McCain Goes After NBC Host For Questioning GOP’s Benghazi Conspiracy Theories
Source: ThinkProgress
By Zack Beauchamp on Feb 17, 2013 at 11:49 am
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) levied a series of wild accuastions Sunday morning when discussing the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi last September, accusing the Obama Administration of perpetrating a massive coverup and NBCs David Gregory of not caring about the death of American diplomats.
McCains outburst came after Gregory asked McCain what, exactly, the Administration was covering up. Taking umbrage at Gregorys skepticism, the Arizona senator grew confrontational:
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Read more: http://thinkprogress.org/security/2013/02/17/1605121/mccain-goes-after-nbc-host-for-questioning-gops-benghazi-conspiracy-theories/
TheCowsCameHome
(40,159 posts)lsewpershad
(2,620 posts)Just get the hell out of the way...for christ sake.
still_one
(91,807 posts)fact the coverage they give these insignificant has beens, only furthers the irrelevance of the main stream media
russspeakeasy
(6,539 posts)Grumps McCain craves attention , and will door say anything to get in the news . Besides that , he shows signs of old age dementia . HIGH TIME to retire the old fool .
Cha
(295,521 posts)destined to repeat for Eternity. Unless, they finally implode.
Are there mainstream people out there who do Sunday Gas Bag shows saying.. "Not another freaking Sunday with john mccain?"
Are the gagbag producers aware of the concept, FRESH BLOOD?!
cartach
(511 posts)to set the agenda. That would take some intelligence and energy so they set their sights on blowhards and bs'rs like McCain, knowing what his response will be to certain questions on certain topics. Like manipulating the puppet strings. Meanwhile the real important issues are ignored because they may have less entertainment value and may tend towards the boring.The question is what the purpose of the MSM is, and if they're just entertainers what educates the electorate.
George II
(67,782 posts)...wasn't he ARGUING with the "main stream media"? You think he'd get asked a question like that on Fox?
Don't distract from the point of the clip by carrying on about an irrelevant sidelight.
I dislike McCain intensely for the way he acted 5 years ago during the campaigns, and elevating Palin to right-wing deity status, but he is one of the leaders of the other party. Putting him on like that shows the ineptitude of their party, and I'm happy when he goes on the "main stream media" and exposes himself and the republicans for what they are.
TwilightGardener
(46,416 posts)King_Klonopin
(1,305 posts)I'm waiting for this rage-bucket to have a stroke on camera.
He's a miserable, old bastard.
But I think the PTSD may have lots to do with it, to be frank.
bemildred
(90,061 posts)meow2u3
(24,738 posts)TeamPooka
(24,123 posts)cantbeserious
(13,039 posts)eom
TheCowsCameHome
(40,159 posts)McCain failed, however.
The Blue Flower
(5,419 posts)I agree, why even bother interviewing someone who couldn't attend the actual Benghazi hearing?
martin061360
(39 posts)They need to ask him if he thinks everything would be wonderful if he were President along with that looney vice president nominee he selected.
AgingAmerican
(12,958 posts)Since he got his and Palins asses handed to him in 08, he has become bitter and sour. He has shifted far right, even though that is what he never was. Now he is just a bitter old man, pushing crap that he knows is nonsense.
Bigbluebrush
(66 posts)timdog44
(1,388 posts)for an early angry, not nice, Alzheimer sufferer.
bunnies
(15,859 posts)Its WAYYYYYY past time for John to go. He's lost it.
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Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)No one told him it is over
City Lights
(25,171 posts)You're a sick man.
Kber
(5,043 posts)DemoTex
(25,334 posts)McCain has become the pathetic, senile symbol of the GOP.
The Wizard
(12,467 posts)Exactly why we should want him front and center.
marble falls
(56,029 posts)Ghost of Tom Joad
(1,352 posts)AAO
(3,300 posts)McCain and Graham should be given a break from being on every Sunday morning news show. I just can't stand to watch those show.
