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Topic: Special ‘Hannity’ Preview: Dr. Ben Carson Reveals What Was the Most Surprising Response to His Criticism of President Obama at National Prayer Breakfast |
Special ‘Hannity’ Preview: Dr. Ben Carson Reveals What Was the Most Surprising Response to His Criticism of President Obama at National Prayer Breakfast
Fox News, by Staff
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Posted By:KarenJ1, 2/13/2013 9:32:32 PM
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| This Friday, Dr. Ben Carson will sit down with Sean Hannity and a distinguished audience in a special one-hour show that revolves around one idea and one quest: saving America. Tonight, the Insider caught up with Dr. Carson before the taping of the special to get a preview of the show, as well as ask him some of our own burning questions about his inspirational career, his plans for the future, and of course, his reaction to the outpouring of response after his comments at last week’s National Prayer Breakfast. (Snip) Insider: Over the past week,
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Comments: I know what I will be doing Friday night. I can´t wait to see him for an entire hour. It will sure be intersting.
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
4Justice, 2/13/2013 9:51:59 PM (No. 9175121)
I think this is terrific. One thing I just can´t get over, however, is how many stupid lefties had said so many horrible things about Dr. Carson on the Mediaite comments section a couple days ago. How could anyone, even if they disagree with his views, say nasty things about this man?? I don´t get it.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Immanuel Goldstein, 2/13/2013 10:04:33 PM (No. 9175139)
#1, I think it is because they think that they successfully destroyed Sarah Palin through ridicule, that now they can do it to any conservative that shows up. Particularly if that person is black and avowedly Christian. Such people are traitors to their race and should not be allowed to express themselves publicly, just as Sarah Palin was a traitor to her sex. Also consider the tenor of the comments. The juvenile quality suggests that the commentators read like they are 15 years old.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
ruready?, 2/13/2013 10:13:02 PM (No. 9175153)
Our problem is not low information voters, our problem is high sin voters. These folks have no fear of God because our nation is filled with compromising preachers. As Martin Luther King preached, let judgement run down like waters and righteousness as a mighty stream. Our nation has departed so far from God that Dr. Carson´s words are like rain in a desert land.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
Mike PHX, 2/13/2013 10:21:04 PM (No. 9175158)
Let me guess: "N*****, do you know I will kill you NOW? Signed, Michelle Obama"
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
ColonialAmerican1623, 2/14/2013 12:26:33 AM (No. 9175279)
Isn´t it sad that we have so few proud Americans willing to stand up and speak up ?
If Carson doesn´t want to be prez, how about senator ? If Zippy was smart and we know he isn´t, he would put Carson in his Cabinet.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
TXknitter, 2/14/2013 12:59:09 AM (No. 9175301)
For this - I will tune in to Hannity´s show! Looking forward to it.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
Margie, 2/14/2013 1:10:48 AM (No. 9175308)
I added the tv movie made about him, Gifted Hands:The Ben Carson Story, starring Cuba Gooding Jr to my netflix list and will move it up. I´ve read a brief summary of his life and it should be very interesting. Every interview I´ve heard with him is so encouraging. Such a contrast to Obama, night and day.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
JustCause, 2/14/2013 2:15:49 AM (No. 9175333)
I know what I´ll be doing on Friday night. This should be good TV.
Reply 1 - don´t forget that the democrat party pays a few people to be a web presence of hundreds if not thousands, directed specifically to respond negatively and mock those they don´t like. They join something like Lucianne or respond to newspaper articles, using different user names and email addresses with directions to cause havoc.
The days of one person, one opinion are gone. How many different email addresses do you have? and you´re legit.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
HerbVA, 2/14/2013 7:07:40 AM (No. 9175480)
Anyone that has time to write numerous hateful and stupid comments has to be a worthless POS, unemployable and friendless. Probably spends the rest of the day sleeping and watching sob sister talk shows. Homo porn during the commercials. Only physical activity is onanism.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
M2, 2/14/2013 7:27:16 AM (No. 9175500)
We streamed "Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story" last night and watched it with renewed perspective. Cuba Gooding did a fine job portraying Dr. Carson.
This man IS presidential material because he is sane. He is rational, Godly, reasonable, committed to certain core conservative values and fearless - his strength comes from God, which he is the first to admit.
Dr. Carson said in an interview that "if God grabs him by the collar", viz running for POTUS, he would do it. Well, God does use other human beings to do His work so let´s begin the draft process for Dr. Carson for POTUS.
