Republican House now trying to frame Obama on Benghazi

Posted by | June 26, 2016 21:00 | Filed under: News Behaving Badly Politics

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The monomania about Benghazi, which has so far come up snake eyes, is now desperately trying to involve the White House.

The committee sent Obama a list of questions, which the administration has called inappropriate and an attempt to frame the White House as uncooperative. Neil Eggleston, counsel to the president, has advised Obama not to answer any questions “because of the implications of his response on the constitutional separation of powers,” he said in a letter to Chairman Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.).

“If the president were to answer your questions, his response would suggest that Congress has the unilateral power to demand answers from the president about his official acts,” the letter reads.

Meanwhile committee spokesman Jamal Ware criticized the White House for being unhelpful to the investigation.

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64 responses to Republican House now trying to frame Obama on Benghazi

  1. amersham1046 June 26th, 2016 at 21:05

    Check the server, check the server

  2. whatthe46 June 26th, 2016 at 21:13

    seriously? that $hit stain on their faces isn’t enough?

  3. Larry Schmitt June 26th, 2016 at 21:21

    I’m sure his first impression was to tell them to f*ck off.

    • Mike June 26th, 2016 at 21:33

      Wouldn’t it be great to be a fly on the wall when this crap hits O’s desk…

  4. Obewon June 26th, 2016 at 21:25

    8+ GOP controlled house investigations agreed with the I.G. Debunking Issa / Gowdy’16

  5. labman57 June 26th, 2016 at 21:26

    How do they feel about Reagan and Beiruit?

  6. Mike June 26th, 2016 at 21:32

    I hope this Benghazi thing is over before my grandkids have grandkids…

    • Larry Schmitt June 26th, 2016 at 21:55

      Don’t bet on it.

      • whatthe46 June 26th, 2016 at 22:04

        if they thought that they could pin something on my president with this crap, they would have done it a long time ago. they’re still fishing because they got slapped down, but that bait is stale and no one is biting anymore. a waste of damn money.

  7. granpa.usthai June 26th, 2016 at 22:06

    if gowdy is anu kind of da at all, he should know that there is absolutely NO MERIT whatsoever in his boondoggling gossip.

    Personally, I think the White House should file suit against the US Congress for embezzling US TAX dollars for this multi- millions of dollars witch hunt.

  8. (((NW10,PATRIOT! ✓ᵛᵉʳᶦᶠᶦᵉᵈ))) June 26th, 2016 at 22:30

    Poor Boy Gowdy!

  9. Ron Theison June 26th, 2016 at 22:57

    How can Obama be framed? Isn’t it a fact that he is the President and was responsible for what happened to the Ambassador he sent there, and is also responsible for not sending military forces to intervene in an attack that lasted several hours and was some 20 hours before help finally arrived? The buck stops with him!

    • Red Mann June 26th, 2016 at 23:02

      Ron, are you really that stupid or are you some kind of elaborate Poe? I’m leaning toward monumental stupidity, but you might be doing some juvenile prank to irritate the grownups.

    • Obewon June 27th, 2016 at 00:42

      Are you on crack? Benghazi timelines proved within 20 minutes from the first call for help, U.S. troops on the ground moved out, arrived and retook the compound within 1 hour and fifteen minutes from the first call for help, Saving 30 lives! http://www.cbsnews.com/news/benghazi-timeline-how-the-attack-unfolded/

      • Mensa Member June 27th, 2016 at 00:59

        Thanks for the graphic.

        I was living in Karachi during the consulate bombings.

        it was utterly horrific and the Republicans let out a collective yawn.

        So, excuse me if I don’t believe their faux outrage about Benghazi.

      • whatthe46 June 27th, 2016 at 01:16

        yes. why yes he is on CRACK, and METH.

      • Ron Theison June 27th, 2016 at 08:00

        US troops were nowhere in sight, and the CIA security contractors were told to stand down! All the while Hillary and Obama did nothing. Troops didn’t arrive until 20 hours later!

        • OldLefty June 27th, 2016 at 08:19

          Except that has all been debunked.
          No stand down order or military missteps in Benghazi attack, GOP-controlled intel panel finds
          http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/11/21/no-stand-down-order-or-military-missteps-in-benghazi-attack-gop-controlled.html

          But why let facts get in the way of the FoxNewsRNCBengha$iBoozlePaloozaExtravaganza!!
          ???