PSPS
(13,483 posts)As far as I can tell, this obsession with Benghazi seems to be born of a belief that, if only "the American people" would see it as a "terrorist attack," it would scuttle Obama and would have paved the way for Romney to win. Of course, it never gained any traction during the election because nobody really cared whether it was or not. And, as Clinton told them during the embarrassing "made for TV" fiasco with The Romper Room, it doesn't really matter.
But the GOP still clings to their bubble-born and bankrupt theory that, if Obama has a "terrorist attack" on his watch, it will somehow make him indistinguishable from the repeated failures of the GOP, especially he Bush cabal, when it comes to national defense and, thereby, weaken him politically. His reelection proves the theory is bogus, but they just keep hammering away because they're in their own little bubble of a belief system.
JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)and American ambassadors were meeting at the American CONSULATE in Benghazi when Tripoli is the capital of Libya and surely the EMBASSIES were in Tripoli not in Benghazi. Was it just to accommodate someone's vacation plans? That seems a bit absurd since it looks like our ambassador traveled to that consulate for some reason possibly associated with his meeting with the Turkish ambassador. Some have suggested an exchange of prisoners or something. What really happened?
I don't think this was the scandal that the Republicans want us to think it is, but we should be told the whole truth, and I don't think that is the case.
Also, I think that our ambassador to the United Nations should have been better informed.
But Hillary Clinton and Obama announced in their first remarks on the day after the attack that it was a heavily armed attack. There was confusion in the minds of those who followed the announcements carefully about whether the attack in Benghazi was, like attacks elsewhere, associated with protests against the inflammatory film.
That was not, in my opinion, intentional. And we were shown video of the events at the consulate which left no doubt that the attackers had at least one big gun and were very well organized.
The only reason the Republicans did not know it was an attack was because they weren't listening to the statements of Clinton and Obama on the day after the attack and they did not watch the video when it became available shortly after the attack.
It is very sad that our ambassador was assassinated, but this is a lot of noise over nothing. And this is nothing comparable to the attack on our Beirut Embassy during the Reagan presidency.
riderinthestorm
(23,272 posts)Schema Thing
(10,283 posts)I tend to think all these repukes know what it is, and know that they can't reveal it, but are frustrated because either A) they truly don't like the operation, or B) the think it would hurt the President if the American people actually knew what the operation is/was.
I've been amazed from the day of the attack about how openly willing they have been to, in essence, criticize the CIA (because that's who had security teams in the city, and for that matter, the CIA was attacked directly in the second half of the attack that night). They seem to have no fear of reprisal... I rather hope they are wrong about that and the CIA hits back.
OnyxCollie
(9,958 posts)And the GOP are pushing the coverup meme because they know the Obama administration won't reveal the continuation of the torture program that started under the Bush administration.
Furthermore, one of the WikiLeaks cables tells of a meeting between McCain, Lieberman, and Graham with Quaddafi, where the Three Amigos brokered a deal whereby Quaddafi would receive arms for being strong on terrorism.
I think they're pissed because the deal got fucked up.
JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)CIA, and right after the election was over, the Petraeus scandal broke.
Also, Hillary Clinton resigned, but I don't know when she resigned.
emulatorloo
(43,922 posts)Per the rumors, CIA was behind gettting the dirt on his affair so as to get rid of him.
My conspiracy theory makes more sense (LOL). Koch Bros (0r somebody) trying to create an EVENT so Romney would win/
Fabricated that anti-muslim film, went in to agitate, maybe even helped out with the terrorist's attack under cover of the film demonsttration.
JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)It was the first thought that crossed my mind when the attack occurred. Horrible thought, but then we are thinking about Republicans -- you know, the ones who started the Iraq War for no reason at all. I am increasingly inclined to believe very truly that they are capable of any horror. So, your theory is possible.
Sorry to be so partisan. But Hubris reminded me of all my reasons to distrust Republicans.
AtheistCrusader
(33,982 posts)DallasNE
(7,390 posts)Is what role, if any, were the CIA involved with in Benghazi, were they the true target of the attack and did they then not have a vested interested in the talking points funneled to Susan Rice. What Hillary Clinton was saying has stood up to the test of time far more than the CIA cleared message delivered by Susan Rice. One other thing, I saw a report that said that the Consulate building in Benghazi only had one way out, the front door that was blocked by both fire and gun fire, so those inside died of smoke inhalation rather than hostile fire.
lumpy
(13,704 posts)for their drive to smear and damage Obama's presidency.