The Left will try tearing him apart as they always do, but you can be certain that a black conservative, successful Republican would be the Left´s worst nightmare. They tried it with Clarence Thomas, with Michel Faulkins, J.C.Watts, and they´ll try it again.
But Carson is different; he´s got a long track record of helping people, saving babies and doing good. Watching the Left go after him would be worth the price of the ticket because they would lose.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
JimS, 2/14/2013 7:41:30 AM (No. 9175522)
Dr Carson appears to be a fine, principled man, an exceptional speaker, with great insight and the courage of his convictions. Truly a motivational person.
Having said all that, it disturbs me to read psters on this forum suggesting that he run for senator, and even president. Have we stooped down to become low information voters? People, beyond Dr. Carson´s exceptional qualities as described above, what makes anyone think that he has the qualifications, ability, inclination, and even competence to hold public office--especially that of President? Public office should not be a celebrity poularity contest. After we have been pounding on Obama´s inexperience and incompetence to be POTUS for the last 6 years, are we to now do the same with Dr. Carson? I greatly admire the man, but not as POTUS.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
Bad Dog, 2/14/2013 7:52:52 AM (No. 9175541)
Hubby can´t always take Hannity´s pontifications, but I´ll definitely DVR this one for later, and maybe he´ll watch with me.
Watching the professional Left´s hysterics and histrionics over Dr. Carson reminds me of the scene in the Wizard of Oz, where Dorothy pours a bucket of water over the Wicked Witch´s who´s on fire.... intending to do a good thing, but actually doing a REALLY good thing quite inadvertently. We need more Dorothys drowning out the Left´s destructive fires.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
FunOne, 2/14/2013 7:56:00 AM (No. 9175550)
I would welcome an honest conservative candidate for POTUS who had not chosen to make a career out of politics, and was successful in his chosen line of work.
I think that was what the old white guys who set up this government over 250 years ago tried to do.
People who spend their entire life in politics (including community organizing) don´t have a clue about the real world because they have never lived in it.
Reagan was a successful actor before he entered politics, and that worked out well.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
LEARNED, 2/14/2013 7:58:35 AM (No. 9175556)
#11...agree completely.
Rubio, Cruz, Cotton and others are emerging as real leaders.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
EnsignO´Toole, 2/14/2013 8:09:14 AM (No. 9175573)
Like most others here, I will be watching Hannity on Friday with anticipation. Dr. Carson "warms the cockles of my heart" when he speaks, and I feel hopeful again.
#3 is so right - "our problem is high sin voters". It seems that both Protestant and Catholic churches have leaders who are compromising God´s will by deviating from His Commandments. Personally, I think that the big Ten (I don´t mean basketball teams) are perfectly clear. I believe one of those big Ten tells us not to lie; so if we applaud a leader who lies like a rug, what does that say about us as a nation?
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
RightShoe, 2/14/2013 8:27:33 AM (No. 9175604)
I say "Carson for President".
Carson can´t become POTUS over night. It will take time and he will be properly vetted - by all of us.
And, I hope Cal Thomas has gotten things out of his system by now. His concern about the inappropriateness of Carson´s comments at the National Prayer Breakfast have merit. But we´re moving on now.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
Arby, 2/14/2013 8:44:52 AM (No. 9175632)
The left attacks him because he represents the direct opposite of Fauxbama. He´s a person of real accomplishments. Every day he bears heavy responsibilities and his successes and failures are obvious. There is transparency. There is no delegation of responsibility, no tolerance of lies. What you see is what you get. No obfuscation and pure common sense. And he´s right: we already have too many lawyers.
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
saucy, 2/14/2013 8:46:15 AM (No. 9175636)
Dr. Carson should NOT be hidden away in the Senate or Congress.
He is doing what is best by speaking out - all over the public media - educating the lofos.
He should take it to the girls on The View, take it to Letterman, Colbert and especially Stewart, take it to inner-city schools and ivy colleges.
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
dbdiva, 2/14/2013 8:52:29 AM (No. 9175656)
Agree with #3. We have a country who has fallen so far away from God, I think it is ludicrous to keep asking for His blessings. When I pray I ask Him for mercy. I also ask Him to send us good and decent individuals to govern us. I think my prayers have been answered with Dr. Carson and few others. I´ll keep praying for more. All I can say is Judgement Day will certainly be interesting. I´ll bet that many of our current crop of ´leaders´ will be standing before the Lord with what I call the ´E-Trade Baby Surprised Face´. I hope they´ll be wearing diapers ´cause thy´re going to need them.
