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Topic: McCain On White House Motive To Lie
About Benghazi: Doesn’t Fit Obama’s
‘I Got Bin Laden’ Narrative |
McCain On White House Motive To Lie
About Benghazi: Doesn’t Fit Obama’s
‘I Got Bin Laden’ Narrative
Mediaite, by Meenal Vamburkar
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Posted By:FlyRight, 11/18/2012 2:08:07 PM
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| Sen. John McCain paid a visit to CBS’ Face the Nation this weekend, to discuss the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, particularly through the lens of the White House response to the situation. Asked why the president’s administration would be unwilling to immediately connect the incident to terrorism, McCain pointed to the administration’s misleading narrative. “If the administration misled people, if the administration was reluctant to say that this was a work of terrorists, if in fact it was, why would they be so reluctant to say that?” Bob Schieffer asked.
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
Lalo, 11/18/2012 2:18:16 PM (No. 9022303)
The much maligned pair, McCain & Lindsey, are tearing it up on the talk circuit this morning, bless them.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
miceal, 11/18/2012 2:53:04 PM (No. 9022346)
Miss Lindsey and Johnny Mac are so far down on my dance card as to be invisible. Do what they can, then just go away.....
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
altoona, 11/18/2012 3:24:31 PM (No. 9022377)
"It didn´t fit O´s narrative" is the most benign reason offered. Secret gun running to terrorists is another possibility.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
pickle1, 11/18/2012 3:48:24 PM (No. 9022408)
Don´t buy what these traitors say.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
DCGIRL, 11/18/2012 3:58:44 PM (No. 9022422)
What will it take for our Senators and Congressman to grow a pair and start throwing people in jail for not stating the truth under oath or for holding back information. If you find one, please let me know because I don´t see any of them with any backbone. Look the sorry leaders such as Mitch McConnell or John Boehner...throw them out and get some new blood that will stand up to the dems.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
DCGIRL, 11/18/2012 3:59:42 PM (No. 9022424)
What will it take for our Senators and Congressman to grow a pair and start throwing people in jail for not stating the truth under oath or for holding back information. If you find one, please let me know because I don´t see any of them with any backbone. Look at the sorry leaders such as Mitch McConnell or John Boehner...throw them out and get some new blood that will stand up to the dems.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
SouthSanAntonio, 11/18/2012 5:01:21 PM (No. 9022509)
Wow, why didn´t we see this John McCain in 2008?!?!?!?
He really suddenly grew a pair of brass cajones.
You go, John!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
Johnny Angle, 11/18/2012 6:00:07 PM (No. 9022572)
No, it exposed the Arab Spring debacle.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
lil dotty, 11/18/2012 6:33:49 PM (No. 9022615)
Johnny Mc at last grew a pair. Come to find out them are only horse apples. Worthless Sorry to turn own our own, but pretty much fed up at the moment. With ALL of them. Rotten to the core. No integrity, morals or honor.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
grampstosix, 11/18/2012 6:42:28 PM (No. 9022622)
He didn´t say anything that wasn´t known to us a long time ago.So how did he add any value to the discussion?
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