The Wizard
(12,467 posts)More like pee drinker.
frylock
(34,825 posts)how many more weeks of Meet the McCain do we have to endure before the press starts to ignore this dumbshit?
southern_belle
(1,647 posts)olddad56
(5,732 posts)triplepoint
(431 posts)DollarBillHines
(1,922 posts)Only a hero could survive that many airplane wrecks (and 'wrecks' they were).
http://www.nowpublic.com/world/songbird-mccain-got-sex-drugs-and-cigs-his-north-vietnamese-captors-all-he-had-do-was-talk
The Wizard
(12,467 posts)got favored treatment for secrets. The truth will emerge.
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)GiveMeFreedom
(976 posts)sucks
quaker bill
(8,222 posts)Everyone knows that the consulate was sacked and 4 people were killed. They knew it within hours.
mtasselin
(666 posts)Why does the news media have these right wing nut jobs on every week? Cover the stuff that is important not this crap, yes it is sad that they died but why was he not outraged about the Iraq war that he supported.
asjr
(10,479 posts)enough people are giving him the limelight. I think he is experiencing some form of dementia. He is entirely destructive in the Senate.
L0oniX
(31,493 posts)Hey you stupid get off my lawn asshole...
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Jamaal510
(10,893 posts)Hey John, do you care whether thousands of Americans died from both of the wars started under Bush ll?
Coolest Ranger
(2,034 posts)because of Grandpa
OldRedneck
(1,397 posts)NBC should just fire Gregory and turn over "Meet the Press" to Gramps McCain.
Has anyone counted the number of times in, say, the past year McCain was on MTP? Seems to me it's damn near every Sunday.
In fact, I'll bet McCain has more Sunday morning show appearances than any other person.
He has nothing to say except whine, whine, whine.
Quixote1818
(28,896 posts)The Wizard
(12,467 posts)thought he was unfit for the Admiralty, hence politics.
sakabatou
(42,070 posts)That's all he is now.
supertascha
(6 posts)Shorter John McCain: "Get off my lawn!".
SCVDem
(5,103 posts)Don't forget to watch MSNBC tomorrow.
I think your actions led to 4000 dead, not just 4.
GFY!
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts).....and make you glad he lost.
Ninga
(8,259 posts)Cha
(295,521 posts)You're, as I said, "Dead on".. it's not as if we haven't had at least over a decade(when I started watching) of clues.
But, I stopped watching after 2 years in 2002.
Ninga
(8,259 posts)I want to believe that many folks read DU. I believe at some level, our discussions are a value to political discourse.
oldandhappy
(6,719 posts)Really, stop inviting him to expose his anger. We already know!
cyclezealot
(4,802 posts)He has nothing. Just his wiled eyed partisan fantasies.. Unlike the fantasies of Lindsey Graham and bad boy , bull dog, Ted Cruz . McCan has an excuse.. Old age and Alzheimer's.
DCBob
(24,689 posts)Such a waste of time and effort on all sides when there are so many far more critical issues that need addressing.
jonthebru
(1,034 posts)The best day in my John McCain world would be the day that no one calls him or takes him up on the offer to appear on their Sunday talk show. He will feel lost and alone...
high density
(13,397 posts)McCain doesn't care about the deaths, he just wants to score political points like the rest of the GOP.
go west young man
(4,856 posts)McCain is batshit crazy. The real coverup is the lies that led into Iraq. McCain is just "mirroring" what we all know to be true. Republicans lied us into an illegal war that killed and injured half a million people. This distraction on his part is an attempt to deflect from that issue and create a parallel issue that the public would equate with Iraq. This sick bastard knows what he's doing. He needs to be put on trial for war crimes with the rest of the NeoCons and Bush admin. It's past time to punish these fucknuts.
SoapBox
(18,791 posts)Good gawd, what a DISGRACE the Clown has become.