        • Obewon June 27th, 2016 at 09:14

          “9:40 p.m. (3:40 p.m. ET): Gunfire and an explosion are heard. A TOC agent sees dozens of armed people over security camera flowing through a pedestrian gate at the compound’s main entrance. It is not clear how the gate was opened. ->The agent hits the alarm and alerts the CIA security team in the nearby annex and the Libyan 17th of February Brigade, one of several powerful militias serving as a de facto security presence in Benghazi. The embassy in Tripoli and the State Dept. command center were also alerted. -> Meanwhile, the U.S. military began moving an unarmed drone over Benghazi to provide real-time intelligence to the CIA team on the ground. It would take roughly an hour to arrive.

          10:25 p.m. (4:25 p.m. ET): A six-member CIA team arrives from the annex with 40 to 60 members of 17th of February Brigade. The team removes Smith’s body.
          10:54 p.m. (4:54 p.m. ET): An alert from the State Dept. Operations Center: “the firing… in Benghazi has stopped. A response team is on site attempting to locate COM personnel.” http://www.cbsnews.com/news/benghazi-timeline-how-the-attack-unfolded/

        • The Original Just Me June 27th, 2016 at 21:50

          Were you there ? Or is this what the Block Party Propaganda Minister told you to say ?

        • 17 June 28th, 2016 at 18:18

          Why do you keep leaving out the part about Hillary personally handing out gold coins to the attackers? Did you skip over that part, or was it on a seperate Fox News cue card that you couldn’t quite read?

    • whatthe46 June 27th, 2016 at 00:59

      who’ the criminal…?

      and don’t forget the millions of deaths of innocent Iraqi’s and American soldiers who were murdered by bushy/ms. cheney. this fight we’re in, is because of your repuking president and every repuking president before President Obama.

      • Ron Theison June 27th, 2016 at 07:55

        And do you know what the national debt is now? Almost 20 trillion dollars, which is the biggest debt load ever put on the nation by one man (Obama) and is more debt compiled than all the other previous presidents combined!

        Not to mention more people on food stamps and welfare.

        Not to mention the worst recovery since WW2.

        Not to mention wages for the average person are still stagnant (While his cronies get richer and richer).

        Yep that Obama, he sure is something else.

        • OldLefty June 27th, 2016 at 08:23

          NY Times tallies Bush’s contribution to the debt at $5.07 trillion, and Obama’s (including projections through 2017) at $1.44 trillion.

          Estimates of the stimulus’ contribution run between $711 billion (the NYT) and $830 billion (CBO). While not a small number, it’s a fraction of the debt problem, and about half of what the US has spent on wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

          Blaming Obama for spending to restore the economy conveniently ignores the fact that the Great Recession was hatched on Bush’s watch, Likewise, not to mention that the financial meltdown has forced the government to shell out about $400 billion in unemployment benefits over the past few years — a problem that Obama clearly inherited.

          The Bush tax cuts are the single largest contributor, according to the Pew Fiscal Analysis Initiative.

          http://www.pewtrusts.org/uploadedFiles/wwwpewtrustsorg/Fact_Sheets/Economic_Policy/drivers_federal_debt_since_2001.pdf

          And don’t forget;

          Unemployment; Reagan;

          1981 began 7.5% (2009 began 7.8%)

          By Dec 1982; 10.8% (By Oct 2010; 10.1%)

          By Oct 1984; 7.4%

          Public sector employment increased under Reagan, by +1.4%.

          Bush increased public sector employment, (+3.7%

          Public sector employment decreased under Obama, by -2.7%.

          Obama actually has done a great job under horrible conditions.

          • Suzanne McFly June 27th, 2016 at 08:41

            Facts can be a b!tch.

        • whatthe46 June 27th, 2016 at 09:09

          https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/db9b54c74d22e1dffaaed4cb634ee73f2dce1b2267930825e05142ca597da507.jpg

          you lie. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/ba5a5d3ee577621a5a2771b3e908ce432ce0457dcacbb31ca9d2d76fdf700a49.jpg

          • The Original Just Me June 27th, 2016 at 21:49

            Theison is Too Stupid to be able to Lie but he is on a mission. He wiil be back as soon as the Block Party Propaganda Minister sends him his New Orders.

        • oldfart June 27th, 2016 at 15:26

          You’re something else yourself too, Ron.
          Step away from the kool aid and no one needs to get hurt.