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
Quaestio, 2/14/2013 8:54:29 AM (No. 9175663)
As head of pediatrics, Dr. Carson has more governing and management experience than Obama does today, seeing as has yet to do any of that. That being said, I would very much like to see him enter public life, as a representative, Senator, or Cabinet appointee (HHS?). Wouldn´t it be great if he became a role model - people spend their lives doing something great, building expertise, gaining wisdom, and then enter public life to serve the people when it is most appropriate instead of the career lawyers/politicians we have now?
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
peterfleming, 2/14/2013 8:54:42 AM (No. 9175664)
The very best, most dramatic, no explanations needed, antidote for the ravaging poisons of stealth Communist Obama, is to see and hear clearly more and more of the fantastic black culture that we have in every city and village of America, and all of them, millions of them, speaking up that same way Ben Carson speaks up. Ben Carson is truly an accomplished member of our society, but we need every level of accomplishment to speak up. Every righeous non socialist human being in America, needs to speak up. Vox Pop. We´ve got to verbally beat down the would be golfing dictator, all his Marxist comrades and the entire main stream totalitarian Diane Sawyer, Brian Wms Steve Pelley nightly brainwashers.
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
Howard Adams, 2/14/2013 9:07:59 AM (No. 9175678)
Dr Carson is a communicator. He can explain complex medical concepts and goals to frightened parents. He leads a large team of people (JHU Pediatric Neurosurg.) to accomplish great things. A great man once said it´s amazing what can get done when you don´t worry about who gets the credit. He won´t worry about getting the credit, "his legacy". If he answers God´s call to heal our nation, then he will answer, "Here I am Lord. Send me."
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Reply 23 - Posted by:
donnaclaire, 2/14/2013 9:11:30 AM (No. 9175688)
You´re the man, Dr. Carson. Keep on "keepin´ on."
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Reply 24 - Posted by:
whyyeseyec, 2/14/2013 9:37:14 AM (No. 9175743)
Thank goodness Dr. Carson didn`t take a drink of water during his Breakfast speech........./s
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Reply 25 - Posted by:
benignczar, 2/14/2013 9:37:38 AM (No. 9175746)
Dr. Carson is an absolute disgrace for daring to disagree with His Serene Highness, Grand Satrap Adolf Mao Obama I.
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Reply 26 - Posted by:
chiller, 2/14/2013 9:42:50 AM (No. 9175758)
I can´t imagine the logic that Cal Thomas uses to label Dr. Carson´s comments as inappropriate. His comments and timing seem perfectly appropriate and necessary.
But...I´ll find the Thomas comments.
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Reply 27 - Posted by:
mrduc, 2/14/2013 9:42:57 AM (No. 9175759)
Hope Hannity shuts up long enough to let the good Dr. speak.
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Reply 28 - Posted by:
Rinktum, 2/14/2013 9:54:20 AM (No. 9175784)
I don´t fear the storm that is coming from the left in order to destroy Dr. Carson´s threat to Obama and their progressive agenda. They will be as visicious wolves, but the real threat will come from the republicans who see Dr. Carson as a threat to their power and control. They can´t just have anyone rise to the position of a possible candidate for President without paying their dues to the party machine and political consultants. They can´t have that. Admittedly, Dr. Carson is a political novice, but he is a man of accomplishment and honor and that is in short supply in this day and age. His biggest obstacle will be the fact that it won´t be his turn and we just can´t have that.
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Reply 29 - Posted by:
TakeBackAmerica, 2/14/2013 9:55:17 AM (No. 9175789)
Before Carson, Rubio, cruz and Cotton are pilloried by the Dems for "drinking the water" (or whatever), I´d like them to take the initiative by condemning Obama´s administration as a dictatorship--citing examples from the headlines. That will force Zippy and Co. to defend themselves and their anti-American behavior.
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Reply 30 - Posted by:
Aria, 2/14/2013 10:09:14 AM (No. 9175814)
The rats will try to Palinize him. They have no shame.
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Reply 31 - Posted by:
BetseyRoss, 2/14/2013 10:12:32 AM (No. 9175824)
I would be interested in hearing more From Ben Carson. I have only known of his work professionally since before last week. Of course the media will go after him because they are stupid and ignorant. He has a professional record for at least 40 years of helping people far more than any other person that Democrats know about. The man is accomplished in this area. As for politics? He lives in Maryland, folks. Senator? Not even House Rep. Get a grip.
