beat him.

Rand won't get close to the nomination

and Jeb in office will be 100x worse than W/Cheney and actually make W look tame
(and who's to say Cheney won't be back too with Jeb.)

and the anti-democratic but say they are democratic people who are actually Ron & Rand Paul fans are attempting to split the party, so a Bush can come back.

this is how they play

If Hillary is torn down, that only helps the republicans in 2016

[JustAnotherGen]

27. I'm right there with you Kath1

[grantcart]

28. I can't bother to waste my time on it.

Also it pisses me off so much that I fear for the health of the TV that I am watching.

[sheshe2]

31. K&R!

Thanks, Kath.

[DevonRex]

33. Yes. I'm about ready to march on D.C. Goddamn republicans

refuse to do any real work. They can't get elected honestly. And they want to impeach every Democratic president. Enough is enough.

[Kath1]

34. "I'm about ready to march on D.C."

So am I. The hate radio hacks are just giddy that this will hurt the President and Hillary Clinton. Disgusting.

[Jamaal510]

36. I'm not pissed off about it so much;

I'm just shaking my head and doing a total face palm at how much time and taxpayer money the GOP has been wasting with this. All this time could've been better put to use focusing on the environment or the economy, or better yet...jobs. They said in 2010 that they'd be focusing on jobs, and yet their actions have been to the contrary, whether it's pursuing these witch hunts, trying to get into women's vaginas, or blocking Jobs Bills.