        • The Original Just Me June 27th, 2016 at 21:46

          Yes He IS and I Sure Do Admire Him. See, we agree.

        • burqa June 27th, 2016 at 22:41

          What does any of that have to do with Benghazi?

          If I was choosing a side for dodge ball, you’d be my first choice because you duck and dodge so well.
          Now if I was choosing members of a debate team, no way I’d pick you because all you have is allegations and nothing to back them up. You have no competence in point/counterpoint debate.

          DON’T FORGET TO BRING UP THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE!

      • Suzanne McFly June 27th, 2016 at 08:40

        Man, you always know how to ruin a party lol.

        • whatthe46 June 27th, 2016 at 09:05

          sorry. :(

          • Suzanne McFly June 27th, 2016 at 09:07

            Its okay, I forgive you :)

        • The Original Just Me June 27th, 2016 at 21:45

          OR, How to get a GOOD ONE Started. :+)

      • burqa June 27th, 2016 at 22:28

        He not only put his signature of endorsement on a bill creating the largest deficit in history, but he broke his record several times, the first being merely 2 years after he took over and inherited a hefty surplus with the CBO projecting another $11 trillion in surpluses over the next decade if Bush and the Republicans would just leave things alone.

    • fahvel June 27th, 2016 at 03:42

      once again an ass speaks. He is also responsible for rain and sun and the eternal black cloud of your dim brain.

    • jybarz June 27th, 2016 at 06:57

      Tell you what. The buck stops in your a$$, A-hole!

      • Ron Theison June 27th, 2016 at 07:52

        Obama is the President but he always acts like he is an innocent bystander. How many times has he said of some scandal of his: “I read in the papers today” or “I found out on TV earlier today”. January of 2017 can’t come soon enough.

        • OldLefty June 27th, 2016 at 08:20

          That’s EXACTLY what WE said about Reagan, Bush and Bush.
          So what???

        • Obewon June 27th, 2016 at 09:32

          You remain unanimously debunked as a dissembler. Here’s 12 pages+ of BHO44 campaign Promises kept. http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/obameter/rulings/promise-kept/ Next up: HRC45 campaign Promises kept via Pulitzer Prize winner PolitiFact.

        • burqa June 27th, 2016 at 22:13

          None of your examples rings a bell, but you do bring to mind President George W. Bush.
          Remember him? His supporters used to say:

          Bush was right to be against the Dept. of Homeland Security.
          Bush was right to be for the Dept. of Homeland Security.

          Bush was right to oppose the 9/11 Commission.
          Bush was right to be for the 9/11 Commission.

          Bush was right to be against having NATO help us out in Afghanistan.
          Bush was right to be for having NATO help us out in Afghanistan.

          Bush was right to swear he wouldn’t take any money out of the Social Security Trust Fund.
          Bush was right to take $159 billion out of the Social Security Trust Fund.

          Bush was right to be against negotiating with North Korea about its nuke program.
          Bush was right to negotiate with North Korea about its nuke program.

          Bush was right to be for patients being able to sue their HMOs.
          Bush was right to be against patients being able to sue their HMOs.

          Bush was right to be for the military coup that overthrew the democratically elected government of Venezuela.
          Bush was right to support the democratically elected government of Venezuela after it overthrew the military coup.

          Bush was right to be against tarrifs.
          Bush was right to impose tarrifs.

          Bush was right to be for cutting CO2 emissions.
          Bush was right to be against cutting CO2 emissions.

          Bush was right to be for cutting illegal immigration.
          Bush was right to be for giving illegal immigrants amnesty.

          Bush was right when he was for 527 groups.
          Bush was right when he was against 527 groups.

          Bush was right when he was against nation-building.
          Bush was right when he was for nation-building.

          Bush was right when he was against CondoLIES!LIES!LIES!zza Rice and “Whatta” Dick Cheney testifying before the 9/11 Commission.
          Bush was right when he was for CondoLIES!LIES!LIES!zza Rice and “Whatta” Dick Cheney testifying before the 9/11 Commission.

          Bush was right when he was against passing on deficits to the next administration and Congress.
          Bush was right when he passed on deficits to the next administration and Congress.

          Bush was right when he opposed having a national clearinghouse for intelligence.
          Bush was right when he was for having a national clearinghouse for intelligence.

          Bush was right when he was for waiting for the scientific studies to be completed before deciding whether to drill in ANWR.
          Bush was right when he decided not to wait for the scientific studies to be completed when he authorized drilling in ANWR.