However, he has a message of accomplishment, responsibility and healing. He´s more than Obama ever dreamed of being. He has a message and I hope he spreads it all over the state of MD and maybe the US.
Here in VA we have a great Black speaker and Conservative. Right now he is running for LT. Gov. in VA. There are 6 other candidates. He is dynamic, funny, intellectual and Conservative. Right this second he is going around the Tidewater and VA Beach area telling Blacks the story of what they can accomplish and be without the government. He and Ben Carson have the same story. How this translates to politics and runnning for office, I don´t know yet, but these two men are doing their part to warn the LoFoVo of what they have to lose by backing the Democrat Party
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Reply 32 - Posted by:
mickturn, 2/14/2013 10:18:51 AM (No. 9175845)
In my view, Dr. Carson is the exact opposite from Obama in every way!
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Reply 33 - Posted by:
Saildreamer, 2/14/2013 10:20:45 AM (No. 9175854)
Make no mistake The Obama machine is frantically searching for the skeleton in the closet that can be blown out if proportion to mark the good doctor. What sickens me is when the republicans turn their backs and don´t defend. I watched that happen with every presidential candidate who rose to the top. The Dems honed their skill with Sarah Palin and the republicans perfected the cower.
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Reply 34 - Posted by:
dogbreath, 2/14/2013 10:21:05 AM (No. 9175855)
Gosh, where are all the l-daughters advising me to give up and die because it´s too late? I hate these doomsayers as much as I hate the left. I have my grandsons to fight for!
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Reply 35 - Posted by:
roger h. cook,MD, 2/14/2013 10:30:49 AM (No. 9175882)
To disagree or critize any black for any reason you are called racist that puts you in the do not believe him or her, by the MSM and all the black groups. Then they don´t have to reason with you.
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Reply 36 - Posted by:
GreatPlains, 2/14/2013 10:51:52 AM (No. 9175931)
Amen # 11. Just because Dr Carson is a gifted speaker and a brilliant neurosurgeon does not mean he´s qualified to become POTUS. Obama is obviously unqualified, but, two wrongs don´t make a right. Dr Carson is a good advocate for our side on Obamacare and we should let that be enough . The rush to nominate someone based on a single speech makes us look silly and unserious. Like the Democrats did with Obama.
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Reply 37 - Posted by:
udanja99, 2/14/2013 10:57:30 AM (No. 9175950)
Countdown to the Herman Caining of Dr. Carson. Even if he is as clean as the driven snow, the damnocrats will find a way to destroy him. The bigger the lie the better. We need to pray for him.
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Reply 38 - Posted by:
floridagator, 2/14/2013 11:10:05 AM (No. 9175997)
With all due respect, #11, you are correct in your assessment when talking about a loudmouthed retired LTC that interrogates with a pistol to someone´s head, but incorrect when talking about a man of Dr. Carson´s caliber. I sincerely hope that some of you are able to figure this out prior to becoming room temperature.
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Reply 39 - Posted by:
judy, 2/14/2013 11:16:16 AM (No. 9176016)
I think he´s ready for politics...the left is working 24/7 looking for dirt....Palinization is coming
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Reply 40 - Posted by:
jt26, 2/14/2013 11:16:40 AM (No. 9176019)
I think Dr. Carson knows what is coming and is prepared for it. Or he would not have made those remarks in that venue. My hope for him is that he represents the best aspirations of Libertarians and the TEA party and shuns the corrupt failure that is the GOP.
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Reply 41 - Posted by:
heartlandconservative, 2/14/2013 12:33:53 PM (No. 9176209)
#39, that loudmouth LTC save a lot of American lives doing what he did. No one in the enemy camp, is worth is worth a single American life.
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Reply 42 - Posted by:
Conservativegirl, 2/14/2013 3:21:01 PM (No. 9176595)
#42, this loudmouthed retired MAJ also takes exception with #39´s assertion.
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Reply 43 - Posted by:
Charactercounts, 2/14/2013 4:33:30 PM (No. 9176739)
Maybe #39 is one of those people referred to by #8--those whose internet comments are meant to spread discord and mock those who the democrats don´t like.
Our Founding Fathers intended that we have citizen legislators, people of accomplishment that devoted time to governing a free people, who chose them as their representatives.
I would much prefer a man of honest accomplishment, like Dr. Carson, than any career politician, whose goal in life is to stay a career politician.