Douglas Carpenter
(20,226 posts)long time know. I guess he has to prove that is just as nutty as the rest of his party.
davidpdx
(22,000 posts)would just stop inviting him on shows. Even better, we need to put him on a deserted island all by himself.
erpowers
(9,350 posts)As far as I know Congress, especially, Republicans have gotten more information about the Bengahzi attacks from the Obama Administration than Congress got about 9/11 from the Bush Administration. In addition, the information received from the Obama Administration was given with much less prodding. The only other thing Republicans can ask the Obama Administration to do is to present President Obama and Vice President Biden before the proper committees to discuss what happened the night the embassy in Bengahzi was attacked.
Botany
(70,219 posts)oldandhappy
(6,719 posts)Contact the media and ask them to stop booking this rude old man.
thank you.
AndyA
(16,993 posts)Were those who ignored warnings held accountable? Over 3,000 Americans died because of their negligence. Did you, personally, Senator McCain go after pResident Bush, VP Cheney, Rice, Rumsfeld for their negligence?
No, you did not. So why now? What is different this time? In sheer numbers, 9/11 beats out Benghazi big time. Are some lives more important than others, or are you still bearing a childish grudge against President Obama for winning in 2008?
Barack Obama was the far better candidate for the job, and you continue to prove that every time you open your silly mouth. Shut up and retire, it's time.
Ezlivin
(8,153 posts)Wasn't he incensed when he discovered that Iraq was not the source of the anthrax but instead was domestic?
HoosierCowboy
(561 posts)Let me clear the whole thing up. it's not about BenGhazi. It's about Hillary Clinton and the 2016 elections. If there is one nightmare in the GOP it is Hillarys' 2016 campaign for President, even though she hasn't shown any intention to run.
They are terrified of Hillary. She is a cruise missile into the heart of the Elephant. They need to dig something up about her service as Secretary of State during the BenGhazi incident that would damage her chances during the 2016 elections.
Whether there is anything there or not, BenGhazi will be a constant drone coming from the GOPs' noise machine. Another example of repeating a lie to make it the truth.
That's it in a nutshell. Smile every time you hear BenGhazi coming from a Republican, because it's an indication of exactly how desperate they have become, and how small their mentality.
Little people running around in circles screaming "BenGhazi, BenGhaz, please report to the Republican Noise machine".
Dyedinthewoolliberal
(15,463 posts)or confrontational. Having said that, the GOP always gets defensive when asked any kind of hard question. Also the MSM rarely mentions the incident took place at a CIA outpost not an Embassy. I'm sure the level of State Department monitoring is different where those things are concerned.
Hubert Flottz
(37,726 posts)About Iraq?
Socked I tell you, by David "the Sock Monkey" Gregory probing old Johnny McSame for one honest answer and McSame responding with total and instantaneous rude rage. A highly televised three year oldish temper tantrum, exposes the extent of old Johnny's second child-hoodedness. Take a cup of prunes 3 times a day brother John and get with it! John's picture belongs in the dictionary next to the word bitter. Reality must seem way off in the foggy, unattainable, distance, to a troubled mind like Mc-Cain's.
Joey Liberal
(5,526 posts)The repubs see like they don't ever want to win another election ..............
ffr
(22,636 posts)Forming a conclusion, that there's a Benghazi conspiracy, then seeking out evidence to support that theory is not Deductive Thought. In this instance, it just makes the perpetrator appear to be an angry old white man.
FAIL!
applegrove
(117,885 posts)it into the minds of the moderates as fact (Benghazi!!!! OBAMA!!!!SCANDAL!!!)
Rosa Luxemburg
(28,627 posts)DainBramaged
(39,191 posts)but that's in another universe
Coyotl
(15,262 posts)Oh that, he's the loser!
judesedit
(4,434 posts)wordpix
(18,652 posts)I didn't hear him say one word against BushCo during that war, from all the trumped up reasons to go to war through the entire episode.
What a f-ing phony.
oldandhappy
(6,719 posts)Not that he cares.
truthisfreedom
(23,108 posts)Plain and simple. Look at the facts.