          Bush was right when he was for limiting the growth of the federal government.
          Bush was right when he increased the size of the federal government 27% in 2 years.

          Bush was right to be against the federal government sticking it’s noses into local classrooms.
          Bush was right to be for the federal government sticking its nose into local classrooms.

          Bush was right to be against extending the 9/11 Commission.
          Bush was right to be for extending the 9/11 Commission.

          Bush was right to make getting Osama bin Laden our number one priority.
          Bush was right to say getting bin Laden was not a priority.

          Bush was right to be against the UN getting involved with reconstruction in Iraq.
          Bush was right to be for UN involvement in reconstruction in Iraq.

          Bush was right to be against the use of secret evidence in terrorism trials.
          Bush was right to be for the use of secret evidence in terrorism trials.

          Bush was right to be for the states and not the federal government to decide on same-sex marriages.
          Bush was right to be for the federal government and not the states to decide on whether to allow same-sex marriages.

          Bush was right to be against having a cabinet-level national intelligence director.
          Bush was right to be for having a national intelligence director.

    • Dwendt44 June 27th, 2016 at 14:37

      Miss-state the facts much?

    • The Original Just Me June 27th, 2016 at 21:43

      I check your profile. Started June 12 and 106 comments. Yup, you do fit the Profile.

    • burqa June 27th, 2016 at 22:00

      No.
      The ones responsible for killing Ambassador Stevens and the others were those who killed Ambassador Stevens and the others.

      The military and intelligence agencies have testified under oath that there was no military response possible.
      Clearly you have not been keeping up with the story.

    • burqa June 27th, 2016 at 22:29

      http://www.alan.com/2016/05/17/gowdy-concedes-military-couldnt-have-reached-benghazi-in-time/

  10. Mensa Member June 27th, 2016 at 00:52

    Republicans are cynically playing cheap politics with the deaths of American patriots.

    Scumbags.

  11. fahvel June 27th, 2016 at 03:41

    whether your congress is insane or not, why shouldn’t the most direct representatives of the people have the constant and necessary right to demand of the their president?

    • Budda June 27th, 2016 at 07:01

      Reverse it. The president calling in Congress critters and questioning them under oath. The WH rep said it best; separation of powers.

    • oldfart June 27th, 2016 at 15:28

      Define…people.

  12. Clementine June 27th, 2016 at 06:42

    I see a lot of people have already offered up facts to try to counter this continued nonsense about Benghazi. I find it very disheartening that a lie said over and over again takes hold, but putting the TRUTH out with facts and data does not have the same effect. Unfortunately it is only we here at liberal sites that look at these things.

    http://www.politifact.com/embassyattacks/

  13. jybarz June 27th, 2016 at 07:33

    Bunch of idiots Repukes really are.
    Clinton was the SOS at the time and therefore was the White House front person-in-charge of foreign affairs, embassies and consulates; and already had answered hours and hours of stupid questions from useless, waste of time & taxpayers’ money, political fishing expedition by the do-nothing, good for nothing Repukes.

  14. Suzanne McFly June 27th, 2016 at 08:39

    Hell why stop there? I blame him for the Mayflower landing and stealing the country from the initial inhabitants. And don’t get me started on the apple in the Garden of Eden, President Obama was there and I can prove it, rumps investigators have the results and they will be coming out shortly. Hold on to your shorts folks.

    • Gene Mariani June 27th, 2016 at 11:56

      Don’t forget Hannibal’s invasion of Italy. All those elephants! Obama again!

      .

    • burqa June 27th, 2016 at 22:36

      …he definitely needs to answer for his decision to bomb Pearl Harbor in ’41.

      ……………………………………………..and the designated hitter rule….

  15. Böcker June 27th, 2016 at 09:36

    This idiot witch hunting committee knows the GOP is losing the WH and will stop at nothing to try and stop this mess with Trump up to and including implicating the sitting President

  16. oldfart June 27th, 2016 at 09:45

    Got to come up with something to keep RWNJ’s fired up till the convention, seeing how the tRump jaws are still flapping bullpuckey, his poll numbers are sagging and the establishment just wants him to go away…cue the bright shinny object…

  17. spacegod June 27th, 2016 at 11:10

    “She turned me into a Newt! Haven’t got better.”

  18. DuckingGold June 27th, 2016 at 12:53

    If they want to blame someone, they should look in the mirror for refusing to fund extra security.

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