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Reply 44 - Posted by:
tulunk, 2/14/2013 6:39:44 PM (No. 9176935)
I am a recovering "lo-fo"---I believed everything the RNC declared. Now I realize how these people have caused the democrat surge by being selfish, power hungry weasels just like the Dems. They withheld money from tea party candidates who beat out the RNC faves then blamed the tea party for the loss. My rule of thumb: if both Dems and RNC belittle a candidate, then he or she is probably worth supporting.
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Reply 45 - Posted by:
shrugger, 2/14/2013 6:54:45 PM (No. 9176963)
Dr. Carlson....Please.
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Reply 46 - Posted by:
Philipsonh, 2/14/2013 7:39:22 PM (No. 9177025)
Comments here indicate people feel Dr Carson does not have the experience to be President. A President´s primary job is to be a leader and to pick the best people for each position under him. It also helps to be a patriotic, ethical, honest, strong individual that commands respect, from other Countries as well as from our own citizens. The current President has none of these values, in my opinion. Lets all watch and learn Friday night. It will be the first time I watched anything but TV sports and movies for quite a while. Could not stomach all the drivel, even on what became P.C. Fox Cable news. Hoping to find a dark horse in Dr. Carson, ( no racism intended ). Not much you can say today in public that isn´t considered as such. The left destroyed Mr Cain´s chances. Let´s hope they fail if Dr Carson looks to be Presidential material. I know virtually nothing about him except he stood up to Obama in a public venue and that speaks volumes. We need an unafraid fighter to break the back of the tyranny we are excperiencing
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Reply 47 - Posted by:
billkoch, 2/14/2013 9:32:57 PM (No. 9177237)
At least Dr Carson is not afraid to talk about his past like a certain president. Carson speaks with common sense and heart, o speaks with forked tongue.
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Reply 48 - Posted by:
lana720, 2/15/2013 1:10:29 AM (No. 9177405)
Posters who refer to a loud-mouthed LTC cannot be referring to Congressman Allen West! Really! Why don´t we just let this shake out according to a Plan better than the one we have been following? I am looking forward to seeing Hannity and watching Gifted Hands when it arrives in our mailbox.
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Posted By: Desert Fox- 5/16/2013 1:51:02 PM
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On Thursday´s NBC Today, in a desperate attempt to deflect from the scandals engulfing the Obama administration, co-host Savannah Guthrie wondered: "I read a headline yesterday that said Republicans see blood in the water. That they see a president who´s very vulnerable politically. Is there a danger that they will overreach?" Chief White House correspondent Chuck Todd agreed with the slanted premise: "There is. I mean, that´s what happened to Republicans in 1998 with Bill Clinton.
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When it rains, it pours: Ten press conference take aways
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Washington Post, by Jennifer Rubin
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Posted By: Pluperfect- 5/17/2013 4:52:42 AM
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President Obama’s press conference in the rain was not a success, if by success, his supporters would mean an event which convinces anyone who doesn’t work for him that he’s getting ahead of the scandal deluge. The sight of a Marine holding an umbrella over his head only added to the weirdness of the event. So what did we learn? 1. He has full confidence in Attorney General Eric Holder, the man who purportedly recused himself (whenever) without putting it in writing (whatever). When asked about the untrammeled snooping on Associated Press reporters and editors,
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Obama 47 minutes late for his press conference; leaves reporters in the rain
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Washington Examiner, by Charlie Spiering
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Posted By: KarenJ1- 5/16/2013 1:20:06 PM
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“I look forward to taking some questions at tomorrow’s press conference,” President Obama said last night, after announcing the resignation of the acting IRS commissioner Steven Miller. The president scheduled a noon press conference today with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in honor of his visit. Reporters, however, found themselves waiting outside in the rain for Obama, who was 47 minutes late. Only New York Times reporter Mark Landler had an umbrella.
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Fox’s Brit Hume: ‘Stupid’ For GOP To Think Of Impeaching Obama Over Recent Scandals
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Mediaite, by Andrew Kirell
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Posted By: KarenJ1- 5/17/2013 5:05:46 PM
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Appearing on Laura Ingraham‘s radio show this afternoon, Fox News senior political analyst Brit Hume suggested some Republicans were “stupid” to consider impeachment of President Obama a viable response to the ongoing scandals regarding the Benghazi attacks, the IRS targeting of conservative groups, and the Justice Department secret seizure of AP phone records. Likely referring to some GOP lawmakers, including Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK) who has put impeachment on the table as an option for handling the Benghazi fallout, Ingraham asked Hume to comment on how some Republican leaders have “ran to the microphone” to suggest removal
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